Can I patrician my new PC to accommodate Picassa?

Blackavar

Hi
Although I mainly use an up to date iPad for most of my stuff I still run an old PC running Windows XP mainly for Picassa for my thousands of photos. Have not found a suitable replacement for Picassa having tried a few. Love both the sorting and the editing. Along with seemingly everyone else I really wish Google hadn't forced this out. Anyway, I do need a new PC as this one takes 10 minutes to start up and am aware of potential hacks as banking etc also occasionally done on this and I can hear that the fan is struggling. So....if I buy a replacement PC would I be able to create a patrician to run XP and use Picassa?
Thanks

forgotmyname

Yes but you should install XP first and any newer OS later. Or use a virtual machine.
Not tried picasa for a long time. What have they done to it?  Install an older version and make
sure updates are disabled.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

sorry, can't help, but thanks, learnt a new word today,

patrician

an aristocrat or nobleman.  

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Adobe bridge is free and up to date. Here is a list of photo utilities. 

https://www.pixpa.com/blog/photo-organiser

Neil_Jones

forgotmyname said:

Yes but you should install XP first and any newer OS later. Or use a virtual machine.
Not tried picasa for a long time. What have they done to it?  Install an older version and make
sure updates are disabled.

Discontinued.  On February 12, 2016, Google announced it was discontinuing support for Picasa Desktop and Web Albums, effective March 15, 2016, and focusing on the cloud-based Google Photos as its successor

J_B

Nobody has mentioned back ups ... you do have all your photos backed up, don't you??

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

J_B said:

Nobody has mentioned back ups ... you do have all your photos backed up, don't you??

What do you think!

John_Gray

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth said:

J_B said:

Nobody has mentioned back ups ... you do have all your photos backed up, don't you??

What do you think!

Well, if you substitute the word "patrician" for "partition" (I'm guessing!), who knows what your backup régime might or might not be!

RumRat

OP have you looked at Google Photos? It does what Picassa did so you should be fine.

Robisere

Blackavar said:

Hi
Although I mainly use an up to date iPad for most of my stuff I still run an old PC running Windows XP mainly for Picassa for my thousands of photos. Have not found a suitable replacement for Picassa having tried a few. Love both the sorting and the editing. Along with seemingly everyone else I really wish Google hadn't forced this out. Anyway, I do need a new PC as this one takes 10 minutes to start up and am aware of potential hacks as banking etc also occasionally done on this and I can hear that the fan is struggling. So....if I buy a replacement PC would I be able to create a patrician to run XP and use Picassa?
Thanks

If you do invest in a new PC, you will probably have a Windows 10 machine. That has Windows' own Photo app, which is perfectly fine for most users, including myself, a 75 year old. I was quite annoyed too when Picassa was cancelled, started using Google Photos under Windows 7, then switched to Windows 10 and now I can happily use either, and switch photos I want from my phone's Google account to Windows Photo. Clicking on any of the Windows Photos opens them and there is a Edit button.

So you would not need another partition for XP, which to be honest is dangerous to use now.

Robisere

frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

sorry, can't help, but thanks, learnt a new word today,

patrician

an aristocrat or nobleman.  

Not everyone has your command of the English language, nor your sarcastic tendencies.