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So who is upgrading to microsoft new operating system, tell us your reason and why.

I will see my self upgrading in the future if all goes well, i tried the release preview and really liked it but had to downgrade cause of drivers issues.
 

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Nope. No way, no how. Nyet. No, nay, never. Ain't gonna happen, even if donkeys and pigs fly. Win 8 is ok for tablets and, possibly, netbooks but for serious computing, it is too clunky.
 

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I plan to get 2 copies of the Upgrade due to the $40 price. I am dual booting with Windows 7 HP 64bit and Windows 8 RTM 64bit from TechNet. I will stay with the dual boot until I get all new drivers and software that are compatible with Windows 8 and do more testing. In the future I may Upgrade and stay with just Win 8 but not just yet.

Jim :cool:
 

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I have already pre-ordered the surface and a copy of Windows 8 Pro upgrade
 

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No not gona happen. I hate the metro thing. If they removed the metro I would consider it.
 

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I dont like the idea of App store....I dont have any upgrade offer so no i wont!!!
 

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I tried out the consumer release version of Windows 8 and with a few tweaks, the Classic Shell, thought it wasn't too bad. That being said, there isn't any compelling reason for me to buy the upgrade, as Windows 7 does all I need it to.
 

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LittleJay said:
I tried out the consumer release version of Windows 8 and with a few tweaks, the Classic Shell, thought it wasn't too bad. That being said, there isn't any compelling reason for me to buy the upgrade, as Windows 7 does all I need it to.
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What kinda tweaks? Did you get rid of metro altogether? When I tried it last year I had no idea about the desktop thingy on it and only saw metro so I quickly uninstalled it. Still seems useless.
 

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Not in my lifetime!
 

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dfs4 said:
LittleJay said:
I tried out the consumer release version of Windows 8 and with a few tweaks, the Classic Shell, thought it wasn't too bad. That being said, there isn't any compelling reason for me to buy the upgrade, as Windows 7 does all I need it to.
Click to expand...

What kinda tweaks? Did you get rid of metro altogether? When I tried it last year I had no idea about the desktop thingy on it and only saw metro so I quickly uninstalled it. Still seems useless.
Click to expand...

No, I couldn't get rid of Metro, but with the Classic Shell start menu, at least it was usable. However, it was definitely not as functional as the Windows 7 desktop, which is the reason I won't be upgrading.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP 1
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Intel i5 2500k
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Asus P8P67 Deluxe
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8 gigabytes Corsair PC3-12800 DDR3
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EVGA GeForce GTX 460 superclocked
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Integrated
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ViewSonic 23" LCD
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1980 x 1080
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120 Gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD
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dfs4 said:
No not gona happen. I hate the metro thing. If they removed the metro I would consider it.
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Even if they removed the UI formerly known as Metro, I wouldn't get it. I often have my 22" screen divided into six windows, all displayed at the same time. Win 8 will not permit that.
 

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Win 7 Ultimate 64 bitIntel i7-3930KKingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modul...MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard
ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory
Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card(s)
MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card
Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays
3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080, ?
Hard Drives
Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
PSU
Corsair HX750w
Case
Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling
Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Keyboard
Logitech G510s
Mouse
Logitech M525 (two in use)
Internet Speed
=< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
Antivirus
AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
Browser
IE11
Other Info
LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
Hey someone of you mention dual booting of windows 8, why haven't i tought of that could i do that on a separate partition or do i require to have a separate hard drive

Edit: Why are you guys complaining about metro? its just the start menu that is changed your desktop is still there untouched except for the aero theme but thats it, if you dont wanna use the start screen then dont use it cause it really isnt that big of a deal
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit5GB DDR3Intel HD Graphics
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HP P6715f
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Motherboard
MS-7613 (Iona-GL8E)
Memory
5GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2211X
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
1.5 TB Hard Drive
PSU
250W
Keyboard
HP USB Keyboard
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HP USB Optical Mouse
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