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1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

   This is more or less why we can't have nice things guys.

   Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:22:52 UTC from web
   1. That wierd guy next door

      @ceruleanspark can we also blame this on windows 8 as it isn't a nice thing?

      Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:24:03 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
      1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

         @renovatedkitchen Man I'm an IT professional and even I think Windows 8 needs taking outside and shooting.

         Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:24:53 UTC from web
         1. That wierd guy next door

            @ceruleanspark I'm installing it now. At first I didn't care because all I use my toughbook for is music and Internet. Now I'm kinda freaking myself out because I'm honestly worried even the simplest of tasks will be impossible. Where are my windows 7 discs :.(

            Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:26:34 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
            1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

               @renovatedkitchen W8 doesn't /remove/ anything. It just changes where they are. Given that microsoft is going to cram W8 up your **** regardless of whether you want it or not, you might as well take the opportunity to figure it out now.

               Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:27:44 UTC from web
         2. Thomas

            @ceruleanspark They have made metro mandatory in the server version as well!!!!!! ITS CRAZY, CRAZY!!!!!!

            Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:26:37 UTC from web
            1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

               @nlghtmaremoon To be honest, Metro on the server version makes more sense to me. I log into my various servers to do very specific tasks, like add users to active directory or close exchange mailboxes. A highly specialised UI actually makes that easier.

               Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:29:20 UTC from web
               1. That wierd guy next door

                  @ceruleanspark well, my main real worry is drivers. My pappy was meant for XP and that's how Panasonic wants it to be. It's a pain to install them for windows 7 already. Hope 8 keeps them

                  Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:31:49 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
                  1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

                     @renovatedkitchen W8 uses the same driver model as 7, so it should operate on the same set of drivers.

                     Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:32:38 UTC from web
                     1. Sir E. Hooves III

                        @ceruleanspark True, but about a third of mine failed to install on the consumer preview for whatever reason.

                        Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:34:21 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
                        1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

                           @eaglehooves Usually halfassed version checking flipping out if the version string is too high. You could probably just edit the infs to get them to work.

                           Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:35:39 UTC from web
                     2. That wierd guy next door

                        @ceruleanspark thank you :) I kinda feel better now. Like you said. W8 is inevitable.

                        Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:34:30 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
               2. Thomas

                  @ceruleanspark Usually such programs, are still open, from the last time I logged in, and they were used... (ESP active directory)

                  Friday, 21-Sep-12 06:35:45 UTC from web