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what I would have liked windows 8 to look like.


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i would have liked it to be pretty much like windows 7 only with a less blocky taskbar and start menu.

i've just discovered the Maverick theme for windows 7 so i'm going to have to install that at some point, that way I've got Ubuntu (pretty much) with gaming capability XD

so here's my interface mockup. kind of got a bit side tracked, i was meant to be doing biology homework XD

Windows version 7 point 5 interface.jpg

but there you go, another doing of the very possible by zee! :P
 
you want steam built into windows 8 ??? surprised there isnt an app for that yet lol.

well simple solution keep windows 8 it has far better performance than windows 7 and install classic shell which brings back the good old start menu button people are missing so much, I dont know why people cant get the hang of right clicking the bottom left to get practically everything the old start menu offered and more or setting up the app home screen properly to suit your needs
http://www.classicshell.net/

Thats a free 1 that does the job there are better paid ones which are a lot better than any of the microsoft versions that are totally customisable.
 
ok its not so graphical but this is why windows 8 runs so much faster than windows 7 because they have cut out a lot of clutter you never know by windows 12 we may have linux speed and performance.

ignore netflix docked on the right catching up on heroes !!!!
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yyeah, i'm still using windows 7, and i will continue to until windows version 9 is out :)

it was mainly an interface design than anything.
 
You see Zee, that effect did have potential!

I'm running 7 on a PC that controls a CNC machine I have, I like it's interface.
 
sorry my last comment was kinda rushed :/

Hoogle said:
ok its not so graphical but this is why windows 8 runs so much faster than windows 7 because they have cut out a lot of clutter you never know by windows 12 we may have linux speed and performance.

ignore netflix docked on the right catching up on heroes !!!!
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I don't debate windows 8 is faster, it's got better memory management. and Dreamspark has 8.1 ready for downloading. so I would give it a go if i could easily dual boot it with windows 7 and I had a bigger hard drive XD i may dual boot it on my new PC in January while it's costing me nothing, I may as well :)

and no I didn't want steam built in, I was just copying what i had on my screen, including the open steam window XD


Doesn't stardock do the start button thing too? I used to use window blinds and object dock a while back, had to clear some of my crud from my drive (a puny 160gb one :P)

but with any luck windows 8 will be like the new vista only less broken, and windows version 9 will be a lot better.

@iamsam, sorry, I don't mean to sound ignorant, what effect?
 
stardock docks things above the taskbar or replaces the start orb I dont believe it has a function to run the classic shell if it is not there. However rainmeter lets you code an active link on your desktop that will bring up the start menu but that probably wouldnt work in windows 8 as it doesnt exsist. and if your worried about speed then I am guessing your running on a fairly low spec computer and wouldnt even touch rainmeter it takes up over a gig of ram to run however it is very pretty if your into things like a holographic interactive desktop.

there is a version of windows out called windows 8 evolution more of an underground windows heavily modded. It is windows 7 pro heavilly modded to have the appearance of windows 8 and has similar speeds and you should be able to activate it legally with your exsisting code. But also lets you disable windows 8 features and make actual layout same as windows 7 I believe, Basically strips out even more junk microsoft bundle in to try and justify the £120 for windows 7 price tag.

But I have not seen or tested it so whatever you do dont download it and replace your os without being able to format it and reinstall whatever windows you know works. And the cost of storage now you surely have a spare 120 gbs of hard drive to have a dual boot, But then I have to ask what is the point of a dual boot of windows I can understand linux and windows or windows 8 running windows 7 in visualisation. but apart from interface off start menu which can be fixed, changing your home screen to be desktop rather than apps why do you need windows 7 as well ???
 
H: "...Thats a free 1 that does the job there are better paid ones which are a lot better than any of the microsoft versions that are totally customisable...."

Hi H-

In your last post, you mention Stardock and "Windows 8 Evolution", but these don't sound like what you had in mind when you made your earlier comment about commercial add-ins (quoted above). Any suggestions?

