- Messages
- 232
- Location
- Northern California
I installed Windows 8 Pro (dual boot) yesterday and about 20 programs needed to get some work done. As usual a small percentage (5%) of my desktop has all the shortcuts I need to make things happen. Three network printers and a scanner installed easily. I always worry about that pesky print server that has a strange installation method. Windows 8 found the correct Nvidia drivers for my dual monitor setup as part of the installation process.
A newsletter and website update are well under way (work that could not be done using any of the "apps"). The only time I see the Start screen is a few seconds after booting. When these projects are done I'll see what I can do with the mess created on the Start screen due to all the program installs. After that I'll start playing with some apps that may be fun or useful.
I bought Windows 8 Pro from Amazon at the same price as the download. The DVD is very handy for the dual boot installation. Of course I had to wait a few hours for UPS
A newsletter and website update are well under way (work that could not be done using any of the "apps"). The only time I see the Start screen is a few seconds after booting. When these projects are done I'll see what I can do with the mess created on the Start screen due to all the program installs. After that I'll start playing with some apps that may be fun or useful.
I bought Windows 8 Pro from Amazon at the same price as the download. The DVD is very handy for the dual boot installation. Of course I had to wait a few hours for UPS
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Dual Win 7-8 64-bit
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Studio XPS8100
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x Dell 24" LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- 900GB and 1.5TB
- Keyboard
- Dell USB
- Mouse
- Dell Optical
- Internet Speed
- 10 Mb/s down 1.5 Mb/s up
- Other Info
- I worked my up from a virtual machine, to a slow 32-bit celeron and now two monitors on my XPS8100. Works great!