11-28-2012, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
Brian's response echoes my own. The task of changing computers, transferring ALL files etc is more trouble than its worth. I drive a 12 year old company Jeep Cherokee--sure newer vehicles may be faster and more fuel efficient, but the old one gets me to work sites, and has been reliable.
My last upgrade was because the printer died, and the new printer did not recognize the old OS.
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While I work in and own a business that provides IT support, I’m a real utilitarian when it comes to doing updates. Yes, I own more computers than many businesses do, and use more computers for my own purposes than anyone I know.
But I’m not a fan of moving to a new platform. For me the process is tedium.
That said it isn’t so challenging. It’s a breeze to transfer email and most browser related stuff. It’s only slightly more involved to transfer any macros and things of the like. It is next to no effort to transfer documents, databases, etc.
Server platforms are another story, but were not talking about that.
Passwords and user names, by design, are more challenging to transfer, and often all but impossible. As example, you probably wouldn’t want your bank or stock access user name and passwords to be transferable without a lot of headache.
But it’s easier to do nothing until forced to do so. Fwiw, you can hire any of a number of people who can do the work for you. An average home workstation takes 1-4 hours for a build, not including the OS itself.
Just make sure you have reliable backups and are patient as the computer becomes slower and slooooooooooooooooooooower.
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