"Serge" <Serge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> Many thanks for your help but I don't understand the meaning of the whole
>> thing. Windows is getting more and more complicated. Why doesn't
>> Microsoft get rid of the rubbish from the previous Windows editions and
>> lighten the whole thing
> a bit. Serge
Serge
The meaning of the whole thing is "backward compatibility".
People just will not accept a new OS that does not support older programs.
Backward compatibility accounts for most of the "bloat" that you see in all
versions of windows.
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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User