Posted on 07/30/2013 11:15:24 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Window is closing on Windows.
I just bought a MicroCenter “Power Spec” Core i5 computer. Win7 Pro 64 installed ... came with a Win8 disk. The license is apparently for Win8, Win7 is a “downgrade”. If 8.x turns out to be any good, I’ll install it.
Windows 8 == Star Trek Into Darkness
Apple OS == Star Wars
I think Windows 7 is great. I just think people like it so much they aren’t ready or motivated to upgrade yet. I will at some point, just not yet. People are waiting also because they have ipads and android tablets, but at some point they’ll upgrade. 8.1 sounds pretty decent. I like the idea of a lightweight touch laptop or hybrid with a full robust OS behind it.
So you’re saying all OSes that matter are now owned by JJ Abrams?
That sounds more like a browser issue then an OS issue.
I would start with some basic maintenance, if that doesn't do it, I would look at your start up programs and possible TSR conflicts.
TSR's are notorious for lock ups!
The NSA could probably answer that question.
likewise i worked on my MIL's unit this past week - she was upgrading from dial up to DSL....she has a reasonably fast machine - but after 3 hrs of refusing upgrades, I ripped the DSL out and told her to send it back
We bought her an Ipad today with highspeed internet from Roadrunner - she's in love
LOL! I never do those things.
And computers really have become appliances, they just don’t need to be upgraded as much as they used to. I’ve got a 6 or 7 year old computer at home that’s been through one round of upgrades that I’m finally probably going to replace outright next spring. It’s only really started showing its age the last 6 to 9 months, some stuff is running slower than I’d like, even then if some people would just make their Flash games less piggy I wouldn’t even be contemplating replacing it now.
The PC bleeding just isn’t as sharp as it used to be.
If you think Microsoft is marketing to you, the retail customer, then you’ve obviously never been on the business side of the coin.
Microsoft OSes happen to come on most retail computers. That’s not marketing, that’s market share.
It's kind of like cleaning your guns, it's all in the fun of owning them!!
and the responsibility
I’ve learned Win 8 enough to get around, but I still prefer 7. These additions, or, lets call them what they are, FIXES, to Win 8 will be a very welcome addition!
“I think Windows 8 is great. I don’t get all the whiners” I agree completely.
My filesystems don’t even have to tools to perform those manually. It’s all automatic and transparent.
The whiners could go to whatever flavor of Linux turns their crank, or maybe a Macincrap with it’s conveniently overpriced OS and blingy hardware.
If they are still using Windows of any kind it is because Windows will provide capability and run software that Linux et al won’t. Running Win 8 on a non-touch tech machine? Slap yourself for doing that, load Win 7 or upgrade the machine to touch tech.
In the work I do I’m a poweruser and nothing I use or do would work well, if at all, on the other alternatives. Use the OS that makes you putter flutter and stay away from those terrible Microsoft products; spare the rest of us from your whining.
My filesystems don’t even have the tools to perform those manually. It’s all automatic and transparent.
Meh, I have auto defrags but I still manually clean up the clutter...I’m just a hands on kind of guy I guess.
Wrong answer, as apparently even MicroSoft is willing to admit.
Yes, I recognize the symptoms. I see Flash crashes all the time in Chrome.
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