wrote on 6/19/2015 9:00 PM:
Sorry if this could have been a follow-up in my original post.

I am completely comfortable using Windows 7. My new system, which should be done
next week, will have Windows 8.1 loaded on it. my previous post had several
replies on how to set up Windows 8.1 to appear as though it's Windows 7, booting
to desktop and all.

My question is, if I'm comfortable using Windows 7, as I've been doing for five
years, do I need a book like Windows For Dummies once I start booting to
desktop, or should I be good to go, imagining I'm using Widnows 7. Thanks.

If you have something like ClassicShell installed and configure it to
boot to the desktop, you will see little difference between it and Win 7
as long as you run your programs from the desktop. IOW, avoid the Start
Screen (aka Metro)!