So instead of a start menu that almost reaches the top of your screen, you now have an entire screen full of apps? I am glad you think that is more organized.
So instead of a start menu that almost reaches the top of your screen, you now have an entire screen full of apps? I am glad you think that is more organized.
I should've clarified that because it almost reached the top of my screen, I stopped pinning stuff to it and the programs that I use (just not as frequently) now involved menu-diving or hand leaving the mouse to reach for the keyboard. The benefit of the Start Screen is that (1) I could now pin everything that I use and (2) There's better organization, as I can break things into groups.
To each their own I guess. Start menu or not I just think the desktop gives you more organization options. I like to group icons like you and I even make folders on my desktop just for similar icons like for my video editing, DVD burning and whatnot.
Here you go dude, don't waste money on 8.
Oh and use Firefox 12 for security. If there is a reason you can't or won't run SP3, this is the best browser you can run IME. Ideally you would have SP3 with a newer version. But yeah, if someone hands you a free copy of 8, trash it.
Uh, why SP2? If you're gonna stick with XP (which I don't recommend--and this is coming from someone who stubbornly stuck with XP on my main laptop until last year), you should be using SP3. Not 2, and certainly not 1.
My install disks are SP1a's. I can't find sp2 on MS site.
I can't find sp2 on MS site.
Um, because SP2 is hopelessly outdated? As I said, you should be using SP3. You can jump straight from SP1 (or even RTM) to SP3; no need to get SP2 at all.
On the MS site, it says that you have to have sp2 installed, before you install sp3.
No it doesn't. It say you need Windows XP (SP1), or Windows XP (SP2). Not both.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24
Actually, not even SP1 is needed: SP3 can be installed right on top of RTM.
The trick of asking for help on the Internet is to gain knowledge and Not to acquire psychological problems that other people suffer from.
If you do not suffer from the same psychological problems that others do, get Win 8.1
It can do whatever Win 7 does and if you do not find use for the metro part ignore it.
P.S. No matter what the story is the Touch/Tile interface is the future and it is Not going away.
At the turn of the 20th century a lot of people had problems to give up horses and start using cars.
I have them all, so no need to buy any. But if I were buying, I would get 7 home premium for $99. I use Media Center daily, so If I were to use 8 or 8.1, I would need to buy pro for $140, and then spend $10 more for media center. Not worth the extra $50 to me.
I like 7 better anyways, and have had constant problems watching TV with Media center on Windows 8. I'll try 8.1 soon and see if it's any better. It better be, since it will cost me another $10, for a feature I get now for free. That's progress?
And that's how I went from hating the Start Screen to realizing that it actually worked better than the Start Menu.
Just get a Linux distro and that would cost you nothing to watch TV,infact zero period .
Assuming you won't need to add in some packages via Terminal to support your tuner card (if your tuner card is supported in the first place) and assuming that X won't break if you need to install proprietary drivers and assuming that your GPU hardware has the same set of driver/hardware options for decoding/upscaling/whatever as in Windows and assuming . . . . .
Actually take my money Microsoft, at least I won't spend a few years making sure it all works, then spending another few years fixing some obscure package when an update breaks Package number #167878. Yes, Linux indeed. :whiste:
Just get a Linux distro and that would cost you nothing to watch TV,infact zero period .
I've come to like windows 8. My PC starts up so much faster. I just don't care for the tiles so I use it in desktop mode.
Here you go dude, don't waste money on 8.
Oh and use Firefox 12 for security. If there is a reason you can't or won't run SP3, this is the best browser you can run IME. Ideally you would have SP3 with a newer version. But yeah, if someone hands you a free copy of 8, trash it.
I missed that, plain Windows XP is listed as well. It's been a long time since I installed XP on anything.
Um, because SP2 is hopelessly outdated? As I said, you should be using SP3. You can jump straight from SP1 (or even RTM) to SP3; no need to get SP2 at all.
Good one but in my case i like win 7At the turn of the 20th century a lot of people had problems to give up horses and start using cars.
Well, I was just going on what the MS web site said. They wouldn't lie to me would they?