[AccessD] Windows 8.1

Hello Jim
I think this was the website where it began -
http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2013/10/17/windows-8-1-now-available/?win81=

It had been recommended around the middle of last month. This led to
the 8.1 upgrade. As mentioned, the one machine it's safely installed
on is my laptop. So I attempted several times to upgrade online, from
the free upgrade. Each time it started well and began the process, but
before long an error message showed to say that the upgrade had
failed. It offered no explanation.

8 works ok on the laptop, but I can't see any improvement on Windows
7.  If I (crazily) hadn't followed my old habit since 3.1 of trying to
upgrade on the very day a revised OS was offered, I don't think I
would have been tempted by 8. I've regretted it since, I confess -
especially as I lost my PC through it.

Hope this helps, Jim.

All the best
paul

On 4 November 2013 20:12, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Hi Paul:
>
> What was the message?
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "paul" <paul at wordwright.org>
> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Sunday, 3 November, 2013 12:15:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8.1
>
> Sorry, Charlotte, not to be clear. As with so many windows' changes
> (even back with the horrendous 95), I was there on the front line,
> hoping that this time there would be something groundbreaking.
>
> So, yes, I had Win 8 and within the last few weeks, a fortnight
> perhaps. came news of the 8.1 upgrade. However, although the upgrade
> began on the machine each time I tried, soon an error message appeared
> to say it had failed.
>
> On 3 November 2013 19:43, Charlotte Foust <charlotte.foust at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm not sure how the upgrade from Win 7 to 8.1 works.  I thought you had to
>> install 8.0 first, but maybe not.  I don't find Win 8 or 8.1 any less
>> stable than Win 7, it's mostly the UI that's different and 8 loads way
>> faster than 7.  I actually like Win 8, although I still occasionally have
>> trouble finding ways to do things that were easy in earlier versions.
>>
>> Charlotte
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:41 AM, paul <paul at wordwright.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Well done, Charlotte, for downloading 8.1.
>>>
>>> Win 8 killed my PC and I chose to stay with 7 for my replacement
>>> desktop. It loaded onto my laptop without problems, but recently when
>>> I've tried to upgrade to 8.1 (hopefully it is an upgrade), I keep
>>> getting messages saying that the session failed.
>>>
>>> When I compare the performance of the two machines, win 7 is quite the
>>> better system.
>>>
>>> All the best
>>> paul
>>>
>>> On 2 November 2013 19:31, Charlotte Foust <charlotte.foust at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Anybody have good or bad experience to report on this? I put it on my
>>> > tablet pc and don't see much difference overall.   The so-called start
>>> > button just brings up the same screen as the windows button.  I like the
>>> > new small button size and the fact that new apps aren't automatically
>>> added
>>> > to the start screen.  I haven't seen any performance differences.
>>> >
>>> > Charlotte
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