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Stick100 posted:Agreed, but a reminder that this is an x86 tablet. I think Win8 x86 has a decent future but that Win8RT is effectively done. Can we change this thread to just Win 8 instead of Win 8 RT, or is there another Win 8 x86 thread? The Windows 8 thread is in SH/SC. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3514738
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Stick100 posted:Agreed, but a reminder that this is an x86 tablet. I think Win8 x86 has a decent future but that Win8RT is effectively done. Can we change this thread to just Win 8 instead of Win 8 RT, or is there another Win 8 x86 thread? I made a new thread. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3575393
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Anyone else unable to update to 8.1 from the 8.1 preview? I followed Microsoft's guide, and the update still doesn't appear in the store.
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wookieepelt posted:Anyone else unable to update to 8.1 from the 8.1 preview? I followed Microsoft's guide, and the update still doesn't appear in the store. Worked for me, is this on a Surface RT? I couldn't see anything from the store landing page but the instructions here got it working.
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Try this link (from the page linked above). https://ms-windows-store:windowsupgrade edit: The forums automatically adds an HTTP so the link is invalid I think. Find it on the support page above.
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I still don't see the update in the Store. I'm on a Surface RT, never got the preview 8.1. I've updated fully in Windows Update but nothing on Store coming up. Tried going directly to the link above and it just takes me to the front of the Store but no 8.1 RT update.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:51
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This is why.
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Thanks for the suggestions, but they don't seem to help, it just took me to the store, which then went blank. I tried to do a recovery, but I got an error message saying some files are missing. My windows installer or recovery media should provide the files. And my recovery USB is apparently invalid.
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Oct 19, 2013 20:04
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So whenever I try Rowi, MetroTwit, or Twitter to get a decent Twitter app on my Surface RT, all of them kinda crash when trying to connect to the network. I am connected to the internet and everything is running fine, I just seem to have no luck successfully connecting to a Twitter application. Anything I can do? Also, is there a Facebook app which actually is more useful than just going to it in a browser?
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Oct 20, 2013 23:34
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i am not so sure posted:So whenever I try Rowi, MetroTwit, or Twitter to get a decent Twitter app on my Surface RT, all of them kinda crash when trying to connect to the network. I am connected to the internet and everything is running fine, I just seem to have no luck successfully connecting to a Twitter application. Anything I can do? No idea on Twitter, but they just released a real FB app
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Oct 21, 2013 02:51
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Am I nuts or did they remove the setting to lock screen orientation? Not showing up under Display which is also where the search charm takes me.
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Oct 21, 2013 04:34
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First (leaked) reviews are out from the Verge. Verdict? Surface 2: 7.1. Pro 2: 7.8. The low scores seem to be almost entirely based on the ecosystem situation. Reading the actual reviews, they seem generally positive on the devices except for that, which is frustrating. Surface 2: http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=86810818&postcount=383 Pro 2: http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=86810521&postcount=380 Nevermind, the full reviews are on the site now. David Pierce did the S2 and Tom Warren did the Pro 2. LifeSizePotato fucked around with this message at 06:10 on Oct 21, 2013 |
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Oct 21, 2013 04:53
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i am not so sure posted:So whenever I try Rowi, MetroTwit, or Twitter to get a decent Twitter app on my Surface RT, all of them kinda crash when trying to connect to the network. I am connected to the internet and everything is running fine, I just seem to have no luck successfully connecting to a Twitter application. Anything I can do? Twitter takes loving forever to launch on my RT. Might be something Twitter did to their API?
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Oct 21, 2013 05:03
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Eggnogium posted:Am I nuts or did they remove the setting to lock screen orientation? Not showing up under Display which is also where the search charm takes me. Check the brightness slider. At the top of it there is a toggle button for orientation lock. I've never done it the other way. I did encounter a bug with 8.1 Preview where occasionally the setting would disappear until I rebooted (which thankfully takes less than 10 seconds).
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Oct 21, 2013 05:30
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CharlesM posted:Check the brightness slider. At the top of it there is a toggle button for orientation lock. I've never done it the other way. I did encounter a bug with 8.1 Preview where occasionally the setting would disappear until I rebooted (which thankfully takes less than 10 seconds). Perfect! Pretty obscure but actually fairly convenient once you know where it is.
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Oct 21, 2013 06:32
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Any idea how to get my old lockscreen image back? It was stored to my Microsoft account as it appeared both on my desktop and on my Surface but upgrading it to 8.1 changed it without asking.
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Oct 21, 2013 12:14
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Rent posted:No idea on Twitter, but they just released a real FB app I can't download it because my system lacks the minimum requirements. I know that's not true, so I'm not sure.
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i am not so sure posted:I can't download it because my system lacks the minimum requirements. I know that's not true, so I'm not sure. You need to be running Windows 8.1 to download the new FB app.
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Oct 21, 2013 15:14
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Oh... then forget it, I need one for Windows 8.
