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WhatsApp Windows 8 HP to release new PCs that support

Microsoft is making headway on its new operating system, Windows 8. With the recent developments in various Operating systems around the world, people are hardly talking about Microsoft. It is therefore understandable that the company is going all out with its new operating system. Before its release, there have been speculations that Microsoft’s Windows 8 is only going to be enjoyable on touch screen computers. We were not too sure about how true this is but now, with Hewlett Packard’s revelation of their new PC range, we are definitely sure.

Windows 8, like all its predecessors was designed by Microsoft for use mainly on Personal Computers, laptops and with the new surge in the market, tablets. The development of the system started after its predecessor was released in 2009 and it took three long years for Microsoft to develop and test the system and finally, last month, Microsoft released it from the development phase to the manufacturing phase, creating a buzz in the market.

There have been revelations that Windows 8 is the biggest change in Microsoft’s operating system since as far back as 1995. It is said to introduce a new graphical interface and a brand new start screen that replaces the old and boring start menu. Better still, it has been said that the new Windows 8 will have a new online store where apps can be purchased for your personal computer. There is also said to be an in-built anti-virus system.

With the new developments in the operating system, one can tell that it will not be as easy to simply upgrade your old operating system to the new one. It is more likely that the new generation of PCs will be the ones fully equipped with this operating system.

It has been revealed that the popular PC Company Hewlett Packard, popularly referred to as HP is releasing Windows 8- friendly touch PCs; the Envy, SpectreOne and also the refreshed Pavilion lines are going to be a part of this revolution.

It was said that Hewlett Packard was rather reluctant to become part of this revolution but tnow, they are fully behind the new touch-friendly version of Windows. The windows 8 operating system has the ability to sense touch and recognize input from ten fingers at once. At this point we know companies like bluestack will be releasing a Windows 8 version. The need to stay ahead of the game. this means what WhatsApp for Windows 8 will be available then. The method of getting whatsapp to work on a pc described here, will be the same. The Envy series which currently consist of the Envy 20 and Envy 23 will be touch-smart PCs that will take full advantage of this touch-sensitive function of the new Windows 8. The new PCS also have amazing features like terabytes of storage capacity, the famous HP Beats Audio, High Definition webcams and HP connected music.

The SpectreOne PC is another new PC that will be built based on the Windows 8 operating system. This PC is said to have a full glass high definition screen that will allow users to imitate many touch functions as they would on an iPad.

 

No one knows why Microsoft decided to introduce a touch-interactive operating system and we can’t be too sure if everyone will enjoy using it. We will just have to wait and see what happens with the release of the new HP PCs. We know HP’s loyal customers are bound to rush for these new products!

Fun With WhatsApp on Office Computers

Why do people love WhatsApp on their computers. Well we had some fun!

Whatsapp is one of the most remarkable applications that everyone should have on their mobile phones. here are just a few reasons why WhatsApp Messenger is great on mobile phones. But this is what we came up with a few days after testing the install of WhatsApp PC. The features listed are as per WhatsApp.com so we added a few notes.

* NO Messaging costs: WhatsApp uses your Internet connection: 3G/EDGE or Wi-Fi when available to messege people. Also there is no additional international charge when using whatsapp. It happened my wife was in India and it was great chatting to her on her phone using WhatsApp. I was using my PC and she was using her BlackBerry. Sometimes Skype is not available.

* Send Video, Images, and Voice notes to your friends and contacts. Well in our office we did a few stupid stuff. We sent videos and MP3 files to one another. We were merely testing if this can actually be used as a PC business application. We will do a full article on this.

* Chat in Groups, Now supporting up to 15 contacts at one time. Now we don’t work with 15 and more people in our offices. So we decided to have a group meeting. Each person at their own desk. it was hilarious as a group chat and nothing was achieved. Slow typer’s didn’t say much for some reason. Other than that a two way conversation was impossible. its group chat so what’s the point.

* No More BB Pins and Usernames: Well Blackberry Pins and usernames on things like Skype isn’t that great. But there are two versions here. One being the no more pins or usernames, WhatsApp auto detects your contacts and can check if they have WhatsApp installed. If they do it auto connects you. No with our BlueStacks install you need to add contacts manually at this point.

Green marks:

- One Tick indicates that your message is delivered to the server.

- Double Tick indicated  is delivered to the device of the chat partner. However, it does not mean that it was read by your chat partner.

These were a few of the features we tried out when we had WhatsApp installed on our PC’s. As a matter of fact I still have my own private number on my PC and using WhatsApp.

Till Later

WhatsAppPC Admin

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False Virus Positive

Another issue has come to light about people running WhatsApp on their computers. We are fairly confident that their issue with the false positive for WhatsApp is incorrect. Most computers today need antivirus software of some sort. High end manufacturers like HP pre-install norton Antivirus and other might install Sophos. The pre-installed visions of the antivirus is only a 30 day trial. After that you will need to pay for the antivirus. Another Issue is discussed here about a computer freezing see the post.

Now getting back to our point of getting false positives on WhatsApp Messenger. I have had a website visitor very disgruntled when their antivirus went nuts. Naturally we test the guides on installing software onto computers. Thus I was rather freaked out myself, we publically post these guides tested and working with no viruses or Trojans.

