Big Mistake Buying a New Computer with Windows 8

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Decided to buy a new computer to replace one loaded with Malware and having older computer cleaned and used as a backup to two other home/office computers. Not only is it a pain to learn a totally new operating system when needing to get documents done in a rush but none of my HP printers have drivers for Windows 8. So, now what. Buy new printers or maybe just dump the PCs for Macs - although I'm not a big fan of Apple, I am beginning to be less of a fan of Microsoft - Stop trying to make me use Bing. Maybe I can take the computer somewhere and have Windows 8 removed and 7 installed. At least then I will have a functional office. (Just venting)
 

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You're not actually learning "a totally new operating system";instead, what you're faced with learning is a new desktop look and feel -- what used to be called the "Metro" interface.

If you look at the tiles on your Start Screen, there is one named desktop. If you click on that, you will see a desktop that very closely resembles what you had with Windows 7.

Also, if you want to have the Start button back, there are threads here that list out all the different apps available to do that -- many of which are free.

As to drivers, this happens with every new Windows OS -- manufactures either stop supporting their hardware under the new OS or they take a while to get out new drivers.

IF your printers have Win7 drivers, they should still work under Win8. I have HP and Epson printers, and the Win7 drivers work just fine under Win8.
 

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Mark is correct. Be patient and don't give up on Win8 yet!
 

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    Win 10 Pro 64bit
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    Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
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    ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
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if you throw win 8 , you will throw any other OS. Stay with it, ask for help, learn how to learn.
My Canon work with win 8 drivers off the bat, I still installed win7 drivers to get some functions, and all ok. We are here to help.:thumb:
 

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    Intel 3000-Radeo hd 6370- Nvidia Ge540
Windows 8 is great. You just have to learn the new ways windows 8 operates. I'm just about mastering everything windows 8 has to offer. Yes there could be some hiccups, but what you could do on Windows 7, you can still do in Windows 8. As for the HP drivers, I just let it automatically detect my printer on the HP website, hit install and bobs your uncle, my printer works flawlessly.

As for you saying you would go to Mac, I just have some things to say. You could go "that way" you will just set yourself with more headaches and you have to learn something completely new and foreign to you. Since you have the newest windows 8, play around with it. If you have any issues, just post something here and someone will be nice enough to help.
 

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    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center
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    PC/Desktop
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    Custom
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    Intel Core i5 3450
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    Gigabyte Z77-D3H
    Memory
    DDR3 8GB Corsair PC3-10700H (667 MHz)
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    INTEL HD graphics
    Sound Card
    VIA VT2021
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    Samsung SyncMaster 2494SW
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 HDMI
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    OCZ- VERTEX2
    1 Seagate, 3 WD
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    OCZ 500-550W 3-4 years
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    25Mbps Down 2Mbps UP
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    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
hanknay said:
Decided to buy a new computer to replace one loaded with Malware and having older computer cleaned and used as a backup to two other home/office computers. Not only is it a pain to learn a totally new operating system when needing to get documents done in a rush but none of my HP printers have drivers for Windows 8. So, now what. Buy new printers or maybe just dump the PCs for Macs - although I'm not a big fan of Apple, I am beginning to be less of a fan of Microsoft - Stop trying to make me use Bing. Maybe I can take the computer somewhere and have Windows 8 removed and 7 installed. At least then I will have a functional office. (Just venting)
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A pretty large number of Win8 users don't like the Metro interface and avoid it for the most part. See the "more popular" threads in the "General Discussion" forum. If you like earlier versions of Windows better, then you can focus on using the Win7-type desktop available from the Metro start screen. The worst feature of Win8 for many is the lack of the Win7-type start menu. There are several options for making Win8 behave much more like, say Win7, from the desktop: two examples are Stardock Start 8 and Classic Shell. Personally, I do almost nothing available through the Metro interface, and I don't think I am missing a thing a care about in Windows. To me, the Metro interface puts inefficiencies between me and my work/play.
 

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    Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP
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    PC/Desktop
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    DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
    CPU
    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
    Memory
    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 570 SC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway
    Hard Drives
    Dual Boot:
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master 932 HAF
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Mouse
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Internet Speed
    20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
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    Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
leafs580 said:
As for you saying you would go to Mac, I just have some things to say. You could go "that way" you will just set yourself with more headaches and you have to learn something completely new and foreign to you.
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There are vastly more similarities/parallels in regard to how things are done between, say, Lion or Mt. Lion and Win7 than there are between the Metro interface and Win7.
 

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    Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
    CPU
    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
    Memory
    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 570 SC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway
    Hard Drives
    Dual Boot:
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master 932 HAF
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Mouse
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Internet Speed
    20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
    Other Info
    Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
znod said:
leafs580 said:
As for you saying you would go to Mac, I just have some things to say. You could go "that way" you will just set yourself with more headaches and you have to learn something completely new and foreign to you.
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There are vastly more similarities/parallels in regard to how things are done between, say, Lion or Mt. Lion and Win7 than there are between the Metro interface and Win7.
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true but hp don't offer support on all of their printers up to the latest versions of mac os so it's no different to windows.

HP suck at driver updates.
 

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Right, but I don't understand the "but" :D in your post. Sounds like another similarity. Not a good thing for either platform whatever.
 

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    DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
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    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
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    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
    Memory
    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
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    EVGA 570 SC
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    Gateway
    Hard Drives
    Dual Boot:
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master 932 HAF
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    Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
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    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
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    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Internet Speed
    20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
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    Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
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    Windows 8
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    2x Home built towers & Acer Aspire 5738ZG laptop
    CPU
    AMD 3+ towers & T4400 laptop
    Memory
    8 Gb towers & 4Gb laptop
    Graphics Card(s)
    various
    Sound Card
    various on board
Click the "Desktop" tile on the metro screen and everything is back to normal win7
 

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    Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
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    Assembled desktop
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    Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
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    Intel Corporation DG31PR
    Memory
    3.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 333MHz (5-5-5-15)
    Graphics Card(s)
    DELL IN2020M (1600x900@60Hz) Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1
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    149GB Seagate ST3160215AS ATA Device (SATA)
Hello!

First off, take a deep breath. :)

Windows 8 is new and different and functions differently than Windows' past. To try to help better, let's make a list of things you need quicker access to, say Documents.

By default, the Start Screen doesn't have the Documents library on it, odd I know. To quickly resolve this, go to the Desktop, open up File Explorer, it's the little file folder thing on the Taskbar. Then right click on the Documents library, and hit Pin to Start.

Then go to the Start Screen, scroll over to the end, and you will see the new Documents tile there. You can now drag that to where ever you want it to be.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
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