Windows8 question

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Recently, I've been reading articles on various computer-related forums on the internet and from what I'm gathering is that it's best not to upgrade or do a clean install of Windows 8 due to the way Win8 utilizes memory also not forgetting the non-sensible interface.
Anyways, I thought should I simply stay with Win7 pro 64bit at this time and simply wait till most of the bugs are fixed or go ahead and do n upgrade/clean install?

Sincerely,
ProfessorX

Have you even tried it on another machine? Or if you have a spare hard drive lying around, you could try it out with that...

Quite frankly, there's a good chance you won't even like it - it's such a radical departure from the classic Windows feel.

Don't buy it if you're not sure. Try it somewhere... even if it's just a demo on a store computer.

Go to any store that sells computers and try it. I'll be honest it took me an hour before I noticed how much better it was than w7. Especially on lower powered computers. It handles resources a lot better.

This computer I'm using now had Windows 7 for about 2 to 3 years. I clean installed to Windows 8 last May. It's working fine. Yeah, the layout is different and stymies lots of folks, and it does have minor bugs (like suddenly & mysteriously non-functional Metro apps which must be re-installed), but because of its host of built-in protections and other software, is quite stable. I push mine hard with audio and video editing software and Cubase 5 music suite, but it's been holding up fine.

That's what I did. After playing around with it for about 30 min I had a pretty good feel for it. It's different than previous versions but it's pretty easy to get used to it, at least for me. I think a lot of people b***h about it without actually trying it.

I run it, and it's what came on my computer. Just a standard Acer desktop.

I downloaded a start bar, which I find I do use a lot due to hating the tablet-esque interface Windows replaced it with. With that, I find myself almost entirely in the desktop interface, and it works fine.


Try it before you buy it. It is a bit different.

We need to realize that user interface paradigm shifts are bound to happen from time to time as technologies are being developed. Sometimes that means untraining our habituated and disciplined ways of "doing things the hard way". Experts say the new ways are intrinsically more intuitive, as can be tested by placing inexperienced subjects in front of the computer and measure how long it takes for them to grasp the principles required to be productive (ie. solve their original problem). An example of this is the abstractioning away of the, for many of us inseparable, Save Document-functionality - which is analogous to Google's strategy of ditching the infamous Ok/Cancel/Apply-buttons. In the real world, once you've put some ink on a paper, it's already principally "saved" without you having to perform any extra steps.

Damn it! I'm not even sure if I'm still on topic...

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I'd like to thank all of whom have sincere replied and I'm going to consider doing a clean install and simply learn my way around the interface and deal with any bugs regardless.


Sincerely,
ProfessorX

Windows 8 was designed for touchscreen computers, and that's where it needs to stay.The interface with a mouse is extremely hard to learn, and get get glitchy at some times. The biggest issue is that Windows 8 always expects gestures like a touchscreen OS, so a mouse doesn't work too well. If you insist on upgrading, make sure to purchase a Bamboo Touch interface tablet. It will make navigating around Windows 8 a whole lot easier!

Just got a new computer with Windows 7. I'm not even wasting my time with 8.

After much consideration I'm sticking with Win 7 until the time comes to forcibly upgrade as, the way I see it I'll let time pass as most of the bugs are worked out with version 8 and upgrade sometime next year...

Great choice, ProfessorX. If you are that curious, install a copy using VirtualBox, or another OS on your laptop's hard drive...Also, i recommend upgrading to an SSD if you're going to install Windows 8. That is what got me the best results in my benchmark tests.