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Evolution of a thread the free add on was for classic shell then zee mentioned stardock which is free I believe just like rainmeter well they both were back in the day of windows vista when I played with them.

so only talked about them because zee did.

as for wndows evolution it was more becase zee doesnt like windows 8 layout and the way it works so I mentioned windows evolution because that offers similar performance wise to windows 8 and can be made to look exactly like it all though technically it is windows 7 or maintain windows 7 layout just with a lot more stripped out and modifed to be faster. This to is also free as you can only get it from sites that offer other illegal downloads however it is a product you can not buy legally and microsoft havent released anything similar. However as it is based on windows 7 I assume the serial key works from her genuine windows to the modified version.
 
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stardock docks things above the taskbar or replaces the start orb I dont believe it has a function to run the classic shell if it is not there. However rainmeter lets you code an active link on your desktop that will bring up the start menu but that probably wouldnt work in windows 8 as it doesnt exsist. and if your worried about speed then I am guessing your running on a fairly low spec computer and wouldnt even touch rainmeter it takes up over a gig of ram to run however it is very pretty if your into things like a holographic interactive desktop.

there is a version of windows out called windows 8 evolution more of an underground windows heavily modded. It is windows 7 pro heavilly modded to have the appearance of windows 8 and has similar speeds and you should be able to activate it legally with your exsisting code. But also lets you disable windows 8 features and make actual layout same as windows 7 I believe, Basically strips out even more junk microsoft bundle in to try and justify the £120 for windows 7 price tag.

But I have not seen or tested it so whatever you do dont download it and replace your os without being able to format it and reinstall whatever windows you know works. And the cost of storage now you surely have a spare 120 gbs of hard drive to have a dual boot, But then I have to ask what is the point of a dual boot of windows I can understand linux and windows or windows 8 running windows 7 in visualisation. but apart from interface off start menu which can be fixed, changing your home screen to be desktop rather than apps why do you need windows 7 as well ???
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aah right, as you can tell, I’ve not really been that into windows 8 to research further into it's third party applications. speed isn't necessarily a worry for me, but my PC is what you'd call low spec these days, dual core@3.1ghz with 3 gigs of RAM. it runs surprisingly fast though, I just want to wait until there's a justified reason to install a new operating system and building my new PC in january is the next time i'll have one.

I always dual boot an earlier version of windows alongside the later version if i'm not quite used to it, it allows my transition to be a little smoother trust me, it's working :P

and if it's free on dreamspark, no price tag for me :)

most of my 160gb one is full of programs and games. all my files are on a 1tb EHDD, It'll tide me over for 3 months :)
 
Well, I know there are ways to change things and I have figured out short cuts to do stuff, including finding file explorer and alt f4 for shutdown, etc. But I had to buy a new PC and got stuck with Win8. Yuck if you ask me. All the gimmicks are made for tablets, not computers. But stuck with it and I live with it. Once I get past the BS, it's no different and it is faster, most of the time.
 
I was the same until I actually installed last week when microsoft was giving it away windows 8 any version for $14.99 I guess many people feel the same, I actually like it now though but that is after many hours working on it with other company computers. Navigation wise it does seem to take twice as long and yes I reverted to the alt + f4 trick after annoyance of hundreds of windows open. however you soon learn click and drag the top menu bar down to bottom of screen to close apps.

Yes it was a bold move to completely change navigation from windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000,xp,vista,7 it was always the same just updated fancier graphics start menu gets you anywhere you want. And then wham they suddenly change the whole interface, people dont like change. if apple were to launch maverick and it had a start menu they would all be outraged as they are use to mac os navigation being consistant.

Thats why there should be a law on stopping microsoft being able to have there os on every new machine thats not a custom build.
but then if apple made there os more adaptable for any pc it would be a good competition. but if you want a mac os you have to have a mac really and not everyone can afford 4 x the amount for pretty much same spec computer as a pc.

Yes there are hackintosh but I have never made 1 smoothly tried so many times you are to constrained to hardware which it will support.

sad thing is windows gets more expensive as it gets out dated windows xp is more expensive than windows 8 if you can find someone selling it. They should allow latest product codes to work with older versions and older version product codes should be blocked in new versions if they are that stingy.

microsoft leaked their illegal versions of windows 8 because it was predicted not to sell after the metro disaster because they know the pirating community is so large that it will be an infection they didnt care they just wanted people using it so they can move on to next versions.

