[Hidden-tech] Questions Re: Win 8.1 and Win XP...

[Karl Hakkarainen]

Assuming that you're referring to an 8.0 to 8.1 upgrade, I've done one and
found that it went well. Although much maligned for its tiled interface,
8.* has been, for me, a good OS, slightly faster that 7 on the same
hardware.
Upgrading from XP directly to 8.*, as far as I know, isn't supported.
According to this page - http://goo.gl/bjRw2 - you'll do a clean
installation of Windows 8 and then be on your own to move files and find
compatible programs.
kh

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On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Rikk Desgres <all at pinehurstpictures.com>wrote:

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> David,
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> 8.1 can’t be worse than 8. Just sayin’. But I have not tried it.
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> I will be running XP on two machines after it’s EOLed.I just won’t be
> going on the internet unless it’s absolutely necessary. I WILL be running
> anti-virus software though. Just be careful and you will be fine. Use it
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> From: "David F. Farkas" <david at farkas.com>
> Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 3:46 PM
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> Subject: [Hidden-tech] Questions Re: Win 8.1 and Win XP...
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> ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
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> Hi Mavens...
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> Two OS issues have arisen simultaneously...
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>    1. Win 8.1 is available. Any input on whether it's ready for prime
>    time and issues in upgrading?
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>    2. Win XP is about to be abandoned by MS. No more bug fixes or virus
>    updates. You would think it was 'fixed' after 12 years. Just sayin'. But,
>    what are the issues in continuing to run XP? I have some old devices that
>    probably will not have drivers under Win 8.1. And, what are the hardware
>    requirements to run 8.1?
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> Thanx!
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