Can't use Opera on Windows 7?

[pkpetr]

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However, please note that even now, having downloaded Opera in Chrome, the OS is still Windows 7. So will it work???

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @pkpetr last edited by

@pkpetr Unless you updated your system to Windows 10/11 or install a different OS, like Linux for example, you still will be using Windows 7.

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@leocg Yes, I will still be using Windows7, so my Opera in Chrome will not work, right? My only question is how I can get a specific document from my previous Opera in Windows7.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @pkpetr last edited by

@pkpetr There is no Opera in Chrome. Opera will work if you install version 95 .

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @pkpetr last edited by

@pkpetr What document?

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"Eleftheria Zavali Galakterou" is the name of the document.

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Will version 95 work with Windows7 ?????

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @pkpetr last edited by

@pkpetr Yes, it's the last one with support for Windows 7.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @pkpetr last edited by

@pkpetr But what kind of document? It's a web site?

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Yes it is a web site.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @pkpetr last edited by

@pkpetr And why can't you access it?

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blackbird71 @pkpetr last edited by blackbird71

@pkpetr There seems to be some language confusion occurring. When you earlier said "Chrome Opera", what exactly did you mean? Is that an Opera version installed on a Chromebook device? Or is it some chromium-based version of Opera you installed on the Windows 7 device? Several years ago, Opera switched over to a chromium-based design. Before that (during the main Windows 7 era), Opera was a Presto-based design. The design differences are important regarding where different things are saved in each version.

Also, when you said you want to get a "document from my previous Opera in Windows" and later said "it is a web site", do you mean a website that hosts the document or are you talking about a document you earlier downloaded in Opera from a website? Approximately how long ago did you last successfully access the 'document' you mention?

[pkpetr]

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How long ago? But obviously when Opera could still be used in Windows7.

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Because Opera does not work now with Windows 7.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @pkpetr last edited by

@pkpetr What happens when you try use Opera 95 or older with your Windows 7?

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blackbird71 @pkpetr last edited by

@pkpetr said in Can't use Opera on Windows 7?:

How long ago? But obviously when Opera could still be used in Windows7.

Two different kinds of Opera were used with Windows7: the original Opera based on the old Presto engine (up through version 12.18) and the later Opera which succeeded it, based on the chromium engine. However, due to Windows7 becoming obsolete some years ago, the last chromium Opera version that can still be used with Windows7 was frozen at version 95... any later versions will refuse to install on Windows7 due to incompatibilities.

The reason this matters is that where various types of data is stored depends on the kind of Opera engine being used by the Opera versions. Hence, where one needs to look for saved information requires them to know which Opera style/version is involved. Because two types of Opera could be installed in Windows 7, it's necessary to know which one was involved in your original saving of the document or the website URL linked to the document in order to know where to look for it now.