Anyone Upgrading to Windows 8 ??Post Date: 2012-05-30 |
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taw2015 
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 Topic: Anyone Upgrading to Windows 8 ??Posted: 30 May 2012 at 6:55pm |
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DS will have to, but will any of you customers? I'll guinea-pig an old Toshiba laptop (the way I did years ago upgrading from Vista).
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Bobby
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Posted: 30 May 2012 at 11:33pm |
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Not me. I stayed with XP through Vista because Vista was such a dog. Win 7 64bit works so well, I don't see the need to go to Win 8. As my Dad used to say: If it ain't broke, don't mess with it. Also, I'm playing legacy simulators that are no longer being supported so I suspect there would be compatibility issues.
That said, if I ever do move to Win 8, it will be after the first service pack
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Bronwen
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Posted: 31 May 2012 at 7:24am |
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I will yes. I try to keep up with the latest OS as i end up having to support it at some point. So when the next release comes out i will upgrade my Win7 box here at work to it.
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Ghost-Ryder
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Posted: 31 May 2012 at 11:10am |
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No
I started to use vista after second patch and worked well for me,when I got it had a free win7 update never used it. After the vista fiasco will wait and see. |
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Orange7
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Posted: 31 May 2012 at 1:37pm |
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What do you mean when you say "upgrade?"
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Hexagonal
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Posted: 09 Jun 2012 at 1:50am |
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After Service Pack 1 at the earliest!
I had enough trouble with my old computer when I wanted to Upgrade from XP to 7 right after release. Worst thing to do: Upgrade within the first six months after release. Thats also what I did with my MacBook Pro. I should have waited... Oh well I've learned my lesson now at least (or should I say "last"?).
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xii
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Posted: 09 Jun 2012 at 6:27pm |
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The idea of such a connected PC doesn't worry anyone?
Now when your friend down the road that does bad things at night time and doesn't know how to protect a computer its a root kit they know everything about you that his PC does. Its like a mulch-thousand-dollar Facebook terminal. IMO - useless. Note: I am not very educated on Win8. Edited by xii - 09 Jun 2012 at 6:28pm |
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barbitque
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Posted: 10 Jun 2012 at 2:05am |
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Not interested in Win 8 with it's candy coating layers blinding users into a false sense of something good for you. With Windows you can do useful things but you can also get into bad situations without even knowing about it.
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surf71zx
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Posted: 10 Jun 2012 at 8:41pm |
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Windows 9 is probably in the works as we speak.
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Hexagonal
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Posted: 11 Jun 2012 at 1:00am |
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Shockingly enough, I do not have Facebook (and I'm glad about it).
Logical deduction: This new feature of Windows 8 (being always logged into Facebook) will have absolutely no effect on me! 
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Hexagonal
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Posted: 11 Jun 2012 at 1:03am |
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What I do like about Win8 is the new look of the Hardware monitor. But that becomes redundant, once you install a good third party program taking this job.
And thats about it in my opinion. |
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Orange7
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Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 9:15am |
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Windows 8:
Pros: Faster boot times. Generally faster in CPU intensive tests. Cons: Metro UI Generally slower in graphics. No start button. Personally, I hated the beta release, and I have no doubt that I will hate the official release just as much. I just can't stand the UI.  Edited by orange.seven7@gmail. - 12 Jun 2012 at 9:15am |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 9:26am |
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barbitque
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Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 1:04pm |
The GUI is geared toward the mobile connectivity realm not desktop computing. The look, feel and function is not oriented to anything a technical user would appreciate. It's a boxie push button world of OS automation. The entire experience for a techie is beyond frustrating it is downright obnoxious. |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 1:15pm |
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I haven't minded 8 thus far, though I did spend about 30 minutes reverting the entire UI to a more classic look,
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redkulaid
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Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 1:19pm |
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i signed up for the 15$ upgrade, I just dont know if Ill use it. For the price, I should, as I hate paying a ton of money for a new OS. But only trying it will I see if it has its issues and im not a patient one to sit through them.
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