I Changed To Windows 7!!!

[@duuupa]

I'm actually use Windows 7 as my daily driver from like start of July of this year,and i have no problems with it! It works really well with all the updates.

[@TechSimplified910]

@@duuupa nice

[@مقاطعمترجمة-ش8ث]

Install a suitable Firewall on that device there are a lot of Vulnerabilities, I don't say you will be Hked immediately after connecting to the internet, but there is too many scanning bot that scanning the internet

[@Brian-h3q]

I love the design of the laptop case. :) Using Windows 7 here!

[@TechSimplified910]

thankyou, and good to hear your still using windows 7

[@BarfingGerbil]

We run three Win7 systems because we weren't going to go to Windows 8 (what is a smartphone UI doing on a PC?!) , Windows 10 is bloated and does too much meaningless busywork and "telemetry" (to who?!). The new machines we bought a few years ago had Windows 10 and Microsoft was still using the Smartphone tiles and the long application listing (which is still a smartphone UI and not as good as Windows 7's multiple drill-down windowed menu structure which had been just fine from Windows 95 onward. From the user's perspective Windows 10 is worse than Wndows 7. And Windows 11 simply won't run on our machines and Microsoft is getting too spyware-ish and trying to push a subscription model (we're cash poor -- like nearly everyone else right now, we can't buy much, so we focus on what we actually can't do without -- replacing perfectly good computers and buying access to the same local time-bombed program over and over again isn't in the budget). We also have two Windows Vista systems and a few Windows XP systems -- they all talk to each other on an isolated LAN with limited internet access through a filtering router (nothing from out there can communicate directly with any of the machines). We're not going to Windows 11 at all (even if they drop TPM2 as a requirement). What we do the older Microsoft software and systems actually work better than the newer versions, their software has actually gotten worse with each new version, so we just gave up even thinking about upgrades from MIcrosoft. We use LibreOffice and even have a few Microsoft Office 2003 (21 year-old) installations in active daily service. For what we do they work fine (and actually are better performing than the newer versions, even when the new versions are on faster machines). Also, we've gotten pretty good at maintaining older hardware and keeping older machines in very long extended service (thanks eBay for old equipment and parts.). We already have some Linux systems up, and they're essentially functionally equivalent to the Windows 7 and Windows 10 systems now, which for us is good enough.

[@CheapMobileGeek]

One of the Windows 7 updates gives it the same telemetry crap that 10 has.

[@lejoshmont2093]

Once you get linux on those you will be set for a while especially if you are running a light weight desktop environment. If you could get a rhel 9 clone like rocky if it is supported install xfce and you would be set into the 2030's.

[@sozonpv]

"Windows 10 Always & Forever!!!!!" , a few moments later ... "I changed to Windows 7" . Lol, classic! This reminds me of a lyric from that era: "I'm so three thousand and eight. You so two thousand and late. I got that boom boom boom. That future boom boom boom. Let me get it now."

[@timothybrown7792]

Boom boom tick tick boom!

[@R-Tech_Gaming]

As long as you practice standard internet safety practices such as not clicking on strange links, going to questionable sites, or keeping any passwords with something like the Google Password manager, you're fine using Win 7. The main thing you have to worry about, again if you're practicing standard safety practices, are actual bad actors with phishing emails and external hacking attempts on your network. A good, modern firewall will protect your machine. So long as your firewall is up to the task, bad actors shouldn't be able to get to your Win 7 machine. Sadly most people don't and thus why it's never recommended for the common, average user who doesn't have the knowledge to avoid those pitfalls.

[@gamersaji4167]

its really interesting tbh looking forward to see windows 7 performance on flagship devices

[@DavidWonn]

Still using 7 here, at least on the relatively rare times I'm on a PC.

[@miket.220]

Unless you have a specific device or program that needs windows, I’d put Linux Mint Cinnamon on this laptop. Mint is the easiest most trouble-free Linux distro out there, runs very similar to W7, and runs more efficiently than w7. You can then run Virtualbox on there for any Windows specific thing.

