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KCWolfman 12-08-2012 08:55 PM

If your pc starting faster is worth the cost, then yes. If not, no. It is just like having widgets on an android phone. I find myself flipping to desktop every time I sign on.

KCWolfman 12-08-2012 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 9077591)
That seems to imply that booting up, in particular, should be much faster on Windows 8.

That's the opposite of my experience actually.

Even after going into the user controls and removing the mandatory login, etc., the off-to-usable time on Windows 7 is about 10% less.

Weird, I boot in less than 20 seconds. It was taking almost 1 minute and 20 seconds under Windows 7. Honestly, it just isn't that important to me though.

kcfanXIII 12-09-2012 12:49 AM

i'm a student right now, and using office 2010. what are some of these upgrades i'm hearing about with office 2013?

Braincase 12-09-2012 09:30 AM

Looks like the office is going to pick up a Microsoft Surface Pro for me to use in class, once they become available next month. I'm looking forward to it.

Fish 12-09-2012 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Braincase (Post 9191016)
Looks like the office is going to pick up a Microsoft Surface Pro for me to use in class, once they become available next month. I'm looking forward to it.

:thumb:

Job perks like that are awesome..

bevischief 12-09-2012 11:47 AM

I don't like it.

DaFace 12-09-2012 11:56 AM

I got a new lappy that came with Win8 a few weeks ago. They've made some nice incremental improvements to the core OS that I like just fine. All the "surface" shit is obnoxious. I added a third-party app to give me back my start menu, and it's fine.

Buck 12-12-2012 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 9191385)
I got a new lappy that came with Win8 a few weeks ago. They've made some nice incremental improvements to the core OS that I like just fine. All the "surface" shit is obnoxious. I added a third-party app to give me back my start menu, and it's fine.

Please tell me which one. I can't stand the dashboard.

DaveNull 12-12-2012 06:22 PM

It's called install.exe. You can find it on your Windows 7 disc.

DaFace 12-12-2012 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Buck (Post 9201933)
Please tell me which one. I can't stand the dashboard.

I'm using Start8. You can try it for 30 days free, and it's $5 to buy. It seems to work pretty well, but for some reason the text gets all screwy on mine (faded to the point you can't see it) if I don't restart for a long time. It's livable, but annoying.

I think there are a few others out there, but that one seems to be the closest to completely replicating the old start menu's functionality directly.

Fish 12-12-2012 10:29 PM

I suggest RetroUI. Sounds very similar to DaFace's suggestion, but it's the one I use and it works great. Also $5, but worth it. $5 gets 3 licenses.

http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-com...rom-windows-8/

Fish 12-12-2012 10:32 PM

Here's how to manually disable most of Metro.. You still have to fiddle with some file associations so they don't open in Metro apps, but it helps quite a bit for free..

http://techmell.com/how-to/disable-metro-ui-windows-8/

007 12-13-2012 03:42 AM

Why M$ didn't set up the system to run with or without Metro in the first place is baffling to me. Why take away the one thing that was WINDOWS in the Start button. From everything I have seen, unless you have a touch screen monitor, there is absolutely no use for Metro at all. Hell, even with a touch screen monitor, who the hell wants to reach across to their monitor every time they want to do something.

Miles 12-13-2012 10:07 PM

Just got a new laptop today with Windows 8. My first reaction is wanting to shut most of these new features off. Initially hate the metro start menu.

Guess if you put applications you use on the quick launch or desktop you don't really have to use it?

DaFace 12-14-2012 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Miles (Post 9206544)
Just got a new laptop today with Windows 8. My first reaction is wanting to shut most of these new features off. Initially hate the metro start menu.

Guess if you put applications you use on the quick launch or desktop you don't really have to use it?

That doesn't go away. They just outright ****ed up. There's already talk of M$ putting the start menu back in in a future service pack. It's that bad.


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