Data Microsoft collects

Ken Springer wrote:
On 5/18/15 6:01 PM, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-18 3:05 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 15:00, . . .winston wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
I have avoided the Microsoft Store, but do accept updates of Windows
8.1. I don't knowingly save any thing online at Microsoft or other
online sites.

I recently bought a new Windows 8.1 computer, and set it up as
required
by Microsoft.

I discovered that the wallpaper from my only other Windows 8.1,
appeared
on my new computer. Also Solitaire and Mahjong which I got from the
Microsoft store appeared on my new computer. So far this was
troubling
but not a significant problem.

I went to the church for a meeting and discovered that I did not
have to
put the security code for the Church LAN into the new computer. This
was troubling, as, if Microsoft has all of the LAN security
codes/passwords of the LANs I have accessed, what else have they
downloaded from my computer with out my knowledge.

How can I remove these security codes/passwords from the Microsoft
sites.

What other passwords and such have they taken from my computer. I
transferred the profile form Thunderbird and Firefox so it was
expected
they were on the new computer, But would I have had to transfer it or
does Microsoft take this information also.

If this is happening with all Windows 8.1 computers and above it is no
wonder that companies are refusing to update to Windows 8/8.1

It's not as collective as some other's have presented.

The Desktop settings are due to having configured or accepted Win 8.1's
user settings Sync.

The password entry is do to your browser (IE or 3rd party) having been
configured to remember passwords.

Both can be disabled.

Solitaire on Windows 8.1 **is** a Microsoft Store app. It requires a
MSFT account.

The presence and/or use of a Microsoft account does not preclude one's
ability to disabled the Sync for user Settings.


When user Settings are configured to Sync, the data is stored on that
same MSFT Account OneDrive, thus when synced, use of that same MSFT
account on other devices will sync the same settings.

See this article on how to enable/disable Sync for User Settings. It
has
two sections - one to choose which settings sync and the other to stop
syncing all settings.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-settings-pcs

If you stop syncing user settings and desire to remove content, then
logon to OneDrive (onedrive.com) and delete any appropriate, if still
present' folders.

I wouldn't be too hasty deleting that MSFT account as other's have
recommended. It's entirely likely in the foreseeable future, especially
if you upgrade to Windows 10 that a MSFT account will be necessary to
upgrade and in the foreseeable future receive updates via Windows
Update.


...and in the foreseeable future maybe use Linux. :-)

People want quality software. Linux doesn't offer such a thing.

Sadly, I don't believe most people want quality, in software or anything
else. It's free they are interested in.

I completely lost my Mint installation yesterday.
The foreseeable future will *not* be Linux...

Five years will pass, and nothing will have changed.

*******

When you can put your effort into SystemD and
PulseAudio, when you could be working on user
centric things, that's a sign of doom. PulseAudio
broke packages that never got fixed, and ruined
music listening for a generation of users (I read
the complaints). And SystemD is just wasting
man-hours that could have been put into something else.

Linux has done some good things, like improving
some aspects of web cams, such that now the odds
are higher of getting them working. That's an example
of user centric. But lots of other stuff is just
developer egos, the output of which needs to be
cleaned up and made usable again by an army of
distro people. So much effort, just ****ed away.

Still waiting for someone to fix my TVTime application,
so I can watch TV with as much ease as I can
in Windows. In Windows, I use DScaler, which
works a treat and uses very little CPU. And the
sound works. And the sound works without me
blowing a gasket trying to get it working.
TVTime no longer works because of PulseAudio.

Paul

On 5/19/2015 11:07 AM, Disguised wrote:

Do you really call Msft Windows quality software???

MS software is not the issue... it's software that runs on Windows OS.
When it comes to quality software, the only practical choices for most
serious users is either Windows or Mac. The market percentages tell the
story.
--
best regards,

Neil

On 5/19/15 9:37 AM, Paul wrote:
But lots of other stuff is just
developer egos,

I'd have to agree, even with my limited exposure to open source
software. That exposure is limited to cross platform offerings, such as
Libre Office. I liked that suite, until I was told my bug submissions
were not important. That was the end, although I do keep a current copy
on my Mac. But for the occasional Windows systems I rebuild and donate,
I currently install WPS Office, formerly Kingsoft Office.

