Subj : Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Alive"
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Subject: Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Alive"
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:34:37 -0500
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:48:10 -0500, "knuttle"
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> >> <
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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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> Would you tell us how to lock it so it defaults to the Desktop mode not
> the "Modern/Metro interface"
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> Or are we going to be stuck with starting in "Modern/Metro interface",
> like we are stuck with collapsing menus from earlier Windows versions
Closest you can come is to start in TIFKAM (The Interface Formerly
Known As Metro) and have it switch to the desktop shortly after (just a
few seconds, depending on your system speed) and provide a start menu
by using a start menu replacement utility like Start8, Classic Shell,
etc.
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