Windows 8.1 a hero or a zero

grumpycrab

JohnStuart wrote: »

i wasn't expecting this from Microsoft,
disappointed

Its a Service Pack, what do people expect?

almillar

Within the last couple of weeks, I've upgraded my Mac to Mavericks 10.9 (from Mountain Lion 10.8) and my PC from Windows 8 to 8.1.
They both require downloading a DVD's worth, how long that takes depends on your internet speed.
After that, again it depends on your individual computers, but my 8.1 upgrade took around 40 minutes, compared to about 50 on my Mac, even thought the PC is slower.
I think Windows 8 (8.1) is an excellent OS, which was maybe a bit radical for people at launch, trying to drag them too far out of their comfort zones. 8.1 pulls it back a bit, and allows people to live in the traditional desktop much more. I don't understand mourning the loss of the Start 'menu' BTW - it's usually a mess of stuff, displayed small, that you have to scroll through. Things are much easier to find on the Start 'screen', even if it involves 'jumping' away from the desktop. Give it a chance and decide for yourself instead of jumping on the Vista bandwagon...

penrhyn

I just tweeked my desktop PC so both desktop and Start screen have the same wallpaper. Somehow it makes 8.1 seem more integrated.

prowla

penrhyn wrote: »

I just tweeked my desktop PC so both desktop and Start screen have the same wallpaper. Somehow it makes 8.1 seem more integrated.

I tried that - it didn't work for me.

JohnStuart_2

grumpycrab wrote: »

Its a Service Pack, what do people expect?

The whole windows 8 is a disaster

grumpycrab

JohnStuart wrote: »

The whole windows 8 is a disaster

I've taken the bait. Windows 8 was a cheap, modern, operating system to most. Yes, MS made a mess of introducing the new modern/metro/tetris interface but you can quite easily use either old or new interface.

vuvuzela

grumpycrab wrote: »

I've taken the bait. Windows 8 was a cheap, modern, operating system to most. Yes, MS made a mess of introducing the new modern/metro/tetris interface but you can quite easily use either old or new interface.

It's the fact that they took away one basic piece of windows functionality (the start button) that grated with most people I know who have used it. This instantly made it more difficult to use. Yes you can get replacements, but they are all add-ons by other companies and a lot of people won't be aware of their existence.

prowla

grumpycrab wrote: »

I've taken the bait. Windows 8 was a cheap, modern, operating system to most. Yes, MS made a mess of introducing the new modern/metro/tetris interface but you can quite easily use either old or new interface.

I'm trying to find the old interface, but it's not there, so it's not easy at all.

penrhyn

Its easy to make it boot to the desktop rather than the start screen.

prowla

penrhyn wrote: »

Its easy to make it boot to the desktop rather than the start screen.

Erm yes, but where is the old interface?