[@johnf7683]

Virtualbox with 3 gigs of ram won't run very well. What you'd want to do with that laptop is see if it can be upgraded to 6 or 8 gigs of ram. If you check old discussion boards, you may find out that people have added more ram than is suggested (I found that out about mine). Also, I'd take off the back and dust the thing out, and possibly add thermal paste to the processor, as it's likely dried out. There should be plenty of videos on KZbin for that. Also, when you take out the screws, just place them on a piece of paper in the order you took them out...makes it easier to figure out which ones go where! I'm typing this on a 2008 X200 Thinkpad with MX Linux, 8 gigs of ram, SSD...and it runs great for browsing, word processing and old dos games (using Dosbox). I get to run the latest version of Chrome, OBS, etc, and it's much more secure (you can use free Clam for antivirus). For a new user, you can't beat Mint, though I might want to use XFCE on an under powered laptop, as it takes less resources than Cinnamon. You get less eye candy, but much better performance.

[@Notvalidattime]

Android and Linux user, used to use windows 7 but a lot of software you can use on android that's higher end can be free, especially older apps

[@horseathalt7308]

Same here. Just switched to Linux Mint 22 and it is fantastic, quick, no bloatware, no spying from MS....I'll never go back to Windows.

[@aquamarine2044]

Actually I'm still using Windows 7 today. Nothing wrong with it. Already tried Windows 8, 10, 11 and they suck!

[@jasonhawkins4528]

Agree with you

[@TheMisanthropicAmphibianFrog]

Indeed. My PC is dualbooted with linux mint and windows 7. I barely even use windows 10 anymore, but I'm still gonna continue using it after it goes EOL. I don't give a shit about windows -11, it is worse than a full trash can.

[@jasonhawkins4528]

@@TheMisanthropicAmphibianFrog Yes Linux mint is nice like Zorin and Ubuntu studio

[@catholicgamerz]

yeah windows 8.1 and windows 7 are the best, been daily driving both since 2019

[@TechSimplified910]

That is so cool that you still use windows 7 I love to hear that, I picked up this old Dell Inspiron desktop from an older gentleman he never even really used windows 10 before, he always used windows 7 and the computer I bought from him was windows 7 so cool

[@dezmondlanette897]

You can also use an Extended Kernel

[@Zaadstudios]

i am using windows 7 since 2009 till 2024

[@TechSimplified910]

Nice that’s awesome to hear

[@bobmcbob4399]

@Katiey8625 What's your concern? If they are using the correct protective software, and the latest browser with a hardware firewall (like everyone does) and have common sense - there is no issue.

[@sei_asagiri]

The problem is that win7 probably has hundreds of security risks and exploits that people aren't even aware of. Why would you run an unsecure version of windows when you can just debloat win 10 or run Linux?

[@bobmcbob4399]

@@sei_asagiri Some people prefer Windows 7 to 10 or Linux. I know I preferred 7 to Linux, until I investigated Linux and found it met my needs and thus switched. Some people still need Windows 7 and can use an up to date browser based on Chromium but for Win7. There are always "concern trolls" who push people to upgrade from 7, but with firewall, A/V, latest browser and common sense with computer use, will never fall victim to anything". And I agree, I'd like you show show how such a user would fall victim given what I have said - what steps would need to happen to infect said user exactly? I await your steps. 1) blah 2) bleh 4) something else... Go on.

[@sei_asagiri]

@@bobmcbob4399 Look no further than the WannaCry ransomware attack where 98% of the infected computers were running windows 7. there are exploits in the operating system that third parties can exploit without user interaction. If you are running windows 7 connected to internet your machine is not safe, no matter what you tell yourself. At least on windows 10 you get security patches so major exploits and attacks are quickly fixed, or fixed before the attack can happen.

[@TechWithMarc]

I have that laptop still laying around - You are completely right, it is a pain in the ass to open up - My SSD upgrade went in a very similar way to yours. For installing I always ended up making a DVD and installing Win 7 - I found even with maxed out RAM and an SSD fully up to date it runs like rubbish. I've recently pulled a Packard Bell EasyNote which I bought in 2007~ opened it up, took it apart, found there was no thermal paste on it anymore - Dual Core, max 2GB of RAM, installed Win 7 from a DVD and after some time, just like your experience, it finally installed - Then took AGES to update. I wanted to get a Win 7 machine up and running so I could try play "Worms" but sadly it didn't work. Your video though has inspired me to find this dell now in my cupboards and do a rip apart, clean and install 7 again! (Providing I can find the installation DVD)! You have absolutely gained a new subscriber here!

