[AlaskaErik]

I'm waiting for Windows 9 before I replace anything. Just like I waited for Vista to be superseded.

[cva66snipe]

I Bought a new machine last month with 8.1. I refuse to ever again purchase any device or program MICROCRAP developed until they pull 8 off the market and return to an XP or W-7 type format OS. W-8 for anyone {any many are still out there} who must use dial up service W-8 is a nightmare.

MICROCRAP made several major mistakes with W-8. The put a Tablet OS out as a desktop OS. They installed CLOUD which can not be disabled. On limited speed and Metered Usage MICROCRAPS CLOUD eats up Bandwidth. The "THIS PC" Window stinks and is a PITA to navigate and figure out where they hid commands. The darn Font on it is way too small with no means to increase it.

WINDERS 8 MISTAKE should have never been released for PC's. Their answer is an 890 MB download. This Pig already in GB's has nearly triple updates and patches that XP had over it's entire life and they still can't fix it.

[doorgunner69]

Windows 7 ain't so bad. Might just buy a copy and run that.

I bit the bullet and bought a new machine with Win 7 pro 64 on it and am having very little problem switching over from XP.

I cheated a bit and converted my old XP box to Win 7 for a few weeks before this machine arrived, so I knew what the basic lay of the land would be.

Saved the XP image of the old machine and reloaded it, curmudgeon that I am. I like what I had on it and do not use it for Internet now.

Wife has a laptop with Win 8 and I want nothing to do with it, Classic Shell or no.