Thread: 2.0 in Windows 8

Originally Posted by Alhanelem

In Win7, nearly every application I ever use is either pinned to my taskbar, or in the start menu's frequently used apps list. Its a LOT faster to click these with the mouse than to type in the name of an application (especially if it's not an easy to type name)- I only use the typing feature for "hidden" things like taskmgr, cmd, msconfig, dxdiag, etc.

also all of these methods are a LOT faster than visually scanning my eyeballs across my entire screen to find the right "Tile" in the Win8 Start screen.

You can pin things to the task bar in Windows 8, too. For the frequently-used programs that you don't want to pin, just place in them in the first tile positions of the Start Screen. Push the Windows key, and then click what's right there in front of your face. That's no different from Windows 7, really.

Also, do you really use the taskmgr command to open the task manager? CTRL+SHIFT+ESC, my friend.

As for your point about boot times, I know people with SSDs are only going to see a negligible difference between Windows 7 and Windows 8. That said, 7 staggers the startup operation, so some processes and drivers load more slowly than others on a cold boot. I haven't noticed that issue with 8.

Like I said, I'm sticking with 7 on my desktop. I think I'm just such a vocal advocate for 8, not because I find it vastly superior to 7, but because people are calling it disastrous when it's really not. As with any OS, shortcuts go a long way in improving usability and efficiency. Windows 8 doesn't slow me down at all.

You can pin things to the task bar in Windows 8, too. For the frequently-used programs that you don't want to pin, just place in them in the first tile positions of the Start Screen. Push the Windows key, and then click what's right there in front of your face. That's no different from Windows 7, really.

Except you have to go through the start screen just to get to the destktop. I'm well aware the taskbar still exists. But it, like the desktop, is buried underneath the start screen.

Definitely think they shouldn't have made an OS that requires you to go out and make / find things to better your experience but w.e I didn't pay for my version and I love finding neat things to solve my problem.

That's part of the reason why win8 is so bad though. You shouldn't have to do any of these things, especially paying $80 or however much for an "upgrade." If its just a "new version" of an OS, you shouldn't have to relearn it if you already knew the previous version. You also shouldn't have to look to 3rd party software to fix what shouldn't have been broken in the first place.

Originally Posted by Alhanelem

Except you have to go through the start screen just to get to the destktop. I'm well aware the taskbar still exists. But it, like the desktop, is buried underneath the start screen.

And it's one incredibly cumbersome click away, right after start up.

Originally Posted by Alhanelem

That's part of the reason why win8 is so bad though. You shouldn't have to do any of these things, especially paying $80 or however much for an "upgrade." If its just a "new version" of an OS, you shouldn't have to relearn it if you already knew the previous version. You also shouldn't have to look to 3rd party software to fix what shouldn't have been broken in the first place.

Really, why is people making such a big fuss about some UI changes? Relearn what, exactly? Most stuff still works the same, the biggest difference being a bigger start menu in which stuff is easier to organize and find. Or was it any easier to find stuff in the old start menu in which you'd have to go through a ton of folders and sub-folders to find stuff (or just type in the program's name, which is faster on 8)? And what 3rd party software? And to fix what, exactly? I just don't get it.

I first grabbed 8 when the DP came out. It took me 10 minutes if much to get used to the new start screen. It makes it easier to find the stuff you care about since you can just arrange it in any order you want instead of the completely arbitrary way in which it used to work before.

Also, 8 boots up in about 11 seconds with an OLD SATA HDD.

Originally Posted by Shougun

If you have 7 and you dont smoke your money then I wouldnt upgrade - but mine was a free upgrade promotional so.. why not lol

Its faster then 7 and has some neat features (discounting the main screen which is useless to me and I scrapped right away lol)

I have been working with Windows 8 lately and I will be honest with you, I wouldn't upgrade to it even if it was free. I will not support Microsoft's backwards philosophy that everything should become a tablet. They should of found a way to get the PC on the tablet, not get the tablet on the PC. If Microsoft simply made a Classic Mode, I would be all game for Windows 8.