Wdw8 back to Wdw7
As some who followed M44 blasting the Wdw8 OS for a month or so, and watched him pluck his last hair in misery with the Wdw8 program, and finally found a trash can large enough to throw it in, I got m...
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strollin wrote:
On a new computer, I get all the latest updates installed, remove any unwanted bloatware and install all my "must have" programs. Once I have everything set the way I want it, I then make a system image. I periodically make new system images after major OS updates or I've installed additional software.
In addition to making a system image, I also create a boot CD that will allow me to boot the computer and do a restore using the system image I made.
I personally use Acronis but there are a number of good, free drive imaging packages out there such as: DriveImageXML Backup Software
Doing a restore from the mfr supplied restore partition or disks will bring your computer back to the way it was when it left the factory and force you to put in lots of effort to get the system back to the way you want it.
That's basically what I did with my last LT - bought Wdw7 and a new HD, installed only Wdw7 and my programs. Never had a problem with it until the charging connector failed. Major hassle to have that redone, so decided to buy a new LT ... could only find Wdw8, and that's when the fun began. So, will delete/uninstall every thing on this one, and just install the new Wdw7 and my programs again and hope it will act like it should.
I believe all that extra 'free' cr...p we get only interferes with an OS working properly. For me, this is the last time I buy from a 'outlet' - will have it built from scratch and leave out all the junk.
