FabSwingers.com forum: Windows 7 users

By *yr_Odinson OP Man
over a year ago

Hanley

For anyone using windows 7 as you know Microsoft have stopped supporting this operating system.

However a 3rd party company is going to start doing updates for windows 7 asap.

A company called 0patch (with a zero 0)

Is going to be doing micropatches for security problems for free

Here's the news article

https://betanews.com/2020/01/23/windows-7-updates-0patch/

Hope this helps a few people out.

As a Dr of Computer and Software engineering I'm still running win7 ultimate on my main mega work pc, windows server 8 on my server and windows 8.1 on my laptop.

I hate windows 10 and its killing machine updates

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For business, Windows 7 will only be supported for another 3 years. Home users need to upgrade, as the patches that Microsoft were putting out before have stopped. That's also why nokia/Microsoft mobile phones are no longer for sale at cex.

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By *yr_Odinson OP Man
over a year ago

Hanley

Home users dont need to upgrade.

Business users get to pay for their updates.

And did you bother to read the article?

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By *UNANDNICEMan
over a year ago

Basildon

I can't send a document to my email address

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By *MP3Man
over a year ago

Between Scylla and Charybdis

What article? I thought all support ran out on the 14th January? I've had my desktop offline since then. I have Windows 10 on my two laptops but hate it, so I have a Windows 7 skin on them both.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I suggest that you go on YouTube and watch Carey Holzman, a computer tech that says what can and would happen to your browser and be more likely to be a victim of id theft.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I got a free upgrade from amazon 7 to 10, which they ran long after they said they would. I like to skin products too, so that they have the feel that I want.

7 was great but I'd not trust a third party to provide free security updates as much as the original developer. Unless I needed 7 to run software that wouldnt run on 10, I'd opt for 10, as it is more secure, as it was written much more recently and will never expire.

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By *hechairman18Man
over a year ago

Salford Quays , Manchester

I'm still on Windows 7.

Not sure I would want 3rd party updates?

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By *yr_Odinson OP Man
over a year ago

Hanley

#facepalm

I take it no one bothered to read the article I put the link to.

I seriously get really dejected by trying to genuinely help people out who then spout the worst nonsense like.. go to youtube..its all totally true on there...

I've been an it consultant since 1995.

I have a 1st Bsc degree in computers and info systems

An Msc in computers

A PhD in computer and software engineering.

I used my Bsc and Msc in the RMP/British Army.

Worked for the Doughnut in Cheltenum.

Worked at a Uni in the USA and was asked if I wanna do cyber sec in Washington DC.

And with all THAT behind me I get basically the middle finger.

#fuckinfacepalm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"#facepalm

I take it no one bothered to read the article I put the link to.

I seriously get really dejected by trying to genuinely help people out who then spout the worst nonsense like.. go to youtube..its all totally true on there...

I've been an it consultant since 1995.

I have a 1st Bsc degree in computers and info systems

An Msc in computers

A PhD in computer and software engineering.

I used my Bsc and Msc in the RMP/British Army.

Worked for the Doughnut in Cheltenum.

Worked at a Uni in the USA and was asked if I wanna do cyber sec in Washington DC.

And with all THAT behind me I get basically the middle finger.

#fuckinfacepalm"

Yea your username makes sense now

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