Your statement is not logical. Windows 7 found no issues with the hard drive or the memory. And I have conducted several scans of the hard drive using multiple tools for bad sectors, it came up clean. The memory came up clean using Memtest.
No, no borked install. I downloaded the copy of 8 from the link in my email from Microsoft. Burned at low speed, and verified after burning. I did a clean install. Asking Windows 8 to simply open control panel was like pulling teeth, took over two minutes. Booting 8 took forever, and 8 couldn't even run my wifi card. No drivers. To get the wifi card to work I had to install 7 first then install 8 on top. Still 8 was really slow.So I've done the install of 8 both ways, clean and over 7
[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="60" id="3435775"]I can answer that, because 8 is better with resources. It is ugly, but it runs smoother, uses resources better.[/quote] As they say, actions speak louder than words. 8 runs like crap on my machine. 7 has NO issues. Care to explain? I will say this. 8 with all of it's live tiles eats up my internet bandwith.
Point taken and thank you RedNeckDude. By the way Starkers, not trying to be rude, but if you are going to such lengths to get around using the Metro UI and making 8 look like 7, then why not just use 7?
Yeah but I never did have a strong love for Intel processors. :)
Not the point Mark. You shouldn't need third party apps to fix functionality in an OS. Besides, 8 runs very slow compared to XP and 7 on my setup. 8 literally is so slow it takes minutes to do anything that takes seconds in 7. By the way the boot times of 8 aren't as fast as you make them out to be.
Hey Jafo I bet you would not mind having that AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core CPU. Scores at 10457. :)
[quote who="beachbummer" reply="15" id="3435717"]I recently went back to XP - besides not having the 'aero' look my pc works fine (XP was reasonably stable anyway) & I have all those old but brilliant skins from long ago. To me it is also much more user-friendly getting around explorer. Don't miss Win 7 at all.[/quote] Too bad you will have to go back to 7 in April or risk using an unprotected computed since MS is dropping support for XP. That's all that keeps me f
Interesting. My CPU gets a low score. Figures. Thanks Jafo!!
LOL. Long live XP. I actually thought about going back to XP at one point.
What program do you use to benchmark Jafo? Do you have a link? Thanks!
[quote who="benmanns" reply="49" id="3435579"]Only Kona is still confused he sometimes likes it then again he doesnt.[/quote] For me it really depends on what hardware I am installing 8 on. I tried on my current hardware, ran like crap compared to 7. And I have never been a big fan of the whole Metro UI.
I don't like Windows 8. I'm only 38 years old. Been using Windows since version 3.11.
[quote who="Phoon" reply="16" id="3435305"]From an operation standpoint, it out performs anything prior to it.[/quote] I'm going to have to disagree. On my system 8 is really slow compared to 7. For example simply asking 8 to open IE takes forever when it opens in seconds on 7.
I think the only guy around here that never had an issue with Vista is Snowman. But then again Windows ME never gave me any issues. :)
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Well sometimes a thread derails naturally because everything the OP was talking about has been discussed and they move on to a new subject.
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Thanks for the info. Every other computer in the house uses Chrome. Hope they get it fixed soon.
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I fail to see how I hijacked a thread. We are talking about future technology are we not? My apologies if my postings crossed a line, sorry. [e classic];)[/e]
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[quote who="ElanaAhova" reply="13" id="3434782"]I really hope you are correct. But what about those seeking power?[/quote] How can anyone seek power when everyone in the world has their basic needs meet everyday for free?
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[quote who="ElanaAhova" reply="11" id="3434719"]@Kona I would love to see all the tech in Next gen created. But for me, even more important is to see the positive changes in human nature and prevailing cultural norms presented in that show. Lets hope.[/quote] If we had all of the Star Trek tech I'm pretty sure we could get rid of wars, hunger, famine, and disease.
Well thanks to a good friend here on WC I am back to using Windows 7. Thank you so much! You know who you are. Looking at upgrading the CPU sometime soon so I may take Starkers advice and move on to Windows 8. As for my diabetes it's been tough controlling my glucose levels. I have had to switch to a new diet but old habits die hard. Still learning how to eat sensibly. It's tough!! But yeah, I'm doing OK and feeling good.
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I'm all for technology. I'm hoping someday soon we will have replicators, transporters, holodecks, and all of the medical technology you see in Star Trek.
Windows 8? Yeah, good luck with that. Well each to his own I guess. :)
Yeah I think I'm type 2. Right now the Doctors have me on insulin, two different types. Trying to get the blood sugar lowered and under control. I have been exercising and losing weight. I also deal with slep apnea so that's the other thing I am dealing with right now. As for the computer I forgot how basic XP can be compared to 7 so I've had to relearn how to use the computer all over again. But I have internet and my tunes so life is good.
The Doctors are not sure if I have type 2 or type 1. At this point we are still adjusting my insulin injections so my blood sugar stays low. As for the computer, it may need to wait till I get some extra cash for a memory upgrade. Then I think I will go back to Windows 7.