PS Windows 8.1

Just a note. I have posted several articles in support of Windows 8.1
especially about how to make it a usable system.

I want you all to known that I have nothing to do with the Microsoft
organization, or any one who distributes systems with Windows 8.1.

I am an old fart who after upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows XP got
use to having a dozen or more window open at the same time and working
between them to get my job done. At any one time I use a couple of
spreadsheets, several text document, a couple of browser windows, email,
a PDF document, and several image files.

When Windows 8 came out with the floating Icons with all kinds of
advertisements on them and they proudly announced it could have two
total windows open at the same time. It turned me off completely and I
did every thing I could to keep my Windows XP system running. That
became impossible and logically I had to go with a Windows 8 Machine, I
was not happy with Windows 8, so with the promise of something better
gladly upgraded to 8.1.

By the normal curve I am not the only one in the same boat, and was
completely put off by Windows "Modern" Interface. I have had Windows
8.1 for some months now and slowly having gotten Windows 8.1 to be a
useable system. My contribution are made in hopes that I will be able to
make it easier for some one else who is facing the decision I was forced
to make.

On 01/19/2014 02:03 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
Just a note. I have posted several articles in support of Windows 8.1
especially about how to make it a usable system.

I want you all to known that I have nothing to do with the Microsoft
organization, or any one who distributes systems with Windows 8.1.

I am an old fart who after upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows XP got
use to having a dozen or more window open at the same time and working
between them to get my job done. At any one time I use a couple of
spreadsheets, several text document, a couple of browser windows, email,
a PDF document, and several image files.

When Windows 8 came out with the floating Icons with all kinds of
advertisements on them and they proudly announced it could have two
total windows open at the same time. It turned me off completely and I
did every thing I could to keep my Windows XP system running. That
became impossible and logically I had to go with a Windows 8 Machine, I
was not happy with Windows 8, so with the promise of something better
gladly upgraded to 8.1.

By the normal curve I am not the only one in the same boat, and was
completely put off by Windows "Modern" Interface. I have had Windows
8.1 for some months now and slowly having gotten Windows 8.1 to be a
useable system. My contribution are made in hopes that I will be able to
make it easier for some one else who is facing the decision I was forced
to make.



Yeah I am an old fart too and have no problem adjusting to new things.

I use many different operating systems but like to keep my GUI as a
simple hierarchical menu both on my Linux and my Windows installations.


OTOH: In the real world I find that most people are quite confused by
Win8 and I am not only talking about old farts like me...plenty of them
are in their early 30's. Of course now that I think about it...they are
probably considered to be old farts too!

I'm still using windows xp 'cause it's good enough for me. It's pirate
friendly unlike those hunks a **** windows 7 and 8.

Keith Nuttle wrote:

Just a note. I have posted several articles in support of Windows 8.1
especially about how to make it a usable system.

I want you all to known that I have nothing to do with the Microsoft
organization, or any one who distributes systems with Windows 8.1.

I am an old fart who after upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows XP got
use to having a dozen or more window open at the same time and working
between them to get my job done. At any one time I use a couple of
spreadsheets, several text document, a couple of browser windows, email,
a PDF document, and several image files.

When Windows 8 came out with the floating Icons with all kinds of
advertisements on them and they proudly announced it could have two
total windows open at the same time. It turned me off completely and I
did every thing I could to keep my Windows XP system running. That
became impossible and logically I had to go with a Windows 8 Machine, I
was not happy with Windows 8, so with the promise of something better
gladly upgraded to 8.1.

By the normal curve I am not the only one in the same boat, and was
completely put off by Windows "Modern" Interface. I have had Windows
8.1 for some months now and slowly having gotten Windows 8.1 to be a
useable system. My contribution are made in hopes that I will be able to
make it easier for some one else who is facing the decision I was forced
to make.

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This sig file was compiled via my journeys through usenet

In ,
Keith Nuttle typed:
Just a note. I have posted several articles in support of Windows 8.1
especially about how to make it a usable system.

