• Windows 8
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I broke Windows8 3 times already.
[QUOTE=kaukassus;38713080]I broke Windows8 3 times already.[/QUOTE] How?
[QUOTE=kaukassus;38713080]I broke Windows8 3 times already.[/QUOTE] I thought I broke because it wouldn't boot and kept looping automatic repair over and over. I had unplugged my Seagate Barracuda drive because I thought it was failing (it seems okay....for now). Turns out that drive contained my swap file and apparently it confuses the hell out of Windows 8 if it can't find the swap file drive.
I somehow managed to delete the Desktop tile by clearing out my Start Menu folder, which makes no sense since app tiles aren't even stored there. I had to copy some stuff from winsxs or something over to the tiles folder to fix it.
[QUOTE=Demache;38713499]I thought I broke because it wouldn't boot and kept looping automatic repair over and over. I had unplugged my Seagate Barracuda drive because I thought it was failing (it seems okay....for now). Turns out that drive contained my swap file and apparently it confuses the hell out of Windows 8 if it can't find the swap file drive.[/QUOTE] Is windows even dependant on a swap file?
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;38713586]Is windows even dependant on a swap file?[/QUOTE] Of course; but they call it the page file. You can disable it though, if you have like 8 GB RAM or more.
[QUOTE=Dalto11;38691740]Right now I'm using Decor8, but it's a 30 day trial. As for the wallpaper (Thumbed because it's huge): [t]http://www.galawallpapers.net/photo/97955/bridge-023.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] does it work exactly like Windows 8 regular wallpapers? Cause I want the wallpaper to "follow" when navigating the start menu. Also, why use Decor8 when this (which is free) exist: [url]http://vhanla.deviantart.com/art/Windows-8-Start-Screen-Customizer-v1-3-beta-337308916[/url] edit: just saw that decor8 features parallax scrolling and other shit, so yeah nevermind
[QUOTE=kaukassus;38713080]I broke Windows8 3 times already.[/QUOTE] 1. Accidental unplugging of powersupply cord = "lol lets fuck up his installation, wich can't get repaired with the installation CD" 2. Installation of comodo firewall = "lol lets install some .sys files with makes kaukassus's computer bluescreen on boot, and make the repair mode refuse to work." 3. Updating the system = "lol something went wrong while updating, lets roll back the upda-- *bluescreen*" I have yet to see a single case on my PC where the repair mode form the Installaton CD does its job.
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;38713586]Is windows even dependant on a swap file?[/QUOTE] I don't think so, since you can disable it. I think that it was just confused because I set that drive to be the swap drive, and then it couldn't find it. I'm surprised it didn't just boot and give me an error saying the swap file couldn't be found. Which is actually what it did when I booted into safe mode ("Windows has made a temporary swap file"...blah blah). [editline]5th December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;38713598]Of course; but they call it the page file. You can disable it though, if you have like 8 GB RAM or more.[/QUOTE] Something that is interesting is that in the error it gave me, it called it the swap file, rather than the paging file, even though its called the paging file everywhere else. [editline]5th December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=kaukassus;38713647]1. Accidental unplugging of powersupply cord = "lol lets fuck up his installation, wich can't get repaired with the installation CD" 2. Installation of comodo firewall = "lol lets install some .sys files with makes kaukassus's computer bluescreen on boot, and make the repair mode refuse to work." 3. Updating the system = "lol something went wrong while updating, lets roll back the upda-- *bluescreen*" I have yet to see a single case on my PC where the repair mode form the Installaton CD does its job.[/QUOTE] The install CD does a pretty good job of fixing the MBR if something goes wrong. Or if I need to boot into the recovery console to do a thorough check disk on the C: drive (Windows 7 has never, ever actually run a scheduled boot time scan for me, ever).
[QUOTE=kaukassus;38713647]1. Accidental unplugging of powersupply cord = "lol lets fuck up his installation, wich can't get repaired with the installation CD" 2. Installation of comodo firewall = "lol lets install some .sys files with makes kaukassus's computer bluescreen on boot, and make the repair mode refuse to work." 3. Updating the system = "lol something went wrong while updating, lets roll back the upda-- *bluescreen*" I have yet to see a single case on my PC where the repair mode form the Installaton CD does its job.[/QUOTE] Last time I had to use the repair CD (build 9200 I think) it put the Vista-style MBR on the machine. Wat.
[QUOTE=kaukassus;38713647]1. Accidental unplugging of powersupply cord = "lol lets fuck up his installation, wich can't get repaired with the installation CD" 2. Installation of comodo firewall = "lol lets install some .sys files with makes kaukassus's computer bluescreen on boot, and make the repair mode refuse to work." 3. Updating the system = "lol something went wrong while updating, lets roll back the upda-- *bluescreen*" I have yet to see a single case on my PC where the repair mode form the Installaton CD does its job.[/QUOTE] I've actually never had a problem like this. You must be quite unlucky.
This is more of a request, since I'm pretty sure it isn't anything that can do it out there: Can someone link me a program that can have custom colors on the taskbar only. And have another background color for the pinned shortcuts. If there is nothing out there. Is it hard to make? Can anyone make it for me <3 or tell me how to mod windows? :)
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;38713790]Last time I had to use the repair CD (build 9200 I think) it put the Vista-style MBR on the machine. Wat.[/QUOTE] I managed to break it ~build 8400, but also near the time I installed an extra hdd I had lying around. Needless to say, I repaired it and it booted with the Vista MBR, and I was astounded that it had decided to boot from my new drive which apparently had Vista on it. Moments later I realized that it hadn't. Also later on it did away with the Vista one and just gave me a black screen.
