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#4440323
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I'm using Win 8 with Start8 and it's fantastic. Boots faster than Win7 ever did! I recommend it with Start8. I definitely recommend this if anyone is still on XP or Vista. Win7 too of course, but unless you have SSD's you won't notice much of a difference in speed with Win8.
#4440469
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My university did not give me my key yet 🙁
#4440521
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Everyone who hates Windows 8 also hates the Xbox 360 and owns a Playstation 3...quite obviously! Pretty smart of Microsoft to release a tiled dashboard to the Xbox 360 first so the hundreds of millions of customers already have a feel for it. Working in an IT environment I've actually yet to get my hands on Windows 8 but no doubt I will throw a family member in to the test dummy phase with Windows 8. Windows 7 was a joke, I installed it on my Dad's PC 6 months after release, and when Service Pack 1 came out it ballsed up and I had to re-install from fresh. No wonder Microsoft aren't bothering with Service Pack 2. Windows 7 matured enough after Service Pack 1 so I finally went ahead and upgrade from XP, I didn't like it at first but I do now. Windows 8 looks like the first OS to roll off the line which actually looks quite decent and tempting...to me any ways.
#4440532
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This is a serious question, why do I care how fast it boots? How often are you cold booting your computer that even if it was a minute faster it would make any difference?
This is a serious answer. Why act so hostile over my post? I said if you have Win 7 already don't bother unless you have SSD's and want to upgrade. If you have XP or Vista, this is a great OS with Start8.
Everyone who hates Windows 8 also hates the Xbox 360 and owns a Playstation 3...quite obviously! Pretty smart of Microsoft to release a tiled dashboard to the Xbox 360 first so the hundreds of millions of customers already have a feel for it. Working in an IT environment I've actually yet to get my hands on Windows 8 but no doubt I will throw a family member in to the test dummy phase with Windows 8. Windows 7 was a joke, I installed it on my Dad's PC 6 months after release, and when Service Pack 1 came out it ballsed up and I had to re-install from fresh. No wonder Microsoft aren't bothering with Service Pack 2. Windows 7 matured enough after Service Pack 1 so I finally went ahead and upgrade from XP, I didn't like it at first but I do now. Windows 8 looks like the first OS to roll off the line which actually looks quite decent and tempting...to me any ways.
Not true at all. I don't own a 360, and own a PS3 and I am using Win8 with Start8 and it's a great experience so far.
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Got it last night and I must say i love it. It took me like 2 minutes to adapt and it is so fast too.
#4440575
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I had his voice in my head:infinity:
Lol, as did I. It was what I was thinking as well.
#4440600
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Got it last night and I must say i love it. It took me like 2 minutes to adapt and it is so fast too.
Yeah, I don't really use Metro at all, but the desktop is just fine. Gotta get used to no gadgets, but really, all I used was the MSN weather gadget. It's not hard to look up the weather online. I see no issues with this OS at all. Really though it feels way more responsive than 7 did.
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Yeah, I don't really use Metro at all, but the desktop is just fine. Gotta get used to no gadgets, but really, all I used was the MSN weather gadget. It's not hard to look up the weather online. I see no issues with this OS at all. Really though it feels way more responsive than 7 did.
There's some weather software you can get on the windows store. +1 on the responsiveness on 8. Everything is just instant.
#4440648
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It is impossible to believe that some of you guys consider your self's computer "experts". Dual booting must be something you all have not heard of but hey, your loss. Me, I have it now installed on my tablet and dual booting it on my laptop at work. I will eventually put in on my desktop but, Dataplex does not yet support it and I would need to purchase new bluray playback software.
right now it is useless it would be like put w95 and w98 in dual boot... i am even in triple boot W7/BSD/linux...
#4440655
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Everyone who hates Windows 8 also hates the Xbox 360 and owns a Playstation 3...quite obviously!
Nope XBox 360 is dead in here already (aviable but selling rack are very very small right now) lol Personaly i don't hate W8, i just don't like what make the GUI so heavy and the lack of liberty it introduce... it just look like a W7 pimped with WP7 GUI (a major fail in M$ history that convert a lot of fan to Android or iOS).
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Someone want to fill me in... what is Start8 and what does it do? Thanks.
#4440671
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I see upgrade and OEM on Newegg. They don't sell the full retail version.
OEM cause i've bought oem versions for a longtime, those are full versions as any btw.
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It is impossible to believe that some of you guys consider your self's computer "experts". Dual booting must be something you all have not heard of but hey, your loss. Me, I have it now installed on my tablet and dual booting it on my laptop at work. I will eventually put in on my desktop but, Dataplex does not yet support it and I would need to purchase new bluray playback software.
wait, so your idea of a computer expert is someone who blindly buys software even when it's horrible and they have no intention of ever using it? And, for that matter, installing it, and making it more inconvenient to use your PC then before? I think your idea of a computer expert is pretty screwed up
#4440793
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If you dont like Windows 8 or it has too many issues, is your 7 key still useable? I think not, could be wrong.
#4440831
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If you dont like Windows 8 or it has too many issues, is your 7 key still useable? I think not, could be wrong.
It doesn't even look at the 7 key. I installed a version I downloaded off a torrent site because I couldn't find my disk. I never entered a key, just ran the upgrade client and payed the $40 and got a full windows 8 key.
#4440845
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Thanks for the confirmation. Something to be aware of though, MS can revoke the license later if you havent fulfilled their contract. This working might be down to a glitch or a cheeky way of tempting more people to buy it initially.
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Already running Retail Win8Pro (dual boot) and enjoying it lol 🤓
#4441069
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Metro is just the new start menu.
#4441416
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To those who care. If you have a Windows 7/Vista/XP install you can get the key for 39.99. I believe there is an offer in most places, but that's the price in the US anyway. You only need one of the previous OS's to actually get the key. Once you have it, it works as a full install key and can be used in a clean install. If you have a Windows 7 install currently, you can just go to the website and download the advisor, it will allow you to pay for the key in the advisor itself. If you do not have an install currently, you can install it in a VM, and do the advisor there. The windows does not even need to be activated, nor do you need to insert a key during install. If you're currently running Windows 8 and do not want to reinstall, once you have the key, open an elevated command prompt and type slmgr.vbs -ipk insert product key Then go to charms bar, settings, activate windows and you're good to go. Full, legit, Windows 8 for 40 dollars.
This method looks really interesting, but I'm not sure if it's legit. I mean you get the key, but perhaps you might run into issues if you used it in a place that was raided by police.

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