Windows 8.1 upgrade trial

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  1. jax2

    jax2 Well-Known Member

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    Much better than Windows 8, back comes the start button and generally better all round. For them that's interested like.
     
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    Sounds ok...how do you get that?
     
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    Yeah I've been running it, it's not really the start menu though is it, there needs to be a business version which ditches that all that metro/touch stuff. I've had to resort to pinning all my most used programmes to the task bar which takes a bit of getting used to
     
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    I downloaded a start button, so it's basically the same as Windows 7.
     
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    My missus ordered a new laptop with Windows 8. It lasted about 12 hours, then it was packed up and sent back for a refund. Laptop itself (Acer) was fine, just couldn't fathom Windows 8.

    Never seen a better example of "if it isn't broken, don't try to fix it". If we re-equipped at work with Windows 8 machines it would be about a month before anyone could do any work, so we've banned it. Learning curve is too steep.
     
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