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Originally Posted by Hitch
I'm sure someone with a Win8 box will respond to this shortly, but you can easily and fairly instantly go back to the "Classic Interface" somewhere in the settings, still running Win8, so that you get a computer that looks and behaves exactly like Win7. I haven't done it myself (no need), but I've seen it discussed in numerous places. Perhaps that will save you and your Dad some problems.
Hitch
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You are mistaken. 8.1 added the option to boot into the desktop, as well as show the app list before the tile screen, yet there is still NO setting to restore the traditional start MENU.
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Why not just install Win7? It works very nicely, much faster than WinXP ever ran, and although I prefer the handling of WinXP, I enjoy the speed of Win7 and certainly won't upgrade to Win8.
Stitchawl
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Eh, seeing at this isn't going to be my primary machine, I can't really justify the expense. Especially since, if rumors are to be believed, 8.2 may finally resolve the aforementioned problems.