[@TechSimplified910]

Oh wow that is so cool, Thankyou so much for subscribing and please let me know how your installation goes

[@TechWithMarc]

@@TechSimplified910 will do! Just trying to make the Windows 7 installation media right now! I had forgotten how slow this thing actually was... It's the Celeron version.

[@lablackzed]

A company on E.bay has new installation W7 DVD s

[@OmegaWolf]

I purchased 2 HP EliteBook's one with i5 and one with i7 and dedicated gpu from 2010, and both installed windows 7, 10, 11 within 30 mins and ran stability , shows why consumer laptop are always cheaply built compared to business class.

[@TechSimplified910]

Yes that is correct, that’s really cool though. I have a couple older style e-books and one business corporate elite book.

[@1pro_isepic]

great video. also your face is cool! first time seeing your channel, but i'm subbing.

[@TechSimplified910]

Thanks for subbing!

[@laurentitolledo1838]

am here for the cat! say Hi to the cat for me!

[@TechSimplified910]

I sure did, ms ghost says hi to you as well ;)

[@chapmand63]

Windows 7 is so easy to install. You should use the Windows 7 DVD that has all versoins.

[@TechSimplified910]

Yes, that’s one thing I want to acquire. I need to find a bigger DVD to installed on like a eight gig or higher.

[@kellymendez]

Versions

[@AlecSilvaWX]

6:37 You should have gone into System Update and checked there. Usually, some driver updates are available for download.

[@mobilehomelife4028]

The more that has been added to Windows features the more problems I have had and more I hated it, especially OneDrive, I absolutely hate it and stopped using it. (My oldest cat was Tabitha who lived 20 years, a feral rescue who pretty much remained feral even at home but she did pick a couple "safe zones" where she wanted to be petted.)

[@Dictatortot-n3d]

Windows 7 is cool, I also really like XP, personally I use Windows 10 and will even past the EOL, won't ever upgrade to Windows 11 unless sometime in the future you have to or steam won't launch anymore. Really sucks that steam doesn't run on anything below 10, but thank God for GOG and piracy!!!!

[@vix_zx]

got a dell inspiron n411z and an elitebook 8440p, the dell is on life support and the elitebook is working fine it only has smallish issues. the N411z is cheaply built but the 8440p is super strong after some bit of experiments.

[@TechSimplified910]

Interesting, I like the older elitebook line

[@TheSaabClinicUK]

HP "p" class were US Military certified for Dust and Water ingress. So they are really tough. Shame they dont do that line anymore.

[@Sachitananda]

I use XP and Windows 7 in Virtual box they still work like a charm.

[@TechSimplified910]

nice, i like hearing that

[@BarfingGerbil]

We use them on real computer and they're still happily chugging along. (Also, we're getting very good at maintaining and repairing the older systems. If the plastic parts start to break, we're thinking a 3D printer might be a better general all-around investment than a new PC.

[@GamePlayer684]

Glad that people are still using the best windows edition of all time! Unfortunately I had to switch to windows 10 because of the games I play, but I miss windows 7 so much it was much better haha

[@fmstudios259]

You've left the dark side. I'm proud of you.

[@TechSimplified910]

Thankyou lol

[@olexijl78]

You haven't understood. The entire history of Windows OS is about switching users data to the cloud. In order for users to get used that their data is syncing into cloud - other Windows versions were necessary. Rn Windows 11 would be probably the last system which is stored offline.

[@raidjakhro2913]

I’m on windows 11 for the sake of my laptop’s safety if there isn’t a thing called end of support I would probably be on windows 7

[@adinnugroho6544]

That dedicated Page up, Page Down, Home, and End, seems a bit better than combined which can be a bit annoying. Like when I renaming Files, do Video Works even do Word processing 😅😅

[@iamyourmuse]

I found on older laptops like this the USB drivers sometimes don't work cuz I think it needs the drivers, especially if you've changed the hard drive so it can be frustrating to try to use them till you can get the drivers for the USB. I use to love Windows 7 but I also loved Windows XP but with each upgrade seems like you lose certain features of each operating system like Windows Media creation and player in Windows 10 and Windows xp lost Word...but thank goodness for open source software and it don't matter anymore.

