Will You Switch To Windows 8?
#1
Posted 10 June 2012 - 02:35 AM
#2
Posted 10 June 2012 - 12:48 PM
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#3
Posted 10 June 2012 - 03:56 PM
I'm working today from my home computer that has 1Gb of RAM and gets really slow under Windows 7 every now and then.
Really miss the speed of XP on this kind of hardware.
#4
Posted 10 June 2012 - 04:27 PM
It would sux, From a repair stand point its hard to repair,I remove more viruses from it, Drivers like raid and HD-audio you have to jump thru hoops to get it installed, after a clean format you have to install a ass-ton of updates just to play a game or use some new software.
Change is good, for some its scary but we as PC technicians / enthusiasts have too Keep up...if only to be able to fix the system if it fails...
#5
Posted 10 June 2012 - 06:12 PM
A lot of people laugh about my stone age computer setup. That is, until we stop comparing theoretical numbers and start comparing real world experience. Then they suddenly start giving new names to their superior Computers!
PS: If one keeps getting virii on ones computer, one does not require more patches for the OS, but 1 or 2 for ones brain!
#6
Posted 10 June 2012 - 06:13 PM
So, I'll start using it, and we will wait and watch and see how things continue to evolve.
Scott
#7
Posted 10 June 2012 - 08:26 PM
#8
Posted 10 June 2012 - 09:28 PM
Formatting every 3 months .I remember we Had LAN party's and i Shared folders with names like PORN that was actually a Bat file converted to a EXE with a Folder Icon,The bat contained code like [shutdown /t 30 /c "How do you Like My Porn Now"] and it worked like a charm.At that time my work had NT4 on there PC's that could be snooped over LAN to see what the users were up to without special software.I remember my friends didn't want to switch to XP SP3 for the same "it ain't broke" attitude.When switched to Vista at first i Hated it ,so many new things !! but after i got used to it i loved it (My PE is still Vista, im going to go Windows 8 PE as soon as i can). After that i switched to 7x64 and never whet back and Im still running my first and only windows 7 installation since 2009. Im looking forward to run Windows 8 for the coming years.
PS: I Work as a PC techy and the most viruses i removed from a PC Was running XP,viruses just get everywhere without the UAC,and a up-to-date Antivirus
#9
Posted 10 June 2012 - 10:53 PM
I'm waiting for the day a virus scanner turns off mouse and keyboard to protect the computer from the stupidity of the user.
#10
Posted 10 June 2012 - 10:59 PM
#11
Posted 11 June 2012 - 02:13 PM
I'd subjectively say that it runs way better than XP on the same ol' hardware setup. I'd go so far as to say that IF your PC meets the minimum requirements for Win7, make the change. I'm downloading the Windows 8 RP now, but with my slow bandwidth, it might take a while. But my guess would be yes, I will eventually use Win8 even if not on this particular setup.
#12
Posted 11 June 2012 - 04:37 PM
#13
Posted 11 June 2012 - 08:08 PM
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 08:17 PM
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 09:08 PM
#16
Posted 12 June 2012 - 02:38 PM
#17
Posted 12 June 2012 - 07:18 PM
The YouTube videos of Win8 vs Win7 boot times and operational comparisons are very impressive. Even though I saw some nice power user tips in the 2nd video, when I do upgrade, Win7x64 will probably get the nod....
#18
Posted 12 June 2012 - 07:42 PM
I ran XPx32 on this this OLD computer (Pentium 4@3.4GHz, 512MB Desktop GFX Card, 3GB DDR2@266Mhz) until I decided to bite the bullet with Win7x64.
I'd subjectively say that it runs way better than XP on the same ol' hardware setup. I'd go so far as to say that IF your PC meets the minimum requirements for Win7, make the change. I'm downloading the Windows 8 RP now, but with my slow bandwidth, it might take a while. But my guess would be yes, I will eventually use Win8 even if not on this particular setup.
Win7x64 runs well on 2GB P4s, at least as well a WinXPx86 with the same RAM. In fact, one difference I noticed between Vista+Win7, is that the major OEMs installed at least 2GB of RAM+Win7x64 in their low-end PCs and were vastly superior to the entry-level Vista PCs....
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#19
Posted 13 June 2012 - 12:21 PM
As soon as I can afford to get a new hard drive and RAM for my Dell, I might just take the plunge right away....
#20
Posted 13 June 2012 - 02:03 PM
#21
Posted 14 June 2012 - 12:44 PM
Disabling the Metro interface like that only works in last year's Developer Preview, you knew that, didn't you?
Thanks for the heds-up....
#22
Posted 14 June 2012 - 10:10 PM
#23
Posted 15 June 2012 - 01:19 AM
I particularly object to the way users are forced to the start screen so MS can aggressively market the online services.
I know there are ways of limiting that - but the average user won't be able to.
Edited by SIW2, 15 June 2012 - 01:22 AM.
#24
Posted 15 June 2012 - 07:32 AM
- Turning off the Metro start screen is not easy, but you can still get the system to boot up to the desktop (it still shows the metro screen for a few seconds though, no way around that [yet]):
Make a text file with this in it:
[Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktopSave it as desktop.scf and copy it to
C:Users[username]AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup
This works for me in the Release Preview version. A previous tip (involving a linkfile: desktop.lnk) worked in Consumer Preview, but stopped working in Release Preview.
With this .scf file, your Windows 8 system will boot to the desktop, and if you play your cards right, you don't have to look at the Metro screen again all day, until you shut down
#25
Posted 15 June 2012 - 08:54 AM
And This :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=jeuuCmHcSX4
this video shows how is confusing to use windows 8. When I saw metro for the first time I said that windows was turned into a little toy
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