The Windows 8 Thread

[topgear]

windows 8 is nice looking and have some small improvements, like having pause option in the copy menu or the redesigned task manager or upgrading windows defender to an antivirus suite. But I really hate the metro UI. It is not user friendly at all.Everything about windows8 is hype, it is atleast NOT BETTER than windows 7.

Mtero UI sucks for some and rocks for others - granted, but win 8 at-least loads a hell lot faster than win 7 and the I/O performance also feels great evn using a HDD - tried and tested.

 

[amjath]

^ +1 Agree. Try Windows 7 and Windows 8 on Phenom or p4/dual core PC you ll find the magic of windows 8

For me Windows 8 is time saver

 

[dan4u]

for those of you who can't do without the start menu, try Start menu 8, its a free alternative.

 

[topgear]

^^ yep, I'm using that app - it's not perfect but gets the jobs done very well though.

 

[aladdin]

Hello,

How can we bring back the desktop version of Windows Media Player in Windows 8? By default, we get the ModernUI of Windows Media Player in Win8.

 

[RBX]

I have a desktop with Windows 7 x64 Home Premium, and Fedora 17. I'm planning to get rid of both OS and install Windows 8 Pro. What would be better - upgrade or a clean install ? And will I be able to get rid of Fedora and reclaim storage space during this installation ?P.S. I'm fine with experiments, but this is my Dad's PC, so I'd like nothing to go wrong like messed up GRUB etc, so please link me to some detailed tutorials.

 

[amjath]

Hello,

How can we bring back the desktop version of Windows Media Player in Windows 8? By default, we get the ModernUI of Windows Media Player in Win8.

My music files and video files play in Windows media player desktop version by default.

Right click and point on Open With and choose or choose default program like we do typically

I have a desktop with Windows 7 x64 Home Premium, and Fedora 17. I'm planning to get rid of both OS and install Windows 8 Pro. What would be better - upgrade or a clean install ? And will I be able to get rid of Fedora and reclaim storage space during this installation ?P.S. I'm fine with experiments, but this is my Dad's PC, so I'd like nothing to go wrong like messed up GRUB etc, so please link me to some detailed tutorials.

I recommend fresh clean install.
A small story, I had Oracle 11g in Windows 7 and did a upgrade to Windows 8. After upgrade I issues running it and other software [Informatica and other software] on Windows 8. So did a fresh install and now its working fine

 

[aladdin]

Hi,

I am talking about the classic look of Windows Media Player in Win8 like there are two types of Interfaces of Internet Explorer in Win8, the MetroUI of IE10 and the Classic or Desktop UI of IE10 and the same is applied for WMP.

So I want to know how can we create shortcut for Classic look of WMP12 in Win8?

 

[topgear]

use KMPlayer/GOMPlayer Instead .. a lot more better than WMP.

 

[aladdin]

I only prefer to use WMP so I want to know how we can bring back the Classic UI of WMP12 in Win8. If you have purchased "Digit Feb-2013" then you might have read "FastTrack To Windows 8" wherein we read about how we can bring back the Classic UI of IE10 instead of using the new Modern or Metro UI of IE10. The same applies for WMP12 because FastTrack tells us there is a way to bring back the ClassicUI of WMP12 in Win8 but didn't mention how to do that.

 

[topgear]

just right click on the video file and from open with options make sure you choose : Windows Media Player" not the "Video: option - except from the black title bar I can't see much changes in the WMP of win8.

 

[dhiman33]

Mtero UI sucks for some and rocks for others - granted, but win 8 at-least loads a hell lot faster than win 7 and the I/O performance also feels great evn using a HDD - tried and tested.

That's because of hybrid boot,mate. No magic under the hood.Try restarting and it would take about same time as win7.

 

[Vyom]

I too have noticed that VLC is not proving upto the mark for me atleast. VLC is not able to play HD videos for me properly. Starts good. But after few moments freezes. Then when I close it, it doesn't free up from memory. I have to end it from Task Manager then.
I am using KMPlayer for playing HD videos. Which plays them without a single hiccup.

 

[topgear]

That's because of hybrid boot,mate. No magic under the hood.Try restarting and it would take about same time as win7.

thanks for the info on the fast startup and these links should be more helful for many :

Fast Startup - Turn On or Off in Windows 8
What is Hybrid Boot in Windows 8 and how does it work? - MSFN Forum
Trace why Windows 8 boots, shutsdown or hibernate slowly - MSFN Forum

 

[rst]

I just installed window 8 pro (64 bits)
But when I tried to run motherboard dvd (for installing drivers, specially sound drivers),
It showed "ASUS support CD does not support this operating system"

PLZ help
there is no sound in the system (as I am unable to install sound drivers from ASUS CD)

Spoiler

AMD Athlon II X4 635 ||Asus M5A78L-MLE ||aoc led - e2043fsk (20")||power color 7750 ||4.00 GB ram ddr3 ||500 gb hard disk
||Necola NPS-1004ST (450 W) ||epson TX121 printer||window 8 pro (64bits)

 

[baiju]

Browse to the drivers folder and install the driver for Win7. But it is better to get the latest audio driver from Asus website.

 

[rakesh_ic]

try downloading latest version of realtec online

 

[rohit0571]

Mtero UI sucks for some and rocks for others - granted, but win 8 at-least loads a hell lot faster than win 7 and the I/O performance also feels great evn using a HDD - tried and tested.

How much speed difference have u noted between Win 7 & WIn 8 and other than speed and mtero UI, what is better in Win 8 than in Win 7 and is it better to switch to Win 8?

 

[rakesh_ic]

How much speed difference have u noted between Win 7 & WIn 8 and other than speed and mtero UI, what is better in Win 8 than in Win 7 and is it better to switch to Win 8?

If you are using a genuine win7 and planning to move onto win8, stop.. there isnt any worth spending upgrade.
But if you are buying a legit OS for the first time, go grab this.

 

[rst]

Today I upgraded to window 8 pro (64 bits) from window 7 ultimate ( genuine)
window 8 is faster than window 7
I really like hybrid shut down and hybrid boot ( it takes 10 seconds)
there are many new features in window 8
its a nice upgrade from window 7

Spoiler

AMD Athlon II X4 635 ||Asus M5A78L-MLE ||aoc led - e2043fsk (20")||power color 7750 ||4.00 GB ram ddr3 ||500 gb hard disk
||Necola NPS-1004ST (450 W) ||epson TX121 printer||window 8 pro (64bits)