So I'm Now on Windows 8.1...
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So @PSX_Defector started bugging me about the fact I was still on Windows 7 and not 8.1. Now I like Windows 7. However, after some prodding, he told me to go to Windows 8.1. He gave me a license for it, which I ended up not using. I had a Windows 8 (not 8.1) license I had received near the end of my tenure at Staples (so late winter/early spring 2013). I loaded Windows 8, ran through updates to get to 8.1, was thankfully able to activate it as the key wouldn't activate it when it was Windows 8 but would when it was 8.1, which is really weird.
So for no real complains. I was able to get my gadgets back, albeit not all of them. A nifty program called 8GadgetPack was good for that. Hey Judge me if you want but I like my mjonitoring gadgets, among others. I got it back to the status quo I think. I'll post more status updates as things progress.
Thanks,
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I think MS was hoping they wouldn't need gadgets anymore since they had the 'Metro' interface. Though I simply can't understand how they came to that conclusion since gadgets worked on the desktop and Metro was/is it's own thing, people use them differently.
Perhaps we'll see gadgets come back in Windows 9, just like we're getting the Start Menu back.
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@Dashrender said:
I think MS was hoping they wouldn't need gadgets anymore since they had the 'Metro' interface. Though I simply can't understand how they came to that conclusion since gadgets worked on the desktop and Metro was/is it's own thing, people use them differently.
Perhaps we'll see gadgets come back in Windows 9, just like we're getting the Start Menu back.
These "rumors" about Windows 9 are just so confusing...so basically, Windows 9 will act different depending on if it is a desktop or tablet...right? So "modern" is not really going away but being deemphasized, correct?
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@garak0410 said:
@Dashrender said:
I think MS was hoping they wouldn't need gadgets anymore since they had the 'Metro' interface. Though I simply can't understand how they came to that conclusion since gadgets worked on the desktop and Metro was/is it's own thing, people use them differently.
Perhaps we'll see gadgets come back in Windows 9, just like we're getting the Start Menu back.
These "rumors" about Windows 9 are just so confusing...so basically, Windows 9 will act different depending on if it is a desktop or tablet...right? So "modern" is not really going away but being deemphasized, correct?
That's what the rumors say!
Frankly that is how they should have done it in the first place. Metro is fine for it's new programming interface and all of its new touch features, but as we all know it nearly useless on a traditional desktop PC or non touch laptop.
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@Dashrender said:
@garak0410 said:
@Dashrender said:
I think MS was hoping they wouldn't need gadgets anymore since they had the 'Metro' interface. Though I simply can't understand how they came to that conclusion since gadgets worked on the desktop and Metro was/is it's own thing, people use them differently.
Perhaps we'll see gadgets come back in Windows 9, just like we're getting the Start Menu back.
These "rumors" about Windows 9 are just so confusing...so basically, Windows 9 will act different depending on if it is a desktop or tablet...right? So "modern" is not really going away but being deemphasized, correct?
That's what the rumors say!
Frankly that is how they should have done it in the first place. Metro is fine for it's new programming interface and all of its new touch features, but as we all know it nearly useless on a traditional desktop PC or non touch laptop.
I love my Surface Pro 3 and would welcome refinements in "touch" for sure...when it comes to using it as a tablet, I have to admit, it IS about the apps and there needs to be better "modern" apps...my favorite app? The "modern" IE11. :)
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The apps part is just getting developers to make new MS Modern apps instead of iPad apps (ok, both - fine)
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@Dashrender said:
I think MS was hoping they wouldn't need gadgets anymore since they had the 'Metro' interface. Though I simply can't understand how they came to that conclusion since gadgets worked on the desktop and Metro was/is it's own thing, people use them differently.
Perhaps we'll see gadgets come back in Windows 9, just like we're getting the Start Menu back.
I agree. Gadgets are handy. I have tons of spare processing power, so gadgets don't adversely affect me there at all. I have Webroot for my security, so I'm confident in its ability. So yeah, I'm good.
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I think that basically, we know nothing about Windows 9. That's the real answer.
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@scottalanmiller said:
I think that basically, we know nothing about Windows 9. That's the real answer.
I have heard it's not Windows 9, it's supposed to be Windows Blue or something like that.
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Sounds like a flavor of Mt. Dew.
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@ajstringham said:
Windows Blue
Windows Blue was the codename for Windows 8 I believe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_8.1 -
@thecreativeone91 said:
@ajstringham said:
Windows Blue
Windows Blue was the codename for Windows 8 I believe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_8.1Maybe I mis-remembered then.
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I've been running Blue for a while.
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@scottalanmiller said:
I've been running Blue for a while.
Is 8.1 considered blue? or do you still have a machine running the original 8?
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
I've been running Blue for a while.
Is 8.1 considered blue? or do you still have a machine running the original 8?
Blue was the codename for 8.1.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@ajstringham said:
Windows Blue
Windows Blue was the codename for Windows 8 I believe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_8.1Yup
http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/windows-blue-microsoft-blows-it-219820
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Yeah they only way I am switching to 8 or 8.1 is if it is given to me for free.
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I can barely tell the difference between 7 and 8.1, so am perfectly happy using either. I'd pick 8.1 for the faster boot time. Other than that, I find them near identical (once you change a few settings to get rid of the annoying new features, like the charms bar)
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@Carnival-Boy said:
I can barely tell the difference between 7 and 8.1, so am perfectly happy using either. I'd pick 8.1 for the faster boot time. Other than that, I find them near identical (once you change a few settings to get rid of the annoying new features, like the charms bar)
Boot times for me have actually been pretty close. I think 7 might actually still be winning but I never used a stopwatch to time it so I can't say for sure...
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@ajstringham said:
@Carnival-Boy said:
I can barely tell the difference between 7 and 8.1, so am perfectly happy using either. I'd pick 8.1 for the faster boot time. Other than that, I find them near identical (once you change a few settings to get rid of the annoying new features, like the charms bar)
Boot times for me have actually been pretty close. I think 7 might actually still be winning but I never used a stopwatch to time it so I can't say for sure...
No real difference for me because of the applications installed. SQL Server 2014 with Reporting Services, Visual Studio 2013, etc. Once you have that kind of stuff, the boot time of the OS is not important.
