For those running older versions of windows, has anyone looked into PCmatic? I haven't used their products, but I remember one commercial of theirs mentioning that they support older versions of windows. They might make patches for those versions as well.
I don't really care for windows 10 myself. I have tried using it on my desktop a few years back and the damn thing crashed constantly. I know what i am doing, but the os was just unstable and I decided to stick with 7. My laptop came with 10 and I have not had a problem with it, which makes me believe that in 10's early stages it may have had issues that have been resolved.
For several years I have really liked the idea of Linux, but when it comes to gaming it has been a no-go. I have heard that there was WINE that could run some games that were designed for windows, but never the games I was playing. Considering the windows office package on my laptop expired I have only increased in my dislike for windows since I bought the laptop for school. As much as I dislike MicroSquish, there is no chances in hell that im going to switch to an apple product.