[Coco] [OT] Windows 8

[Michael Graham]

I'm keeping Windows 8 on my laptop because I need access to Office and 
some other Windows-only software I need for my classes, but after trying 
it out I wasted no time resizing the partition and figuring out how to 
set up an EFI dual-boot with Archlinux.  I also use KDE, as it's the 
most comfortable environment to use, in my opinion, although it's a 
little heavy for my laptop so I keep considering switching to something 
lighter.

If I didn't have to make sure with absolute certainty that my 
assignments would appear on my professors' computers the same way they 
do on mine, I'd be exclusively using Linux on my laptop.  I built my 
desktop as a (somewhat lightweight) gaming machine, though, so it's 
using Windows 7 and only Windows 7.

--Michael

On 2/10/2014 5:34 PM, Marc Charbonneau wrote:
> Like others said, classic shell is a nice solution.
>
> Like you, I used MS software since DOS days.
>
> Testing WindowsHate is what convinced me to format my laptop and install
> Linux with KDE.
>
> I will never go back :c)
>   On Feb 10, 2014 4:49 PM, "Steve Ostrom" <smostrom7 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Sorry for the off-topic request, but I need some expert help.
>>
>> I don't want this request to be an invitation to rant on MS, or
>> questioning why I haven't made the jump to Linux, but I'd like your calm,
>> logical input.
>>
>> I've been a Coco lover, user, collector, programmer and Coco magazine
>> article author since it first came out, so that's where my love and hobby
>> are still today.  But through my work, I have used MS products since MSDOS
>> was all that was available.  Every MS upgrade went reasonably smoothly.  I
>> had no trouble going from the command prompt of MSDOS to early Windows all
>> the way through Windows 7 at work and at home.  I needed a second home
>> computer a few months ago, and found a good refurbished one on-line for a
>> very low price.  Since I already had a good second monitor, I only bought
>> the computer.  It came pre-installed with Windows 8.  My current monitor is
>> not a touch-screen monitor.  I found that navigating this OS with a mouse
>> was pure hell.  All the articles I could find on-line discussing these same
>> issues have not helped.  If the computer came with Win 8 Pro, you have the
>> rights for a free "downgrade" to Windows 7.  I don't have Win 8 Pro.  If
>> you try to buy a legit copy of Windows 7, installing it on the Win 8
>> machine can cause major issues since that machine has not been tested with
>> Win 7.  I'm willing to learn how to use Win 8 with a mouse, but I'm not
>> willing to buy a new touch-screen monitor just so the interface is easier.
>>   I also don't want to start a new learning curve by installing Linux and
>> going from there.
>>
>> Are there any other alternatives to navigating Win 8, such as a
>> well-tested shell, or changing certain Win 8 defaults to function more like
>> Win 7?  For those of you who have moved to Win 8 more smoothly than I have,
>> where is a good place to learn to use Win 8 with a mouse?
>>
>> Thanks, and again I apologize for the off-topic request.
>>
>> --- Coco Steve ---
>>
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