I have Windows xp sp3.
Windows 8, what is exactly wrong with it?
Will Windows 8 be only available on mobile devices, another words not laptops or desktops?
Xplite may be working on 8lite.
Windows xp will still work if Microsoft provides a download patch for not needing activation anymore like they promised.
I am looking at a MAC in the future.
Windows 8 will be available for all hardware capable of running it. It just doesn’t seem to be that friendly for a lot of desktop and even full laptop users. It certainly doesn’t look friendly for PC gamers. It’s interface is optimized for touch screens and tablets and smaller laptops. It can be made more mouse and keyboard friendly but that is not the default setup.
I just read a pretty good article on the difficulties Win 8 will face in being widely adopted.
I just read a pretty good article on the difficulties Win 8 will face in being widely adopted.
I don’t have tyo go anywhere else, I just have to read some of the replies in here.
What I primarily read is that most people are afraid of change, even when it’s for the better.
Good thing I was never considered as someone who needed to be lost in the crowd. ;D
Change has nothing to do with it, I was actually looking forward to windows8, but the more reviews I read, the less impressed I was. I saw nothing worth paying for, no killer, must have functionality, just the same hype when MS bring out a new OS.
It is about what does it bring to the party that will benefit how people use ‘their’ systems. Trying to force things on people without any consideration of how people will use their system will meet with resistance.
I really am still waiting for MS to bring in functions that A) will improve how I use my system and B) are these new functions even going to be used. So I’m still waiting for what is better and do I need it.
When windows 8 comes out I have have a new laptop computer would i like it? maybe 
I am thinking windows 8 will be ok.
If you have a laptop/tablet with a touch screen, I imaging the interface would be acceptable as it is on most smart phones, but on a desktop with a large (26" TFT) non-touch screen, totally different ball game.
I have my old laptop still but i don’t have a new one… I meant to say “When windows 8 comes out I might have a new laptop” but i bet it will be awesome if i do get one next year. 
also i like touch screen computers but i could care less for them.
After looking at the Metro screen shots it look likes an old redhat linux. I don’t think I would mine it. Windows 8 uses two partitions it would be harder (Not impossible) to use dual booting to older or other operating systems. I do wonder if you could delete metro ui partition & still use W8 Desktop UI. From my understanding W8 Desktop UI, you can use it like you did with W7. My main concern, I want to be able to customize my system (Sounds, themes, etc). I have tone almost everything down to dark or gray background fonts do to eye issues on my xp sp3 system.
it would be harder (Not impossible) to use dual booting to older or other operating systems.
It’s actually very easy - you choose a default which starts after a selected time frame or, select any of the others you’ve installed.
It’s also easy to change the default OS.
I do wonder if you could delete metro ui partition & still use W8 Desktop UI.No but one click on the "Desktop" app gets you back to the regular desktop that you're used too in a hurry.
@David,
On my 22 inch monitor, there isn’t any problem using the mouse once I’m on the desktop.
The Metro UI is only used if you need quick access to any of the apps they represent.
I don’t have a touch screen and don’t see any problems with using the mouse as I always have.
If you read the article at the link I posted, I think the first and the last reasons given are the biggest problems for Win 8. The first one is the Metro interface which a lot of people dislike but the last point is I think the major one. It states that the biggest problem facing Win 8 is Win 7 because it is so good of an OS itself and everybody who has it likes it. Win 7 didn’t face that obstacle since almost everybody had either skipped Vista or was looking for a way to get rid of it.
I don’t like the way Microsoft is deleting features in order to make Win 8 run better on lower powered systems. I understand why they’re doing it though. They don’t want to get left behind in the perceived shift away from PC’s to tablets and mobile devices. They don’t want to be left with an OS that needs a full fledged PC to run it. I intend to always use a full power PC however so I feel Win 7 fills that need perfectly. I’m fully aware that Win 8 will be very robust and powerful on a PC but it will take too many workarounds and possibly third party utilities to make it look and work like I would prefer. I have to say that I do like the recovery options given in Win 8 but that’s the only thing.
Really Bob? I have run Win98,ME,XP,XP Pro, Vista and Win7, on top of that I have tried at least 7 Linux distros and PCBSD over the years and I am back to dual booting PCLinuxOS alongside Win7. What I see is people that have tried plenty of systems and Win8 simply doesn’t deliver what they want/need and you appear to be unable to accept that fact.
You love Win8 that’s fine, it works for you, fine but other users should not be backed against a wall and told they have to have Win8 whether they like it or not.
I have to say that I do like the recovery options given in Win 8 but that's the only thing.
Maybe listening to people that are actively using windows 8 should have a little more weight
than reading reviews from skeptics who are “reviewing” the product.
It’s basically the same as deciding if you want to judge a product by what reviewers tell you or,
judging the product through actual use.
I follow that rule with my use of avast! and all the other products that I use on a daily basis which includes Windows 8.
Then perhaps you should certainly read the review as the writer has used win8 in a VM environment and has also used the Metro UI on windows phone for over a year. So he sees the world of difference between the Metro UI on a touch screen and a non-touch screen interface.
Whilst you have employed a hack to bypass the Metro UI, many will not use a hack, plus that hack is likely to be closed in the Win8 RTM. Yes further hacks may emerge to obtain the user interface the ‘user’ wants, but again many won’t use hacks.
When you try to use a one size fits all approach to all platforms, you are more likely to end up with an ill fitting garment. Not many tailors still in business who only sell one size fits all suits.
@Dch48 Would W8 home work on older systems? Would they still have problems? I got an old system sitting around, it barely run Windows xp sp3. Does W8 support NTFS & Fat32?
Google would tell you.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Windows-8-Consumer-Preview-hardware-system-requirements,14847.html
If it barely runs XP, then I would say, no, it will not do well with 8 or even 7 for that matter. A system that runs XP robustly, however, could most likely run Win 8 but there may be hardware driver issues if the components of the system are too old. That’s one of the reasons why I never tried to use Win 7 on my older (circa 2005) XP laptop.
The file system of Win 8 is still NTFS but FAT 32 support I don’t know about.