Topic: Windows 8

[Stagea]

We migrated to Windows 8 Professional / Enterprise yesterday. The release product is significantly more complete than all of the prior test versions. I had huge apprehensions for this OS because the previews lacked many important features. The Oct 26 release product added back most of the functionality of Windows 7 / Vista at a much lower price. What's great is that the Media Pack can be had at no cost for those with Windows 8 Pro (until sometime in January).

The user interface takes some getting used to, as it's obviously designed to bridge the gap between a pointer-driven environment and a touch-based one. Microsoft clearly wants to drive Windows 8 adoption with their very competitive upgrade pricing. I'm thinking that this is to put more pressure on software and hardware developers to release products that take advantage of the Metro UI. Microsoft is probably planning to migrate to an even more touch-centric OS that is an evolution of this (perhaps in the near future).

Because of the hybrid nature of Windows 8, Win8-capable touch mouse devices seem like the best interface option for most applications. You get mouse functionality and control with the ability to take advantage of gestures without lifting your hand off the mouse (except maybe for pinch gestures, which work better on larger surfaces). Both Microsoft and Logitech have such devices available.

[eyeyousee™]

Hi! I was thinking of upgrading to WIN 8 last night but a little hesitant baka some of my programs, games and hardware drivers will not work properly.

But do you think it will run smoothly on normal laptops?

[raider125jeigh]

i tried it 2days nahihirapan ako hehe..
ganda ng GUI
pero better if touchscreen ung gamit ko...
but for we'll get used to it in the future but not at the moment

[Stagea]

Hi! I was thinking of upgrading to WIN 8 last night but a little hesitant baka some of my programs, games and hardware drivers will not work properly.

But do you think it will run smoothly on normal laptops?

If the laptop runs 7 or Vista just fine, it'd likely run Windows 8 without a problem. As long as you can find suitable drivers for your hardware, you should be okay (Windows 7/Vista drivers often work if Windows 8 drivers are unavailable). Windows 8 takes up less resources than comparable versions of Windows 7 or Vista because it's been optimized for use with lower-power portable devices.

I'd like to point out that Nvidia Geforce drivers for Windows 8 still suffer from terrible graphics anomalies (depending on GPU model). Using the Microsoft-supplied driver resolves the issue, but prevents you from getting some features and optimizations that come with the Nvidia driver. Macs still do not officially support Windows 8, but the latest version of Bootcamp (designed for Windows 7) seem to handle Windows 8 just fine.

[Stagea]

i tried it 2days nahihirapan ako hehe..
ganda ng GUI
pero better if touchscreen ung gamit ko...
but for we'll get used to it in the future but not at the moment

You can use Start8 if you miss the Start Menu.

http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

It's $5 well-spent.

[Kd Jb]

Parang gus2 ko din sana mag upgrade dahil sa cheap offer if u purchased a win7 pc previously pero iniisip ko kung pede magdual boot para pwede ko itry lng muna windows 8 and switch back to win7 pag di ko nagustuhan

[Stagea]

Parang gus2 ko din sana mag upgrade dahil sa cheap offer if u purchased a win7 pc previously pero iniisip ko kung pede magdual boot para pwede ko itry lng muna windows 8 and switch back to win7 pag di ko nagustuhan

You can setup your PC for dual-boot, then upgrade one OS installation.

[raider125jeigh]

You can use Start8 if you miss the Start Menu.

http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

It's $5 well-spent.

hehe... hindi ko naman namiss
sa sobrang ganda kasi ng gui sarap itouch haha

[Stagea]

For those into portables, the ATIV lineup looks nice:

http://www.samsung.com/ph/ativ/


They have both IA and ARM models.

[joko11]

hehe... hindi ko naman namiss
sa sobrang ganda kasi ng gui sarap itouch haha

basta maganda gusto mo galawin

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[Clondalkin]

My current desktop is already 5.5 years old running on Vista, managed to get by the Windows 7 era very reliably and stably (despite Vista's notorious slow boot up)  but Im now certainly looking forward to getting a new PC with pre-installed Windows 8 and a touchscreen monitor.   I think I havent been as excited about a Microsoft OS since Windows 95 (we even bought expensive W95 ref book then and it was crazy pandemonium in Tokyo )

Touchscreen operations really has grown on me - thanks to Apple gadgets - that is to think I have always been a total OC in terms of monitor clarity and cleanliness that I always scolded my daughter for touching my PC screen.     But it's indeed going to be touchscreen monitor era hereon and I hope they would be able to commercialize soon that 10 finger-sensitive screens that a Japanese company showcased in a recent electronics show in Japan.   Has anyone actually tried that bezel which you attach to a regular monitor and converts it to touchscreen?

Oh yeah, Im pretty interested about Window 8 tablet as well despite being very satisfied with iOS.   

