Guest peepshow Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Just to let anyone know who may struggle with Windows 8 that I have now succeeded only this morning in getting both SharpCap and wxAstrocapture to run on a laptop running W8 I had a lot of trouble because I thought W8 was the cause and nearly threw the laptop into the black bin( ), but trouble was because of my not setting up the apps correctly for long exposure for an SPC900. Also, as I had moded the SPC myself for LX I thought it might be a circuit fault too/ as well as W8. So I was caught between a possible rocky circuit and a hard W8 place Neither Sharp or Astro claim to run on W8 but they appear to do on my W8 laptop now...... ...............I am the walking, talking, living proof of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 windows 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peepshow Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Don't be rude to it. It can't help being W8....It's not yet "One over the 8." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Windows 8 is just Windows 7 with a dress on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Windows 8 is just Windows 7 with a dress on well then i dont like the dress nice and pretty but useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tweedledum Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 W8 usual MS bleeding edge - great if we all had touchscreens - pretty horrible to use from the keyboard / mouse mmi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peepshow Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 W8 is quite 'charming' don't you think? I always use a mouse with my laptop and go straight to the W8 desktop, leaving most of the daft new fangled things behind. Then it behaves more like SP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Been on W8 since April, no real probs just need to check drivers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Windows hate. Your'e right, with a mouse it's a pain, and trying to find where stuff is, as it's hidden; And you have to muck about skidding round the edge of the screen to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tweedledum Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Bang on Martyn. Bring back editing paper tape ,cards and the worst low lassembly language ever P.L.A.N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Wall Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I am on windows 8 hopefully when my astrophoto set up is complete it will be ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 On Win 8.1 now, much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Probably cursing it all but I've been imaging for a month now on Windows 8 / 8.1 and no issues to report here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Wall Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 ive updated to 8.1 Ron...great Khelder that's what I wanted to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Wall Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Got the mount working :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 In IT we have a little saying "Skip one buy one with windows" - so looking at the history of windows - xp ok, Vista - bad, 7 good, 8 bad buy the next full version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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