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Anyone using it ?

I installed it but can´t find a Close button (or re-start) so I can´t stop using it :-roller


Strange is it not. First You use start button to Close it and now they skipped it. :-wow
 

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More reasons to consider Linux?
 

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Isn't it the Windows button which brings up those options now?
 

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Windows 8 is awful. It is so bad that some publications are demanding a recall. Windows 7 is excellent - I've no idea why they completely screwed it up in Windows 8. Let's hope Windows 9 is better but I am slowly moving to Mac anyway... I wiped Windows 7 on my main PC and put a "Hackintosh" on it.

Watch this - www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTYet-qf1jo
 

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I still think Windows XP is the most stable one going at the moment. Windows Vista was just complete Tosh, and Windows 7 wasn't much better.

Windows 8, well the least said about that the better.

The day that stop supporting windows XP will be a sad day, and will be the day i run my PC full time on Linux.

Nano
 

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I've found 7 pretty good and dabbled with the pre release, but can't see any reason for putting 8 on a desktop
 

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Not tried 8, but have XP and 7 on PC and laptop respectively and like them both.
 

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Still running Win 7 (Dual-boot with Crunchbang) on my Netbook and it's reasonably ok.
 

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I've just recently bought a new hard disc and bought win7 as I don't have a fancy touch screen to use windows 8.

So I thought I'd update to 7 from xp sp3.

If win7 is working fine why the need to change.
 

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We have win7 at work and I find it absolutely infuriating.

XP all the way for me. :D
 

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Well I had real problems with 7 talking to my XP, but stumbled across the answer whilst trying to connect my ipad to the XP desktop. Needed a small registry hack to change two values, then it not only connected to the ipad, but also to the 7 laptop, funny old world. :)
 

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Sorted now. Still using w7 but I always want to test (everything)

Have Ubunto as well, works very good.

BTW Hijacking comes to my mind when I read this thread (lol)
 

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wod said:
If win7 is working fine why the need to change.
Coz they need to keep selling software so peeps upgrade and then find that their hardware is no longer compatible so have to buy new M/B, processor, memory etc. If they didn't the economy would stagnate and we'd all be in the sh1t!....... Oh sh1t, it already has and we are :(
 

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On my laptop in settings you can sleep windows 8 or shut it down.
 

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dig deep said:
Anyone using it ?

I installed it but can´t find a Close button (or re-start) so I can´t stop using it :-roller


Strange is it not. First You use start button to Close it and now they skipped it. :-wow

I've been running Windows 8 since November, the price was really tempting! I hate Metro look and apps though, also the removing of the Start button. But there are substitutes for that, with 2,5 euros I got Startisback (there are others too)

_tp://www.startisback.com/

Now it looks and feels almost like Windows 7 (LOL)! :-wow
 

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Now it looks and feels almost like Windows7
But can you make it look like Classic Win98 or XP? :-rofl2
 

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Well, now that I'm thinking it over, a DOS look with a command prompt, would be great! :-wow :-biglaugh
 

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PaulR said:
But can you make it look like Classic Win98 or XP? :-rofl2

Shirley your main concern would be if it resolves your <br> <br> ??
 

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I think this is what you're after.
www.classicshell.net/

I was running win8 for a month & found out the hard way how dreadful it is. The pc got thrown across the room while still plugged in, have reverted back to xp, win 7 & linux multiboot. Luckily the computer survived the landing :D
 
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