This is why every now and again microsoft will do activate illegal os for $10 offers because they would rather take the $10 than no one buyng it.

But as I said I am not complaining I like it generally just seems to be 2 steps slower than older versions when it comes to navigation.
 
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Well, I know there are ways to change things and I have figured out short cuts to do stuff, including finding file explorer and alt f4 for shutdown, etc. But I had to buy a new PC and got stuck with Win8. Yuck if you ask me. All the gimmicks are made for tablets, not computers. But stuck with it and I live with it. Once I get past the BS, it's no different and it is faster, most of the time.
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I agree Win8 is for tablets not PCs, but if you go to stardock.com(?) there is a program you can download to make it work like Win7. I think it's only like $5. I used it on my old laptop and it made using Win8 so much easier.
 
hey guys, I don't mean to sound harsh or anything, but I was asking about what you thought of the interface design. hence it's placement in the photoshop area, y'know.

I was alright with the first couple of posts, but I wasn't expecting this to turn into a tech support thread all of a sudden. -.-
 
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oh right so I’ve asked you all to stop going off topic and focus on the actual image and suddenly no one has a thing to say because their ego isn't getting a kick?

huh what a surprise!
 
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Actually zee the reason you probably arent getting much feedback is probably because peoples minds play tricks on them.
They see what many windows users see all the time at first glance, In my case it looked like a screen shot with a slightly tweaked version of the start menu with the power box changed.

Now that you made that last post I went back and looked at it and saw you manipulated the whole start menu by probably pasting screen shots in of the old start menu then editing it making your own version and having the taskbar icons float over the task bar rather than being embedded.

you must have seen the things where you look at a picture you read it and then at the very end it tells you to re read it whilst looking for mistakes with words being all jumbled up but you dont realise because you just read it but your brain auto sorts out words without you realising, The same thing happened here for me in small preview you look at it you go hey there is a start menu oh cool power option is tweaked.

But it is only when you open up the image in full size and really look at it you notice everything is changed. You would have been better off showing people with a normal screen shot of the normal vista tool bar then the changes would have been more obvious.

I like the changes and technically it has been a well made image I like it and in fact I believe there is a theme that does most of it already.

Good Job.

and for those of you interested here is a image of a typical vista start menu as to windows 7/8/xp as I think it is this darker colour by default if you dont alter transparancy in appearance.
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Actually Zee, the reason you probably aren't getting much feedback is probably because people's minds play tricks on them.
They see what many windows users see all the time at first glance, In my case it looked like a screen shot with a slightly tweaked version of the start menu with the power box changed.

Now that you made that last post I went back and looked at it and saw you manipulated the whole start menu, by probably pasting screen shots in of the old start menu, then editing it making your own version and having the task bar icons float over the task bar rather than being embedded.

you must have seen the things where you look at a picture, you read it and then at the very end it tells you to re-read it, whilst looking for mistakes with words being all jumbled up, but you don't realize because you just read it. but your brain automatically sorts out words without you realizing. The same thing happened here for me with the small preview you look at it you go 'hey there is a start menu, oh cool power option is tweaked'

But it is only when you open up the image in full size and really look at it you notice everything is changed. You would have been better off showing people with a normal screen shot of the normal vista tool bar, then the changes would have been more obvious.

I like the changes and technically it has been a well made image I like it and in fact, I believe there is a theme that does most of it already.

Good Job.

And for those of you interested, here is an image of a typical vista start menu, compared to windows 7/8/xp as I think it is this darker colour by default, if you don't alter the transparency in the appearance menu.
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Thanks, at last some feedback XD admittedly, looking back on it, my explanation was scarce, maybe I should have explained a little better, i thought people would have put the pieces together though.
I haven't come across a theme yet, I know there's a slim theme somewhere, it seems pretty hard to track down. maybe I'm just not looking hard enough.

vista? did you miss a version XD
 
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