Well, its not that easy with many of my clients and evidently with the computing public as a whole by the rejection of Windows 8.

Some of my clients/customers don't know what version of Windows they are using and could care less, so if you take a client base like this and try to get them to find something in Windows 8 - well, the little bit of hair I have left is almost gone now.

Whereas before, explaining "in the lower left hand corner there is a little button you can push - see it, it's called a start button - push it, then select programs - see it.... etc., etc. etc". I can deal with this type of conversation much better than the mess in Windows 8.

Now, I know there are keyboard shortcuts - but after 25+ years of trying to explain what the CTRL: key or Windows key is - I'll pass, just give me a mouse pointer and the Start button please....:)



>The 8,1 start button doesn't really do anything but put a button on the screen - it doesn't bring back the start menu which is what most people complain about.
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>FWIW, I've never really understood the complaint - the start screen provides basically the same functionality as the start menu did so most of the complaints are merely along the 'don't move my cheese' variety...
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>+++ Rick ---
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>>Windows 8.1 adds a start button and will be out mid-Oct and will be free.
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>>>I suspect some know about this product, but I am now using the Start 8 menu from:
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>>>https://store.stardock.com/product/ESD-SDS-W1211
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>>>That pretty much gives a Windows 7 Start Menu with all features like Windows 7. It cost $5 bucks but well worth it. If you hate the looks of Windwos 8 as much as I do, you might want to take a look at this.