Go Skins Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 There is an upgrade online for $40 which I utlizied over the weekend to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 8. Part of the instructions had me rename a program files folder, which I think after installation simply used that name for a new folder. I hardly have any memory left in the "C" drive after the install and only adding iTunes, Mozilla Thunderbird, Google Chrome and Quicken. What happens if I delete the old program folder? I am thinking that is taking up a lot of space. I moved all my photos and old doc's to the data drive. I can attach a screen shot at some point (or at least try to) so this makes a litlte more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 sounds like a horrible nightmare about to happen. honestly, your only safe bet is to backup your tunes and pics and stuff and do a fresh install, there should be an option to create a recovery disk or something in there somewhere...if i learned anything when i had windows machines at home, its that a fresh install is a really really really good idea when upgrading.. every other time was a nightmare... wasted space, buggy programs and OS, slower performance.. just nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 ^^What he said.^^ I almost never upgrade the OS, choosing to back up my files and do a fresh install. You jumped [b]3 whole versions[/b] which is just suicidal from an upgrade standpoint... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Skins Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thanks for the advice....one thing I noticed was an "old windows" folder appearing, which I attempted to delete and at a certain point, even in the admin account, I wasn't able to and that would have freed up a ton of space. Like I said, I shifted the pictures to the data drive which is "D" on my PC, so in my opinion, I should be able to format the "C" drive and reinstall Windows 8 (you get 3 installs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I think windows 8 looks retarded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyInDC Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 [quote name='Rumble In the Jungle' timestamp='1357333776' post='1203403'] I think windows 8 looks retarded [/quote] this is the smartest thing I've ever seen you post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 [quote name='CincyInDC' timestamp='1357340332' post='1203445'] this is the smartest thing I've ever seen you post. [/quote] Thank you very much [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9a/Akaufman1.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 I agree about 8. I think I'm going to skip this OS. I love 7 and I think there just may be something to that "Windows OS's on even numbers tend to suck" opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsOwn Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 For as cheap as it is, Windows 8 is a pretty decent speed upgrade over Windows 7. And if you buy a start menu program like Start8, it really makes it function pretty much the same as 7, just faster. I'm becoming a fan, personallyThe program btw was like $6. There are free alternatives as well, but I like Start8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I have been using classicshell and like it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 speaking of, I have a gateway cx2724 what drivers am i looking for to get the touchscreen working on this thing for win 8? id think it should be able to since it was a convertible notebook for xp with a pen and all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Skins Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I ended up having someone at work format the hard drive, back up some things, and reinstall Win 8 for me. That freed up a lot of space and thankfully, I didn't have that many programs installed to begin with when I attempted to upgrade it. It takes getting used to. I think the issue for me is I use Mozilla Thunderbird (which is basically MS Outlook) for e-mail which can sometimes slow the PC down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Skins Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 There are multiple downloads you can make to get a start button on Win 8. The one I picked actually had Angry Birds as an option for your start button. Why would Windows design an OS without a start button? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I honestly feel like I'm in a rehab class, Hi, my name is ..... and I bought a new computer with Windows 8. I installed a program called Classic Shell and it allows me to be fairly close to the same access I had in Vista. The only thing I am having a problem with is this board. For whatever reason I can't add a return into the sentence structure. Not sure why but this appears to be the only problem. Besides copying a return and pasting it into the sentence/paragraph is there another way ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 The only other fix is to toggle between editing modes (I'm assuming this is the switch between WYSIWYG and Source). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 [quote name='Numbers' timestamp='1359740046' post='1212513'] I honestly feel like I'm in a rehab class, Hi, my name is ..... and I bought a new computer with Windows 8. I installed a program called Classic Shell and it allows me to be fairly close to the same access I had in Vista. The only thing I am having a problem with is this board. For whatever reason I can't add a return into the sentence structure. Not sure why but this appears to be the only problem. Besides copying a return and pasting it into the sentence/paragraph is there another way ? [/quote] I had the same problem using IE as the browser, installed Chrome, fixed the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 [quote name='Jamie_B' timestamp='1359822209' post='1212669'] I had the same problem using IE as the browser, installed Chrome, fixed the issue. [/quote] Thanks. I guess it might be another example of someone else fixing MS problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyInDC Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 it's no proper solution, but try shift-enter to add a carriage return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 [quote name='CincyInDC' timestamp='1359985598' post='1212942'] it's no proper solution, but try shift-enter to add a carriage return. [/quote] Tried it but doesn't work. Only fix beside adding Google Chrome is to toggle on and off in the panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsOwn Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 [quote name='Numbers' timestamp='1359844864' post='1212718'] Thanks. I guess it might be another example of someone else fixing MS problems. [/quote]I had the same problem in Firefox. Also have it in Internet Explorer. Pretty annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 there is a new version of the forum, just dont have the money to get the skin redone before upgrading.. it does list fixing/changing the quick reply and full editors.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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