Windows 8

Heracleum Persicum · Post by **Heracleum Persicum** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:20 pm

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This " WINDOW 8 " is really SH*T .. rubbish and garbage

Recently I bought a HP laptop, came with Win 8 .. what a disaster

Seems , Microsoft is run by idiots

PC sales plunge, Microsoft and Windows 8 blamed

going to uninstall win 8 .. and .. install Win 7

folks, has anybody a better idea ? ?

Any OS like Window but not from MS ? ?

or, maybe better to switch to APPL .. my son tells me last few yrs, change to APPL, did not listen, I should

AND .. I am shorting that POS Microsoft stock

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anderson · Post by **anderson** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:16 pm

What is the problem?

If you don't like the tiles and new style apps and such, you can just live in desktop view and, voila, you already have Windows 7, but with improved performance. Why would you downgrade?
Pin your most commonly needed programs to taskbar or add desktop shortcuts, and you never have to even go to the start screen.

Enki · Post by **Enki** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:45 pm

North Korean Missile Test Delayed by Windows 8

noddy · Post by **noddy** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:06 am

anderson wrote:What is the problem?

If you don't like the tiles and new style apps and such, you can just live in desktop view and, voila, you already have Windows 7, but with improved performance. Why would you downgrade?
Pin your most commonly needed programs to taskbar or add desktop shortcuts, and you never have to even go to the start screen.

yeh this.

no argument windows 8 is yet another daft half arsed version of windows - not a proper desktop and not a proper touchscreen, also no argument its downright stupid to default a desktop to the new touchpad start screen.

right click on the stupid start screen, click "all apps" then pin anything useful to the taskbar and from then on just use the desktop emulator and you can pretend its still windows 7 and dont have to stuff around with illegal versions or giving them more money they dont deserve.

Torchwood · Post by **Torchwood** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 4:52 pm

The alternate versions of Windows (XP, 7) work pretty well, the ones after (Vista, 8) are crap. The Monopoly Master decides that you can't buy a new laptop with 7, however.

I am still running an old desktop at home with XP. It is about as secure as a broken barn door in a hurricane, but with decent anti-virus software, it works.

Parodite · Post by **Parodite** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:06 pm

Going to buy a second hand 10.1" asus netbook and install linux ubuntu on it or some lighter linux version. W8...whats that.

YMix · Post by **YMix** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:19 pm

Torchwood wrote:I am still running an old desktop at home with XP. It is about as secure as a broken barn door in a hurricane, but with decent anti-virus software, it works.

I've been on XP for 10 years. We have a pretty good relationship.

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:26 pm

YMix wrote:
Torchwood wrote:I am still running an old desktop at home with XP. It is about as secure as a broken barn door in a hurricane, but with decent anti-virus software, it works.
I've been on XP for 10 years. We have a pretty good relationship.

Sounds like a common law marriage.

Really XP had the best PC user interface. MS is just too cheap to do it right. Businesses don't need touch screen software. IF they do the employees are too happy to bring in theirs.

Taboo · Post by **Taboo** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:06 pm

XPers beware: I recall that Windows announced that security updates for Windows XP will XPire on April 8, 2014.

I am running a Windows 7 monster, with as much memory, video-card and processor power as you can fit on something that can still be be called a laptop (if only just, as it can easily double as a bear-killing slab). I do use vast datasets for my work, but it's really just my inner gadget-nerd that's to blame. I'm probably going to hand it over to one of my nephews in Romania this summer. My next laptop will probably be an ultralight running Ubuntu. It's not because I don't know how to make windows 8 resemble a functional Windows 7, but I don't think I ought to have to fix something right after I buy it, and besides I've mostly switched over to Linux-friendly LaTeX and R for my work needs. All I need now is a bit more practice with Python, and I'm good to go.

Simple Minded · Post by **Simple Minded** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:39 am

YMix wrote:
Torchwood wrote:I am still running an old desktop at home with XP. It is about as secure as a broken barn door in a hurricane, but with decent anti-virus software, it works.
I've been on XP for 10 years. We have a pretty good relationship.

Amen YMix. I have also heard MS will soon stop supporting XP.

Not sure what will be a reasonable replacement.

Enki · Post by **Enki** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:33 pm

Simple Minded wrote:
YMix wrote:
Torchwood wrote:I am still running an old desktop at home with XP. It is about as secure as a broken barn door in a hurricane, but with decent anti-virus software, it works.
I've been on XP for 10 years. We have a pretty good relationship.
Amen YMix. I have also heard MS will soon stop supporting XP.

