When you work primarily from the Desktop in 8, you will only find the nuisance part when you are messing with the tile interface, which I do not very often.
I have 7 on my desktop and 8.1 on the laptop and even with the option to downgrade, I just went with 8.1 and I don't feel any uncontrollable urge to change it. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis > McGrath > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 12:37 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: OT - laptop > > How do you switch to that option? > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Albert > Berry > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 10:42 AM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: OT - laptop > > > > I'm using Win 7 Pro - available as an option within Win 8.1. It's rock > solid. It just avoids the annoyances of the Win 8 interface. > Albert > > On 10/1/2014 9:37 AM, Karen Tellef wrote: > > I like Win 8 more than Win 7. If you're running any DOS apps, > make sure you get a 32-bit laptop rather than 64-bit! > > Karen > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Fleming <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> > To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> <mailto:rbase- > [email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Oct 1, 2014 10:16 am > Subject: [RBASE-L] - OT - laptop > > Any suggestions for upgrading an old HP laptop (XP) to a new > Windows > 7/8 laptop? > I have still another user on my MS word office so I may need a cd > drive. > > TIA, > > Dennis > ***** > Dennis Fleming > IISCO > www.TheBestCMMS.com > Phone: 570 351-5290 > > > >