I want you all to known that I have nothing to do with the Microsoft
organization, or any one who distributes systems with Windows 8.1.

I am an old fart who after upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows XP got
use to having a dozen or more window open at the same time and working
between them to get my job done. At any one time I use a couple of
spreadsheets, several text document, a couple of browser windows,
email, a PDF document, and several image files.

When Windows 8 came out with the floating Icons with all kinds of
advertisements on them and they proudly announced it could have two
total windows open at the same time. It turned me off completely and
I did every thing I could to keep my Windows XP system running. That
became impossible and logically I had to go with a Windows 8 Machine,
I was not happy with Windows 8, so with the promise of something
better gladly upgraded to 8.1.

By the normal curve I am not the only one in the same boat, and was
completely put off by Windows "Modern" Interface. I have had Windows
8.1 for some months now and slowly having gotten Windows 8.1 to be a
useable system. My contribution are made in hopes that I will be able
to make it easier for some one else who is facing the decision I was
forced to make.

I have been using Windows since 3.1. Used every version since then all
the way up to 8. Except I skipped Vista. And using 7 or 8 doesn't bother
me one bit. But XP is still my all time favorite version. One reason is
it runs everything I want to run. I can't say that of any other Windows
version.

And for those that would rather stick with XP, I get that. And I don't
think XP is going away anytime soon. And there are plenty of working XP
machines still available.

--
Bill
Motion Computing LE1700 Tablet ('09 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core2 Duo L7400 1.5GHz - 2GB RAM
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 SP2

In ,
philo typed:
Yeah I am an old fart too and have no problem adjusting to new things.

I use many different operating systems but like to keep my GUI as a
simple hierarchical menu both on my Linux and my Windows
installations.
OTOH: In the real world I find that most people are quite confused by
Win8 and I am not only talking about old farts like me...plenty of
them are in their early 30's. Of course now that I think about
it...they are probably considered to be old farts too!

I am probably just a few years younger than you and I don't mind new
things. But I always been that way my whole life. I just replaced my 20
year old washer and drier and the new ones controls look like it is from
a Star Trek bridge. But they are not really that hard to figure out. And
when they want my attention, they sound like my cell phone. The error
codes are a PIA though. A number pops up and you need to grab the manual
to look up what that means. A lot like Windows now that I think of it.
;-)

--
Bill
Motion Computing LE1700 Tablet ('09 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core2 Duo L7400 1.5GHz - 2GB RAM
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 SP2

On 19/01/2014 20:12, Tony wrote:
I'm still using windows xp 'cause it's good enough for me. It's pirate
friendly unlike those hunks a **** windows 7 and 8.



Tony,

We have got some new boys who can teach you a thing about your signature
and they are pretty good; All Aryan but we can supply negro boys as
well. Some are as young as 12. Are you still into young Filipino boys?



--
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http://www.projectseven.com
The Finest Dreamweaver Menus | Galleries | Widgets
Since 1998

On Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:10:11 -0600, philo* wrote:


Yeah I am an old fart too and have no problem adjusting to new things.


Double ditto!

On 01/19/2014 03:03 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
Just a note. I have posted several articles in support of Windows 8.1
especially about how to make it a usable system.

I want you all to known that I have nothing to do with the Microsoft
organization, or any one who distributes systems with Windows 8.1.

I am an old fart who after upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows XP got
use to having a dozen or more window open at the same time and working
between them to get my job done. At any one time I use a couple of
spreadsheets, several text document, a couple of browser windows, email,
a PDF document, and several image files.

When Windows 8 came out with the floating Icons with all kinds of
advertisements on them and they proudly announced it could have two
total windows open at the same time. It turned me off completely and I
did every thing I could to keep my Windows XP system running. That
became impossible and logically I had to go with a Windows 8 Machine, I
was not happy with Windows 8, so with the promise of something better
gladly upgraded to 8.1.