[@damian9303]

Thanks to the Internet Archive, I decided to start setting up a laptop with Millennium Windows so that I could load it with software from the Y2K era.

[@TechSimplified910]

Yes, I give a big thanks to the Internet archive and one of my next videos will be downloading windows 2000 edition for my Windows 2000 edition laptop

[@jblox5170]

if you want the full LATEST version of obs that works on windows 7, you can use version 27.2.4 if you are 64 bit or 26.1 if you are 32 bit

[@adinnugroho6544]

The Dell Laptop has "Boot from USB" option, which disabled by default I guess. And can be enabled if needed. Using BIOS method though

[@1976oswald]

I am sure the win 11 LTSC runs very well in that equipment too and you will have more bluetooth connectivity.... but anyway win 7 is an awesome OS too much faster !!!

[@fallingoff29]

Even 11 LTSC is bloated, and kinda feels the same as the normal Windows 11.

[@TheSaabClinicUK]

Many banks still use Win7 in certain areas, and as a DJ i use Win7 Pro for my stage machine. Why ?. Because its super stable and will not start installing updates and reboot halfway through a set on stage.

[@MR.TWMXJD]

windows 7 is the last pc looking OS even the laptop ur using i miss when laptops had funky and cool designs

[@TechSimplified910]

you are indeed correct, and me too ;)

[@dumorando]

Good u got a updated ISO for windows 7, trying to update windows 7 is so hard without those other updates first

[@Randi_MyMan]

dumo spotted

[@TechSimplified910]

Yes indeed

[@whitebeartigtig]

it really isn't. simplix update pack 7r2 can do it all for you.

[@dumorando]

@@whitebeartigtig oh i didnt know about that i just used legacyupdate

[@levonandonian7613]

Use supermium web browser which is a chrome 126 fork for 7

[@TechSimplified910]

I will have to try that

[@Xpun3414]

I just tried that on win 7 in a vm. Works perfect.

[@paulinetinsley68]

Windows 7 was grest. There shouldnt have been 8 to 12. We didnt need it

[@rawmilk905]

8.1 is the unsupported version I use most, even though I prefer the look of 7/Vista. In terms of compatibility it is like a more patched version of 7. Metro and the start screen designed around touchscreens make it unpleasant to use with mouse and keyboard if you don't install Open-Shell, but once you do it's a non-issue. I also dislike the wallpapers in 8.1, but I just drop in the ones from other releases or any other source.

[@mchenrynick]

@@rawmilk905 Windows 8 (and 8.1) made Classic Shell the most downloaded 3rd party software. It was an absolute necessity.

[@TechSimplified910]

you are correct, indeed

[@CorderoTheLamb]

😭😂💯

[@elsegundodever9933]

Install windows 7 in some cases is an upgrade

[@BogusBolloks-mf4wq]

Im still on 7, never changed to 8/10/11. Nothing wrong with 7👍 Few days ago I made a 7 portable bootable Windows to Go flash drive. My PC & Laptop has XP x32 and 7 x64.

[@MichaelMossmanNZ]

It would more than likely be 4GB of RAM installed, but a 32-bit operating system will only see 3GB of it =)

[@RyanElliott2005]

As much as I love Windows 7, can’t use it as a daily driver. More apps through the years are just gonna get simply harder and harder for 7 to be compatible, finding old versions are just gonna get unstable as years go by, more exploits are happening to make it easier for the OS to get viruses. If I wanna use it it’s either a retro PC that has 7 or just simply a VM, Windows 10 is probably the next best version to use, specifically Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 version, that has support until 2032 with no bloatware.

