Broken Windows

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 01/19/2015 at 16:45 • Filed to: None

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Ok, not that type. Windows 8 on my PC is giving me fits. Slowed way down. Similar happened when it had issues downloading/installing an update a while back. Doing battle with it now. Would rather be doing almost anything else. Anyone posting that I should be running a Mac will be slapped.

'Wägen, EPA LOL > f86sabre 01/19/2015 at 16:54

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mike > f86sabre 01/19/2015 at 16:55

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there is this little app called start menu reviver that saved win 8 for me

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > f86sabre 01/19/2015 at 17:04

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How hard would it be to reinstall all your programs? the windows refresh works pretty well as long as you have some time to reinstall your programs, I had to use it on my bro in-laws laptop as I couldn't scrape all the malware off his system with my usual tricks.

deekster_caddy > f86sabre 01/19/2015 at 17:08

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Running an SSD? Do you even TRIM bro?

edit - a major update may also result in some major reindexing afterwards. What kind of update you talking about?

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > f86sabre 01/19/2015 at 17:15

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This is why I stopped updates, had more trouble than success. If it ain't broke don't fix it. Updates generally result in anger and broken shit around the office.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > f86sabre 01/19/2015 at 17:45

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You should be running a *NIX system.

#trololololololol

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > f86sabre 01/19/2015 at 17:46

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Am I the only one here who has no issues with Windows 8.1? Runs fine on six of my computers, updates usually improve things, the start screen took a little getting used to but it's a GODSEND on things like my tablet or using the computer from the couch, and holy shit Windows 8 smashes Windows 7 in performance.

Honestly, though, now that I have three computers with SSDs I can not imaging how people are living with spinning-platter hard drives. Especially now that it's $60 or so for a 120gb EVO

f86sabre > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/19/2015 at 18:35

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no complaints most of the time from me, but this is the second time it has slowed way down like this. Last time was a few months ago. No virus, chkdsk came back good and Win update says I'm good to go. When I went into program manager it looked like Carbonite might have been running a bit nuts, that pausing it didn't seem to help much.

wafflesnfalafel > f86sabre 01/19/2015 at 18:47

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Running an older or maybe slower processor and just went through a bunch of updates? My old machine would slow way down sometimes for more than a day after downloading a big set up updates. I ended it letting it do it's thing over night...

orcim > f86sabre 01/20/2015 at 03:35

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When you chkdsk, did you look for bad sectors? Gotta do that. A sector in a popular area that blows 50% of reads and writes will slow that mother down like you can't believe.

I dunno if they make an equivalent for Windows, but I've fixed low-speed toasters and turned them back into Mac's again with DiskWarrior. A fine product and concept if you can find it.

f86sabre > orcim 01/20/2015 at 08:08

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I told it to fix them, so I assume they were looking. Thanks for the recommendation on DiskWarrior. I will have to look into that.