sashwilko Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center installed. It stuck for long at 84% on two occasions, applying computer settings and finalizing stuff.... it felt like an eternity waiting for 85%... :x Mine stuck on 71% for what seemed like a life time, I was expecting an Epic Fail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkShock Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Finally got it to install. I don't even know how much it changed from Windows 8. Time to do some research. 1 Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I dread the day I have to get a new PC...I don't like Windows 8 at all. I guess I'm just too used to 7... 1 Quote Logo/Banner Competition My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I dread the day I have to get a new PC...I don't like Windows 8 at all. I guess I'm just too used to 7... I still have a Windows 7 Laptop that will always be a Windows 7 machine. 8 is good, but more biased towards touch screen. 7 has a "good to be home" feeling to me, things that I can find and use, all in a start menu that I understand, an OS that should have been expanded upon more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh501stSnoipeh Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Did you know that if you lie down sideways for 3 hours, the world will look sideways as long as you don't get back up? Quote Steam Profile: http://steamcommunity.com/id/glitchmaster225/ “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh501stSnoipeh Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I dread the day I have to get a new PC...I don't like Windows 8 at all. I guess I'm just too used to 7... I have 7, but I still love Windows XP Quote Steam Profile: http://steamcommunity.com/id/glitchmaster225/ “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I like 7 better than 8. But, that's just me. I don't have a touch enabled ultrabook. Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorOutlaw Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) Take it from someone who has Windows 8 pro...I <snipped> hate it. It is catered more toward touchscreen. The only reason I had to install Windows 8 was because the original hard drive on my laptop finally kicked the bucket and made its travel to the great scrapyard in the sky. On the good side, though, I have a 1 TB hard drive, so I have a long, long way to go before I fill it up. The other bad side of Windows 8 Pro is I cannot upgrade to 8.1. *sigh* If only I had switched to Ubuntu... Edited October 21, 2013 by barbieq25 No swearing please. Quote Paint.NET Gallery | Remove Foreground Object Tutorial | Dispersion Effect Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 The other bad side of Windows 8 Pro is I cannot upgrade to 8.1. *sigh* If only I had switched to Ubuntu... 8 updates to 8.1 for free. Why can't you? I've visited and revisited Ubuntu land many times since its early days and wow it still sucks a lot. Every time, it works great running from the live CD or installed in a VM but whenever I install it to a physical hard drive there's some infuriating new problem that makes it completely unusable. Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I dual-booted my home PC: Win7 and Ubuntu. Ubuntu works fine (except for some weird glitch that blacks out the login screen every once in a while), but I never use it. No real reason, other than when I'm booting it up to work I always think "I might need Creative Suite or PdN today..." and when I'm booting it up for gaming, I need Steam. So other than for work and gaming, I use it all the time. :-) But I'm really looking forward to getting Win8.1. I've used it pretty regularly on computers I don't own, and aside from some minor annoyances (which I'm sure I can acclimate to - Win7 has just as many, they're just different ones) I think it's a great OS. Win8 was kind of a misstep - I think they released it a little too early - but 8.1 is a fully-baked, nice-looking system with some pretty sweet features and fairly surprising flourishes. Though I will admit that sometimes it doesn't feel like it's intended to be used with a mouse. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorOutlaw Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 8 updates to 8.1 for free. Why can't you? Because according to Microsoft's web site, Windows 8 Pro, which I have, isn't eligible for the upgrade to 8.1. Let me double check... Quote Paint.NET Gallery | Remove Foreground Object Tutorial | Dispersion Effect Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Unless you're running Windows RT, everything I see on the Microsoft site says that any copy of Win8 can get 8.1. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubrica Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 If you open the Windows Store, there should be a giant tile on the very left saying you can upgrade - if that's there, then you should be able to. It's what I'm doing right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkShock Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Rubrica! Long time, no see! Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubrica Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Heh, it's funny you should say that - I actually read the forums everyday, I'm just not exactly an active participant any more. Nice to know I'm remembered, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkShock Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) I remember almost all of the old-timers of this forum. Even if they're not active anymore. I just recently came back about about 2 months ago after a 2 1/2 year absence. Edited October 22, 2013 by DarkShock Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurse79 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Sadly there is a lot of members from when I first joined who are no longer active. On the plus side there is many new faces on here sharing plug-ins and creating some nice art to inspire us all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurse79 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 NN ... not wishing to sound like an old perve ... but your avatar is stunning Nice. Thank you Welshblue. Not to big headed but I age fairly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xod Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Make a file .txt on desktop, change the extension to .~sy then try to find it in Win7. No result. I use Everything Search for that. Make the same thing in XP and will be found instantly. The .~sy extension is used from PC Schematic for symbol backup files. Sometimes I need to delete these files and Win7 are not found it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 If you open the Windows Store, there should be a giant tile on the very left saying you can upgrade - if that's there, then you should be able to. It's what I'm doing right now. You do have to download update KB2871389 before the 8.1 tile shows up. Welcome back, Rubrica! Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I'm in Utah! Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I was in Nevada, and then I was in Idaho, and then I was in Oregon, and now I'm in Washington! Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemaru Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I'm in Lisbon! 856165_764997703515307_1102922538_o.jpg Quote Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. |fb(page)|portfolio|blog| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimay12321 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I'm in Bladel The metropolis of the world, of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashwilko Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I'm Insane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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