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22 November 2012 at 11:00 #37730
LARRY WHETTON
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Good morning all, just installed the new windows 8 so on learning curve .has any body have this soft ware , ? …feed back on usage would help so far not as user freindly as the old window 7 but its new and iam no computer expert , but will get there cheers Larry…..
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22 November 2012 at 11:00 #7967
LARRY WHETTON
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22 November 2012 at 11:59 #37731
Bob Abell 2
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Sounds horrendous, Larry

What are the good points?

Bob
22 November 2012 at 12:47 #37732
david the newbe
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hi Larry

i did look at it and its a bit like the iphone app based i dident spend much time on windows 8 i whent bk to window 7 as far as i could tell windows 8 is not user friendly to me.

dave
22 November 2012 at 13:35 #37733
The Long Build
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Hi Larry , Larry Here !!

W8 is really best if you have a touch screen computer or use a lot of App based programes etc, other than a different layout and the loss of the " Useful Start" button (Bottom Left of the screen ) Incidently I believe that an app has been wriiten to make one)

If it was me I would stay with W7 as it is pretty stable.

Larry R. JNr
22 November 2012 at 14:50 #37736
Paul T
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Larry

Sorry to say but Windows 8 was written for the tablet market, I wouldn't let it near my computer

In common with other microsoft products win 8 has been launched before all the bugs have been removed so you might find it crashing every so often.

Paul

Edited By Paul T on 22/11/2012 15:06:48
22 November 2012 at 19:39 #37745
The Long Build
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Agree with Paul, Stay with W7, out of interest why did you upgrade to W8 ?.

Larry R.
23 November 2012 at 10:13 #37749
Colin Bishop
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You can get add ons for Windows 8 to bring back the Start menu. Just Google Windows 8 old look or something similar.

Colin
23 November 2012 at 11:47 #37751
Dave Milbourn
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Don't you just lurv Microsoft? Bring out a new operating system designed for phones and tablets without making it clear to all that it really isn't suitable for desktops and laptops – then flog an add-on to make it look "retro" so the poor souls who bought it can actually use it! I would imagine it's also full of the usual thousands of bugs which they expect the customers to find for them.
Don't forget the old rule about Microsoft operating systems being alternately good and lousy. This one comes after W7, which came after Vista………………which came after XP……….

I'll wait until they stop supporting XP (about 18 months hence) and then see what W9 looks like.

Dave M
23 November 2012 at 16:16 #37756
LARRY WHETTON
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Hello all thank you for replys and advice, pick up right mess while on another site lost loads of data wanted to reboot 7 but have lost the disc, so bought 8 in the comet sale, it seems ok once you get to no what you are looking for , my browser is firefox and the message page is a lot clearer , so far so good , Dave good luck on retirement….cheers Larry …..
23 November 2012 at 18:43 #37761
The Long Build
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Well Good Luck Larry..

Dave, Like you I thought XP was/is great but was offered W7 ultimate at a great rate so went for it, To date( I am so going to regret this) but it has been fine..

I have heard that MS are talking about extending the support again for XP as it still accounts for over 40% of windows users with W7 at 45% and Vista 5% , if these figures are true or not is another matter.

Re W8 other than the abvious gripes I have not heard any true negative comments.

Suit yourself
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