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  • E ed welch

    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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    • E ed welch

      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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      See post above...

      Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)

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      • E ed welch

        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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        Lost User
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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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                ed welch
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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! :~

                  The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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                  I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes

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

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                  • E ed welch

                    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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                    • E ed welch

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

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

                      Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)

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                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                        ...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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                              Forogar
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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...

                                Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)

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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...

                                  Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)

                                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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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

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

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                                    • E ed welch

                                      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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                                        • E ed welch

                                          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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                                          coarse or course? ahem. Bryce

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