By the normal curve I am not the only one in the same boat, and was
completely put off by Windows "Modern" Interface. I have had Windows
8.1 for some months now and slowly having gotten Windows 8.1 to be a
useable system. My contribution are made in hopes that I will be able to
make it easier for some one else who is facing the decision I was forced
to make.
I was dead against 8 when I saw the preview. I ran it in a small
window on a virtual machine. I also had no idea how to get past the
lock screen since there is nothing like (swipe to login) or such on the
screen, and then there was the tiles. I hated it.

But I bought the 39.99 on day one, loaded it dual boot, and 8 weeks
later I migrated to it formally. Win7 is a thing of the past. I like
a lot of the new features built in. I've dropped a lot of 3rd party
tools, making my system cleaner. 8.1 just made it easier.

I've reloaded the system and can get it win7 ish in minutes after the
reload. It's way too simple to fix 90% of windows 8 issues. AS FAR
AS MY USAGE IS CONCERNED. And I consider I use it pretty heavily and
with varied programs.

PS, age does have nothing to do with it. I've seen
dumb/stubborn/computer illiterate young people. :-)

"Keith Nuttle" escreveu na mensagem ...

Just a note. I have posted several articles in support of Windows 8.1
especially about how to make it a usable system.

I want you all to known that I have nothing to do with the Microsoft
organization, or any one who distributes systems with Windows 8.1.

I am an old fart who after upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows XP got
use to having a dozen or more window open at the same time and working
between them to get my job done. At any one time I use a couple of
spreadsheets, several text document, a couple of browser windows, email,
a PDF document, and several image files.

When Windows 8 came out with the floating Icons with all kinds of
advertisements on them and they proudly announced it could have two
total windows open at the same time. It turned me off completely and I
did every thing I could to keep my Windows XP system running. That
became impossible and logically I had to go with a Windows 8 Machine, I
was not happy with Windows 8, so with the promise of something better
gladly upgraded to 8.1.

By the normal curve I am not the only one in the same boat, and was
completely put off by Windows "Modern" Interface. I have had Windows
8.1 for some months now and slowly having gotten Windows 8.1 to be a
useable system. My contribution are made in hopes that I will be able to
make it easier for some one else who is facing the decision I was forced
to make.
---

Win 8 would be perfect if it had option to get old start menu and option to
boot system directly to desktop.

On 1/19/2014 3:12 PM, Tony wrote:

This sig file was compiled via my journeys through usenet

Your sig id too long and moronic.

On 1/19/2014 4:27 PM, Big_Al wrote:
On 01/19/2014 03:03 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
Just a note. I have posted several articles in support of Windows 8.1
especially about how to make it a usable system.

I want you all to known that I have nothing to do with the Microsoft
organization, or any one who distributes systems with Windows 8.1.

I am an old fart who after upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows XP got
use to having a dozen or more window open at the same time and working
between them to get my job done. At any one time I use a couple of
spreadsheets, several text document, a couple of browser windows, email,
a PDF document, and several image files.

When Windows 8 came out with the floating Icons with all kinds of
advertisements on them and they proudly announced it could have two
total windows open at the same time. It turned me off completely and I
did every thing I could to keep my Windows XP system running. That
became impossible and logically I had to go with a Windows 8 Machine, I
was not happy with Windows 8, so with the promise of something better
gladly upgraded to 8.1.

By the normal curve I am not the only one in the same boat, and was
completely put off by Windows "Modern" Interface. I have had Windows
8.1 for some months now and slowly having gotten Windows 8.1 to be a
useable system. My contribution are made in hopes that I will be able to
make it easier for some one else who is facing the decision I was forced
to make.
I was dead against 8 when I saw the preview. I ran it in a small
window on a virtual machine. I also had no idea how to get past the
lock screen since there is nothing like (swipe to login) or such on the
screen, and then there was the tiles. I hated it.