[@yongyujie5912]

I like to windows 7

[@Gabriel_99834]

windows 7 was my first operating system, and man, it was just so simple, snappy, and great overall, its by far the best operating system I have ever used, that and 10 of course 😅

[@PolizeiPaul]

Surprised this don't have a trap door with a screw you can remove to take the drive out, Much easier than having to remove the entire top half. I bought a OLD Dell D620 off Hard Core Pawn's Ebay page and I had Win 7 on it and used it many, many years til finally the screen went out.

[@cece_lagz]

I've got an XP laptop I still use, it has latest Chromium called Supermium which really works well and I can run all my old games suuuper nicely on its i5 2nd gen. I can even use Discord 😂😂

[@cece_lagz]

7 was the best though 100%

[@TechSimplified910]

nice

[@RandomVideos69k9e]

Which Windows 7 activator did you use for it?

[@alekogosh332]

I still use Windows 7 on my main desktop computer which I use every day for everything.

[@TechSimplified910]

nice, that is really cool hear

[@100Bucks]

You shouldn't be using that online. Just leaving your computer on without doing anything at all is a risk. This comment is real, look up some videos about it.

[@TechSimplified910]

@100Bucks I completely understand, you should not be using windows 7 online I also mentioned In the video as well it can be very dangerous

[@100Bucks]

@TechSimplified910 Here's some info that has nothing to do with this video but I feel I need to share it because it's barely talked about. This is all about storage swapping and read and write. You already got a SSD but you probably would still wanna try this. The topic I'm talking about is Mklinks. Mklinks are better then normal windows shortcuts. Mklinks don't use storage space. They make a path to specific locations you pick. So for example, if you had an external hard and mklined a specific program. Your PC will think that separate hard drive is your main hard drive. Your PC will think it's one hard drive instead of 2 for that specific program you picked. What I'm doing since ram disk is 1 second faster than SSD. I'm making mklinks to ram disk. Example, you can't put a 100GB on a 2GB ram disk. It's just not possible. But since the rules go like this. (Mklinks don't consume storage space)(They make a path). This method is also good for video rendering. The program you need to do it very simple without writing scripts to do is called (Symlink Generator). You would make the ram disk first. Usually by default the ram disk drive would be Z and a folder in it called Temp. So if wanted to play a 100GB on a 2GB ram disk. You would manually open up that game folder, highlight the complete files, and drag the complete files inside Symlink Generator, the you tell the program you want all those files located on temp file in z drive. Your computer will think the whole 100GB game is on the 2GB ram disk and you will gain the speed from the ram disk instead of the normal SSD. This mklink thing is a gem nobody talks about. There's also a program in steam called Dimmdrive which basically works the same way. I bought that first because I had no clue about mklinks. Basically I got scammed because of the lack of knowledge. Symlink Generator and a ram disk is all you need to accomplish the same thing as Dimmdrive program. Mklinks are awesome, this is the best way to use a ram disk.

[@100Bucks]

@TechSimplified910 I forgot to mention you can keep some files compressed to save on hard drive space with mklink. Example, leaving the file compressed without opening it at all. Just mklink the file you need from the compressed folder and you won't lose any storage. Good example is game roms for emulators. Leave them zipped and mklink them.

[@nyelmp]

I wanna use w7 for a week or so just 4 fun

[@michaelmil1303]

I feel you. I've moved to Windows 11 for security reasons, But I still use Windows 7 because I've used it since I was in school, especially I play older games that are compatible with Windows 7, just only it has more compatibility with older OS's.

[@rawmilk905]

For games, I slightly prefer 8.1 with Open-Shell installed, because 8.1 patches some bugs in 7 that impact some games, without introducing the changes that caused compatibility issues in 10 with some software from previous eras. You don't get quite as nice an aesthetic as in 7, in my opinion, but its functionally a bit better once you eliminate the unwanted changes to the interface.

[@AndreaBorman]

No it's not possible to use Windows 7 now without any problems. Sure you can install it and it will work. The problem is that you won't find many software or web browsers that support Windows 7. As most software vendors dropped support for older versions of Windows. Google Chrome and Firefox only support Windows 10 now. Unless you install a very old version. Which is not advisable for browsing the Internet. When Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP and Vista I clung to them for as long as I could. Then I found I could get any more updates or even update my web browsers so I had to give them up. The same thing happened with Windows 7 and 8. So I changed to Linux because otherwise I would have had to upgrade to windows 10 or 11. Which I didn't want to do.

