The Windows 8 Thread

skeletor

skeletor

Chosen of the Omnissiah
whatthefrak said:
Thanks mate but I don't like keeping two OS.
If there's any hardcore gamer here I would really love to know it. Is Win 8.1 Pro as good as Win 7 for gaming or not? I mean any compatibility issues, or anything else....?
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No compatibility issues or anything with Windows 8. It is fine for gaming.

But I'm sticking with Windows 7 only as I find Windows 8 irritating.
 
tkin

tkin

Back to school!!
Hey guys, just a question, how much do I need to pay for a Barebones Windows 8 x64 license? Minimum price, even a license key will do, I'll get the iso off torrents, and is it worth upgrading from win 7?
 
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whitestar_999

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~5.3k for a non-pro SL(single language) system builder edition but in my opinion it is not worth it unless you specifically prefer win 8 metro interface.functionality wise there is no significant improvement unless you consider a 10-20 sec decrease in boot time or 4-5% lower cpu/ram usage as significant improvement.
 
harshilsharma63

harshilsharma63

DIY FTW!
whitestar_999 said:
~5.3k for a non-pro SL(single language) system builder edition but in my opinion it is not worth it unless you specifically prefer win 8 metro interface.functionality wise there is no significant improvement unless you consider a 10-20 sec decrease in boot time or 4-5% lower cpu/ram usage as significant improvement.
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One of the biggest improvement I've seen with Windows 8 is very low battery consumption and low heating in laptops (observed this with multiple laptops after upgrading to Windows 8). Also, the overall experience is much faster in Windows 8/8.1 than in Windows 7. Additionally, almost all problems; like driver issues and BSODs; have been fixed.
 
rijinpk1

rijinpk1

Aspiring Novelist
windows 8.1 created some issues for me especially with the installation of office 2013 and nero. But still i am on windows 8.1 :p
 
krishnandu.sarkar

krishnandu.sarkar

Simply a DIGITian
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Gollum said:
you dont know how much sh it i have to face everyday due to win 8.1 at work
no its not fast its the same speed
thank goodness my ultrabook is still at win8
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rijinpk1 said:
windows 8.1 created some issues for me especially with the installation of office 2013 and nero. But still i am on windows 8.1 :p
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These type of comments holds me back to update to 8.1 :p

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tkin said:
Hey guys, just a question, how much do I need to pay for a Barebones Windows 8 x64 license? Minimum price, even a license key will do, I'll get the iso off torrents, and is it worth upgrading from win 7?
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You missed the golden chance..!! :p I got it for 2k, when MS was offering the price at the beginning of the release.
 
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whitestar_999

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^^that's what i meant.if you can get win 8 license for ~2k(might still be possible using dreamspark) then get it but if it is costing 5.3k & win 7 is running fine for you with no issues(laptops running xp too lasted for years & win 7 is certainly better than xp) then there is no pressing need to spend this much on win 8.
 
pranav0091

pranav0091

I am not an Owl
dashing.sujay said:
From when did 7 was known for BSODs ? Driver support is bound to increase by every OS iteration, if it doesn't, it'd be considered as a fail. Win 8 is a bit faster, nothing else. Can't say about battery improvements.
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I believe he was referring to the BSODs that plagued early W8. I remember them all too well.
 
ithehappy

ithehappy

Human Spambot
Guys from where can I buy Win 8.1 Pro for cheap? I am pretty bored with pirated versions.
Also what's the difference between VL and Pro versions of Win 8.1? The one I am using is some Pro VL but it says Win 8.1 Pro under device manager!
 
topgear

topgear

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VL stands for Volume Licensing which generally indicates a single key can be used to install and activate windows on multiple devices.
 
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whitestar_999

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pirated win 8/8.1 versions typically use VL activation as unlike win 7 there is no slic activation crack possible for win 8.there is no way to get win 8/8.1 pro cheap except maybe through dreamspark.btw a typical home user doesn't need win8pro as win 8 is sufficient.
 
Gollum

Gollum

Collector
So I used kms today and it helped me activate a test win8.1 machine just fine and I was able to run updates and download apps from store and so on.
right now I'm running this as a test VM. tomorrow I will try it out on a few test notebooks at office
 
gameranand

gameranand

Living to Play
Gollum said:
So I used kms today and it helped me activate a test win8.1 machine just fine and I was able to run updates and download apps from store and so on.
right now I'm running this as a test VM. tomorrow I will try it out on a few test notebooks at office
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KMS ?? As in the the activator from TPB ?? :p
 
icebags

icebags

Technomancer
thinking of formatting and os reload.

currently i have windows 8, and it seems totally stable. so, do i download 8.1 this time, or continue with 8? anything to gain/loose if i get 8.1 ?
 
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