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Topic: Anybody Usin Windows 8? |
Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2013 11:27 am |
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| I just purchased a new Gateway tower with Windows 8 installed and so far it's workin out pretty good. I was runnin XP for a long time so it's a little bit of a challenge to learn a new operating system. Anybody else out there usin it? If so, how do you like it? |
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Chris Dorch
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2013 5:25 pm
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| Wasn't a fan of it... Was really buggy for me... Windows Server 2012 is the same thing minus all the B.S... And I love that... |
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Colin Goss
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St.Brelade, Island of Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
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Posted 6 Apr 2013 11:52 pm Windows 8 from XP
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I made the jump to W8 by upgrading my PC to W8 with the aid of PC mover which moved (almost) all of my programs as well, so I didn't have to find registration codes etc.
Apart from the awful start metro screen, (which I now avoid totally using start8 - which gives me a start button and menu as per XP) I am pretty happy.
Much faster than XP - I think it was worth upgrading |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 7 Apr 2013 1:59 am
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| I have Win 8 Pro as a dual boot, as I got the special $39 download version from Microsoft. I also have Star8 which gives the desktop like Win 7. But, Win 7 is still my main Windows OS. |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 7 Apr 2013 3:17 am
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| I've had to change the compatibility mode on a couple of older programs but other than that I'm gettin used to the system which seems a bit faster and smoother than XP. The start up metro screen doesn't bother me that much even though I use the desktop screen a lot more and once you learn some basic keyboard shortcuts you can get around pretty fast. One thing I like about the metro screen is bein able to just type what your lookin for wihtout havin to open a search box. |
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Michael Barone
From:
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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Posted 7 Apr 2013 7:43 pm
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I’m running the Windows 8 Pro upgrade on a home built Intel with SSD since November. I bought the same deal that Jack describes. Some minor video bugs at first, but I solved that.
It runs Pro Tools 10 and my 15 year old Sounddiver synth editor like a dream. I got rid of all useless tiles and created a new, more practical set in 4 sections. Since doing that, I don’t miss the Start Menu at all. Boots up and shuts down under 12 seconds and loads Pro Tools sessions in 7 seconds. I’ve been using Win 8 as the only OS on my studio computer for a few months now, very happy with it.
Mike |
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Marvin Stegall
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2013 4:12 pm windows 8
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| I love it |
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