[@vladdyloveswine]

'Unless you install a very old version.' - latest firefox for win 7 literally released in july 2023. You are clearly don't know what you are talking about. This 'unsafe' browsing on unsupported system usually comes from a mouth of dummy users, whos catching viruses even on the latest Windows versions. I won't buy a new hardware just for Microsoft to claim it 'unsupported', even tho it's working fine. It's not about safety, it's about selling you stuff you don't need.

[@s1_auds]

that's why you use firefox ESR (extended support release)

[@rawmilk905]

It depends on use case, if you keep an unsupported OS offline for the purpose of running old software, you can make use of it without incident, just use a supported OS for your online computing and avoid having any personal info on the unsupported OS, in case you should unintentionally connect to a network at some point. (Using a wifi dongle for the initial installation/update and then removing it instead of having any internal wifi hardware would be one approach to avoiding accidental connection.) I do agree that the way he is using it here will probably end up being more trouble than it is worth in the long run, attempting to use it for OBS and Spotify. A current Linux distro is going to be a much better daily driver.

[@AndreaBorman]

@s1_auds Yeah that's one option. I remember when I was on Windows XP after end of support. When I downloaded Firefox I got the ESR version. I don't know if it still supports Windows 7 because support for 7 ended so long ago. There is a browser call Mypal which supports XP and will probably support Windows 7. I don't know how safe it is to use though.

[@kimxgamer]

Firefox still supports it with security updates only. Still better than no updates I guess..

[@Alex-yc9lq]

Nothing wrong with old software, I still use Vista on my Windows machines :)

[@TechSimplified910]

Nice a lot of people don’t like Vista but I do. It’s got that nostalgia point in my life.

[@Agoz8375]

Dual boot with Windows 7 ultimate 64b and Linux Mint is the best in my life.

[@Sachitananda]

download Supermium if your using Windows 7 or XP

[@TechSimplified910]

I will have to try that

[@ARYAN-KHAN78654]

Windows 7 was the best operating system in it's time now windows 10 is the best. Windows 11 is another blunder by Microsoft

[@TechSimplified910]

@@ARYAN-KHAN78654 yes indeed nothing will stop me from use windows 7 forever

[@lejoshmont2093]

Why are you bothering trying to install windows 7 from a thumb drive? I would have used the dvd drive installing it from a flash drive seems a little weird for windows 7.

[@WanieShafie]

i am steve

[@TechSimplified910]

@WanieShafie hi Steve

[@WanieShafie]

@@TechSimplified910 no you look like block head

[@levonandonian7613]

Typing on 7

[@superdavgamer]

Im scared of using windows 7 on my main because of security problems. Cool video tho!

[@fallingoff29]

You can download some antivirus and firewall software if you are scared.

[@orange11squares]

you should be 100x more scared of windows 11..... windows 7 i trust more.

[@fallingoff29]

@@orange11squares for real

[@9852323]

I used to have the Dell M5030 back in the day except it didn’t have the ugly textured design all over it

[@TechSimplified910]

yea I wish i had the standard black instead of the texture or both

[@Evgen13Great]

You have a cat, right? Say Hi to him/her :) P.S. Oh, nevermind :D

[@TechSimplified910]

@@Evgen13Great I will lol

[@penguinistaken]

i still use windows 7 on my core i7 thinkpad lol

[@TechSimplified910]

Nothing wrong with that love to hear it

[@penguinistaken]

@@TechSimplified910 thanks microsoft needs to make oses like windows 7 just got winamp again and the visualizations still kick ass lmao

[@echoforgeee]

Why does microsoft ruin everything windows 7 and xp were sooo good they might as well be the best os

[@Vint_2003]

As much as I love windows 7 daily driving it can be very risky.

[@fallingoff29]

With a antivirus and a firewall, not really.

[@XYZ-xm1ew]

It's much better to use Linux and enjoy software,, the updated operatong system, and the Internet.

[@thenostalgicbytes]

Me and my friend still use windows 7 even today since we were like 8 years old in 2010, he runs on i3 2100 with a 5400rpm hdd which I gave him from a dead Xbox💀 I run win 7 on i7 3770k 32gb ram and gtx 1050

[@FishCheeseCookie]

Do you mean switched?

