Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

[Enforcer]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

Windows 10 technical preview has now trashed 3 new 500 gig hard drives. Can see them in Ubuntu, know that they are there but they will not spin up. Problem with latest build if you are using an old computer. Bios on new models will work. Mine won't. Tried hdparm to sort it out, but no. Currently running Ubuntu live cd to make use of laptop in dining room, will otherwise be sitting in cold office. Keep away fro 10 for time being!

Finally got all my hard drives working again. To disable power up in standby, you need to boot into a Linux live cd, I used Ubuntu, go to terminal then sudo hdparm -iI /dev/sd? first command will show all the hard drive options with warnings. Then sudo hdparm -so /dev/sd? this will show that you have disabled PUIS. Hard drives back to life. Until Microsoft mess up again!

[pompeyfaith]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

Another botched Windows update to avoid

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12..._for_the_mess/

Last sentence is true

[Riz]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

Another botched Windows update to avoid

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12..._for_the_mess/

[pompeyfaith]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

Reason I said was because I downloaded from same link to replace trial of Nitro Pro 9 that came with this laptop and all I got was reader despite it saying Adobe X1 and not Adobe Reader as has been the case before

[Never-In-Doubt]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

Niddy's link was to a 100% FREE version. No trial either. Nothing like that.

Thats the plan

[Riz]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

Niddy's link was to a 100% FREE version. No trial either. Nothing like that.

[Never-In-Doubt]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

No you won't. It's fine - you can ignore that post from Pompey just now.

[PlanB]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

I think what you have if not paid a subscription is a trial version of Adobe X1 Full, it will revert back to Adobe Reader once trial ends.

Golly, I hope I'm not going to have to go through this nightmare again. It didn't ask me to sign up to any trial period in the link Niddy gave me although I admit I didn't stop to read the Ts & Cs before I downloaded it

check Adobe & update if it tells you to --> http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/otherversions/

If that doesn't sort your pdf's right click on one and open with -> select default PDF reader - select it as default / always open with this program option.

If neither work don't worry, we can uninstall / reinstall Adobe and that will sort it but first check for Adobe version update

[pompeyfaith]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

I think what you have if not paid a subscription is a trial version of Adobe X1 Full, it will revert back to Adobe Reader once trial ends.

[kilasuit]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

Well there'll be no more updates allowed from now on that's for sure !

Now you have updated Adobe to a newer version there should be no problems with further updates to Windows.

Sounds like it was the age old - Old outdated Software no longer compatible with the OS and one of the Updates updated a core OS file that the old version of Adobe relied on to function.

Unfortunately I see this scenario most days :-)

[IF]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

Thanks IF. I got so stressed while it was malfunctioning that I lost 3 lbs so not all bad

[PlanB]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

Well done planB

Thanks IF. I got so stressed while it was malfunctioning that I lost 3 lbs so not all bad

[IF]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

Well done planB

[PlanB]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

Well there'll be no more updates allowed from now on that's for sure !

[Never-In-Doubt]

Re: Windows 8 Is Entirely Unusable

I struggle because computers don't behave in a logical way. They are a law unto themselves.

Quite the opposite lol - they do behave logically hence we worked through a small list of things which resolved the issue...... It had to be the updates and/or something associated with said updates.

Glad you got there in the end