Thanks Bettye for replying. I will be the big 70 on the 28 of June. This is the only birthday that I dread. I know its just a number, but its a BIG NUMBER. Bev On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 2:02 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: Today's Topics:   1. Windows 7 advice? (Bev Carlson)   2. Re: Windows 7 advice? ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 19:19:52 -0500 From: Bev Carlson <[email protected]> Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Windows 7 advice? To: [email protected] My computer crashed big time. (It was Windows 2000 pro. It worked beautifully then suddenly kept locking up. So, I finally told my guru to put in 7. Now I will have 3 hard drives. Any advice on using 7? I ordered a book titled 'Windows 7 for dummies'. Plus the guru said he will fix 7 to look like 2000. -- > Bev Carlson ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 21:43:36 -0400 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Windows 7 advice? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Hi Bev! I received Windows 7, the cadilac version (don't remember the exact name) as a gift from my son-in-law.  I've worked my way thru on the Windows.  This is the easiest to use.  It runs fast and smooth.  When you install it, it offers you a guide but I didn't spend much time using it.  It does all sorts of clever things that I never use.  I basically use my laptop to do genealogy and download and print some things I need for my business.  I also check for workshops and business leads on line, file my income tax, and keep my personal and business accounting up to date.   I got my first computer in 1994.  I would consider myself to be an intermediate user.  I definitely belong on this list as I am 69, pushing 70.   So don't be afraid of it.  Learning new things keeps our minds agile. Bettye > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bev Carlson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 7:19 pm > Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Windows 7 advice? > > > My computer crashed big time. (It was Windows 2000 pro. It worked > beautifully then suddenly kept locking up. So, I finally told my guru > to put in 7. Now I will have 3 hard drives. Any advice on using 7? I ordered a > book titled 'Windows 7 for dummies'. Plus the guru said he will fix 7 to look > like 2000. > > -- > Bev Carlson > > > End of SENIOR-NEWBIE Digest, Vol 5, Issue 72 > ********************************************