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Maurice Leakey
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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
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- posted October 18, 2013 06:04 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I have never liked my new computer with its Windows 8 operating system, so welcomed the chance to download today the new revised 8.1. However, after sitting in front of my computer for two hours whilst everything loaded I cannot at the moment see much difference!

I suppose it's nice to be up to date!

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Maurice

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Vidar Olavesen
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From: Sarpsborg, Norway
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- posted October 18, 2013 07:26 AM      Profile for Vidar Olavesen   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
They say it's a big speed difference, but I hate the interface so much that I will stay for as long as I can on Windows 7

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Maurice Leakey
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- posted October 18, 2013 08:31 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I now understand that many anti-virus programs are not compatible with 8.1. I may have at the moment to rely on the built-in Windows Defender until the anti-virus companies wake up to the fact that 8.1 is now with us.

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Vidar Olavesen
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- posted October 18, 2013 08:44 AM      Profile for Vidar Olavesen   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Bitdefender works fine (at least the free version)

I think most will work

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Maurice Leakey
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- posted October 18, 2013 08:57 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I was using the free version of AVG but it got removed in the update and it is not compatible with 8.1.

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Pasquale DAlessio
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From: Bristol,RI, USA
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- posted October 18, 2013 11:00 AM      Profile for Pasquale DAlessio     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I have the 8.1 and there is not much of a difference. Just the little windows icon in the lower left corner that takes you to the start screen. My anti virus program work fine with 8.1 . The update shouldn't remove anything. But you know things don't always work the way they are supposed to on upgrades.

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Martin Jones
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From: Thetford , Norfolk,England
Registered: May 2008

- posted October 18, 2013 11:04 AM      Profile for Martin Jones     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Long live XP Pro!

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Ongoing interest in Telecine....

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Michael O'Regan
Film God

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From: Essex, UK
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- posted October 18, 2013 12:30 PM      Profile for Michael O'Regan   Email Michael O'Regan   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I agree, Martin. XP hasn't been bettered in my opinion.

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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

- posted October 18, 2013 12:43 PM      Profile for Osi Osgood   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
My new PC I bought this last January, (well, that's pretty darned new for this household!), had Windows 8 already loaded in, and I haven't had any real problems with it. It's the computer I have been doing my video editing on and it's functioned OK, but I don't dare allow this one to be hooked up to the internet, as I don't want it to be corrupted. 300.oo dollars for a new computer is a lot of money for us, and I want this computer to last as long as possible.

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Bruce Wright
Expert Film Handler

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From: Denham Springs, La.
Registered: Oct 2011

- posted October 18, 2013 04:20 PM      Profile for Bruce Wright   Author's Homepage   Email Bruce Wright   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Martin I'm with you. Built my computer, installed xp-pro,
added Adobe Premiere pro CS3 for editing and it's been going strong ever since. Long live XP-PRO

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Jim Schrader
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Savage, MN, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

- posted October 19, 2013 03:24 PM      Profile for Jim Schrader   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
For those of you who like the look of xp download a program that puts the start menu back to look like xp you can choose which one you want it to look like it called classicshell.net I have had it on my machine since day 1 and have never had a problem my computer starts right up a bypasses the windows 8 garbage and goes right to desk top. try it and report back. for those of you still using xp you will not want to hooked up to the internet come February, as you know Microsoft will not support xp as of that date meaning you will be vulnerable to hacking and viruses.

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jim schrader
"Let's see “do I have that title already?"

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Yanis Tzortzis
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From: Greece
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- posted October 19, 2013 06:29 PM      Profile for Yanis Tzortzis   Author's Homepage   Email Yanis Tzortzis   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
....agree with Martin-long live XP!....

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Maurice Leakey
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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
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- posted October 20, 2013 12:25 PM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Perhaps something has changed. Me, perhaps?
I have now been successful in downloading the AVG free anti-virus protection onto my upgraded Windows 8.1.

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Janice Glesser
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From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
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- posted October 20, 2013 02:39 PM      Profile for Janice Glesser     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Maurice...just my opinion...but AVG is a resource hog and doesn't provide any better protection then Microsoft's Defender.

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Janice

"I'm having a very good day!"
Richard Dreyfuss - Let It Ride (1989).

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Mark Todd
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From: UK
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- posted October 20, 2013 05:22 PM      Profile for Mark Todd     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I prefer 7 myself, XP was good too. But just don`t like 8 at all.

Best Mark.

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