I don't have Windows 8, but I am in a situation
where my computers are getting old and may
need to be replaced. < snip!>
On 12/20/2012 9:34 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:48:10 -0500, "knuttle"
<keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> wrote in article <kav4ur$7e8$1@dont- email.me>...
<kblake@kb.invalid> wrote:
You do *not* have to use the Modern/Metro interface, and if you
don't, it's hardly distinguishable from Windows 7,
Would you tell us how to lock it so it defaults to the Desktop mode not
the "Modern/Metro interface"
Or are we going to be stuck with starting in "Modern/Metro interface",
like we are stuck with collapsing menus from earlier Windows versions
Closest you can come is to start in TIFKAM (The Interface Formerly
Known As Metro) and have it switch to the desktop shortly after (just a
few seconds, depending on your system speed) and provide a start menu
by using a start menu replacement utility like Start8, Classic Shell,
etc.
I very rarely use the start menu as such. I have moved all of the icons
from the desktop and have my photographs as wall paper.
I have all of my active programs in the Quick launch toolbar, and other programs are located in folders that are in the Quick launch toolbar.
The only time I go to the start menu is to shut down the computer.
I suspect that even if I have to go through the weird interface the
quick launch toolbar is history and there will be no way to clear the
desk top for your own photos.
Le 18/12/2012 21:05, Greegor a Θcrit :
Windows 8 can't even play a DVD unless you buy
a more expensive Media Center edition?? á WTF?
Try VLC Media Player. It's free and GPL.
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