Running Windows 8 at the moment.... Meh.

bmwracer wrote:

Running Windows 8 at the moment.... Meh.

Does it require 12 petabytes of ram?

Tu_triky wrote:

Does it require 12 petabytes of ram?

Only two.

The GUI looks exactly like the picture posted on Wiki... And works sorta like a tablet GUI... Not a very good first impression, IMO.

bmwracer wrote:

Only two. The GUI looks exactly like the picture posted on Wiki... And works sorta like a tablet GUI... Not a very good first impression, IMO.

Hmm....I see. Well I am no one to judge b/c I'm stuck in the Vista vortex. I guess I don't want to spend the bread just to upgrade my OS on my old machines.

I have seen the tile like icons you're talking about since I read the preview of Win 8 on Engadget.

Tu_triky wrote:

Hmm....I see. Well I am no one to judge b/c I'm stuck in the Vista vortex. I guess I don't want to spend the bread just to upgrade my OS on my old machines. I have seen the tile like icons you're talking about since I read the preview of Win 8 on Engadget.

Well, the Win8 experiment is done... Now to try Ubuntu.

bmwracer wrote:

Now to try Ubuntu.

There's a man on third...go for it.

Tu_triky wrote:

There's a man on third...go for it.

Downloading now.

bmwracer wrote:

Downloading now.

Report back.

Tu_triky wrote:

Report back.

Tried out Ubuntu on my work PC... Nice!

I was able to copy the Ubuntu OS onto a flash drive and boot from it, so I didn't have to install anything on my desktop PC.

System boots up quickly, has Firefox already installed, as well as a Office-like program that reads all of my existing Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)... Impressive.

I'm going do an actual install on a spare HDD when I get home and really put it through some paces... I'll need to install WINE (WINdows Emulator) to run any Windows-based programs, though.

bmwracer wrote:

Tried out Ubuntu on my work PC... Nice! I was able to copy the Ubuntu OS onto a flash drive and boot from it, so I didn't have to install anything on my desktop PC. System boots up quickly, has Firefox already installed, as well as a Office-like program that reads all of my existing Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)... Impressive. I'm going do an actual install on a spare HDD when I get home and really put it through some paces... I'll need to install WINE (WINdows Emulator) to run any Windows-based programs, though.

You can't boot up Win 8 from a flash drive?

Looks clean.

Tu_triky wrote:

You can't boot up Win 8 from a flash drive?

Didn't try... I don't recall if there was a USB-bootable version of Win8.

Doesn't matter: I didn't like the tablet-like interface of Win8.

bmwracer wrote:

Didn't try... I don't recall if there was a USB-bootable version of Win8. Doesn't matter: I didn't like the tablet-like interface of Win8.

After installing Win 8 on your computer you should lay the monitor on your lap and then pick at the screen with your golden chopstick...the tablet-like interface will suit you much more after doing so.

Tu_triky wrote:

After installing Win 8 on your computer you should lay the monitor on your lap

Tried that... didn't work.

Good thing I didn't have CRT monitor.

bmwracer wrote:

Tried that... didn't work. Good thing I didn't have CRT monitor.

You'd have to cradle it like a large baby.

Ok, after over an hour of pain with the laptop and printer, I finially got my old HP1200 networked printer to work with Windows 7.

I had to plug the printer directly to the laptop (Win7) via the USB cable, but it still didn't install correctly (probably as there was no 64-bit driver in Win7). Then I had to go to the HP website and download the 64-bit drivers on their page and install. Now the printer works when directly connected via the USB cable, but I need this downstairs. So, then I had to add a new local port in the printer properties with the address of the networked printer, change some printer settings, and reboot. Finally, successful network printing.

Oh, I had to delete the failed USB install printer from the printer list as well.
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I use Win7 & Vista. One thing they have in common (and I hate) is both take long to startup and shutdown. My XP machine was a lot quicker starting up and shutting down.

Madoka wrote:

Ok, after over an hour of pain with the laptop and printer, I finially got my old HP1200 networked printer to work with Windows 7.

I think there is just an issue with HP printers + Windows + networking. I have wireless HP printer in my network. When I first set it up, I installed all the drivers on my Windows machines and the printer just wouldn't work. I thought maybe it was my router, but I was able to print from my Macbook. It took multiple uninstalling and reinstalling of the drivers on the Windows machines to get the printer to work.

Jav_sol wrote:

I use Win7 & Vista. One thing they have in common (and I hate) is both take long to startup and shutdown. My XP machine was a lot quicker starting up and shutting down.

Seriously my number one gripe re: Vista. Boot time is ridiculous.

Tu_triky wrote:

You'd have to cradle it like a large baby.

Baby hippo.

Tu_triky wrote:

Seriously my number one gripe re: Vista. Boot time is ridiculous.

From what I've seen so far, Ubuntu boots up pretty quick, though I haven't actually installed it to a HDD.

bmwracer wrote:

From what I've seen so far, Ubuntu boots up pretty quick, though I haven't actually installed it to a HDD.

That's a big plus. Those slow load times are extremely annoying. Pretty soon Windows is going to start recommending a mininum 12GB Ram.