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motoged
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Hate Windows 8 ???
My new laptop has Windows 8 on it. I am not yet in the touch screen world and don't like the W8 layout.
My tech friend told me to download (free) a program called Classic Shell that allows me to find my way around my laptop as The Creator intended (XP
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Just sayin'.
Don't believe everything you think....
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Bubba
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I am in the situation. Windows 8 is a nightmare, I've felt like throwing this new laptop out the window a few times.
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David K
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Ditto! Baja Angel got a laptop and had Windows 8. We know XP well, not 8!
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rts551
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Have not tried windows 8 yet. but much of the controls in my truck are now touch screen. so are many smart phones. guess its the future. I Think XP
was introduced in 2001 and replaced by Vista in 2007.
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TMW
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Vista is a piece of sh$t, windows 7 mucho better. I read where microsoft had so many complants about windows 8 that a fix was out to convert much of
it to the normal windows desk top setup.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
Vista is a piece of sh$t, windows 7 mucho better. |
Agreed.
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KaceyJ
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MSFT sucks,
For 20 years they've come up with new windows but never perfected the current model.
Perception for sophistication has lead them to more and more problems when the need for simplicity is the answer.
I don't have windows 8 but on windows 7 I have made everything I can to run like XP in classic mode .
But now , most web sites are trying to keep up with the latest and greatest to their own demise and want you to run W8
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SFandH
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When I bought my current Dell desktop in 2007 or so I had to PAY EXTRA TO DOWNGRADE from Vista to XP Pro. Glad I did. My next computer is going to be
a Google Chromebook. MSFT is old school. Dinosaur.
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BajaBlanca
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It took me a bit, but I actually like 8. but I am very different than most folk.
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Ateo
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Oh sorry, let me be the first to say go Mac. JK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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N2Baja
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Thanks for the info on the classic shell, motoged. I absolutely hate windows8! Have you downloaded the program? and if so, did it to what it
promised?
Forget about the danger and think of the fun.
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mrfatboy
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Try this
http://gizmodo.com/5992807/how-to-make-windows-8-look-and-fe...
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Bob and Susan
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i'm using "classic shell" too
http://classicshell.net/
it makes windows 8 look like windows 7...I am pleased with it
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bajadogs
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
Oh sorry, let me be the first to say go Mac. JK!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
I seriously don't know why so many people put up with such junk. Nobody regrets switching to Mac.
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Lee
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadogs
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
Oh sorry, let me be the first to say go Mac. JK!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
I seriously don't know why so many people put up with such junk. Nobody regrets switching to Mac. |
Switched to a Mac in '02 and 3 Mac's later it's still LOVE. Got a MacBook Pro couple months ago -- there's still a mouse pad and scroll buttons --
but most maneuvering is done by swiping the pad with 1-2- or 3 fingers and a tap on the pad. Check it out at an Apple store -- you won't go back.
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadogs
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
Oh sorry, let me be the first to say go Mac. JK!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
I seriously don't know why so many people put up with such junk. Nobody regrets switching to Mac. |
I think the reason is pretty obvious. Most people cant justify spending 50-100% more on a computer (and completely replace most of their software)
that, when all is said and done, they will use 95% of the time for checking email, browsing the internet and playing some media. All tasks that dont
require much computing power. So, they cant justify the Mac "advantage" compared to the price.
There is a significant percentage of Mac users that are agog about the STYLE of Mac, the COMRADERIE of owning a Mac, the perceived social superiority
of owning the Mac BRAND, itself. Some of us just wont be taken in by those reasons.
Now, if we were talking smart phones, the Apple I-phones are clearly superior to most of the competition.
I'm still plugging along on an XP machine that has been very reliable. But I dont ask it to do much. Most people dont.
[Edited on 7-8-2013 by Hook]
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bajadogs
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Good point Hook. I expect my computer to be able to do a lot without problems. That's why Mac is for me. I work with XP and Mac so I'm not just
blowing smoke. I expect my computer to be able to rip DVD's and CD's, import and edit videos, music and photos and export to any format while NEVER
crashing. I expect it to work right out of the box without being warned that I need to pay extra for virus protection. My Mac also runs XP as well as
the grey box under my desk but I rarely use it because XP is a dinosaur and apparently upgrading does not improve the user experience.
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Bajajorge
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I had Windows 7 with an early version of an Internet Explorer, I forget which number. I loved it, and everything worked to my liking. About 2 weeks
ago during an automatic update session(in the middle of the night) I was force fed IE10. Now my laptop is a mess, and I can't figure out how to dump
this IE10 that has caused me nothing but grief, and go back to my happy days. I did a restore back to the old days and things worked great again, but
then every time I turn off the computer I get force fed IE10. Guess I'll just have to live with IE10, even though I think it's a major pain in the you
know where.
Why do Liberals insist and demand that achievers pay the way for nonachievers who are to lazy to succeed, or are just failures by their own choice?
Criminals prefer unarmed victims, dictators prefer unarmed subjects.
Why do ignorant people continue their blabbering when it only proves to others how stupid they are.
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadogs
Good point Hook. I expect my computer to be able to do a lot without problems. That's why Mac is for me. I work with XP and Mac so I'm not just
blowing smoke. I expect my computer to be able to rip DVD's and CD's, import and edit videos, music and photos and export to any format while NEVER
crashing. I expect it to work right out of the box without being warned that I need to pay extra for virus protection. My Mac also runs XP as well as
the grey box under my desk but I rarely use it because XP is a dinosaur and apparently upgrading does not improve the user experience.
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Outside of editing videos, where Final Cut is clearly superior to all the options that were available to XP users (low end Avid stuff, Premier, Vegas,
etc.) I've never had trouble doing all those other things with my XP laptop.
Video editing, especially if you are doing image creation, is a high end use. Macs are definitely the way to go, there.
I do probably need to restart my machine about once a month, when it fails to recognize a peripheral for some reason. But I did use Macs in the
professional career and they needed restarting occasionally. But not as often as the XP/Vista/Win7 machines. It seems that Garmin software is starting
to give me trouble.
I had to laugh when the outcry over the disappearance of the "START" button in Win 8 emerged. My reaction was, based on the OS following XP? Wouldn't
a RESTART button be more handy?
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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by N2Baja
Thanks for the info on the classic shell, motoged. I absolutely hate windows8! Have you downloaded the program? and if so, did it to what it
promised? |
Yes, and it leaves an icon on the screen that you hit once the 'puter is loaded up and ready to go....and it bypasses all those visual W8 tiles.
REAL simple....
Don't believe everything you think....
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