When I was using LO, I followed their mailing list. There was a big
push by some to really push LO as a direct replacement for MS Office. I
posted they needed to fix the bugs first, and then offer a product that
was superior to MS Office, not just equal to. That didn't go over well.

There's a lot of good people involved with open source software, of that
I'm positive. It's those with the egos and wanting "my way or no way"
that stops the projects.

--
Ken
Mac OS X 10.8.5
Firefox 36.0.4
Thunderbird 31.5
"My brain is like lightning, a quick flash
and it's gone!"

On 2015-05-19 11:07 AM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 20:01, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-18 3:05 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 15:00, . . .winston wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
I have avoided the Microsoft Store, but do accept updates of Windows
8.1. I don't knowingly save any thing online at Microsoft or other
online sites.

I recently bought a new Windows 8.1 computer, and set it up as
required
by Microsoft.

I discovered that the wallpaper from my only other Windows 8.1,
appeared
on my new computer. Also Solitaire and Mahjong which I got from the
Microsoft store appeared on my new computer. So far this was
troubling
but not a significant problem.

I went to the church for a meeting and discovered that I did not
have to
put the security code for the Church LAN into the new computer. This
was troubling, as, if Microsoft has all of the LAN security
codes/passwords of the LANs I have accessed, what else have they
downloaded from my computer with out my knowledge.

How can I remove these security codes/passwords from the Microsoft
sites.

What other passwords and such have they taken from my computer. I
transferred the profile form Thunderbird and Firefox so it was
expected
they were on the new computer, But would I have had to transfer it or
does Microsoft take this information also.

If this is happening with all Windows 8.1 computers and above it is no
wonder that companies are refusing to update to Windows 8/8.1

It's not as collective as some other's have presented.

The Desktop settings are due to having configured or accepted Win 8.1's
user settings Sync.

The password entry is do to your browser (IE or 3rd party) having been
configured to remember passwords.

Both can be disabled.

Solitaire on Windows 8.1 **is** a Microsoft Store app. It requires a
MSFT account.

The presence and/or use of a Microsoft account does not preclude one's
ability to disabled the Sync for user Settings.


When user Settings are configured to Sync, the data is stored on that
same MSFT Account OneDrive, thus when synced, use of that same MSFT
account on other devices will sync the same settings.

See this article on how to enable/disable Sync for User Settings. It
has
two sections - one to choose which settings sync and the other to stop
syncing all settings.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-settings-pcs

If you stop syncing user settings and desire to remove content, then
logon to OneDrive (onedrive.com) and delete any appropriate, if still
present' folders.

I wouldn't be too hasty deleting that MSFT account as other's have
recommended. It's entirely likely in the foreseeable future, especially
if you upgrade to Windows 10 that a MSFT account will be necessary to
upgrade and in the foreseeable future receive updates via Windows
Update.


...and in the foreseeable future maybe use Linux. :-)

People want quality software. Linux doesn't offer such a thing.


Do you really call Msft Windows quality software???
You must be living in another world.

Microsoft Office vs. LibreOffice. Enough said.

--
Slimer
Encrypt.

On 2015-05-19 11:43 AM, Neil wrote:
On 5/19/2015 11:07 AM, Disguised wrote:

Do you really call Msft Windows quality software???

MS software is not the issue... it's software that runs on Windows OS.
When it comes to quality software, the only practical choices for most
serious users is either Windows or Mac. The market percentages tell the
story.

Wake me up when decent software appears on Linux. I don't expect to be
up before my 60th birthday (I'm 36).

--
Slimer
Encrypt.

On 19-May-2015 13:16, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-19 11:07 AM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 20:01, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-18 3:05 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 15:00, . . .winston wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
I have avoided the Microsoft Store, but do accept updates of Windows
8.1. I don't knowingly save any thing online at Microsoft or other
online sites.

I recently bought a new Windows 8.1 computer, and set it up as
required
by Microsoft.

