Aguila Blanca
Staff
I have two Dell Inspiron computers at home. The first, which is my primary desktop computer, was bought when Windows 7 was in its prime, and that's what came installed on the computer. And the case has a Windows 7 sticker with the product key code.
The second is a smaller size case (but not a mini) that was bought after Windows 10 came out, but was a special offer that came with a Windows 10 license but with Windows 7 installed. I bought it because I work from home and I wanted a spare, "just in case."
Fast forward to January of 2020 and the end-of-life for Windows 7. I don't like Windows 10 but I reluctantly bit the bullet and upgraded both machines to Windows 10 Professional. Initially, I thought the upgrade had been trasparent. I was wrong.
First issue: I have AutoCAD LT 2014 on the primary. AutoCAD survived the update just fine; it loads and runs normally. I hadn't installed it on the second machine. When I tried to do so, I couldn't. I had to back it down to Windows 7, install AutoCAD, then re-do the upgrade to Windows 10.
And then, today, I was thinking about external ballistics programs. I'm going through the effort to try to make the second machine a true mirror image of the primary so that, if anything happens to the primary, I can switch machines and just keep on truckin'. On the primary I have two ballistics programs: Pointblank, which is a freeware download. No problem adding that to the backup machine. The other is an old program called "Lee Shooter," from the Lee reloading equipment company. I don't know what happened to the installation CD, and when I called Lee about buying a replacement they said they no longer sell it because it's not compatible with Windows 10 and the developer didn't want to update it.
What's curious is that the copy on the primary computer runs just fine under Windows 10. But ... I discovered today that I have a copy of the installation files on an external hard drive. And when I tried to install it on the second computer ... no joy. I got an error message informing me that "This software is not compatible with this version of Windows."
And that agrees with what Lee told me. So ... WHY DOES MY ORIGINAL COPY STILL RUN? The program is old, but it offers a lot in one package. In addition to an external ballistics calculator, it has a reloading record log; a firearms log; direct access to reloading data manuals from Accurate, Alliant, Hodgdon, and VihtaVuori; and a couple of other bells and whistles I haven't explored.
It's really a shame that Lee can't get it updated. It's even more of a shame that I can't get it to install on my second computer.
The second is a smaller size case (but not a mini) that was bought after Windows 10 came out, but was a special offer that came with a Windows 10 license but with Windows 7 installed. I bought it because I work from home and I wanted a spare, "just in case."
Fast forward to January of 2020 and the end-of-life for Windows 7. I don't like Windows 10 but I reluctantly bit the bullet and upgraded both machines to Windows 10 Professional. Initially, I thought the upgrade had been trasparent. I was wrong.
First issue: I have AutoCAD LT 2014 on the primary. AutoCAD survived the update just fine; it loads and runs normally. I hadn't installed it on the second machine. When I tried to do so, I couldn't. I had to back it down to Windows 7, install AutoCAD, then re-do the upgrade to Windows 10.
And then, today, I was thinking about external ballistics programs. I'm going through the effort to try to make the second machine a true mirror image of the primary so that, if anything happens to the primary, I can switch machines and just keep on truckin'. On the primary I have two ballistics programs: Pointblank, which is a freeware download. No problem adding that to the backup machine. The other is an old program called "Lee Shooter," from the Lee reloading equipment company. I don't know what happened to the installation CD, and when I called Lee about buying a replacement they said they no longer sell it because it's not compatible with Windows 10 and the developer didn't want to update it.
What's curious is that the copy on the primary computer runs just fine under Windows 10. But ... I discovered today that I have a copy of the installation files on an external hard drive. And when I tried to install it on the second computer ... no joy. I got an error message informing me that "This software is not compatible with this version of Windows."
And that agrees with what Lee told me. So ... WHY DOES MY ORIGINAL COPY STILL RUN? The program is old, but it offers a lot in one package. In addition to an external ballistics calculator, it has a reloading record log; a firearms log; direct access to reloading data manuals from Accurate, Alliant, Hodgdon, and VihtaVuori; and a couple of other bells and whistles I haven't explored.
It's really a shame that Lee can't get it updated. It's even more of a shame that I can't get it to install on my second computer.