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| Thread ID: 124960 | 2012-05-30 03:25:00 | I'm warming to Windows 8 (sort of) | Tony (4941) | PC World Chat |
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| 1278454 | 2012-06-05 04:23:00 | The windows key launches the metro screen on the version I had, your cat may be a windows savant. Perhaps you need to set up surveilance to discover what else it knows. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1278455 | 2012-06-05 06:17:00 | I had the previous release running on a pentium 4 quite well, this new version keeps telling me the CPU doesn't support windows 8 and refuses to install. .The 32 bit works fine on mine, its got a P4 3.0 with 3GB RAM - runs sweet as. Mind you not to keen on the layouts. I can see a lot of people getting really annoyed really fast when they buy a new PC with W8 on it. It will work OK on touch-screens, but as for a desktop, so far I've not seen anything that would want me to change from W7. Looks like theres gonna be a few third party programs installed to bring back the current start/programs menus. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1278456 | 2012-06-05 06:59:00 | Looks like theres gonna be a few third party programs installed to bring back the current start/programs menus.I thought I read somewhere that that loophole had been plugged in this release. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1278457 | 2012-06-05 07:20:00 | I imagine it'll be completely deprecated by release. | 8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1278458 | 2012-06-05 07:30:00 | I thought I read somewhere that that loophole had been plugged in this release. Never under estimate the determination of the people who make the third party programs or addins to change an OS. its always like a challenge - if MS tell them it cant be done, they will find a way to do it. ;) Edited: Haven't tried it, but Appears it still currently works (www.theverge.com) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1278459 | 2012-06-05 08:24:00 | The windows key launches the metro screen on the version I had, your cat may be a windows savant. Perhaps you need to set up surveilance to discover what else it knows. My cat must have pushed the 'Windows' key and then a letter. This results in a Apps Results for "x" menu to appear on the left of the screen and a Search menu to appear on the right. I must get my cat to teach me a few more tricks. :clap |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1278460 | 2012-06-05 21:53:00 | I have been using Windows 8 for 2 months and really have no problems with it. Sure some things were not where they were in previous versions of Windows but you soon learn and adapt to where they are. It actually works no differantly than Windows 7, just that some things are in differant places. :) Agree with you, the desktop is pretty similar to win7 |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1278461 | 2012-06-06 01:42:00 | Yes, I had the previous release on an old P4, as well, but now, no-go. The error 5D is because the install is now checking whether the CPU/BIOS can handle the NX feature (No execute security measure). These old systems fail that test. Bit of a beggar as it was a good use of an old PC. W8 ran surprisingly well, too. Yep found the same thing on a P4 here at work. M$ responses in their support forums was . "Sorry about that. Buy a new PC" |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1278462 | 2012-06-06 06:02:00 | My cat must have pushed the 'Windows' key and then a letter . This results in a Apps Results for "x" menu to appear on the left of the screen and a Search menu to appear on the right . I must get my cat to teach me a few more tricks . :clap You don't need to press the start key, just start typing . |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1278463 | 2012-06-07 03:25:00 | My cat must have pushed the 'Windows' key and then a letter . This results in a Apps Results for "x" menu to appear on the left of the screen and a Search menu to appear on the right . I must get my cat to teach me a few more tricks . :clap or just press the space bar . |
Nick G (16709) | ||
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