Problems with Metro apps

MarcelBidon

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I am using W8 Pro (French + US) retail. Clean install. Activated. UAC on. No driver issue.
System is working correctly except some Metro apps.
Metro applications pinned are updating correctly, all seems to work. Mail, explorer are working flowless.
When I try to open for example Bing Meteo or Bing Sports, they are opening but not showing the content (each frame is showing an error message).
Finance is not working at all (green screen), I tried to remove and reload the applications but some as Finance are refusing to install.

I guess that I created this mess trying to install a third party firewall.
I tried to turn off firewall (no change in behavior) and to repair with sfc /scannow without success.

Any idea... thanks in advance.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i7 2600k
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77
    Memory
    16Go
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD6870
Exept SOME metro aps?

Only one Microsoft accounts is accepted. So you can only hotmail, msn or live account.
When you exit an app using the 'traditional' red cross top right (like I do for more than 20 years) is the old desktop appears.
This was metn to work with Metro App, is'nt is? But back to the Metro screen you have to close by moving your mouse in the upper right and clicking the Start icon or left of your screen on the home screen. So clumsy. That had to be the other way around.
Even if you open a, not yet Metro ready, app such as MS Office 10, then via the desktop. Not really nice.
All in all, the desktop is still too often the screen.
Then the Mail app. How clumsy can you make it! The display of the contents of your email will not fit on the screen! Moving an email, you can not drag, you need to right click and then click the folder where it should go. Cumbersome!! Some accounts are impossible to implement. Folders format of accounts taken over from original accouint. Making an extra folder is not possible. Each email account has therefore a different folder structure. Search old mails is not possible. Mail has been classified as read when you open the account and the e-mail on top.
For if you manage multiple accounts, there is no overview of all received emails.
Gmail account is in a separate map and in a map under Live???? This morning TWO maps for the same GMAIL account.
Emtying a map like Trash, you have to select all mail manualy and hit the trashcan. No button Émpty Trash!'
Searging mail is not possible.

PDF reader has no print option! So you have to install Adobe again....
Print to PDF is not standard.

The calendar app... About the layout one can discuss, but there are plenty of examples of clearly calendars. Right above you can enter a title. Which is visible in the agenda, among you a Message Add that is not visible in the calendar until you click on the message and open. But then you can also 'Where' form. That is also visible. It is not always a meeting that is held at a certain place that you put in your diary! Sometimes it is a reminder as 'Call Piet' or 'Look after payement'! But much worse is that the message can be set to be repeated daily, weekly, etc. But nowhere can you specify how much time should be or what date!
And there is no search option to find an item. Have to back tot the Gmail agenda for that.
Free Games are no longer standard. But you can install Apps Games, but they are all commercially! For a small part to play for free, but every time you want something more is the checkout! I do not like that game, and I certainly do not pay for games I had previously always included and free could play.
Why is nobody complaining about these items?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 and 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba
    CPU
    i5
    Motherboard
    Toshiba
    Memory
    8 Gb
If you are in France, make sure to use France as regional setting.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 enterprise x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pc-Quebec / Area 66
    CPU
    i7-3960X Extreme Edition
    Motherboard
    Rampage IV Extreme
    Memory
    Gskill 4x4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    4 x HD 7970
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Screen Resolution
    2560*1600
    Hard Drives
    C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
    D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
    E:\ WD 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair AX 1200
    Case
    TT Mozart TX
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Logitech G-15
    Other Info
    Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
Exept SOME metro aps?.......

.......Why is nobody complaining about these items?

They do -> In the proper threads. There are plenty. I think this man posted here looking for a solution, not to read someone's complaints. Geez.....
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer T690
    CPU
    Intel Pentium D Dual Core
    Motherboard
    Acer/Intel E946GZ
    Memory
    2GB (max upgrade)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 - PCI Express x16
    Sound Card
    Integrated RealTek ALC888 high-definition audio with 7.1 channel audio support
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer AL1917W A LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440 X 900
    Hard Drives
    350 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10
    Thumb drives
    PSU
    Standard 250 watt
    Case
    Desktop 7.2" (183mm) W x 17.5" (445mm) L x 14.5"
    Cooling
    Dual case fans + CPU fan
    Keyboard
    Acer Windows PS/2
    Mouse
    Wireless Microsoft Arc
    Internet Speed
    54mbp/s
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Office Pro 2013 / Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Phone 8.1DP GDR1
Exept SOME metro aps?.......

.......Why is nobody complaining about these items?

