mazizitonene: I'm a student who just got a brand new laptop pre-installed with windows 8. But my friends, those that are IT inclined advise me to change/degrade it to windows 7 that's its more better. Some even suggested I can run d two simultaneously which they called "partition". Just wana know from the elders/gurus in the house if its worth it and what are d adverse effects...tanx

Fulaman198:

Your friends have no idea what they are talking about.

I don't even see how they can call themselves 'IT inclined'

Windows 8/8.1 (you should really upgrade to 8.1) is quite a bit better than Windows 7, faster bootup times and much tighter built-in security features. Windows 8.1 UI is different, but if you fool around with it on a daily basis, it takes like 30 minutes to 1 hour to get used to. By no means should you downgrade to Windows 7, instead upgrade to Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 is quite a stellar OS despite what the computer illiterates say. Those who have taken the time to learn how to use it agree that it is quite good. Don't listen to Microsoft haters. Most people just don't want to learn new things. You are a young man, you should be willing to learn new things.

mazizitonene: hian! Na advice abi na quarrel ??....na advice I ask for.....anyways, tanx 4 d info, but their arguement is that windows 7 support more/ a higher variety of programs/softwares than windows 8..that there are some useful program that won't run/function well on windows 8 but work perfectly on 7...is this true ?

phemoluv02: Windows 8 is good and it has more features and inbuilt programs but Window 7 is still far more better because it support many programs/applications. it rocks and easy to understand for beginner.

mazizitonene: hian! Na advice abi na quarrel ??....na advice I ask for.....anyways, tanx 4 d info, but their arguement is that windows 7 support more/ a higher variety of programs/softwares than windows 8..that there are some useful program that won't run/function well on windows 8 but work perfectly on 7...is this true ?

maxjax: windows 8 or 8.1 tha BEST for professionals.....if it doesn't support some of your wares, then u can make it support.

mazizitonene: and how can I do that ?

mazizitonene: hian! Na advice abi na quarrel ??....na advice I ask for.....anyways, tanx 4 d info, but their arguement is that windows 7 support more/ a higher variety of programs/softwares than windows 8..that there are some useful program that won't run/function well on windows 8 but work perfectly on 7...is this true ?

Bawss1: Some people just hate Win 8 for no good reason.

Bawss1: In fact OP should make new friends!

ARico: ^ I dnt think the window 8 is genuine because I took it from friend. But Pls what is the solution for it now.?

ARico: ^ if I find it will I reinstall it because the screen is not even displaying anything.

ARico: Pls nairaland people help..I'm using window and I downloaded window 8 activator key and installed it. The system shut down and restart immediately, I put my password but not showing anything again except blank screen. Pls what can I do?

Fulaman198:
That's exactly what I have been saying. They just don't want to learn new things. A lot (if not all) programmes work on Windows 8/8.1

Bawss1: Please it is very incorrect to say Win 8 doesn't support Autocad and the likes. First of all an ancient version of autocad will not work on any recent Windows OS. For the 2014 version you need to follow some minor steps to get it to work like

1. Fresh install of 8.1 x64 (not upgrade).
2. In Windows Control Panel 'Programs and Features' uninstall 'Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable'
3. Download and Install .Net 3.5 Framework for 8.1  (right click run as admin) file = dotNetFx35_W8.1_x64.exe

(The 2015 version works on Win8.1 without any need for the steps above.)

There are people using autocad on win8/8.1 computers. How do you think they manage it.



It's not necessary to jump on Win 8, it's predecessor win 7 is still a very capable OS and for many people it meets their needs just fine. What I think is misleading is when people don't know how to do certain things and then they make blanket statements like Win 8 not being able to work just as well as Win 7.

Bawss1: Please it is very incorrect to say Win 8 doesn't support Autocad and the likes. First of all an ancient version of autocad will not work on any recent Windows OS. For the 2014 version you need to follow some minor steps to get it to work like

1. Fresh install of 8.1 x64 (not upgrade).
2. In Windows Control Panel 'Programs and Features' uninstall 'Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable'
3. Download and Install .Net 3.5 Framework for 8.1  (right click run as admin) file = dotNetFx35_W8.1_x64.exe

(The 2015 version works on Win8.1 without any need for the steps above.)

There are people using autocad on win8/8.1 computers. How do you think they manage it.



It's not necessary to jump on Win 8, it's predecessor win 7 is still a very capable OS and for many people it meets their needs just fine. What I think is misleading is when people don't know how to do certain things and then they make blanket statements like Win 8 not being able to work just as well as Win 7.

scantee:

Bro I never said it does not support Cad at all, I said not all version of CAD can run efficiently on win8 without encountering errors, I use windows 8 as well and I have used different versions of CAD but Version 2010 bro na work.