Thread: Just for fun!

Twice this past week, I've had to install new (Windows 7) computers for customers who had been using Windows XP for the past ten years, and Outlook Express 6 for their email, along with the Windows Address Book.

So, I activated 'Windows Mail' and set it up to look like their old familiar O.E.6
Then I saved their XP address book as a CSV file and imported it into Win-7 "Contacts". Again, I did some adjusting to make that look as much like the Windows Address Book as possible.
It was all totally acceptable to my two customers and they thanked my for my efforts.

It's nice, to make people happy.

Cheers Mates!


* So far, I've not been able to activate Windows Mail in Win-8. So Thunderbird gets the job.

Just for fun........
I downloaded and installed the latest Vistart program and VOILA, I have a Start button now and what looks pretty much like a Windows 7 start menu.

WE're getting there! Now if I can find a way to jump right to "Desktop" when I boot up.
If I could just find the shortcut to it, I'd put it in the Startup folder.
Any ideas, where that shortcut might be kept?

Win Key + D opens the Desktop. Perhaps automating this key entry somehow would do it.

Did you have to do the extra steps listed on the second link to make space for the new Start Button?

Thanks, but NO, nothing special. I installed the program and rebooted and as soon as I clicked the Desktop icon from the Metro screen, there it was in the lower left corner, right where it belongs. START, as big as life!

I knew that someone out there would come up with a way.
Now we just need that fix to bypass the metro screen all together, like we could in win-8/DP.

When I go to close down from the desktop screen, I get this weird little error message that I have to OK before I can close down.
I wonder 'what's up with that' ?

Originally Posted by DrWho

Now we just need that fix to bypass the metro screen all together, like we could in win-8/DP.

Doc there is rumored to be a group policy setting that does or at least will support that function. However running gpedit.msc I couldn't find it at a glance perhaps you will have better luck.
And the bottom right hot spot of the Windows 8 CP Screen where you can normal click to switch from desktop to MetroUI, etc., if you right click instead of left click you get a new, what they are calling "Power Users Menu" context menu. It includes some pretty cool fast access stuff.
Thought you guys might be interested.
Regards
Randy

Mine works fine. I have Shutdown and Restart icons on my Desktop I use for this chore. I also installed the ViStart app. I see it does not give full functionality in that I can't pin apps to the Start menu by Right Clicking them, but opening apps does place them in the lower half of the new Start menu. The little thing about having to open in Metro when I first boot is a very minor problem that is quickly fixed with Win +D so I can live with that. I do not use any of the Metro apps. I much prefer ALL the Desktop alternatives as well. I have been using Win 8 CP all weekend. I actually do like IE 10 and use it as default. There is a minor fault with the Enter key which I'm sure you have read about causing me to have to use the Standard Editor, but I can live with this.

Trouble, Win Key + X will also open this menu.

WinKey + D certainly does it but, also, 1 of the default tiles on Start is Desktop. Clk it to Desktop.

Whew!
I'm back!
I know.....I know..... ya didn't even realize I'd left....Eh?

Well, I'd tried so many things that didn't work, and my Firefox was moving like a snail and I'd just lost track of exactly where I was, so I just did a full reinstall, to clear the deck, so to speak.
first thing I did was install the Vistart program. I still get the error message when I try to log off, that I have to click OK to finish the shutdown.

FF is now running up to full speed and everything else seems to be running OK as well.
I also noticed that when I set my desktop icons to specific spots and then shutdown, the positions are remembered. That was not always so, before I did the re-install.
Maybe I'll actually get this thing figgered out, before it expires. Ha Ha!

So now..... where was I? It's been one of those days.

Doc