When will we get Win7.2 and do away with this Win8 POS?

sarge33rd

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I've built PCs since the days of the XT, when a 20 Meg HD was huge, and I can NOT get Win8 to let me do much outside of go onto Facebook.

I cant find the DL folder to access files.
I cant find a SEARCH window, to try and find files.
I cant find the NETWORK interface, to configure my wireless router, so now the laptop is non-functional.
I cant find the DEV MGR to add a printer, so I cant produce output.

What I REALLY want to know now, is who do I have to kill to fix this?
 

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I've built PCs since the days of the XT, when a 20 Meg HD was huge, and I can NOT get Win8 to let me do much outside of go onto Facebook.

I cant find the DL folder to access files.
I cant find a SEARCH window, to try and find files.
I cant find the NETWORK interface, to configure my wireless router, so now the laptop is non-functional.
I cant find the DEV MGR to add a printer, so I cant produce output.

What I REALLY want to know now, is who do I have to kill to fix this?

Hi there.

as a NEW member with 1 post I would suggest you try and ask for help in a better manner -- would you log on to a Harley Bikers Forum and in post nr 1 say "Why do you ride those shXt bikes". !!!!

Try using the HELP files.

In any case if you can't see the SEARCH input area you probably need to wear a pair of glasses with lenses about as thick as Milk Bottles.

Screenshot enc.

If you've got experience of W7 / Vista you also know where to save your downloads (SAVE AS in the prompt when you download stuff).

Networking - just use control panel Network and sharing panel -- same as W7 -- or for wireless / LAN click on Icon at bottom RIGHT of screen - it will either be a wireless icon or a little icon looking like a TV screen.

For Printers Control panel ==> device and printers ==> add a printer What can be easier than that.

That's all I'm doing for the moment -- and believe me it's only because I'm up early and it's a BEAUTIFUL sunny morning and feeling good having my breakfast looking out at wonderful scenery and listening to a brilliant station (Classical New England from Boston Mass. -- Loud and clear via Internet even here !! streamed from my laptop to a decent set of speakers) that I'm even bothering to reply.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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It took them a few months to get round to it, but Microsoft did publish a useful "training brochure" which isn't a bad way to find your way around Windows 8.

Download Windows 8 End User Training Brochure from Official Microsoft Download Center

Top tip - if when you open it, you find yourself in the full-screen Reader app and want to escape in a hurry before finding out how in the document, the old-school keyboard shortcut <Alt>-F4 will close it, or any other "Metro" app.
 

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It took them a few months to get round to it, but Microsoft did publish a useful "training brochure" which isn't a bad way to find your way around Windows 8.

Download Windows 8 End User Training Brochure from Official Microsoft Download Center

Top tip - if when you open it, you find yourself in the full-screen Reader app and want to escape in a hurry before finding out how in the document, the old-school keyboard shortcut <Alt>-F4 will close it, or any other "Metro" app.
One can also install a PDF reader that opens the file in the desktop, instead of the full screen reader.

Interestingly, the "<Alt>-F4" to close the apps, or the active application within the desktop. did not make it to the training brochure.
 

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    Built-in to MB
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    Works, most of the times unless Microsoft patches decide otherwise...
Well Jimbo..I don't get that screen. Never seen it, except in your screenshot.

As for downloading a guide, see my OP...I can not find the DOWNLOAD folder (or any other folder for that matter), to access a DL'd file.

I HAVE asked people why they buy those thoroughly not very nice motorcycles known as Harleys, and they cant give me a good reason for it, though they will admit that the things vibrate sufficiently to ensure they will never suffer from kidney stones.

Lastly. I wasn't asking for help, so much as making a statement., This OS is an absolute POS. Had this been MS's initial OS offering to IBM when they first began the home pc revolution...there would BE no Microsoft. The company would have died on the vine, and Gates would have been an engineer for Jobs at Apple...maybe. Of course once Jobs saw this disaster and knew that Gates tried to foist it off as an OS...he may not have allowed Gates to enter an Apple building.

There is after all a reason, the lead designer of Win8, is no longer employed by MS.
 

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Sarge, you may want to open File Explorer, that by default opens like this:

wexpl.jpg

Note the folder named "Download" in three locations, two on the left and one on the right; you can open either one of them for the downloaded files. If you still cannot find the files, I'd suggest that you get rid of this "this OS that is absolute POS".

I agree with Jimbo...
 

