Well, I decided to give 8 another try and it was very frustrating. How long should someone have to suffer through an OS experience before they can productive? What's the de facto Start Button app right now?
Well, I decided to give 8 another try and it was very frustrating. How long should someone have to suffer through an OS experience before they can productive? What's the de facto Start Button app right now?
Maybe you're right, by default it was horrible. My Mistake
Desktop version bro, and what's worse, on that particular page, the IE compatibility mode button disappears.
Try it for yourself, create an account and try to login:
http://www.manpower-me.com/
1) I don't care how things are done in Linux
2) This never happens when UAC is off in Vista or 7
3) If I disable UAC, I expect to be in full control with no further nags from the OS
4) Something is seriously wrong or different with the Windows 8 UAC
5) After MS had fixed the quirks of UAC coming from Vista, now they spoiled it again with more nag screens
I've seen that guide I can g00gl3, but the point is, why do I have to dig thorugh and change Registry entries when this menu was in every darn OS, XP, Vista, 7, you name it...
2 hours in 3 attempts, everytime I get this "Cum Surrogate has stopped working error" or the icons start turning into blank white icons, I used to get fed up...
then a few weeks pass and I see people happy with Windows 8 and raving about it, so I try again, same old story happens and this is on a clean install with Windows 8 official drivers from ASUS for my notebook and all Windows updates. until...I finally gave up on this crap...
Why would I need an OS that I need to convert into a 7 like OS? ie...install Start 8, fiddle with the registry to get some settings...etc.... I'd rather just have 7 thank you
Nice attempt from them, but huge fail....thanks to Balmer
Wish they had those under teh h00d changes BUT with a choice of 2 OS flavors...Windows 8 for tablets, and Windows 8 for normal computers
The only thing I like and must commend Windows 8 on is the fast boot speed. Other than that..NADA
I did try Linux then when I had a hard time installing Firefox and I had to enter code and shit, I got rid of that junk
Windows 7 FTW
I did try Linux then when I had a hard time installing Firefox and I had to enter code and shit, I got rid of that junk
Windows 7 FTW
Typically, I skip every other Windows O/S:
Win 98 / 98SE was fine, a real nice O/S
WinME was horrible
WinXP was just wonderful!
Vista was trash (although, I hear it got better after the updates)
Win7 is a nice solid XP replacement
Win8... Well, I'm skipping on this one just like I did Vista, etc...
I look forward to Win9 and Win10 and laugh at all those that skip an OS ie good ,bad,good ,bad etc... ,pure crap and FUD IMHO.
And that's good, because MS needs consumers like you to keep the cash flowing, and provide feedback on the products. This feedback is important especially for the corporate world who usually wait until they see a product suitable and well reviewed. Most companies I have associated with skipped Vista all together, and I'm glad they did. Not because it was a bad OS (after SP1 it was actually quite good) but because companies don't want to touch something that the consumer market shunned. If people hate it at home, they will hate it even more at work, and complain about every little thing. Also, companies don't want to have to change their OS's every year, and at the time Vista was getting battered in the reviews XP was running great (and was still fully supported by MS), so why change? I think the same thing will happen with Windows 8.
Aside from the pubic reaction of Windows 8, right now none of the school districts that I work for will even consider Windows 8, primarily because it is a touch-based UI and it has no place on a non-touch capable device. And there is no way in hell they would upgrade the hardware for everyone, and buying a piece of software to basically downgrade it to windows 7 is a joke.
Typically, I skip every other Windows O/S:
Win 98 / 98SE was fine, a real nice O/S
WinME was horrible
WinXP was just wonderful!
Vista was trash (although, I hear it got better after the updates)
Win7 is a nice solid XP replacement
Win8... Well, I'm skipping on this one just like I did Vista, etc...
XP's interface was better in several ways I can think of. I'm not sure why M$ thinks it is okay to remove features that already exist...This made me laugh. I'd be willing to bet that you'd find VERY few people who would agree that XP's interface is better than W7.
It can't help you now but...- Even when UAC is disabled, every time I want to copy or move a file, I have to answer a security question whether I am sure I want to continue! It takes me double the work to do anything now
- I bought 3 games from the Windows Store, Angry Birds, and some others, after Microsoft stole my money and they were installed successfully. I couldn't for the life of me find them, they were not in the usual Games section in the start menu, that was empty with nothing, not even Solitaire in there, and I couldn't even add the games from the "Programs and Features" section as you would in Windows 7.
The issue with DreamScenes, I believe, was that it was licensed from another company which required licensing fees. Given the abysmal uptake Ultimate and it's sometimes lackluster performance, I don't see why they wouldn't drop it, from their perspective.HeXen said:The problem with MS is you can't rely on them, they drop anything at the tip of a hat for no reason. like abandoning DS for instance, it was optional, no reason to just drop it like that from future OS's.
The issue with DreamScenes, I believe, was that it was licensed from another company which required licensing fees. Given the abysmal uptake Ultimate and it's sometimes lackluster performance, I don't see why they wouldn't drop it, from their perspective.
XP's interface was better in several ways I can think of. I'm not sure why M$ thinks it is okay to remove features that already exist...
1) I miss the "UP" button. Yes I know you can jump up the path but I want a darn up button!
2) Selecting files with the mouse is a pain, not enough space between the icons. Stupid W7 thinks I want to drag one file but I really want to do a group select.
3) I prefer the XP style buttons on the taskbar, when you could easily get another instance of your program running with just a click.
Really the main reason I run W7 is the seamless 32/64 bit integration.
1) Heck yeah! That is one good thing about W8...1. windows 8 has the up button again, rejoice
2. I can't disagree with this, but I use shift + click to select multiple files
3. not sure I understand this but middle click does launch a new instance of a program
1. windows 8 has the up button again, rejoice
2. I can't disagree with this, but I use shift + click to select multiple files
3. not sure I understand this but middle click does launch a new instance of a program
Shift-Click also does new instance as well, just FYI.
But so many people had bad vista experiences they decided to pretend it was a totally new OS. I'll run windows 7 til the wheels fall off. Have had very few problems if any with it compared to previous versions of windows.