Since there are many fellow computer mavens on the LUG and Olympus
lists, let me pose this question. I am still running Windows 7. The
COVID-19 situation means a I'm stuck at home, which would seemingly make
it an ideal time to upgrade. But, if something goes wrong, then I'm
without everything for which I rely on my computer until I can fix it,
during a time when support or hardware might not be readily available.
My concerns includes hardware drivers, and software I use all the time
(Capture One v. 10, music notation software and ham radio software). I
have good backups of all my data, but not full backups of my entire setup.
My computer is a Dell Optiplex 980 tower desktop, about 6 years old,
with 8GB of RAM, two conventional hard drives, a replacement Dell video
card and a third-party USB 3.0 card. It is not certified for Win10, but
perusals of the Dell support site have turned up a significant number of
remarks that "the upgrade went fine."
I could upgrade, I could wait until the pandemic is over, or I could
wait until I need a new computer. I know "official" support for Win7 is
over. But I suspect that many corporate setups have stayed on Win7 just
like they stayed on WinXP earlier. I don't think Microsoft would let
them all die if some major Win7 malware appeared. And I run a good
virus checker (Trend OfficeScan).
Advice welcome. Thanks.
--Peter
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