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    Gigabyte
    Memory
    16 GBs
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    AMD Radeon HD7850
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    Built-in to MB
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    2 x 24" Dell
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    Antec 750W
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    Antec P185
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    50 Gb/s
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    IE11, Firefox22.0
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    Vipre
    Other Info
    Works, most of the times unless Microsoft patches decide otherwise...
Well Jimbo..I don't get that screen. Never seen it, except in your screenshot.

:what:
Must have been your first day ever seeing Win8...

Know that the Desktop doesn't show itself to you by default and you have to get around a Start Screen... just type (to search) File Explorer and get into Explorer to begin with. or click the Desktop-labeled item there.

Welcome to the forums. :)

When we'll we get Win7.2?
Usually some time after Win7.1 gets released of course.
Not in this dimension.
You mean SP2...
 

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Well Jimbo..I don't get that screen. Never seen it, except in your screenshot.

As for downloading a guide, see my OP...I can not find the DOWNLOAD folder (or any other folder for that matter), to access a DL'd file.

I HAVE asked people why they buy those thoroughly not very nice motorcycles known as Harleys, and they cant give me a good reason for it, though they will admit that the things vibrate sufficiently to ensure they will never suffer from kidney stones.

Lastly. I wasn't asking for help, so much as making a statement., This OS is an absolute POS. Had this been MS's initial OS offering to IBM when they first began the home pc revolution...there would BE no Microsoft. The company would have died on the vine, and Gates would have been an engineer for Jobs at Apple...maybe. Of course once Jobs saw this disaster and knew that Gates tried to foist it off as an OS...he may not have allowed Gates to enter an Apple building.

There is after all a reason, the lead designer of Win8, is no longer employed by MS.

Hi there

(Windows 8 here so I assume we are using the same OS).

1) Control Panel -- (Get into control panel via charms ==> Settings .

2) choose devices and printers .

3) Now you should see the screenshot I showed in the previous post -- nothing strange - just perfectly standard Windows 8.

In IE10 (same as IE9) when downloading a file click the drop down and choose SAVE AS -- screen shot enc.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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Croonzg, google a program called Windows Classic Shell, install it, and it will make your OS boot to the desktop and it will show you a Start Menu with Program Files in it. Then it will work almost exactly like Windows 7 save for the lack of transparency.
 

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Croonzg, google a program called Windows Classic Shell, install it, and it will make your OS boot to the desktop and it will show you a Start Menu with Program Files in it. Then it will work almost exactly like Windows 7 save for the lack of transparency.
I am perfectly fine with the "File Explorer" and don't miss the old style start menu. The new style is just fine after customization and 8.1 has the option to boot directly to the also customized desktop:

desktop.jpg

The chances are that my current Windows 7 desktop will be replaced by the the RTM version of W8.1, depending on the changes that MS may integrate into the RTM...
 

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    Win 8.1
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    Dell Latitude
    CPU
    Intel i5-3350P (3.1 GHz)
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
    Memory
    16 GBs
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD7850
    Sound Card
    Built-in to MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x 24" Dell
    Screen Resolution
    3,840 x1,200
    Hard Drives
    128 GBs, OCZ Vertex, SATA III SSD
    256 GBs Intel SATA III SSD
    3 x Seagate 1 TBs HDD
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    Antec 750W
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    Antec P185
    Internet Speed
    50 Gb/s
    Browser
    IE11, Firefox22.0
    Antivirus
    Vipre
    Other Info
    Works, most of the times unless Microsoft patches decide otherwise...
Whatever is on your desktop in 7 will probably show up in the same spot on 8 and 8.1. I know it will for 8, I don't know for 8.1 but I have no intention of installing that until the real version comes out.
 

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    CPU
    AMD 4400+/4200+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus/Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM)
    Memory
    2 GB/3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS/GeForce 210
    Sound Card
    nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hitachi 40" LCD HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    "1842 x 1036"
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA SCSI Disk Device
    ST1000DL 002-9TT153 SCSI Disk Device
    WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 ATA Device
    WDC WD32 WD-WCAPZ2942630 USB Device
    WD My Book 1140 USB Device
    PSU
    Works 550w
    Case
    MSI "M-Box"
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable Medium Speed
    Browser
    Chrome/IE 10
    Antivirus
    Eset NOD32 6.x/Win Defend
    Other Info
    Recently lost my Windows 8 on my main PC, had to go back to Windows 7.
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