Windows 8 is a mess. How has your experience been?

Not a fan of Windows 8 at all, Ill stick with windows 7 forsure.

Downloaded it earlier...
Will try it tomorrow............................. mabey....

When people say that drivers are lacking, which specific drivers are we talking about?

Really want to give W8 a test in a "real enviroment" but can't be arsed with having to restore my rig, if some banal issue inhibits daily use or gaming.

MlauTheDaft

Windows 8 is meant to launch Microsoft into the mobile sectorand to push touch tech into the homes of everyone. It is not meant with gamers in mind. They want to bring it to the average consumer

Windows 8 is meant to launch Microsoft into the mobile sectorand to push touch tech into the homes of everyone. It is not meant with gamers in mind. They want to bring it to the average consumer

James161324

At first I was going to say something like " Thanks Capt. Obvious ", but then I realized that many PC gamers do not understand this. Or they just do not want to believe that the world does not revolve around them.

[QUOTE="James161324"]

Windows 8 is meant to launch Microsoft into the mobile sectorand to push touch tech into the homes of everyone. It is not meant with gamers in mind. They want to bring it to the average consumer

Cruxis27

At first I was going to say something like " Thanks Capt. Obvious ", but then I realized that many PC gamers do not understand this. Or they just do not want to believe that the world does not revolve around them.

You are BOTH correct.

Even though MS has always tried to bring Windows into the average home user as well as the business user, with Win8 they want to make it even more accessible and streamlined for average use. The Metro interface has all the info you need on one screen, with live updates using live tiles. No need to figure out what program to open. (Yes, fixing computers over the years has taught me that many people don't know that Internet Explorer is for Internet, Outlook for Emails, etc etc).

For gamers it's a minor update, with probably a few more optimizations and faster boot time. Like I said countless times, if ur a gamer happy with Win7, NO ONE is forcing you to upgrade, if ur going to build a new rig soon or want to upgrade ur OS, Win8 is a good bet.

ONE THING gamers SHOULD be looking forward to is the instant restore function, cause lots of gamers constantly re-format. We have to wait and see how it works though.

[QUOTE="James161324"]

Windows 8 is meant to launch Microsoft into the mobile sectorand to push touch tech into the homes of everyone. It is not meant with gamers in mind. They want to bring it to the average consumer

Cruxis27

At first I was going to say something like " Thanks Capt. Obvious ", but then I realized that many PC gamers do not understand this. Or they just do not want to believe that the world does not revolve around them.

Of course i'm being Capetian Obvious, as you stated it just seems that no one wants to think in the way Microsoft thinks. We are a small percentage of their market. They will add some things for gamers but we will never have a gamers OS

[QUOTE="PurpleMan5000"][QUOTE="Crypt_mx"]

Which is fair, but MS essentially forces the use of new operating systems. You must understand that eventually we will all have to use it. And yes, it is a mess. Why should designing it with tablets in mind mean that you have to make it so hard to use with a mouse and keyboard? They should of designed it so it works well both ways.

FelipeInside

Course they do as they stop bringing new features to the older OS.

I bet Windows 8 will have better multicore support, especially for people with AMD cpus and that's something that should have been a SP for Windows 7 but will now be a feature for 8. Wouldn't surprise me if in the future DX12 comes out for 8 but not 7 and features that we've needed to protect SSDs are on Windows 8 but not 7 and wont veer come to 7...

They're forcing you to upgrade if you have new hardware.

Windows 8 sucks, it has a **** UI... don't want it and if Microsoft decide to make you need Windows 8 then **** them I'll pirate it and not support them.

Windows 8 sucks, it has a **** UI... don't want it and if Microsoft decide to make you need Windows 8 then **** them I'll pirate it and not support them.

Tixylixx

Windows 8 is the same as 7, if you have a keyboard and mouse, stick to 7.

If it took me a while to get ajusted, then average Joe will have a nightmare using it.
I can see it being more hated than Vista

If it took me a while to get ajusted, then average Joe will have a nightmare using it.
I can see it being more hated than Vista

Idontremember

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] Even if your building a new machine, stick to Windows 7...sSubZerOo

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO UPGRADE. If you do decide to go Win8, both Metro and the desktop work fine, I don't understand how people have so much trouble with Metro, it's either they don't know how to use a mouse or they just don't want to learn something new. This new Release Preview even optimized Metro for Keyboard and Mouse.Jebus213

Yes, with a mouse it's different from the start menu. I didn't find it as uncomfortable as others though. Maybe cause I'm used to Metro from my Windows Phone ???

If you have a keyboard, just use the instant search, ten times faster.

If you're having trouble with Windows 8, then you truly weren't using 7 to its potential.

• The Start Menu has been useless for a while, the search function is so much faster to get to everything, even control panel items.
• If you don't want to use Metro apps, then don't, take them all off the Start Screen and replace them with desktop app shortcuts. Now you can launch your most used programs super fast, press the Windows Key and click the icon you want, you literally just use the start screen to search and launch programs.
• Put your most used control panel items on the start screen. It's faster than the start menu. Your mouse is generally in the middle of the screen, press the windows key and your mouse is already over the icons you need.

Is it that hard? They literally just replace a little menu with an entire screen. They replace a list with branches, to a screen with icons. You can still sort stuff and make it organized. I don't see what the big deal is for everyone. The boot times, cloud synchronization, explorer tweakes, resoruce manager etc.... lots of good improvements over seven and everyone is crying about metro, it's not even in the way. Add a touch screen and metro has its perks, and I agree, programs built in metro are clumsy with a keyboard and mouse, but you're not forced to use them.

