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1338999	2013-05-06 23:19:00	Any one know if it's easy to do a clean install of windows 8 with the upgrade version or if I should leave 7 on so that 8 sees something to upgrade? If I do go over top is there an option to wipe the drive completely as part of the install? I'd rather start over than install over top . You can do a fresh install of Windows 8 with the Upgrade DVD, its goes in like any other install, no need to have another OS present . Yes you have the option to wipe any other partitions/installations as per normal . The only catch is sometimes it will boot directly to the desktop ( some may like that ) :) but if it does that it also wont activate . Theres a quick reg change to fix that, once that's done away it goes - all as it should . The "Alteration" if it boots to the desktop / wont activate . • Open regedit by pressing Windows-q, entering regedit and selecting the result from the list of hits . • Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Setup/OOBE/ • Change MediaBootInstall from 1 to 0 • Go back to the start screen and enter cmd there . • Right-click Command Prompt and select to run it as administrator . • Type slmgr /rearm on the command line and hit enter . • Reboot Windows now . • Run the activation utility afterwards, enter your product key to activate Windows Note: the last one generally isn't required fully, you just right click Computer/Properties, down the bottom - Activate .	wainuitech (129)
1339000	2013-05-06 23:23:00	almost quoteth "they only people who complain about Windows Vista & ME are those who havnt tried it or are too stupid to learn something new" oh.... wait ....er MS expected the masses to being queing up to upgrade to Win8 . That never happened. Product was a relative failure , MS Management will be looking at relatively very poor sales & will take action. MS staff will be looking at missing bonuses & will take action . After all Win7 was just a tweaking of Vista. MS will just tweak Win8 to keep the masses happy.	1101 (13337)
1339001	2013-05-06 23:36:00	MS will just tweak Win8 to keep the masses happy. And that's what Windows 8.1 is ;)	pcuser42 (130)
1339002	2013-05-07 00:40:00	I've been using W8 for a few months now on my work PC and have opted to get Win 7 on a personal laptop I just bought. A few things that I don't like with W8. 1. The Network menu on the right hand side of the screen is completely useless. I don't see why you can't right click and edit connections there, add a new VPN connection etc. And getting to the location where you can 'Change adapter settings' takes too many clicks. At least WIN+X speeds that up slightly. 2. When I install a new program (and don't add a shortcut to the Desktop), I can't just browse the usual start menu. I have to go through the 'apps menu' which doesn't seem to list everything that's in 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\' for some reason. 3. The search function in the start menu is for some reason split into categories (Apps, Settings, Files). Why are apps and settings not combined? Stupid imo. I do like the file copy dialogue box, task manager and how W8 can read MKV files but I'll stick with Win7 for now. Just my 2c...	WarNox (8772)
1339003	2013-05-07 01:17:00	So is the start button coming back or not with 8.1 ?? probably not www.infoworld.com " Many of us hoped that Microsoft would, in fact, bring back the whole desktop Start menu, button and all. Not so, says Tom Warren on The Verge. Citing unnamed " sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, " Warren says Windows 8.1 will include a Start button -- but " the button will act as a method to simply access the Start Screen, and will not include the traditional Start Menu. " Yes, you read that correctly. If Warren's right, Microsoft is knocking itself out to put a Windows logo on the left edge of the taskbar. Click on the logo, and you get hurled into the Metro Start screen. "	1101 (13337)
1339004	2013-05-07 01:38:00	3. The search function in the start menu is for some reason split into categories (Apps, Settings, Files). Why are apps and settings not combined? Stupid imo. Personally I prefer it this way. As an example, many programs would put a link to their own updaters in the Start menu: in Windows 7, this meant Windows Update (which I'll actually use) gets lost in the search results. With Windows 8, I just press Windows+W and type "update", and Windows Update always comes up. :2cents:	pcuser42 (130)
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