Title.

and why? also did it come with it or did you choose to upgrade to that choice?

Im using windows 7 on my laptop cuz that was the OS with it but i love windows 7.

Im curious with this because if i build a pc, i want windows 7 but im afraid that it will die out soon.

but i hate the way windows 8 is.

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

October 14 2013 07:42 GMT

Windows 8 because it was like $10. Better than Windows 7 but Windows is still shit.

IMKR

United States378 Posts

October 14 2013 07:44 GMT

Why do u think windows 8 is better than windows 7?

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

October 14 2013 07:51 GMT

Faster and better security. The only drawback is peripheral compatibility but that happens with every new OS.

IMKR

United States378 Posts

October 14 2013 07:53 GMT

If i do decide to stick with windows 7 , do you think it will die out any time soon? seeing as its already like 5 years old?

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

October 14 2013 07:55 GMT

Why would it die out...

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

October 14 2013 07:58 GMT

How do I get Windows 8 for 10$?

I like Windows 7, but I hear Win 8 makes games run better or faster, is it significant enough?

Evire

Norway198 Posts

October 14 2013 07:58 GMT

On October 14 2013 16:42 skyR wrote:
Windows 8 because it was like $10. Better than Windows 7 but Windows is still shit.

$10 really? Where?

I'm still using windows 7 because of better driver support for my CPU cooler, but I'm looking to get win8.1 in the future

IMKR

United States378 Posts

October 14 2013 07:58 GMT

i mean like im already hearing that most PC's made after 2012 are installed with windows 8 already.
and like with windows xp and vista it died out, (since windows 7 is already a better version i can see why)

and im wondering if future software will require windows 8 and above (assuming next OS in windows comes out and i hate that one too)

EDIT: oh wow haha, i read that windows 8 for $10 as in he got it for $10 less.
well dam, if i can find windows 8 for $10 ill definitly go for that over windows 7 lol

IMKR

United States378 Posts

October 14 2013 08:03 GMT

#10

Also, when im looking up windows 7 and 8 OS everything i find is either "upgrade" or "OEM"

is there any clean new ones thats used for installing the OS onto a pc that has no OS installed at it all? (or can i just use these anyways)

from my understanding, one that has "upgrade" in it is for when you already have a OS and you want to override it with a new one.

and OEM is for people that builds the PC and plan on selling it. (correct)? like PC companies or an individual looking to sell the pc they made after installing OS.

Mysticesper

United States1183 Posts

October 14 2013 08:06 GMT

#11

you won't have to worry all that much about it unless you are doing stuff with directx 11.2.

For 99% of the people out there, that isn't much of a reason to "need" windows 8.1 over what you have now. It's purely cosmetic & some performance upgrades. I suppose another reason is for metro applications.

XP is problematic due to new drivers & SATA support on install (though I assume custom installers fix that), but again, that is over 10 years old. You should be fine with win7 for another 5-10 years.

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

October 14 2013 08:11 GMT

#12

Okay, it was $15 but still. It was that upgrade to windows 8 promo they had during the first couple months of release.

OEM are for builders and and upgrade is essentially the same thing. I hope you realize that Windows 8 comes on all PCs because it's the latest... it doesn't mean that previous Windows support got dropped.

Very few software is going to require a certain operating system. DX11.2 is exclusive to Windows 8.1 if that means anything to you...

Windows 8 also has native USB 3.0 support whereas 7 does not.

Rollin

Australia1552 Posts

October 14 2013 09:20 GMT

#13

On October 14 2013 16:58 Torte de Lini wrote:
How do I get Windows 8 for 10$?

I like Windows 7, but I hear Win 8 makes games run better or faster, is it significant enough?

That's not possible.

Regardless, my friend has windows 8 and has trouble running most games not released in the last year, it's so bad that I had to install a winxp virtual machine for some of his older games that run on win 7 fine :/

Czarnodziej

Poland624 Posts

October 14 2013 09:20 GMT

#14

On October 14 2013 17:11 skyR wrote:
Windows 8 also has native USB 3.0 support whereas 7 does not.

Sadly these windows drivers are pretty bad, so I strongly recommend to install the drivers from your mainboard/usb controller manufacturer.

Czarnodziej

Poland624 Posts

October 14 2013 11:43 GMT

#15

On October 14 2013 18:20 Rollin wrote:

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Either these games are pretty obscure or your friend is not tech savvy enough to figure it out. I never had problems with software in Win8.

WonnaPlay

Netherlands912 Posts

October 14 2013 12:14 GMT

#16

Windows 7.

Windows 8 is NOT an improvement on Windows 7, except that it significantly works better with tablets and touch-screen interactable systems.

In most Business environments Windows 7 is still the main OS, and the next phase of migrations will come with the new windows after that.

IMO Windows 8 is just an expansion on Windows 7 with more support for tablets.

I'm actually amazed that a blue poster prefers Windows 8 over Windows 7 :o

Edit :

Yes the start up might be a little faster on Windows 8, but the compatibility with applications is significantly worse

Scorch

Austria3371 Posts

October 14 2013 13:03 GMT

#17

I've been using Windows 7 since open beta and never had any complaints. I even got a 32 bit and a 64 bit license for free via my university. It works like a charm, more stable than XP SP3 ever was. I've never been so satisfied with an OS before. Honestly, I never gave Windows 8 a try, but even if it hadn't gotten so much flak, I wouldn't have any reason to switch. Switching costs money and time, it has its risks, and I can't imagine it would bring many advantages.

Targe

United Kingdom14103 Posts

October 14 2013 13:09 GMT

#18

I'm using 7 because I'm cheap and had a disc lying around. Before that was XP for the exact same reason.

Drake

Germany6146 Posts

October 14 2013 13:31 GMT

#19

in the start of windows 8 no one wanted to buy it, so they rly sold it for 10€ ^^ now its like 80 like everything else so you missed your time

i still use 7 cause 8 is crap (good for tablets, but my eyes kill me atfer 10 minutes on pc with it)

and to the usb 3.0 support ... a driver of 50kb isnt that hard to install xDDDDD