Moderators Nergal Posted October 19, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 19, 2012 So, against my better judgement, I decided to go for it and buy Windows 8 Pro (amazon was selling for 69.99 boxed and giving a $30 Amazon Credit on top of it... Deal still good until the end of OCT 20th) And so to prepare, though I may not install it right away, I've gone to a sister site of a site that helped me greatly with my move to windows 7. So I present you the Tutorial section for eightforums.com http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/ EDIT: Also Shameless Plug We're heavily featured in this tut http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9564-run-administrator-windows-8-a.html ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 My move to Windows 8 on my laptop was painless, as I just reformatted the RC partition and popped it on there. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted October 19, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) I'm mostly worried about drivers as that's what got me on the upgrade to seven, I lost my Verizon-mobile-modem. I don't have my drive multi-boot partitioned or anything this is a all or nothing jump into the 8 on a made-for-vista laptop EDIT: This is the Most Important Tutorial of them all, you're really cursed if you don't follow the instructions perfectly. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/126-first-tutorial-upgrading-7-8-a.html Edited October 19, 2012 by Nergal ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Indeed, I'd be lost without that one! I think that driver issues should be mitigated as it is version 6.2, so at least we wont have the driver catastrophe of Windows Vista's days. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Fast Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I'm mostly worried about drivers as that's what got me on the upgrade to seven, I lost my Verizon-mobile-modem. That's why I use Double Driver to back all the drivers up, then I open Device Manager & point devices without a driver to that folder & let it re-install them. Sure, Windows Update + manufacturer website can fix some problems, but this can (literally) save your hide. I can count a few times it saved me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted October 19, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted October 19, 2012 naw it's not that I didn't have the driver it's that the required Verizon firmware refused to work in 7 correctly (and thus would overheat and die) ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Fast Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Ah!!! I see. If you ran the XP driver under 7 in XP compatibility mode, how would it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted October 20, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted October 20, 2012 Nope plus I can't really do anything anymore as the device is gonzo (i.e. not trying to troubleshoot a 2 year old issue ) ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWebAtom Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I've never had a device (from the pre-Windows-7 era) that didn't automagically acquire drivers and work perfectly the first time I plugged it in. Hopefully 8 is the same. I'm Shane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 8 comes preloaded with lots of printer drivers winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted October 20, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 20, 2012 Was at bestbuy yesterday and saw an awesome laptop called a lenovo yoga. The screen flipped back making it like a tablet. I was going to build a windows 8 desktop. I might get this instead. It really felt awesome using the new interface on a touchscreen. Was $1000... think I'm gonna go for it If I don't see anything cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 How about the Microsoft Surface? Sony came out with 2 interesting tablet/desktops winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted October 20, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 20, 2012 I don't like that the surface has an Arm processor. It can run all of the windows applications that the full blown windows 8 computers can. If it was 300 or less I would have gotten the surface. But for 600 with the keyboard I'll pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted October 20, 2012 Author Moderators Share Posted October 20, 2012 strangely, according to Gizmodo, there will be a x86 surface later on Surface—and other Windows tablets that follow it—will come in both Windows RT and full Windows varietals(sic). http://gizmodo.com/5952934/what-windows-rt-cant-do ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted October 20, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 20, 2012 I think those are going to be the "surface pro" tablets that they announced a while ago. I bet they are about $1000 as well. For that I think I'd rather have that Yoga laptop I was playing with. Ugh... I don't need another laptop. It was pretty cool though. I'll post pics of it if I cant talk myself out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Sony's got an 11 pound "tablet" coming out (or is out) winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Fast Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Sony's got an 11 pound "tablet" coming out (or is out) Ouch!!! I can use that for weightlifting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/sony-announces-20-inch-11-pound-vaio-tablet-pc-with-windows-8-20121011/ 20 inch, 11 pounds winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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