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MontyBrunswick

Oct 29, 2012 11:47am

Did anyone take the plunge?

I updated my main machine last week and it is kind of starting to grow on me. It will take some getting used to, though...

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I Wear Pants

Posts: 16,223

Oct 29, 2012 12:10pm

I've been using it for a few months, I like it.

http://lifehacker.com/5955102/everything-you-need-to-know-about-windows-8

That's a helpful set of articles for people new to Windows 8.

wildcats20

Posts: 27,794

Oct 29, 2012 12:27pm

Just bought a new laptop and got the upgrade for 15 bucks. Haven't got it yet though.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Oct 29, 2012 12:30pm

I'll be grabbing a copy once I figure out how to get it cheap through my wife's student discount at UC.

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I Wear Pants

Posts: 16,223

Oct 29, 2012 12:32pm

justincredible;1307197 wrote:I'll be grabbing a copy once I figure out how to get it cheap through my wife's student discount at UC.

It's fucking $39.99.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/buy?ocid=GA8_O_WOL_DIS_ShopHP_FPP_Light

You can do a clean install.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Oct 29, 2012 12:34pm

I Wear Pants;1307198 wrote:It's fucking $39.99.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/buy?ocid=GA8_O_WOL_DIS_ShopHP_FPP_Light

You can do a clean install.

That's great. I'm pretty sure I can get it for like $10 through her discount.

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I Wear Pants

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Oct 29, 2012 12:36pm

justincredible;1307201 wrote:That's great. I'm pretty sure I can get it for like $10 through her discount.

Oh, well why the fuck did I pay $39.99? God damn it. I'm gonna go hang myself now. Peace dudes.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Oct 29, 2012 12:38pm

I'm not 100% sure what the price will be but I'm almost positive it's a healthy discount off of retail.

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MontyBrunswick

Oct 29, 2012 12:41pm

You can fill out bogus information on http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/ and get it for $14.99

ts1227

Posts: 12,319

Oct 29, 2012 1:01pm

wildcats20;1307192 wrote:Just bought a new laptop and got the upgrade for 15 bucks. Haven't got it yet though.

I upgraded my laptop using this on Friday night.

So far it seems alright. It's just a matter of determining/remembering how to get to shit that used to be in the start menu

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MontyBrunswick

Oct 29, 2012 1:03pm

ts1227;1307248 wrote:I upgraded my laptop using this on Friday night.

So far it seems alright. It's just a matter of determining/remembering how to get to shit that used to be in the start menu

My biggest deal with it was finding the control panel. Took me way too long to find it.

wildcats20

Posts: 27,794

Oct 29, 2012 1:12pm

ts1227;1307248 wrote:I upgraded my laptop using this on Friday night.

So far it seems alright. It's just a matter of determining/remembering how to get to shit that used to be in the start menu

Yeah. I never upgraded from XP lol. But I'm used to 7. 8 will be interesting

GoChiefs

Posts: 16,754

Oct 29, 2012 4:37pm

What's the big differences between 7 and 8?

TedSheckler

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Oct 29, 2012 4:41pm

GoChiefs;1307460 wrote:What's the big differences between 7 and 8?

http://bit.ly/SpdbrI

GoChiefs

Posts: 16,754

Oct 29, 2012 8:12pm

TedSheckler;1307463 wrote:http://bit.ly/SpdbrI

Or it can be discussed in a thread about a Windows Operating System. :rolleyes:

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I Wear Pants

Posts: 16,223

Oct 30, 2012 12:07am

Having trouble installing Windows 8 on one of my desktops. Just stays at the black screen with the blue Window logo forever with no loading animation or anything. Will stay there for hours. Internet has so far not been helpful.

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gut

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Oct 30, 2012 3:28am

If I had a touchscreen I'd be all over it. But I'll wait - if I get a tablet in the future, I might consider one running Windows and then it might make sense to upgrade my computer.

For the most part, I keep a pretty minimal homescreen and the less I need to interface with Windows, the better. I've get all my quick launches and bookmarks and don't really need anything else.

ZWICK 4 PREZ

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Oct 30, 2012 5:57am

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WebFire

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Oct 30, 2012 8:56am

gut;1307753 wrote:If I had a touchscreen I'd be all over it. But I'll wait - if I get a tablet in the future, I might consider one running Windows and then it might make sense to upgrade my computer.

For the most part, I keep a pretty minimal homescreen and the less I need to interface with Windows, the better. I've get all my quick launches and bookmarks and don't really need anything else.

I think using a touchscreen monitor would be a pain in the ass. It would be cool at first, until your arms got tired. I really think you'll see a device out soon that is like a touch sensitive mousepad, that you can just use your finger to move around the screen. Like the drawing pads without the pen.

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MontyBrunswick

Oct 30, 2012 8:57am

I Wear Pants;1307719 wrote:Having trouble installing Windows 8 on one of my desktops. Just stays at the black screen with the blue Window logo forever with no loading animation or anything. Will stay there for hours. Internet has so far not been helpful.

Clean install or upgrade? You might try pulling the network prior to the install so it can't try and slipstream and updates.

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I Wear Pants

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Oct 30, 2012 9:52am

dlazz;1307813 wrote:Clean install or upgrade? You might try pulling the network prior to the install so it can't try and slipstream and updates.

Tried both ways. No dice. Quite confused and I don't really want to start delving deep right meow. I have a feeling it's SSD related somehow. Just gut feeling there.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Oct 30, 2012 9:56am

I Wear Pants;1307848 wrote:Tried both ways. No dice. Quite confused and I don't really want to start delving deep right meow. I have a feeling it's SSD related somehow. Just gut feeling there.

Get a mac.

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MontyBrunswick

Oct 30, 2012 10:03am

I Wear Pants;1307848 wrote:Tried both ways. No dice. Quite confused and I don't really want to start delving deep right meow. I have a feeling it's SSD related somehow. Just gut feeling there.

If you think it's the SSD, you could always try changing the SATA operation to IDE instead of AHCI/RAID and see if you get any further.

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I Wear Pants

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Oct 30, 2012 10:12am

justincredible;1307850 wrote:Get a mac.

DIAF, also I already have one.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Oct 30, 2012 10:15am

I Wear Pants;1307858 wrote:DIAF, also I already have one.

How did the ducks get to the Alaskan forest?