Windows 8

I just bought a real nice desktop (gaming PC) for XMAS. Came with 8.0 and upgraded to 8.1. I kinda of like the apps of 8.1 but use them about about 20% of the time. I don't have a smart phone. Steep learning curve for sure. It's not really that bad. I also bought a refurbished Win 7 PC to upgrade my reloading area PC. Both old PCs were running on a hacked XP Pro OS. I like 7 as I can still use my chrony software on it and it serves as a backup PC.

Steve
 
Let's see...I have
1. 'portable' dual floppy drive Amstrand PC clone thats runs DOS 3.11 (I believe. I haven't fired it up lately),
2. Toshiba 520 laptop with 2g drive running DSL (linux)
3. Pentium x2 machine w/100 gigs HD 1gig ram running Debian linux
4. Pentium x2 w/ 350 gigs 2 gigs ram running WinXP
5. HP Pavilion laptop centrino duo, 500 gigs HD 2 gigs ram running Ubuntu (saucy) linux
6. HP Pentium x2 laptop 500 gigs HD 2 gigs running Windows 7.

The computer I use the most is the one running Ubuntu linux. Its much more stable, expandable and user friendly than any Windows system I've tried. There are different flavors of linux which are better than Ubuntu but it seems this laptop likes it the best.
 
the ringo kid said:
I know nothing about Windows 8 except that I hear its the worst program ever for a computer. Im coming close to getting a new computer in a few months--and I havent much a clue what yall are talking about but--im listening carefully.........................
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Microsoft has recently announced that they will no longer offer Windows 7 on new consumer computers after October of this year.

If you can find a new Windows 7 equipped machine with a reasonable warranty before then, it would be a good way to go while we wait for Microsoft to recover from Windows 8, which most of the IT industry expects them to do, probably within a couple of years from now. :rolleyes:

I like laptops. The Lenovo ThinkPad T530 Model: 2392ASU is available from several on line sellers, like ProVantage dot com for around $1200. It has a three year warranty, top of line i7 processor and Windows 7 Professional installed. That's just one example I would feel comfortable recommending or buying myself.

Otherwise, look at the Macintosh offerings. They are more expensive and it helps to have a good local dealer, but may work for you. No, even though I have considerable, past experience with much older Macintosh computers, I am not going in that direction myself.

We have a couple of nice ThinkPad laptops that are nearing end of warranty, so I may spend the big bucks for a T530 myself. ;)
 
cmort666 said:
The truth is that unless you have a touch screen device, like a tablet, the Windows 8 interface is utterly pointless.
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That pretty much sums up the problem.

I bought a new HP laptop with Win 8 (subsequently updated to 8.1), and I have cursed it many a time. I've still got one licensed copy of Win 7 to use, and with very little persuasion, it may get installed on this machine.

The concept behind Win 8.x is good, one system over many devices, but I'm skeptical.
 
Hack said:
That pretty much sums up the problem.

I bought a new HP laptop with Win 8 (subsequently updated to 8.1), and I have cursed it many a time. I've still got one licensed copy of Win 7 to use, and with very little persuasion, it may get installed on this machine.

The concept behind Win 8.x is good, one system over many devices, but I'm skeptical.
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Can you get the machine specific Windows 7 drivers for your new laptop? If not, you may be disappointed with the machine's performance if you make the change . . .
 
Hack said:
I bought a new HP laptop with Win 8 (subsequently updated to 8.1), and I have cursed it many a time. I've still got one licensed copy of Win 7 to use, and with very little persuasion, it may get installed on this machine.

The concept behind Win 8.x is good, one system over many devices, but I'm skeptical.
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Even my friend who works for Micro$oft doesn't think that users should be forced to use the tiles interface on a normal PC. From what I've seen it's created a LOT of negative reaction from users, myself included.
 
I too bought a new non-touch screen computer with 8.
Don't fret. go straight to desktop and, walla, windows 7 magically appears. I log on and go to desktop without messing with 8.
You will still have to shut down with 8. Just bring the cursor to upper right of the screen and You'll see the drop down with the power icon on the bottom. PM me if you have a question on this move.
 
once you install 8.1 you can download a shell program that is almost the same as windows 7 and things are fine...I am on a laptop right now setup like that, but it did take some learning and frustration to get to this point...my other laptop with 7 crashed on me and I had to get a new one...if I had it to do over I would have bought one with 7 on it
 
I was a big fan of XP for many years. Finally my computer took a **** after 10 years and bought another computer with Windows 7. I like Windows 7 but not as easy to use as XP. I can manipulate XP far easier than I can Windows 7. I looked at 8 and laughed.

James
 
Stephanie B said:
Windows OSs have been a bit like Star trek movies: You're better off skipping every other one.

I don't know of anyone who has a Win8 machine who likes it, other than one person who went from a Vista machine to Win8.
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Now you do . . . At first win 8 was kind of strange but now I like it better than any previous version. And you really don't need the touch screen, most of the time I use my mouse anyway.
 
MPSGT said:
Now you do . . . At first win 8 was kind of strange but now I like it better than any previous version. And you really don't need the touch screen, most of the time I use my mouse anyway.
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The truth is that the 8 interface is pointless UNLESS you have a touch screen device... which I never will.

It's like slide retraction grooves on the top strap of a Model 29.
 
I bought a new computer with Windows 8 and updated it to 8.1. IMO Microsoft should go back to XP.
 
It ain't just you. There has been widespread dislike of 8 since day one.

I just don't get it. When 8 was first released I went to BestBuy and played with it for a minute... that was all the time required to see that 8 would not go over well with average Joe. What are these geniuses at Microsoft thinking?
 
Picked up a new Dell XPS desktop that had 8.1 available but 7 installed, excellent with 7. The 8.1 disc is a doorstop! Though I still have my 5.25" floppies with Win 286 on them. Talk about a dog, even Win ME made it look good. Dave_n
 
From what I read MS won't support XP after this April. That forces me to get a desktop with WIN7. I've got two desktops with XP and a laptop with WIN7. I used to repair touchscreens as part of my job and they're a giant PIA to fix. Laptop screens are a weak point and incorporating a touchscreen into them is just another problem in the making. Sitting across from a laptop and reaching across to use the touchscreen is uncomfortable.
 
I've pretty much phased out windows OS in my household. As of now I only have a single desktop under Win7 out of 8 computers. Upgrading to Win8 never even crossed my mind :D I hope Microsoft can catch up sometime in the future, cause I'd hate to have a monopoly on OS market :)


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I've been using it for a while. I was using it earlier that most because I worked for MS for about 16 years. But I'm no fanboy. I do have a Win 8 Phone (because they gave me one) and I have been running win 8 on my laptops and at home even though I haven't worked for MS for just over a year now. I hated it at first and resisted for a while, but they force you to use their stuff when you work there (eating your own dogfood...). And now I like it and feel out of place when I have to use Win 7 and other versions. My biggest tile is my "Desktop" tile. If I'm in work mode and using the older interface with ms office tools, that is where I go. Feels just like Win 7 when you are in Desktop mode. And after a while, you find yourself using the touch screen more and more. No more wiggling a mouse around wondering where the mouse icon went. Just touch the button and go. Now I find myself touching screens and it can take me a second to realize they are not interactive.

Now i'm at a place where I can choose to use any OS I want. All the technical guys use PCs by about 90% or more. And the designers\UX guys tend to be 50/50 mac and PC. But these guys are a bit behind MS and are just recently moving to win 8. I hear mixed reactions, but seems most start liking it after a bit.
 
My BIL has a Apple he's been using for years. No problems ever. I wish I'd never bought into the "windows" BS.
 
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