Re: Fwd: Macrosoft Ending Support for Windows 7

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 13:32:34 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > sounds good to me

It would be useful if you had a few consecutive days off in January so I
can deal with upgrading your computer.

Otherwise, we might just have to hope that there are no systemic attacks
against Windows 7.

 > On Wed, 24 Apr 2019, Robert wrote:
 >  >  > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 >  >  > Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:09:03 -0700 (PDT)
 >  >  >
 >  >  > I was talking to my coworkers last week about what they have on 
 >  >  > their laptops.
 >  >  > My laptop is very old so will be looking for a new one which likely 
 >  >  > would have 10 installed.
 >  >  > thanks for letting us know
 >  >  > Noelle
 >  > 
 >  > https://www.techradar.com/how-to/how-to-prepare-for-windows-7-end-of-life
 >  > 
 >  > Despite your laptop being very old, I still think it would be easier to
 >  > upgrade it to Windows 10 rather than buying another laptop.  This is
 >  > because you can avoid having to reinstall all your software.
 >  > 
 >  > Also, I think we should wait for as long as possible (prior to the Jan 14,
 >  > 2020 deadline) in the hopes that your company's contract with UMass will
 >  > get canceled and you'll have some down time to spend a few days getting
 >  > things working after an upgrade.