Windows 8, NO SPAM!!!!! Options

[Rukiri]

So the shiny new OS from Redmond, WA is about to hit stores on Friday. What I like about windows 8 is the fact that performance wise(only reason why I'm upgrading my dev system) it's superior to windows 7. The start orb was added back and can easily be added back through the registry, all the gadgets can be added back with third party tools but never used them of course I use conky when need to.

The Metro Ui... well it's pretty and a big full screen start menu and that's how I'm going think when in Metro as that's really all it is if you use the desktop.

And it'll only set you back $139.99 or $70 if you're upgrading. I'd personally just go with a fresh install.

[Rukiri]

I ran into driver issues so back to 7 for now, but keep in mind 8 is only a week old and already seeing vast amounts of driver updates mainly beta but updates.

Now because I HATE the super bar, I'm atm looking for an alternative shell that basically offers the traditional taskbar be it XP or vista's, just no super bar... Also changing dekstops can improve performance, I remember using lite-desktop and going from 1G down to 200MB even lower than my win8 install! Same hardware btw!

Now I fixed most issues if not all in 7 from the registry or hacking myself(don't recommend this), and it's running great, but I will be going back to 8 once drivers catch up in a few months or wait til sp1. Nvidia keeps crashing, 2X 690's in SLI.. It's a known issue..