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Upgrading to windows 8

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Upgrading to windows 8
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Upgrading to windows 8
October 25, 2012 at 8:06 am
So windows 8 is out tomorrow and I was wondering. What is likely to happen if I upgrade my laptop to Windows 8? Is it likely to cause problems with my laptop?

My laptop is pretty new and runs well at the moment so I don't really want to screw it up. Smile
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RE: Upgrading to windows 8
October 25, 2012 at 8:56 am
Then don't install win8! Tongue
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RE: Upgrading to windows 8
October 25, 2012 at 9:22 am
I'd stay with Windows 7 until people have had 8 for a few months. It's then that all the problems or most useful features will become apparent. After that, you can decide if it's a good enough OS to buy. : D
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RE: Upgrading to windows 8
October 25, 2012 at 9:58 am
Woah, is it going to be out already?! I've seen/heard zero hype about it...
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RE: Upgrading to windows 8
October 25, 2012 at 10:01 am



VM that bitch.


I'm only starting on Windows 7. My lost netbook had windows 7 starter, and while replacing the netbook, I ordered Windows 7 Ultimate for the desktop. I will however, take advantage of the cheap 7 --> 8 upgrade options lying about.
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RE: Upgrading to windows 8
October 25, 2012 at 12:25 pm
My roommate got a free trial of windows 8 (I think he was randomly selected to test it, or something). It is...very different from windows 7 from the small amount I've seen.
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RE: Upgrading to windows 8
October 25, 2012 at 12:42 pm
They'll have to pry Win7 out of my cold dead hands.
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RE: Upgrading to windows 8
October 25, 2012 at 1:11 pm
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RE: Upgrading to windows 8
October 25, 2012 at 1:47 pm
I do like windows 7. It looked to me a lot like the Xbox dashboard which I found a bit weird. I guess I'll see if its worth getting after a while.
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RE: Upgrading to windows 8
October 25, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Windows 7 is good. If half of the negative things I've read about Windows 8 in reviews are true... See the picture two posts up. Big Grin
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