On 7/27/2014 12:00 PM, BillW50 wrote:
On 7/27/2014 10:08 AM, Ron wrote:
On 7/27/2014 10:41 AM, BillW50 wrote:
On 7/27/2014 9:34 AM, BillW50 wrote:
On 7/27/2014 9:06 AM, Roderick Stewart wrote:
I don't think I'm too old to learn new stuff, but why should I have
to, just to do what I could do before? Computers are supposed to serve
our needs, not the other way around.

It isn't that hard at all and the more you use it, the more it makes a
lot of sense. Doing it otherwise would have been more
counterproductive.

Lots of things are better under 8 compared to 7. The Task Manager, file
transfers, SSD support, Performance Monitor, On Screen Keyboard, Hybrid
Sleep, faster booting, etc. are all better.

Faster booting before the 8.1 update. I used to be able to push the
power button and be typing in the Google Chrome search bar in 45 seconds
(same as my Windows 7 machine with a hybrid HDD) now it takes anywhere
from 1:30 to 1:45+ depending on the weather. Reboots are 3 minutes plus!

Wow, really? Why? I just checked mine and 20 seconds to shutdown and 10
seconds to boot. And this one has all of the updates.

Google "Windows 8.1 update slow boot". Some people that updated to
Windows 8.1 from 8 are getting a black screen and it never boots.

10 seconds to push the power button, open Chrome, and start typing? I
find that hard to believe, especially if you are using a SATA HDD.


Just off of the top of my head here are a few reasons I like Windows 7
better than Windows 8.1.

Boot and reboot time

I don't know why yours is that way.

Don't need a 3rd party start button/menu (no biggie really), but still

I don't need or use 3rd party Start either. I can use Windows 8 just
fine without them.

Many people including myself prefer a traditional start menu.

No media center (home edition)

I have the Media Center. I bought Windows 8 for this machine for $39.95
and Microsoft offered the Media Center for free back in Jan 2013.

Can't play DVDs with WMP

I can.

Yeah, and you paid for it. Windows 7 has it.

Can't boot into safe mode when starting the computer (F8)

You can't? Been using Windows 8 since March 2012 and I never had the
need yet.

No, you can't.

No Windows update bubble

I get notifications when there are new updates.

A notification which you may not see is not the same as a constant
reminder in the taskbar.

Since upgrade to Windows 8.1 it is slow to recognize some plug and play
devices (if it even recognizes them at all)

Wow! I haven't seen this either.

Come on over and I will show you. Just 2 nights ago it took me forever
to get Windows 8.1 to recognize my TomTom so I could update it. Before
updating to from Windows 8 the second I plugged in my TT it was
recognized.