But I bought the 39.99 on day one, loaded it dual boot, and 8 weeks
later I migrated to it formally. Win7 is a thing of the past. I like
a lot of the new features built in. I've dropped a lot of 3rd party
tools, making my system cleaner. 8.1 just made it easier.

I've reloaded the system and can get it win7 ish in minutes after the
reload. It's way too simple to fix 90% of windows 8 issues. AS FAR
AS MY USAGE IS CONCERNED. And I consider I use it pretty heavily and
with varied programs.

Windows 7 is a thing of the past to who? You? If so, why did you make
changes to Windows 8 to make it "Windows 7ish"?

On 20-Jan-2014 00:20, Ron wrote:
On 1/19/2014 3:12 PM, Tony wrote:

This sig file was compiled via my journeys through usenet

Your sig id too long and moronic.


In Thunderbird I use the add-on "Quote colors" which has an option:
"Don't display signatures" works great.
No more moronic sigs to look at.

--
Leala.

On 1/20/2014 12:23 AM, Ron wrote:
You? If so, why did you make changes to Windows 8 to make it "Windows
7ish"?
It is a thing of the past as it is no longer in production, Supported
Yes production No.

It like Windows XP will stop being support in a couple of years. Like
XP it will be in use for many years in the future

On 01/20/2014 12:23 AM, Ron wrote:
On 1/19/2014 4:27 PM, Big_Al wrote:
On 01/19/2014 03:03 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
Just a note. I have posted several articles in support of Windows 8.1
especially about how to make it a usable system.

I want you all to known that I have nothing to do with the Microsoft
organization, or any one who distributes systems with Windows 8.1.

I am an old fart who after upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows XP got
use to having a dozen or more window open at the same time and working
between them to get my job done. At any one time I use a couple of
spreadsheets, several text document, a couple of browser windows, email,
a PDF document, and several image files.

When Windows 8 came out with the floating Icons with all kinds of
advertisements on them and they proudly announced it could have two
total windows open at the same time. It turned me off completely and I
did every thing I could to keep my Windows XP system running. That
became impossible and logically I had to go with a Windows 8 Machine, I
was not happy with Windows 8, so with the promise of something better
gladly upgraded to 8.1.

By the normal curve I am not the only one in the same boat, and was
completely put off by Windows "Modern" Interface. I have had Windows
8.1 for some months now and slowly having gotten Windows 8.1 to be a
useable system. My contribution are made in hopes that I will be able to
make it easier for some one else who is facing the decision I was forced
to make.
I was dead against 8 when I saw the preview. I ran it in a small
window on a virtual machine. I also had no idea how to get past the
lock screen since there is nothing like (swipe to login) or such on the
screen, and then there was the tiles. I hated it.

But I bought the 39.99 on day one, loaded it dual boot, and 8 weeks
later I migrated to it formally. Win7 is a thing of the past. I like
a lot of the new features built in. I've dropped a lot of 3rd party
tools, making my system cleaner. 8.1 just made it easier.

I've reloaded the system and can get it win7 ish in minutes after the
reload. It's way too simple to fix 90% of windows 8 issues. AS FAR
AS MY USAGE IS CONCERNED. And I consider I use it pretty heavily and
with varied programs.

Windows 7 is a thing of the past to who? You? If so, why did you make
changes to Windows 8 to make it "Windows 7ish"?

I'm sure I'm right when I say no one uses an OS out of the box!
That said, I added a win7 like menu (startisback) to give me a quicker
more productive way to get to different programs, mostly since I don't
like 40 icons on the desktop. And I set it to boot to the desktop.

That's the win7ish I talk about. As far as I'm concerned it looks like
and behaves like windows 7. BUT has the features of win8.

On Sun, 19 Jan 2014 20:48:13 -0500, migrante wrote:

Win 8 would be perfect if it had option to get old start menu and option
to boot system directly to desktop.

Windows 8 didn't have it but Windows 8.1 does.

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