how about windows 8.1 ... any suggestions? and does it store and allow you to manipulate the data... eg, place in monthly budget?
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The one I bought never worked right, it would not feed the document through. I threw it away. And got a thing called cam scanner for my Android phone. It's the only scanner I've needed in 4 years. No need for Windows and it does ocr and allows me to save as pdf so I can do whatever I want with it all from my phone or tablet.
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I had Windows 8 and it worked perfectly. Then I downloaded Windows 8,1 and it still worked like a charm.
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It doesn't work WELL with much of anything. Avoid at all costs, and buy a WD MyBook Live Cloud Drive. I'm serious. This one--though it technically still works--is sitting unplugged in my closet. I had too much trouble with it. Frustrating as all get-out. But seriously, yeah, it probably works with 8.1. As well as it works with anything.
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Mine was windows 8. Upgrade to 8.1 was free and easy. Most articles I've read say the upgrade to Windows 10 (looks like Microsoft is skipping 9.0) will be free as well.
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The computer actually has Windows 8.1. Much more desktop-friendly than 8, especially when you download the recent update. I work with it almost indistinguishably from the XP experience, only much much faster. And I was able to load the Word 2002 disc I had gotten with my previous computer. All my old word documents are now transferred (through a flash drive) and accessible. And I can create new ones and save them as well. Technically 8.1 does not support Word 2002 but aside from a message to that effect every now and then when I'm saving a doc, everything works seamlessly.
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It runs out of the box, no purchasing for any upgrades needed.Note - even if incoming upgrade coming (from windows 8 to windows 8.1), it should be free or you can just reject.
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I get very frustrated with 8. You have to be open to learning the program or maybe taking a class on it...tutorial. You can switch to the old desk top version, too, with the Windows 8 that I have on here.
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Yes you can use Windows 8.1, and you can also use the new Windows 10 when it is released. You do have to take into account your memory specs and processor specs as well. I would suggest having over 2GB of memory and a fairly decent processor for best experience.
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I think you can do that. But the Windows 8.1 require a flash drive with 24 GB memory.
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I use windows 7 and find that just using folders is sufficient for my needs. If you prefer extra organizational tools, rack2-filer may be useful. It basically allows you to set up a filing system using filing cabinets and binders. I do like the feature that allows you to flip through your documents page by page and the search feature. It does have a space limit so review the size limitations and compare to your application.
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Works well with Windows 8... We haven't done the 8.1 upgrade yet. Heard there were some issues with it.
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The short answer is, SOMETIMES. It's a very touchy program with Windows 8. Very frustrating when it doesn't always work properly. I often regret having wasted my money on it.
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That would be the best thing you could do for your computer and your piece of mind. I feel it is better then Windows 8.
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I don't know, but concluded that Microsoft wanted me to pay a fee every year. I refuse to do that, and found that my old Office, which I purchased on disk, would load under Windows 8 and works fine.
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Yes, I have Windows 8 and it works great for me. It gives you the latest updates when you activate.
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I have loaded it on a computer with Windows 8.1 & it seems to run fine. I am in the process of moving data from one PC to the new one, so I can't say for certain just yet that the process will be successful. But so far, as for loading it & running the program, it seems to work fine.
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I haven't had that experience, but I am having trouble with the 64 gig memory. I have windows 8 and Office 365 installed and I am out of storage space. Get wierd freezes and messages pretty often now. No way to upgrade the storage either, as far as I know.