>>>A while back Craig sang the praises of Windows 8 here, citing, among other things, much faster restart times.
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>>>I got a new desktop last week.. Dell 9020 and wow.. does this thing move!
>>>Win 8 took some getting used to but now I can see why they did the things they did.
>>>It's a shame that they booted the first release so badly, because it's a winner.
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>>Check out a product called Start8 from StarDock ($5) for a Start Menu replacement that makes Windows 8 Desktop mode just like Windows 7.
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>>The only thing wrong with Start8 is it is a little slower when it searches for applications when you type in the name and it's not as thorough as the Modern mode in the searches. But, to me having a hierarchical presentation of my installed programs is worth the $5.
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>I think I'll try to get with the Win 8 mode for a while.
>I keep looking for the old way, but that's starting to fade and the new way is becoming more likable as I sweat through the learning.
You're a better man than I, Gungha Dhun. I have no interest in sweating through learning a new OS. I don't log onto the computer to use the OS. The more it stays in the background and lets me focus on the programs I want to use, the better, IMHO, of course.
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