Windows 8 software

DUTR

I was at the supermarket earlier and noticed they had Windows 8 pro for £49, I could not see on the box if this was for upgrading from W7.
I have a netbook running Linux, and was considering loading W8 onto it, can any reader confirm if the software is for an upgrade or will it load W8 from scratch?

stevemcol

lots of talk about windows 8. My vote, having used it for a few months...unless you've got a touch screen machine, stick with 7.

Johnmcl7

I prefer it over Windows 7 on non-touch machines as well having used it for a few months, there's nothing you really lose over Windows 7 as you can run the desktop mode and there's a lot of advantages, many of them small but I find now on Windows 7 machines I'm missing them. This argument has been done to death and not on topic so I won't go any further.

John

DUTR

stevemcol wrote: »

lots of talk about windows 8. My vote, having used it for a few months...unless you've got a touch screen machine, stick with 7.

Johnmcl7 wrote: »

I prefer it over Windows 7 on non-touch machines as well having used it for a few months, there's nothing you really lose over Windows 7 as you can run the desktop mode and there's a lot of advantages, many of them small but I find now on Windows 7 machines I'm missing them. This argument has been done to death and not on topic so I won't go any further.

John

I had set up a machine for somebody else, indeed it was a little frustrating to start with, but within a few hours I found it quite appealing, having had to set up a windows phone fr the same person, I can see they should take to windows 8, I even managed to set up the virgin media email in outlook :cool:

stevemcol

Can't argue with the other posters. I just find 8 a bit 'janet and john'. A lot of clicks required to get you to where you want to be, previously achieved with one or two clicks. Even when you've done it time after time. Quite a few unstable apps (used to be called programs / executables) that ran OK under XP & 7. I'm speaking as someone that managed the change from DOS to Windows, Windows 3.1 to 95, 98, Millenium, XP, 7 etc.
I'm sure it will turn out fine; it always does.

wallbash

I'm speaking as someone that managed the change from DOS to Windows, Windows 3.1 to 95, 98, Millenium, XP, 7 etc.

Good times , always looked forward to the next O/S ( even the vista you missed out) but for the first time , I took a step back and restored Win 7.

Johnmcl7

stevemcol wrote: »

Can't argue with the other posters. I just find 8 a bit 'janet and john'. A lot of clicks required to get you to where you want to be, previously achieved with one or two clicks. Even when you've done it time after time. Quite a few unstable apps (used to be called programs / executables) that ran OK under XP & 7. I'm speaking as someone that managed the change from DOS to Windows, Windows 3.1 to 95, 98, Millenium, XP, 7 etc.
I'm sure it will turn out fine; it always does.

I find that strange as the reason I like Windows 8 is because it generally needs a lot less clicks than Windows 7. For example, the old start menu needed quite a few clicks if you wanted to go to a program not on the recently used list as you had to go to start->programs->subfolder then a final click to open the program. Now if you have your start screen pins set (I removed all the touch and live tiles to leave just the program pins) you click start and then single click your program, the icons are a bit bigger than the desktop and the start screen smoothly flows. Similarly if you wanted to get into the power tools it would be start->control panel->administrative tools->power tool but in Windows 8 you right click where the start button was and you have all the power tools right there with a single click.

If you're not sure where something is and want to get to it quickly usually pressing start then immediately typing the first few characters of the item will bring it up immediately, unlike the run box you don't need the exact name nor the item to be in an executable path for it to work.

The only one I find clumsy is shutting down as you have to pull the charm bar out, click settings then power then shutdown/sleep/restart. I know you can alt+F4 from the desktop mode but I find that's a bit inconsistent.

John

WilliamO

Hold On!!!....that's a bit misleading.........

Johnmcl7 wrote: »

Now if you have your start screen pins set (I removed all the touch and live tiles to leave just the program pins) you click start and then single click your program

You have two clicks - START and PROGRAM.......

On windows 7 if you have pinned all your desired programs to the Taskbar you then have no start menu to click on; just ONE click on the desired program's task bar icon.......

fenlander_uk

Yeah, but the OP's question was whether the local supermarket's offer was for an upgrade version, or a full install. I'd also quite like to know (also which supermarket, please, OP). Can anyone provide any relevant information without getting sidetracked into the old W7/W8 debate?

womble12345

DUTR wrote: »

I was at the supermarket earlier and noticed they had Windows 8 pro for £49, I could not see on the box if this was for upgrading from W7.
I have a netbook running Linux, and was considering loading W8 onto it, can any reader confirm if the software is for an upgrade or will it load W8 from scratch?

Without seeing the box I doubt anyone can answer that, surely it said on the box somewhere?

stevemcol

fenlander_uk wrote: »

Yeah, but the OP's question was whether the local supermarket's offer was for an upgrade version, or a full install. I'd also quite like to know (also which supermarket, please, OP). Can anyone provide any relevant information without getting sidetracked into the old W7/W8 debate?

Not sure which supermarket but perhaps it's a similar upgrade deal to this one available on Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-Pro-Upgrade-Edition-Vista/dp/B008GRKGXK

or perhaps tesco

http://www.tesco.com/direct/microsoft-windows-8-pro-upgrade-edition/735-6120.prd?recommendationId=b1fa3d62-199b-473c-9d44-37ccc51abd2a.0&skuId=735-6120