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T'Laar Bok
#81 - 2013-03-09 21:19:04 UTC
Azami Nevinyrall wrote:
My *really* old laptop that lives in the freezer that runs SETI@home stuff uses it...


Running .SETI@home since May '99, Its the primary reason I upgrade my computers as a side benefit its good for Eve as well.

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Kathina Tryndal
The Mitre Corporation
#82 - 2013-03-09 22:53:15 UTC
I'm stuck using WinXP for one simple reason - I can't afford to replace my £500 (rack-mounted) sound card that only works on WinXP, unless I don't want any sound, (and dual booting established XP and new Win 7 is a PITA).
Orlacc
#83 - 2013-03-09 23:23:54 UTC
Kathina Tryndal wrote:
I'm stuck using WinXP for one simple reason - I can't afford to replace my £500 (rack-mounted) sound card that only works on WinXP, unless I don't want any sound, (and dual booting established XP and new Win 7 is a PITA).



Windows 8 uses hardware sound so you might check and see if your card works with it.

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Lapine Davion
Outer Ring Applied Logistics
#84 - 2013-03-10 05:36:53 UTC
Muad 'dib wrote:
Lapine Davion wrote:
Muad 'dib wrote:
Or you could disable the UAC and not do stupid things.



Disabling the UAC counts as stupid things.


does it?

been years and years on multiple machines here with no issues here, without the savior that is UAC *gasp*


That you know of. That is the whole point of the UAC, if something is acting up when it isn't supposed to, with UAC on you know about it. If it's of, you have to be a high end user to actually be able to tell that something is wrong.

So since the majority of users aren't going to be superusers borne from the Tron Grid, don't suggest to them to do something stupid.

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Caldari 5
D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. S.A.S
Affirmative.
#85 - 2013-03-10 06:20:13 UTC
People still use WinXP for their home PCs?????? WTF???? Businesses I can understand because of some outdated Finance Package, but home users typically don't need to use outdated software that "requires" older OSs

That being said I'm a Win7 user I tried the Win8 BETA but it was a Pain in the arse to use with a mouse, it really was designed to use with a multi-point touch screen, and I refuse to get multiple touch screens for my system, because they would be a nightmare to constantly clean the fingerprints off. However depending on how the Leap Motion goes, I might consider upgrading to Win8 then, because then I will be able to do everything that a touch screen can do without leaving finger prints.
Lapine Davion
Outer Ring Applied Logistics
#86 - 2013-03-10 06:22:06 UTC
Caldari 5 wrote:
People still use WinXP for their home PCs?????? WTF???? Businesses I can understand because of some outdated Finance Package, but home users typically don't need to use outdated software that "requires" older OSs

That being said I'm a Win7 user I tried the Win8 BETA but it was a Pain in the arse to use with a mouse, it really was designed to use with a multi-point touch screen, and I refuse to get multiple touch screens for my system, because they would be a nightmare to constantly clean the fingerprints off. However depending on how the Leap Motion goes, I might consider upgrading to Win8 then, because then I will be able to do everything that a touch screen can do without leaving finger prints.


I'm on Windows 8, and I'm not having any issues with it.

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Caldari 5
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#87 - 2013-03-10 06:48:39 UTC
Lapine Davion wrote:
Caldari 5 wrote:
People still use WinXP for their home PCs?????? WTF???? Businesses I can understand because of some outdated Finance Package, but home users typically don't need to use outdated software that "requires" older OSs

That being said I'm a Win7 user I tried the Win8 BETA but it was a Pain in the arse to use with a mouse, it really was designed to use with a multi-point touch screen, and I refuse to get multiple touch screens for my system, because they would be a nightmare to constantly clean the fingerprints off. However depending on how the Leap Motion goes, I might consider upgrading to Win8 then, because then I will be able to do everything that a touch screen can do without leaving finger prints.


I'm on Windows 8, and I'm not having any issues with it.

