My Opinion on Windows 8

Tbh, I just ended up Stardocking my copy. Lots of cool features that suits my 5760x1200 desktop.

I've never really minded using 3rd party apps.
 

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smarteyeball said:
Tbh, I just ended up Stardocking my copy. Lots of cool features that suits my 5760x1200 desktop.

I've never really minded using 3rd party apps.
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No, they've never bothered me much, you had to use them to get the best from 3.1, and I've been happy to use them ever since.

I use Classic Shell on Win 8, but decided to give 8.1 a go without it.


Wenda.
 

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Acer AS5735
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Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32-bit; Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (VM).
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Intel T6500 Core 2 Duo@2Ghz.
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Acer
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3GB DDR2
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Intel 4500MHD
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Realtek onboard
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Built-in, no touch
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250GB SATA in two equal partitions.
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Watching TV using Windows Media Center is one of the best Windows 7 features - so they leave WMC off Windows 8 (have to buy it). Also the Windows 8 stupid tile GUI is a pain if you have a ton of software, because there's no folder structure so you have pages of tiles.

If the first thing you have to do with a new OS is make it look like the previous one, then that's a fail.
 

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self build
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Windows 7 pro x64 SP1
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Intel i7-2600k o/c to 4.6GHz
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MSI Z68-GD80
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8GB Mushkin 1866MHz
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Nvidia GTX 750 Ti 2GB
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integrated
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Liyama ProLite 27"
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Seagate 2TB
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3D Jed said:
Also the Windows 8 stupid tile GUI is a pain if you have a ton of software, because there's no folder structure so you have pages of tiles.

If the first thing you have to do with a new OS is make it look like the previous one, then that's a fail.
Click to expand...

Can't agree more :thumbsup:
 

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Dell OptiPlex 745
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Samsung - SyncMaster T23A350 LED
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WDC 1 TB
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DELL
3D Jed said:
Watching TV using Windows Media Center is one of the best Windows 7 features - so they leave WMC off Windows 8 (have to buy it). Also the Windows 8 stupid tile GUI is a pain if you have a ton of software, because there's no folder structure so you have pages of tiles.

If the first thing you have to do with a new OS is make it look like the previous one, then that's a fail.
Click to expand...

For the first couple of months after W8 was released, they were offering WMC for free.

I grabbed it then, and it still works in 8.1


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Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32-bit; Windows 7 Home...Intel T6500 Core 2 Duo@2Ghz.3GB DDR2Intel 4500MHD
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer AS5735
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32-bit; Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (VM).
CPU
Intel T6500 Core 2 Duo@2Ghz.
Motherboard
Acer
Memory
3GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 4500MHD
Sound Card
Realtek onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Built-in, no touch
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
250GB SATA in two equal partitions.
PSU
Stock
Case
Laptop
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Full 101-key
Mouse
USB cordless IR
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
IE9, Firefox.
Other Info
A top little machine that hasn't let me down once since the day I removed it from its packaging over four years ago. It's done everything I could want, and more, all without a single issue. 10/10, Acer!!
smarteyeball said:
Tbh, I just ended up Stardocking my copy. Lots of cool features that suits my 5760x1200 desktop.

I've never really minded using 3rd party apps.
Click to expand...

If you have to pay for a program to make it look how it should then that is a huge fail.
 

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Win 10 Pro 64Intel Core i7 960 @3.20 GHz24.0 GB DDR3EVGA GTX 750Ti
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Custom Build
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Win 10 Pro 64
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Intel Core i7 960 @3.20 GHz
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MSI MS7522
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24.0 GB DDR3
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EVGA GTX 750Ti
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LG E2341 23 Inch
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1TB Western Dgital 1002FAEX-00Y9A0
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700 Watt
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Haf 912
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Fans
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Logitech MK710
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Logitech M705
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Cable
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AIS 2015 .10.0.2225
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Firefox 49
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