Windows 8 Clubhouse

[erixx]

1st of all my OS language is Spanish (Spain) and "Win+R" goes elswhere (Run), and "Recent" gives nothing.
I have already a "Recent places" which is close but different.
Anyway I understand the idea behind your tip, thanks. I will find some way to add "REcently changed files" to Favorites.

PD: wait a sec!! For all Spanish operating out there: we have to type "Reciente" (not "Recientes").
This Search gives you "Recently changed files and folders" mixed. Not exactly the same, but.... and indeed as Dos10'1 said you can add it to Fav's.

 

[Raw]

I shouldn't have raged in this Clubhouse area

You left your 3 copies in the trash yet are raging in the Windows 8 clubhouse, you badass you

Yea...badass...that's it. Haha. I do situps and pushups while running my big mouth about Win_Bama.
It's a thing I have. Seems it releases pent up frustration over that operating system that MS wants to force me to use their way.

I guess I am not yet over a bad experience I had with 8 a few months ago and I could find no work-a-round to get out of that jam. None, zero, no way.
Even with help from some very knowledgable members here.

I went back to good old 7 by re-formatting and I'm glad I did.

I shouldn't have raged in this Clubhouse area, I suppose. There are more appropriate areas. I apologize for this.
Maybe a good mod can move it???

Cheers

 

[TheMailMan78]

Here is the fix for anyone trying to do a clean windows 8 install rather then an upgrade with a retail Win8 copy.

http://trick77.com/2012/11/01/windo...th-upgrade-license-key-error-code-0xc004f061/



Did this process on my file server and it worked perfectly first time.

Dunno why people have so many issues. I do clean installs with an upgrade disk all the time.

 

[brandonwh64]

Dunno why people have so many issues. I do clean installs with an upgrade disk all the time.

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I just installed windows 8 again on my desktop about a month back and did not have to do the trick but my first two installed required the trick to work.

 

[TheMailMan78]

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I just installed windows 8 again on my desktop about a month back and did not have to do the trick but my first two installed required the trick to work.

I know one "trick" that works great. Use a MS account like Outlook, Hotmail or Live as an admin. Once its registered to a MS email you can just "reset" the OS at anytime and it will never ask to activate again. Reset is basically a reimage to factory defaults so unless you have a real nasty root kit in the MBR then a reset is all you will need.

 

[brandonwh64]

I know one "trick" that works great. Use a MS account like Outlook, Hotmail or Live as an admin. Once its registered to a MS email you can just "reset" the OS at anytime and it will never ask to activate again. Reset is basically a reimage to factory defaults so unless you have a real nasty root kit in the MBR then a reset is all you will need.

Yea I have my hotmail account linked to my windows 8

 

[TheMailMan78]

Yea I have my hotmail account linked to my windows 8

Then just do a factory reset next time.

 

[erixx]

scaling freedom in 8.1:

http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/.../15/windows-8-1-dpi-scaling-enhancements.aspx

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Just upgraded to Windows 8 permanently after upgrading to Haswell. I don't understand the fuss about it. Im really starting to like it. Got start screen how I want it. Works great.

My Start screen. Everyone else post yours! Gonna be nice when 8.1 is released officially to be able to categorize things.

 

[Dos101]

People don't want to spend the time to customize it, becaus with the Start Menu everything was just "there". The Start screen is extremely productive since you can put only what you use on it, then if you need an application that isn't on there you just simply go to the All Apps page. People will adopt it sooner or later.

Here's the Start Screen I have on my Surface RT. The Start Screens on my desktop and laptop are pretty empty, with the exception of the few metro apps pinned to it and a few desktop apps.

 

[Mussels]

see that doesnt work for me, since i'm currently running about 15 programs and at least 100 tabs between three browsers.


8 is a step backwards for multitaskers.

 

[TheMailMan78]

see that doesnt work for me, since i'm currently running about 15 programs and at least 100 tabs between three browsers.


8 is a step backwards for multitaskers.

Not really. You just don't know how to use it yet.

 

[Mussels]

Not really. You just don't know how to use it yet.

i've tried. i install my media player/codec pack and 50 million icons appear and take up 5 pages of icons and it murders my eyes

 

[Crap Daddy]

You can unpin them.

 

[Dos101]

i've tried. i install my media player/codec pack and 50 million icons appear and take up 5 pages of icons and it murders my eyes

In 8.1 when you install an application it doesn't automatically get added to the Start Screen anymore, so if you upgrade to 8.1 that might make things easier for you.

 

[Mussels]

In 8.1 when you install an application it doesn't automatically get added to the Start Screen anymore, so if you upgrade to 8.1 that might make things easier for you.

now thats what i wanted to hear.


one day i'll have to get a second SSD and install 8.1 onto it.

 

[mafia97]

HEy does anyone know how to play those games which are not supported by windows 8 , e.g brian lara cricket 07

 

[Black.Raven]

What do you mean, normal games? that you played on windows 8 or just android games

 

[Dos101]

HEy does anyone know how to play those games which are not supported by windows 8 , e.g brian lara cricket 07

If you can install it in Windows 7 you can install it in Windows 8. Is there a specific reason you believe it is unsupported?

 

[Dos101]

Looks like the Windows 8.1 update is going to be released October 17 http://www.zdnet.com/windows-8-1-to-launch-in-october-7000019387/

As a Technet subscriber I'm hoping I'll get it when OEM's get it later in the month (as one would expect in a rational world) but somehow I don't think that will be the case.

 

[Black.Raven]

Count me in for Windows 8.1 Pro Preview
Got it from dreamspark. I actually like it even more now,
the arrow down on the metro menu is really handy.
And little icons are also really nice, it doesnt take a half page for one shortcut anymore

 

[H82LUZ73]

Is 8.1 still a free upgrade ? Technet subs i think get it when oem`s do ,Shame i let mine run out i should renew it soon. So it seems some of you are using the preview and love it good i will be updating this 8 install to it when 1 i renew my Technet sub or 2 in Oct when its released.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Is 8.1 still a free upgrade ? Technet subs i think get it when oem`s do ,Shame i let mine run out i should renew it soon. So it seems some of you are using the preview and love it good i will be updating this 8 install to it when 1 i renew my Technet sub or 2 in Oct when its released.

Yes, 8.1 is simply a service pack that you will update too in Windows Updates.

 

[Dos101]

Is 8.1 still a free upgrade ? Technet subs i think get it when oem`s do ,Shame i let mine run out i should renew it soon. So it seems some of you are using the preview and love it good i will be updating this 8 install to it when 1 i renew my Technet sub or 2 in Oct when its released.

Yes it will be free, you will be prompted to download it from the Windows Store when it is available. I really hope technet gets it when OEM's do, otherwise what are people paying for? You have until August 31 I believe to renew your technet subscription.

 

[mastrdrver]

You know why I love 8? Two reasons:

1) I don't get that stupid poor performance pop up when in the middle of playing BF3 (no I don't want to turn Aero off and on just because of 1 game).

2) When my games do crash, they have never taken down the OS. Even with W7 I had issues where games would crash and take the OS down too.

Yea the new start is hard to get used too (along with everything else that got moved out of there) and they even threw you in to the deep end without swimming lessons, but after using it since launch, I much prefer it over W7.