Subj : Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Alive"
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Subject: Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Alive"
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:52:33 -0500
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"Tim Rude" <
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news:
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> "Bert" <
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>> In news:
[email protected] "Ken Blake, MVP"
>> <
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>>> You do *not* have to use the Modern/Metro interface, and if you don't,
>>> it's hardly distinguishable from Windows 7,
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>> So, what's the "value add" from Windows 8 for people who use their PCs
>> for more than children's games?
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[email protected] St. Paul, MN
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> Not much that I can see.
>
> It seems to start and shut down a little bit quicker (once you can find
> the shut down option), and I thought the on-the-fly benchmarking when
> copying files was kinda neat. But otherwise, meh.
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> The wasted drive space from having all of the duplicated metro cr'apps is
> a downer. And if you don't run something like Start8 to give you back a
> sensible desktop and start menu, it's a nightmare.
I believe that I read that 8 does not contain a compatability mode. Not
good. I'm still running Office Professional '95 & 97 (all legal, by the
way). My Word and Excel work just fine in OpenOffice. Tried Access, but
having difficulty. Since retiring, don't really need it anymore.
HankG
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