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10. OK, as long as you know.

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 05:55 PM

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If I wanted a smartphone i wouldn't have bought a damn computer [View all] hobbit709 Jan 2013 OP

LOL - my ohheckyeah Jan 2013 #1

here's a link with instructions to help d_r Jan 2013 #2

Except the person who this laptop is for doesn't want Ubuntu hobbit709 Jan 2013 #3

just curious d_r Jan 2013 #4

Some people don't want to learn anything new. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #8

re: "...Some people don't want to learn anything new." discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #11

Nope hobbit709 Jan 2013 #13

ok a customer i get it d_r Jan 2013 #15

Downgrade? RC Jan 2013 #5

Technically from 8 to 7 is a downgrade. operationally it's a major improvement. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #7

OK, as long as you know. RC Jan 2013 #10

Upgrade? Downgrade? All in the eye of the beholder. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #19

Try it for 2-weeks... ChromeFoundry Jan 2013 #6

When it becomes a pain to change and tweak settings, it goes. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #9

yep and same reason ubuntu unity went. Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #21

There's some kind of.... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #12

I tried it for a month RoccoR5955 Feb 2013 #24

Simple solution.... whistler162 Jan 2013 #14

Simple solution. Windows 7 Home Premium X64. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #16

That's my suggestion. Upgrade to Windows 7. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #17

As I pointed out above, if it was mine I would put Mint on it hobbit709 Jan 2013 #18

Update: Got it working half-assed right. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #20

LOL I just turned on ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #22

Not to mention a POS also! n/t RoccoR5955 Feb 2013 #23

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