On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 12:06:36, Mark Wallace wrote: > I am trying out a Windows 8 computer while mine is being fixed and it's > HORRIBLE. I thought that I could fall back to to Windows 7 appearance and > I can't. It looks like it leaves programs open in the background instead > of closing them which would tax the memory of a slower system. I can't > tell if programs are minimized or closed. It has no start menu.
My friend with the IdeaPad P500 was able to install an application (something from Microsoft, but I don't know what it is) that gives Windows 8 a similar appearance to Windows 7 -- taskbar, start menu, etc -- so it is /possible/ to get the start menu back. -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Dec 5 - SysAdmin Panel Jan 9 - High Performance Computing Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi
