On 2012-08-15 4:20 PM, Jean Parrot -> Alan Zisman wrote:   
      
    JP> Allo, Alan.   
    AZ>> Boy, is Win8 getting bad reviews (I know Jean P likes it!)   
      
    JP> Yes, I like it. I am no wizard and I was able to run it like a W-7   
    JP> replacement with all the new developments. I got rid of all the tiles   
    JP> and only have the Desktop tile on my screen and an Enter after inputting   
    JP> the PW gets me to a very familiar screen.   
      
    JP> I like the options to use the Win-key to get back to the Start screen   
    JP> and there, only a typing of any command will get you there. If I type   
    JP> Word, it gets the Office 2k Word to run. It runs fine all my old apps,   
    JP> Acrobat 5, PaintShop Pro 6, Personal Finance 200, etc, etc.   
      
    JP> Again, I am no wiz. It was done easily.   
      
   I miss the old-style Start Menu.... I guess the question needs to be if you're   
   running it entirely in Desktop mode, why bother? Are there any improvements   
   over Win7 that make you prefer the newer OS version?   
      
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