A few months ago, we heard about the special offer by Microsoft to update our Windows operating system to version 8 Professional for only $40. It was an offer we couldn't pass up. Lydia and I had Vista on our computers, and it was a pain. Especially for me.
Not optimized for speed and efficiency, Visa would often slow down when I'd really get into doing design work. Having Photoshop and other programs open at the same time would cause it to lag. It would be very frustrating for me.
So we happily purchased the upgrade, and got it installed on our laptops. Lydia took to it like a pro. She figured out most of the features and tricks before I did. Phooey… I remember when Windows 3.0 came out and it started dominating our PC's!!!
Windows 8 is different enough that I have to re-calibrate my mind to do some of the simple functions I'm used to. I have to remind myself to remember that the operating system is now based for use on a tablet.
There was only one major drawback to the update. And it was one that frustrated Lydia the most. It didn't support the drivers for our Dell Touchpad Mouse. The touch-pad was now super sensitive to touch, and would not allow scrolling. Whenever we'd type, our palms would brush the touch-pad, causing the cursor to jump to where the mouse was. Without you realizing it, you'd be typing in the middle of a word from a previous paragraph!
I decided to do more research. Dell said it was not supported for Windows 8, and suggest everyone wait. I even downloaded the driver and tried installing. It would come up with "not compatible". However, I did noticed that it unzipped. I then went to the folder and looked around. There were several excitable files there. So I decided to try them… one installed, and asked me to restart my computer. I did, and to my surprise the touch-pad options were there!!! YAY!!!
So, all in all… I'm a happy guy! Windows 8 works great! I'm even able to run XP programs that wouldn't run on Vista.
Have you upgraded? Microsoft's special offer ends today!!!
~Matt
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