Windows 8 woes

[Qbah]

So, against my better judgement, I purchased the Windows 8 Pro upgrade.

I did a new installation on a separate SSD (thank god!). And... it's driving me nuts!!

Anyone could help me with the below?

- Logitech and wheel scrolling... enabling the scrolling setting in SetPoint causes scrolling in any Metro app and the Metro UI to work like crap. It speeds up and then tries and tries to scroll even when I stop turning the wheel on my mouse (Performance MX). Also zooming on websites is terrible - scrolling a page and pressing control (after you stop scrolling!) causes zooming in/out... Seems it thinks there's something remaining of the "force" for the scroll or something? When I turn the built in setting off, the scrolling is a lot better, but it's not smooth as in Windows 7 with the option on... I hate it
- Logitech and SetPoint - I can't install it in English... It always defaults to Danish (where I live). I tried changing language, local setting... Windows 8 is in English. Everything is in English. SetPoint is in Danish. GAH! Tried registry changes, it doesn't do anything - still in Danish.
- Google Chrome - scrolling is HORRENDOUS! It's hurting my eyes, it's so bad. It flickers and is not smooth. Running the latest Chrome version. I have to use IE10 (everything's fine there with scrolling). I hate IE10 - it doesn't save my opened tabs for example (have to hope that restore last session works... that's not always the case)
- Creative - F**K YOU Creative. Every second reboot there's no sound, at all. Problem assistant tells me my drivers are outdated, even though I installed the ones it pointed at (latest for Win8). I had to install a beta version of the creative console and each time sound is gone I have to change modes in it to restore it.
- searching in general - why is it that in the "start" metro menu I can start typing and find stuff but in every other app (like the store or music or email) I have to open the charm menu and click on search ?! seriously ? how can I change that? How hard would it be to have search open automatically if a typing field isn't in focus ?

Stuff in general isn't as smooth when scrolling or moving around and looking "easy to the eyes" as Win7 with Aero. The transparency is gone and that hack that exists makes things fully transparent, not slightly like in Win7. Any way to get Aero back, the same way as in Win7? Aero in Windows 7 is so awesome... Please?

I'll add more stuff as I encounter it.

EDIT: Found the setting in IE10 to start automatically with previously opened tabs. Looks like I'm sticking to IE10 then.

 

[cbrunny]

I have had literally none of these issues. Are you sure you are not a troll?

 

[cboath]

Suggestion one, dump the logitech software. I'm using a logitech mouse natively - no mouse software and have zero issues.

Firefox works fine for me. Ask google about chrome issues, but i've not heard of those issues before.

Search - every other screen you can actually/potentially type stuff on. There's nothing to type on the start screen so it goes right to search. Desktop could be any open application. Every other version of windows you have to go start/search/<insert text>, win8 is charms bar/search/type in text. Not a big deal really.

I dumped creative cards with win7. I've been on betas with MS since 95 and creative has always been the worst with new versions of windows. There's no competition there.

 

[Qbah]

I can't dump the Logitech SW because I need to assign one of my mouse buttons to the key "home" - so I can get to top of each page with one click. Now if you have a suggestion which 3rd party SW to use, I'd be grateful.

Creative has this awesome effect called Crystalizer. I am using it for many years and without it every sound feels shallow and empty for me. I tried many times to dump them, but I just can't I need this effect...

You can't type inside Music or Store. You can just click tiles.

I got already used to IE10, so not feeling like troubleshooting Chrome more.

 

[power_hour]

OP: you could always try disabling Metro UI: http://techmell.com/how-to/disable-metro-ui-windows-8/

 

[Mem]

Qbah you don't have many options really.... I guess you could try contacting Logitech and let them know about your problem since you really need their software to work ,as to Creative well their drivers have always been a hit or miss for many years now so one reason why I dumped them for my Asus Xonar DX,at least their drivers work without issues.


As to Aero was removed to improved battery life on portable gear.

 

[mikeymikec]

I have had literally none of these issues. Are you sure you are not a troll?

The mind boggles. I wonder if a development team has ever tried this response with one of their beta testers. cbrunny hasn't had these issues so the OP must be lying/trolling.

+1 recommendation on removing Logitech software. The last time I ran Logitech software was to ensure that both 'middle' buttons on my ~12-yr-old trackball worked, and sometimes both would stop working so I had to kill and restart EM_EXEC.EXE (IIRC - the Logitech process name at the time). I've used Logitech mice ever since and haven't bothered installing the software.

Personally I've tried Windows 8 on three distinctly different hardware platforms and it hasn't worked right yet (the most common problem is that Windows updates mostly don't install, but twice I've had graphics driver issues).

 

[cboath]

I had always used creative cards until win7. That was my breaking point. EVERY windows release they dragged their butts big time. Prior to win7 they flat out refused to begin driver work until they had a gold copy to work from. Win7 changed that. I believe the driver worked find in 7, but the bundled software was a different story. Creative stuff will likely be fine - around march - roughly 6ish months after RTM. That's been their MO.

As for Logitech, whether it's been MS or Logitech, all mouse software has given me issues in the office I ran. It's always been better to not run any software. Programming a home button is nice, i'm sure, but it shouldn't be a deal breaker either.