I offered to Skype the person to help resolve the issue of WhatsApp install being a virus. It became very apparent that something was amiss here. The first question I asked was. How did you install it.  Have you uninstalled WhatsApp using YouWave or BlueStacks?

They said it happened after they installed WhatsAppforPC.exe they downloaded. I asked promptly if this was a guide you followed by us or someone else. The user said they read our guide and thought we had made a mistake. They Googled WhatsApp APK and got to WhatsAppforPC.exe. They thought this is a short cut.

Notes on WhatsApp for PC:

  • WhatsApp inc does not support a PC version
  • Our Versions and other versions from reputable websites are “hacks” or a work around getting whatsapp to work on home computers.
  • Always download anything official from WhatsApp.com like the WhatsApp APK
  • Download YouWave form here and BlueStacks from here only!

Tips on preventing being caught:

  • Stay away from torrent sites
  • Stay away from quick fixes or “All in One Installer”
  • If it sounds too good to be true, it is. To our knowledge there is no one click install for WhatsApp.
  • Use your head when downloading and installing any type of software.

So I continued to help this person get rid of the problem even though it was not our fault. Also we express this software is not officially supported for PC. So any guide or workaround is still at your own risk. If you really need WhatsApp on your PC. Keep popping in we will be doing more updates soon.

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PC Freezing With WhatsApp

There are a number of reasons why Computers tend to freeze. Some uses have reported that it happened after they installed WhatsApp.  We have asked a few people to send us their specs of their computers. Also we would like to say it is not WhatsApp making it freeze. We haven’t been able to replicate the issue. but read on and see if any of our recommendations work.

Remember you installed BlueStacks or YouWave, both these programs have a minimum requirement for the PC to run. We found that lower en computers people running Windows XP with less than 1gb of ram are the people suffering from this problem.

The computer freezes ate pretty much any time. You will notice either the keyboard or mouse will not respond. One tip is don’t bash the keyboard or the mouse. it is not their fault. Sometimes when a PC freeze it will turn off. Issues that result in crashes are usually hard drive or ram related. Also those software’s that boost your computers internet speed, generally don’t help, all they do is cache pages you visit. This means it saves the page to your computer. WhatsApp PC is not a webpage so the software won’t help if you try to boost things up.

Here are some steps to help:

  • Uninstall Software you are not using.
  • Use an external hard drive for all your MP3 and Movie collections – a PC also tries to index things and have a lot of MP3′s doest help. We are talking about 1000s here.
  • Keep your PC documents, video files and audio files in proper folders. older Operating systems only really allow for 999 files to be in one folder.
  • Clean up your hard  drive. Delete files you won’t be needing or put it on an external hard drive. You typically want your hard drive to have about 30% free at all times. We are not going to be technical but it is for a swop file.
  • Run antivirus and spyware removers and check your PC’s health. I then disable specially spyware removers as they take up a lot of system recourses.
  • Run a scan disc when you are sleeping. This will help re-organize a few packets on your computer. Another tip is don’t do this too often.

We haven’t had any problems thus far running whatsapp on our test machines, and on my live computer. YouWave and BlueStacks run flawlessly with whatsapp installed.

My PC

  • Intel i3 Processor
  • Windows 7 (Pro)
  • 4gig ram
  • 1TB Hard drive
  • nVidia 1GB DD3 graphics card.

If the problem persists uninstall the latest programs like youwave or bluestacks with whatsapp and see if the problem is fixed. Then re-install bluestack or youwave and try again.

 

Good Luck

WhatsApp PC ADMIN.

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Add contacts to WhatsApp for PC using BlueStacks

How to Add contacts to BlueStacks

Well this is the second step to getting WhatsApp to work on your PC. Now that you have installed WhatsApp using BlueStacks you will notice you do not have any contacts in your whatsapp. Well alas this method takes some time but it is well worth it.If you missed it here is a guide to install whatsapp on PC using BlueStacks.

Here is a video of this

Lets Start adding contacts to BlueStacks for WhatsApp to work.

  • Open BlueStacks
  • Have a look at the icons and see if “Go Contacts” is installed – if not type “Go Contacts” in the search field as we did here.

Searching for Go Contacts

  • Click on the icon “Go Contacts”
  • Go Contacts will now install.
  • On your BlueStacks “Desktop” Click on “Go Contacts”
  • Click on the Menu item (bottom arrow) and then on “Add Contacts”

Adding Contacts for WhatsApp using BlueStacks

  • A New screen will appea
  • Fill in the Name and Surname of your contact.
  • Click on the “HOME” button on your contacts and change it to mobile.

Adding a Contact to Go Contacs and BlueStacks

  • Remember to add your contacts in international format
  • +country code then the number e.g. +11 55 555 5555
  • You have now successfully added a contact.
  • Repeat these steps to add more contacts for proof of whatsapp working on a windows PC here is our screenshot messeging a friend.

WhatsApp working on a PC Proof

We hope you get this working to  add contacts to bluestack and GO Contacts. Feel free to leave a message. We will try and reply to them.

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