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Oct 21, 2013 15:20
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wookieepelt posted:Thanks for the suggestions, but they don't seem to help, it just took me to the store, which then went blank. I tried to do a recovery, but I got an error message saying some files are missing. My windows installer or recovery media should provide the files. And my recovery USB is apparently invalid. http://winsupersite.com/mobile-devices/surface-rt-80-recovery-image
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Oct 21, 2013 15:32
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Whats retarded is why they couldn't have posted this a long time ago, like a year ago.
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i am not so sure posted:Oh... then forget it, I need one for Windows 8. Facebook.com works incredibly well. Do you not want to upgrade to 8.1 for some reason?
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It's impossible to buy a surface 2 here (Belgium), sold out everywhere. Is it the case in the US and other places ?
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Spatule posted:It's impossible to buy a surface 2 here (Belgium), sold out everywhere. Is it the case in the US and other places ? They're always out of stock here in the U.S. as well. I guess after over manufacturing the original Surface they got skittish and way underestimated the demand for Surface 2.
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Aaaaand they are gone from the website of a very large local electronics/PC shops. I'll have a look next time I travel to other parts of the world, but this sucks.
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Thank you Microsoft for writing Surface only on the Surface 2 itself and on its packaging... Made for some good deal. That thing is awesome for business by the way: all you need to work on the go (office in my case, with Citrix sand remote desktop, Lync and Skype), in a super light package with great battery life that wakes up and sleeps instantly. So much faster and convenient than my 7pounds W7 HP Probook. The only thing I miss is a decent case that does not render the kickstand useless. Anything available ? On paper the Asus t100 looked better, but in the flesh it is a cheap looking flimsy thing in the vein of their crappiest netbooks. The Surface's finish on the other hand is extremely nice. It feels really really high quality. And that full HD screen is gorgeous for reading the news. I also made a sales presentation tool with MS Siena in just a few hours that looks ridiculously slick and polished and I'm looking at selling it to my company. They paid untold amounts for something similar running on normal Windows... Not RT related, but I could never go back to a non touchscreen laptop, especially for note taking and presentations on the go.
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:I'm 100% satisfied with my Surface 2. Sounds like you're a Surface 2 Pro.
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MrSaturn posted:Sounds like you're a Surface 2 Pro.  But seriously, I needed something that was light and portable and I could use a full version of Office on. The fact I could use it as a tablet to browse the internet and read Kindle books was icing on the cake.
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I love my Surface but have had my share of complaints that have mostly been addressed (added Outlook & WiFi doesn't crash all the time now). My remaining one is that IE can be slow and sometimes buggy. Does anyone else have this issue? It is a first-gen Surface.
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CharlesM posted:I love my Surface but have had my share of complaints that have mostly been addressed (added Outlook & WiFi doesn't crash all the time now). My remaining one is that IE can be slow and sometimes buggy. Does anyone else have this issue? It is a first-gen Surface. I particularly love it when IE decides to randomly stop allowing you to select different tabs. I have a weird thing with my Surface (original, RT). I use it to a ridiculous degree, but I've got to admit it only does three things remotely well: browse the internet, edit Office documents and play videos. Thing is, I've also discovered that's like 90% of what I use a computer for. I now go weeks without booting up my desktop. Still can't really recommend it to others though. Mainly because I've gone through periods of hating the stupid thing for some of its idiosyncrasies.
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Daduzi posted:I particularly love it when IE decides to randomly stop allowing you to select different tabs. To what idiosyncrasies do you refer?
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Holy lol, two months and not a single post in this thread? Can we officially stick a fork in Windows RT yet? Does anyone have and still use a Surface RT?
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mod sassinator posted:Holy lol, two months and not a single post in this thread? Can we officially stick a fork in Windows RT yet? Does anyone have and still use a Surface RT? It would be way better to close down some of these Microsoft threads, so discussion could actually be a little more focused and you didn't have to guess where to post something.
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I thought the sporadic RT discussion got rolled into the general Windows 8.1 tablets thread.
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mod sassinator posted:Holy lol, two months and not a single post in this thread? Can we officially stick a fork in Windows RT yet? Does anyone have and still use a Surface RT? I dropped mine and it stopped working.  I would still be using it otherwise, yes.
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After the latest updates my Surface 2 is finally usable (the battery doesn't self discharge in a day anymore). Does everything I need, is small and light... no complaints except the lack of cases.
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Ugh a coworker got mad at me when I tried explaining to her why her used Surface 1 was so cheap compared to my Asus t100. She was giving me crap for spending more on an "inferior-looking" product and when I went onto explain that my machine is running Windows 8 and not RT, her eyes glazed over and she replied with "yeah I like to compare prices before I buy that's why I got a good deal and you didn't". Granted, she'd never know whether she was running either/or because all she does is media and office, but still. gently caress you Microsoft and your sneaky, bullshit way of marketing RT.
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