I continue to be impressed with just how much better Windows 8 runs on this old notebook (Inspiron 6000) over the XP Pro it was shipped with, Vista Business and most recently Windows 7 Pro. With Vista and Win7 it just seemed I started with an amount of free space on this notebook and then just ever lost more and more to the operating system(s) over time. I don't know if MS has made any changes/advancements to how it handles WinSxS or what but it seems to
[quote who="kona0197" reply="616" id="3326946"]It used to be around here that people warned others to not use IE.[/quote] I have never [u]not[/u] used IE. Rather than [i]warning[/i] people to or not to do certain things (which tends to have the cause/effect of people blindly doing this or that) I usually lean towards pushing people to educate themselves. Least privilege is something I've mentioned repeatedly on these forums, and something I probabl
[quote who="kona0197" reply="614" id="3326926"]I really wish this forum had an ignore feature. Some people here have nothing better to do than antaginize others it seems. [/quote] To be fair kona, you do your fair share of 'antagonizing' people with ridiculous comments. (For example the comment or two in the IE 10 thread recently posted by Doc.....you know the post I'm talking about). Usually I don't feel the ne
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="379" id="3326298"]I think I've given plenty of evidence that shows that Windows 8 is less effective at doing the most common tasks people use PC's for. [/quote] Some of your evidence is also rather specific. One example once again is your point with the new task manager being clumsy for 'killing off tasks'. I again put forward that while everyone must kill off a task now and then, having to do so as often as you have st
[quote who="kona0197" reply="608" id="3326721"] And you should know by now, after all these years, about how I feel about paying for software. I don't think anyone should have to pay for a decent anti virus program. That was the same complaint to Microsoft before MSE came out, and Microsoft even got that program wrong. Why pay good money to cover holes in Windows programming?[/quote] Microsoft did nothing wrong with MSE, and before you point me to any art
That's ok. The people who have decided they have found the best way to do something computational are welcome to feel same and stagnate. Kicking, screaming and not so full of piss'n vinegar they [u]will[/u] be dragged into the new 'computational world' at some point. No so long ago, pioneers and 'early-adopters' were jailed/burned at the stake. Today a good '
[quote who="Jafo" reply="345" id="3325466"] Quoting the_Monk, reply 344Why do you seem focused on 'the look' (or topical) aspect of the OS? Um.... Look around you, the_Monk. Where do you think you are?.....[/quote] Touche........ ;)
[quote who="Jafo" reply="343" id="3325441"] Oh...yep, a bland 2D interface bereft of all those 'sexy effects' is surly doing to be a doddle on a low-ended HW...just for the graphics hit.....but again...is fugly an acceptable trade-off for passable performance on old kit? If it was all about running really clean...kill explorer totally and go all 'cmd' ....[/quote] Why do you seem [i]focused[/i] on 'the look' (or topical) aspect of the OS?
[quote who="Jafo" reply="339" id="3325427"] Except...have you compared whether 8 is actually any better than 7 on old HW? I have 7 Ult happy on a P4 1.6 with 2G. [/quote] If you re-read my post you'll see that that is [i]exactly[/i] what I've done. ;)
Just because some people might [i]choose[/i] to be fossils in terms of tech and use software/play games from years ago on old operating systems or not become used to mobile gaming/tech the way the younger generation already is doesn't mean newer operating systems and/or tech serve no purpose and have no genuine advantages. For instance as someone else pointed out much earlier in this thread (and I reiterated at the top of page 8) Hyper-V support out of the
[quote who="kona0197" reply="13" id="3324484"] OK I can see the edit, quote, and other buttons while using IE9. Been awhile since I have used IE. In Firefox the buttons disappear. Even with Adblock disabled the buttons still do not appear.[/quote] Well there you have it. Following your kind of reasoning/comments one would have to now conclude that Firefox sucks.......... [e digicons]O:)[/e] ED
[quote who="kona0197" reply="4" id="3324413"] People still use IE? Good way to mess up a good running system.[/quote] .....and you expect to be taken seriously with comments like that? [e digicons]o_O[/e] EDIT: [quote who="DrJBHL" reply="6" id="3324458"] No edit button? Try IE 10. Mine has it.[/quote] [e digicons]:grin:[/e]
[quote who="Jafo" reply="296" id="3324454"] How much of the Industry needs to be seen quaking before 'the industry is quaking' becomes a reasonable comment?[/quote] A sight more than could potentially count as [i]evidence[/i] for same at this point that's for sure. Besides, those of us who [i]still[/i] choose to [i]like[/i] Win8 are just embracing the change in computing that a move to a mobile-centric (ie. Win8) OS promotes/requires.&nbs
