cjloki Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 CJ, there are couple different options including paid (as mentioned earlier) or free. Various options discuss here; http://www.overclock...hread-also-club And here; http://techmell.com/...ws-7-windows-8/ Programs that make the task simpler; ViStart Classic Shell Startmenu7 Stardock Start8 i went for the classic shell ftw ! ...it's all better now ...so i can get wit dis,,,, or i can get wit dat !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 So how did you guys get Windows 8 for $14.99? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 So how did you guys get Windows 8 for $14.99? Thanks Windows 8 upgrade offer, any PC bought with Windows 7 installed in 2012 gets a cheaper upgrade to Windows 8 until January 2013, or atleast that's how I understand it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 So how did you guys get Windows 8 for $14.99? Thanks Please see this; http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.php?showtopic=194096&st=0&p=2057537&fromsearch=1&&do=findComment&comment=2057537 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporX Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) Get Media Center add-on for free, If you are running Windows 8 Pro this addes the Media Center functions: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/feature-packs Edited October 30, 2012 by ComputerEd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Get Media Center add-on for free, If you are running Windows 8 Pro this addes the Media Center functions: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/feature-packs ah darn it ed, now i want a refund...i could use the $10 to buy some starbucks refreshers... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCrYsIs Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) Well I have it installed and things are going well so far. Games are downloading from Origin and Steam. Drivers, settings and Apps all went well. Ran Heaven Benchmark and noticed some improvement there. It is very quick IMO from booting to file transfers. Haven't had any obscure errors or crashes. Using the classic shell app and that is working nicely. Check back later. Oh yeah and I sent Logitech a not so nice support ticket about not having G930 drivers ready for Windows 8 release. Edited October 30, 2012 by InCrYsIs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) As far as modern OSes are concerned in my experience the bundled drivers with the OS are pretty much satisfactory for everyday use anyway. Still would be nice to have some certified Windows 8 drivers I suppose. Windows 7 drivers don't work I assume? Edited October 30, 2012 by EuroFight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCrYsIs Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 As far as modern OSes are concerned in my experience the bundled drivers with the OS are pretty much satisfactory for everyday use anyway. Still would be nice to have some certified Windows 8 drivers I suppose. Windows 7 drivers don't work I assume? After reading around sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. Some have ended in reinstalling OS. I have a backup pair of creatives that plug into sound card. I will show patience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Get Media Center add-on for free, If you are running Windows 8 Pro this addes the Media Center functions: http://windows.micro...8/feature-packs Really nice find CE. Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Well I have it installed and things are going well so far. Games are downloading from Origin and Steam. Drivers, settings and Apps all went well. Ran Heaven Benchmark and noticed some improvement there. It is very quick IMO from booting to file transfers. Haven't had any obscure errors or crashes. Using the classic shell app and that is working nicely. Check back later. Oh yeah and I sent Logitech a not so nice support ticket about not having G930 drivers ready for Windows 8 release. I had a memory crash this morning, prolly due to these gskill pis"s being barely stable anyways, but everything else is basically ok...I went ahead and did a total clean install too just to start with a clean slate...back to win 8 specs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenKittensATK Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Make Steam Look Prettier on Windows 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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