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Posted by Troll
- November 16, 2014, 09:40:58 AMThere a few tweaks that can be done to 8.1 to make it more livable, so not to despair. CNET has information on that, and if you google 8.1, you'll probably find more information than you wanted...You will need some patience, however, I don't think they are planning to release this until 2016.....or at the earliest, fall of 2015..
Posted by John Hopkins
- November 16, 2014, 07:45:58 AMQuote from: 49Reo on November 15, 2014, 23:38:01 PMImagine how it is for me..I was the top person in my field in New Zealand in the 70's then I moved back to Britain in the 80's and retired in 1994..for someone who made a living with computers before retiring 4 years ago, it is amazing how fast you fall out of touch.
My 47 year old son used to think I was a genius when he was a kid...now I need help just setting up a mobile phone..
John.
Posted by DC
- November 16, 2014, 02:49:57 AMGreat, I can't wait to get rid of 8.1 from my laptop. It's a freaking disaster.
Posted by 49Reo
- November 15, 2014, 23:38:01 PMMy desktop is running Windows XP, (don't laugh, I like it) my laptop started out as "Vista"....now THAT was a bad experience! I upgraded it to 7, like it much better. I still have one copy of 7 left, I really should install it on my desk top; then I would only have to remember one system.....for someone who made a living with computers before retiring 4 years ago, it is amazing how fast you fall out of touch.
Posted by Troll
- November 15, 2014, 20:38:40 PMI'm running a 4 core AMD Phenom @ 2.9 Ghz, an nVidia GS250 video card with 1 Gb of onboard g-ram, 8 Gb of DDR3 1600 ram...same setup I've been running since 2009. I installed the Win 10 eval edition on an external SATA hard drive I had laying around, so it wouldn't mess up my mature Win 7 setup...I thought it was decently fast with Win 7, but it's even quicker with 10....I'm going to install it on an extra hdd in my laptop, next...According to MS, you need a minimum of a 1GHZ 32 or 64 bit processor and 2 Gb of ram, and a wddm cert video chip...
Posted by John Hopkins
- November 15, 2014, 19:47:28 PMI used to be a hardware specialist back in the seventies but now I am almost completely ignorant of technology, in my day a zero voltage switch in a chip was the latest thing, now you have windows 10..I had to wait 10 years for dos...
So my question is..I have noticed that with each new version of windows the recommended memory goes up..and often the hardware has to be upgraded or replaced in order to run..
What will I need to run win 10?
John.
Posted by Troll
- November 15, 2014, 17:31:42 PMGood question. I'm thinking that 8.1, which was actually a whole operating system by itself that they were able to replace 8 with, was actually 9...but what does it matter.....as long as it works!
Posted by greenbarn
- November 15, 2014, 16:09:14 PMI already decided I'm skipping Win 8. One look at it, and that's all it took to decide.
Good to hear the next one out is going to actually be an improvement.
So.... What happened to "9"??
Posted by Troll
- November 15, 2014, 14:56:10 PMAs some of you know, I'm part of the "insiders" at Microsoft. I am running an evaluation copy of Win 10 right now. I beta tested 7, and 8, and now I'm running 10. This is what 8 should have been, then most people wouldn't have hated it so much. Stable, fast, easy to navigate, and no surprises, or stupid "metro" interface. A real start menu, and so far, compatibility with all my stuff. I've been doing everything I normally do with it and not a hint of a glitch.. This is what probably would have passed for final code a few years ago. I didn't have to install any separate drivers, and it even set up my Canon wireless all in 1 during installation. I really haven't had to tweak much...just icon size and desktop theme, so far. I realize most of you don't even think about the OS as more than a means to an end, but this one is going to be a great one...and it comes with enough built in utilities to make most tasks easy right from the beginning!