Windows 7 vs Windows 8.1

[CdTSnap]

I've got a pretty fast desktop at home that uses 2 x 42 inch TV's for monitors. I absolutely stone cold refuse to put an OS on it that makes it look like a cell phone for elephants, so no, I use windows 7 and will not upgrade until Windows releases something that doesn't have that godawful must be using a touch screen or this interface sucks interface.

I use Windows 8.1 at both home and work (also on large monitors)... and i doubt you could tell the difference between it and 7 (other then the lack of 7's ugly 'AERO' theme).

What i do have though is Microsofts latest OS.. That boots faster, Updates easier, has better functionality (Task Manager, Copy, native ISO and VHD handling... etc)... oh.. and updates will cost less.

Don't be one of those people that refuse to leave XP!! Take 10 minutes and learn how to make Windows 8 work for you

Its not so much of a learning curve for me personally more that I just dont like it as much, I HATE the tile look and I understand I dont have to use it but 7 to me just seems more.... professional rather than retail. Dont know if that makes sense.

 

[CdTSnap]

If you have Windows 8 already.. I wouldn't go back.

With a little work (5 or 6 minutes.. Maybe) you can setup Windows 8(.1) to look and function exactly like Windows 7. You get all the benefits of 8 (yes.. there are some) but never have to use the Metro UI.

Even 'stock' 8.1 is less 'METRO' then 8.. and future updates will just improve the OS.

So, is 8.1 less awful than 8? And what is this "stock" 8.1?
There aren't enough descriptive words to explain how much I loathe Windows 8. I hate it very slightly less on my laptop, because that's not usually for "real" work anyway. But if I'm on my desktop, it's because I have WORK to do, dagnabit, and I resent Microsoft making my big, powerful computer look like a social media play toy.

(I didn't upgrade to 8, by choice, by the way. Both my desktop and my laptop died after they stopped putting 7 on them, so when I bought new ones, they already had Win 8)

8.1 is deff better that 8, it brings back the windows icon in the bottom left corner of the desktop for one thing, has a whole pile more upgrades but its still Windows 8

 

[SquarePeg]

Hate 8 (and 8.1). If I wanted "apps" I'd be on my phone. Also it seems to be more for touch screen pcs which I don't have. I got stuck with 8 when my W7 laptop died last year. I click on "desktop" from the main screen and use it like 7 as much as I can.

 

[480sparky]

Just get Classic Shell and make 8 look and feel just like 7.

Windows 8 is just a 64-bit upgrade of a 32-bit patch for a 16-bit re-write of an 8-bit OS based on a 4-bit beta made by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.

 

[SquarePeg]

Just get Classic Shell and make 8 look and feel just like 7.

Windows 8 is just a 64-bit upgrade of a 32-bit patch for a 16-bit re-write of an 8-bit OS based on a 4-bit beta made by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.

;lkj;salkfhdoiue?

 

[CdTSnap]

Just get Classic Shell and make 8 look and feel just like 7.

Windows 8 is just a 64-bit upgrade of a 32-bit patch for a 16-bit re-write of an 8-bit OS based on a 4-bit beta made by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.

Lmao. Great work

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[SpikeyJohnson]

I use windows 8.1 on all my PC's. It has better CPU optimization to speed up a few of my games and programs. I wouldn't go back to 7 because it would be me building a monster of a machine just to gimp it because Windows 7 doesn't run efficiently compared to 8.1. I saw large improvements when I took my old rig and a friends rig from 7 to 8 and it gave me enough reason to never try 7 on my new machine. I honestly feel people just don't want to learn the new UI and when people complain about it at my work (a college) I tell them they are slightly hypocritical because they work at a college but won't take the time to learn something as simple as a UI...

 

[SCraig]

Windows 7 on my home and work desktops, Windows 8.1 on my laptop, Windows Server 2008 (server version of Win 7) on one server at work and Windows Server 2012 (server version of Win8) on another server. I absolutely, positively detest anything that even remotely resembles Windows 8.anything. And, yes, I do run Classic Shell on everything that even smells like Windows 8. That ignorant "Metro" interface is just another layer of garbage on top of an already bloated OS and is a perfect example of Microsoft tailoring their latest OS's to 12-year-old kids.

 

[runnah]

I think my work computer has 7, my laptop has 8.1, my other laptop is a Mac, and my home computer has 7.

 

[CdTSnap]

Most of my hardcore gaming buddys have gone back to Windows 7 on the new PCs.

I think its a gernerational thing. I just like it.

 

[SpikeyJohnson]

Most of my hardcore gaming buddys have gone back to Windows 7 on the new PCs.

I think its a gernerational thing. I just like it.

Most of my friends hit up the 8 when we heard BF4 was running like 30% more FPS on it. So we put my friends rig (same build as my old one) on 8 and it did it about 25%-35% better than my machine. He even had higher settings and pulled more FPS than my machine, using my older video card, that I gave him (the only difference between the two machines). So I updated my machine as well and got the same out of it.

I don't like the metro interface but I'm definitely all about the power. Most of my software is shortcutted to the desktop anyways and when I need to open the "Start" menu I just press the windows key and start typing the name of the program. Then I don't have to sift through the junk. My other computer is my Macbook which of course, doesn't run windows because I wouldn't have a Mac if I wanted Windows on that specific front.

My List of Machines is:
My desktop on 8.1
My Tablet (real windows with an Atom Processor) on 8.1. This runs awesomely with metro, it's the only time I do like the interface.
My Macbook on OSX 10.9
A few old Core 2 Quad builds are laying around the house for various things but are unused now.

 

[table1349]

Hi guys,

Just wondering how many of you are using Windows 7 instead of Windows 8.1 (or 8) obviously some of you use macs but never mind, ill move passed that lol

I was thinking about going back to 7 and wiping my laptop.

No we mac users will move pass you. We aren't having to ask questions like this about our OPERATING SYSTEM. :lmao:

 

[CdTSnap]

Hi guys,

Just wondering how many of you are using Windows 7 instead of Windows 8.1 (or 8) obviously some of you use macs but never mind, ill move passed that lol

I was thinking about going back to 7 and wiping my laptop.

No we mac users will move pass you. We aren't having to ask questions like this about our OPERATING SYSTEM. :lmao:

That's cause you don't have any option you just do what your told bahaha

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[pgriz]

The computer is a tool for me to do stuff. Most of my activity on the computer is working on spreadsheets, word processor, image processing, contact management, e-mailing, along with apps for accounting, portfolio management, taxes, etc. Utility stuff is related to backups, anti-virus and anti-malware. Once everything is set up, I don't want the "infrastructure" to change. I stayed with XP until Windows 7 came (skipping Vista in the process). I don't see any reason to upgrade to Windows 8, as I get everything I need done under Windows 7. From time to time, I try out various new input devices, but to date, keyboard and mouse let me get done what I need without getting in the way. I've also used a touch tablet and while that is great for browsing, the "touch" metaphor isn't a great fit for writing, keying in a lot of data, or manipulating a database.

 

[SpikeyJohnson]

windows 8 goes down im screwed. it took me 10 years to learn enough of the in and outs of xp to fix the thing...
And the secure boot uefi whatever. Nothing but a intention to lock up your computer and market share while restricting use of the product you are buying imo. Or maybe im just pissed i haven't figured it out and don't know how to fix it (tamper with it) yet.

I was quite annoyed with the idea of secure boot on my tablet even though it was disabled. I guess that I why I normally build my own desktops though, so I have complete control.