Apps not compatible with 8.1 but working on 8

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.
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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
Win XP SP#
Win7 SP1
Win 8,1 Pro
Linux Mint
I keep them on separate drives with XP on a small HDD, Win7 on another but with dual boot with 8.1 and Mint on a USB drive. For a month there was an Win 8 there too until I was satisfied that everything I needed worked on 8.1. This way any of those systems and drives could be replaced or taken out with no ill effects to other systems. When changing/ removing any OS I disconnect other drives so there's no mixing in any way. The only drawback is that I have to switch boot device for XP and Mint thru BIOS but the great part is there's no mixing and unwanted interaction between OSes.
Only other way is using VMs but is not that flexible and requires a lot of memory and may not work with all the hardware.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
I use bootloaders linked to each other. PC starts with Win8's BOOTMGR, has link to NTLDR(for XP), and GRUB2. GRUB2 has link for BOOTMGR. So it's fine. Erasing Win8 and installing 8.1 won't change anything I think.
Thanks for confirming that 8.1 does the work well. But if someone else has any other information, share it please.
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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
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