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The future of MS Windows
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 22 Jan 2015, 07:21 ---A second-level safeguard would be to keep a mirror of the last, stable configuration and that, should Windows not boot from the new configuration, default back to that.
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Imaging your disk beforehand is an option. Backups are good in any case.
--- Quote ---given Windows 8's habit of killing hardware or scrambling its own boot files due to update and compatibility issues,
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Habit? I've never seen or heard of this happening, and I'm a computer manager. One single instance in which we know nothing of the prior state of the machine is not a "habit". Also, I've had not a single compatibility issue going from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 - much better than going between releases of Apple's OS-X!
BenRG:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 22 Jan 2015, 09:19 ---Habit? I've never seen or heard of this happening, and I'm a computer manager. One single instance in which we know nothing of the prior state of the machine is not a "habit". Also, I've had not a single compatibility issue going from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 - much better than going between releases of Apple's OS-X!
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I've known precisely four Windows 8 machines. The first two were killed by a recurring boot loop after a failed update. The other two are their replacements. FWIW, at least one of these cases was exacerbated by the fact that the manufacturer's BIOS did not allow for overriding Windows, booting from CD or trying various diagnostic/repair options; last time our company used them, I can tell you!
When Windows 8 first came out, there were actually reports of it deleting the drivers for some recent hardware because it couldn't recognise it. There was also the fact that the company that sold my mother her short-lived Win 8 laptop mentioned that they were being overwhelmed by requests for downgrades to Win 7 from commercial customers.
Understandably, this has made me less than keen to upgrade in future, given my W7 system is acceptably stable.
hedgie:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 22 Jan 2015, 09:19 --- Also, I've had not a single compatibility issue going from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 - much better than going between releases of Apple's OS-X!
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Apple OS updates scare me enough that I always have to make sure that my backups are up to date before even attempting it. The only times I've used Win 8, even the public beta (upgrading from 7 in a VM), and trying to get it and Linux to play nice on a dual boot setup for a friend, and finally was forced to disable UEFI and use a pirated copy of 7 (a fact of which I informed him).
pwhodges:
I've long given up multi-boot setups. These days, for most purposes (that I'm interested in) virtual machines do OK.
Detachable Felix:
--- Quote from: Masterpiece on 21 Jan 2015, 16:55 ---Windows Holographic looks crazy.
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Indeed, I really hope it doesn't turn out to be a flop. So shiny!
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