Author Topic: windows 8 (Read 2268 times)

SantaC · « **on:** August 17, 2012, 05:07:48 PM »

so final release is out now right? Has anyone tried it yet. I am curious what you guys think.

Pringo · « **Reply #1 on:** August 17, 2012, 06:16:22 PM »

You are not MCD.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #2 on:** August 17, 2012, 06:34:21 PM »

Quote from: Pringo on August 17, 2012, 06:16:22 PM

You are not MCD.

seriously.

I still wonder if he's working at MS since he has been shilling this OS for a while now.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #3 on:** August 17, 2012, 07:16:12 PM »

I've been running it fulltime at home since RP came out, do you have any questions in particular? There are a number of changes from Windows 7, of which by far the biggest and most important one is the ability to drag and drop from the breadcrumb bar in Windows File Explorer. There's also a new skin for the start menu which now comes with a new COM-based sandboxed plugin system

SantaC · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2012, 08:40:34 PM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on August 17, 2012, 07:16:12 PM

I've been running it fulltime at home since RP came out, do you have any questions in particular? There are a number of changes from Windows 7, of which by far the biggest and most important one is the ability to drag and drop from the breadcrumb bar in Windows File Explorer. There's also a new skin for the start menu which now comes with a new COM-based sandboxed plugin system

wondering if DX11.1 will makes a big difference for new games...

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #5 on:** August 17, 2012, 09:22:50 PM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on August 17, 2012, 07:16:12 PM

There's also a new skin for the start menu which now comes with a new COM-based sandboxed plugin system

WELL PLAYED.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2012, 10:50:30 PM »

I'm guessing that's an elaborate Metro joke?

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #7 on:** August 17, 2012, 11:05:16 PM »

for reals, can you bring back Windows 7-style Start Menus with a registry hack or something?

Not even prole can defend the Metro start screen thing. It's pretty atrocious.

Anyway pulling this from Technet now. I've got a kick-around laptop I want to install the final version on.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #8 on:** August 17, 2012, 11:34:17 PM »

i'm not gonna defend it; i'm just gonna suggest that you learn it. it's new. it has flaws. but it's something worth exploring before rejecting.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2012, 11:52:13 PM »

With that sales line, it's no wonder your wife won't do anal.

ManaByte · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2012, 11:56:37 PM »

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #11 on:** August 18, 2012, 12:42:54 AM »

Honestly though, going back and forth between Win8 at home and Win7 at work, I don't really have any strong preference one way or the other. I mean I kind of like the new Explorer ribbon and the new task manager, and I kind of like pinning stuff to the new start screen and checking out tile updates and dicking around with some of the Metro apps, and yeah I'm occasionally mildly irritated by the new start screen too, but all of it has a pretty minor impact on me and none of it seriously excites or bothers me to have or not have - with the exception of drag and drop from the Explorer breadcrumb bar which I find CRAZY annoying to not have in 7,

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #12 on:** August 18, 2012, 12:48:58 AM »

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2012, 12:51:03 AM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on August 18, 2012, 12:42:54 AM

with the exception of drag and drop from the Explorer breadcrumb bar which I find CRAZY annoying to not have in 7,

What do you use this for? Wouldn't a copy+paste do the same if you're just trying to paste in a file/directory path?

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #14 on:** August 18, 2012, 12:58:40 AM »

You drag / drop stuff into the actual folders, not the paths. For whatever reason I find myself wanting to drag something up to one of its parent folders fairly often, and I'd rather not have to dig around in the navigation pane tree (which I tend to keep hidden) or open a new window and navigate back etc. Though speaking of copying paths, Win8 also puts a Copy Path button on the ribbon home tab (you can pin it to the QAT for use even with the ribbon minimized) which is marginally nicer than having to Shift-rightclick.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #15 on:** August 18, 2012, 02:29:11 AM »

Yeah saw that; pretty useful stuff. Plus there's a shortcut for it! Speaking of; I'm okay with Explorer using the ribbon, but most of the shortcut keys I've been using since 95 have been obliterated.

Alt+F,W,F no longer works for making a new folder

I have to slum it and use Ctrl+Shift+N.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #16 on:** August 18, 2012, 05:43:46 PM »

Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on August 17, 2012, 10:50:30 PM

I'm guessing that's an elaborate Metro joke?

Not too sure what this "Metro" might be ... I was talking about Windows. One operating system, indivisible, with apps and drivers for all.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #17 on:** August 18, 2012, 06:16:48 PM »

Just 0 and 1.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #18 on:** August 18, 2012, 06:42:47 PM »

saw this on the giantbomb quicklook and i'm not really feeling it at all, plus Metro looks cluttered as fuck imo. Also its pretty jarring not seeing the good ole start button.

I got the RC lying around somewhere so i should install it and do some digging of my own.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #19 on:** August 18, 2012, 07:22:11 PM »

will wait for Windows 9 next year

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #20 on:** August 18, 2012, 08:29:30 PM »

Quote from: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on August 17, 2012, 11:05:16 PM

for reals, can you bring back Windows 7-style Start Menus with a registry hack or something?

Not even prole can defend the Metro start screen thing. It's pretty atrocious.

Anyway pulling this from Technet now. I've got a kick-around laptop I want to install the final version on.

You can do it with these applications.

http://maketecheasier.com/restore-start-menu-in-windows-8/2012/08/13

I personally can't go back to the regular start menu.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #21 on:** August 18, 2012, 08:47:03 PM »

My issue is that none of the new functionality looks like anything that interests me or helps me in any real sense.

Himu · « **Reply #22 on:** August 18, 2012, 09:55:08 PM »

This OS looks like shit.

MCD · « **Reply #23 on:** August 18, 2012, 10:28:36 PM »

My multi-monitor setup need this shit ASAP.

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Author Topic: windows 8 (Read 2268 times)