Subj : Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Alive"
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From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@kb.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Alive"
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:39:52 -0700
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On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:22:58 +0000 (UTC), "Auric__"
<not.my.real@email.address> wrote:

> knuttle wrote:
> 
> > I don't have Windows 8, but I am in a situation where my computers are
> > getting old and may need to be replaced.  In my investigations I have
> > been told that the that horrible new interface can be turned off and you
> > can use a XP like interface.
> >
> > I sure hope this is true because I don't want to spend a large chunk of
> > my time on the computer chasing my programs around the screen.  It is
> > bad enough having to open multiple menus and then when you find the one
> > you want, have the open menus collapse and you have to start over.
> 
> I've read, and been told be people who I tend to believe, that Win 8 is 
> *very* nice on a touch screen... and absolute crap on regular, non-touch 
> workstations.

Then the people who told you know very little about Windows 8, and you
should *not* believe them. You do *not* have to use the Modern/Metro
interface, and if you don't, it's hardly distinguishable from Windows
7, especially if you add a third-party program like Classic Shell
(free) or Start8 ($4.99).

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP
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