Caporegime
Is it bad installing if the sha1 checksum is invalid? I've installed in the past when this has happened with no problems.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Thread
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No need to log out to shut down
Move mouse to bottom right (charms bar)
click settings
click power
click shut down
3 clicks
Soldato
It feels like Microsoft have swapped over my clutch and throttle pedals, yes I can still use it, but I can't get used to it and nor do I like it!
It's a shame as there are some fantastic features in the OS.
It's a shame as there are some fantastic features in the OS.
Soldato
I actually find the fastest way to shut down is ctrl+alt+delete and hit shutdown....
I have to admit, I was originally not the biggest fan of Windows 8. Saying that, I don't think it's as bad as I first thought, once you've got used to it a bit it is just as good as 7. On top of that it has all the app promise and the fact that I'm using a touchscreen makes it fun to play with... Although they still need to work on the touchscreen features...
kd
I have to admit, I was originally not the biggest fan of Windows 8. Saying that, I don't think it's as bad as I first thought, once you've got used to it a bit it is just as good as 7. On top of that it has all the app promise and the fact that I'm using a touchscreen makes it fun to play with... Although they still need to work on the touchscreen features...
kd
It's all very pretty but I just can't see the point of it. Vista was a welcome evolution over XP but with terrible adoption, and Windows 7 was a highly necessary improvement over Vista which succeeded because it worked well on old hardware, was smooth and easily transferable for XP users. But Windows 8 just feels... superfluous.
So far I really can't see anything that's pushing me to move over apart from having a new operating system to play with. As for it being 'quicker', well, I have an SSD so most actions are pretty much instant anyway.
I don't think there will be massive adoption for this, and at the moment I can see it being a failure for MS along similar levels that Vista was. MS just don't seem to get it into their heads that the large majority of their users don't care about upgrading their OS, and if they do, they want it to be along the same lines as XP. The XP ghost will haunt MS for a long time to come: users don't want to 'learn' a new OS, they just want things to work for them with zero effort. MS is forcing the future again, and it'll shoot them in the foot.
So far I really can't see anything that's pushing me to move over apart from having a new operating system to play with. As for it being 'quicker', well, I have an SSD so most actions are pretty much instant anyway.
I don't think there will be massive adoption for this, and at the moment I can see it being a failure for MS along similar levels that Vista was. MS just don't seem to get it into their heads that the large majority of their users don't care about upgrading their OS, and if they do, they want it to be along the same lines as XP. The XP ghost will haunt MS for a long time to come: users don't want to 'learn' a new OS, they just want things to work for them with zero effort. MS is forcing the future again, and it'll shoot them in the foot.
Obviously the fastest way is win+I and click shutdown. I like the analogy of switching round pedals though. I like it, but yesterday I was trying to use it all day and I kept finding things getting cluttered and I kept having to swap the start screen from one monitor to the next and back again. I can't treat metro like a normal window so I never quite get the hang of it.
Personally I think you are mostly right. I think they've gotten it into there heads that every operating system needs to be the same whether you be on a PC / Phone / Tablet.
It's the whole square pegs, round holes thing. One does not suit every requirement. Sadly I think this OS is doomed as I can see zero pickup by companies (which is there biggest market) where as Windows 7 is just getting deployed - Windows 8 will be picked up by, mainly, tablet users and home users who want a change.
M.
They're putting their money on the tablet market, which is the smart move. People don't want to learn a new os, which os why a windows based tablet (that actually works) is appealing. For us power users, I am inclined to agree to an extent, and I don't see people insisting on upgrading from 7 either. Oem builders will run it though, so eventually it'll become mainstream enough.
I think it could go either way tbh, but if I run it, it'll probably be with a modded start menu.
And having icons in folders is good because.... ??!
Searching through folders and lists in the tiny Start menu box is the worst and most time consuming way of doing something. Microsoft have been trying to stop people from doing this slow and pointless thing for years. The Search box introduced in Vista was to help get rid of this and was the best advancement the Start menu has had since introduction in Win 95, and Win 8 does search even better.
For example, finding Photoshop in the new Win 8 Start Screen works like this: type "ph", click on Photoshop.
Compare that to: Start > All Programs > Scrolling down > Adobe > Photoshop
WHY would anyone do that? Anyway, you can pin anything to the Start screen including folders. You can arrange tiles in any order, and you can name each section of tiles to order them in to groups. But again, search will nearly always be faster than anything else.
Soldato
More confusion on my part. I installed W8 from a DVD, had some problems with boot priority and resuming installation. Finished installation and booted into W8, however when posting I don't get any option to boot into W8. Any ideas?
Permabanned
So are you guys using hotmail login account or a local account?
This is something else I dislike. Logging into everything. I'd rather just get on with working on the PC than logging into each section. It feels so impersonal.
Running as Administrator without a proper user account and password is a security risk. Forcing people to create a user account and password is a thing MS should have done years ago. Most other OS's have been doing it for years.
And if you login to any other PC or do a clean install all your settings are synced. Dont see how any of this is a bad thing.
win+R netplwiz and uncheck users must enter a username and password.
My issue with it, is it's a pointless step. Why have the blind there in the first place? (This is from someone who likes Metro btw!)
Using W8 for the past 2 days, Total rubbish. How the heck can this work as a user friendly OS? Its in bits and pieces, I mean no start menu and when you have a laptop shut the lid and turn it back on it took me a while how to get off that stupid screen with the clock on to log in. And what's with the new start screen? I am not impressed if this is where we are heading in an OS.
How the heck can I go back to W7? My laptop has no CD drive???
Thanks.
How the heck can I go back to W7? My laptop has no CD drive???
Thanks.
Yeah I suppose, I would rather not have it there but I spend 5 seconds on it in a day, I can live with it.
Associate
If MS have an about turn and allow metro to be disabled on PCs then I will most likely upgrade. If that doesn't happen, I'll stick with W7. I think metro is terrible on a PC, it looks childish, messy and not very intuitive. It's a shame, as W8 has a lot of lovely and well thought out enhancements besides.