[Utilizer]

Unfortunately, I have a computer at work that runs W8. I would PAY money to be able to revert to W7, but HP doesn't offer that possibility. And yes, W8 "is" that bad.

Download a live Linux distro and boot up from that instead if possible. Since everything runs off of the disc, it will not touch your system files and you might be a whole lot happier using that instead.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Download a live Linux distro and boot up from that instead if possible. Since everything runs off of the disc, it will not touch your system files and you might be a whole lot happier using that instead."

Unfortunately, this particular machine is the controller for a small CNC mill (Roland MDX-40), whose dedicated software requires Windows to run. I had it running from a Dell laptop, whose screen died. If I knew then what I know now about W8, I would have paid to have the screen replaced.