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 From:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)   14 Nov 2012 16:34 
 To:  milko      121 of 432 
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It's because they completely changed it, and IMO not for the better.  I always click start and type.  How is it any better in 8?  Don't you have to press the windows button and type?


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 From:  milko   14 Nov 2012 17:13 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)      122 of 432 
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You can just type I think. Certainly in the start screen you hate so much.

so if you don't use the start menu why do you miss it so?

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 From:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)   14 Nov 2012 17:15 
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I do use it, and it's organized logically.  The start screen is not.  But the benefit of typing isn't lost when using 7.  If you can just type then it saves a click, if not then it's the same.


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 From:  milko   14 Nov 2012 17:46 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)      124 of 432 
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You can just type unless you are in something that would make that a bad idea like an app with typing.

And the start screen can be organised entirely to your preference too.

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 From:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)   14 Nov 2012 17:48 
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So it's the same, just different?  Not better, just different?


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 From:  milko   14 Nov 2012 18:51 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)      126 of 432 
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Well, it's better in many ways - live tiles with info, more customisable in appearance and generally nicer looking anyway, more suited to modern big displays, that sort of thing.

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 From:  patch   14 Nov 2012 18:53 
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NO! CHANGE BAD! NOT LIKE CHANGE! CAN'T HANDLE OPTIONS! KEN SMASH!

<cough> Sorry. Not sure what happened there.
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 From:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)   14 Nov 2012 18:56 
 To:  patch      128 of 432 
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Now, now.  I am not against change at all.  I actually like it, I really like Server 2012 for the most part.  But to be productive this doesn't help, it hinders.  But on a tablet or phone I think it looks really good.

I wish there was a way to try Phone 8 on my S3.


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 From:  patch   14 Nov 2012 19:36 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)      129 of 432 
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Are you still using it? Cos if you are, you need to stop. Ad if you aren't, you need to stop getting wound up by it.
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 From:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)   14 Nov 2012 19:43 
 To:  patch      130 of 432 
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Nope I R not using it no mo.  I'm not wound up about it!


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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   15 Nov 2012 13:39 
 To:  THERE IS NO GOD BUT (RENDLE)      131 of 432 
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http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/microsoft-unveils-new-tablet-for-uncool-people-2012061931075?fwl=

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 From:  Jo (JELLS)   15 Nov 2012 15:24 
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With regards to that Windows Upgrade Offer, since it's assuming you'll have Windows 7 on the qualifying computer, will the upgrade still work if I'm currently running one of the pre-release versions of Windows 8? Or would I have to first reinstall Windows 7 on my computer, and then do the upgrade?
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 From:  milko   15 Nov 2012 15:34 
 To:  Jo (JELLS)      133 of 432 
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pretty sure (without having tried it) you can do it but might need the Win 7 serial.

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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   15 Nov 2012 15:37 
 To:  Jo (JELLS)      134 of 432 
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According to the FAQ, no:
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Do I have to install the Windows 8 upgrade on the eligible PC, or can I install it on another PC?
The upgrade offer is tied to a Windows 7 PC purchased between 2 June 2012 and 31 January 2013, but you can choose to redeem the offer and install the upgrade on any compatible Windows-based PC with a qualifying base operating system.

 

I read somewhere that XP-SP3 was the minimum base OS.

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 From:  milko   15 Nov 2012 16:03 
 To:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)      135 of 432 
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Thing is, does Win 8 disqualify it? Also you can choose to do a standalone install of the upgrade somehow as well. Apparently.
http://winsupersite.com/article/windows8/clean-install-windows-8-upgrade-media-144648

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 From:  Dave!!   17 Nov 2012 17:28 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)      136 of 432 
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Must admit, I've not tried Server 2012 yet. I'll probably do so soon at work as we should be getting a new server soon and I want to play with the new Hyper-V on it (and Server 2012) before doing anything serious with it.
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 From:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)   18 Nov 2012 06:41 
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You see.


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 From:  arq (ARQUETURUS)   19 Nov 2012 00:29 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)      138 of 432 
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quote: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
You see.


Right, now I can actually post again, my moaning colonial friend, I'd like to direct you to this.

I have purchased Windows 8 for the princely sum of £14.99 or $87.35 in your foreign coin and it'll be going on my new pc build in the near future. This is following some time with it in a test lab at work. I can agree with the fact that it's an, at times, nasty mix of touchscreen holdovers but generally I like it and the way Metro works.
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 From:  THERE IS NO GOD BUT (RENDLE)   19 Nov 2012 00:58 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)      139 of 432 
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That's a pretty poor excuse for "talk of the Start Menu returning". A guy from Stardock, who have sold "tens of thousands" of Start Menu buttons to a potential market of millions of users, and a bunch of industry analysts speculating that Sinofsky's departure signals the return of last year's UX. Not a particularly convincing case there from that hard-hitting bastion of up-to-the-second tech news, USA Today.

Happy now?
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 From:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)   19 Nov 2012 02:21 
 To:  THERE IS NO GOD BUT (RENDLE)      140 of 432 
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You could also look at it like this:  If the USA Today is reporting it, it must be a big story.

You'll all soon see that I'm correct and you are all /wrong/.


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