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   XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
   From: kblake@kb.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:22:58 +0000 (UTC), "Auric__"   
    wrote:   
      
   > knuttle wrote:   
   >   
   > > I don't have Windows 8, but I am in a situation where my computers are   
   > > getting old and may need to be replaced.  In my investigations I have   
   > > been told that the that horrible new interface can be turned off and you   
   > > can use a XP like interface.   
   > >   
   > > I sure hope this is true because I don't want to spend a large chunk of   
   > > my time on the computer chasing my programs around the screen.  It is   
   > > bad enough having to open multiple menus and then when you find the one   
   > > you want, have the open menus collapse and you have to start over.   
   >   
   > I've read, and been told be people who I tend to believe, that Win 8 is   
   > *very* nice on a touch screen... and absolute crap on regular, non-touch   
   > workstations.   
      
   Then the people who told you know very little about Windows 8, and you   
   should *not* believe them. You do *not* have to use the Modern/Metro   
   interface, and if you don't, it's hardly distinguishable from Windows   
   7, especially if you add a third-party program like Classic Shell   
   (free) or Start8 ($4.99).   
      
   Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP   
      
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