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Various Non-Bald Discussions => Autos,Toys and Hobbies => Topic started by: Paul the Headblader on October 04, 2012, 03:32:05 PM
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Hello.
I've upgrade my OS from windows 7 to windows 8. It is indeed quite a major change...in a good way.
I always wanted to try macOS on my pc, but as I've read on the net, the transition is quite difficult... :)
Anyone else here using w8?
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I went for Windows XP , to Window'7, and I am still learning about this. ;D Let us know how it turns out. I do have a guy that can change it for me if it is good.
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Nope. It will probably be quite a long time before I do that upgrade. Don't see it as immediately necessary. Windows 7 handles everything I need, Windows-wise. That's just me, though.. Glad to hear you like it, Paul. How about some screen shots?
Anyone who wants to try an alternative OS, give Linux a try. Linux Mint is fantastic for beginners. Best of all, it's free.
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I migrated from Windows XP to Suse Linux back in 2004, I think it was. Then to Ubuntu, and now Linux Mint.
Ubuntu, by default changed the desktop to something that 'lost' me. I was so crippled with the new desktop. Could not find anything. So switched to Linux Mint which retains a more traditional desktop that I understand.
I doubt I'll ever go back to Microsoft. Everything I need to do can be done in linux, and did the other fellow say that it was free no cost to try it out. no cost to upgrade. no cost for applications. Resistant to virus.
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I think I'm going to install Win 8 on my desktop, since I generally only use it for podcasting and not my primary machine. My laptop, which is my workhorse, will be staying on Windows 7 until I see how well 8 plays with the software I use for work.
From what I've seen so far, though, I'm not impressed with 8.
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Heard win 8 was like a win vista so friend said stay with 7, I prob wont upgrade untill win 20 lmao
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Another big Linux fan here, my home laptop is Linux Mint Debian. Works like a dream!
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I've considered upgrading, but I'd rather wait.
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I still use XP and love it. When that is no longer supported I will swap to win7. I was watching a news article about microsoft and the launch of win8, They claim If win8 is not a big success it could sink microsoft all together. I doubt this is the case though.
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I still use XP and love it. When that is no longer supported I will swap to win7. I was watching a news article about microsoft and the launch of win8, They claim If win8 is not a big success it could sink microsoft all together. I doubt this is the case though.
Me to.
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It will be a success purely because it is microsoft... for most people the only other alternative is mac, which is becoming more popular these days, but I don't think it will ever be as big as windows
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Tempted to buy a new machine with Win 8 pre-installed. Like the idea of a PC with a touchscreen monitor, for which Win 8 is designed.
Think I'll wait until the new year sales...
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I used to run PC Linux OS several years ago and it was great. I'd like to go back to a Linus OS but I can't comprehend how to leave a Windoze partition. I have only one game on my computer and I simply refuse to not have it in working order. I tried installing an emulator called Wine but my game would not run and that just won't do! So for now I am stuck with 'Doze!
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I need a couple of new laptops but I think I'll wait for "Black Friday". That's not a long wait.
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I got the $14.99 Windows 8 upgrade offer when I bought my laptop over the summer and installed it last week. It's different to say the least, but I am getting used to it. I'm not crazy about the new start menu and how it's laid out, but it does seem to boot up faster than Windows 7, which I really loved.
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The Toshiba laptop that I bought in September, 2009, came with Windows Vista, which is a program I detest. It was supposed to come with a free upgrade to Windows 7 which I never did. We were switching internet service providers at the time and I had to wait to get things working. I have really struggled with Vista but am considering an upgrade. I think that I have to go through Toshiba but I am not sure. Any advice anyone.?
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I think you will like Windows 7 Joe. Can't vouch for Windows 8 yet.
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I used to run PC Linux OS several years ago and it was great. I'd like to go back to a Linus OS but I can't comprehend how to leave a Windoze partition. I have only one game on my computer and I simply refuse to not have it in working order. I tried installing an emulator called Wine but my game would not run and that just won't do! So for now I am stuck with 'Doze!
