Windows 8 Madness

Post by emlynoregan » Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 12:26 AM UTC

hdra wrote: post #10

Another classic rant of Windows 8. The desktop mode is there FOR SOMETHING! If you think Windows 7 sucks, then yes, Windows 8 will suck for you as well, else, there is should be no problem using it.

I'm a fan of Win 7 in fact. If there were no Ubuntu, I'd be using it (I've been dual booting it since it first came out).

I see a lot of people saying "Hey, Win 8 is fine, just use desktop, here's a start menu replacement, bleh bleh bleh". That's missing the point. If all goes according to plan, the desktop is doomed and Metro is the future. Microsoft's only got it there because Windows is still in transition. So I'm trying to use Windows 8 in as Windows 8 a way as possible, not like Win 7's little bitch.

So far it seems that's a doomed experiment. For dev I'm going to have to go full desktop, oldschool. Of course.

Post by Aeons » Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 9:21 AM UTC

rhplus wrote: post #5

option_greek wrote: post #2

Biggest problem for me with win8 is the lack of start menu. There is a reason start menu is so popular. it lets user launch an application without having to context switch - example: launch a calculator or notepad while doing something else. The new start screen forces user to context switch by showing a completely different view just to launch an application. Who ever designed this must be a big fan of UAC screen wh…

Has anyone tried the Start Menu replacement from Stardock [1]? I don't have Windows 8, but this is such a frequent complaint and I'm wondering if their version will be a good enough fix. (I have no affliation with Stardock) [1] http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/features.asp

I have tried it and also Classic Shell which is mentioned in another comment. Both work pretty well, however I prefer Classic Shell due to better configurability. Not sure if Start8 has been updated since I tried it though.

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