HATE Windows 8!!

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NerdGirl1313

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Hello All,

Does anyone else hate windows 8??? Please share your reasons.

I hate it because it does not run some of my applications. Bring back windows XP!!!

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It was like that with me for windows 7 pro and didn't like it. Love it now. Worked on one with windows 8 the other day. Didn't like it and a lot different. Made to many changes and to different. I still like the standard window environment. Which programs you having trouble with? Did you try installing in compatibility mode.
 
Any applications that dont run in windows 8 should not be used anymore.

Anyway, its a new Windows, you use it whether you like it or not.

Also, 8.1 is better
 
I run the same suite of apps on my Win 8.1 computers as I run on my Win 7 computers. Pretty much the same as I ran on my XP computers before that.

What programs are you having trouble with? Is your new machine 64-bit and your old software 16-bit? If that's the case, it isn't a problem of Win 8, it's just that 64-bit Windows runs 32 & 64 bit programs while 32-bit Windows runs 16 & 32 bit programs.

There's no reason to hate Win 8, it isn't that much different than Win 7. Most of the stuff that is different is optional (such as the Start screen). If you stick with the desktop and don't use the Metro apps, it's hard to tell you aren't running Win 7. I switch back and forth between Win 7 and Win 8 computers all day and often don't even realize I'm on a different OS.

If you really need a crutch, you could always install Classic Shell which will give you back the Start Menu.
 
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What programs? Windows XP is over 10 years old, and most programs that were designed for XP work fine on Windows 8.
 
Wouldn't this thread fall under OT because it's not quite a helpful thread but more of a rant...? :confused:
 
Well you have two options, one learn to use a new platform like Linux or BSD or two stop being cheap and go buy a Windows 7 license. No one is forcing you to use Windows 8 other then a lack of wanting to learn a new platform or being to cheap.

pointless thread, plus who is honestly on Windows 8 still, everyone should be on 8.1 as it is a free upgrade and far better. Unless you mean't 8.1 as it has far more features.
 
Every time I go into a store that sells computers and I mess around with one I'm like who designed this POS operating system? The flat look looks like crap and without a classic shell navigation is a bastard. I have Windows 8 installed in VMware and as soon as I played with it I was like screw this crap! I installed Startisback immediately. It's fine with a new shell GUI, but that flat look...meh. I'll be using Windows 7 as long as I have XP I'm afraid. I still use XP on the netbook.
 
Quit the language mate, Windows 8.1 looks fine, and either way, the things you point out are simply cosmetic.
 
Windows 7 and 8 is the standard now till 10 comes out. People that want to have xp again just doesn't want or to lazy to learn the new platforms. I have Windows 8/8.1 and I really like it. Granted some of my old games doesn't like it. And they ran with Windows xp pro x64. That was my last OP system before I bought 8. I beta tested Windows 7 and 8 and I got 8 instead of 7.
 
DMGrier said:
Well you have two options, one learn to use a new platform like Linux or BSD or two stop being cheap and go buy a Windows 7 license. No one is forcing you to use Windows 8 other then a lack of wanting to learn a new platform or being to cheap. ...
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If you can learn a new platform such as Linux or BSD, you can learn Win 8.x, especially since it's pretty much Windows 7 with a different (optional) GUI tacked on. Far less difference to deal with.
 
DMGrier said:
Well you have two options, one learn to use a new platform like Linux or BSD or two stop being cheap and go buy a Windows 7 license. No one is forcing you to use Windows 8 other then a lack of wanting to learn a new platform or being to cheap.

pointless thread, plus who is honestly on Windows 8 still, everyone should be on 8.1 as it is a free upgrade and far better. Unless you mean't 8.1 as it has far more features.
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I faced the same dilemma. It is not always a matter of being cheap, it is sometimes a matter of convenience and use of programs which only will work as is with XP and older. For example, I still enjoy using the Z80 processor, and I have several systems still running this oldie. The support systems (Compilers, Assemblers, ICE, BASIC) do not run on any of the newer Windows, they were written at the time for DOS and the most, Windows 98. ( I had several old computers I used for this application, but had to get rid of them a while ago.) These old applications run quite well in XP, but stumble in 7. I don't know why, I don't know enough about Windows, and I am not going to find out. I now just have a dual OS computer (switchable between XP and 7), use XP when I need it, and 7 for general daily use.
 
tremmor said:
It was like that with me for windows 7 pro and didn't like it. Love it now. Worked on one with windows 8 the other day. Didn't like it and a lot different. Made to many changes and to different. I still like the standard window environment. Which programs you having trouble with? Did you try installing in compatibility mode.
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The programs are games that I use to be able to install and play on Windows before. I hate Windows 8, can't do anything without having a issue.

ninjabubbles3 said:
Any applications that dont run in windows 8 should not be used anymore.

Anyway, its a new Windows, you use it whether you like it or not.

Also, 8.1 is better
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I must say 8.1 is better, when I got the upgrade it was little better. I am talking games that I can't install anymore. Plus, I do not like the layout.

strollin said:
I run the same suite of apps on my Win 8.1 computers as I run on my Win 7 computers. Pretty much the same as I ran on my XP computers before that.

What programs are you having trouble with? Is your new machine 64-bit and your old software 16-bit? If that's the case, it isn't a problem of Win 8, it's just that 64-bit Windows runs 32 & 64 bit programs while 32-bit Windows runs 16 & 32 bit programs.

There's no reason to hate Win 8, it isn't that much different than Win 7. Most of the stuff that is different is optional (such as the Start screen). If you stick with the desktop and don't use the Metro apps, it's hard to tell you aren't running Win 7. I switch back and forth between Win 7 and Win 8 computers all day and often don't even realize I'm on a different OS.

If you really need a crutch, you could always install Classic Shell which will give you back the Start Menu.
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I just do not like the layout of it. It is the dumbest thing windows came up with. I loved XP!! It ran and did everything better than Windows 8.

The reason why I made this thread is because people are complaining about windows 8. I installed Linux on my laptop and I am doing test with it to make sure that what I need is compatible. People may think this is a stupid thread, but I do not care. I did it to get thoughts because Window is getting worse in my opinion.
 
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NerdGirl1313 said:
I just do not like the layout of it. It is the dumbest thing windows came up with. I loved XP!! It ran and did everything better than Windows 8.
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You obviously don't remember the pains of the first few years of XP. After 10 years, it was a very solid OS, since they had 10 years to perfect it. Windows 8 will continue to get better with every update.
 
NerdGirl, we have a multiquote button
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NerdGirl1313 said:
The programs are games that I use to be able to install and play on Windows before.
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What games are we talking about?

The UI is very much like Win7 once you've logged on the desktop, which is now done by default on my desktop...
 
Punk said:
What games are we talking about?

The UI is very much like Win7 once you've logged on the desktop, which is now done by default on my desktop...
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Exactly. I boot to the desktop and have the Windows 7-style start menu back, I rarely notice the new flat UI.
 
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