What ms dos ?.Mac man meself , gotta emulator for windows programmes , crossover which just about copes with my amateur radio software
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I think you will like Windows 7 Joe. Can't vouch for Windows 8 yet.
+1 for Windows 7 -- it really was a breath of fresh air after Vista. I'm in no rush to move to 8.
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I used to run PC Linux OS several years ago and it was great. I'd like to go back to a Linus OS but I can't comprehend how to leave a Windoze partition. I have only one game on my computer and I simply refuse to not have it in working order. I tried installing an emulator called Wine but my game would not run and that just won't do! So for now I am stuck with 'Doze!
If you we're to install something like Mint from the install DVD, it's all menu driven now, so it would give you the option of installing it alongside windows and choosing between them at startup. The only reason I still have windows at all is for ITunes, which I really don't like anyway!
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I just installed win 8 on my laptop, and so far, dislike it. I'm sure it works well on touchscreen devices, but for non-touchscreen devices I really hate it. Too many extra mouse clicks to do routine tasks. Also, many non-intuitive navigation paths required for simple tasks. I may re-install win 7.
I also installed Office 2013 and dislike that too. The new user interface design reminds me of a word processor I used on a Sun SparkServer in the mid 90's.
I was thinking of buying the Microsoft Surface tablet, but now I'm leaning more toward another iPad.
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A couple weeks ago my laptop took a couple dumps. First the power supply died just like the power supply on my other Dell and then the HDD failed like the two before it. (Yup, 3 deaths in 23 months) Since it was out of warranty I manually replaced the HDD and that was a massively complicated process since the HDD was held captive, under armed guard, in the deepest and most protective place within the laptop (Dell, seriously?).
I've restored the system but my wifi access and soundcard are not working. I must have had to unplug something and either didn't get it back in right or didn't get it connected at all.
I've decided to get a new laptop on Black Friday. I really want a Mac due to fact that Apple has this crazy thing called a QA lab and actually does this radical thing called testing on their OS and hardware. Unfortunately I do not have a spare $1000 sitting around to pay for the premium of getting this Apple testing and Apple designer logo.
*sigh*
I'd rather not have another Windows OS, but everything else will be some obscure OS (like a Linux thing) which means nothing but aggravation anytime I want a peripheral. I went through this non-standard OS thing when I used Windows NT 4 in the late 90s. Almost nothing supported NT 4.0!
So I'm afraid this means Windows 7 or Windows 8. If I get 8 I will be sure to get a touch screen, but from what I've seen the OS looks very cumbersome and unfriendly to someone who loves to have lots of windows open simultaneously. Windows 7 is *OK*, it's probably the best Microsoft OS I've ever used, but it's still a Microsoft OS.
I've noticed Microsoft will sometimes fix minor things that really bug me when they release a new OS. For example, XP (I think) fixed the problem with Notepad that imposed a small limit on the total number of characters a file could hold, and Windows 7 streamlined the absurdly cumbersome process of disconnecting and reconnecting to a wifi network (I also love snapping windows). If Windows 8 quietly fixes things like that then maybe it would be worth it, but it just seems like a bipolar mess.
I also study and do Java, HTML5, CSS, and Javascript. While much of that is web browser stuff and has (or should have) little interest in the OS running it, I feel like I should be on the most recent Windows OS to study this stuff properly.
UGH. Who am I kidding? This will probably all come down to the price when I go shopping Friday!
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Just got a new Windows 8 PC with touch screen monitor. I've taken to it straight away.
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I'm surprised to see several fellow Linux fans on here. Sweet. I've used various distros of Linux since 1995 or so, and have been a Linux Admin for the past 11 years. I don't really have anything against Windows. I just never used it so it's foreign to me. I did get a new sub-notebook a month or so back that had Windows 8 on it, and I played with it for 20 minutes or so, but it wasn't anywhere near as complete as a Linux system so it was switched to Ubuntu pretty quickly.