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| which is better, windows 7 or 8? |
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| Dr.Agon:
i NEED this game; http://store.steampowered.com/app/246580/ but it needs windows 7 or 8 and im only running XP so which should i get? im leaning more towards 7 at the moment... |
| palmer6strings:
Windows 7 is by far the better of the 2 in my opinion. It's as close to xp as your going to get. It's compatible with almost all programs you would want to run. It's really sad that they are stopping support for xp. |
| Superchop:
I went from win 7 to win 8.1 not too long ago...and while 7 was much easier to use and as mentioned, much more like xp, I'd suggest that too. I personally like win 8.1 a bit more now that I've gotten used to it and I don't feel like going back to 7 anytime soon. Also, if you decide on skipping 7 and going to 8 make sure it's win 8.1 and not win 8. |
| Jeff:
If you're keeping your pc, get windows 7 for sure. If you're buying a new pc, windows 8.1 isn't a bad choice. The biggest compatibility problems people have are with hardware. The only software problems I've had is that fraps can't record desktops, and some indie games made with game maker crash. A few old educational games I try to install for laughs refuse to work, but work in virtualbox, and all dos games work with dosbox. People preach gloom and doom about windows 8, but download classic shell. It brings back the start menu, it's a must have. And the new metro elements are easy to ignore. Get windows 7 if you're really worried about change, but windows 8 will be supported longer. |
| Blumpkin:
I've been using Windows 8 for about a year now. I still hate it. |
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