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[Snowreap]

I installed Windows 8 on my 'gaming' PC this weekend. because I was previously running XP 64-bit, upgrading was not possible so I had to boot from DVD and perform a fresh install. this computer doesn't have a touch screen or a touch mouse, just a Logitech G700 mouse along with my trusty G13 and G510.

so far things are working ok, more or less. Logitech Gaming Software won't autostart with admin rights (this is due to UAC and has been a problem since Vista) but everything else I've tried seems to work ok. so far I've installed:

Logitech Gaming Software
TeamSpeak 3
Steam
Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Agent
AMD Catalyst 12.6
Google Chrome
Guild Wars 2
Planetside 2
Rift

things have gone smoothly in large part because I had some previous experience with Windows 8. if this had been my first experience with Windows 8 I would have been very lost. I need to say this again: try to make your first Windows 8 experience one that involves a touchscreen. once you know how to use Windows 8 with a touchscreen, running it with a regular keyboard and mouse will be much easier.

I will hopefully be able to upgrade the big-screen PC to Windows 8 within a few weeks. that machine has a 50" plasma display and is built for content consumption, so Windows 8 should be particularly well-suited to it. right now it's running XP Pro 32-bit and I recently upgraded it from 2GB to 4GB RAM, and from a Core 2 Duo E6400 (2.13GHz) to a Core 2 Extreme X6800 (2.93GHz). I also have a 1GB Radeon HD4850 ready and waiting to go in (to replace a 512MB HD4850) but I won't do that until after it's running a 64-bit OS.

-ken