Windows 8

Sundowner · Postby **Sundowner** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:29 pm

As soon as I was asked for a Microsoft Account just to install Windows I reinstalled Windows 7. You can't just have these people invading on your privacy for no good reason.

Postby **Raster** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:58 pm

Sundowner wrote:As soon as I was asked for a Microsoft Account just to install Windows I reinstalled Windows 7. You can't just have these people invading on your privacy for no good reason.

You can opt for a local account.

Sundowner · Postby **Sundowner** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:02 pm

Welp.
I'm an idiot.
Either way, I prefer the Windows 7 look and feel to Windows 8's.

lighthouse64 · Postby **lighthouse64** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:41 pm

I'll say windows 8 sure is a big improvement from windows xp

Sundowner · Postby **Sundowner** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:38 am

Actually, I'd take the XP gui over 7 or 8.

Axiom · Postby **Axiom** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:37 pm

sleepy wrote:and omg it was so fucking hard to find the control panel

search still exists
search is how i get to anything whether it be on 7 or 8. and then i go on xp and im dying due to a lack of search lol

and if you don't feel like opening the the start menu you can just do winkey+s and it'll bring up a search thing on the side

BTB · Postby **BTB** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:11 pm

its okay i guess, id rather stick with windows 7 now because i have no problems with it
ill probably just skip windows 8 and buy the next os that comes out, like i did with vista

silent_ · Postby **silent_** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:07 pm

My parents have Windows 8. My dad finds it confusing, but my mom loves it. I, however, have Windows 7, and I'm going to stick with it for a long time I have a feeling.

lighthouse64 · Postby **lighthouse64** » Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:18 pm

Kep wrote:My parents have Windows 8. My dad finds it confusing, but my mom loves it. I, however, have Windows 7, and I'm going to stick with it for a long time I have a feeling.

Stick with it until something better then windows 8 comes out. (like windows???) in a long time.

Axiom · Postby **Axiom** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:29 am

As long as Microsoft continues to use that dated NT kernel that's filled with so much junk from older versions of windows, nothing will ever come of it.
I would love to switch permanently to Linux but there's just so much missing. There's nothing that has the same charm as Visual Studio on Linux, GitHub is a pain in the ass on there, etc.

Postby **Murphmario** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 12:30 pm

I don't mind. However, one day, my built-in speaker and my screen broke while I was watching Sethbling (yes, the minecraft youtuber). Afterwards, I went through several headsets and speakers, and now I am stuck with a terrible Canz 808 until the weekend.

Anyways, I don't actually mind. Wish there was an easier way out of the options and to get to %Appdata%.

lighthouse64 · Postby **lighthouse64** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 1:49 pm

Man. That must feel awful.

Zeldamaster12 · Postby **Zeldamaster12** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:36 pm

I have Windows 8.1, and I'd have to say, I really like it. I don't see why people are complaining about the start button. Once you get used to it, it's not bad at all, and it's actually organized and easy to navigate through.

Drluigi · Postby **Drluigi** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:11 am

Ever since I got this Windows 8 laptop (My old Windows Vista desktop computer is broken. :c) the first thing I did was download and install Classic Shell to get the original start menu, so I've only ever used the new thing once because I like to stick to what I'm used to. I don't even use the Windows 8 version of Skype, I just downloaded the desktop version.

YouTube · Postby **bossedit8** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:05 am

SnifitGuy wrote:I love windows 8. The windows 7 interface is too reminiscent of Vista, which sucks like hell, so looking at that kind of interface is somewhat painful. I like the Windows 8 Interface because it's a breath of fresh air.

Nothing is bad. They have opinions yeah but it isn't bad to me. I used them before and they are good. They are not like Apple PCs.

Zonnepoes · Postby **Zonnepoes** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:23 pm

Never tried Windows 8 before, never wanna try it.

But seriously, trying to get SMBX work on Windows 8 is like Challenge Accepted.

Postby **Raster** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:24 pm

SnifitGuy wrote:
bossedit8 wrote:
SnifitGuy wrote:I love windows 8. The windows 7 interface is too reminiscent of Vista, which sucks like hell, so looking at that kind of interface is somewhat painful. I like the Windows 8 Interface because it's a breath of fresh air.
Nothing is bad. They have opinions yeah but it isn't bad to me. I used them before and they are good. They are not like Apple PCs.
Don't get me started on Apple. I see them as only an inferior competitor (in the PC business) who tries to get free money with lawsuits. Apple also insults Microsoft a lot (the old Microsoft vs. Apple commercials), but even goes as low as to say Microsoft badmouths Apple in one of the commercials, which is hypocritical since Apple is badmouthing Windows in every commercial.

Because Microsoft isn't doing that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdRbYM4e7Ko

zioy · Postby **zioy** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:26 pm

Sorry, I tried Windows 8.1. Hated it. Went back to 7. Never looked back.

YouTube · Postby **bossedit8** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:29 pm

KoolKat wrote:Sorry, I tried Windows 8.1. Hated it. Went back to 7. Never looked back.

I hope you can give us more reasonal discussions over there as of why you hated Windows 8. Also, to me, Win 8 isn't hard. You just have to deal with all of those changes they did of course.

zioy · Postby **zioy** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:32 pm

Well, first off, the desktop version of Skype absolutely refused to download. I tried everything, but Windows 8's built-in security called it a virus (I downloaded it from the official website), refused to download it, wouldn't even allow it to finish installing, etc. The metro-app Skype is too annoying to switch to, so my first main problem.
My second problem is that searches require about 300% as much effort as on Windows 7.
Problem 3: Incompatible with about 90% of the Game Maker Games I play.