Blixical said:

It's throwing paint on an old house until it:

* removes the registry

* solves .dll hell [ app isolation technology is a bandaid)

* doesn't require periodic defrags

It's not even pretty to look at for me (though this is subjective).

MS is stuck between a rock and a hard place, because doing

a few of the above will break the majority of apps that run

on Windows (a nono since it runs on business machines).

Thank you. Needless to say this won't be happening in Windows 10 but hopefully Microsofts OS will not include those

3 things in the very near future of their other OS's.

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Windows 8 was a hot mess.... it had no Rhymen or reason.

I'm testing Windwos 10 beta now, the start menu is back, with all the traditional places and way you add and remove programs. On the left those ugly tiles are still present but I think they can be changed for a more traditional screen. I'll have more later... after I check it out.

It doesn't matter I'm not buying a Windows anything... I'm now a Apple / Linux woman. Windows 7 is the last product I'll ever have by Microsoft.

An example of Win 8 being good, but not being promoted well....everyone called for the return of the start button, but all you need to do is point to the bottom left corner of the screen and right click and options enhanced beyond the old start button pop up.

Its actually quicker to get around, but they didn't tell people about the changes.

SquirrelMeat said:

An example of Win 8 being good, but not being promoted well....everyone called for the return of the start button, but all you need to do is point to the bottom left corner of the screen and right click and options enhanced beyond the old start button pop up.

Its actually quicker to get around, but they didn't tell people about the changes.

It's like buying a Bugatti and the representive doesn't tell u how 2 access the additional 500 HP.

Graycap23 said:

SquirrelMeat said:

An example of Win 8 being good, but not being promoted well....everyone called for the return of the start button, but all you need to do is point to the bottom left corner of the screen and right click and options enhanced beyond the old start button pop up.

Its actually quicker to get around, but they didn't tell people about the changes.

It's like buying a Bugatti and the representive doesn't tell u how 2 access the additional 500 HP.

Exactly. Doesn't make the Bugatti a bad car.

SquirrelMeat said:

Graycap23 said:

It's like buying a Bugatti and the representive doesn't tell u how 2 access the additional 500 HP.

Exactly. Doesn't make the Bugatti a bad car.

I don't understand what their marketing plan was on this project. Just crazy if u ask me.

SquirrelMeat said:

An example of Win 8 being good, but not being promoted well....everyone called for the return of the start button, but all you need to do is point to the bottom left corner of the screen and right click and options enhanced beyond the old start button pop up.

Its actually quicker to get around, but they didn't tell people about the changes.

There was a more lot shit with Win 8 besides the start button. If I had time and me memory I coud type a couple of pages.

Not speak of the hot corners and all the damn click, clicks, clicking to find much of anything. That Metro that you had to sign into to access your shit. Then they decide to dump the name Metro or was it the "Metro" itself? Plus their app store was anemic... What was the panel on the right called where you had to type in to a search bar to find something? Plus you could not create the tiles of the programs you used, like iTunes and a lot more stuff.

Now I didn't stick around for 8.1 cuz I sent the computer back to HP.

Win 8 was confusing but Win 8.1 is great. Ive got it on my tablet which, in tablet mode is perfect for touch screen navigation etc. And when at work, I hook it up to a monitor, Keyboard and mouse and it acts like a desktop, very mouse friendly. Even the modern apps now have the little X in the top right corner to close them.

Once you get over the fact that the start button menu has been replaced by the start screen, its just as easy, if not easier than Win 7. The desktop itself is faster and more stable than 7 and looks cleaner thanks to ditching that Aero glass nonsense.

Having said that, if you are on 7 or below I wouldnt bother updating to 8. Just wait for Win 10 next year and upgrade then. Or stay on 7.

Rebeljuice said:

Win 8 was confusing but Win 8.1 is great. Ive got it on my tablet which, in tablet mode is perfect for touch screen navigation etc. And when at work, I hook it up to a monitor, Keyboard and mouse and it acts like a desktop, very mouse friendly. Even the modern apps now have the little X in the top right corner to close them.

Once you get over the fact that the start button menu has been replaced by the start screen, its just as easy, if not easier than Win 7. The desktop itself is faster and more stable than 7 and looks cleaner thanks to ditching that Aero glass nonsense.

Having said that, if you are on 7 or below I wouldnt bother updating to 8. Just wait for Win 10 next year and upgrade then. Or stay on 7.

This is good info.

Thanks.