They do -> In the proper threads. There are plenty. I think this man posted here looking for a solution, not to read someone's complaints. Geez.....

'This man' just does not understand all positive posts about a system that is not working 100%. After all previous versions you may expect an almost perfect system. My first computer was a Commodore 64, and I learned to work with all systems after that. Windows 8 is a step back!
But I seem to be the only one that has a problem with it. Solutions for my 'problems' however are not offered yet!
I do not look for solutions overhere, just hope to start a discussion about this item....
I really hoped that Windows with version 8 launched a system that looks like software on a iPad, but than without all kind of limitations. And now Windows 8 has the same limitations....
:confused:

By the way, I am in the Netherlands. Do not think the French version is better or worse than the Dutch one.
;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 and 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba
    CPU
    i5
    Motherboard
    Toshiba
    Memory
    8 Gb
Exept SOME metro aps?.......

.......Why is nobody complaining about these items?

They do -> In the proper threads. There are plenty. I think this man posted here looking for a solution, not to read someone's complaints. Geez.....

'This man' just does not understand all positive posts about a system that is not working 100%. After all previous versions you may expect an almost perfect system. My first computer was a Commodore 64, and I learned to work with all systems after that. Windows 8 is a step back!
But I seem to be the only one that has a problem with it. Solutions for my 'problems' however are not offered yet!
I do not look for solutions overhere, just hope to start a discussion about this item....
I really hoped that Windows with version 8 launched a system that looks like software on a iPad, but than without all kind of limitations. And now Windows 8 has the same limitations....
:confused:

By the way, I am in the Netherlands. Do not think the French version is better or worse than the Dutch one.
;)

My problem is not to discuss the design of the new interface (good, fair or bad) or of W8.
I have a problem that is probably linked with Policies, Autorisations, firewall rules or wrong keys in register.
I am trying to fix it without making a refresh or a reinstall.

I tried with both setting French and US. It is working the same except the applications available in the store.
(App Store is working in both cases).
I have not built-in applications that are working. Main problem is related to Bing family applications (Finance, Meteo...).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i7 2600k
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77
    Memory
    16Go
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD6870
PDF Reader has print option, Ctrl+P.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire E1-571
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer Type-2
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000
    Sound Card
    High Definiton Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    PSU
    Generic
    Keyboard
    QWERTY
    Mouse
    ELANTECH Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    12.68Mbps
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
PDF reader has no print option! So you have to install Adobe again....
Print to PDF is not standard.

Second post I have to do today about this.:mad: . YOU CAN PRINT FROM THE READER just open the device in the charm menu or use the short key......


print2.jpg
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 enterprise x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pc-Quebec / Area 66
    CPU
    i7-3960X Extreme Edition
    Motherboard
    Rampage IV Extreme
    Memory
    Gskill 4x4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    4 x HD 7970
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Screen Resolution
    2560*1600
    Hard Drives
    C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
    D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
    E:\ WD 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair AX 1200
    Case
    TT Mozart TX
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Logitech G-15
    Other Info
    Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
PDF Reader has print option, Ctrl+P.

So I have to learn all key commands to? Why not a printoption in the menu?
:geek:


Ask Sinofsky if you can catch him

it's in the charm menu, if you want to use Windows 8, get use to the charm menu. it's the way it work with metro apps, you have to use the charm menu. Windows 8 is build with mainly the phones and tablets in mind, and peoples with phone don't print too much. So we return to square 1, Windows 8 is not friendly to desktop users.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 enterprise x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pc-Quebec / Area 66
    CPU
    i7-3960X Extreme Edition
    Motherboard
    Rampage IV Extreme
    Memory
    Gskill 4x4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    4 x HD 7970
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Screen Resolution
    2560*1600
    Hard Drives
    C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
    D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
    E:\ WD 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair AX 1200
    Case
    TT Mozart TX
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Logitech G-15
    Other Info
    Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
Exept SOME metro aps?

Only one Microsoft accounts is accepted. So you can only hotmail, msn or live account.
...
Why is nobody complaining about these items?

This is wrong statement no problem to have mutiple Microsoft accounts.

For my problem with metro application. I made a full reinstall (refresh failed with an unknown error code).
All is ok.

Making the reinstall, I found the origin of the problem. Metro is broken by the install of Macdrive 9.
Macdrive is working normally, but Metro app are not working. I you remove Macdrive, Metro apps are not working anymore.
I stepped back from a full backup and I repeated the install / deinstall with the same result.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i7 2600k
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77
    Memory
    16Go
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD6870
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