> Now to take a backup image, blow [Windows 8] away, and install Win7 - I don't think I'm ready for Tiles just yet.
You can just ignore the tiles and use the Start screen the same way you should be using the Start menu in Windows 7: don't hunt for stuff in it with the mouse, just start typing the name of the thing (app/setting/document) you want. Then it works pretty much like the Windows 7 start menu with a different visual appearance. The only significant difference is that it has separate searches for apps/settings/files instead of the single search in Windows 7. But you can go directly to any of those with Windows key shortcuts. You do use Windows key shortcuts, right? Start with the Windows key itself instead of hunting for the Start button or hot corner. Use Windows+other keys for all sorts of quick shortcuts. Basically you should try every Windows+key combination to see what they do (none are destructive). Not just Windows+letter, but Windows+number and Windows+arrowkey too. Windows 7 has lots of these handy shortcuts, Windows 8 has even more. If you finally decide you can't stand the appearance of the Start screen, then I suggest buying Start8 for $5 and you'll have a Windows 7-style Start menu without losing the many other improvements in Windows 8. -Mike On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Jon Etkins <j...@snikte.net> wrote: > Alex Austin wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Jon Etkins <j...@snikte.net <mailto: >> j...@snikte.net>> wrote: >> >> I know the first thing I'll be doing when I get it back is disabling >> Secure Boot! >> >> >> Not if you want to use Windows 8, you won't... >> > > Well I got it back today, and the BIOS that's on it now doesn't even > include the option to enable Secure Boot! And Win8 boots just fine without > it, FYI. > > Now to take a backup image, blow it all away, and install Win7 - I don't > think I'm ready for Tiles just yet. > > > > > ______________________________**______________________________** > ____________ > Delivered using the Free Personal edition of Mailtraq (www.mailtraq.com) > ______________________________**_________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > Thinkpad@stderr.org > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/thinkpad<http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad> > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list Thinkpad@stderr.org http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
