Windows 8

[whs]

but give it time and you to will come to like it

I wonder how much time we are talking about. I have been using it for a full year now and still don't like it. I have no technical problems with it and can do anything I want - but many things in an awkward way. Windows 7 is so much more elegant.

 

[Poppygran xx]

YES.... If you already know how to use W8 it much to easy to say thing as I see above.. that's one thing, as many of you do already, it's extremely easy to snap at us FOR NOT WANTING TO HAVE Something all bright and flashy.

i agree ,but ,just ask for help ,state you problem and don't bad mouth Microsoft and win8 , its easy to go back to win7 if you don't like win8 ,but give it time and you to will come to like it ,I did

Caperjack here is my first and only post on these forums so far in which I asked for help in a very polite way and really can't see how you could get so annoyed by it.

''Good Morning

This is my first post on the Windows 8 forum though I had great help from Vista forums.

My computer died on me so I have jut got an Acer Aspire XC100 which I am pleased with though admit I'm struggling with Windows 8 so I am reverting back to desktop as much as possible.

My problem yesterday and today is; When I get to Microsoft welcome/ log in page I use the password I created on registration and it's rejected time and time again until eventually it's accepted, this happens with my Windows Live password too. I'm nervous about resetting my password in case I'm locked out altogether so would appreciate some advice please.

Thank you''

Ladypink put it across very well so please take heed of her post and if you are not willing to help or advise just ignore our posts.

 

[whs]

Poppygran, try the following.

On the Start screen type netplwiz and open the netplwiz (top left). I little window should open.

There is a little checkbox " User must provide password ..." (or something like that).

Uncheck that box. A new little window pops up where you have to provide your password twice.

Then Apply, OK and in the future your system should boot without asking for the password.

In this little video you can see how it works. That was the old CP version in Virtual Box.

 

[Poppygran xx]

Thank you whs these little tips help such a lot.

 

[whs]

Thank you whs these little tips help such a lot.

Did it work.

Your initial problem may have been with the num lock. I noticed that the system sometimes turns the num lock on when you boot and then it releases it. With the num lock on, your typed input is, of course, garbage.

 

[Rose]

I have another question. When I'm on firefox on top of the window it shows "active windows" is there a way to remove that?

 

[whs]

I think you are talking about the tabs. To my knowledge, those cannot be removed.

 

[SIW2]

This is a product - people are perfectly entitled to praise, or to criticise, even more so because of the monopoly situation of the supplier.

YES.... If you already know how to use W8 it much to easy to say thing as I see above.. that's one thing, as many of you do already, it's extremely easy to snap at us FOR NOT WANTING TO HAVE Something all bright and flashy.

i agree ,but ,just ask for help ,state you problem and don't bad mouth Microsoft and win8 , its easy to go back to win7 if you don't like win8 ,but give it time and you to will come to like it ,I did

 

[caperjack]

This is a product - people are perfectly entitled to praise, or to criticize, even more so because of the monopoly situation of the supplier.

YES.... If you already know how to use W8 it much to easy to say thing as I see above.. that's one thing, as many of you do already, it's extremely easy to snap at us FOR NOT WANTING TO HAVE Something all bright and flashy.

i agree ,but ,just ask for help ,state you problem and don't bad mouth Microsoft and win8 , its easy to go back to win7 if you don't like win8 ,but give it time and you to will come to like it ,I did

so ok, if you want to criticize it then do so , but not in the same thread you are asking for help with using it,just my opinion, ,nuff said

 

[SIW2]

When something is going wrong - that is often when folk will raise their criticisms.

Normal human behaviour.

Conversely, if they get a new gadget, they may post up describing the stuff it does - praising it/the os/whatever.

 

[smurfercom]

I have another question. When I'm on firefox on top of the window it shows "active windows" is there a way to remove that?

You can turn off tabbed browsing and hide the tab bar by going into tools-->options-->tabs.

 

[caperjack]

tab in a browser is the best change to browsers in the past 10 years

 

[LADYPINKtomato1]

Poppygran, try the following.

