windows 8 PROBLEMS

[cima2003]

I had to get a new PC Lenovo I5 because the MB of my old XP customPC broke, I started with dos then w95, 98, 2k, xp, and I never saw such a garbage, Im really tempted to return the MF and get the old sputter fixed.
It just lost several settings that I had to reimpost and is 4 days that I trying to eliminate garbage nobody needs, and trying to find applications everybody needs like the file and folders and my documents and others....
thanks

[fink]

Have you upgraded to 8.1? That fixes a few things in 8 and may make it useable, just.

I agree with your general assessment however.

I've been using XYplorer free version as a file management program.
http://www.xyplorer.com/free.php

[cima2003]

Have you upgraded to 8.1? That fixes a few things in 8 and may make it useable, just.

I agree with your general assessment however.

I've been using XYplorer free version as a file management program.
http://www.xyplorer.com/free.php

thanks Fink
the Lenovo came with 8.1 (figure what it was 8)
I downloaded XYplorer but it seems just as messy as 8.1 but with a filer.
just to discover that is a waist of time to use it... it took me half h.
If I got to file my things with that then I need to hire somebody, as I woudnt have no left time to do my things,
it looks like computers are starting to weigh too much on people lives, and people are going to return to simpler things like a book to write on, and a paper to read and a tv and radio and F. the PC. if MS make it so messy that you have to buy OS every other year and individual components every years like MSoffice and what next.
but how come that any windows before 8 it didnt take any time to learn or to use? it use to be so easy.

[Train]

Win 10 preview, pretty much goes back to what we like.
Win 8.1 is for so called smart phone users.
Since you have 8, when win 10 comes out you will get the win 10 for free.

8 drove me to check out linux so I hit a pc recycle place and picked up a couple laptops and even got a desktop.

Order with Win7 Toshiba Example:
http://www.toshiba.com/us/Windows7_Laptops

[cima2003]

Win 10 preview, pretty much goes back to what we like.
Win 8.1 is for so called smart phone users.
Since you have 8, when win 10 comes out you will get the win 10 for free.

8 drove me to check out linux so I hit a pc recycle place and picked up a couple laptops and even got a desktop.

Order with Win7 Toshiba Example:
http://www.toshiba.com/us/Windows7_Laptops

thank you Train...that give me confort, what do you think of Lenovo 50 50 ? its an I5 , 500 ram , 1T HD and gforce 2mb.
but you right I should have get it used with 7.
in reloading my old PC I lost that PDF5 app to convert pdf docs so to freefax'em, do you know their site?
thanks again.

[cima2003]

ah yeah Linux...thats what I always thinking...but how hard it is to use it, im told no too many apps to run, since all apps are made for the 2 big ones, or there is a way around....

[Train]

For geneology work, I use Win 7, Family Tree Maker only is written for Windows and Mac. And a couple other programs I have.

Win 10 Preview is installed on a old Dell Optiplex 755 and has only 2 GB of ram and works just fine.

Win 98 was more trouble.You can use live cd http://livecdlist.com/
or like I do when testing a distro, a boot USB drive I went through a bunch before I settled on AntiX.

This laptop:

$ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: antix15 Kernel: 3.19.1-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
Distro: antiX-15-beta1-V_386-full Killah P 16 March 2015
Machine: System: TOSHIBA product: Satellite A505D v: PSAQ0U-00C002
Mobo: TOSHIBA model: Portable PC
Bios: Insyde v: 1.40 date: 06/08/2009
CPU: Dual core AMD Turion X2 Mobile RM-72 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB
flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 svm) bmips: 8396
clock speeds: max: 2100 MHz 1: 1050 MHz 2: 2100 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RS780MC [Mobility Radeon HD 3100]
bus-ID: 01:05.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1366x768@60.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD RS780
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
Sound: ALSA v: k3.19.1-antix.1-486-smp
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL8192E/RTL8192SE Wireless LAN Controller
driver: rtl819xE port: 6000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Card-2: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 4000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 256.1GB (2.3% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_THNSNJ25 size: 256.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 24G used: 3.0G (14%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.91GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 57.9C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 110 Uptime: 2:03 Memory: 361.0/3287.2MB
Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.19

