quailstorm
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Hello guys!
Maybe a very few of you have read my topic on Vistaforums. I'm the guy, ho has "only" 5 operating systems on his PC.
XPSP3
Vista SP2 x64
7 SP1 x64
8 Pro x64
Ubuntu 12.10
After Microsoft released the 8.1, I knew that the time of Windows 8 is gone. If the PC is better than a Pentium D it does not worth bothering with it. But I installed this 8 in May, becuse there was no working bootloader on my PC, and that was the easiest way to have one. Also it turned out that Metro isn't that bad, it's fast and good. Also D3D optimizations like for BF4.
But W8 won't get IE11, cannot run Asphalt8, no further support, etc...
So I would like to do the upgrade. So the question is, a new install with Win8.1, and having 6 OS's, or formatting Win8 partition and installing 8.1?
XP is necessary for a huge load of apps from the early 2000's, it's the only 32bit OS on my pc, and some hardware only supports this or older OS's.
Vista: backup OS, if I mess up everything, and native DX10.0
7: daily usage, mostly supported with drives for todays phone flashing
8: FAST, so I use it a lot.
But there are incompatibilities. Some phone flashers won't work on 8, and some games are glitchy too (today's discovery is PoP Sands of Time). So I wouldn't delete XP and 7 for any money.
So, is it necessary to keep Win8? Is there anything that works only on 8 (like DX10 was on vista)? Because if there is an app, that doesn't work on 8.1, but runs well on 7 and 8, I won't keep Win8.
If anybody has experienced such thing, please write a comment with the name of the application, and I will decide. Currently, I'm planning to delete Win8 and install 8.1 if I will have time.
Maybe a very few of you have read my topic on Vistaforums. I'm the guy, ho has "only" 5 operating systems on his PC.
XPSP3
Vista SP2 x64
7 SP1 x64
8 Pro x64
Ubuntu 12.10
After Microsoft released the 8.1, I knew that the time of Windows 8 is gone. If the PC is better than a Pentium D it does not worth bothering with it. But I installed this 8 in May, becuse there was no working bootloader on my PC, and that was the easiest way to have one. Also it turned out that Metro isn't that bad, it's fast and good. Also D3D optimizations like for BF4.
But W8 won't get IE11, cannot run Asphalt8, no further support, etc...
So I would like to do the upgrade. So the question is, a new install with Win8.1, and having 6 OS's, or formatting Win8 partition and installing 8.1?
XP is necessary for a huge load of apps from the early 2000's, it's the only 32bit OS on my pc, and some hardware only supports this or older OS's.
Vista: backup OS, if I mess up everything, and native DX10.0
7: daily usage, mostly supported with drives for todays phone flashing
8: FAST, so I use it a lot.
But there are incompatibilities. Some phone flashers won't work on 8, and some games are glitchy too (today's discovery is PoP Sands of Time). So I wouldn't delete XP and 7 for any money.
So, is it necessary to keep Win8? Is there anything that works only on 8 (like DX10 was on vista)? Because if there is an app, that doesn't work on 8.1, but runs well on 7 and 8, I won't keep Win8.
If anybody has experienced such thing, please write a comment with the name of the application, and I will decide. Currently, I'm planning to delete Win8 and install 8.1 if I will have time.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- CPU
- Intel Xeon L5420
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte G41M-ES2L
- Memory
- 3GB DDR2
- Graphics Card(s)
- Gigabyte GTS450 GDDR5 1GB
- Sound Card
- ALC 887
- Monitor(s) Displays
- LG L1753
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024
- Hard Drives
- HDS728080PLAT20 ATA Device (80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
IOMEGA ZIP 100 ATA Device
TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 ATA Device (2000 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-III)
WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0 ATA Device (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50 ATA Device
- PSU
- XFX pro 450v2
- Case
- Mercury
- Cooling
- Stock Intel NIDEC
- Keyboard
- Logitech
- Mouse
- Kolink
- Internet Speed
- 15MBit/s
- Browser
- chrome
- Antivirus
- NOD32v7