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Old September 10th 12, 09:58 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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"Brian Watson" wrote:

"Mr Simon" wrote in message
The hot corners don't work well with multiple screens (even with the 6
pixel "block" thing that stops the mouse moving onto another screen).


As usual, it will be advisable to wait until Service Pack 2.

:-)


Cool - I can hang on until the end of September! :-)

S.


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Old September 10th 12, 10:01 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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"...winston" wrote in message
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If not using a touch screen, moving the mouse full left or right scrolls the
start screen in the corresponding direction.



I know, but not quite what I meant.

The "first" start screen you see (when pressing Winkey) is different to the
"all programs" menu you see when you press Winkey, right-click, then press
All Apps.


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Old September 10th 12, 10:14 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On 9/9/2012 6:47 AM, XS11E wrote:
"Mr Simon" wrote:

And the usual complaint about not being able to switch Metro off


It's easily switched off with Classic Shell.

http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

With Classic Shell, Windows 8 becomes a usable OS!



Or just use Windows 7 that doesn't have Metro!
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Old September 11th 12, 02:47 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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And my point was one doesn't need to access 'All Apps' unless necessary (i.e. app may not configured to be on the Start Screen)
since the screen scrolls left or right (touch or mouse).


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"Mr Simon" wrote in message ...

"...winston" wrote in message
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If not using a touch screen, moving the mouse full left or right scrolls the
start screen in the corresponding direction.



I know, but not quite what I meant.

The "first" start screen you see (when pressing Winkey) is different to the
"all programs" menu you see when you press Winkey, right-click, then press
All Apps.

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Old September 11th 12, 07:57 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 19:02:31 +0100, "Brian Watson"
wrote:


As usual, it will be advisable to wait until Service Pack 2.




I completely disagree.

I'm never in favor of waiting for a Service Pack. The point in time
when a service pack is released is at the discretion of Microsoft and
is completely arbitrary. Upgrades and fixes to any version of Windows
are released when needed--once a month, normally, but more often when
necessary. At some arbitrary point, Microsoft decides to roll up all
those upgrades and fixes into one package and calls the result a
service pack.

There's no particular significance to when that service pack is
released, and it doesn't mark a special point of stability. There were
upgrades before it and there will be more upgrades after it. Since it
has no particular significance, treating it as a special event, and
waiting for it, is meaningless.


Well, I suppose if you are running two computers and so can afford to have
crashes and compatibility issues cramp your working day on the one running
the new OS, that's fine.

However, back in the real world, taking on a system that is released when
it's still buggy so that "the community" can do the product testing is not
something I can afford to do.

I have used Microsoft products since waaay back and find that the release of
Service Pack 2, though apparently arbitrary, is pretty much as early as I
was to get involved.

--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."


 




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