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post #91 of 95
8/20/12 at 5:18am
Got win8 on spare PC. Trying to use it, HW is kinda old: e2140 and 1gb ram. It runs smoothly for now.
Other than that it is nightmare. So i said to myself: basically it's regular start menu that is now stretched to my screen.
Tried to use IE from metro. WTH was this?! You can't even close it without alt+f4 now? Right click "outside" for address line?! ***...
I know it was horror life without the weather plugin... thank you microsoft now I am at peace...

It's my 2nd try and I still don't understand which drug I need to use to start liking or at least understanding this metro thing.

p.s. I do enjoy office 2013 tho
specifically because it works faster and, finally, after 10 years of development we get in-line reply smile.gif
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post #92 of 95
8/20/12 at 5:29am
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Got win8 on spare PC. Trying to use it, HW is kinda old: e2140 and 1gb ram. It runs smoothly for now.
Other than that it is nightmare. So i said to myself: basically it's regular start menu that is now stretched to my screen.
Tried to use IE from metro. WTH was this?! You can't even close it without alt+f4 now? Right click "outside" for address line?! ***...
I know it was horror life without the weather plugin... thank you microsoft now I am at peace...

It's my 2nd try and I still don't understand which drug I need to use to start liking or at least understanding this metro thing.

p.s. I do enjoy office 2013 tho
specifically because it works faster and, finally, after 10 years of development we get in-line reply smile.gif
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8/20/12 at 6:47am
So let's say i want to use windows 8 right now, can i get it somewhere that won't force another format when it hits in October? I mean i really like the way it looks and there seem to be drivers for about everything, i'd really love to move to windows 8 but i wouldn't want to format again when i buy it. Is there a way? or should i stay on win 7 for the time being, does frequent formatting damage ssd's? Thanks for any answer tongue.gif
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8/20/12 at 7:14am
Well, I'll obviously download it from my university later this year when they offer it to students for free. However, I likely won't install and use it for a little while until it matures a bit in terms of stability and security. I have no reason to rush into it.
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Microsoft radically overhauls license agreements for Windows 8

Interesting article on licensing.

http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-radically-overhauls-license-agreements-for-windows-8-7000002866/
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