[elbo]

Well after running this for about a week here is my take on it.

The good; Thinix offers a nice interface, it is certainly finger friendly, no one can argue that. The keyboard is topnotch as are the additional function keys available on the keyboard. The bigger frames on certain programs that use them were easier to work with, though for me this was only a small benefit. Another good side is the obvious interest that the folks at thinix have to improve and help out as Anthony has shown in the threads here.

The bad; Alot of what i didn't like may have to do with the duo being a little underpowered to put an extra shell on it. The scrolling in several programs including Chrome became klunky. I never liked the way the flip switched between windows shell and Thinix shell (lots of flashing as things got rendered as well as also being laggy). The screen rotation was also less speedy.
The Thinix shell seems overly complicated with several tabs and limited buttons available on each tab. System would hang occasionally for 5 to 10 seconds. A few times the system never recovered from the hang and a hard reset was necassary. It had never done this prior to the Thinix install.
An overall performance decrease is evident.

The ugly; Uninstall is woefully inadequate. Running the uninstall the first time caused the laptop to freeze necessitating a hard reset. The second uninstall went through but most modifications that the program had made to the window shell remained (including the thick borders which take up alot of real-state on a screen the size of he duo's. Thinix rotation blackout .exe was not removed (have to do this manually). I cannot get the windows keyboard to pop anymore or to dock to the bottom of the screen because when i go to tools in the windows keyboard and make these modifications the system does not save the modifications. Lastly the system still occasionally hangs and the scrolling has remained laggy. Running the system restore point that I had made prior to install has not rectified anything. I have to think that nothing short of a full windows re-install will get my duo back (and stop the wife's "couldn't leave well enough alone could you" quips). Unfortunately as you duo owners know, the thing don't come with a windows disk.

I think overall a lot of folks may find what they need from this program in terms of augmenting the tablet side of the duo and again I use the duo mostly as a laptop and less so as a tablet (mostlyto watch the occasional video and do some web browsing) which may be why I was not overly charmed by Thinix. But guys, the uninstall needs to bring the system to what it was otherwise it is just insanely difficult to justify telling someone to give this a try to see if they like it.

[friedje]

have you tried a system restore to a point before thinix install ?

[elbo]

yep, tried that.

[strider_mt2k]

I ran into the same problems when uninstalling.
Nothing I did was able to completely restore my system to the way it was previous to installing this software, and as a result I ended up having to fully re-install Windows.

When I asked for assistance, the best they could do was to try to blame Windows for the problem when my system worked perfectly prior to the install.

The company seems extremely active online and isn't hesitant about engaging in discussions about their product, which is outstanding.

If they pay attention to the feedback folks are providing about their product and are as active about taking steps to improve it, then I'm sure Thinix will shake off some of these unfortunate quirks and become a truly great touch-optimized overlay for the Windows operating system.

[elbo]

Sorry to hear you ran into the same problems.

If it is not too much trouble can you tell me how you managed to do a re-install. Did you have to contact dell to get the windows media or is there a hidden partition on the drive where you were able to recoup the original windows install.
thanks for any help.
-elbo

[strider_mt2k]

Originally Posted by elbo

Sorry to hear you ran into the same problems.

If it is not too much trouble can you tell me how you managed to do a re-install. Did you have to contact dell to get the windows media or is there a hidden partition on the drive where you were able to recoup the original windows install.
thanks for any help.
-elbo

The actual re-install is nothing remarkable, but it is detailed in this thread:
http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/dell...mance-duo.html

I did not use any hard disk recovery partitions, nor did i set one up for myself.
I utilized a USB DVD drive for my install, but many folks have set up flash drives to work as well. (I have not looked into this yet myself)

I obtained a windows CD from Dell, but at the last minute had a chance to put Win 7 Pro 32-Bit on there, so I went for it.
Drivers/software were obtained from Dell Support online.

[cooa99]

Its always best to keep multiple backups of your operating system using 3rd party softwares like Acronis.

[gorrila]

I think i will hold off on trying thinix until I here it can be uninstalled cleanly.