Windows 8 Installation

We installed windows 8 onto the computers we built and it worked a treat. We went through the installation and it went swimmingly well. The screenshot below shows part of the installation.

Then when windows installed, we had a play around with the operating system and found out what the new features were and what was different about it. Below is a screenshot of the new interface that windows have relaeased.

Windows have now introduced a brand new interface and has done away with the traditional start menu. This has now been replaced by the tablatised look and each tab is a different application.

On my personal conclusion i think that windows 8 will not take off as well as windows 7 and xp. I can't see businesses upgrading their current setup to windows 8. It's too different and takes alot of getting used to.

Pro's and Cons of operating systems

Ubuntu

Pro’s

·      Free operating system

·      Easy to use

·      User friendly

·      Short installation time

Con’s

·      Not all programs are compatible

·      Takes a little bit of practice to get used to

Windows 7

Pro’s

·      Easy to use

·      User friendly

·      Easy navigation

Con’s

·      Hard to get a computer with it preinstalled

Windows 8

Pro’s

·      Microsoft’s latest OS

Con’s

·      Hard navigation on computers without touchscreen

·      Hard to change the navigation menu

·      Totally different to previous windows OS

Overall

In my opinion I would recommend windows 7 out of the 3 operating systems. This is because it is what most business’s use and it is an easy to use interface. Even though windows 8 has taken over from windows 7, I still think that it is the better operating system to use.