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Originally Posted by Katsunami
The reason is that Vista is 10 years old. Windows XP is 16 years old. It costs too much to keep software that old running safely (with regard to viruses, malware, hacking...). Things that were safe in 2006 or 2001 are unsafe today because of changing technology.
Your best bet with the notebook is something like Linux Mint (which looks more like Windows) or Elementary OS (also Linux, but looks more like MacOS). If you install Firefox/Chrome, and Thunderbird, you can at least use it for webbrowsing and e-mail. Is there anything special you do with that netbook?
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I was thinking of making it into a word processor which is why I thought Chromebook might be a good idea if possible.
It's never done well with a browser. I had Chrome on it and ran alright but Chrome will no longer run. Firefox chokes on it and IE never worked right. I've yet to try Opera.
I don't have many XP compatible programs not to mention how horrible it runs on the netbook. I was wanting something lightweight with an office suite, browser. I don't need email. Something simple but not outdated. I guess I'm going for productivity, but it would be nice if I could turn into something my sister could use for word games, work books to help her as she recovers from stroke. I think I did upgrade the RAM on it when I got it so it's double of what it had but Toshiba comes preinstalled with bloat. Most of the programs slow down the netbook I've gotten rid of most of them.
I do not have the recovery discs for it as I never burned them as it has no disc drive.
This is the model:
https://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-NB205.../dp/B002BDUATU
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