[@DreamFireNostalgia]

I used 7 up untill i was forced onto windows 10. Switched back some tow indows 7 and am currently using linux mint on one of them that is made to look like 7 and if all goes well the reat will be switched

[@clivepotts1273]

I don't understand whats so difficult in putting windows 7 onto a windows 7 laptop

[@TechSimplified910]

Unfortunately, I have no idea why it was so difficult to do it normally it’s easy for me to install Windows 7 but it was just a pain on this laptop. It just did not want to read anything.

[@Galax2000]

Especially modern laptops have hardware which were never updated on the standard non updated iso Microsoft provides. This makes it harder to install windows. Most common problem is the uns 3 Driver that the installer is missing or some SATA/name drivers that windows 7 simply not know

[@claude-i6d]

good luck kid!

[@sei_asagiri]

Just debloat win10 and disable telemetry lol. Its not hard to do and it takes like a few minutes to set up a machine with it. There's really no reason to run any operating system other than Linux or Win10, since a lot of software will not be compatible with older windows versions.

[@wettuga2762]

Half a video to install Windows 7? The noobness in you is strong, young Padawan. Drop Google Chrome and use Supermium, it's a fork of Chrome with Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8.x support. By the way, using an unsupported OS these days is not a big deal, specially because current routers basically block all ports anyway. As long as you use an updated browser and only visit trusted sites, you should be okay.

[@DavyErni]

I threw away all my bought games from then and before . I could have played a non pirated version of ..... The Movies. 🤔dammned 🤦‍♂️ 🥰🥰Love & Light

[@claude-i6d]

windows 7 was the best os!! but.... microsoft think upset than losing ha ha ha on you!!

[@markhenning856]

Avoid mcafee it's a resource hog

[@he0sph0r0s]

I am unable to play my games on Windows 7!!!!!

[@Jon-Arbuckle]

Im still using Windows 2000.

[@maedero05]

Win 7 nothing wrong, Win 8.q Ok, Win 10/11 constant troubles every update ! At least Norton and Firefox thunderbird work OK! Future bleak, even XP youtubr still works without login but MS latest bad features make a partly transit to linux attractive !

[@TechSimplified910]

I completely understand and completely agree as well

[@michaelmil1303]

This is also out of pocket, but you're cute HAHAHA!!

[@TechSimplified910]

ha ha thanks

[@kellymendez]

Very cute 😮😮😮❤❤❤❤❤

[@Sonya_Makepeace]

How can you go back to Windows 7? I tried it last week and nothing will run on it.

[@TechSimplified910]

@@Sonya_Makepeace so what I did was I downloaded the older versions of the software that still work on windows 7, but windows 7 should not be used on the network, it should only be used offline

[@XYZ-xm1ew]

What is the benefit of using computer without access to the Internet ?.It's better to use Linux and enjoy software and the Internet.

[@Sonya_Makepeace]

@@XYZ-xm1ew Exactly. I couldn't get any modern browser to work on Windows 7. Completely pointless trying to use it.

[@shadowxthevampiressofficial]

If you're really concerned about privacy you shouldn't be using Chrome

[@Dictatortot-n3d]

Windows 7 + Chrome is like begging to get hacked by some North korean agent, atleast use a VPN and firefox

[@Razorrrrrrrrrrrr]

I love windows 7, winders 8,10,11? DISGUSTING, especially 11, HATE HATE HATE HATE , if I bought a laptop, I buying an MacBook Windows 7 is my family pc and have used it for like forever. I wish roblox and Minecraft still worked on it , Minecraft will be killing support come march

[@FarmáciaNovoTempo]

I installed Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB on a 2007/2008 desktop and it runs as fast as a modern computer. But I made some upgrades, like an Intel Core2Quad Q9550 processor, 4GB of DDR2 ram and an SSD. And without any video card, just the onboard video. And it runs smoothly If you have an old desktop computer like mine, try these upgrades. They should cost almost nothing.$$

[@ersatz_]

Roblox still supports windows 7 but they will be dropping support in January. Minecraft also is not killing support in March lol.

