Hi, Chew,

Why is it time to move on from WinXP now? I am guessing that you
are thinking of security issues and Microsoft no longer "supporting"
it. Of course if you buy new hardware that doesn't have a driver
compatible with WinXP you have to upgrade. But failing that, I wish
someone would supply a real reason for abandonning WinXP. I
turned off Microsoft support a long time ago and never noticed any
difference. I note that the free Avast anti-virus program I am using
at the moment promises to "support" WinXP for 3 more years.
And surely there will be many enthousiasts who will "support" it
in the future.

In your case, you already own a copy of Win7, but for those of
us who don't I really would like the reason to stop running WinXP.

Best,
Mike Eisenstadt

On 5/4/2014 1:45 AM, Yoke Lim Chew wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have been tolerably happy using Windows XP 32-bit for many years.
>
> Now it appears it's time to move on - in my case, to Windows 7 64-bit,
> which I had bought before Windows 8 came out. (That's how long ago I had
> intended to switch but didn't get round to doing it.)
>
> In XP, I had a dedicated partition for the swap file, not wanting the swap
> file to be on the C drive.
>
> Q1 for 7: Presumably 7 also needs space for the swap file. I have 8G RAM.
> Is it a good idea to use a dedicated partition for the swap file in 7? If
> so, how much space should I provide?
>
> I have many XP programs which I would like to use in 7. I can, of course,
> continue to run them on the XP PC, which I am retaining, but I believe that
> in 7 there is an option to install a component allowing XP programs to run
> in 7.
>
> Q2 for 7: Is it a good idea to install the XP component? If installed, can
> 7 64-bit run XP 32-bit programs?
>
> Most, if not all, data and other user files on XP will be moved over to the
> 7 PC.
>
> Q3 for 7: Can 7 64-bit programs still read files created on XP 32-bit
> programs - assuming 7 programs are backward compatible?
>
> Final general note: Any advice in general for things to consider or to look
> out for in the installation of 7 64-bit will be gratefully accepted and
> deeply appreciated.
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> Lym.
>
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