Windows 8 - Are you upgrading to it?

[Chippiewill]

Isn't it primarily for tablets anyway?

It's a designed with an ethos of "Touch First", but the entire UI is mouse and keyboard accessible.

[Mark]

It's a designed with an ethos of "Touch First", but the entire UI is mouse and keyboard accessible.

Fair enough, I can't really get use to the new design really. Although I'm pretty sure there's something you can download to bring back the taskbar?

[xxMATTGxx]

Fair enough, I can't really get use to the new design really. Although I'm pretty sure there's something you can download to bring back the taskbar?

The taskbar is still there?

[mrwoooooooo]

[xxMATTGxx]

Decided to boot back into Windows 8 - Was going to do it sometime next week anyway.

[Abciscool]

Decided to boot back into Windows 8 - Was going to do it sometime next week anyway.

Obviously your computer disliked that idea.

[xxMATTGxx]

Obviously your computer disliked that idea.

If only I could blame Windows for my PSU dying.

[peteyt]

But it's brand newwww!


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In my opinion people should upgrade because it brings new features they need not just because its brand new.

It took me ages to upgrade from XP to Windows 7. I think it was this time last year (not to sure) and it was only because my disc broke and it was a student one that I couldn't find an iso for so the serial didn't work on the normal ones. It took me that long because well money but also I didn't have a reason to upgrade - yeah windows 7 is great now I'm using it but nearly everything I wanted to do I could do with XP, windows 7 just improved it and added some handy features to make it easier (some brought into vista) like the folder explorer bit in the taskbar and search in start (think some might be actually available in XP with downloads.

I do like some of the stuff - I like the fact that you can virtually mount ISO files without needing additional programs, task manager, file transfer, copy and paste etc. all looks improved. Looking at the video someone posted on here - it's annoying that you can't search everything in the main search e.g. uninstall programs you need to open up the control panel and then search - seems windows 8 has went backwards with some stuff (although heard you might be able to change this in settings). I do like the fact windows 8 devices allow cross platform.

When I have my new PC which might be sometime I may try it.

[xxMATTGxx]

In my opinion people should upgrade because it brings new features they need not just because its brand new.

It took me ages to upgrade from XP to Windows 7. I think it was this time last year (not to sure) and it was only because my disc broke and it was a student one that I couldn't find an iso for so the serial didn't work on the normal ones. It took me that long because well money but also I didn't have a reason to upgrade - yeah windows 7 is great now I'm using it but nearly everything I wanted to do I could do with XP, windows 7 just improved it and added some handy features to make it easier (some brought into vista) like the folder explorer bit in the taskbar and search in start (think some might be actually available in XP with downloads.

I do like some of the stuff - I like the fact that you can virtually mount ISO files without needing additional programs, task manager, file transfer, copy and paste etc. all looks improved. Looking at the video someone posted on here - it's annoying that you can't search everything in the main search e.g. uninstall programs you need to open up the control panel and then search - seems windows 8 has went backwards with some stuff (although heard you might be able to change this in settings). I do like the fact windows 8 devices allow cross platform.

When I have my new PC which might be sometime I may try it.

I don't think I could ever go back to using Windows XP on a regular basis.

[peteyt]

I don't think I could ever go back to using Windows XP on a regular basis.

It worked. The problem with a lot of operating systems today is there all little changes, design and stuff. There's some nice features but a lot are available with other programs - Lots of programs are still made xp compatible which is why i stayed with it for so long and if my disc hadn't broke may still have had it (got 7 when I was a student so I got it cheap). Obviously windows 7 is young so I don't want them to just ignore it but I don't find windows 8 has any big things feature wise that I can't do on 7