Comments on: Vista and 8

By: Caity

Caity — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:40:07 +0000

I haven’t used Windows 8 yet. I’m using Windows 7 and I’m happy with that. I am glad that you found something to make it a bit more easy for you. Good job, Clay! 🙂

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:52:39 +0000

I hated the new interface of W8 when I first tried it as well but I’m a firm believer in giving something at least 2 weeks so I get accustomed prior to making a decision.

I hated not having a start button when I first got W8 but now I don’t mind it at all, lol. The shut down thing is not a big deal for me because I don’t really shut down my computer (it goes into sleep mode) but I can definitely understand why people dislike it.

In any event, glad you were able to find a solution! 🙂

By: Kristi

Kristi — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:05:13 +0000

Oh how exciting!! Thats awesome!! Are you liking Windows 8 so far?? I just have Windows 7 on this PC and I think I have Vista on my laptop (I dont remember, I barely use it).

My estimated due date is September 3rd! 🙂 it is so terribly exciting!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:16:23 +0000

In reply to Jenna Brown. I used ninite! Clay told me about it and it's basically a big installer. You choose whatever programs you want and it automatically goes through the installation process (and says no to all those extra things like Bing/Ask Jeeves toolbars). Super useful.

By: Jenna Brown

Jenna Brown — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 07:30:15 +0000

Oooh thanks for the tip. I just built my new PC and bought windows 8 on it because it was cheap, and I heard other than the weird interface it was pretty good. Definitely going to download a start button sometime.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:47:09 +0000

Congrats on your new laptop! That’s a great Christmas present. 🙂

Like you, I have Windows 8 installed on non-touchscreen PCs (my laptop and my desktop), and while I like the block/grid style of the new Start Menu (mostly), it isn’t really all that practical. I’m annoyed with how shutting down is like a five step process (start, hover to right to get user pic, sign out, wait for welcome screen, then select shut down from the bottom right menu), so I tweaked the Power Options (in Control Panel – or just search for “Power Options”) to make my laptop and desktop’s power buttons the shutdown buttons as well.