Windows 8.1

[gcode]

Is anybody using Windows 8 for their CAD/CAM computer?

I tried it for about 6 months and ended up going back to Win7.

I have a WIn8 tablet that I really like though.

Monday night I tried to update it to Win8.1.

The first attempt wouldn't even start, the second seemed to go well , but hung at 80%.

I thought I'd bricked my tablet for a while.

After backing out of the upgrade neither the touch screen nor the keyboard functioned.

It took me all night to recover from that. I had to hook up a USP hub

so I could run a mouse and the USB recovery flash drive at the same time.

I don't think I'll be trying that again anytime soon LOL

[Guest]

MS pulled the update because of issues

 

 

They did issue an apology though

[gcode]

I knew they pulled the Win8 RT update..

DId they pull the Win8 and Win8 Pro also

[EX-wccprogrammer]

My update went smooth. I don't see the huge difference, though. I think I liked the original better.

 

Have not tried MC yet on the home unit. SpaceClaim works fine.

[Peter - Avivi CNC Solutions]

I have a WIn8 tablet that really like though.

 

What kind? I have one with Android, but thinkin' to change.

Do you use it for....?

[gcode]

What kind? I have one with Android, but thinkin' to change.

Do you use it for....?

Its an Acer W510.. Its about a year old and obsolete, but WAY faster than the high end Azus Android tablet

I used to run.

I use it for light web surfing/email and as a Kindle.

I'd like to get one that supports my Verizon 4G, but nobody's making Win8 4G tablets yet.

I was hoping the new Surface2 would support 4G.

I may switch to a 10" Samsung /Verizon Adroid, if they have some good specials this Christmas.

On a similar subject, my wife just upgraded her Droid Razr Maxx to a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and she loves it.

[Tyler Robertson]

our virus-protection software wasn't updated for 8.1 and someone updated and.. haha. yeah

[crazy^millman]

our virus-protection software wasn't updated for 8.1 and someone updated and.. haha. yeah

 

Got to love smart people.

[Jayson Kramer]

Gcode I have the Note 2 and it has been the best phone ever. I think the wife would shoot me to update to the Note 3 as I got mine about 6 months ago..

[FROZEN]

Let me know if you can run MC from a tablet or phone and I will buy it.

[Mick]

Windows 8 = Yuck

[gcode]

Gcode I have the Note 2 and it has been the best phone ever. I think the wife would shoot me to update to the Note 3 as I got mine about 6 months ago..

 

I can't renew till March 2014..

Right now I think I'll get a Note3, but I'm sure they'll have some thing better, faster, cooler by then

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

G I did the Win 8.1 on one of my systems at home and all went well. I still think I like the original better in some ways. The store is more of a pain to find something. Mastercam runs well on it thouigh. I have 17 systems in our sales office on Win 8 now and no complaints. I did install Start 8 on all of them though.

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

I just got my Microsoft Surface Pro runs with Windows 8.1. Loaded Mastercam and Verisurf X7 and it run great, it would not load the hasp driver so I had to run it with the network hasp.

 

Jay, where is my wireless space ball?

 

Ernie

[Jayson Kramer]

Hey Ernie what you got for trade.. LOL you wan't one sir?

[Guest]

I ordered my wireless Space Navigator tonight.

[Jayson Kramer]

Foghorn were did you order it from? and you will like it.So you know with the drivers that come with it the motion is different compared to say if you had the Navigator drivers in all ready. the new drivers for it have a faster and smoother motion out of the box. but the button options are a little clunky at this time to set.

 

you can use the Navigator drivers for it so you know.

 

I did a quick review here.

https://www.facebook...&type=1