[quote who="petrossa" reply="264" id="3321333"] Exactly my thoughts. Do i have such large clumsy fingers or is everyone born now with specially adapted piano player hands? It takes me ages to surf on a thing like that. Either you can't read what's on it without a magnifier or you need to constantly zoom in/out.... [/quote] This is the second time you reference 'piano players' in this thread. Maybe you [i]missed[/i] my first reply to the first 
[quote who="kona0197" reply="535" id="3321132"]So I went into my Facebook settings. In there I found it had my Hotmail account listed as a backup email. The problem is that I used my MSN account for Windows 8 and my Hotmail account for Facebook. That might be why I am seeing my pics.[/quote] Yep....that is the [i]link[/i]..... That is what I love about the 'new Microsoft'.......all of [i]you[/i] (the information that makes a person) finall
[quote who="MarvinKosh" reply="14" id="3319899"] If you only use Steam for game X and you don't have Steam loaded in startup then effectively you add a whole half a minute to the game's load time . [/quote] omg......omg........"a whole half minute"........omg.....I think I just used [i]one whole minute[/i] to respond to your post.........sigh... [e digicons]8C[/e]
[quote who="aigokeros" id="3319327"]...... without any Internet connection and stupid programs like Steam in memory and on hard disk. [/quote] [quote who="aigokeros" reply="11" id="3319327"] I guess we're even and I may download your awesome game from any available torrent all around (thousands of them!). [/quote] I suppose [i]torrent clients[/i] take up no system resources whatsoever, don't make one
[quote who="MarvinKosh" reply="26" id="3319856"] Is this where PC games are going? Really? There you go. We're not as shrunk as you'd like to think.[/quote] "....where PC games are [i]going[/i]?" [e digicons]:rofl:[/e] Ummm......no....you're a bit late there..........they have [u]gone[/u] there.....and are going to stay there. [quote who="MarvinKosh" reply="26" id="3
which part of 'america' are you speaking of? North or South? [e digicons]O:)[/e] (hehe......I had to!) Anyway, yes the US is seemingly in dire straits and while things aren't as bad up here (in the other part of north [i]America[/i]) I suspect not having the volume of people as you have south of the border is probably a huge contributing factor. That and the fact the our banks were never as liberal with th
[quote who="RobTek88" reply="176" id="3317640"]From an IT world. Win 8 is garbage. In agreeance with the OP on this terrible direction MS has gone. Looks like its back to Linux.[/quote] Really? Garbage eh? Hyper-V support (for the Pro versions) out of the box, a command-prompt and powershell that still work as usual. Hmm.....yeah that sounds like it would be [b]garbage[/b] in the IT world! /sarcasm
@MadDeez Yeah funny vid. That's the same guy who made the 'tribute' video I linked back on page 6. He really does need to get a side-job with Nokia making AD's for them. He has some real talent.
[quote who="Phoon" reply="169" id="3317317"]If you guys think windows 8 is difficult you've seen NOTHING. For those of you that do server work, wait until you have a go at Server 2012. It will make your teeth itch.[/quote] Actually I've been using Server 2012 for some time now. I find it very lean/quick and since I do most things using the powershell and/or command prompt anyway the 'new interface' doesn't bother me at all.&
[quote who="petrossa" reply="157" id="3316933"] the 'world' has 'chosen' greater connectivity the same way they have 'chosen' to buy smart tv's. They didn't, but the market needed a new gimmick to boost sales and advertising did the rest. [/quote] The fact is, the world that matters (the younger generation) [i]has[/i] in fact chosen greater connectivity. Who cares if you or I don't like it......they sure don&#
[quote who="Savyg" reply="18" id="3316206"]I was going to put it on my older spare machine (Athlon 64 X2) but I don't actually use that for anything.[/quote] I hear ya. I have an Intel Pentium 805D kicking around somewhere I had intended to repurpose at some point, but I just can't get over how much power that Smithfield core sucks outta the wall (try it OC'd and you can watch the power-meter needle spin! hehe).
[quote who="Jafo" reply="153" id="3316909"] Which world might that be? ... [/quote] ....the world that drives in cars next to you texting, sits opposite you at the airport and only looks around if wifi signal is weak, bumps into you in the street without so much as an apology while sending/syncing email accounts and updating the social 'world' on their real world exploits. [i]That[/i] world..... [e digicons];)[/e] </p
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