Robert wrote:gcdonner wrote:
According to Microsoft the drivers are the appropriate ones for my Microsoft Intellimouse...
It could still be installing the standard mouse drivers. You can search to see of M$ has specific drivers for that. You can also search to see if there is 3rd party software to access the mouse wheel clicks.
I would recommend updating to Windows10 while it is still free, if you choose to update. I find it to be pretty easy to use and works well, but it may be too demanding on an older system.
Linux Mint is progressing so well that it is an easy replacement for Windows now if you are not playing a lot of purchased games. Linux has a very deep variety of free games that would fill the need of most. Some of the photo and video editing software is quite well done and also all free.
Will my software work with Linus Mint? Will I have to do a clean install again?
I have 2TB of HDD (one is a slave), I have 8GB of ram presently, but am hoping to upgrade that to 16. I am running an AMD Phenom(tm) II x4 840T Processor, 2.90 GHz.
I assume that it will run Win 10 with no problems, but wonder about my programs. I am not concerned with games as I only use video games on my standalone sets, like PS2 & XBox (oldies but goodies) and don't use them but once a month at the most anymore.
What kind of compatibility issues will I run into with my printer, scanner, etc? The printer made the jump to Win7 with some hiccups at first, but in this most recent install, came through with no issues at all and I didn't have to go searching for new drivers as they were automatically installed.
Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank you, Robert and all.