[Stagea]

My current desktop is already 5.5 years old running on Vista, managed to get by the Windows 7 era very reliably and stably (despite Vista's notorious slow boot up)  but Im now certainly looking forward to getting a new PC with pre-installed Windows 8 and a touchscreen monitor.   I think I havent been as excited about a Microsoft OS since Windows 95 (we even bought expensive W95 ref book then and it was crazy pandemonium in Tokyo )

Touchscreen operations really has grown on me - thanks to Apple gadgets - that is to think I have always been a total OC in terms of monitor clarity and cleanliness that I always scolded my daughter for touching my PC screen.     But it's indeed going to be touchscreen monitor era hereon and I hope they would be able to commercialize soon that 10 finger-sensitive screens that a Japanese company showcased in a recent electronics show in Japan.   Has anyone actually tried that bezel which you attach to a regular monitor and converts it to touchscreen?

Oh yeah, Im pretty interested about Window 8 tablet as well despite being very satisfied with iOS.   

The old monitor touch add-ons that I've tried had poor sensitivity (you have to press pretty hard for them to work). I'm not sure how well the new ones do.

There are now a lot of touch-enabled AIO desktops, and one of them may suit your needs. Touch can get quite expensive with larger screens, however.

[rthirtyfourgtr]

no experience yet for desktop use and looking at online videos, i don't think i'll be a fan of the metro ui. it doesn't help that i don't like touch screen devices either (due to sweaty hands)

for htpc use though, i think windows 8 + kinect on a big display might be a nice combo

[hi-fidelity-4-all]

Upgraded both mine and my kids' PCs yesterday.  Very easy process as an upgrade ($39.99) to Win 7.

Had both done and ready to go in less than half a day (including the 2-hour download time).

Our family likes it.  The boot speed is very fast and along with the other OS features added, it is definitely worth the upgrade price.

As for the UI, the old desktop is one click away, so I don't know what the fuss is. (Although I have been using a Lumia 900 for about 6 months).  The Metro UI gives a nice content driven experience and you can easily just go to your desktop and get to work as usual.

My 2 cents 

[Stagea]

As for the UI, the old desktop is one click away, so I don't know what the fuss is. (Although I have been using a Lumia 900 for about 6 months).  The Metro UI gives a nice content driven experience and you can easily just go to your desktop and get to work as usual.

I think the desktop is not the problem, it's the lack of the traditional Start menu. One can easily add it back for $5 with Start8, however.

Did you take advantage of the free media pack? Media Center looks terrible, as it clearly is derived from the Windows 7 version. It even puts a build number indication on the bottom right of the desktop.

[Stagea]

The Asus Vivobook X202E is coming at a very affordable price. It might be the least expensive touch notebook for the year (starting at 20,995 with Windows 8 preinstalled).

[≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦]

Just got my win 8 promo code its to time to upgrade.

[joko11]

Just got my win 8 promo code its to time to upgrade.

touchscreen ba pj mo?

[≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦]

touchscreen ba pj mo?

Yung HTPC na isesetup ko may feature na remote go for android and isos kaya wag ka na kokontra.  Saktong sakto ang windows 8.

[raider125jeigh]

touchscreen ba pj mo?

hahaha.... dinale ka elms

[≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦]

hahaha.... dinale ka elms

Ou nga niyari ako yung new asus board kasi may remote go na un can access your desktop via android and IOS like your accessing your desktop best for HTPC and win 8. 

[Courage]

touchscreen ba pj mo?

Natawa ako dito he he he... pano pag lumapit ka sa screen para i touch yung buttons eh di mahaharangan mo yung ilaw di gagana he he he

[≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦]

Natawa ako dito he he he... pano pag lumapit ka sa screen para i touch yung buttons eh di mahaharangan mo yung ilaw di gagana he he he

Loko nga yan\g si joko hahaha

[♡ lvcdg23™ ✌]

Compatible na ba sa mga HTPC softwares ang Windows 8 like PowerDVD, Splash Pro and XMBC?

[Stagea]

Compatible na ba sa mga HTPC softwares ang Windows 8 like PowerDVD, Splash Pro and XMBC?

Most of them should work. Like Windows 7, it's largely Vista-based underneath.

[♡ lvcdg23™ ✌]

Most of them should work. Like Windows 7, it's largely Vista-based underneath.

Thanks idol!

[≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦]

Thanks idol!

Sis louie you should also check on their site if may yung supported na nila ung windows 8. 

[♡ lvcdg23™ ✌]

Sis louie you should also check on their site if may yung supported na nila ung windows 8. 

Anong ichecheck ko sis?

[≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦]

Anong ichecheck ko sis?

Kung suppoter nung sofware na gagamitin ang windows 8. Ussualy naman kasi nakalagay sa site ng software yan. 

[Courage]

Anong ichecheck ko sis?

Magdala ka nang red ballpen pang check ha..