Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am a bit more agnostic. I use Macs at home but Win at the office. Actually, I think the upgrade to Win 11 sounds good. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > On 29 Jun 2021, at 21:10, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > All Apples at my house, as well. > > On 6/29/21 1:10 PM, Philippe via LUG wrote: >> Answering the question in the heading : NO ! >> >> An Apple a day keeps the technies and doc away ;-) >> >> Amities >> >> Philippe >> >> >> >>> Le 29 juin 2021 ? 19:06, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at >>> leica-users.org> a ?crit : >>> >>> WIn11 requires a 8th generation or later processor.... so I looked up >>> how old these processors were: >>> >>> * *8th Generation, released 2017 to 2019;* >>> * *9th Generation, released 2018 to 2019;* >>> * *10th Generation, released 2019 to 2020; >>> * >>> * *11th Generation, released 2020 to 2021; ( Current processor) >>> * >>> >>> Which processors is in MY computer? >>> https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000032203/processors/intel-core-processors.html >>> >>> or, if you purchased a computer that is now more than 4 years old, you >>> will not be using WIn11, in most likelihood. Your processor is too old. >>> >>> Says WHO? Microsoft! >>> >>> Is this definitive? NO. there are other requirements that must be met, >>> but this is the easy one to find and now, in my case, forget about WIN11. >>> >>> Is this a blessing? If you absolutely HATE having to re learn where MS >>> put all the gadgets you have used daily for the past 5 years, and detest >>> having to figure out where they put your opening page so you can find >>> some program, then YES, this is a blessing. >>> >>> If you are MR. IT Corporate America ( or World), and you have not >>> recently replaced the immense amount of computer items in your company, >>> this is a blessing from THE WOMAN himself. >>> >>> What are the ramifications of not being able to migrate to WIN11? Some >>> day, some piece of SW, or worse, a piece of Hardware, right after it is >>> automatically upgraded, will suddenly not run. THEN it IS time to trash >>> your old computer and buy a new model. >>> >>> When will this happen? When you are on a project with a completion date >>> is coming up and you are up to your eyeballs in problems anyway......ie, >>> the MOST inconvenient time. >>> >>> Expect Adobe to be the first to give us all a problem! >>> >>> >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com >>> >>> I found that my Dell Laptop is not Win11 compatible. The processor was >>> the reported problem. >>> Here is the most likely reason >>> The CPU requirement may be more or less of a problem than it initially >>> seems. Microsoft has a relatively short list of supported CPUs from >>> three major manufacturers (AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm) that generally goes >>> back to Ryzen 2500 or Intel 8th generation Core?no farther. >>> My processor is 5th generation. >>> -- >>> Frank Filippone >>> BMWRed735i at gmail.com <mailto:BMWRed735i at gmail.com> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information