Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
May 1st 13, 01:27 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 18
Views: 692
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
April 30th 13, 09:58 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 18
Views: 692
Non metro startup
In article ,
says...
Is there an easy way to do this?
--- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: ...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
April 17th 13, 09:40 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 257
Views: 8,225
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
January 18th 13, 08:08 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 10
Views: 599
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
January 13th 13, 09:15 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,277
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
January 13th 13, 06:17 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 26
Views: 778
Building new desktop - Win7 or Win8 ??
Go for windows 8 and download Skip Metro suit to use at the beginning
http://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.103
FD
Paul Thurrot makes a good case for not avoiding metro even...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
January 13th 13, 06:17 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,419
Building new desktop - Win7 or Win8 ??
Go for windows 8 and download Skip Metro suit to use at the beginning
http://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.103
FD
Paul Thurrot makes a good case for not avoiding metro even...
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
November 29th 12, 11:32 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 16
Views: 863
Win 8 review
Mark wrote:
Have been using Win 8 for some months now. Impressive OS.
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to meet my need for a tablet which is minimal
I have installed win 8 on 5 computers to use it...
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
November 26th 12, 04:03 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 11
Views: 608
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
November 6th 12, 11:34 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 11
Views: 707
Windows 8 and Acronis
The Acronis website promises an update "some time in the future".
Now that's just Wrong. How long have we known windows 8 was coming for? Are Acronis asleep, or planning to charge for an...
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
November 3rd 12, 12:12 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 17
Views: 825
Win8 Upgrade problem
Monty wrote:
On Thu, 1 Nov 2012 11:36:06 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:
Now if only I could figure out how to shut Windows 8 down (I did manage,
but it took 198...
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
October 31st 12, 01:04 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 14
Views: 637
Shutting down
apuzzler wrote:
So far my biggest complaint is the shut down process. If I am working from the "desktop" it takes three steps to get to the power off button. Is
there any way to put it into one...
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
October 31st 12, 01:02 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 15
Views: 901
W8 Password
How do I get W8 to eliminate the PW requirement. (Just more frustrations with this OS)
I have bookmarked this link for future...
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
October 30th 12, 11:26 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 8
Views: 624
Licence keys
Sorry, I wasn't clear: I've created a physical dvd iso from the win8 download, and used that to install my dual boot. I'm trying to establish whether
I can use the same dvd to install on spare...
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
October 28th 12, 03:58 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,704
Why so cheap?
Ed Cryer wrote:
I was in Staples earlier today. Windows 8 Pro for 49 pounds sterling!
I can't remember any previous version going so cheaply. They were usually about 100.
Ed
I downloaded...
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
October 27th 12, 05:31 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,687
Make bootable DVD from Windows 8 ESD files
Dave-UK wrote:
One thing I found was that the iso from the download is not exactly like a 'normal' Windows dvd.
If you boot the iso and choose to 'Repair your computer' the image recovery option...
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
October 27th 12, 03:40 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,687
Make bootable DVD from Windows 8 ESD files
I've just tried this free prog and it creates a bootable image from the C:\esd\windows folder.
I chose Win7 as the os.
The image it creates boots OK.
Also the resulting iso image will do a...
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
October 26th 12, 10:00 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,687
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
October 16th 12, 04:27 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,408
How do I get W8 RTM?
hit the 'Windows key' + 'w' to get a search box.
'Windows key' + 'x' covers a lot of ground
FD
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
October 15th 12, 09:55 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,408
How do I get W8 RTM?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj554510.aspx
I have been using this as may main system for about 40 days.
It activated automatically.
I will remove it on October 26 and restore an...
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Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum
October 15th 12, 09:45 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,408
How do I get W8 RTM?
G. Morgan wrote:
Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
Whatever happened to
the good old hyperlink??
It's there for MSDN & TechNet subscribers. The eval. is being pushed
via Akamai to save...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
October 8th 12, 04:01 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 121
Views: 2,698
Newsgroup readers
I am using the Newsreader with Seamonkey.
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
(The Web browser is used for only one purpose
My wifes Facebook acccount is the home page for Seamonkey.
I am using...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
October 7th 12, 02:17 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 219
Views: 6,333
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
October 7th 12, 07:07 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,736
100MB partition (Win7 HP 64-bit)
I have a much simple way of getting rid of this partition.
I have a CD with Acronis Disk Director.
Boot up from CD
Delete system reserved partion.
Mark Windows as active...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
October 7th 12, 12:36 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,736
100MB partition (Win7 HP 64-bit)
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/kb/article.php?id=409
since 100MB one way or the other is not really taking a bite out of my 500GB drive. If I get to the point where I need that 100MB, I...
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