What Are You Doing With Your Out of Date Software?

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  1. Von Jones

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    When I bought me a new computer one of three the first thing I did was put my favorite PC game,Tetris,, in. Immediately a disturbing message appeared on the monitor - Windows does not support tada tada tada... In disbelief I tried it again...and again. I was so distraught.. How am I going to play my game now :(. Too bad I had donated my old computer to Goodwill. :(

    So what have you done with software that you can no longer use on you new laptop or PC?
     
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    I know what you mean, and that is a really frustrating thing to have happen !
    For a long time, I used Microsoft Digital Image to enhance my photos. Eventually, the program got out of date, and there was no more updates for it, but I could still use the CD that i had for it. When it quit, I found a new CD on ebay and used that, and finally the poor old dinosaur computer gave up and died.
    Now, I have a Dell with Windows 8 on it, but no way to install or use the old program. Or anything that installs with a CD , for that matter.
    I have just looked for something similar online that I can use to replace the old programs that have become unworkable for one reason or another. It might be that if you google the game that you like, there is an app for it, or even something that you can just download from the internet.
     
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    I think you can either try running it under compatibility mode (google it, it's really simple), or you could download DOSBOX (once again, found on google with download and guides), if the game is THAT old.

    DOSBOX allowed me to play Skyroads, a game I used to play way back in the 90's, which is too outdated to be able to be played natively by Windows.

    As for the thread's question, I either update it outdated software, or I delete it and search for a modern alternative.
     
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    When I am finished with an old PC or any appliance, I just bring it to one of the orphanages. Even if it is not up to date, the kids don't seem to mind.
     
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    Tetris is the only game I have played on my computer. I look for updated versions of the old software when I need to update my computer. My software is all work related so getting updates is not really a problem.
     
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    I'm up and down a lot and my laptop keep logging me out in just a few minutes. Is that my network or what?
     
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    I hate that, every so often, an update to my computer OS will make some of the stuff that I have been using - and paid for - obsolete. In most cases, the bigger stuff will be something that is still operational, so they'll come up with an update to match the new OS requirements, but that's not always the case. I have a bunch of old computers around that work, so if I wanted to, I could probably access a lot of it on another computer, but the reality is that this isn't something that I'm likely to do.

    When I switched to Macs, I made sure that I had working Windows machines around for the Windows stuff that I thought I wouldn't be able to do without, but I ended up doing without it, for the most part, or finding Mac equivalents.
     
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    Hard to say, Marie. I'd suggest clearing your cache and rebooting your machine. Be sure to click on the "Keep me logged in" button (or whatever it's called) when you log in again.
     
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  9. Marie Mallery

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    I always click on 'keep mt logged in' but if I go out to smoke or even check on supper for just a couple minutes I get logged offline.
    Beth it may just be the area, not sure.
    I will try what you suggested tomorrow, thank you.
     
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  10. Marie Mallery

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    I sure don't know but it gets aggravating at times. I have Windows.Thanks .
     
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