get curious as to what the weather is like in Sheboygan, Wi

inxi -W 53081 -xxx
Weather: Conditions: 34 F (1 C) - Overcast Wind: From the South at 24 MPH Gusting to 32 MPH Humidity: 75%
Pressure: 29.80 in (1009 mb) Wind Chill: 22 F (-6 C)
Location: Sheboygan WI (US) Altitude: 201 ft
Time: March 29, 12:26 PM CDT Observation Time: March 29, 11:53 AM CDT

[cima2003]

thats why I lately moved back to Rome (no heat this winter) back in the Village was just like on the beutiful lakes, but every winter you had to dig yourself out, I miss it nevertheless, and Ill back soon.
here are my specs, but now I cant get configured the Samsung scx300 printer/scanner (error) seems the app because the printer is working, I tried to change drivers but they look OK, could be the 5 yo machine is not compatible with W8?
thanks



Nome SO Microsoft Windows 8.1
Versione 6.3.9600 build 9600
Descrizione altro SO Non disponibile
Produttore SO Microsoft Corporation
Nome sistema LENOVO-PC
Produttore sistema LENOVO
Modello sistema 90B6006GIX
Tipo sistema PC basato su x64
SKU sistema LENOVO_PN_90B6006GIX
Processore Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 3201 Mhz, 4 core, 4 processori logici
Versione/data BIOS LENOVO IEKT26AUS, 22/07/2014
Versione SMBIOS 2.7
Versione controller integrato 255.255
ModalitÃ* BIOS UEFI
Produttore scheda di base LENOVO
Modello scheda di base Non disponibile
Nome scheda di base Scheda di base
Ruolo piattaforma Desktop
Stato avvio protetto Attivato
Configurazione PCR7 Impossibile effettuare l'associazione
Directory Windows C:\windows
Directory System C:\windows\system32
Periferica di avvio \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale Italia
Hardware Abstraction Layer Versione = "6.3.9600.17196"
Fuso orario ora legale Europa occidentale
Memoria fisica installata (RAM) 4,00 GB
Memoria fisica totale 3,95 GB
Memoria fisica disponibile 2,40 GB
Memoria virtuale totale 5,32 GB
Memoria virtuale disponibile 3,57 GB
Spazio file di paging 1,38 GB
File di paging C:\pagefile.sys
Hyper-V - Estensioni modalitÃ* di monitoraggio macchina virtuale Sì
Hyper-V - Estensioni conversione indirizzi di secondo livello
Sì
Hyper-V - Virtualizzazione abilitata nel firmware Sì
Hyper-V - Protezione esecuzione dati Sì

[Train]

Toshiba is my laptop brand of choice and I have no experience with other brands using M$.
They had the best track record for reliability when I got my first one and This , my second one, I bought in Dec of 2007, and it is still on the first battery.

See if this helps
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/ow...SCX-4826FN/XAA

5 years, I know HP would not write drivers for something that old.

[cima2003]

Toshiba is my laptop brand of choice and I have no experience with other brands using M$.
They had the best track record for reliability when I got my first one and This , my second one, I bought in Dec of 2007, and it is still on the first battery.
See if this helps
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/ow...SCX-4826FN/XAA
5 years, I know HP would not write drivers for something that old.

....on calling Samsung chat help I was surprised on how efficient was to fix the installation. They installed a universal driver, as the only choice for a scx4300/ms8.1 combination, and a different more generic and newr app to scan/transfer
documents.... really impressed.
W£hat im missing now is where to get a software I had named PDF5 that allows to convert a simple PDF doc in one that can be freefaxed via faxzero or freefax
thanks

[Train]

It was posted in your other thread.
Sure glad to hear they too care of you.

[fink]

Gesch1975, you need to start your own thread for new problems.