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Please create a new thread posting the dmp file as we have members able to help you further with this issue.Originally Posted by HackDesigner
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Drew, I cannot agree with you, windows8 is not so good. For example, last day I've experienced very pleasant BSOD with out-of-box Epson drivers
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Please create a new thread posting the dmp file as we have members able to help you further with this issue.
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'HD',
Yes, certainly, what 'kem' has offered you makes much more sense than saying an entire OS is "not so good" over an incident. No more than if something happened in another OS. The issue gets address & resolved rather than writing off the entire OS. Windows 8 is good, that doesn't mean some piece of H/W or S/W can't cause an event in any OS.
Same as if a car has a problem, it gets fixed but, doesn't mean the whole line of that make or model are bad. They may be quite excellent.
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I will agree with this line of thinking; An off the box EPSON driver causing BSOD is indeed a rare occasion and does not mean the whole OS is bad.
My personal views regarding win 8 are known here but truth be told the above problem is not a general indication of the OS.
I remember when I tried to install win 7 it totally refused to install. XP installed on the same machine. I was totally stumped and called MS. They spent a good part of over 2 hours trying to solve the problem for me over the phone. In the end we discovered that it was the C drive SATA cable that was the problem Although XP had no problems with this cable apparently win 7 did. I went and bought the most expensive SATA cable I could find and lo and behold installation went as smooth as silk.
All OS's have quirks and win 8 is no exception.
Now how to get totally rid of METRO..........................RetroUI Perhaps?
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Stardock has released Version 1.15 of the Start8 Start Menu replacement utility for Windows 8. Changes include an option to view the taskbar when using fullscreen Windows 8-style menu, and optimizations to icon loading.
Thanks for the tip. This is really a great little program and has been a life-saver for me (personally); however, I do have two gripes about the administration of this program and they are as follows:
1-There is a "maximum activation" counter for the number of allowable installs (on the same PC) and, once reached, you are prompted to make a new purchase. Alternatively, you can contact their support group and politely ask them to "reset" the counter; however, there are no guarantees that they will do this for you.
2- There is no published Start8 end-user license agreement available, either before/after the purchase, where one can identify/understand the above limitation. With that said, I have posted a query on their support forum for a link to the license agreement and if they respond with a link, I will add the link to this post.
UPDATE:
The EULA is actually located (eg, hidden) in the Start8 install directory and there is no way to know that unless you are told where it is or you find it accidentally. Also, there is no reference to a maximum activation counter contained therein and Stardock support refuses to disclose the value of that maximum activation counter. Now, if I paid $49.99 for this software, I would be a bit ticked if I maxed out but at $4.99, I can live with the unknown maximum counter value.
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