Windows 8

[Gordon]

I realize this is a Windows 7 Newsgroup but I have not been able to
locate a Windows 8 Newsgroup. Maybe someone here can steer me in the
right direction.

I recently bought a new Hewlett Packard p7-1446s PC desktop computer
and have been getting all my old client software installed onto it.
Things are going very well and I do like Windows 8 in most respects.

One problem I've been stumbling over is that if I go away and let this
new computer drop into sleep mode it won't start back up when I move
the mouse or click some keyboard keys. I've changed the mouse and
keyboard to see if this would make any difference but it did no, in
either case.

Any suggestions, anyone? Or, where can I find a Windows 8 Newsgroup
and look for information there?

Thanks, Gordon

 

[Bob Henson]

Any suggestions, anyone? Or, where can I find a Windows 8 Newsgroup
and look for information there?

alt.comp.os.windows-8

--
Bob
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, UK www.galen.org.uk


Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid
you. - Winston Churchill

 

[Ed Cryer]

I realize this is a Windows 7 Newsgroup but I have not been able to
locate a Windows 8 Newsgroup. Maybe someone here can steer me in the
right direction.

I recently bought a new Hewlett Packard p7-1446s PC desktop computer
and have been getting all my old client software installed onto it.
Things are going very well and I do like Windows 8 in most respects.

One problem I've been stumbling over is that if I go away and let this
new computer drop into sleep mode it won't start back up when I move
the mouse or click some keyboard keys. I've changed the mouse and
keyboard to see if this would make any difference but it did no, in
either case.

Any suggestions, anyone? Or, where can I find a Windows 8 Newsgroup
and look for information there?

Thanks, Gordon

I'd bet that it's the same as for Win7.
Device manager, device properties, power options tab, allow this device
to wake the computer from sleep.

Ed

 

[Robin Bignall]

I realize this is a Windows 7 Newsgroup but I have not been able to
locate a Windows 8 Newsgroup. Maybe someone here can steer me in the
right direction.

I recently bought a new Hewlett Packard p7-1446s PC desktop computer
and have been getting all my old client software installed onto it.
Things are going very well and I do like Windows 8 in most respects.

One problem I've been stumbling over is that if I go away and let this
new computer drop into sleep mode it won't start back up when I move
the mouse or click some keyboard keys. I've changed the mouse and
keyboard to see if this would make any difference but it did no, in
either case.

Any suggestions, anyone? Or, where can I find a Windows 8 Newsgroup
and look for information there?

alt.comp.os.windows-8

 

[Justin]

I realize this is a Windows 7 Newsgroup but I have not been able to
locate a Windows 8 Newsgroup. Maybe someone here can steer me in the
right direction.

I recently bought a new Hewlett Packard p7-1446s PC desktop computer
and have been getting all my old client software installed onto it.
Things are going very well and I do like Windows 8 in most respects.

One problem I've been stumbling over is that if I go away and let this
new computer drop into sleep mode it won't start back up when I move
the mouse or click some keyboard keys. I've changed the mouse and
keyboard to see if this would make any difference but it did no, in
either case.

Any suggestions, anyone? Or, where can I find a Windows 8 Newsgroup
and look for information there?

Thanks, Gordon

Get a Mac.

 

[Michael Swift]

Get a Mac.

I hope their computers are better than their crap mobiles.

Mike

 

[Justin]

I hope their computers are better than their crap mobiles.

Mike

I guess that's why Apple is leading in sales. The public enjoys buying
lousy things with their hard earned money.

 

[Desk Rabbit]

I recently bought a new Hewlett Packard p7-1446s PC desktop computer

One problem I've been stumbling over is that if I go away and let this
new computer drop into sleep mode it won't start back up when I move

Any suggestions, anyone? Or, where can I find a Windows 8 Newsgroup
and look for information there?

Sounds like you need
alt.talk.to.the.shop.you.bought.it.from.its.their.job.to.support.it.under.warranty

 

[Paul]

Sounds like you need
alt.talk.to.the.shop.you.bought.it.from.its.their.job.to.support.it.under.warranty

Yes, but many people buy computers via the Internet, so no "shop".

Then, when you have a question, you call HP and their call center
in Mumbai picks up the phone. Then, it's half an hour of
"OK, now unplug the computer and plug it back in... OK, now
reboot... OK, let's reinstall Windows". Instead of dealing
with your question.

At least here, we won't make you reinstall Windows.

Paul

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:26:44 -0500, "Justin"

I guess that's why Apple is leading in sales. The public enjoys buying
lousy things with their hard earned money.

