yep.
three things people should remember when using a mouse with the new stuff.
- use the corners
- right click for more options
- application settings will always be in the settings charm (right bar)
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Windows 8 / RT |OT|
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three things people should remember when using a mouse with the new stuff.
derExperte
Member
Sorry to say but trying to read your post was more frustrating than W8 probably ever will be. And the quote up there is one of a few baffling statements, OE wasn't in W7 either, it's been replaced years ago by Windows Mail from the Essentials suite: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-live/essentials-other-programs
Also log in with your MS account and disable the login screen, I posted the link somewhere above. And do you know Win+X?
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
Such as?
its a upgrade, so yeah.
Everdred
Member
It just seems a little annoying to have to reinstall Windows 7 and then 8 every time I have a new PC build.
that is what the system builder/oem copy is for.
Everdred
Member
I am grateful that windows 8 has the refresh option so I can wipe my pc every once and a while and not have to worry about this painful process.
goldsoundz
Member
Ah shit, smooth scrolling doesn't work with my Logitech G9X in Windows 8.
Reformat went well. I'm getting much more comfortable navigating through the OS now, and big thanks to the dude who linked me the Windows 8 in 4 minutes video!
Reformat went well. I'm getting much more comfortable navigating through the OS now, and big thanks to the dude who linked me the Windows 8 in 4 minutes video!
Link pls
Dead Prince
Banned
bought a key for my desktop. they have my old settings when i was running the earlier build. see my desktop wall which looks ugly lol.
Not using W8 yet, but is there a way of knowing which Touchpads support it? (I'm assuming different hardware revisions)
So I installed W8 on my Alienware M14x last night and everything was good but some apps and Google Chrome were running slowly so as suggested I ran a refresh to get things back to normal.
Only issue is the refresh removed all of my programs, Steam, all my games, all the Alienware stuff, etc. It was not supposed to do this otherwise I wouldn't have done it. There is an IE link on my desktop now saying what it's removed.
Fark!
Only issue is the refresh removed all of my programs, Steam, all my games, all the Alienware stuff, etc. It was not supposed to do this otherwise I wouldn't have done it. There is an IE link on my desktop now saying what it's removed.
Fark!
D
Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Goddamnit...
This is what makes this thing so frustrating. So much conflicting information.
Did you install completely fresh (onto an empty drive), or did the installer need to detect your Win 7 install first?
edit:
Nevermind, didn't see this post before I wrote that. I'm going to pull the trigger I think.
Jzero
Member
Are you sure you didn't click reset link instead of the refresh?
Dead Prince
Banned
didn't see this. thanks.
refresh only keeps metro applications, not desktop. (you can create a custom refresh state though) http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/04/refresh-and-reset-your-pc.aspx
Here:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp59001-59500/sp59085.exe
They're officially HP drivers, but others have said it works for Asus laptops as well. Just try it out and roll back if it doesn't work.
I doubt it.
Jzero
Member
Never mind looks like they did.
Yea i noticed that after i typed it.
Fantastic.
I can't even go to the Dell site to download drivers etc because the support page won't work.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
Holy crap I didn't know that. That's great since I have some programs that I always install right off the bat.
What a frustrating upgrade. It just kept quitting in the middle with a very vague message and the logs weren't much help.
After searching I found I could just do a clean install off a a bootable USB drive with the key I got when I bought the upgrade - cool, I prefer a clean start!
When attempting to install I got a message telling me it couldn't install to my SSD drive because it was MBR and it was meant to be GPT or something - so I fucked around with the HDD controller settings in BIOS and got it working. Funny, because I seem to remember having to switch these setting the other way before to get Win 7 installed on my SSD. Anyway, it's evident I have no clue, but I muddled through. Funny my family think I'm a computer genius
I haven't played with Win 8 since the developer preview - I really stopped reading about it, assuming it would just get better. Getting used to the control methods is slow but steady going. It's all about the corners and the context menus.
I like the xbox integration and I'm sure I'll like the integration when I get my Surface - the integration is the main reason I was excited for the Windows 8 ecosystem in the first place, so I'm glad to see it's living up to that promise so far.
After searching I found I could just do a clean install off a a bootable USB drive with the key I got when I bought the upgrade - cool, I prefer a clean start!
When attempting to install I got a message telling me it couldn't install to my SSD drive because it was MBR and it was meant to be GPT or something - so I fucked around with the HDD controller settings in BIOS and got it working. Funny, because I seem to remember having to switch these setting the other way before to get Win 7 installed on my SSD. Anyway, it's evident I have no clue, but I muddled through. Funny my family think I'm a computer genius
I haven't played with Win 8 since the developer preview - I really stopped reading about it, assuming it would just get better. Getting used to the control methods is slow but steady going. It's all about the corners and the context menus.
