I installed windows 8

Windows 8 was so two months ago. Keep up with technology

Windows 7 on my laptop takes about 8-10 seconds too boot.

It's the ram you need at least 6 gigs.

And a speedy hard disk.

I've found after a few days with it on a desktop, you notice everything is more intuitive. Charms bar is great. You can treat the desktop as an app, and split it with metro apps. It is far more functional than Windows 7, touch or no touch.

Meh. I'll stay with Windows 7 for now. If I want an app-based OS with a minimalist aesthetic, I'll use my Android instead.

Thers is a windows 9 I think?

Yep, with the classic shell installed and a few minor tweaks, it's a good OS for $40.00. A definite improvement in speed from 7. I DON'T like the cloud garbage though! Someone joked yesterday about 8 being a web based OS - funny... but too close to reality to be too humorous.

the metro its very good its just you need to learn it ... its better than the start menu ...

without touch screen

You dont need to download any classic shell. Its easy to get to the regular desktop from the damn touch app. Win 8 sucks donkey balls.

I love my Linux Mint Debian Edition!

I smell a tread titled : "I UNinstalled windows 8" very soon...

It's gay.

I'll be sticking with windows7 for the next few years at least....

The .pdf viewer on 8 really stinks. No functionality. You still need to install Adobe.

Nope -- can't do it -- sticking with Win 7 for now...

If you get tempted to uninstall it, take a deep breath and count to 7 (days) and try to get use to it. You WILL end up thinking it's not that bad.

get used to it ?
NO

I don't have to get used to anything
let microsoft get used to me using XP

not just any xp

LAST XP (google it)

Windows 8 is far better than 7, I don't care what anybody has to say about it.

I'm a programmer, and I've compiled custom kernels for multiple linux distros, I've tested and modified almost every Windows OS available, and I can say without a bit of doubt that Windows 8 is a true contender in the land of OSs.

Windows 8 is fast and highly customizable.

BackTrack 5 is a hackers wet dream.

Dual booting Windows 8 + BackTrack 5 R3 = 1337.

'Nuff said.

I think that's gonna be the case for most folks. Too bad MS listened to a bunch of hipster-doofuses when they were planning 8. 8 is still good, but it could have been great for only $40.00. As it is, most people are going to stick with 7 because they don't want the trouble of figuring 8 out. So it's not about the money here at all. MS really screwed the pooch on this one...

This comment was meant for those who ALREADY installed 8 and are thinking of uninstalling it.

Yes, XP is great too, but it eventually going to be unusable without support.

No.. no 9

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Which version of win 8 are you running? And whats your computer specs?

Nothing special on this pc, it's just my laptop that I do all my experiments on.

Windows 8 Pro - Pirated/Activated
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-53 1.7 Ghz
3 GB ram
320 GB HDD - 200GB to Windows, the rest to BackTrack.
Used easyBCD for dual-booting.

Windows 8 boots faster than BackTrack, about 10-12 seconds.