I discovered that the wallpaper from my only other Windows 8.1,
appeared
on my new computer. Also Solitaire and Mahjong which I got from the
Microsoft store appeared on my new computer. So far this was
troubling
but not a significant problem.

I went to the church for a meeting and discovered that I did not
have to
put the security code for the Church LAN into the new computer.
This
was troubling, as, if Microsoft has all of the LAN security
codes/passwords of the LANs I have accessed, what else have they
downloaded from my computer with out my knowledge.

How can I remove these security codes/passwords from the Microsoft
sites.

What other passwords and such have they taken from my computer. I
transferred the profile form Thunderbird and Firefox so it was
expected
they were on the new computer, But would I have had to transfer
it or
does Microsoft take this information also.

If this is happening with all Windows 8.1 computers and above it
is no
wonder that companies are refusing to update to Windows 8/8.1

It's not as collective as some other's have presented.

The Desktop settings are due to having configured or accepted Win
8.1's
user settings Sync.

The password entry is do to your browser (IE or 3rd party) having been
configured to remember passwords.

Both can be disabled.

Solitaire on Windows 8.1 **is** a Microsoft Store app. It requires a
MSFT account.

The presence and/or use of a Microsoft account does not preclude one's
ability to disabled the Sync for user Settings.


When user Settings are configured to Sync, the data is stored on that
same MSFT Account OneDrive, thus when synced, use of that same MSFT
account on other devices will sync the same settings.

See this article on how to enable/disable Sync for User Settings. It
has
two sections - one to choose which settings sync and the other to stop
syncing all settings.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-settings-pcs

If you stop syncing user settings and desire to remove content, then
logon to OneDrive (onedrive.com) and delete any appropriate, if still
present' folders.

I wouldn't be too hasty deleting that MSFT account as other's have
recommended. It's entirely likely in the foreseeable future,
especially
if you upgrade to Windows 10 that a MSFT account will be necessary to
upgrade and in the foreseeable future receive updates via Windows
Update.


...and in the foreseeable future maybe use Linux. :-)

People want quality software. Linux doesn't offer such a thing.


Do you really call Msft Windows quality software???
You must be living in another world.

Microsoft Office vs. LibreOffice. Enough said.


One very expensive and the other free. Enough said. :-)

On 5/19/2015 12:27 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 19-May-2015 13:16, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-19 11:07 AM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 20:01, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-18 3:05 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 15:00, . . .winston wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
I have avoided the Microsoft Store, but do accept updates of Windows
8.1. I don't knowingly save any thing online at Microsoft or other
online sites.

I recently bought a new Windows 8.1 computer, and set it up as
required
by Microsoft.

I discovered that the wallpaper from my only other Windows 8.1,
appeared
on my new computer. Also Solitaire and Mahjong which I got from the
Microsoft store appeared on my new computer. So far this was
troubling
but not a significant problem.

I went to the church for a meeting and discovered that I did not
have to
put the security code for the Church LAN into the new computer.
This
was troubling, as, if Microsoft has all of the LAN security
codes/passwords of the LANs I have accessed, what else have they
downloaded from my computer with out my knowledge.

How can I remove these security codes/passwords from the Microsoft
sites.

What other passwords and such have they taken from my computer. I
transferred the profile form Thunderbird and Firefox so it was
expected
they were on the new computer, But would I have had to transfer
it or
does Microsoft take this information also.

If this is happening with all Windows 8.1 computers and above it
is no
wonder that companies are refusing to update to Windows 8/8.1

It's not as collective as some other's have presented.

The Desktop settings are due to having configured or accepted Win
8.1's
user settings Sync.

The password entry is do to your browser (IE or 3rd party) having
been
configured to remember passwords.

Both can be disabled.

Solitaire on Windows 8.1 **is** a Microsoft Store app. It requires a
MSFT account.

The presence and/or use of a Microsoft account does not preclude
one's
ability to disabled the Sync for user Settings.


When user Settings are configured to Sync, the data is stored on that
same MSFT Account OneDrive, thus when synced, use of that same MSFT
account on other devices will sync the same settings.

