Goodbye Windows 8

sawhorseray · Post by **sawhorseray** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 20:55

After ten days of struggling to get my 87 year-old father-in-law to be able to use his new computer tower that was loaded with Windows 8 I gave up. I took the tower back to Best Buy and had them down-grade the operating system to Windows 7. Something about not being able to teach a old dog new tricks came up at the sales counter, and I had to agree. Unfortunately, I'm one of those old dogs myself. RAY

ssorllih · Post by **ssorllih** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 20:58

I am very much satisfied with windows 7 and from all that i have read windows 8 has some bugs that need evicting.

NorthFork · Post by **NorthFork** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 22:18

There is a Windows 7--8?

I'm still doing fine with XP. Why don't they quit trying to make it work better when everything is working fine!

ssorllih · Post by **ssorllih** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 23:14

I was running out of ram and my hard drive was going south on my Vista system so I increased my ram from 1 gig to 8 and my hd from 320 to 500 GB. when I did all of that i installed Windows 7.

crustyo44 · Post by **crustyo44** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 03:46

I am looking about buying a new laptop, all have Windows 8 installed but my IT class teacher told me to leave it alone. He said just buy the $ 14.00 option and they will install it when the bugs are sorted.
Yes, I am going to OLD GEEZER computer classes as I have also up graded my very old desktop. Now I find myself with new names for everything under the son, everything is back to front and I even have something now called Evernote. I just don't know what to do with it yet.
I had enough trouble with Photobucket!!!!!!!!!!!
No wonder I am prematurely old.
Ray, I know how your father in law feels.
Cheers ,Mate.
Jan.

el Ducko · Post by **el Ducko** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 03:48

Aside from Microsoft's attempt to keep up with the latest cheesy Apple interface offering, there is only one other reason to change it- - every time they upgrade the operating system, they don't bother to update the peripheral drivers, so your printer and your scanner and your other expensive add-ons have to be replaced.

If I wanted to play games by sticking my sticky fingers all over my screen, I'd go buy an Apple for 10x the price of a PC laptop. (Don't hold your breath.)

tazplas · Post by **tazplas** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 15:26

crustyo44 wrote:I am looking about buying a new laptop, all have Windows 8 installed but my IT class teacher told me to leave it alone. He said just buy the $ 14.00 option and they will install it when the bugs are sorted.
Yes, I am going to OLD GEEZER computer classes as I have also up graded my very old desktop. Now I find myself with new names for everything under the son, everything is back to front and I even have something now called Evernote. I just don't know what to do with it yet.
I had enough trouble with Photobucket!!!!!!!!!!!
No wonder I am prematurely old.
Ray, I know how your father in law feels.
Cheers ,Mate.
Jan.

Hey Jan

Just like my old man except i have to impart my expertise over the phone or gets someone in to sort it out. Couple that with a 5 hour time diff back to NZ and some how it can all get lost in translation. That's when the native language starts to come out " Godverdomme"

Could also be caused by PBKAC (Problem Between Keyboard And Chair)

Ahhh. Older ager. Not sure if i'm looking forward to it!

Cheers

Seve

crustyo44 · Post by **crustyo44** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 09:08

Allright, rub it in!!!!!!!!!!!!!

el Ducko · Post by **el Ducko** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 23:18

Jan,
At our age, the only so-called "smart phone" settings we need would be one ring tone (loud), vibrate (for when we no longer can hear), and defibrillate.

But then, a deaf person carrying a phone makes about as much sense as putting Braille symbols on the drive-up automatic teller machines did.

Russ

Chuckwagon · Post by **Chuckwagon** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 04:55

The Golden Years:
(YOU fill in the blanks!)

I cannot see,
I cannot _____
I cannot chew,
I cannot _____
Oh my Lord,
What can I do?
My memory shrinks,
My hearing stinks;
No sense of smell,
I look like hell;
My mood is bad,
Can you tell?
My body`s drooping,
Have trouble _____
The Golden Years
Have come at last;
The Golden Years,
Can kiss my _____!

sawhorseray · Post by **sawhorseray** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 06:11

"But then, a deaf person carrying a phone makes about as much sense as putting Braille symbols on the drive-up automatic teller machines did"

Ducko and CW hit the nail on the head! In the future we'll most likely be better off for being remembered as not having ever been here at all. I found Cw's Butch Cassidy hog rub, I know my future! RAY