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I hate Windows 8


10 years 1 month ago - 10 years 1 month ago #359355 by mj~shutterbugg
8 is like a smartphone, it is app based.  The tiles are moveable, very much like a phone.  I am getting used to it, not a fan but can navigate it now.

ETA: I agree, the more I use it the more it grows on me.
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10 years 1 month ago #359371 by Scotty
Hate windows 8.  Windows 7 is where it's at.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
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10 years 1 month ago #359445 by Stealthy Ninja

Scotty wrote: Hate windows 8.  Windows 7 is where it's at.


How many minutes did you try it for? 
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10 years 1 month ago #359665 by JaneK
What I don't like about it, is when I search for something in Outlook for example, it shows incorrect things.  I guess this is an Office 365 problem and not Win8.  But I'm going to vent anyway.  he he he
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10 years 1 month ago #359667 by Scotty

Stealthy Ninja wrote:

Scotty wrote: Hate windows 8.  Windows 7 is where it's at.


How many minutes did you try it for? 


A few weeks.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
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10 years 1 month ago #359709 by JeremyS
I've been using windows 8 for about 6 months now. I still prefer windows 7, solely for the purpose everything just worked a bit better in my opinion. Windows 8 lacks some certain things that were easier to find in windows 7, some more obscure things, and on top of that not all apps are functional. For example, in the windows 8 skype app, I cannot change the volume properly, I can't change my screen name and I also can not perform the basic functions to change your account. Its a bit of a mess. Things like that are what bugs me with windows 8, but getting used to it doesn't make it too bad. 
I'd give it a 5-6/10 on a 1-10 scale. 
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10 years 1 month ago #359749 by Baydream
I suspect Win 8 is a stepping stone to a completely integrated user interface. That said, it takes getting used to like every new version.  We have 8 , 7 and XP on computers in our house. I have been using 7 for quite a while so now XP seems a bit clunky. 8 will take getting used to. The WIN/d option that displays the traditional desktop has been a help.
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10 years 1 month ago - 10 years 1 month ago #359767 by Stealthy Ninja

Scotty wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote:

Scotty wrote: Hate windows 8.  Windows 7 is where it's at.


How many minutes did you try it for? 



A few weeks.


But only on your friends computer right? 

Also did you try 8.1 it's better.  For example the search in the charms bar is better. 

IMHO it takes a month or so for someone addicted to Windows 7 to get used to it.  Many give up and declare windows 7 as better.  

I hardly use the metro interface, only use it to launch apps. 

As for the person  above who was using the windows 8 Skype app.   Just use the desktop version.  You can use windows 8 like Windows 7,  just it has a more funky start screen. 
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10 years 1 month ago #359787 by garyrhook

Takennnn wrote: For example, in the windows 8 skype app, I cannot change the volume properly, I can't change my screen name and I also can not perform the basic functions to change your account.


Um, how is that a Windows 8 problem? That's an application problem. There is no reason an application can't work exactly the same on 8 as 7; I have all of my old applications installed and have had no problems.

Let's put the blame where it belongs, shall we? If an app is inadequate, perhaps it was the app developer that dropped the ball.
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10 years 1 month ago #359823 by effron

Scotty wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote:

Scotty wrote: Hate windows 8.  Windows 7 is where it's at.


How many minutes did you try it for? 


A few weeks.


I've never used W8, but I hate it too. Its trendy!!!.....:P
Why so serious?
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10 years 1 month ago #359827 by Shadowfixer1
I put off upgrading to 8 because of all the negative comments about it's usability. I had a problem with a desktop that had 7 on it and I thought maybe Windows 8 would fix it. I hated 8 for a day or so but then I started to move around in it and got a feel for it. I can't understand what all the uproar is about. It works fine and is a very stable platform. I don't have a problem with it and I think some of it's features are pretty slick. It's not really a big deal if you give it a couple of days to get used to it. 
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10 years 1 month ago #359879 by EOS_Fan
So is anyone happy with Windows 8?  ha ha ha
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10 years 1 month ago #360013 by Joves

DSRay wrote: Still running XP... :beerbang:

:rofl:
Me too.
I have never liked 7 at all. I do not like its appearance for the most part, it is too Applesce for my tastes. That whole retarded quick launch BS just eats up screen area. I run a clean screen on XP with the hidden desktop, and have the quick launch disable on the task bar. Now if I could make either version go back to an actual classic mode, I would be all good to go with it. Also I do use Win 7 at times, but that is mostly to do fixes on my mothers computer, so yes I do know how to use it. I know that when I do build a new machine, I will be forced into the latest ugly MS ugly step child, but then I will make it a multiple boot machine anyhow.
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10 years 1 month ago #360227 by cybersholt

DSRay wrote: Still running XP... :beerbang:


XP is hitting end of life  very soon. As for 8 it's not so bad once you've got it stripped down to a normal OS, I've found classic shell the best start button out there. 
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10 years 1 month ago #360931 by Stealthy Ninja

effron wrote:

Scotty wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote:

Scotty wrote: Hate windows 8.  Windows 7 is where it's at.


How many minutes did you try it for? 


A few weeks.


I've never used W8, but I hate it too. Its trendy!!!.....:P



:kmonst:  Windows 8 crashes less than Mac... just sayin'
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