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Started By jmwills, Aug 05 2012 05:58 PM

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#1 jmwills

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 05:58 PM

http://www.techspot....1-bypass-metro/ I have not tried this but it's worth a try.
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 06:13 PM

You just knew it had to happen.

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 06:19 PM

Talked about this briefly on the BYOB Podcast.
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 07:23 PM

how to geek also featured this, but i like seeing all the shiny tiles, but I can also watch a progress bar and be entranced. i've heard a possible intro video for windows 8 and think it would be a great idea as hot corners and the charms bar aren't easily discoverable. supposedly the new win8 keyboards will have special keys too, i guess for the charms?

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 02:02 AM

i've heard a possible intro video for windows 8 and think it would be a great idea as hot corners and the charms bar aren't easily discoverable. supposedly the new win8 keyboards will have special keys too, i guess for the charms?


Yes, the new Microsoft keyboards will have a dedicated key for the Charms bar, but for the rest of us, the Windows key + C is the shortcut combo to use...

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 03:00 PM

And Microsoft doesn't want you to go straight to the desktop:

http://www.zdnet.com...s-8-7000002219/

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 03:08 PM

And I really care about what Microsoft "wants"? I'll get back to you on that.
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Posted 06 August 2012 - 03:24 PM

So no shortcut trick either then...hmmm

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 06:02 PM

Well, I tried it and cannot report success or failure. I have two monitors on the Win 8 machine and one goes to the "desktop" and one goes to Metro just as it did before.

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 06:11 PM

It will be fixed in SP1.

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 10:07 PM

The dual (or triple) monitor guys are going to get hosed with this release. Look forward to SP1

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 05:44 AM

Actually, mine is configured, somehow, to have one monitor bring up the desktop and one goes to the "Metro" interface. BTW, I read yesterday where someone is going to sue over the use of the name "Metro".
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Posted 07 August 2012 - 04:01 PM

Actually, mine is configured, somehow, to have one monitor bring up the desktop and one goes to the "Metro" interface. BTW, I read yesterday where someone is going to sue over the use of the name "Metro".


Well, you knew THAT had to happen to0. MS could have named it *()&(_*^&$R*()#&*()$&*)%U#()U()# and somebody would sue - just a money grab, or at least an attempt.

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 05:01 PM

Success...I guess it just took the second reboot to take effect.
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Posted 07 August 2012 - 09:10 PM

Actually, mine is configured, somehow, to have one monitor bring up the desktop and one goes to the "Metro" interface. BTW, I read yesterday where someone is going to sue over the use of the name "Metro".


What speak of this "Metro"? Is it by chance "Modern" or "SNAFU" or "WTF" or ...... [OK, I'm trying to figure out how to get Spin Rite in here Ikon -- give me a hand]

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 09:31 PM

The dual (or triple) monitor guys are going to get hosed with this release. Look forward to SP1


Dual monitor via remote desktop isn't quite as bad -- I'm wondering if when their short term upgrad offer is available that we could get upgrade keys for all our machines and then wait till SP1 to actually install them. Probably something wrong with my idea (or maybe it's the 3 glasses of wine).

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 04:41 AM

Aeh.....what's that you say...you need SpinRite?
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Posted 08 August 2012 - 08:09 AM

Wouldn't it be hilarious if SpinRite could get around the Metro desktop issue? OK, as impossible as that is, I would not put it past Steve to figure out a way to get around Metro and create a tiny, free utility to do it for us - he puts out a lot of free stuff.

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 08:29 AM

:D He is one smart dude.
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Posted 08 August 2012 - 08:32 AM

Does he still update his website? Last I looked he had a thing for that new operating system XP. :)

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