Win 8 will work exactly the same way as Vista or Win 7 for traditional desktop applications. See the "But, that doesn't apply The problems with only one app screen being visible at a a time only applies to applications designed specifically for the new Win 8 User Interface and you have to buy those from Microsoft's store.
Applications that work with Win 7 or Vista work the same way as they've always worked on the new Win 8 Desktop, where you can see more than one app window at the same time, resize the app windows screens, etc.
Basically, Win 8 behaves more like two separate Operating Systems. When you go to the Win 8 Desktop, it behaves like a Vista or Win 7 Desktop except that you're missing the Start Menu, which you can use third party software to replace. So, you can use desktop apps the same way you're accustomed to using them in Vista, including having more than one app Windows visible, resizing and arranging them as desired, etc.
But, there are also new style applications designed for the new Win 8 User Interface formerly known as Metro style apps that work differently, that are geared more towards a tablet style interface, with only one App Window in focus at the same time. You don't have to use those apps and BTW, you have to get all of them designed for the new style UI from Microsoft's online store..
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In this guide we've chosen a selection of cameras that make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images, ideal for sharing on social media. Submit a News Tip! Reading mode: Light Dark. Login Register. Best cameras and lenses. All forums PC Talk Change forum. Started Nov 20, Discussions. Nov 20, Thanks, Sky. Reply to thread Reply with quote Complain. There are also commercial products available for a small fee. Reply Reply with quote Reply to thread Complain. I did.
Great improvement in speed and battery life. No slowdown. Definitely do it. Chris Noble's gear list: Chris Noble's gear list. It's not just a button issue. IOW, it's just one big list of tiles you need to scroll through to find what you want. Ditto for things like shutting down the PC, searching for what you need, etc. But, a Samsung should work fine, too. So see the links in my first post to this thread for "work arounds" third party programs that allow you to bypass the new Win 8 start screen, and give you a more traditional menu launcher for your desktop -- hide signature Bob Collette's gear list: Bob Collette's gear list.
Thanks all! A clean install is always better if a little tedious. No CD? No problem! That's very interesting software that works with 64 Bit Vista that doesn't work with Windows 8 , as they're all very similar "under the covers" Win 7 Pro has a feature known as XP Mode which was basically a copy of XP running in a Virtual Machine.
You can download it from Microsoft at no charge if you're using Win 7 Pro or Ultimate But, articles about the availability of that feature in Win 8 Pro are a bit confusing. It can also work with the newer docx and xlsx formats used by newer MS Office versions. Try this link to get LibreOffice free. Jim Cockfield wrote: That's very interesting software that works with 64 Bit Vista that doesn't work with Windows 8 , as they're all very similar "under the covers" Win 7 Pro has a feature known as XP Mode which was basically a copy of XP running in a Virtual Machine.
Thanks for all of your help Jim, Sky. Try LibreOffice instead. Jim Cockfield wrote You can use it with Vista, too. Yes, you can. Yes, you can have multiple apps open at the same time for Desktop Applications. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions Jim. Various other times when I want two apps displayed on the screen at the same time. Sounds like Win8 won't work for me so I'll stick with Vista on my laptop. Win 8 lets you do the same thing. Just use traditional desktop apps instead -- hide signature F Forum M My threads.
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