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   Message 146,301 of 146,966   
   Ken Blake, MVP to keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net   
   Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Aliv   
   20 Dec 12 10:20:45   
   
   XPost: alt.windows-xp, microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment,   
   microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support   
   XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
   From: kblake@kb.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:22:47 -0500, knuttle   
    wrote:   
      
   > On 12/20/2012 10:50 AM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:   
   > > On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:48:10 -0500, knuttle   
   > >  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >>   
   > >>>>  wrote:   
   > >>>> You do *not* have to use the Modern/Metro interface, and if you   
   > >>>> don't, it's hardly distinguishable from Windows 7,   
   > >>   
   > >>   
   > >> Would you tell us how to lock it so it defaults to the Desktop mode not   
   > >> the "Modern/Metro interface"   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > Download and install Start8. That's one of its options.   
   > >   
   > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP   
   > >   
   >   
   >   
   > Is this available on the Microsoft website?   
      
      
   No. It's a third-party program, and a very good one. It's only $4.99   
   US.   
      
   Get it at http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/   
      
   Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP   
      
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