Windows 8 - Great RAM Limits, but Touchscreen? (No Thanks)

[Jed Shields]

That is an interesting option (if possible).

Cheers!

Check out the Dell videos on this page. It looks like the Latitude is set up as a second (touch) screen. It needs the docking station to work though...

http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/latitude-10-tablet/pd?ref=SBHP_C3R01_Latitude10

 

[spoffle]

Be aware, Start8 does a good job, but there are still some Windows 8 nasties waiting to bite you on the bum.

In my opinion, a new operating system should not entail hours of tearing ones hair out and finally only coming to accept it thanks to a 3rd party program that circumnavigates all the bs that M$ is wanting to ram down its consumers throats.

I am a reluctant Windows 8 user (came with laptop and cant be bothered to install Windows 7 from scratch.....again) and can tolerate it with Start8, but I would take Windows 7 over 8 any day of the week.

The only people I know who seem to love Windows 8 are tech forum geeks. A guy I know who is an IT professional and works with computers and networks at a far deeper level than I woudl understande, states that Windows 8 is firmly in the sin bin as far as business PCs are concerned. For them, windows 7 is the way ahead.

Windows 8 = Fail OS.

You seem to struggle with loads of stuff and then rage and whinge about it.

PEBKAC seems to be a massive issue for you.

As for businesses, that's quite typical of them, the vast majority of businesses do not update to the latest version of Windows regardless of how good it is.

It's a huge job rolling out a new version of Windows on to loads of computers, and that's forgetting the fact that a lot of businesses run computers that can barely cope with XP, never mind something more recent.

 

[The Running Man]

http://www.classicshell.net/

Classic shell for me. Metro be gone damn you!!

 

[Ceryndrion]

Just need something to reintegrate Libraries into Computer/File Explorer.

I am informed that..

 

[Jakus]

Interesting generally we all pretty much want the same

Love the up arrow and breadcrumbs, would prefer the option of classic file,edit,view tool bar in folders but what I really miss is "right click" search and also since XP
the "highlight mask" in explorer needs to be reduced to stop files getting dropped into the wrong folders (anyone seen a reg hack for this?)

But Classic shell makes Win 8 back into an desktop OS for me.

What did impress me with Win 8.1 was the simple option to move the location of user files right from the folder properties....something I may use now as it's always been a pain keeping Docs and data off the windows partition.

It strikes me when I see great things like the new task manager and good general performance tied up with a toy like interface, microsofts research team may have asked average users what they want and use on a PC but failed to ask "who sets up and repairs your PC ?" because it's really us that makes those pc's simple for family members to use
Oversimplifying and hiding configuration options does not work IMO because the users who want it simple never set things up in the first place

 

[deuse]

What I'd love is to have a second touch screen monitor (say a 12" screen) dedicated to the start screen and touch programs with the main monitor desktop only. Is that setupable?

Been out for ages mate Splashtop or Splashtop 2 on android or mac

There are loads more and you can even play your pc games on your tablet.

 

[KIA]

I am informed that..

Nice.

 

[ubersonic]

Aye, I can't stand Metro in Windows 8 but I like all the other features, so that's what I've done. Start8 is about £3 or something I think.

I nearly threw up in my mouth, £3 to take a step backwards, its like a company charging to remove engines from cars and attach horses to the front ^^

EDIT: Looking at that you have the taskbar set for Vista/XP compatibility, if you weren't using 7 properly no wonder 8 seems like a step too far.

 

[Tombo]

EDIT: Looking at that you have the taskbar set for Vista/XP compatibility, if you weren't using 7 properly no wonder 8 seems like a step too far.

The hell are you talking about?

Windows Vista/XP compatability?

 

[ubersonic]

The hell are you talking about?

Windows Vista/XP compatability?

You have the icons set to show labels, its a "classic" mode feature, overrides the W8/7 layout to use a more vista/XP style one, similar to how the classic shell in XP/vista let you use a 9x/2k style taskbar.

 

[Tombo]

Labels serve a purpose, like for multiple instances of the same program or multiple folders, it's a personal preference thing and has nothing to do with compatibility.

The idea that enabling labels is not using Windows 7 properly is pretty damn insulting.

 

[KIA]

The idea that enabling labels is not using Windows 7 properly is pretty damn insulting.

Same chap said that unified search shouldn't exist in a modern version of Windows. It's back in 8.1.

 

[ennogs]

Hi all

I figure that in about 12 months time it would be lovely not to be limited to 16GB of RAM with 7 Home Premium, so Windows 8 is the obvious choice (esp. with these price cuts).

However, I loathe touchscreen. Sorry to sound OCD, but I don't want my monitor looking like something off CSI.

In a nut shell: if I get Windows 8, I want it to look and operate just like Windows 7 (well, within reason).

Has anybody gone down this path?

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Yes. I installed classic shell. Unless I tell people I am using Win 8 they assume/think I am on Windows 7.

 

[Aderes Devorah]

Cheers

Yes. I installed classic shell. Unless I tell people I am using Win 8 they assume/think I am on Windows 7.

That's great -- all I needed to know.

Pretty soon all of the overclocking guys on the Web will be saying that 32GB is standard. Whether it will be needed or not, I aren't sure. But a 16GB limit is a bit poor when you have a mobo that can take 32GB.

Cheers!