[@TechSimplified910]

yea, windows 7 will always be in our hearts for ever

[@albundy7718]

For people that really want to avoid Win 10/11 take a look at Linux Mint, atm #1 of the Linux Distros for a reason. The look and feel is very similar to win7. I finally might make it my main system in 2025 after talking about moving to Linux for years. ;)

[@miket.220]

I’ve been using Mint as my only OS on an upgraded 2012 Mac Mini for just over a year now, and I love it. Unless you have to sync an iDevice or something, it’s definitely the way to go.

[@nora-bee]

Mint is outstanding, I've waited years for a worthy successor to Windows 7 and I'm so happy to have found it! Lightweight, intuitive, has a great OOTB experience, I slummed it with Windows 10 after 7's EOL and this blows that out the water. Best part about Mint, you can theme it to look like 7 again if you want! Currently my desktop looks like default XP 🙂

[@s1_auds]

i still use windows 7 on my laptop in 2024, only downfall is that my battery doesn't hold charge lol 😂 it's mad how we're coming up to the 20th anniversary.. 2009 - 2029 The reason as to why before I get replies telling me I shouldn't; I have programs such as vehicle software for example which needs the older version of windows and I have all my documents etc which I do refer to, in one place on windows 7. I don't want to go through the hassle of uploading everything to the cloud to redownload it all locally or putting it on USBs, when something works, I'll use it until it doesn't.

[@TechSimplified910]

I completely agree with the old vehicle software. I’m the same exact way yeah it’s a mess to have to upload to the cloud.

[@s1_auds]

​@TechSimplified910 yeah exactly and for example programs like office 2016, works a charm I don't need the new office 2021 that literally only has new a UI appearance 😂 cheers for the reply

[@laurentitolledo1838]

solution to battery not holding charge is to replace it... I've changed quite a number of w$7 laptops with battery problems... all batteries sourced from amazon... I've even installed linux mint 21.3 on one laptop...and modded it to have a sort of look and feel of w$7

[@pande9661]

edge is better than chrome

[@TechSimplified910]

yes indeed

[@Dictatortot-n3d]

Firefox stomps all other browsers

[@sei_asagiri]

Brave > literally any other browser

[@CorderoTheLamb]

Internet Explorer was the Windows web browser. Edge is the pointless replacement, with a less appealing name… 💀💯

[@davidtaylor-iw9kh]

if you install windows 7 you can get the updates working up till they stoped you download a file and boom working off the top of head i carnt rember what it is called somthing 6.1 google win7 update the file is by microsoft, i use win7 to do xbox hardrives ,moved to linux a long time ago ,yeah win 8,10,11 suck stuffed with crap you dont want like y do we need ai in a os stupid

[@jamesevans3492]

My Classic THERMALTAKE DH-102 Socket 775 Desktop Is Still Running Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit, With 16 GB Ram In It, Wherein I Watch My DVD's, From My Sony VAIO DVD Players, Through The Windows Media Center App, Which Windows Abruptly Stopped Including In Their OS's After Windows 8, Which I Have Never Seen, Or Used, And My Secondary Acer Computer Is Running Windows 11 64 Bit, Which I Really Don't Like, But It's For Watching Videos Online, Like This Video . . .

[@Dictatortot-n3d]

Why not run windows 10 on the secondary? Everytime I buy a pc, if it comes with 11, the very first thing I do is plug in a flash drive and upgrade it to 10 lol

[@jamesevans3492]

@@Dictatortot-n3d I Will Think About Trying That, But For Now, This Seems To Work Here . . . Thanks For The Info . . .

[@jamesevans3492]

@@Dictatortot-n3d Since I Am Not A Gamer, My Win 7 Classic Computer Is Just For Watching My 600 + Movies, Shows, And TV-Cable Series DVD's Here, And My 2 + Year Old Acer Computer, Is For Going Online, And Watching Videos, Like This Video, And Checking My E-Mail . . .

[@Dictatortot-n3d]

@@jamesevans3492 Nah man you do you, 7 is really awesome, its just nowadays a lotta programs stopped supporting it, but if it works it works!!!