Help me out fellow Freelancers and Contractors.....
My old laptop is on its way out, and I have just bought myself a replacement. It comes loaded with Windows 10 HOME, and I am giving consideration to taking it back down to Windows 7 because Windows 7 looks better (I hate the real thin scroll bars of Windows 10, the lack of header bars to move windows etc) and I hate the Win10 start menu.
The problem is, there are no Win7 drivers on the HP web site, so its a b***s-ache to go and find them on the original suppliers (intel and Realtek) web sites.
I am also a little concerned that not all the software I use will run PERFECTLY on Win10 like it does on Win7. Software I currently run is:
SQL Server 2008R2 and 2016
Visual Studio 2008, 2010, and 2015
VB6 (Visual Basic 6)
Office 2010
Also, the Win10 version is HOME (Win7 is professional) and I have a home domain which my Pc is a member of - I am not even sure Win10 HOME will allow me to connect to a domain.
So, what to do? Stay on Win10 or downgrade to Win7. What have other people done?
(and before anybody asks, yes I knew there was no Win7 drivers for the laptop before the purchase, but most Win7 drivers have started to be removed from HP/Dell/Compaq/etc web sites).
My old laptop is on its way out, and I have just bought myself a replacement. It comes loaded with Windows 10 HOME, and I am giving consideration to taking it back down to Windows 7 because Windows 7 looks better (I hate the real thin scroll bars of Windows 10, the lack of header bars to move windows etc) and I hate the Win10 start menu.
The problem is, there are no Win7 drivers on the HP web site, so its a b***s-ache to go and find them on the original suppliers (intel and Realtek) web sites.
I am also a little concerned that not all the software I use will run PERFECTLY on Win10 like it does on Win7. Software I currently run is:
SQL Server 2008R2 and 2016
Visual Studio 2008, 2010, and 2015
VB6 (Visual Basic 6)
Office 2010
Also, the Win10 version is HOME (Win7 is professional) and I have a home domain which my Pc is a member of - I am not even sure Win10 HOME will allow me to connect to a domain.
So, what to do? Stay on Win10 or downgrade to Win7. What have other people done?
(and before anybody asks, yes I knew there was no Win7 drivers for the laptop before the purchase, but most Win7 drivers have started to be removed from HP/Dell/Compaq/etc web sites).
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