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Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
You can have 7 as a 32 bit system or a 64 bit, everything else is 64 bit so you can't so that is your choice. Personally, I'd get another computer and use the old one, backed up and rebooted afresh, with the maximum ram it can take and NEVER connect it to the internet, so you never get the downloads and patches that eventually send your system into the stone age. That is what I did as ALL 32 bit SOFTWARE IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 8 / 8.1 - so oh yeah, they want you to pay for the licence monthly....forever and get it from some cloud somewhere, in fact, it is impossible to buy an outright licence anymore, as you did in the old days.
Easy to say, but it hasn't all gone according to plan.
Windows 8 / 8.1 is a piece of crap that is starting to error as much as my maximum patched out Vista Home Premium. But internet browsing is a lot faster...but sending emails with data files is a hassle, but I've downloaded a lot of license free freeware, like Excel type things. Of course the Dreamweaver, Photoshop and AutoCAD, stay in 32 bit on the old computer.
I have to do some CD burning for transfers, but time and Microsoft world bullying has moved rather quickly since Windows 7 and some files seem, incompatible anyway, so I only present as printouts, PDF's or final printed drafts or Jpegs.
Actually I use a pencil, a sketch pad and a Fax machine more.
This is my Neanderthal way of trying to balance keeping up with technology and presentation, whilst not spending wods of cash on monthly licenses as Microsoft bully and force you to do, as I'm kind of from the if it ain't broke school of thought and see no sense in wasting cash, just because a software giant dictates that I have to.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
I'm tempted to go to Windows 7 with my desktop. The problem I've got is that it's nearly 6 years old. Last time I tried major changes on a machine that age, the hard drive died within a week!
Have Linux as your working operating system and use Win 7 for any applications that really need it.
That, or just Win 7 and wait and see what they do with Win 9?
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I've been over this ad nauseum on this forum, but I use W8 and it's fine. In fact, I really like it. You can configure it to run identically to W7, with the performance boosts.
But W7 is a safe bet, you can't really go wrong.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!