Windows 8 is dead - Long live Windows Blue..
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Topic: Windows 8 is dead - Long live Windows Blue..
Posted By: levyte357-
Subject: Windows 8 is dead - Long live Windows Blue..
Date Posted: 08 May 2013 at 4:09pm
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Posted By: audiomik
Date Posted: 08 May 2013 at 5:20pm
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have seen some articles in http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/07/windows_8_u_turn/" rel="nofollow - The Register on this. However the "Windows Blue" name does somewhat have connections with the well known 'Blue Screen of Death' that we all know and hate...... No doubt we'll see Mik ------------- Warning! May contain Nuts plus springs, washers, screws, etc, etc. |
Posted By: levyte357-
Date Posted: 08 May 2013 at 6:06pm
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I'm just getting familiar with Windows '7 innards after 2x years, why exactly should I upgrade to 'Blue, if I'm not a "touch" freak !? ------------- Global Depopulation - Alive and Killing. |
Posted By: tall_mike
Date Posted: 17 May 2013 at 10:17pm
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Don't bother upgrading! Just stay using Windows 7, and upgrade as soon as you find it fiddly when you're using touchscreens more and more. If you don't use them, don't bother upgrading. If it takes you two years to understand Windows 7's workings... what can I say!! ------------- http://www.livesoundhire.co.uk" rel="nofollow - Live Sound Hire Ltd |
Posted By: slaz
Date Posted: 17 May 2013 at 10:33pm
Ahem - you understand all of Windows 7' workings ? Every subsystem ? Every registry entry/value ? Every file ? Every option/switch/command of every dialogue ? I don't think so .... I don't believe there's a single human alive that can do that. ------------- REMEMBER....POLITICIANS AND DIAPERS SHOULD BE CHANGED OFTEN AND FOR THE SAME REASON |
Posted By: toastyghost
Date Posted: 17 May 2013 at 10:39pm
| It's called 8.1 officially, so it's no different to any other service pack they've done before. |
Posted By: tall_mike
Date Posted: 17 May 2013 at 10:41pm
Ask me a question, I'll give you the answer :P ------------- http://www.livesoundhire.co.uk" rel="nofollow - Live Sound Hire Ltd |
Posted By: amlu
Date Posted: 17 May 2013 at 11:15pm
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i`m sitting on a xp machine. it plays music, movies, i can browse the web. runs win isd and sketchup pro. having more ram than 32bit limit would be nice but can live with that. had some benchmark running some time ago, it gave my computer score less than iphone 4... heh it still works and no need for change... maybe rack chassis one day :-) i like to eat my breakfast and read news from computer. greasy fingers and stuff. no touchscreen for me please. |
Posted By: kingkwak
Date Posted: 18 May 2013 at 8:08pm
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Im still on an old XP dell latitude d505, will be upgrading sometime soon.
This thing has been dropped and bashed around alot, so whatever i get will need to be strong (tend to do most of my useage on the arm of the sofa). ------------- To much power? NEVER. |
Posted By: levyte357-
Date Posted: 18 May 2013 at 9:44pm
Wonder if TM has mastered DISKPART yet, and commands needed for SSDs? Or how to manually restore Windows '7 MBR, after GRUB stomps on it?, and other required files on reserved partition to enable it to boot. Or even How to create '7 boot/installation usb key? Without using "Google" of course. I could mention custom BIOS's I've assembled for DELL D630/780 specifically for installing '7, but my work here is done, I think.  ------------- Global Depopulation - Alive and Killing. |
Posted By: mini-mad
Date Posted: 18 May 2013 at 9:55pm
i'd like this info as iv been fighting it for months to no aval.... ------------- If it sounds like a gorilla is trying to escape, turn it down. |
Posted By: levyte357-
Date Posted: 18 May 2013 at 10:30pm
Start a Windows '7 FAQ thread mate, and I'll gladly stick stuff or links there.  ------------- Global Depopulation - Alive and Killing. |
Posted By: soundchippy
Date Posted: 18 May 2013 at 10:35pm
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If I understand your problem correctly you can create a linux live usb...boot it...install boot-repair...run it...sorted. Win 7 installation media should also sort it |
Posted By: soundchippy
Date Posted: 18 May 2013 at 10:42pm
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also microsoft offer a free tool for creating windows 7 installation usb's. What have you been doing with DISKPART & SSD's Levyte357? |
Posted By: levyte357-
Date Posted: 18 May 2013 at 10:58pm
I have no prob with the above.. Read the whole thread, then you'll get the gist. ------------- Global Depopulation - Alive and Killing. |