You haven't looked at Android market share lately have you?

from http://www.phonesreview.co.uk:

"In the quarter ending in July 2012, Google?s Android share stood at
52.2% against Apple?s 33.4%"

That's US market share.


And http://www.businessinsider.com/android-market-share-2012-11

"New data from IDC says Android owned 75 percent of the smartphone
market in the third quarter of 2012. Apple was a distant second with
14.9 percent of the market."

That's global market share.

So, where is is again that Apple is leading in sales because the public
enjoys buying their stuff? Cupertino California maybe?

 

[Michael Swift]

I guess that's why Apple is leading in sales. The public enjoys buying lousy
things with their hard earned money.

I think you'll find that it's simple minded people who have bought into
the product hype. I can't comment on their computers, hence my comment,
as I have never bought one of their over priced offerings but my sons
have at times fallen for the mobile phone hype and they hated them.

I think the Samsung advert I saw on YouTube sums Apple phones up
perfectly.

Mike

 

[Desk Rabbit]

Yes, but many people buy computers via the Internet, so no "shop".

But still a company that has made a profit out of the sale and has a
legal responsibility to provide support and warranty.

Then, when you have a question, you call HP and their call center
in Mumbai picks up the phone. Then, it's half an hour of
"OK, now unplug the computer and plug it back in... OK, now
reboot... OK, let's reinstall Windows". Instead of dealing
with your question.

At least here, we won't make you reinstall Windows.

All very good reasons to buy from a good local supplier. You might pay a
little more but you'll have met the guy that sold or even built your
machine and his livelihood and reputation is on the line.

 

[Wolf K]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:26:44 -0500, "Justin"


You haven't looked at Android market share lately have you?

from http://www.phonesreview.co.uk:

"In the quarter ending in July 2012, Google?s Android share stood at
52.2% against Apple?s 33.4%"

That's US market share.


And http://www.businessinsider.com/android-market-share-2012-11

"New data from IDC says Android owned 75 percent of the smartphone
market in the third quarter of 2012. Apple was a distant second with
14.9 percent of the market."

That's global market share.

So, where is is again that Apple is leading in sales because the public
enjoys buying their stuff? Cupertino California maybe?

Apple is good stuff, but costs about twice as much as it competition of
similar quality. But that higher price is precisely what attracts the
market segment that buys Apple products.

Marketers know that there is a significant segment of the market that
wants its toys to be overpriced so that the unwashed 47% can't afford to
buy them. The higher price testifies to the higher quality of the buyer,
obviously.

After all, you get what you pay for, right?

Not.

 

[Wolf K]

I think you'll find that it's simple minded people who have bought into
the product hype. I can't comment on their computers, hence my comment,
as I have never bought one of their over priced offerings but my sons
have at times fallen for the mobile phone hype and they hated them.

I think the Samsung advert I saw on YouTube sums Apple phones up perfectly.

Mike

Thanks for the link. ROTFL.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Apple is good stuff, but costs about twice as much as it competition of
similar quality. But that higher price is precisely what attracts the
market segment that buys Apple products.

Marketers know that there is a significant segment of the market that
wants its toys to be overpriced so that the unwashed 47% can't afford to
buy them. The higher price testifies to the higher quality of the buyer,
obviously.

After all, you get what you pay for, right?

Not.

Well put, and matches my experience closely.

 

[Gene Wirchenko]

[snip]

But still a company that has made a profit out of the sale and has a
legal responsibility to provide support and warranty.

There is always the possibility that the system was sold at a
loss.

What legal responsibility? There might be a contract, but not
necessarily.

[snip]

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

 

[XS11E]

I think the Samsung advert I saw on YouTube sums Apple phones up
perfectly.

It's an old video but it sums up the iPhone fanboi perfectly:

NOTE: Some BAD language, not work safe!

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

I think the Samsung advert I saw on YouTube sums Apple phones up
perfectly.

It's an old video but it sums up the iPhone fanboi perfectly:

NOTE: Some BAD language, not work safe!

Things Apple fanatics say (similarly, NSFW for language)

And from the other side of the fence, things Android fanatics say (also
NSFW):

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I think you'll find that it's simple minded people who have bought into the
product hype. I can't comment on their computers, hence my comment, as I have
never bought one of their over priced offerings but my sons have at times
fallen for the mobile phone hype and they hated them.

I think the Samsung advert I saw on YouTube sums Apple phones up perfectly.

Mike

FWIW - an added advantage to the clip was that when it ended, the
thumbnails of other clips showed a rather spectacular cleavage (on my
screen at this time - no promises).

 

[Bob I]

Get a Mac.

w/Cheese!