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    ed welch
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    I finally took the plunge and upgraded to 8.1. After getting rid of Metro, it's actually not that bad. File manager is a lot better than Windows 7 file manager. Of coarse, there's tonnes of things that don't work properly (hibernation, large fonts, etc.), but that's just the par of the coarse when you have a Microsoft OS.

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      I finally took the plunge and upgraded to 8.1. After getting rid of Metro, it's actually not that bad. File manager is a lot better than Windows 7 file manager. Of coarse, there's tonnes of things that don't work properly (hibernation, large fonts, etc.), but that's just the par of the coarse when you have a Microsoft OS.

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      ed welch wrote:

      [Windows 8] File manager is a lot better than Windows 7 file manager.

      Blasphemy! :~

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        I finally took the plunge and upgraded to 8.1. After getting rid of Metro, it's actually not that bad. File manager is a lot better than Windows 7 file manager. Of coarse, there's tonnes of things that don't work properly (hibernation, large fonts, etc.), but that's just the par of the coarse when you have a Microsoft OS.

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        OriginalGriff
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        See post above...

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          I finally took the plunge and upgraded to 8.1. After getting rid of Metro, it's actually not that bad. File manager is a lot better than Windows 7 file manager. Of coarse, there's tonnes of things that don't work properly (hibernation, large fonts, etc.), but that's just the par of the coarse when you have a Microsoft OS.

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          ed welch wrote:

          After getting rid of Metro

          How did you do that?

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            ed welch wrote:

            After getting rid of Metro

            How did you do that?

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            Forogar
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            Yes, I am also VERY interested in getting rid of Metro. If I can do that I might actually re-install Windows 8.

            - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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              ed welch wrote:

              After getting rid of Metro

              How did you do that?

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              OriginalGriff
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              Reinstalled Win7? :laugh:

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                Yes, I am also VERY interested in getting rid of Metro. If I can do that I might actually re-install Windows 8.

                - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                Ravi Bhavnani
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                That's easy.  Just use Start8[^].  I also use a few registry hacks to make my Win8 look like Win7.  Here's[^] what my Win8 task bar looks like. /ravi

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                  ed welch wrote:

                  After getting rid of Metro

                  How did you do that?

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                  Using taskbar properties, you can make it mostly disappear. You can't get rid of it completely though

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                    ed welch wrote:

                    [Windows 8] File manager is a lot better than Windows 7 file manager.

                    Blasphemy! :~

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                    Windows 7 removed the copy and paste buttons, and in Windows 8.1 they are back.

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                      Using taskbar properties, you can make it mostly disappear. You can't get rid of it completely though

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                      Ravi Bhavnani
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                      See this[^] post. :) /ravi

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                        Windows 7 removed the copy and paste buttons, and in Windows 8.1 they are back.

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                        ...two buttons you don't really need is "a lot better"? :laugh:

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                          ...two buttons you don't really need is "a lot better"? :laugh:

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                          Two buttons... which I use *all* the time, so yes they are important. But also, lots of other stuff, the ui just seems to be organised much better

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                            See this[^] post. :) /ravi

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                            expensive though. You can get classic shell for free

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                              expensive though. You can get classic shell for free

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                              Ravi Bhavnani
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                              It's only $5.  Classic Shell is nice but doesn't give you everything that Start8 does. /ravi

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                                That's easy.  Just use Start8[^].  I also use a few registry hacks to make my Win8 look like Win7.  Here's[^] what my Win8 task bar looks like. /ravi

                                My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                                Oooo! I am glad VS2010 still runs on it. I would hate to have to use VS2012 as well as W8!

                                - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                  See post above...

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                                  Jacques Loubser
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                                  Have you heard of Crtl+C & Ctrl+V ??? Unless you have only one hand, You should not need buttons.

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                                    Have you heard of Crtl+C & Ctrl+V ??? Unless you have only one hand, You should not need buttons.

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                                    I don't surf one-handed...

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                                      Oooo! I am glad VS2010 still runs on it. I would hate to have to use VS2012 as well as W8!

                                      - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                      Ravi Bhavnani
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                                      Yes, VS2010 runs flawlessly on Win8.  It's still my favorite version of VS. :) /ravi

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                                        Two buttons... which I use *all* the time, so yes they are important. But also, lots of other stuff, the ui just seems to be organised much better

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                                        You use buttons "all" the time when Ctrl + C/V is all you need?

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                                          You use buttons "all" the time when Ctrl + C/V is all you need?

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                                          Bill_Hallahan
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                                          Lloyd Atkinson wrote:

                                          You use buttons "all" the time when Ctrl + C/V is all you need?

                                          True. And if he doesn't want to use his other hand, then after selecting files and/or folders, right-click and select the "Copy" menu item, followed by right-clicking in the destination location and selecting the "Paste" menu item. It only takes one hand and there is no need to navigate the mouse to a button location.

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