Not sure what will be a reasonable replacement.

Windows 7 and 8 are both good.

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:01 pm

Enki wrote:
Simple Minded wrote:
YMix wrote:
Torchwood wrote:I am still running an old desktop at home with XP. It is about as secure as a broken barn door in a hurricane, but with decent anti-virus software, it works.
I've been on XP for 10 years. We have a pretty good relationship.
Amen YMix. I have also heard MS will soon stop supporting XP.

Not sure what will be a reasonable replacement.
Windows 7 and 8 are both good.

I have a non touch display windows 8 machine. Last night I was making a post here when the screen suddenly turned sideways after I accidently hit the wrong key combination. Do you have any idea what a pain in the a it is to correct that with the screen sideways and the mouse movement transposed left right - top bottom?

anderson · Post by **anderson** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:17 pm

^That's not a new feature though.

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:27 pm

anderson wrote:^That's not a new feature though.

This never happened on my win 7 machine. Second time it has happened on win 8

anderson · Post by **anderson** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 12:27 am

It differs from manufacturer to manufacturer. I had to help my parents out with this a few weeks back (one of their cats did it), but couldn't recreate the issue on my own laptop.

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 12:58 am

Heracleum Persicum wrote:. . going to uninstall win 8 .. and .. install Win 7

folks, has anybody a better idea ? ? . .

Get a Mac . .

Heracleum Persicum · Post by **Heracleum Persicum** » Tue May 07, 2013 8:44 am

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Microsoft prepares U-turn on Windows 8

Analysts warned that changing course would be a significant admission of failure for Steve Ballmer, . .

. . “It’s a horrible thing for this to happen to your flagship product – he’ll take a hit for that,” . .

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YMix · Post by **YMix** » Wed May 08, 2013 5:37 pm

Fred discovers Windows 8:

I used PCs more or less contentedly until my wife bought me a back-up computer with Windows 8, which I thought would be an upgrade of Win 7. No. It is a vile marketing platform aimed at illiterate adolescents with cell phones—malign, an affront to civilization, probably designed by misanthropic garden slugs.

Enki · Post by **Enki** » Thu May 09, 2013 3:44 pm

Both of my business partners are software developers and they upgraded to Windows 8 and think it's great. I didn't upgrade because I saw no point in doing the work of upgrading.

Typhoon · Post by **Typhoon** » Fri May 31, 2013 11:17 pm

Ars Tech | Windows 8.1 - return of the Start button

Miss_Faucie_Fishtits · Sat Jun 01, 2013 5:08 am

Security updates are possible for Win XP until April 2014.....'>>........

i have a Mac mini model1283A with a hatched video card. Since this is integral with the logicboard/motherboard that will have to be replaced, one go. Or I can buy a PC tower that runs Win 7 for considerably less. For the fun of it, the tech showed me a Pentium tower retrofitted to run Win 8. Pretty kewl, though the touchscreen monitor was more than twice the price of the comp.......

Thing I use the computer for is browse the internets and to be able to stream media. Oh, and being able to use MS Office or even OpenOffice would be a considerable advantage. Should I just jump to Windows?.........

Typhoon · Post by **Typhoon** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 12:51 am

Miss_Faucie_Fishtits wrote:Security updates are possible for Win XP until April 2014.....'>>........

i have a Mac mini model1283A with a hatched video card. Since this is integral with the logicboard/motherboard that will have to be replaced, one go. Or I can buy a PC tower that runs Win 7 for considerably less. For the fun of it, the tech showed me a Pentium tower retrofitted to run Win 8. Pretty kewl, though the touchscreen monitor was more than twice the price of the comp.......

Thing I use the computer for is browse the internets and to be able to stream media. Oh, and being able to use MS Office or even OpenOffice would be a considerable advantage. Should I just jump to Windows?.........

Suggest yes.

Recommend LibreOffice

Miss_Faucie_Fishtits · Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:36 am

thnx.....^_^'..........

Helped my neighbour install and set up his Gateway Profile 5.5 this afternoon. (....and through about four diabetic meltdowns) Nice lil' all in one with a 17" flatscreen and 1 gig RAM running XP Pro for 150 buxx. Hope it keeps him happy for awhile...'>.........

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