Old 09-9-2014, 11:52 PM   #1
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Default win 8.1 sucks

So Windows update decided it would be cool to glitch out somehow and replace parts of system32 with empty files, eventually resulting in a laptop with capabilities equivalent to a punch card reader accessible through command line.

After 12 hours of trying to diagnose and fix the issue via smartphone, it became obvious that the only way to fix this would be to reset the computer to factory settings, reinstall Windows, and then enjoy recovering files.

tl;dr win 8 is really good at bricking a laptop
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Old 09-9-2014, 11:55 PM   #2
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i thought it was common knowledge windows 8 sucks ass
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Old 09-10-2014, 12:03 AM   #3
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After 12 hours of trying to diagnose and fix the issue via smartphone, it became obvious that the only way to fix this would be to reset the computer to factory settings, reinstall Windows, and then enjoy recovering files.

tl;dr win 8 is really good at bricking a laptop
use a linux live cd to move files to an external hdd and then install windows 7
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Old 09-10-2014, 12:04 AM   #4
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i thought it was common knowledge windows 8 sucks ass
i recently had the opportunity to apply for a migration project from (brace yourself) windows nt to windows 8

this is not a joke, this actually happened
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Old 09-10-2014, 12:38 AM   #5
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heyyy I just got a new laptop running win8. so far so bleh. to be fair I've messed with it for all of an hour.

the windows update bricking your computer thing just sounds like microsoft being incompetent though, right? I would guess that could happen with a different OS if they were to similarly botch an update.
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Old 09-10-2014, 12:40 AM   #6
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use a linux live cd to move files to an external hdd and then install windows 7
no cd drive on laptop rip
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I would guess that could happen with a different OS if they were to similarly botch an update.
when is the last time you have heard of a linux distro or a mac bricking on an update though
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a different *windows* OS, should have specified rofl
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no cd drive on laptop rip
make a live usb stick
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Old 09-10-2014, 06:44 AM   #10
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Go tell at Microsoft techs and tell them to give you another laptop?
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Old 09-10-2014, 06:51 AM   #11
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Go tell at Microsoft techs and tell them to give you another laptop?
they will blame it on hardware
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Old 09-10-2014, 08:30 AM   #12
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make a live usb stick
Now all I need is a time machine and go back to before I reset the laptop
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Old 09-10-2014, 09:39 AM   #13
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Personally, I haven't run into any problems with win 8.1 yet (thank god).
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when is the last time you have heard of a linux distro or a mac bricking on an update though
I had it happen with Ubuntu a few years back. Thankfully I was dual-booting linux and windows, though.
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Old 09-10-2014, 01:07 PM   #14
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I love windows 8, maybe I'm in the minority though. It just feels like a better windows 7 to me..
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I love windows 8, maybe I'm in the minority though. It just feels like a better windows 7 to me..
I want to try whatever you're smoking.

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Old 09-11-2014, 08:29 PM   #16
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Default Re: win 8.1 sucks

Beyond disabling the metro UI I can't think of anything about windows 8 that isn't as good or better than windows 7.
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windows 8 uses resources better than windows 7 does but the interface is a trackwreck for anyone that's not a new user
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So once you disable that new UI then what is the problem?
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I might be in the minority who actually likes metro but you can pretty much disable it entirely, and eliminate it all together practically with http://startisback.com/

Once you do that you have a better Windows 7. Only complaints I ever hear that are legitimate about Win8 is the UI. Billium's issue is quite irregular IMO

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Old 09-11-2014, 11:01 PM   #20
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So basically you have to spend money on windows 8 to get it to be windows 7



Or you could just have gotten windows 7 in the first place, which is cheaper to get than windows 8 anyway and doesn't require a separate product for it to not be utter shit.
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