Ne0 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Guys, anybody here upgrade from win7 to win8 ? I want to know about games compatibility .... will the same games work on win8 as well ? Or do most of them need updates from the devs ? The upgrade option for just $39.99 is very tempting .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeehunter Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 •Windows + H = Opens the Share charm •Windows + I = Opens the Settings charm •Windows + K = Opens the Devices charm •Windows + Q = Search for apps •Windows + F = Search for files •Windows + W = Search for Windows settings •Windows + X = Access common admin tools (you can right-click on the lower-left hand hot corner, too) •Windows + E = Launches File Explorer in the desktop environment •Windows + O = lock screen orientation •Windows + R = Opens a Run dialog •Windows + L = Lock the computer •Windows + Print Screen = Saves a screenshot to your Pictures > Screenshots folder •Windows + any of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 = Launches the corresponding program pinned to the taskbar •Ctrl + Shift + Esc = Open Task Manager Windows + D = Desktop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeehunter Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Guys, anybody here upgrade from win7 to win8 ? I want to know about games compatibility .... will the same games work on win8 as well ? Or do most of them need updates from the devs ? The upgrade option for just $39.99 is very tempting .... Every game I have played till now works Problem is AMD Catalyst still doesn't support Win 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 ^^ oh crap, u mean, if we have AMD card, then drivers can't be installed ? how do you play games then ? do you have nvidia ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagarjalvi Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 nvm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolfy among us Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 ^^ oh crap, u mean, if we have AMD card, then drivers can't be installed ? how do you play games then ? do you have nvidia ? ATI Catalyst does not work. But Windows 8 itself has ATI drivers which work fine. All the games work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 ^^ ah, good enuf .... i'll try to d/l windows 8 today, what about other apps like MS - office etc ? and what about *ahem* s/w , will they run fine ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolfy among us Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Everything works. It's just Windows 7 with a Metro interface which replaces the start menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 ^^ ah ok thanks, no wonder they've priced the upgrade at $40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante77 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante77 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 how is the gaming experience? any problems so far? It runs all the games right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 how is the gaming experience? any problems so far? It runs all the games right? All games are working perfectly fine. Tried: Medal of Honor: Warfighter [Re-installed] Sleeping Dogs Borderlands 2 [Re-installed] Guild Wars 2 Torchlight 2 Will test Need for Speed: Most Wanted today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeehunter Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Tried Dota 2 Arkham city Age of Empires online Anno 1404 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godspeed4476 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 And now since default scrolling on the touchpad was too mainstream, Windows 8 has automatically inverted the scrolling from touch pad. Good job MS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagarjalvi Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 installed Windows 8 successfully but cant find the right resolution for my monitor My monitor is Samsung LCD SyncMaster 943NWX and resolution is something 1400 x 900 but in Windows 8 maximum its showing is 1280*1024? Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 And now since default scrolling on the touchpad was too mainstream, Windows 8 has automatically inverted the scrolling from touch pad. Good job MS. Actually no. Mine scrolls just like it did on Windows 7. Do check your settings please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godspeed4476 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Actually no. Mine scrolls just like it did on Windows 7. Do check your settings please. I did check the settings and change it to normal position, but the thing is i never changed to inverted option it in 1st place. It was working fine from last 2-3 days post installation, but suddenly Win 8 decided, normal mode is too mainstream and selected the inverted mode by itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 installing the EE trial version on virtual box .... let me first check if i really can get along with it .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolfy among us Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 installed Windows 8 successfully but cant find the right resolution for my monitor My monitor is Samsung LCD SyncMaster 943NWX and resolution is something 1400 x 900 but in Windows 8 maximum its showing is 1280*1024? Help! What graphics card do you have? Install the corresponding driver. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindoctor Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 just bought win8. not particularly impressed with the buying experience. downloading an exe to check compatibility is one thing, but these guys stretched out the whole process within that 'client'. opening up a paypal page in a tiny 640x480 window to buy the software was silly. and then when that is over, it just starts downloading the os somewhere without telling you. (c:\eds hidden folder apparently). doesn't tell you the size (2.6gb) and in my case, was extremely slow (estimated 8 hours to download when it should be less than 2). why couldn't they put the iso on an http server like technet used to? it would be faster for me to download a pirated iso and then use my key on that. the order email luckily has a link to a win8 setup which i can use later so i stopped the download for now. the dvd will apparently be shipped from germany, not india so i can wait another few weeks for that. all in all, not a great buying experience. sounds petty but in making the buying process 'easy' they took all control out of the user's hands. it's almost an ominous euphemism for the entire os design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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