I have windows 7 so I am not sure. However I know Rayne Dowell has had some funky stuff going on after she updated to 8.1 Maybe she can give some insite
Sally Sue Ember I've been running HoA on Windows 8.1 for many months now without any real issues. I jumped from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 bypassing Windows 8 so I can't speak to a specific difference between HoA performance between 8 and 8.1. Only that I rarely have any issues on 8.1
Oh, thanks Charles Dunkley and Terry Leigh Britton haven't even tried 8.1 because I anticipated problems. Will give it a try on my laptop with 8.1to see what happens. Sally Sue Ember, sorry I can't help, have no experience yet.
I also recently installed the new 64-bit version of Chrome Browser, since I have a 64-bit machine and 64-bit Windows. The 32-bit version crawled - this new version flies! They removed support for Adobe Air and some Java, but they are removing that from all version soon, I hear. They do not make a big deal about the availability of this, as it just came out of beta into stable status, but here is the download link (you can replace it with the 32-bit version again if it does not work for you for some reason, and all your settings stay intact.) https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?platform=win64
Rayne Dowell I ran into an issue installing it in that Chrome was still running in the background even after I closed it. I had to right-click on the taskbar and start the Task Manager, then right-click on the Chrome icons and stop those processes.
Oh, yeah - if you just need to verify whether you have a 64-bit operating system, right-click on "This PC" and select Properties and it shows a page with that kind of info (and how much RAM you have, etc.)
Ok, downloaded Terry Leigh Britton hope it solves some of my problems with loading and speed of my computer. I have i7 processor and a ton of Ram so no reason for the problems I'm having. Most appreciate your advice and the link.
Sally Sue Ember Heh... maybe! But I'm almost willing to bet that if you were running the 32-bit version of Chrome that your problems lay with that and not with Windows 8! For help, get on with the User2User group - perhaps that will be a topic we can talk about on Friday's 2 PM EST show.
I have windows 7 so I am not sure. However I know Rayne Dowell has had some funky stuff going on after she updated to 8.1
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Sally Sue Ember I've been running HoA on Windows 8.1 for many months now without any real issues. I jumped from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 bypassing Windows 8 so I can't speak to a specific difference between HoA performance between 8 and 8.1. Only that I rarely have any issues on 8.1
ReplyDeleteI haven't experienced any problems from 8.1 either.
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks Charles Dunkley and Terry Leigh Britton haven't even tried 8.1 because I anticipated problems. Will give it a try on my laptop with 8.1to see what happens. Sally Sue Ember, sorry I can't help, have no experience yet.
ReplyDeleteI also recently installed the new 64-bit version of Chrome Browser, since I have a 64-bit machine and 64-bit Windows. The 32-bit version crawled - this new version flies! They removed support for Adobe Air and some Java, but they are removing that from all version soon, I hear. They do not make a big deal about the availability of this, as it just came out of beta into stable status, but here is the download link (you can replace it with the 32-bit version again if it does not work for you for some reason, and all your settings stay intact.) https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?platform=win64
ReplyDeleteRayne Dowell If you haven't installed the 64-bit version via this link, then you most certainly are running the 32-bit version now.
ReplyDeleteRayne Dowell I ran into an issue installing it in that Chrome was still running in the background even after I closed it. I had to right-click on the taskbar and start the Task Manager, then right-click on the Chrome icons and stop those processes.
ReplyDeleteI searched for computer - mine said "This PC" where you'll find System and it will give you all the info. Rayne Dowell
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah - if you just need to verify whether you have a 64-bit operating system, right-click on "This PC" and select Properties and it shows a page with that kind of info (and how much RAM you have, etc.)
ReplyDeleteOk, downloaded Terry Leigh Britton hope it solves some of my problems with loading and speed of my computer. I have i7 processor and a ton of Ram so no reason for the problems I'm having. Most appreciate your advice and the link.
ReplyDeleteSheila Hensley
ReplyDeleteYes, that's what I was experiencing - quad-core with 10-gigs of RAM and Chrome was dog slow. Now it is zippy and I love it again!
I need help. Argh.
ReplyDeleteSally Sue Ember Heh... maybe! But I'm almost willing to bet that if you were running the 32-bit version of Chrome that your problems lay with that and not with Windows 8! For help, get on with the User2User group - perhaps that will be a topic we can talk about on Friday's 2 PM EST show.
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