And honestly, I agree if you say you're going to stick to 7. Honestly for some there aren't enough substantial improvements in 8 to warrant the purchase of a whole new operating system. But don't just bash 8, it has its improvements.

Stupidly, I tried Windows 8 and HATED it. I had to reinstall everything to get back to Windows 7. It was a disaster. Seriously though, Windows 7 is fantastic, why do we need an alleged "upgrade"? Seems like Windows 8 is suited for something else, maybe tablets or some other platform.

It was a disaster cause U had to.reinstall everything? Someone didn't do their research....FelipeInside

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]It was a disaster cause U had to.reinstall everything? Someone didn't do their research....kraychik

[QUOTE="kraychik"][QUOTE="FelipeInside"]It was a disaster cause U had to.reinstall everything? Someone didn't do their research....DanielDust

[QUOTE="Jebus213"][QUOTE="FelipeInside"] NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO UPGRADE. If you do decide to go Win8, both Metro and the desktop work fine, I don't understand how people have so much trouble with Metro, it's either they don't know how to use a mouse or they just don't want to learn something new. This new Release Preview even optimized Metro for Keyboard and Mouse.FelipeInside

Yes, with a mouse it's different from the start menu. I didn't find it as uncomfortable as others though. Maybe cause I'm used to Metro from my Windows Phone ???

If you have a keyboard, just use the instant search, ten times faster.

[QUOTE="DanielDust"][QUOTE="kraychik"] Yes it was my fault, I couldn't recover the windows.old folder correctly and get everything working again. Still, Windows 8 makes no sense.kraychik

The new start menu is called "search", it's better, a lot better.

[QUOTE="kraychik"][QUOTE="DanielDust"] It makes as much sense as not ever using the start menu after 7 was launched.DanielDust

The new start menu is called "search", it's better, a lot better.

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]Windows 8 doesn't serve "my" purpose as a computer/gamer user. I'm sorry but I don't know the FULL details on how it will make gaming better than what Windows 7 can already do. So for now, I'll stick with Windows 7, and skip Windows 8 altogether.Crypt_mx

This should have been my choice as well. As for what it can do to make the gaming experience better, windows 8 is less resource heavy than Windows 7, so this may be a good option for some.

When people say that drivers are lacking, which specific drivers are we talking about?

Really want to give W8 a test in a "real enviroment" but can't be arsed with having to restore my rig, if some banal issue inhibits daily use or gaming.

MlauTheDaft

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="PurpleMan5000"] I wouldn't say they force you to upgrade your OS. I'm still running Vista, mainly because it works fine for me and I'm too cheap to upgrade, so I could easily skip Windows 7 and get Windows 8 instead. It's looking like getting Windows 7 to skip Windows 8 might be a better option, though.Tixylixx

Course they do as they stop bringing new features to the older OS.

I bet Windows 8 will have better multicore support, especially for people with AMD cpus and that's something that should have been a SP for Windows 7 but will now be a feature for 8. Wouldn't surprise me if in the future DX12 comes out for 8 but not 7 and features that we've needed to protect SSDs are on Windows 8 but not 7 and wont veer come to 7...

They're forcing you to upgrade if you have new hardware.

I never used it for gaming or anything, but it's not that bad.. just really really different.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

[QUOTE="Jebus213"] I used Windows 8 for a month and Metro is complete trash. Using Metro is like almost like doing arm circles. Navigating that **** is such pain in the ass. Jebus213

Yes, with a mouse it's different from the start menu. I didn't find it as uncomfortable as others though. Maybe cause I'm used to Metro from my Windows Phone ???

If you have a keyboard, just use the instant search, ten times faster.

Another troll that thinks cause someone says something good about something, then they are a fanboy....how naive.

I said that other find it uncomfortable, which I understand, and then I said I don't find it as uncomfortable as others.

You are just labelling it complete trash without any reasoning or points behind ur argument, so either explain ur points and contribute to the topic or go troll somewhere else.

You also, like so many others on here, have SELECTIVE READING of my posts just to suit ur argument. I posted a link before where it points out the things Windows 8 is getting wrong or not doing properly yet, which I agree, but I guess ur SELECTIVE READING missed that. How can I be a fanboy if I post links where it shows where Windows 8 needs to improve? Please do tell me?

Here it is again so ur selective reading doesn't miss it a second time: http://www.zdnet.com.au/hits-and-misses-in-windows-8-so-far-339339003.htm

I must have missed the memo, but the Start menu is dead and obsolete? I use it all the time, even in Windows 7. Always have.ssvegeta555

I must have missed the memo, but the Start menu is dead and obsolete? I use it all the time, even in Windows 7. Always have.ssvegeta555

[QUOTE="ssvegeta555"]I must have missed the memo, but the Start menu is dead and obsolete? I use it all the time, even in Windows 7. Always have.kraychik

Don't think ur a dinosaur cause u use the Start Menu. I use it too but also you should try out the Instant Search function, it works even better most of the time than the Start Menu. Win8 still has a Start Menu, it's just called Metro and takes up the whole screen now.

If it REALLY bother people upgrading to Win8, there is a free app that puts the classic Start Menu back on.

Metro really shines on dual monitors.

On one you can have ur classid desktop with ur open application...and on the other u have the Metro Menu giving you constant updates on weather, emails, frriends status, everything on one screen....something that the classic Start Menu could not do.

For example now if u wanted to know all these updates on one screen, you couldn't...cause u would have to have lots of windows and apps open at the same time.