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Recently bought a new laptop, from HP and I am so confussed with the new windows 8, I can't even use the darn thing, reminds me of the time I was stuck with an Apple Machine. Is there a way to change the screen and start up to look and behave like Windows 7?
Other wise, I'm giving this piece of junk a good toss out the window. And I don't mean Windows 8.
Thank you for any help you all can be, I just wanted a new computer not an operating system like this..
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I ended up getting Windows 7 to work by deleting every drive/driver and running Linux grub through it. Once it was cleared it accepted Windows 7, only set back was that I needed to reinstall all the drivers. All is well, but still don't use it as much as I thought I would.
Well I for one think that this is a great answer Hurrah for you!!!!!!!!!
I agree with you. I have very happily smashed to bits every apple product I've ever had looks like I will do same with this windows product.
time to break out the typewriter
at least with paper the text doesn't float change size jump to other areas of the page etc..
Well I have some good news yeah!!!!!! I have finally got windows 8 to look and act like windows 7 Hurrah for me!!!!!!! I downloaded and installed something called classic shell and now my stupid windows 8 looks and feel and acts just like windows 7, so much in fact that I have also done this for about 20 or so of my friends, and they are all happy too. if like me you really cannot get on with windows 8 then try this out, one note though I did have to update windows 8 to 8.1 before it would take the classic shell, but no biggie eh I cot what I wanted in the end and I am a happy girlie.
Betty
I totally agree. I just bought a new laptop and Windows 8.1 is the pits I can't work in that type of environment. I am ready to switch out my old drive into the new laptop if I can't find a solution.
So glad I am not the only one.
