I have been a windows 8/8.1 user since it first came out. I currently have the first commercially avaliable windows 8.1 installed on a 16gb usb drive from wintousb. I love the idea of windows being portable. Iv had this for a little over a year. Lately Windows has become very slow and unresponsive for about the first hour and a half after boot. After that it runs like it originaly did. Originally it would take a while to boot but once it booted and I logged in it was fast responsive and 95% usuable(ocassional crash/freeze. The drive worked fine three weeks ago until I didn't use it for 2 and a half weeks because I was away. When I returned a week ago the problem started. Still after being used everyday this week same problems and I'm tired of it. I think maybe the Usb drive is dieing. Windows is only the 32bit running on an I5 3ghz x64 processor using about 1.5-2 gb out of 3.5gb when it fully loads and is usuable with chrome running. The pc has 6gb ram installed but the 32 bit limits it. I only really run chrome,firefox and virtual box. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to speed up the system or should I call it quits and go to linux(I'm familiar with it but not an expert) If I was to go for linux I would install it onto a new 32gb usb drive I'm buying tommow(there on sale on target). For my linux I would like a windows look but most importantly a filemanager that's alot like windows. I'm not a fan of the default linux ones. I do like Zorin,Linux Mint and Chatlet(Ubuntu base) I'm not sure what one to pick though. It only needs to really run Chrome,Firefox,Virtual Box,(Gimp,Vlc, yes probaly come pre installed).
Windows 8.1 On the go or linux
- Thread starter bzand
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- Nov 18, 2008
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Why not install Ubuntu Linux onto the usb stick and find out if you like it?
Your 8.1 should be upgradeable to 10 . That may fix issues there , but you wont be able to perform the upgrade on the usb stick its self
Your 8.1 should be upgradeable to 10 . That may fix issues there , but you wont be able to perform the upgrade on the usb stick its self
Iv tried ubuntu its ok not a fan of the unity. Im not sure how to change it to a diffrent enviorment i seem to like kde,lxde,and cinnamon. Im just a windows guy inside. I know its upgradable and iv had the developer prview of 10 in vbox but its a pain to use wintousb and takes forever( i dont have constant or admin acsess to this pc hence booting from usb(long stroy). 10s not bad though. Im sort of an operating system geek. I love to test out all diffrent ones and see what I like in virtualbox and if i like it ill put it on a usb/cd. I just never can pick one to install can never make up my mind.
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