I just got Windows 8 Pro installed on my touch-screen PC, pretty nice so far. Bought it today at Best Buy for only $65.95 USD, which is about 1/2 normal price. Everything went smoothly with no problems at all, took, about 1 1/2 hours. I installed it as an upgrade to Windows 7 and had it retain all my windows settings and files.
Ancient Dragon
5,243
Achieved Level 70
Team Colleague
Featured Poster
Recommended Answers
Jump to Post@AD
One advantage I have seen so far here at DaniWeb is that when I use the Code button I don't have to refresh the screen to see the results (line numbers, etc.). I don't know if this is something that Dani changed recently or the result of Windows …
Jump to PostProbably. One thing: no Start menu. Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom, decided we didn't need to access the Control Panel. However, all isn't lost, there is a free app that adds it back.
Wow, that is neat! I just got Window 7 two years ago. I don't know …
Jump to PostFor under five dollars you can buy a program from Stardock called start8. It can be used to restore the start button and make the Windows desktop the default environment. You can also …
All 9 Replies
Ancient Dragon
5,243
Achieved Level 70
Team Colleague
Featured Poster
LastMitch
Ancient Dragon
5,243
Achieved Level 70
Team Colleague
Featured Poster
LastMitch
Reverend Jim
4,780
Hi, I'm Jim, one of DaniWeb's moderators.
Moderator
Featured Poster
Ancient Dragon
5,243
Achieved Level 70
Team Colleague
Featured Poster
Reverend Jim
4,780
Hi, I'm Jim, one of DaniWeb's moderators.
Moderator
Featured Poster
Ancient Dragon
5,243
Achieved Level 70
Team Colleague
Featured Poster
chris.stout
14
Junior Poster in Training
Be a part of the DaniWeb community
We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.