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Hi, torchwood,
The info I had said MS would stop supporting Vista (my first OS) earlier this year, thus my addition of W7 several months ago, via a dual-boot in case I screwed up the install. All local files transferred to W7 and haven't used Vista since. As you can see, I'm a late arrival to the world of computers.
Our LAN consists of a Dell Inspiron 519 desktop (roughly 4 years old) and an Acer Aspire E1-731 purchased this year, both running W7 HP, along with printers, etc. So our only experience has been with MS operating systems. It does seem to me that MS is trying to force W7 users into W10, a move I don't wish to make. I had never heard of Mint until your post, but have now read some about it.
Would appreciate any wisdom you can offer re switching our OS. We are not gamers, using our computers for typical bookkeeping (Open Office), email and Internet access and suchlike. We do not need gee-whiz graphics or blinding speed but would like to have a reasonably problem- and threat-free environment. I think I can use the hard drive that currently has Vista to install something else. Advice?
I did get that sneaky W10 "update" to uninstall. Thanks again for your help!
Steve