Windows Programming Question: Do you prefer XP or Windows 8?

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  1. djbaxter

    djbaxter Regular Member

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    Adding back the start button and booting directly to the Desktop, skipping the Metro screen, is the easiest customization in Windows 8. There are several free add-ons, although I went with a couple that were paid but cheap (like $5).

    Or Apple's OSx or Blackberry...
     
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    Control Panel >> Appearance and Customization >> Adjust Screen Resolution
    Select near bottom Make text and other items larger or smaller

    Use CCCleaner (freeware): CCleaner - Download

    Easier in Windows 7 than in XP.

    Control Panel >> Network and Internet >> Network Sharing Center

    Control Panel >> Network and Internet >> HomeGroup

    Control Panel >> Network and Internet >> Network Sharing Center
    Add a wireless device to the network
     
  3. carlalexander

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    To tell you the truth I used to love XP back in the day and then came vista and I fell in love with the Beta look, then came windows 7 which I am using now and I have gotten to like it a lot in terms of networking and the like and I am not really ready to try out windows 8. :)
     
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    Ahh, I didn't know that you could add a pack on to include the Start Menu again and get rid of the horrid 'made for touchscreen' home screen with all the big useless buttons.
    Microsoft... I want my normal desktop back lol!
     
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    Yes, I set a new laptop up that way for a student a couple of months ago. It really wasn't difficult at all. After that, it was more-or-less like a Windows 7 machine except faster.
     
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    Windows 8 totally!
    It is because everything what you need in a tablet can be provided by this operating system only!

    If you are considering a tablet with Windows XP, I am not saying it is not good, but it is that much effective.
    So, if you want to have a tablet, please make sure you have Windows 8 and not any previous operating system.
     
  7. MyDigitalpoint

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    Well I used to prefer Windows XP because I could not longer run Window 98SE that was my very favorite, and couldn't because I lost the generic drivers needed to run in modern computers, as it is still capable to run efficiently.

    However I had to stick with XP and specially after trying Vista that made me run back and downgrade. I tried Windows 7, but not in my own computer, and decided to stick to XP regardless Microsoft menaces to stop support, my XP computer fell off a table and is now broken.

    Had to get one in a hurry, and this comes with Windows 8, which I have been blaming for a whole year, but now that I'm trying it, it's not that bad, in fact I think is much better than Windows 7 and also best than XP :)
     
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    I prefer Windows XP.
     
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    what about windows 7 ?
     
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