Anyone else p****d of with windows 8

[derrick]

As above, my other half bought me a new laptop a few weeks back, it came with windows 8 on it and i have tried to get on with it, but i am reaching the end of my tether, if i don't get it sorted it's going to get launched, and i will get my old one fixed, the problem being i cannot stop the pop ups, they are driving me crazy, have tried all i know they go away for a couple of days then they are back again. i never had this problem with Vista. HELP.

 

[ianrauk]

My wife has A Windows 8 laptop.
I hate working on it. She seems fine with it, though did take her a bit of time to get used to the change from XP.

 

[JoeyB]

Windows 9 is on the way. They always get every other OS right so this could be the Windows 7 worthy replacement.

 

[fossyant]

Go and update to 8.1 and you can tell windows to boot to the traditional desktop. The update puts a start type button on the lower left, but you right mouse click to get to the program's menus.

It just takes getting used to.

 

[derrick]

Go and update to 8.1 and you can tell windows to boot to the traditional desktop. The update puts a start type button on the lower left, but you right mouse click to get to the program's menus.

It just takes getting used to.

How does that get rid of pop ups?

 

[fossyant]

What sort of pop ups are you getting. Not getting any here ?

 

[Drago]

I got it working ok on the wife's laptop, burnings bloody annoying and un-intuitive system. In terms of then use interface its too big a leap in one go to people who are used to the incremental changes from xp to Vista to 7.

 

[PeteXXX]

My daughters Laptop has Windows 8 on it. Vile interface...
Bring back Gem Desktop. I never had any problems wth that!

 

[Spoked Wheels]

Not really, I don't use Windows anymore. I've seen the light

 

[the_mikey]

I have a Windows 8.1 laptop laying disused in a drawer. I returned to my old Windows 7 laptop with a broken left mouse button because it's easier to use. I did try to get along with Windows 8, but my patience ran out, especially with the touch pad, even when I've disabled all multi-touch functions like 'zoom' it keeps acting on inadvertently fingered gestures in an unpredictable and angry-making way.

 

[derrick]

What sort of pop ups are you getting. Not getting any here ?

I think i found the program causing them, have just uninstalled it and seems to be pop up free at the moment, fingers crossed, it's taken all morning to sort out, i am on holiday so should be out on the bike.

 

[ScotiaLass]

I hate Windows 8. So much so, that when I was gifted a new laptop, I returned it within 2 days!
I have a Mac desktop, so got a Macbook. Bliss!

 

[DRHysted]

I sometimes get lost. Work uses XP, my home computers use 7, and my laptop runs 8.1. Personally I prefer 7, I'm getting on alright with 8.1 since I've managed to get it to behave similarly to 7.

 

[the_mikey]

* I must add that using a USB mouse avoids problems with touch gestures but that isn't what I bought a laptop for.

 

[vernon]

My daughters Laptop has Windows 8 on it. Vile interface...
Bring back Gem Desktop. I never had any problems wth that!

Gem???!!

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