Upgrade from win7 to win8 (Yes or No?)

I was wondering if I should upgrade from windows7 to windows8!? Why I ask this? because I have
already done the same mistake in the past! I upgraded to Vista which was a disaster! I just bought
an elitework hp workstation and I can update the windows7 to 8 with 14,99 $, but the question is
if I should or not!?

What would you do?

 

I did it and am fine with it, others are less fine. a good way to know for sure is look up what's new on YouTube or other sites with reviewers, see what other people don't like and device if those things will bother you. The best way is to do it yourself but you may not be willing to pay 40 to find out.

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You have to try it out yourself and see if it suits you or not, for me it didn't work out as I found the navigation to be unintuitive with my current setup. Also some of the existing apps I had before on Windows 7 didn't work on the new OS which was a dealbreaker for me. Maybe when I get a Tablet PC and the drivers/apps mature then I consider trying again later. Though I would advise to do a factory backup of Windows 7 first before doing anything with your system as a safeguard.

 

You can always buy the upgrade for cheap and then stick it on a shelf until SP1 comes out.

 

I have 3 active computers I use and am trying Win8 on my least used laptop.

The good: I did not find that the upgrade was impossible due to lack of peripheral drivers or software compatibility as was the case on the past two OS Windows upgrades. Apparently the Win8 kernel is very similar to Win7. You do need to update many of your drivers but as they are available (at least for my Lenovo laptop) that only requires a bit of time. Also it is not very expensive at this time: $40 for download upgrade and $70 for a boxed DVD upgrade.

The Uncertain: Is it better?? Well, much of what is different than Win7 is not designed to be used with a mouse but is designed to be used with a tablet or other type of touch screen. So the navigation is not just different than Win7 but actually pretty cumbersome once you learn it if you are trying with a keyboard and mouse. There are about 20 keyboard shortcuts (Windows Key+ ??) that can help you access things and navigate around but there is nothing intuitive about the keys. The start screen is gone from the desktop, but much of its functions are available elsewhere in Win8 but you need to relearn where they are or download an aftermarket free app called Classic Start. However that defeats one of the major navigation functions from the desktop to the MetroUI, so I have chosen not to use it and have found where most of its functions have been redistributed in Win8.

So it will be some relatively steep learning curve before you get your productivity back.

My recommendation would be to go ahead and buy an upgrade download and save it to your Win 7 desktop. Than do a complete and full backup for any future restore you need including a restore to Win 7 with a legal downloaded Win 8 upgrade available on the backup.

Than you can do the upgrade and try it for a day or so and see what you think. If you don't like it, restore the Win 7 and go merrily along your way until Win 8 has Sp 1 or 2 out and than reload from your downloaded Win8 upgrade file.

Enjoy,
Perry