See this article on how to enable/disable Sync for User Settings. It
has
two sections - one to choose which settings sync and the other to
stop
syncing all settings.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-settings-pcs

If you stop syncing user settings and desire to remove content, then
logon to OneDrive (onedrive.com) and delete any appropriate, if still
present' folders.

I wouldn't be too hasty deleting that MSFT account as other's have
recommended. It's entirely likely in the foreseeable future,
especially
if you upgrade to Windows 10 that a MSFT account will be necessary to
upgrade and in the foreseeable future receive updates via Windows
Update.


...and in the foreseeable future maybe use Linux. :-)

People want quality software. Linux doesn't offer such a thing.


Do you really call Msft Windows quality software???
You must be living in another world.

Microsoft Office vs. LibreOffice. Enough said.


One very expensive and the other free. Enough said. :-)


Oats are expensive, but after going through the horse they are quite
cheap.....

Rene

On 19-May-2015 13:53, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 5/19/2015 12:27 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 19-May-2015 13:16, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-19 11:07 AM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 20:01, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-18 3:05 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 15:00, . . .winston wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
I have avoided the Microsoft Store, but do accept updates of
Windows
8.1. I don't knowingly save any thing online at Microsoft or other
online sites.

I recently bought a new Windows 8.1 computer, and set it up as
required
by Microsoft.

I discovered that the wallpaper from my only other Windows 8.1,
appeared
on my new computer. Also Solitaire and Mahjong which I got from
the
Microsoft store appeared on my new computer. So far this was
troubling
but not a significant problem.

I went to the church for a meeting and discovered that I did not
have to
put the security code for the Church LAN into the new computer.
This
was troubling, as, if Microsoft has all of the LAN security
codes/passwords of the LANs I have accessed, what else have they
downloaded from my computer with out my knowledge.

How can I remove these security codes/passwords from the Microsoft
sites.

What other passwords and such have they taken from my computer. I
transferred the profile form Thunderbird and Firefox so it was
expected
they were on the new computer, But would I have had to transfer
it or
does Microsoft take this information also.

If this is happening with all Windows 8.1 computers and above it
is no
wonder that companies are refusing to update to Windows 8/8.1

It's not as collective as some other's have presented.

The Desktop settings are due to having configured or accepted Win
8.1's
user settings Sync.

The password entry is do to your browser (IE or 3rd party) having
been
configured to remember passwords.

Both can be disabled.

Solitaire on Windows 8.1 **is** a Microsoft Store app. It requires a
MSFT account.

The presence and/or use of a Microsoft account does not preclude
one's
ability to disabled the Sync for user Settings.


When user Settings are configured to Sync, the data is stored on
that
same MSFT Account OneDrive, thus when synced, use of that same MSFT
account on other devices will sync the same settings.

See this article on how to enable/disable Sync for User Settings. It
has
two sections - one to choose which settings sync and the other to
stop
syncing all settings.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-settings-pcs

If you stop syncing user settings and desire to remove content, then
logon to OneDrive (onedrive.com) and delete any appropriate, if
still
present' folders.

I wouldn't be too hasty deleting that MSFT account as other's have
recommended. It's entirely likely in the foreseeable future,
especially
if you upgrade to Windows 10 that a MSFT account will be
necessary to
upgrade and in the foreseeable future receive updates via Windows
Update.


...and in the foreseeable future maybe use Linux. :-)

People want quality software. Linux doesn't offer such a thing.


Do you really call Msft Windows quality software???
You must be living in another world.

Microsoft Office vs. LibreOffice. Enough said.


One very expensive and the other free. Enough said. :-)


Oats are expensive, but after going through the horse they are quite
cheap.....

Rene


Useless statement but if LibreOffice is such a piece of **** then why is
it so popular.

On 5/19/2015 1:18 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 19-May-2015 13:53, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 5/19/2015 12:27 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 19-May-2015 13:16, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-19 11:07 AM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 20:01, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-18 3:05 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 15:00, . . .winston wrote:
LibreOffice. Enough said.


One very expensive and the other free. Enough said. :-)


Snip


Oats are expensive, but after going through the horse they are quite
cheap.....