Do you only have 1 Monitor?
I use 4(in a 2x2 grid), and the bottom right one is my Primary Monitor, the Win8 Taskbar is opened by placing the mouse in the top left of the primary screen. On a single monitor this is easy, move mouse to the left and up as far as it goes, on my setup, you needed to be pretty specific on where the mouse landed, it was a nightmare.
Lapine Davion
Outer Ring Applied Logistics
#88 - 2013-03-10 06:54:18 UTC
Caldari 5 wrote:
Lapine Davion wrote:
Caldari 5 wrote:
People still use WinXP for their home PCs?????? WTF???? Businesses I can understand because of some outdated Finance Package, but home users typically don't need to use outdated software that "requires" older OSs

That being said I'm a Win7 user I tried the Win8 BETA but it was a Pain in the arse to use with a mouse, it really was designed to use with a multi-point touch screen, and I refuse to get multiple touch screens for my system, because they would be a nightmare to constantly clean the fingerprints off. However depending on how the Leap Motion goes, I might consider upgrading to Win8 then, because then I will be able to do everything that a touch screen can do without leaving finger prints.


I'm on Windows 8, and I'm not having any issues with it.

Do you only have 1 Monitor?
I use 4(in a 2x2 grid), and the bottom right one is my Primary Monitor, the Win8 Taskbar is opened by placing the mouse in the top left of the primary screen. On a single monitor this is easy, move mouse to the left and up as far as it goes, on my setup, you needed to be pretty specific on where the mouse landed, it was a nightmare.


Nope, I'm using two. One 17" laptop screen, and a 27" LED. It's pretty easy to use.

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Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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#89 - 2013-03-10 06:55:40 UTC
Caldari 5 wrote:
Lapine Davion wrote:
Caldari 5 wrote:
People still use WinXP for their home PCs?????? WTF???? Businesses I can understand because of some outdated Finance Package, but home users typically don't need to use outdated software that "requires" older OSs

That being said I'm a Win7 user I tried the Win8 BETA but it was a Pain in the arse to use with a mouse, it really was designed to use with a multi-point touch screen, and I refuse to get multiple touch screens for my system, because they would be a nightmare to constantly clean the fingerprints off. However depending on how the Leap Motion goes, I might consider upgrading to Win8 then, because then I will be able to do everything that a touch screen can do without leaving finger prints.


I'm on Windows 8, and I'm not having any issues with it.

Do you only have 1 Monitor?
I use 4(in a 2x2 grid), and the bottom right one is my Primary Monitor, the Win8 Taskbar is opened by placing the mouse in the top left of the primary screen. On a single monitor this is easy, move mouse to the left and up as far as it goes, on my setup, you needed to be pretty specific on where the mouse landed, it was a nightmare.



The Windows 8 taskbar is only needed for metro apps. Anything running from your desktop will show up on your regular taskbar which is pretty much exactly like the windows 7 one. Except it shows up on every screen Smile

(I'm using three in a row)

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NightmareX
Pandemic Horde Inc.
Pandemic Horde
#90 - 2013-03-10 12:51:29 UTC  |  Edited by: NightmareX
Currently i'm a Windows 7 and Windows 8 user. I use Windows 7 on my main computer (gonna switch to Windows 8 here soon) and Windows 8 on my Samsung 9-series laptop.

I was very happy with Windows XP in the old days. But i switched to Windows Server 2008 when it came out because Windows Server 2008 was using the SSD's much much better than Windows XP did. And it was using the CPU-cores better to.

The reason i went for Windows Server 2008 over Windows Vista was because Server 2008 wasn't using many of those useless bloat apps that Vista had and it was actually running better than Windows Vista to.

I was using Windows Server 2008 until Windows 7 came out.

Now you may ask, why change from Windows Server 2008 to Windows 7 when Server 2008 just worked?

I was switching because Windows 7 was a billion times better in performance, using the SSD's, using the CPU's much better. And ofc because the security is much much better in Windows 7. That's the reason i went to Windows 7.

Now some years later, Windows 8 came out. And i was running Windows 8 in VirtualBox for like a month or so just to test it out before i would make the decision to buy Windows 8 Pro. And i really did like Windows 8, so i bought it for the whole 22 dollars. But i didn't buy it to install it on my main computer. I bought Windows 8 to my Samsung 9-series laptop.

And i'm serious when i say it, but Windows 8 works extremely good and i get longer battery life with Windows 8 over what i get with Windows 7 on the laptop.

So my question is. Even when Windows XP just works for you, are you taking into consideration that you are losing tons of optimizations and on top of that will have way worser battery life if you run Windows XP on a laptop?

