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6. I used windows 8 for a grand total of 20 minutes

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 08:55 PM

Jan 2013

on my brother's new laptop. Nothing too hard about it, once I got used to a couple of required gestures, at least required the way he had it set up.

I did notice that the disk was partitioned very strangely, with abut 8 partitions in all, and that VSS was constantly in use on several of the partitions. I'm not sure if that's a Microsoft thing, or the laptop manufacturers doing. I had wanted to make an image of his entire drive, but that was not possible as my drive imaging software uses VSS too, so I could only back up about half of the partitions. It looks like some kind of constant backup scheme was employed, but I really don't care for stuff like that, it hardly ever really works.

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Windows 8 [View all] undeterred Jan 2013 OP

When Windows XXIV arrives I might consider giving it a whirl. n/t 2on2u Jan 2013 #1

I registered for the $14 Win8 update with a windows 7 laptop purchase... hlthe2b Jan 2013 #2

I found a lot to like about Windows 7 once I got used to it. undeterred Jan 2013 #4

+1......they should have at least given you the option to run in "Windows 7" mode that..... yourout Jan 2013 #5

I agree cilla4progress Jan 2013 #14

I haven't used it. HappyMe Jan 2013 #3

I used windows 8 for a grand total of 20 minutes Science Geek Jan 2013 #6

I like it, you just need to figure out (once again) where everything is. crazyjoe Jan 2013 #7

And it's fast! Cobalt Violet Jan 2013 #11

Remember when they used to give you the OS disk undeterred Jan 2013 #12

thing is cilla4progress Jan 2013 #15

And this is why I'm running Kubuntu Linux on my system. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #8

Mac rule nmbluesky Jan 2013 #9

Wasn't in my price range. Cobalt Violet Jan 2013 #13

My laptop (XP) had died recently and I bought a new laptop in December GObamaGO Jan 2013 #10

it seems like every 2nd one kinda sucks Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #16

Forgot the wonderful Windows Millennium - WinMe... nc4bo Jan 2013 #18

WinME was an abomination. GObamaGO Jan 2013 #24

Windows 8 Aerows Jan 2013 #84

HAHAHAHA GObamaGO Jan 2013 #91

You've got it right. undeterred Jan 2013 #25

speaking of DOS, I still use lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet the way I learned it, DOS commands graham4anything Jan 2013 #76

Quite fond of it. Just need to learn the basics to see all the good things it's capable of doing. BlueJazz Jan 2013 #17

I find Windows 8 brutally non-intuitive. A person that has work to do and don't bluestate10 Jan 2013 #22

I agree but for me, it's rather fun learning all the differences. It's also like... BlueJazz Jan 2013 #32

I imagine that it is a monster on a tablet sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #57

It's really made to be used with a touch screen monitor. crazyjoe Jan 2013 #83

"brutally non-intuitive" undeterred Jan 2013 #80

Navigating from one application to another is difficult in Windows 8. I figured out bluestate10 Jan 2013 #19

I have just moved from XP to 7 GObamaGO Jan 2013 #23

W7 makes it MUCH harder to organize things on menus. randome Jan 2013 #45

I like it fine. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #20

Tanking faster than they can load the lifeboats..... DainBramaged Jan 2013 #21

Classic Shell Makes Windows 8 The Best Microsoft Operating System To Date cantbeserious Jan 2013 #26

you are wonderful undeterred Jan 2013 #30

You Are Welcome - Thanks For The Hug - Enjoy cantbeserious Jan 2013 #39

Well I appreciate the link undeterred Jan 2013 #75

You have to sign into Windows with a Microsoft account? drm604 Jan 2013 #77

Yes. undeterred Jan 2013 #79

That would be a deal killer for me if I had any other choice. drm604 Jan 2013 #88

You have to log in to the machine to have a profile. undeterred Jan 2013 #90

Other- i'd be fine with it except for its visually & functionally cluttered desktop. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #27

That's the start page. Cobalt Violet Jan 2013 #33

Very good to know. It'd be ideal if one could customize what those boxes look like. And put them on KittyWampus Jan 2013 #92

I bought a copy of Windows 7 for my new pc. bluerum Jan 2013 #28

Gave my daughter a new laptop for Christmas... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #29

Not user friendly, but maybe they will keep some idiots off the Internet. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #31

The internets. undeterred Jan 2013 #36

pandering to idiots and their hand-helds Skittles Jan 2013 #34

It's a fine operating system mythology Jan 2013 #35

I'd like to love it and buy a new computer, but Win 8 looks like a disaster. Owl Jan 2013 #37

Try to find some discounted old stock with Windows 7 on it. undeterred Jan 2013 #81

Other: More of the same. eom RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #38

Need to specify whether first option is snarky or non-snarky. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #40

Non Snarky undeterred Jan 2013 #86

Wow ... I guess it really does take all types ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #96

Stick with 7 until 8 SE is released... n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #41

Using windows 7 xoom Jan 2013 #42

Other: It is the first two simultaneously MattBaggins Jan 2013 #43

Sweet Jesus, did they really do that? That sounds unbelievably class-less. randome Jan 2013 #46

Yes it is true MattBaggins Jan 2013 #47

UEFI! It's ****ing evil! Recursion Jan 2013 #50

RIAA, MPAA.. Fucking Lars Ulrich MattBaggins Jan 2013 #51

And another thing MattBaggins Jan 2013 #58

Best. Movie. Ever. Recursion Jan 2013 #60

Well Hans has a lot of free time to work on it now... MattBaggins Jan 2013 #63

I have it on my phone and I like it XRubicon Jan 2013 #44

It's my least favorite operating system yet for downloading Linux Recursion Jan 2013 #48

The proper way to download linux is MattBaggins Jan 2013 #53

Nano? Ha! It's ed or nothing. Recursion Jan 2013 #56

I have no idea why it's nano for me MattBaggins Jan 2013 #59

I use vi on phones and very very dumb terminals; otherwise I'm an Emacs guy Recursion Jan 2013 #61

Not anymore MattBaggins Jan 2013 #65

emacs -nw thank-you-very-much.sh Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #72

win8 SteveG Jan 2013 #49

I hate touchscreens, especially when I eat peanut-butter sandwiches... Amonester Jan 2013 #52

Bought a new laptop with windows 8 a few days before Christmas 1KansasDem Jan 2013 #54

I hate polls, 5X Jan 2013 #55

At least Linux works. longship Jan 2013 #62

It seems daunting to pick up upi402 Jan 2013 #66

Honestly? It's less of a learning curve than Windows 8, probably Recursion Jan 2013 #67

Ubuntu collects your search data & IP address - and sells it! upi402 Jan 2013 #69

use linux mint instead. Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #74

As dismaying as Ubuntu's move is, BadgerKid Jan 2013 #78

the learning curve is pretty much gone these days. Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #73

and have never installed a virus detector flobee1 Jan 2013 #82

Well, you know what they say theKed Jan 2013 #64

let's put it this way quinnox Jan 2013 #68

I bought a new computer last summer BuelahWitch Jan 2013 #70

thank you for reminding me to get mac. pansypoo53219 Jan 2013 #71

My new computer, which just arrived, is a Mac. tblue37 Jan 2013 #85

I thought about offering a Mac choice undeterred Jan 2013 #87

Well I did Poiuyt Jan 2013 #89

But I am not a "Mac type"--just someone who just got tblue37 Jan 2013 #93

I had considered an iMac this time IDemo Jan 2013 #94

I haven't used it yet as well Coolest Ranger Jan 2013 #95