Posts by skitzogreg

I'm looking at keeping Outlook 2010 minimized whilst I'm playing games to avoid frequent logins to gmail and/or checking my iPhone. Can anyone see why this would cause enough of a system drain to cause any affect in gaming performance? ...

I hate Windows 8 so bad I can't get rid of it fast enough. It's staying on the laptop and the desktop is going back to 7. What absolute garbage. I shouldn't have to take 10 steps to do one thing.

Just an update, I was able to do this per Microsoft's instructions. Everything activated fine. Now, for Windows 8, there are many unnecessary steps to doing the same things I used to.

Mods, I respectfully ask that this thread be closed. damric, this was an issue on OCN in the past. My request has nothing to do with you, but rather the direction this is headed.

Quote:Originally Posted by Thrasher1016 Quote:Originally Posted by -Apocalypse- SWTOR is one of the most profitable games in the world. I really don't understand why people think it's an economic failure. Failure of a sequel,...

Quote:Originally Posted by RussianC Why not just install it and Demo the OS for 30 Days? I haven't gone through the installation process yet, so I didn't know that was an option. Also, I've already bought it, so I'm going to use it...

Now that I have everything planned out for a clean Windows 8 installation, I would like to test out the OS first on my laptop before I put it on my desktop (original destination). I just don't want to go through the hassle of...

Coming up next, EA/BioWare to cancel Star Wars: The Old Republic.

I don't want to partition the hard drive. I simply want a fresh reformat with 8; I don't want a paste job over 7.

I'm trying to do a clean Windows 8 install on an SSD, but I do not want to have to put it over my 7 install currently. The upgrade assistant on Microsoft lets you do the upgrade from within Windows, but I don't want to do that. Please...