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Old 06-14-2013, 07:33 PM
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There is no problems with Windows 8 that cannot be corrected for FREE. Most people dislike not having the Start Button on the bottom left corner of the screen. Well that is a very easy free fix. Just go to Ninite.com and look for Classic Start. Check the box before it and then click on Get Installer. This will load the Start Button back onto your Windows 8 computer. If you right click on it you will get a setup window that will allow you to make it look and feel like either XP or Windows 7 plus a lot of other settings for you to play around with.

One thing about the Ninite site is they take out all the bloat ware and garbage that sometimes get installed on your computer when you are not careful. Now many times have you loaded something and now you have a new menu bar at the top of the screen. Or how about loading Google Earth and you did not read the fine print on the screen and Chrome was also installed and made your default browser. You do not have to worry about that when using Ninite.com.

Let's face it folks the computer industry is changing. A few years ago everyone had a desktop and then came along lap tops and now pads. The vast majority of people today do not need a desktop or a lap top as all they do is check e-mails, social media and surf the internet. To do those things a pad will work out nicely. Microsoft has seen that and is moving in that direction. With Windows 8 you can do the same things on a pad, phone, lap top and desktop without having to reinvent the wheel by learning new systems. The sign of the times.

VG