I don't have another computer to spare and can't afford to have all my shit in disarray if something catastrophic happens. So I'm not taking any chances with a new OS until at least the first service pack is out and determined to be stable; I'm gonna skip this.
Tried it on Oracle VM, didnt work properly, tbh i was stuck on the desktop, no windows fob.... If I can see a sure way to install it on a partition without it messing with my boot order then ill try it. If win 7 drops to maybe £50, ill just get win 7.
I got the ISO, it did say something about Direct x but it didnt want to install because i wasnt in safe mode. Im pretty sure I had 3d acceleration. I may try again tomorrow or on the weekend, maybe it will work on my 2nd attempt. I dont really have the time to faff about with it atm.
One of the biggest IT headaches for corporations is the onset of a new OS. There problem is, that despite the much ballyhooed "goodness" of the new OS (regardless of whichever system, it really doesn't matter) there's a huge learning curve for everyone concerned. IT needs to learn how to deal with it, from back ups, new work around routines for errors, and then to teach others, while users likewise need to absorb a new way of doing things outside their comfort zone and usual routine. Further, the more applications or programs one has, the less likely the new OS will be wholly compatible. If a company (or whatever you use a computer for) is on a mission critical footing where even an one hour downtime can mean the loss of millions of dollars, then changing an OS is literally the last thing that you would ever want to do. I happened to ask one of the IT guys where I work when we were changing up from XP; he laughed and quite firmly stated, "...NEVER!" LOL...
explains why organisations are reluctant to change. Also because of the training required. New things like this isn't really intuitive, although the way we perceive things in the IT world is the same, there are things which must be learnt. Humans (workers) don't like to learn new things because it's annoying and not that productive; therefore, costly to the organisation (like highlighted in your post).
Changing from XP to Vista for me (although XP is proven to be better than Vista) was huge. Visuals were all different, and a lot of shit operated differently too. When i first heard "Run as Admin..".. i went like wtf? Only when you have the time to play around with new OS should you upgrade. For an employee at work to try out the new features and how to work with the new shit.. too much $ lost
Agreed. But just because one doesn't use a computer for 'business' per se, doesn't mean that one can necessarily afford to mess with the home box either. Given that we're all so "connected" nowadays (from routine communications, to sensitive things like banking, investing, and even paying our bills), our computers aren't just for play anymore. A few days of no computer can literally screw up a life in today's world. Thus, IMHO a new OS for the home box has gotten to be just as much a hard sell as it is for our corporate persona.
Well lucky me that I dont have to do investing and paying bills at my age -lol. But probably when I'm old enough to, always have a back up. As long as it isn't slow as fuck with JUST surfing the net.. i'm sure it'll be fine as a back up. Like a 10 year old P4 comp will do
So aside from Oracle VM, anyone try it on any other virtualization software? Edit: anyone know of a virtualization software that virtualizes tablets? Would love to see that run on tablet mode...
^ ill have a go on MVPC because Oracle failed to work again, this time i made sure it was set to 64 bit, made no difference. Not to bothered though, i will be sticking to Win 7, i cant deal with that metro thing, its ok on my xbox or a tablet but not on my PC.
I had trouble with orcale V box. followed lots online reference but just freeze at boot up so decided not do VM did dual boot on hp dv6 I7 notebook. auto boot first into windows 8 boot loader which ask if you wish to use windows 8 or windows 7 also managed to install windows 8 consumer preview onto my new 2011 macbook air via boot camp. if I dun holdonto the alt button when turn on macbook it will just boot rignt into windows 8. crashed few times. doesnt support the 1 button click design trackpad so cannot use any right click funtion - need plug in usb mouse. else it runs find and nice on my macbook air
