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  1. gregrocker

    Can the new Windows 8.1 bring back users?

    The intention was to follow much more closely the iPad model than most realize, attempting a business model change to vend apps on a subscription basis which apparently projects out much bigger profits. But to do this they need to wean us off the Desktop and trained to choose apps from the...
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    Can the new Windows 8.1 bring back users?

    You are kidding, right? ;) There was a strange silence that spread over the MVP's I met at four Global MVP Summits, where with friends I made from MS's own forums we would whisper about what a terrible mistake they were making. But it was made bluntly clear to us from the start that our...
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    Can the new Windows 8.1 bring back users?

    These thoughtful insights convince me that besides being technically excellent, 8F makes the deep dive which 7F always has. Am proud to be from your sister forums
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    Can the new Windows 8.1 bring back users?

    With an overdue SP2 it wouldn't really be a 2009 OS, and it doesn't show any signs of age anyway. I tried to interest others in 8 Explorer improvements and not one liked them. I think it pleases techies only. I thought the graphs were impressive, but it isn't nearly enough to capture...
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    Can the new Windows 8.1 bring back users?

    Yeah I tend to get into rants about Ate because I take it personally that so little self-respect would be given to the real accomplishment of Windows 7, and can begin sounding like a fanboy even though I really do think it is one of the greatest achievements in tech and is what got me involved...
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    Can the new Windows 8.1 bring back users?

    Same solution as Vista: Windows 7 You fail to mention the best OS ever, one which doesn't show the slightest sign of age, is lightning fast with a perfect install on adequate hardware, strikingly beautiful as opposed to 8-ugly, and badly in need of a SP2 since MS actually thought they were...
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    New Lenovo G500 need to install 7 in Dual Boot with Ate

    Win7 runs great on this Lenovo G500 which I'm glad to say I am keeping, after trialing similarly a dozen other laptops over the past two years on Best Buy's 14-day return policy. This one is flawless, after resolving palm-drag causing cursor to skip by installing Elan gesture driver (only) and...
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    New Win8 laptop arriving, wish to Dual Boot with Seven

    Problem was the stick formatting resolved after using Option 1 from UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows After trialing a dozen laptops in the past two years I've decided to keep the Lenovo to replace the 10 year old HP. I couldn't find any reason to take it back even though it's...
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    New Win8 laptop arriving, wish to Dual Boot with Seven

    I've ignored that error message several times, after I was assured here that it only refers to where the Recovery partition is expected to be (at the end of the drive) while many OEM's now put it elsewhere on GPT disks.
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    HP brings back Windows 7 'by popular demand'...,

    I really liked a Best Buy HP 17" laptop with Core i3 4000 Haswell and was amazed at the $399 deal, but was surprised at the flimsy power adapter port and plug which fell out whenever I moved the laptop even slightly. Had to take it back. I wonder if it's because it's a business laptop that...
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    HP brings back Windows 7 'by popular demand'...,

    There should have always been a choice between the ultimate realization of all of MS's work to date creating the perfect Desktop Experience in Windows 7 , and a new phone or touchscreen OS like Windows 8. That there wasn't is the greatest product launch disaster since New Coke, except that Coca...
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    New Lenovo G500 need to install 7 in Dual Boot with Ate

    Got it. Somehow the Rufus flash stick installer had gone bad as proven when I tried it in another UEFI machine. I reformatted it and was able to install in Legacy with UEFI First. Once other weird thing is that the latest Lenovo BIOS kept changing back to Secure Boot after each attempt, as...
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    New Lenovo G500 need to install 7 in Dual Boot with Ate

    Lenovo G500 failing to install 7 in Dual Boot with 8 I've just had a new Lenovo Core i5 g500 arrive to test during Best Buy's 2 week return policy period. I've shrunk C, updated to latest BIOS, reset BIOS Boot tab to DIsable Secure Boot, UEFI choice. I then can only get into BIOS menu via...
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    New Win8 laptop arriving, wish to Dual Boot with Seven

    Ditto the OP: I've just had a new Lenovo Core i5 g500 arrive to test during Best Buy's 2 week return policy period. I've shrunk C, updated to latest BIOS, reset BIOS Boot tab to DIsable Secure Boot, Legacy Support with UEFI First boot. When I reboot into BOot choices it shows the Kingston...
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    New USB plug coming: Good news, bad news

    Not sure if this is related but I just got a new HP Pavilion 17-e019dx Core I3 Haswell 17 3" laptop ($399 Best Buy Cyber Monday special) I'm trying out and it has two alleged USB 3 ports and 1 confirmed USB 2 port. BUT no normal USB 2 plug will fit into the USB 3 ports! They look almost...
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    Which imaging apps support UEFI, GPT and Secure Boot?

    I have a Paragon Partition Manager 12 image I can use. I called BB which says it doesn't matter if I run Recovery to remove User account or not, since they reimage returns before reselling anyway.
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    Which imaging apps support UEFI, GPT and Secure Boot?

    Windows 8. I still have the Macrium and Paragon full disk images, and the Win7 image of just EFI and C. Ray, I now see why you insisted on making Recovery Disks. But I considered 6 disks a mess for a laptop I only wanted to test. Disk Mgmt is showing 100% empty on all partitions except...
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    Which imaging apps support UEFI, GPT and Secure Boot?

    Decided to take laptop back to Best Buy due to crappy sound and keyboard. Recovered factory install onto drive using Macrium backup. Then thought I'd run actual Factory Recovery to get it ready for new user but it says File Not Found. Is there a way to restore the link on UEFI? If not I...
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    UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows

    Thanks again, Shawn. :) Does Rufus handle the .efi file mod needed for Win7 x64?
  20. gregrocker

    Which imaging apps support UEFI, GPT and Secure Boot?

    Am able to install Windows 7 x64 to shrink space from within the Factory GPT Windows 8 install, running Sources>Setup. This is not optimal because I would not normally want an Win7 install that's not on C. Strange, it started install, copied files, then at reboot hung again on 7 boot...
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