Anyone familiar with windows 8? Help?!

Iwuvcurrency · #1 01-03-2013

I just got a new computer which has windows 8, i have about 5 windows accounts made on it right now.
When i try to make another it doesnt ask me all the questions, like password, and when i try and log in it asks me a password and says i need to go to windowslive.com... Why???
Can i not have more than 5 windows?

Artann · #2 01-03-2013

go back to 7. Windows 8 only good touch screen and not so much for the rest.
but sorry don't have an answer to your question. Do you provide an email address when you register a new user? I know windows 8 asks for one and that is how it identifies you. maybe the password for the email?

Imakemoney · #3 01-03-2013

Yeah Windows 8 doesnt look that straight forward for stealth at a first glance...

I'm sure their are workarounds though!

Sandy D · #4 01-03-2013

Got a couple new ones myself with this stupid Windows 8 on it.

Found a way around it.

Choose one account as administrator and password.

Go to desktop. It will be in lower left hand corner of the apps section.

Go to Control Panel on your desktop.

Add new user

Add name of user

At the bottom is says continue without microsoft account, create local account.

Put name in, do not add password, leave blank.

Click through until you get to your apps and click desktop in lower left corner.

Microsoft is forcing us to have and add these live accounts but you dont need it and can bypass it.

Good luck.

GreenBean · #5 01-03-2013

Avoid anything of Gates if possible.

Be really careful of 'new'. Ensure you do not change procedures. Watch for bugs.

Will sticky the thread for all info regarding this.

Sandy D · #6 01-03-2013

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Originally Posted by GreenBean™

Avoid anything of Gates if possible.

Be really careful of 'new'. Ensure you do not change procedures. Watch for bugs.

Will sticky the thread for all info regarding this.

I agree, they are sucking every bit of info they can from us just like google.

jamcocktail21 · #7 01-03-2013

Yep that's right windows 8 is not for stealth

Stick with windows 7 or xp i like them both

Imakemoney · #8 01-03-2013

Hopefully cookies arent shared between the users too....

From the 5 minutes I spent on my girlfriends laptop with Windows 8 I wasnt relishing the thought of upgrading.

Windows 7 for a while me thinks....

yotano211 · #9 01-03-2013

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Originally Posted by jamcocktail21

Yep that's right windows 8 is not for stealth

Stick with windows 7 or xp i like them both

With Windows 7 Pro and higher versions you can install XP on a virtual desktop or virtual machine. If your OS is legit you can download the XP software directly from Mr. Soft's website for free. Boom, 2 OS's within 1.

Sandy D · #10 01-03-2013

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Originally Posted by jamcocktail21

Yep that's right windows 8 is not for stealth

Stick with windows 7 or xp i like them both

If they were I would have a ton of toasted accounts as I have used it for a while now.

So far, all good.

Iwuvcurrency · #11 01-08-2013

Thanks for the comments!
I had to youtube a few things just to figure out how to work it! :x
Its definitely more work for stealth even to just open another user account.
Why do you guys think its harder to get rid of cookies on windows 8?
I still use CCleaner and clean out cookies/cache every time I log into a diff, just to be safe!

Sandy D · #12 01-14-2013

So far not a problem with the pita windows 8, after you get through the windows trying to force you took hook up all those hotmail account you are good to go.

By pass that crap by using local only.

Then the apps, they are driving me nuts as well. Stating to dump them as fast as I have time.

arpichelago · #13 01-18-2013

Lol. Funny to see that they integrated that little feature but as far as the worries and extra precautions? Yeah, nah i dont think microsoft is going to actually do any teaming up with Ebay, or generally any extra looking over our shoulders... windows 8 will be on all new machines so be prepared for it.

Reformatting to win7 or running a virtual machine is... a really serious workaround for something not so serious.

I assumed there would be a much simpler workaround before I read it further down in the thread.

NeedHelp · #14 01-20-2013

win7>win8

enough said

rsot · #15 01-20-2013

How do you figure NeedHelp?

GreenBean · #16 01-20-2013

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Originally Posted by rsot

How do you figure NeedHelp?

Possibly NeedHelp has read the thread, done some experiments and came to that decison

rsot · #17 01-20-2013

Quite possible - guess I will take it to PMs - experienced insight is always good

GreenBean · #18 01-20-2013

Oh, then you could come back and report your findings?

that would work well....

I can see the thread title now.............

rsot leaves FireFox finally, confessions of a faithful follower

igotsuspended · #19 01-21-2013

Windows 8 is almost the same windows 7 except Metro Start Menu.
If you don't hit "Windows" button and go to desktop mode, there is no difference between 7 and 8.
For me, I use VM (VMware) for each account, so I use my accounts as long as I can install VMware to run my VMs. My tiny laptop run Core i7 and has 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, so VMs XP won't be a problem.

Sandy D · #20 01-22-2013

If I can figure it out being very non techy anyone can.

Working fine once I figured out how to stop Gates world from forcing me to sign into every user account.

dhunter0294 · #21 01-22-2013

Im finding it easy to work with for stealth purposes

How many user accts do u have on a single laptop Sandy D and will it slow down your pc having many user accts?

Sandy D · #22 01-23-2013

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Originally Posted by dhunter0294

Im finding it easy to work with for stealth purposes

How many user accts do u have on a single laptop Sandy D and will it slow down your pc having many user accts?

Yes it will slow you down a lot. I had to remove a few from a piece of crap Toshiba laptop as it really slowed it down once I got to a certain number.

I cant remember exactly but I think its over 30 on one and closer to 40 maybe.

I have a string of laptops and a few towers in an bedroom office.