Rene


Useless statement but if LibreOffice is such a piece of **** then why is
it so popular.

Because it is cheap.

Rene

On 5/19/2015 1:27 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 19-May-2015 13:16, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-19 11:07 AM, Disguised wrote:
Do you really call Msft Windows quality software???
You must be living in another world.

Microsoft Office vs. LibreOffice. Enough said.


One very expensive and the other free. Enough said. :-)

You may have heard the old saying...

"If you're lucky, you get what you paid for, but you can be certain that
you won't get what you don't pay for."

--
best regards,

Neil

On 2015-05-19 1:27 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 19-May-2015 13:16, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-19 11:07 AM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 20:01, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-18 3:05 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 15:00, . . .winston wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
I have avoided the Microsoft Store, but do accept updates of Windows
8.1. I don't knowingly save any thing online at Microsoft or other
online sites.

I recently bought a new Windows 8.1 computer, and set it up as
required
by Microsoft.

I discovered that the wallpaper from my only other Windows 8.1,
appeared
on my new computer. Also Solitaire and Mahjong which I got from the
Microsoft store appeared on my new computer. So far this was
troubling
but not a significant problem.

I went to the church for a meeting and discovered that I did not
have to
put the security code for the Church LAN into the new computer.
This
was troubling, as, if Microsoft has all of the LAN security
codes/passwords of the LANs I have accessed, what else have they
downloaded from my computer with out my knowledge.

How can I remove these security codes/passwords from the Microsoft
sites.

What other passwords and such have they taken from my computer. I
transferred the profile form Thunderbird and Firefox so it was
expected
they were on the new computer, But would I have had to transfer
it or
does Microsoft take this information also.

If this is happening with all Windows 8.1 computers and above it
is no
wonder that companies are refusing to update to Windows 8/8.1

It's not as collective as some other's have presented.

The Desktop settings are due to having configured or accepted Win
8.1's
user settings Sync.

The password entry is do to your browser (IE or 3rd party) having
been
configured to remember passwords.

Both can be disabled.

Solitaire on Windows 8.1 **is** a Microsoft Store app. It requires a
MSFT account.

The presence and/or use of a Microsoft account does not preclude
one's
ability to disabled the Sync for user Settings.


When user Settings are configured to Sync, the data is stored on that
same MSFT Account OneDrive, thus when synced, use of that same MSFT
account on other devices will sync the same settings.

See this article on how to enable/disable Sync for User Settings. It
has
two sections - one to choose which settings sync and the other to
stop
syncing all settings.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-settings-pcs

If you stop syncing user settings and desire to remove content, then
logon to OneDrive (onedrive.com) and delete any appropriate, if still
present' folders.

I wouldn't be too hasty deleting that MSFT account as other's have
recommended. It's entirely likely in the foreseeable future,
especially
if you upgrade to Windows 10 that a MSFT account will be necessary to
upgrade and in the foreseeable future receive updates via Windows
Update.


...and in the foreseeable future maybe use Linux. :-)

People want quality software. Linux doesn't offer such a thing.


Do you really call Msft Windows quality software???
You must be living in another world.

Microsoft Office vs. LibreOffice. Enough said.


One very expensive and the other free. Enough said. :-)

One capable, the other worthless. Can you tell which is which?

--
Slimer
Encrypt.

On 2015-05-19 2:18 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 19-May-2015 13:53, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 5/19/2015 12:27 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 19-May-2015 13:16, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-19 11:07 AM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 20:01, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-05-18 3:05 PM, Disguised wrote:
On 18-May-2015 15:00, . . .winston wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
I have avoided the Microsoft Store, but do accept updates of
Windows
8.1. I don't knowingly save any thing online at Microsoft or
other
online sites.

I recently bought a new Windows 8.1 computer, and set it up as
required
by Microsoft.

I discovered that the wallpaper from my only other Windows 8.1,
appeared
on my new computer. Also Solitaire and Mahjong which I got from
the
Microsoft store appeared on my new computer. So far this was
troubling
but not a significant problem.

