[dba-Tech] Get your Windows 8.1 updated

I did that same thing w/W8 - put the desktop tile upper left.  So I was
always running W8 in W7 look alike mode.

R
 

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From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 4:52 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Get your Windows 8.1 updated

Rocky,

Although I run Windows 8.1, I almost never see the tiles. Just to make sure
this is so, the first thing I did was drag the Desktop tile to the upper
left in the first tile group, so it's right there in case I accidentally end
up back in the tiles, so I can switch back with one click.

On my laptop I have a 22" external monitor attached, and the pair of screens
work in stretch mode. This is terrific. At the moment, I'm working on my
forthcoming book. I also have an Access app open. On the other monitor I
have a PDF open, as well as FireFox. Finally, I have a free utility
installed (whose name eludes me at the moment), that returns the Start
button to a more WIndows-7 style, but goes considerably further than that,
particularly in its presentation of the Control Panel.

In short, my Windows 8.1 looks and acts a lot more like Windows 7 than 8.1.
I guess you could say that I completely ignore the tiled interface, but
that's ok by me. I still get the under-the-covers advantages of 8.1, such as
much quicker bootup times and better stability. Mind you, just about the
only time I reboot is after an update or installation that demands it. All
in all, I'm quite happy to run Windows 8.1, since it now behaves exactly the
way I want. I'll have a look around later this evening, and see if I can
discover the name of the start button replacement. I highly recommend it.
There are several such replacements, one of which can be found at
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/start_menu_8.html.

Arthur


On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>wrote:

> Love the start button.  Don't use IE but I've got Google drive if I 
> need to get my head in the clouds.
>
> Now all I need is a reason to use the laptop that has 8.1 on it.  My 
> desktops, where I spend my quality cybertime are all W7.
>
> Maybe later in the year when my wife and I hit the road after we put 
> our youngest in college.
>
>
> R
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