I've never said there can't be valid reasons for not upgrading. Compatability with older software is one of them.


>At that rate, he might as well stick with XP (i.e. not just himself, but all his customers as well) -- to be "immune" from updates.
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>As for my own reasons for *not* taking up the free offer to Windows 7 to Windows 10 -- they happen to be:
>* I'd lose XP mode VM (although I could simply set up a VM as long as I've got a valid XP license -- the hitch being that XP licenses are in short supply). I might not use it all the time, but I do on occasion have situations where it's come in handy when dealing with legacy software (often 16-bit variety).
>* I'd like to retain at least one computer with Windows 7 mostly for compatibility testing as well as having something that I can use in walking a customer through various processes.
>When I do replace this particular computer, I'm not planning to ask for "downgrade" to Windows 7
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>As for why I might want to use legacy software -- mainly for dealing with older file formats which may no longer be supported in current software. Ever try opening older WRI or RTF files that originated from a Win16 environment (although you can generally retrieve the textual information -- you do lose the formatting as well as any graphical content) ?