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Answer» I am seriously considering Windows 8 for my desktop (currently have Win 7). Windows 8 is still pretty much beta software No it's not. That's ridiculous. Quote and I've heard similar horror stories to when vista came out.Funny, all the Vista related "horror stories" and problems people had could be easily pinned on the user either expecting it to work exactly like their previous OS, or the user already hating Vista to begin with. Quote from: littlefootz on October 10, 2012, 07:12:48 PM I am seriously considering Windows 8 for my desktop (currently have Win 7).You could set up a dual boot between Windows 7 and Windows 8. That way if you have regrets you just uninstall 8. Personally I'm not updating to Windows 8 on my desktop, because it feels like I pretty much just got windows 7 on it.Re: Vista Not looking to get into an argument here as it's not incredibly important, but Microsoft is known to PUT out OPERATING systems that are basically not ready for widespread use yet and a classic example of this is Vista. They put out vista and gave hardware certifications "Compatible with Vista" to hardware is wasn't actually compatible with. I know vista is a horror show because I do computer repair and saw computer after computer come in that had problems that were very specific to vista. It's obviously a lot more stable now but for the first year or so it was a nightmare to maintain and do support for. Examples of this were bluescreens on hardware that XP had no trouble supporting, inability to find drivers, updates that broke previously working systems, updates that came out in such an order that you had "update gridlock" and had to roll back updates to manually install updates in the correct order, hard drive types that weren't supported for pretty much no reason etcQuote from: ninjatex on October 13, 2012, 01:42:34 AM Not looking to get into an argument here as it's not incredibly important Yet you responded anyway. I was going to reply, but a quick forum search can easily find previous instances where I wrote modicums of text with much the same intent.I also work on PC's as well and the worst feature i found in Vista thru the years was User error...Quote from: littlefootz on October 10, 2012, 07:12:48 PM I am seriously considering Windows 8 for my desktop (currently have Win 7).Windows 8 is a touch screen capable OS; so, it's a major shift in the direction Microsoft is going with Windows. Do you have a touch-capable monitor? If not, then why get Windows 8? Couldn't agree more... It's the migration of a smart phone to a PC and IMHO will be viewed as a huge mistake...Being a moderator on a Windows 8 forum has been a huge eye opener. The GENERAL public has no clue how to install and evaluate a new OS like Windows 8. We tell them exactly how to download and install the Beta Test versions and they turn around and do exactly what we tell them NOT to do. Then they come on the forum and want to know why things are not working for them. Cheeech! Windows 8 is a totally new OS, designed for touch screens, tablet PC's and smart phones. It has a desktop, but NO start button or start menu, as we've come to know it. You must install some third party software like the "Classic Shell" to restore the start button and start menu and make the program useful to old time PC users, familiar with XP, Vista or Win-7. Putting it on a desktop PC is a total waste of time and money. Windows 7 is much better suited for that purpose. I've been testing Win 8 in every test version since the beginning of the year and I see nothing in it that would make me want to buy it for a desktop PC, or even a laptop or Netbook. It could however be useful on a tablet PC. It does require less resources than Win-7 and has been reported to run faster. I don't see that on my own PC, because I have mine, both XP and win-7, tweaked and tuned for maximum performance. I'm preparing a package of tweaks, scripts and programs, like Classic Shell, to help my customers, who buy a new PC with Win-8, to be able to run their new PC with the LEAST possible problems. There is even a fix for Windows Mail, to make it work on Win-8, for those old folks who have used Outlook Express for the past 12 years or so, and want an email program that looks and acts the same. Only after Oct 26, when the new Windows 8 PC's start selling in the stores will we know for sure how this will all play out. It should be interesting, if nothing else. Cheers Mates! |
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