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  • Windows 8.1

    From MegaNZ@3:633/10 to All on Monday, October 05, 2026 02:13:45
    I recently set up a new desktop computer running Windows 8.1, and I was pleasantly surprised. The following apps can be run:

    - Thunderbird 115.18
    - Firefox
    - Chrome
    - Edge
    - LibreOffice 25.2.7.2
    - CutePDF

    Defender updates automatically.

    Windows no longer updates!

    I could install new fonts from Windows 11, but this will have to wait
    until next week.

    You need CutePDF because there is no option to save as a PDF in
    LibreOffice (the version for Windows 8.1). All the major browsers ?
    Firefox, Chrome and Edge ? have a print/save to PDF option. I'm sure
    Office has this option too, but I haven't tried it as I don't have a compatible version.


    <https://mega.nz/file/OpRmHCZA#hnhI8xH-HmC5uPtyI1JWrqFWuFCgyc2vXJxALw2tAdo>

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Paul@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, October 04, 2026 23:50:42
    On Sun, 10/4/2026 9:13 PM, MegaNZ wrote:
    I recently set up a new desktop computer running Windows 8.1, and I was pleasantly surprised. The following apps can be run:

    - Thunderbird 115.18
    - Firefox
    - Chrome
    - Edge
    - LibreOffice 25.2.7.2
    - CutePDF

    Defender updates automatically.

    Windows no longer updates!

    I could install new fonts from Windows 11, but this will have to wait until next week.

    You need CutePDF because there is no option to save as a PDF in LibreOffice (the version for Windows 8.1). All the major browsers ? Firefox, Chrome and Edge ? have a print/save to PDF option. I'm sure Office has this option too, but I haven't tried it as I don't have a compatible version.


    <https://mega.nz/file/OpRmHCZA#hnhI8xH-HmC5uPtyI1JWrqFWuFCgyc2vXJxALw2tAdo>

    And you got drivers for Windows 8.1 ?

    Maybe this is an older box like a Skylake or similar ?
    A 2026 PC would normally not have drivers for Win8.1 (thank you Intel).

    As for the LO, in Writer you want "Export As PDF".

    [Picture] Win81-LO-25-2-7-2-Export-to-PDF.gif

    https://imgur.com/a/lhElfUf

    https://postimg.cc/0rf8HGXV
    https://i.postimg.cc/ZKkCnV8z/Win81-LO-25-2-7-2-Export-to-PDF.gif

    Paul

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Frank Slootweg@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, October 06, 2026 12:38:38

    MegaNZ <MegaNZ@newsgroups.com> wrote:
    I recently set up a new desktop computer running Windows 8.1, and I was pleasantly surprised. The following apps can be run:

    You probably should have crossposted this to alt.comp.os.windows-8.
    That group gets very little traffic, but there probably still are some
    lurkers like me.
    Anyway, at least this response is now crossposted to it. :-)

    - Thunderbird 115.18
    - Firefox
    - Chrome
    - Edge
    - LibreOffice 25.2.7.2
    - CutePDF

    Defender updates automatically.

    Windows no longer updates!

    I could install new fonts from Windows 11, but this will have to wait
    until next week.

    You need CutePDF because there is no option to save as a PDF in
    LibreOffice (the version for Windows 8.1). All the major browsers ?
    Firefox, Chrome and Edge ? have a print/save to PDF option. I'm sure
    Office has this option too, but I haven't tried it as I don't have a compatible version.


    <https://mega.nz/file/OpRmHCZA#hnhI8xH-HmC5uPtyI1JWrqFWuFCgyc2vXJxALw2tAdo>

    Yes, Windows 8.1 is a perfectly fine system. I went XP->Vista->8.1->11.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From MegaNZ@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, October 08, 2026 00:50:03
    On 05/10/2026 02:13, MegaNZ wrote:
    I recently set up a new desktop computer running Windows 8.1, and I was pleasantly surprised. The following apps can be run:

    - Thunderbird 115.18
    - Firefox
    - Chrome
    - Edge
    - LibreOffice 25.2.7.2
    - CutePDF

    Defender updates automatically.

    Windows no longer updates!

    I could install new fonts from Windows 11, but this will have to wait
    until next week.

    You need CutePDF because there is no option to save as a PDF in
    LibreOffice (the version for Windows 8.1). All the major browsers ?
    Firefox, Chrome and Edge ? have a print/save to PDF option. I'm sure
    Office has this option too, but I haven't tried it as I don't have a compatible version.


    < old link removed >

    I have done some more work in Windows 8.1:

    1) I copied fonts from Windows 11 to Windows 8.1.
    2) I changed the wallpaper to resemble that of Windows 11.
    3) I installed a compatible Vivaldi browser.
    4) I installed Adobe Acrobat Professional XI.
    5) I recreated my PDF test page (a fillable form) in Acrobat Pro (see
    the link <https://mega.nz/file/2xQFAaoA#S42FydIhhYO-GtshKMwmAHtTHOKb60EFt7xsnIB6CPw>). 6) I installed the compatible version of VS Code.
    7) Installed .NET version 8 to develop C# applications.

    TODO list for next week:
    - Install C/C++ compilers.
    - Install MySQL.
    - Install PHP.
    - Install the Apache web server.

    It works really well!

    PS: Although you don't get any new updates, old updates still keep
    coming. I got nearly 200 such updates!




    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)