Why did I post a bunch of pages about windows? In 2010 I was asked to find and copy some files from an old computer that had just been replaced. It had an old operating system I hadn’t used before, and the computer was a relic that barely ran. But amazingly it did run. Checking […]

Windows 10 is badly designed spyware There is a line and Microsoft have crossed it with Windows 10 – I don’t plan to ever use it, which is why I have copied this information from another site rather than researching it for myself There are two kinds of issues with the Windows operating systems created […]

 WINDOWS 8 When I first tried using Windows 8, I wrote “Don’t worry, I’m not going to do a page about Windows 8. That would be like trying to train goldfish to herd sheep. Microsoft has lost the plot, so here’s a few random pictures and links” But over time Windows 8 computers  became increasingly […]

WINDOWS 7 Seven is going to go down in history as the last decent Microsoft operating system. It’s as fast as 2000, so it seems quick compared with XP, and it has some improved graphics. The taskbar at the bottom of the screen is handy. Windows Explorer is much improved and is OK for moving […]

WINDOWS XP XP was a workhorse. Everything ran OK on it, and it did the job. Because I used it for a decade everything was where I expected it, which saved time. With a few changes it looked OK – all the default ugly green graphics could easily be eradicated. When I wanted to get […]

WINDOWS 2000 2000 was well designed, stylish, and worked well with old computers. It wasn’t as full of annoying security and pop ups as 7, and the default install was mostly OK so you didn’t have to spend much time setting it up. Contrary to popular myth most recent programmes can run on it, and […]