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Is Windows 8 worth getting used to or should I risk going back to Win 7?
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First off, hello everyone! This is my first post on the PC boards after lurking for a little while. It must be said I have a basic knowledge of PCs so forgive me if I'm not very savvy. I just got a new HP m6-1105dx laptop yesterday, and I'm just now getting my first taste of Windows 8 with it being the OS on the comp. I find it to be a bit unwieldy (which seems to be the common opinion) and I would like install Windows 7 either as the main OS or dual boot with 8. After doing a little research however it seems getting 7 on newer computer is a rather large hassle, with HP laptops in particular having trouble. I would love to have 7 again but I don't want to end up bricking my new laptop. So the question here is, should I stick it out with Win 8? Would it be safe for me to try getting 7 on this laptop? Or perhaps I could try trading it in for another computer with 7 as the main OS? My main reasons for getting this laptop were because I wanted to start doing LPs, some gaming, video editing, things of that nature. Some advice or recommendations would be most appreciated, thanks in advance! --- Oh, by the way, it's ZL: Topic Killer \_O___/ | |
Well everyone here is gonna say go to Win 8 --- Might controls everything | |
Basically the difference between 7 and 8 is the start screen and the theme. If you don't like those then you can use 3d party programs to change it. I don't see why you'd want to install 7 instead of just changing the things on 8 that you don't like. --- Keep on Chooglin' on Inky Dinky Do Dah Morning http://youtu.be/NH5yrFa3tE8 | |
It gets old hearing everyone say that you can just use the desktop all the time and forget about Metro. Metro will always be required for SOME things, like for example some settings are kept out of Control Panel and can only be modified in the settings charm. | |
If you're afraid of change like most windows users, stick to 7. --- Hi. | |
Personally, I'm not a fan of Windows 8 but it is possible to bypass allot of it's 'problems' with e.g. classic shell (which restores the start menu). If you really want W7 however, the issues may be: 1. Secure boot- you may need to disable this in the BIOS/EFI 2. Drivers- make sure you can get the drivers, HP in the past for me have been ok although I don't know if they'll have W7 drivers or if W8 drivers will work with it. 3. License- you obviously have to pay for the license unless POSSIBLY your laptop qualifies for a free downgrade. --- Asus P8Z77-V Pro, Intel i7 3770K 3.5Ghz, 8GB RAM, Ati Radeon 5770 1GB, CM 690 II. Win7 x64. | |
win7 is by far user friendly, less errors and problems too... you should wait for the next verison of windows to come out, maybe ms will learn of their mistakes... | |
El_Zaggy posted... win7 is by far user friendly, less errors and problems too... Lolwut? | |
El_Zaggy posted... win7 is by far user friendly, less errors and problems too... I've encountered exactly 0 issues with Windows 8 since I've installed. Also for the TC, You can do some things. This is an example of how I have my start menu(Metro setup) I have all the games that I currently play located in it, keep the most used shortcuts. Desktop I keep all my benchmarking, temp readings, cpu-z, etc located on my taskbar along with shortcuts for my various control panel operations I use normally. http://i.imgur.com/mkxeFNo.jpg and then I just use the scroll mouse to slide it over to other applications such as Open Office, etc. basically all I use metro for is a all in one game launcher. Its faster than Steam, its faster than others. It has all my games that I regular play via various online services, steam, origin, uplay all in one location with access to by simply moving my mouse pointer to the bottom left of the screen. --- To be fair, the bible has more plot holes than ME3. I wouldn't be listening either - Pies12 | |
Xeeh_Bitz posted... El_Zaggy posted...win7 is by far user friendly, less errors and problems too... I see. I guess most of my frustration with 8 comes from my slowness in adapting to the interface. The lack of a normal start menu bugs me the most. I mean, I haven't even found the shut down/restart/logoff buttons yet. >_> This setup seems like a good idea tho. The start menu/metro thing feels more like a smartphone interface and that throws me off but if it can be fixed more to my liking I can stick it out with Win 8. --- Oh, by the way, it's ZL: Topic Killer \_O___/ |
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