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« on: November 05, 2013, 05:01:44 PM »
I did, and I had to do a complete system reset to my computer.  The guy at the service center I went to said they are seeing an average of one system crash a day because of Windows 8.1.  And that's just one store!  Stay away from 8.1, it doesn't work.
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« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2013, 05:36:41 PM »
What do you even gain from it? I updated my PC at work, mainly for the benefit of my co-workers (I'd been led to believe it was reverting back to classic Windows setup), and after all this chew setting up an email account for it, and a user account with a mandatory password that I didn't want, the only thing that ended up changed was I set a tick box in the taskbar properties to boot to desktop (which you could achieve by simply pressing the start button anyway). Waste of the two hours.
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« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2013, 07:38:12 PM »
Same problem for me, I also couldn't connect to the internet unless I did it wirelessly, 8.1 sucks.
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« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2013, 08:13:41 PM »
Insert I'm a mac user comment here.
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« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2013, 10:18:28 PM »
Still using Windows Vista here.  By the time I was ready to consider getting a replacement system, Windows 8 was out and I've heard nothing good about it.  I'd been hoping the update would be worth it, but it appears not.
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« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2013, 02:34:37 AM »
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« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2013, 03:10:26 AM »
Still using XP. I don't think that Windows 8 was designed for normal PCs.
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« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2013, 03:36:30 AM »
If I buy a Windows 8 machine, it will be a tablet/laptop hybrid. Otherwise I feel like the few "pros" of the OS would go to waste.
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« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2013, 06:45:56 AM »
Me to.  There is nothing wrong with Win 7.It's ok to like ignorant people, just don't let them help you shop Wink
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« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2013, 08:02:36 AM »
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« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2013, 11:16:25 PM »
I set it aside for some reason and now I'm glad I did, many thanks for the memo.
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« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2013, 11:33:15 PM »
As long as you have either a desktop or a laptop, the latest version you should have is a Windows 7.  If you want a Windows 8, you'd be well-advised to get a tablet. 
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« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2013, 05:58:33 PM »
This is disheartening. My parents have been complaining to me incessantly about how they need a new computer (all the PCs in their house are mid-2000s stuff running XP) but they keep hearing that Windows 8 is terrible and they don't want a Mac because they already have one and need a PC to run some of the programs my mom uses for work.
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« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2013, 12:11:49 AM »
You can still buy PCs with Win 7 right?
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« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2013, 12:57:44 AM »
Quote from: dead0man on November 09, 2013, 12:11:49 AM
You can still buy PCs with Win 7 right?

Yes.  They're even still getting updates.  IE 11 is supposed to be out for it soon (or may even already be out).
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« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2013, 01:12:56 AM »
People still use IE?

(says the guy using IE right now...but I'm at work and have no choice)
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