On the Start screen type netplwiz and open the netplwiz (top left). I little window should open.

There is a little checkbox " User must provide password ..." (or something like that).

Uncheck that box. A new little window pops up where you have to provide your password twice.

Then Apply, OK and in the future your system should boot without asking for the password.

In this little video you can see how it works. That was the old CP version in Virtual Box.

whs.. I'm going to try your suggestion about the log on screen.. I followed your tip.. will know if it works after next shutdown and reboot. thanks a lot.:thumbsup:I will come back and let you know things go.

 

[LADYPINKtomato1]

Can I get back to My old Classis Windows... using this W8 I have on this new laptop ?

Yes you can!
StartIsBack - real start menu in Windows 8

WOW thanks for the encouragement on this issues.
Now show me the steps if you will please..
I can follow your directions .. I may have to ask a few questions along.
You have made me very happy..
I will eventually ( probably go back after I know W8 functions ).
I do want to learn how things work, but I first need to get this running and working as I can in the Classic look.

 

[LADYPINKtomato1]

Poppygran, try the following.

On the Start screen type netplwiz and open the netplwiz (top left). I little window should open.

There is a little checkbox " User must provide password ..." (or something like that).

Uncheck that box. A new little window pops up where you have to provide your password twice.

Then Apply, OK and in the future your system should boot without asking for the password.

In this little video you can see how it works. That was the old CP version in Virtual Box.

whs.. Hello this Sunday.. YIPPIE it worked.. was so excited.. when I first hit the START button, waiting to get logged in I saw my screen name .. etc., where I would usualluy see the little open space to type in my password.. instead I saw little white dots spinning.. scared the tar outta of me..no rush I'm going to see what happens next.. THEN all of a sudden I'm on line.
I'm indebited to you for this Great Little Tip .
Thanks, thanks... Thank You so much......I'm a very happy camper.

 

[whs]

I am glad it worked for you. It is nice to see happy campers.

 

[whs]

Its the top red border, but I want the taskbar stay color.

Hmm, no idea for Firefox. I can do it in Opera with an Opera theme though.

 

[smurfercom]

WOW thanks for the encouragement on this issues.
Now show me the steps if you will please..
I can follow your directions .. I may have to ask a few questions along.
You have made me very happy..
I will eventually ( probably go back after I know W8 functions ).
I do want to learn how things work, but I first need to get this running and working as I can in the Classic look.

Its the top red border, but I want the taskbar stay color.

Hmm, no idea for Firefox. I can do it in Opera with an Opera theme though.

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Good morning everybody, just getting my first sip of coffee yawn... Thanks for the cap LADYPINKtomato1 a picture says a thousand words. Yes you can put any type of theme in the borders just go to mozilla https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/themes/ when browsing keep an eye on the FF orb some are for Thiunderbird. If you see blue then go back one page to get back to FF. If you hover your mouse over a theme it will show in the browser border as an example pretty kweel feature. Will be home all day today to watch the Nascar race so I can answer any questions to the best of my ability.


Yes SiB is really a life saver for W8 non touch desktop, r-clicking the orb will get you to property's and you can configure it the way you want. It's pretty straight forward I have mine boot straight to desktop and I also killed the "charms bar" in the process. Metro isn't ready for the PC desktop imo until they can get seamless integration with desktop apps. For now all associations are set to desktop and I never see metro ever...

 

[LADYPINKtomato1]

I need to ask a NON related question.. I used to have a small program that made screen shots in a jiffy..
then I could save to my desktop to bring here.. when asking for help...
Its a FREE program,, has a icon ( camera ) .. anyone know what the name of it might be ?...I'll need it when working here.
Thanks for any help on this.

 

[HippsieGypsie]

I don't know of any other program, but 8 has Snipping Tool. Start Screen -> type "Snipping Tool" -> tap/click/enter to open. Or while it's seen in search you may right click for pin to taskbar or to Start. I put it on my taskbar since that's where I snip a lot. Of course it's a desktop program.

Any screen you're on you can push Windows key / Print Screen key for full Screenshot. It will create a folder in My Pictures automatically.

Hope that helps.