I went to the church for a meeting and discovered that I did not
have to
put the security code for the Church LAN into the new computer.
This
was troubling, as, if Microsoft has all of the LAN security
codes/passwords of the LANs I have accessed, what else have they
downloaded from my computer with out my knowledge.

How can I remove these security codes/passwords from the Microsoft
sites.

What other passwords and such have they taken from my computer. I
transferred the profile form Thunderbird and Firefox so it was
expected
they were on the new computer, But would I have had to transfer
it or
does Microsoft take this information also.

If this is happening with all Windows 8.1 computers and above it
is no
wonder that companies are refusing to update to Windows 8/8.1

It's not as collective as some other's have presented.

The Desktop settings are due to having configured or accepted Win
8.1's
user settings Sync.

The password entry is do to your browser (IE or 3rd party) having
been
configured to remember passwords.

Both can be disabled.

Solitaire on Windows 8.1 **is** a Microsoft Store app. It
requires a
MSFT account.

The presence and/or use of a Microsoft account does not preclude
one's
ability to disabled the Sync for user Settings.


When user Settings are configured to Sync, the data is stored on
that
same MSFT Account OneDrive, thus when synced, use of that same MSFT
account on other devices will sync the same settings.

See this article on how to enable/disable Sync for User
Settings. It
has
two sections - one to choose which settings sync and the other to
stop
syncing all settings.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-settings-pcs

If you stop syncing user settings and desire to remove content,
then
logon to OneDrive (onedrive.com) and delete any appropriate, if
still
present' folders.

I wouldn't be too hasty deleting that MSFT account as other's have
recommended. It's entirely likely in the foreseeable future,
especially
if you upgrade to Windows 10 that a MSFT account will be
necessary to
upgrade and in the foreseeable future receive updates via Windows
Update.


...and in the foreseeable future maybe use Linux. :-)

People want quality software. Linux doesn't offer such a thing.


Do you really call Msft Windows quality software???
You must be living in another world.

Microsoft Office vs. LibreOffice. Enough said.


One very expensive and the other free. Enough said. :-)


Oats are expensive, but after going through the horse they are quite
cheap.....

Rene


Useless statement but if LibreOffice is such a piece of **** then why is
it so popular.

Because it's free and not everyone wants to pay 130$ to produce texts in
a word processor.

--
Slimer
Encrypt.

On 5/19/2015 7:02 PM, Slimer wrote:


One capable, the other worthless. Can you tell which is which?


I was setting up my new Windows 8.1 tablet, and did not have WordPerfect
installed yet, and need a word processor.

To my surprise the DOS? wordprocessor MS Wordpad is include in the
basic program provided with Windows 8/8.1. I only used it a little but
seems a useful and up to date word processor.

So you don't have to go with MS Word, or Libre, but can use WordPerfect
or Wordpad.

On 5/19/2015 7:17 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 5/19/2015 7:02 PM, Slimer wrote:


One capable, the other worthless. Can you tell which is which?


I was setting up my new Windows 8.1 tablet, and did not have WordPerfect
installed yet, and need a word processor.

To my surprise the DOS? wordprocessor MS Wordpad is include in the
basic program provided with Windows 8/8.1. I only used it a little but
seems a useful and up to date word processor.

So you don't have to go with MS Word, or Libre, but can use WordPerfect
or Wordpad.
?
Wordpad is a pretty basic app. If what one needs to write is within the
capabilities of WordPad, any real word processor would be serious overkill.

--
best regards,

Neil

On Tue, 19 May 2015 19:17:53 -0400, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

On 5/19/2015 7:02 PM, Slimer wrote:


One capable, the other worthless. Can you tell which is which?


I was setting up my new Windows 8.1 tablet, and did not have WordPerfect
installed yet, and need a word processor.

To my surprise the DOS? wordprocessor MS Wordpad is include in the
basic program provided with Windows 8/8.1. I only used it a little but
seems a useful and up to date word processor.

So you don't have to go with MS Word, or Libre, but can use WordPerfect
or Wordpad.


We have *very* different opinions on this. As far as I'm concerned,
WordPad is not a real word processor, but is little more than a text
editor. But WordPerfect is far and away the best word processor
available, much better than Microsoft Office.