There's no special software needed. Just open the control panel, go to
personalization, and select the Windows Classic theme. It's not XP. But
it's pretty close. And it's not bogging your system down with all kinds
of eye candy.
The only other major change is the start menu. But once you get used to
it you'll probably like it.
Oh, and Windows Explorer is pretty much a mess. Turning off the preview
pane is probably the biggest help.
Good luck,
Tom
On 9/5/2014 2:40 PM, Bill Belew wrote:
Mostly the differences when going to Windows 7 are minimal. In my
opinion, you would be much better served to just learn the few
differences, instead of running some software to make it look like XP.
Chances are that software won’t keep up with changes over time.
Bill
*From:*Martha Reaney [mailto:[email protected]]
*Sent:* Friday, September 05, 2014 6:13 AM
*To:* GW Micro
*Subject:* Upgrading to Windows 7 at my workplace
Hi, folks.
In the next few weeks, my workplace will be setting up a Windows 7
machine for me. Currently, I have a Windows XP machine.
I seem to recall seeing some posts regarding "Classic Shell" that can
make the transition from using XP to 7 easier. I didn't pay attention
to those posts because it wasn't relevant at the time.
Now I am looking for any tips on what will make transitioning to Windows
7 easier, or warnings about things to avoid.
Feel free to reply off-list to [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
Thanks.
Martha
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