If you have a computer from the stone age, then you might not need to do the upgrade, but if your computer have SSD's, newer motherboard, or just newer hardware in general, you will gain ALOT by going from Windows XP to Windows 7 or Windows 8.

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Vicata Heth
Sensible People
Sigma Grindset
#91 - 2013-03-10 13:39:25 UTC
I wouldn't bother supporting Microsoft's failures by switching to Windows 8. Just wait till Windows 9, you will be much better off. Every other OS Microsoft releases lately is pretty much a beta, wait till the stable version (Windows 9) comes out. Till then I'd just use 7, it's been tried and tested, and works well.
Kery Nysell
#92 - 2013-03-10 18:19:13 UTC
I do have a computer from the Stone Age ... just checked the specs, Win7 won't run on my machine LOL Attention

So, an OS update will have to wait for a computer update for me ... and seeing the 700+ euros needed for a decent (not even good, mind you) gaming computer, that will be some months, maybe a year ...

...
Zimmy Zeta
Perkone
Caldari State
#93 - 2013-03-10 18:54:48 UTC
Windows XP user reporting in.

I'd like to apologize for the poor quality of the post above and sincerely hope you didn't waste your time reading it. Yes, I do feel bad about it.
Lupus Borealis
The Lupus Borealis
#94 - 2013-03-10 18:56:45 UTC
Stan'din wrote:
RaTTuS wrote:
I have both xp and win7 for eve
win7 is fine and you should consider it as a good upgrade




Windows 7 is a fantastic OS

It's best the windows version, but seriously not fantastic compared to linux.
Lupus Borealis
The Lupus Borealis
#95 - 2013-03-10 18:57:39 UTC
Vicata Heth wrote:
I wouldn't bother supporting Microsoft's failures by switching to Windows 8. Just wait till Windows 9, you will be much better off. Every other OS Microsoft releases lately is pretty much a beta, wait till the stable version (Windows 9) comes out. Till then I'd just use 7, it's been tried and tested, and works well.

W9 will be metro too, just confirmed yesterday by MS.
Smohq Anmirorz
State War Academy
Caldari State
#96 - 2013-03-10 19:39:20 UTC
Dheeradj Nurgle wrote:
Win XP is not.....bad, but it's a horribly outdated Dinosaur that can't be fixed. We should just let it rest for it's (long) service.


Switch to W8,or 7 if you afraid of Metro.(Critics of Metro are people who can't handle change. You don't need an effin Touch Screen for it.)


"horribly outdated". From something so recent. Sad that people don't think much of this, nothing is considered durable and long-lasting any more.
yer mammy
Federal Defense Union
Gallente Federation
#97 - 2013-03-10 19:50:35 UTC
this thread confirms that a good chunk of the playerbase are poor old men.
Stan'din
Pandemic Alpha
#98 - 2013-03-10 20:10:46 UTC
Kery Nysell wrote:
I do have a computer from the Stone Age ... just checked the specs, Win7 won't run on my machine LOL Attention

So, an OS update will have to wait for a computer update for me ... and seeing the 700+ euros needed for a decent (not even good, mind you) gaming computer, that will be some months, maybe a year ...




you can get something half decent for about 400 euros if you look carefully

Your about as much use as a condom dispenser in the Vatican.
Big Jim Slade
Kentucky Fried Nightmare
#99 - 2013-03-10 20:44:27 UTC  |  Edited by: Big Jim Slade
Smohq Anmirorz wrote:
Dheeradj Nurgle wrote:
Win XP is not.....bad, but it's a horribly outdated Dinosaur that can't be fixed. We should just let it rest for it's (long) service.


Switch to W8,or 7 if you afraid of Metro.(Critics of Metro are people who can't handle change. You don't need an effin Touch Screen for it.)


"horribly outdated". From something so recent. Sad that people don't think much of this, nothing is considered durable and long-lasting any more.


Basically comparing computer technology to a old truck.
You know whats also 11 years old and still viable as a modern game machine?

People who don't want to upgrade to better EvEs future after 10 years are just selfish with no ability to manage their frivolous spending on imported alcohol and cigarettes.
Varesk
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#100 - 2013-03-10 20:48:59 UTC
2014 is the year that M$ will drop support for XP. so all of you on XP hardware have a year to save up and get new rigs.