I like the xbox integration and I'm sure I'll like the integration when I get my Surface - the integration is the main reason I was excited for the Windows 8 ecosystem in the first place, so I'm glad to see it's living up to that promise so far.
Tragicomedy
Member
My ten cent review of W8 (desktop) after one night. Nobody asked for this.
+ Quick. I have noticed my system zips along faster than before...placebo effect?
+ Stylish. This will probably be a con for tons of folks, but I find the interface appealing.
+ Easy. My wife is technologically challenged and she can handle it.
- Guts. That flicker from the Metro UI back to the basic desktop interface when loading certain programs? Janky and cheap feeling, like a gloss of paint slapped onto the existing UI.
- Driver errors. To be expected, I suppose. My Linksys wifi USB adapter wasn't recognized, and I couldn't connect to the internet to d/l the new one. Had to break out my wife's laptop to troubleshoot. Resolved.
- UI from a productivity standpoint. I mentioned it's visually appealing above. I'm not so sure it's worth the hassle. I can see myself turning it off in favor of the old UI in the near-future instead of relearning how I search for things or open programs. Old habits die hard.
+ Quick. I have noticed my system zips along faster than before...placebo effect?
+ Stylish. This will probably be a con for tons of folks, but I find the interface appealing.
+ Easy. My wife is technologically challenged and she can handle it.
- Guts. That flicker from the Metro UI back to the basic desktop interface when loading certain programs? Janky and cheap feeling, like a gloss of paint slapped onto the existing UI.
- Driver errors. To be expected, I suppose. My Linksys wifi USB adapter wasn't recognized, and I couldn't connect to the internet to d/l the new one. Had to break out my wife's laptop to troubleshoot. Resolved.
- UI from a productivity standpoint. I mentioned it's visually appealing above. I'm not so sure it's worth the hassle. I can see myself turning it off in favor of the old UI in the near-future instead of relearning how I search for things or open programs. Old habits die hard.
I just did a search for Windows 8 in 4 minutes. Great quick video to find some tricks, just what I was wanting to see, thanks!
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
Anyone else finding it ridiculously laggy?
Takes ages for apps/websites to load. If I right click I might as well go and make a cup of tea.
Running this off an SSD as well, any ideas?
Takes ages for apps/websites to load. If I right click I might as well go and make a cup of tea.
Running this off an SSD as well, any ideas?
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I'm not usually a Windows fan, but Win8 runs amazingly on my laptop.
The absolute opposite. The last time my laptop was zipping around this fast, I was using a custom-crafted Linux setup.
The absolute opposite. The last time my laptop was zipping around this fast, I was using a custom-crafted Linux setup.
nope running smooth. update your video drivers. (could just be your internet)
you can adjust the animations. type in "faster" into search and click adjust animations.
Jzero
Member
Some apps are laggy but not laggy enough to make myself a cup of coffee.
Websites load normally though.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
Something seemed a bit fishy. Will attempt to remedy.
Dumb question, have you tried rebooting?
This laptop
http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=6941745&pid=121881610647
Is 750.00 at Costco. Very tempted to sell my 2011 base MacBook Air for this and hop on the windows 8 train. What kind of gaming could I do on this thing?
I probably wouldn't get an ultra book again. If I was going to get another laptop I'd get a MacBook Pro. How would this compare to a base MacBook Pro?
http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=6941745&pid=121881610647
Is 750.00 at Costco. Very tempted to sell my 2011 base MacBook Air for this and hop on the windows 8 train. What kind of gaming could I do on this thing?
I probably wouldn't get an ultra book again. If I was going to get another laptop I'd get a MacBook Pro. How would this compare to a base MacBook Pro?
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
No of course not. First thing I'd thought I'd would be to post on GAF rather than do the most obvious thing.
Are you always this slow on the uptake?
It has a HD4000 so it should be better than your 2011 Air for gaming, but don't expect to run Battlefield or the Witcher (I think i saw some videos running Skyrim though)
The CPU/GPU is almost exactly the same.
For gaming here are some benchmarks for a similar rig, the HD 4000 isn't the best card but it's possible to game.
e: I thought it had an i7, still performance should be pretty close to that.
Yes, you can!
Yup, Valve or Blizzard games are super optimized so they should run more than fine, the processor seems to be the same as the SurPro, but this has more ram and more storage capacity but the one in the SurPro should be a lot faster since it uses SSD, the screen is better in the Surface (1080p IPS screen vs the shitty ones Acer always put in their laptops), and this lacks the pen stylus support.
The screen on the Acer is absolutely crap, though. 1366x768 regular LCD @ 15.6". The Surface Pro is 1920x1080 IPS @ 10.6".
Posting this again, someone here must have an answer... Not being able to open the contextual menu on files is an absolute deal breaker for me: