GorillaXI Posted February 6, 2013 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Share Posted February 6, 2013 So I decided to partition one of my drives and do a Windows 8 install for testing. I was just curious if anyone has tried this and can get their HLSW and other shortcuts on the desktop to work? I got XFire and a few to work but HLSW and Itunes and a few others wont work from my original C: drive on the other part of the partitioned D: drive. Any help would be grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djMot Posted February 6, 2013 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 93 Topic Count: 355 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 5234 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 11106 Achievement Points: 48752 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 112 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Share Posted February 6, 2013 Because applications need to be "installed" into Windows, for the ones that are not running just by double-clicking the exe for the app, or by creating a shortcut pointing to the app folder in the previous version of Windows, you most likely will need to actually install that app in Win 8. This is a limitation of ANY version of Windows, not just 8. TecHnOBoY and GorillaXI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
GorillaXI Posted February 6, 2013 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Thanks Mot. thats what I figured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucjohn Posted February 6, 2013 Member ID: 5205 Group: + COD5 Moderator Followers: 5 Topic Count: 28 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 132 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 116 Achievement Points: 1251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/20/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 25 Birthday: 05/05/1986 Device: Windows Share Posted February 6, 2013 Step 1: Insert Windows 7 ultimate Step 2: Remove Windows 8 Step 3: Reinstall windows 7 format Step 4: Keep windows 7 an enjoy Well them steps are way easier then using Windows 8 at all with all the permission issues and headaches I got from it. CobraBites, Joe Canadian, JohnnyDos and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TecHnOBoY Posted February 6, 2013 Member ID: 755 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2191 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 961 Achievement Points: 14309 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2019 Birthday: 01/14/1982 Share Posted February 6, 2013 He wants to try out Windows 8 and not to remove it. Gorilla was wondering about that some programs run without installtion and if some others have to be installed in Win 8 to use them.Depending on how deep a program "digs" into the system and has nothing to do with user permissions. F.e. Steamneeds Registry entries to work. First you have to install a fresh Steam. After that you can createa shortcut to your "original" Steam folder and play any game which has been downloaded nefore. Once used it MAY lead into permission issues when you go back to Win7 I'm using Win XP Pro & Win 7 Pro without such issues. It seems that there are more problems with Windows 8 and some old games like CoD 2 or CoD 4... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
CobraBites Posted February 6, 2013 Member ID: 2313 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 330 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 4924 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 3034 Achievement Points: 33897 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 2, 2017 Birthday: 05/26/1974 Share Posted February 6, 2013 yea they are not fully compatible with win 8 that is why....win8 not same kernel as win7 and xp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecHnOBoY Posted February 6, 2013 Member ID: 755 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2191 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 961 Achievement Points: 14309 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2019 Birthday: 01/14/1982 Share Posted February 6, 2013 It's time to get Linux more pupular on desktops or a perfect emulator to run the popular games and programs without any problems Windows su*ks. No matter which version.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
djMot Posted February 6, 2013 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 93 Topic Count: 355 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 5234 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 11106 Achievement Points: 48752 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 112 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Share Posted February 6, 2013 If there was a "Don't Like This!" button, I'd click it on every one of you Win8 Trolls' posts. Get over it, for God's sake. It's boring as shit to see you blather on about what a piece of crap Win8 is. Like it or not, it IS the new Windows. All your pontificating over it's horribleness and advice of "downgrading" to 7 just poisons and obstructs constructive conversation. Your mother put it kinder, but your dad probably said, "If you don't have anything nice to say, SHUT THE FUCK UP !!" Yeah I can hear him alright... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
ucjohn Posted February 7, 2013 Member ID: 5205 Group: + COD5 Moderator Followers: 5 Topic Count: 28 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 132 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 116 Achievement Points: 1251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/20/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 25 Birthday: 05/05/1986 Device: Windows Share Posted February 7, 2013 If there was a "Don't Like This!" button, I'd click it on every one of you Win8 Trolls' posts. Get over it, for God's sake. It's boring as shit to see you blather on about what a piece of crap Win8 is. Like it or not, it IS the new Windows. All your pontificating over it's horribleness and advice of "downgrading" to 7 just poisons and obstructs constructive conversation. Your mother put it kinder, but your dad probably said, "If you don't have anything nice to say, SHUT THE FUCK UP !!" Yeah I can hear him alright... My post was very constructive! I stated the open and honest truth regaurding windows 8...... I was nice about it also... GorillaXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
ucjohn Posted February 7, 2013 Member ID: 5205 Group: + COD5 Moderator Followers: 5 Topic Count: 28 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 132 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 116 Achievement Points: 1251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/20/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 25 Birthday: 05/05/1986 Device: Windows Share Posted February 7, 2013 punkbuster does not work with windows 8 yet thats alot of the issue when it comes to gaming on windows 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
GorillaXI Posted February 7, 2013 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Thanks everyone for the input. I have had a chance to play with Win 8 all day and find it very tedious. I will keep it as a partition on my old drive. But I have seen so many things that it is incapable of doing that we are all used to with Win 7, I think I will keep that as my main OS for now. An no Mot, please don't go bashing everyone here. It was just their feelings on their experience. Same as mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecHnOBoY Posted February 7, 2013 Member ID: 755 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2191 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 961 Achievement Points: 14309 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2019 Birthday: 01/14/1982 Share Posted February 7, 2013 djMot I blather on ALL Microsoft products, not only Windows 8. ;-) Unfortunately there is now way to avoid them. I use Ubuntu @ work (I had the choice between Windows and Ubuntu) and i am more productive with it than with Windows. It's highly customizeable and much more secure than Windows. I am using Windows only for gaming and for radio transmissions as there is no applicable alternative to SAM. So don't bash me :-P Greetz Tech GorillaXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Joe Canadian Posted February 7, 2013 Member ID: 822 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 87 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5477 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 5025 Achievement Points: 42632 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 20 Joined: 12/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 25, 2023 Birthday: 03/01/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted February 7, 2013 Stay away from windows 8 Gorilla,at least for a year. GorillaXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
KaptCrunch Posted February 7, 2013 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 45 Topic Count: 296 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4473 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 3636 Achievement Points: 36540 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 40 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted February 7, 2013 Thanks everyone for the input. I have had a chance to play with Win 8 all day and find it very tedious. I will keep it as a partition on my old drive. But I have seen so many things that it is incapable of doing that we are all used to with Win 7, I think I will keep that as my main OS for now. An no Mot, please don't go bashing everyone here. It was just their feelings on their experience. Same as mine. you could of put win 8 on a usb stick to test it out if you bios supports booting from usb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
GorillaXI Posted February 7, 2013 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Thanks everyone for the input. I have had a chance to play with Win 8 all day and find it very tedious. I will keep it as a partition on my old drive. But I have seen so many things that it is incapable of doing that we are all used to with Win 7, I think I will keep that as my main OS for now. An no Mot, please don't go bashing everyone here. It was just their feelings on their experience. Same as mine. you could of put win 8 on a usb stick to test it out if you bios supports booting from usb Yes my BIOS supports it. But I wanted to see how many programs that I like and us are stable running on a HDD. Like Technoboy, I too run SAM for our radio station and found that it had problems running. Also, I do not like the fact that I need to do new installs of all my COD games. Like I said. I have a free copy of Windows 8 Pro so I just thought I'd kill some time while I'm home this week before I head out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comfort Posted February 7, 2013 Member ID: 199 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 51 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 268 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 70 Achievement Points: 1978 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 10, 2019 Birthday: 11/02/1986 Share Posted February 7, 2013 gorilla i tryd windows 8 aswel and i found that alot of programmes we use for are games and as a gamers dont work or if they do dont work perfect windows 8 can be a good windows but i think that we have t w8 till they complete windows 8 to work with everything and that will happen in few months till then best use 7 then ill upgrade to 8 2 GorillaXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Evil-Monkey Posted February 7, 2013 Member ID: 221 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 85 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1864 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 745 Achievement Points: 12302 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 17, 2023 Birthday: 06/10/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted February 7, 2013 i also have a free copy of win 8 but i am waiting for all the bugs to be hammered out.looks like a good OS for a touch or tab to me. GorillaXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
KaptCrunch Posted February 8, 2013 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 45 Topic Count: 296 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4473 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 3636 Achievement Points: 36540 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 40 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted February 8, 2013 Thanks everyone for the input. I have had a chance to play with Win 8 all day and find it very tedious. I will keep it as a partition on my old drive. But I have seen so many things that it is incapable of doing that we are all used to with Win 7, I think I will keep that as my main OS for now. An no Mot, please don't go bashing everyone here. It was just their feelings on their experience. Same as mine. you could of put win 8 on a usb stick to test it out if you bios supports booting from usb Yes my BIOS supports it. But I wanted to see how many programs that I like and us are stable running on a HDD. Like Technoboy, I too run SAM for our radio station and found that it had problems running. Also, I do not like the fact that I need to do new installs of all my COD games. Like I said. I have a free copy of Windows 8 Pro so I just thought I'd kill some time while I'm home this week before I head out again. note: with a large usb 32gb just saying for not to mess with working OS and corrupt registery for games best, from old drive not touched just copy over the user profiles to usb stik fresh game install folder/profiles eg sortta like making a mirror but with win8 OS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
7Toes Posted February 8, 2013 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 57 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27249 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Share Posted February 8, 2013 i see apattern in windows os xp=a vista=c- win7=a win8=c win9 should be a A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Dark Asylumn Posted February 9, 2013 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 251 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2835 Content Per Day: 0.54 Reputation: 1016 Achievement Points: 20374 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted February 9, 2013 i think microsoft should do 2 different versions of windows on for the pc and on solely for the tablets and touchscreens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
CobraBites Posted February 9, 2013 Member ID: 2313 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 330 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 4924 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 3034 Achievement Points: 33897 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 2, 2017 Birthday: 05/26/1974 Share Posted February 9, 2013 It's time to get Linux more pupular on desktops or a perfect emulator to run the popular games and programs without any problems Windows su*ks. No matter which version.... does linux have a gui..thought it was command line os? ...never used it lol..still prefer windows..more universal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecHnOBoY Posted February 9, 2013 Member ID: 755 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2191 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 961 Achievement Points: 14309 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2019 Birthday: 01/14/1982 Share Posted February 9, 2013 It's time to get Linux more pupular on desktops or a perfect emulator to run the popular games and programs without any problems Windows su*ks. No matter which version.... does linux have a gui..thought it was command line os? ...never used it lol..still prefer windows..more universal Yes. There are a may different implementations. The most popupuar are Gnome, KDE and XFCE. All of them are highly customizeable in their behavior. (effects, design etc) and they are much more innovative than Microsoft's Aero. All the things MS put into Aero were implemented much earlier in KDE or Gnome. Shaking Windows to minimize all windows, transparent windows, desktop slideshow as some examples. You can nearly use as much desktops as you want and switch between them (i have six active). Windows needs addons for such features.. And many more.. Valve ported Steam, Half-Life, Counter Strike Source and Team Fortress to linux - well done. There is no difference between the Windows and the Linux Version. I hope other developers will go the same way too. Microsoft also recognized that Linux is is going to be more popular on Desktops - they will bring MS Office to Linux. I think the next version will run with Ubuntu, SuSE etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Nobodygood>XI< Posted February 12, 2013 Member ID: 219 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 15 Topic Count: 24 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 492 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 108 Achievement Points: 2906 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 2, 2018 Birthday: 04/28/1957 Share Posted February 12, 2013 If there was a "Don't Like This!" button, I'd click it on every one of you Win8 Trolls' posts. Get over it, for God's sake. It's boring as shit to see you blather on about what a piece of crap Win8 is. Like it or not, it IS the new Windows. All your pontificating over it's horribleness and advice of "downgrading" to 7 just poisons and obstructs constructive conversation. Your mother put it kinder, but your dad probably said, "If you don't have anything nice to say, SHUT THE FUCK UP !!" Yeah I can hear him alright... I have to agree, be constructive in the conversation or start another thread about your bitch, why hunt down every win8 conversation and tell everybody to get rid of it, when that is not even the question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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