There may be free online aps that you can access through your Mac browser, eg with a google account you can use google word processor or spreadsheet. If you have a specific task maybe some more knowledge people here can help on how to do it without windows?
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melbaboutown@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
Hey I have a silly questionâŚ
I have a Mac given to me by family when my old laptop had an issue, but Iâm finding it really awkward and/or not compatible with many things I do. I have an old desktop that Iâve pulled out that still runs. However itâs Windows 7 which is now out of support. Iâm not paying a large fee to buy Windows 10. And itâs too old to be compatible with the Windows 11 upgrade.
I do have a Windows 10 rescue disc but itâs specific to a different laptop so wouldnât have the right drivers.
Iâd go Linux but it also doesnât do some stuff I want.
I did manage to find a loophole and get a downloadable Windows 10 iso by accessing the downloads page with the Mac, which showed me a âWindows 10 multi-edition isoâ. Itâs too large to fit on the format offered by the stick drive and too large to fit on a non-double sided DVD, but I could mount it from the partition.
However. Is this iso legit to use? Itâs from Microsoft so it wouldnât be cracked, but idk if there could be some tech issues cropping up or I could get stung for not being licensed to use it or some shit.
SituationCake@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
melbaboutown@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
Iâm super wary of free online apps but thanks for the suggestion
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
does this help howtogeek.com/âŚ/how-to-upgrade-from-windows-7-to-âŚ
melbaboutown@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
It might! I do know the period to get Windows 10 for free is over and Iâm not being allowed to upgrade to Windows 10 or get the iso on the Windows machine, but I may still have the key for the Windows 7 to use their suggestions. I am a bit concerned about Microsoft getting litigious about it though. As Adobe is considering people using old versions of Photoshop as not having permission
T156@lemmy.world â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
You might be able to. Microsoft kept the Windows 10 upgrade page for a good long while, so it might still be possible.
As Adobe is considering people using old versions of Photoshop as not having permission.
Realistically, as a non-solicitator, I canât see them winning that argument. People paid for that version of Photoshop, and are using it. Theyâre not using it to sneak into some special upgrade programme.
It would be like Sony showing up to your house to confiscate all your CDs, because its old enough they decided that you no longer have permission to own the thing.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
Crunchyroll removed digital content that people paid for after absorbing Funimation, and I think some streaming companies pulled movies/music that people had bought. And Adobe also didnât pay Pantone some fees the company wanted so if people using Photoshop didnât pay up the Pantone colours in their finished art turned black. So I donât know :(
If I had more organisation/energy/braincells I would just go Linux and have open source versions of everything
Taleya@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
Linux is your best bet, win10 is on the way out as well. Win 7 does still work as long as youâre not a dumbfuck with it, but up to you.
Wrt things you donât want, whatâs missing? Mint is the easiest transition from a windows environment and will put less bloat on your system
melbaboutown@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
Basically I want to be able to have a wide pick of games and apparently Linux can be difficult for that or some donât run on Linux. I know thereâs stuff like Wine or emulators but I donât really have the spoons to keep running into roadblocks and stuff. It can be a learning curve and I just donât really have the brain cells to spare right now
Taleya@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
Wine really has come a long long way (and steam has a native linux client if thatâs your jam) . you really just set up once and go.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
Lately I has teh dumb ;-;
I could look into it at some point when Iâm less scattered and see if itâs something I could potentially get going.