Is there a reason why I keep getting a flickering blue screen whenever I install 3rd party av and firewall?
[QUOTE=Strikebango;38695304]I have the problem that when i shut down my pc skype.exe pops up and spits out some random error and it wont let me shut down until i press ok .[/QUOTE] i have that with the g15 program occasionally
[QUOTE=Strikebango;38695304]I have the problem that when i shut down my pc skype.exe pops up and spits out some random error and it wont let me shut down until i press ok .[/QUOTE]Yep [editline]6th December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=TehWhale;38707029]After the most recent Windows 8 update (after restarting) I've found that everything is slow. Memory usage is [b]extremely[/b] low. 2.1GB with everything I ever use open. I'm guessing it's because it's not caching my programs with RAM so they're faster?[/QUOTE]Anyone have any ideas why this is happening?
[QUOTE=TehWhale;38722180]Yep [editline]6th December 2012[/editline] Anyone have any ideas why this is happening?[/QUOTE] I'd make sure superfetch and the prefetcher are running
So I'm going to install Windows 8 today. Anybody have any tips or anything I should do to make Windows 8 better? Things to install or get rid of or whatever? I tried it out and didn't really like the way stuff pops up at the side of the screen if you hover in a corner
[QUOTE=Over-Run;38724138]So I'm going to install Windows 8 today. Anybody have any tips or anything I should do to make Windows 8 better? Things to install or get rid of or whatever? I tried it out and didn't really like the way stuff pops up at the side of the screen if you hover in a corner[/QUOTE] remove your antivirus before doing it because it has it built in and you will want to disable it and install your antivirus again if you are not using mse (if you are just uninstall mse before installing) if you want to disable the hot corners use a start menu replacement and set the settings to disable hot corners keep drivers up to date as much as possible as they are still a bit iffy on some things and expect older programs to just not work out of the box so you will need to either update them or set compatibility modes of 7 or vista. if you use skype and dont want to merge your skype account to your microsoft account do not under any circumstances install the skype metro app and run it also if its a personal home computer and you dont want to put your password in all the time you need to open a elevated command prompt and type in netplwiz and select the microsoft account and untick the users must enter a username and password to use this computer and click ok and put in your password twice and restart
Thanks for the heads up. When you say start menu replacement do you mean something like start8?
So yeah, installed Windows 8 on the SSD I put in my laptop. These boot times are the tits!
I'm thinking about upgrading. I'm not so sure though. What are the quirks and the main differences you guys tend to run across?
[QUOTE=Mrs. Moon;38728227]I'm thinking about upgrading. I'm not so sure though. What are the quirks and the main differences you guys tend to run across?[/QUOTE] Main thing I've noticed that unless you use start8, you will need to relearn the UI, as obviously the regular start menu no longer exists. The more you use it, the more it grows on you though. I've been using it for a month on both my tablet and desktop. I don't even think about it anymore. Otherwise, its pretty much identical functionality wise.
What are the benefits to the new OS? Does it perform better on a typical PC? Are there any cool unique quirks to it? I'd love to just have a PC that can look flashy also instead of just being functional.
[QUOTE=Mrs. Moon;38728444]What are the benefits to the new OS? Does it perform better on a typical PC? Are there any cool unique quirks to it? I'd love to just have a PC that can look flashy also instead of just being functional.[/QUOTE] - It's overall faster. (boots in less than 20 seconds on a decent computer, especially if it has an SSD) - Even though lots of people say the new Metro interface sucks and it for tablets only, it's really easy to use it with mouse and keyboard, it's not that ugly, and you hardly use it anyway. (You can make it boot right to desktop if you want) - Small improvements to multiple monitor support (like taskbars on both monitors) - A really, really awesome new task manager (with lovely graphs!) - The minimum requirements are actually lower than those of Windows 7 (right?) Do I sound like a Microsoft salesman now?
[QUOTE=Darkwater124;38729043] Do I sound like a Microsoft salesman now?[/QUOTE] would need more buzzwords, mentioning of "amazing" new features, and mentioning that you can share everything onto facebook from anywhere in your system.
[QUOTE=Darkwater124;38729043]Do I sound like a Microsoft salesman now?[/QUOTE] No, so let me rewrite your points: - Optimizes your PC performance to max speeds. - Modern UI fuses form and function - it also doesn't discriminate between touch and mouse input, so navigating your PC has never been easier. - Productivity has been streamlined with new multimonitor features. - Reach PC synergy with the all-new Task Manager. - It runs on practically everything! Time to upgrade from XP. (Please stop using XP!) Sincerely, Microsoft
[QUOTE=Demache;38728268]Main thing I've noticed that unless you use start8, you will need to relearn the UI, as obviously the regular start menu no longer exists. The more you use it, the more it grows on you though. I've been using it for a month on both my tablet and desktop. I don't even think about it anymore. Otherwise, its pretty much identical functionality wise.[/QUOTE] I've used the start screen for a little over one year, and in my opinion it works just as well. You have access to a lot more programs.
I upgraded from Vista to 8 last night, I don't have any problems other than the text smoothing which you apparently can't disable. Is there a way to completely disable text smoothing?
[QUOTE=Armotekma;38731441]I upgraded from Vista to 8 last night, I don't have any problems other than the text smoothing which you apparently can't disable. Is there a way to completely disable text smoothing?[/QUOTE] Win+Pause (or open the "system" part of the control panel) Advanced system settings "settings" under the performance section Uncheck "smooth edges of screen fonts"
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