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For the Nook, the only way I've found is to change the font size in the app settings.

Russ, Glad to hear you've got it sorted out now.:) Windows Media Center will be a show stopper for upgrading my W7 Ultimate laptop to WX. I'm using it primarily as a DVR, and Windows Media Center is about the only thing I run on it.:(

There are many "legacy" applications out there that simply won't run on a 64 bit system. I have two myself. One is a database program I wrote for my IBM PC-1 back in 1981, the other is a genealogy program that came on 18 3 1⁄2-inch floppy disks. Both run just fine on every MS OS from MS Basic...

More 32 Bit Vs. 64 Bit information here: http://www.surfaceforums.net/threads/windows-10-upgrade-can-i-choose-32-bit-or-64-bit.15875/

by Dennis Faas on July, 10 2015 at 10:07AM EDT Infopackets Reader Susan K. writes: " Dear Dennis, With regard to the free Windows 10 upgrade: will I receive Windows 10 32-bit, or Windows 10 64-bit, or will I have a choice? I ask because I am currently running Windows 8 32-bit and I'd like to...

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by Dennis Faas on July, 3 2015 at 10:07AM EDT https://www.infopackets.com/news/9624/how-reserve-windows-10-upgrade-free In order to activate the "Get Windows 10" app (which allows you "reserve" your free copy of Windows 10 using Windows Update), there are a number of prerequisites to be met in...

Wondering whether Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise or Education will have all the bells and whistles you want and need? Here's Microsoft's feature comparison chart detailing how each edition stacks up. By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | July 2, 2015 -- 13:56 GMT (06:56 PDT) | On...

Microsoft is in the home stretch with Windows 10. Yet another new test build for PCs, Build 10162, is available to Fast Ring testers. By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | July 2, 2015 -- 17:15 GMT (10:15 PDT) | What is this? The Windows 10 "Ludicrous" test ring or something? It's...

Windows 10 Enterprise and Education will be available starting August 1. Starting July 29, those who want Windows 10 under the first-year-free deal will get the OS in waves. By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | July 2, 2015 -- 13:14 GMT (06:14 PDT) | We know Microsoft will begin...

Just a day after rolling out a new Windows 10 preview build for PCs, Microsoft is making another new test build -- with 300 fixes -- available to its Insider testers. By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | June 30, 2015 -- 21:20 GMT (14:20 PDT) | Just one day after releasing a new...

Lotus SmartSuite came with my W95 and had a terrific data base called Approach that I'm still using. Unfortunately, it's no longer available.:(

On the FREE side, Open Office Base sounds like what you're after.

Moved per user request.

Posted by Bob Rankin on June 30, 2015 | Category: Anti-Virus The malware threat landscape changes constantly, and so does the effectiveness of the anti-malware programs designed to keep you safe. Also, the system resources impact and user-friendliness of anti-malware software are constantly...

By Will Shanklin - June 29, 2015 Today a new storage/CPU tier for the Surface Pro 3 popped up in the Microsoft Store Image Gallery (2 images) It's possible we'll see a Surface Pro 4 launch alongside the Windows 10 release next month, but Microsoft hasn't finished yet with the Surface Pro 3...

Microsoft's Windows 10 preview build 10158 for PCs adds Edge browser branding and other tweaks, just a month ahead of the start of the operating system's rollout. By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | June 30, 2015 -- 11:40 GMT (04:40 PDT) With exactly one month to go before it begins...

AFAIK The updates are staged, they might not have reached your region yet.

Russ, AFAIK the only way to get from x32 to x64 is to do a clean install. The longer you wait, the more "stuff" you'll have to re-install/copy.:(