New latop getting used to windows 8

[72jay]

I don't have Win 8 (and deff do not want it) ... I've used it a bit and hate it - that mess of randomly colored 'tiles' sucks. LOL. If I ever change from Win-XP / 98 I'd be tempted to try out Linux again

As others have said click the 'desktop' tile and you'll have one a fairly standard-looking windows desktop back...just one (very important) part is missing. The 'start' menu :eek: if you click where it should be you'll get the tiles thingie back (thats basically your 'start menu')
I founs the thing unfriendly/ugly/and sorta un-useable....but searched found out a way to (somewhat) put the start menu back....at least that made it much more useable and easy again (I could probably deal with it that way)

[72jay]

add start menu to Windows 8:

First, right-click any blank area of the taskbar, if "Lock the taskbar" is checked, uncheck it. (if not checked its ready to go)

Next, again right-click any blank area of the taskbar, select 'Toolbars' and 'New toolbar'

Now type "c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" and hit enter (note "c:" is the default hard-drive on many computers, but on some it may be different, use whatever yours happens to be)
((you could also Browse to Disk C: and select(double click) 'ProgramData' then 'Microsoft' then 'Windows' and highlight(single click) 'Start Menu' then hit enter ))

Now you'll have a simplified version of the 'start menu' on the taskbar - located on the right end, before the clock.
(you can drag this to the left, and re-size it so "programs" doesn't show)

[Rainbowmum]

I have it on my tablet and I also have a pdf manual for it.

If you pm me your email addy I will send you a copy of it.

[mrk2010]

Things are going better with it niw, I seem to have cracked it. :-)