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Anything good to say about Windows 8? by Dave \Crash\ Dummy
I bought Windows 8 Pro back when I could get it for $40, then burned it to disk to wait for the dust to settle before installing it. So far, all the feedback...
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March 25th 13 01:22 AM
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Aside from the obvious start-up, how is 8 different from 7? by Juan Wei
I did the $40 upgrade from 7 to 8 on my laptop and don't see much difference (other than the lack of Start button and the "Metro" start-up screen). Is 8...
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March 26th 13 02:56 AM
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Need a compatabilty check for Win 8. by Peter Jason
I have Win7 SP1 64bit installed and hundreds of programs left over from the ME days and after. Is there a Microsoft product to check my computer to see if all...
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March 26th 13 09:55 AM
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Win8 Mail app - Product and Security Update by ...winston[_2_]
Product Update Details (Release Notes) ================================ Note: applies the bundled set of apps (Mail, Calendar, People, Messaging) qp Release...
March 27th 13 05:25 AM
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Difference between 64-bit and 32-bit by Albert[_5_]
When I bought Windows 8 Pro it came with 32-bit and 64-bit DVDs I installed 32-bit. I just got to wondering what the difference is and the advantages of 64 bit...
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March 27th 13 01:35 PM
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Restart Metro UI from Desktop with ClassicShell installed? by Rob
I installed ClassicShell to a Windows 8 laptop for a friend and he can now actually use it. At his request, I set it to still show the metro UI, but also have...
March 27th 13 07:23 PM
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Windows 8 skin for Classic Shell by Dave-UK
If you use Classic Shell you might like WinAero's free Windows 8 skin...
March 27th 13 08:23 PM
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Tablet 2 roaming profile problem by Robert Coe
I have a Lenovo Tablet 2 with Windows 8 Pro (32-bit) factory installed, configured as a member of a domain. It will download my roaming profile OK, but refuses...
March 30th 13 03:35 AM
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Metro Apps not working by Weary
I don't use the metro interface too often so I don't know how long this has been going on. Bing, Travel, News, Sport and Weather open and lock up completely...
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April 3rd 13 12:33 PM
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New mouse queston by Gordon
I recently bought an HP Pavilion with Windows 8 Home Premium pre-installed. The mouse that came with it is a conventional HP push and shove type. I would like...
April 4th 13 01:06 AM
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Firefox in windows 8 64-bit, flash player trouble? by John Doe
It's like 50% failure here. Trying to use Firefox in windows 8 64- bit. Flash player is the pits. When I do a right click context menu on a video, the menu...
April 4th 13 09:47 PM
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Update from Win7 home prem SP1 to Win8 pro hang on first restart by Castor
Hello, I bought an official update DVD to upgrade my Win7 home Prem 64b SP1 desktop system to Win8 pro 64bits. The evaluation test gives few minor warning...
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April 10th 13 08:25 PM
by Gene E. Bloch[_2_] Go to last post
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Tablet or what? by OldeGuye[_2_]
So Win 8. Newbie with stupid questions. Do tablets run Win 8? The same Win 8 that a PC runs? If I have an app that runs on Win7, can I put it on a tablet...
April 12th 13 12:28 AM
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How to disconnect external USB drives? by cameo[_2_]
What happened to the taskbar widget that we used to click in Win7 to release USB drives before pulling the plug?
April 12th 13 04:11 AM
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Microsoftening by Joe Morris
From today's (Thursday 18 April) _Wall Street Journal_, page C1: Column: "Ahead of the Tape" by Spencer Jakab Quoting the headline and the first...
April 19th 13 06:38 PM
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Well this might be promising... by Roland Schweiger[_4_]
Up to some extent the question about Start Button and NUI is cosmetic, although i also do not like the forced change of paradigm and hope it will finally be...
April 22nd 13 08:30 PM
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Well this might be promising... by gufus[_2_]
"Seth" wrote in message ... Cross posted to both Windows 7 and 8 groups due to likely...
April 23rd 13 02:38 AM
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Will Frankenstein's key work on W7? by Todd[_5_]
Hi All, We have downgrade privileges with W8 Pro to W7 Pro. Will W8's key work on W7? Or as with the W7 to XP downgrade, do we have to use someone else's...
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April 25th 13 12:11 PM
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Opening .cmd files by Brian[_18_]
Inadvertently I have set .cmd files to open in notepad. I will not go into details how I did this, but the result is that in the control panel ..cmd files...
April 26th 13 11:57 AM
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windows sounds by housetrained
where are the win7 type sound schemes? housetrained
April 28th 13 03:09 PM
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