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Omaha Steve

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44. I'm starting to learn

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Mar 23, 2014, 09:02 PM

Mar 2014

Marta set up a lot of stuff so it works a lot more like I'm used to in XP.

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I'm on my new PC and at the start of the learning curve [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2014 OP

nice rig, good luck with Win8 nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #1

have fun. riversedge Mar 2014 #2

My computer has CJCRANE Mar 2014 #3

Interested in your impressions of win8. geckosfeet Mar 2014 #4

Marta is Intel, I'm AMD Omaha Steve Mar 2014 #5

Win8.1 now defaults to desktop mode, not Metro Spider Jerusalem Mar 2014 #6

Thanks for the link! pacalo Mar 2014 #8

Metro is the "designed for touchscreens" UI that replaced the conventional desktop in Win 8 Spider Jerusalem Mar 2014 #9

Thanks again, Spider. pacalo Mar 2014 #10

A UI designed Aerows Mar 2014 #12

Classic Shell Aerows Mar 2014 #11

I'm ashamed to say this... pacalo Mar 2014 #14

Don't be ashamed! Aerows Mar 2014 #15

Metro only sucks if you are resistant to change. Egnever Mar 2014 #17

Uh huh Aerows Mar 2014 #18

IMHO M$ messed up when they tried to merge all versions of Windows steve2470 Mar 2014 #20

They did Aerows Mar 2014 #22

I refuse to use a touchscreen, unless it's a phone or a tablet steve2470 Mar 2014 #23

Me, too Aerows Mar 2014 #25

by the way, you should come hang out in Computer Help and Support steve2470 Mar 2014 #26

I wander in there occassionally Aerows Mar 2014 #27

Steve's right; you *should* join the computer group, Aerows! pacalo Mar 2014 #31

In Dos, all i had to do was type what i wanted to run and press enter too.... penultimate Mar 2014 #45

Probably got bitten by a raccoon pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #35

Windows 8 Aerows Mar 2014 #36

I was referring to the designer pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #37

I have it on my small portable laptop Aerows Mar 2014 #38

come to Computer Help and Support steve2470 Mar 2014 #21

Thanks, Steve. pacalo Mar 2014 #30

Win 8/8.1 is horrible Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2014 #29

The charms that fly out Aerows Mar 2014 #32

just the word CHARMS irritates me Skittles Mar 2014 #33

It irritates the piss out of me Aerows Mar 2014 #34

I skipped Windows 8 and will see what the next version will be Skittles Mar 2014 #39

SCHEDULING MICROSOFT FOR AN ASS KICKING steve2470 Mar 2014 #40

EXCELLENT Skittles Mar 2014 #41

:) have a good night Skittles ! nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #42

I should have skipped Win 8/8.1 Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2014 #43

Original post Omaha Steve Mar 2014 #7

You are in it to win it! That baby is good for many years! WinkyDink Mar 2014 #13

When you get used to Win 8.1 you may not love it, but... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #16

Agree wholeheartedly Egnever Mar 2014 #19

I'm used to 7 from work Omaha Steve Mar 2014 #24

remember to move your cursor to the corners...then you can navigate from there steve2470 Mar 2014 #28

I'm starting to learn Omaha Steve Mar 2014 #44