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Happy New Year to All. We are going to have an incredibly exiting new year's eve. We'll be watching Times Square midnight two hours earlier.
I am live on my Win8 lappy having connected to this machine using RDC on my Win7 Boot Camp installation. I ended up on the Win8 Desktop since the Win8 machine was on the Desktop when I connected via RDC. The charm bar doesn't work (or at least I can't get it to work)--which probably doesn't come as a big surprise. I am trying to figure out how to navigate between the Win8 Desktop and Metro, including the charms. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to get this basic task done? The main problem is that I have not yet figured out key combinations that will do the job.
By way of explanation, my Win8 (older) HP lappy is a bit clunky compared to a MacBook Pro (MBP). I was hoping to use Win8 via the MBP because it is a much nicer machine from which to work. I first tried to get the desired navigation going via Mt. Lion/RDC, but had no luck. I thought things might work better if I connected to the Win8 machine through my MBP Win 7 Boot Camp installation using RDC, but I still am having no luck with the basic navigation I am trying to accomplish.
All thoughts appreciated.
PS I am not interested in running Win8 virtually on either MBP installation.
PSS Perhaps I need to do more preparation on the Win8 lappy, e.g., make a shortcut or a taskbar pin that will take me to Metro, etc.
I am live on my Win8 lappy having connected to this machine using RDC on my Win7 Boot Camp installation. I ended up on the Win8 Desktop since the Win8 machine was on the Desktop when I connected via RDC. The charm bar doesn't work (or at least I can't get it to work)--which probably doesn't come as a big surprise. I am trying to figure out how to navigate between the Win8 Desktop and Metro, including the charms. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to get this basic task done? The main problem is that I have not yet figured out key combinations that will do the job.
By way of explanation, my Win8 (older) HP lappy is a bit clunky compared to a MacBook Pro (MBP). I was hoping to use Win8 via the MBP because it is a much nicer machine from which to work. I first tried to get the desired navigation going via Mt. Lion/RDC, but had no luck. I thought things might work better if I connected to the Win8 machine through my MBP Win 7 Boot Camp installation using RDC, but I still am having no luck with the basic navigation I am trying to accomplish.
All thoughts appreciated.
PS I am not interested in running Win8 virtually on either MBP installation.
PSS Perhaps I need to do more preparation on the Win8 lappy, e.g., make a shortcut or a taskbar pin that will take me to Metro, etc.
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
- CPU
- Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
- Motherboard
- ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
- Memory
- 16 GB Corsair Vengeance
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 570 SC
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Gateway
- Hard Drives
- Dual Boot:
Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
- PSU
- Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
- Case
- Cooler Master 932 HAF
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
- Keyboard
- Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
- Mouse
- Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
- Internet Speed
- 20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
- Other Info
- Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner