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it will better than Windows 7. Honestly.
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Well, since you are led by misconceptions, you can just go and believe what the sheeple tell you. You still get to have full usage of the Desktop, that has not changed. And, if you really must resort to the original style Start Menu, then you can add it on. Do not believe something else until you give it a try. I can attest to how well it works.
Paul
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The hardware side is what matters nowadays as Trainz runs on all modern versions of Windows from XP onwards anyway.
Shane
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Im not led by any misconceptions nor am I following the sheep. I beta tested it for over 6 months to know it is not suitable for many things, as I also beta tested Win 7 long before it went live. So please dont assume everyone that dislikes win 8 does so because of what they have read. Some of us dislike it because we have tried it.
Also note I said it is unsuitable for SOME things - not ALL things.
Edit: meant to add - I have no objection to the interface - I use on my xbox quite happily.
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So did I. I also beta tested Windows XP long before it was released to the public. This was before Microsoft and others did the full free for all public lash on software. This was in the old days of beta testing when a selected group of users was chosen. I also did work for Macromedia, Adobe, Animatek (Digital Element), and other companies. I also was on the early release of Windows 8 which I found to be awkward and somewhat unstable on my desktop machine. I ended up uninstalling it until Windows 8.1 was released and I've had no problems with the hardware since. So the drivers and everything else has been updated as well.
So now I am currently using Windows 8.1. It's a quite an update from Windows 8 to 8.1, which may seem subtle at first, but it's not. The start menu has changed and the interface has improved. Desktop mode includes a start menu button which brings you back to the tile interface if you want. Like Windows 8, the start menu, control panel, and other settings is still available by hovering along the left edge of the display. Hovering over the lower left corner, like in Windows 8, brings up the start menu icon. The start menu its self has an arrow at the bottom to bring up the contents of all programs. Scrolling between the apps is done simply by using the mouse wheel.
There are a host of other under-the-hood updates which you don't see but appreciate especially if you're an IT guy. Once you get used to them, going back to Windows 8 or even Windows 7 seems archaic, while Windows XP seems so outdated it's like using Windows 98.
John
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I've only recently begun using Win8, though I would call the user interface of Win8 possibly one of the worst ever designed, save for the horrific interface of Office 2007 and later versions. Seems Microsoft did too good a job with the older versions and is taking a major step backwards - as in warping across the universe backwards! 
I can't speak for the under-the-hood changes as I have not had time or wherewithal to work with it much yet, though supposedly a lot of older applications won't work with it (based on Microsoft's site and others), so there's that to consider.
BTW, I am by no means a fanboy of Win7, though the interface to that is tolerable and it's been an acceptable OS overall.
I can't speak for the under-the-hood changes as I have not had time or wherewithal to work with it much yet, though supposedly a lot of older applications won't work with it (based on Microsoft's site and others), so there's that to consider.
BTW, I am by no means a fanboy of Win7, though the interface to that is tolerable and it's been an acceptable OS overall.
Ive not tested 8.1 which is why I only commented about 8. Between 8 and 7 I would opt for 7 but I have not closed the door on 8.1 as I have not tested it. Reason I answered was because first 2 posts only spoke of Win 8 and not 8.1 - Im more than happy to look at 8.1 and then I can give an informed opinion on that too - good or bad.
but for an all time bad? Id have to go for vista.
but for an all time bad? Id have to go for vista.
I'll go with you on that too. Vista was awful on the first release. The business edition wasn't that bad after I installed the third-party tools which made it usable. As soon as Windows 7 came out, I ran right for it and left Vista behind!
Based on the issues I had with Windows 8 initially, I was not impressed with it. I even posted something in the Parts and Labour forum about it. The thread was titled Windows ate my PC or something like it. Right now we're seeing a lot of Windows 8.0 machines out there. There is a free upgrade though for new machines, or at least there was the last time I looked, to upgrade to Windows 8.1. If you have the coupon, or access to the Microsoft Tech Net, go for the upgrade. It was worth it. I haven't had a BSOD since or any other kind of weirdness.
John