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keyframe posted:How do I set it up so when I click on a link from a metro app it opens up on the desktop version of my browser (chrome) instead of the metro version?  More info here.
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Anyone have problems with the whole OS locking up randomly and requiring a hard reboot?
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| # ? Nov 5, 2012 20:31 |
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ThermoPhysical posted:Anyone have problems with the whole OS locking up randomly and requiring a hard reboot? Once so far. Happened yesterday. It froze as it presented a dialog informing me it couldn't locate a file (that was on a disk that had been present on a previous boot but was disconnected at that time - indexed file in the Library I think).
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| # ? Nov 5, 2012 20:37 |
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ThermoPhysical posted:Anyone have problems with the whole OS locking up randomly and requiring a hard reboot? Maybe your CPU is overheating? Or it could be bad ram, a bad hard drive (or a missing hard drive), or a bad video card. These days it's usually more of a hardware problem than a software problem.
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| # ? Nov 5, 2012 20:37 |
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jkyuusai posted:Once so far. Happened yesterday. It froze as it presented a dialog informing me it couldn't locate a file (that was on a disk that had been present on a previous boot but was disconnected at that time - indexed file in the Library I think). My lock-up didn't even have a dialog. It just kind of stopped. Lurking291230 posted:Maybe your CPU is overheating? I seriously hope it's software. Or at least bad RAM. I can't afford another HDD or video card purchase. Nor do I have enough time to do a MemTest thing... Are the Windows error logs still accessible in the normal ways in Windows 8?
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| # ? Nov 5, 2012 20:50 |
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ThermoPhysical posted:Are the Windows error logs still accessible in the normal ways in Windows 8? If you mean through Event Viewer, then yeah, that's all still there - looks pretty much the same as it did in 7.
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| # ? Nov 5, 2012 20:52 |
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Kind of crazy question but since W8 is optimal with a touch device and I don't have one on my desktop, would it be possible to use one of my old iPhones/iPod touches or Android devices laying around as a touchpad?
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 03:22 |
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Disappointing Pie posted:Kind of crazy question but since W8 is optimal with a touch device and I don't have one on my desktop, would it be possible to use one of my old iPhones/iPod touches or Android devices laying around as a touchpad? You can use an app like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t.android&hl=en I've found that its fairly laggy though (communicating over wifi), and you don't get any gesture support. Also I'm not sure W8 really is optimal with a touch device, works just as well with a normal mouse
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 05:04 |
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keyframe posted:How do I set it up so when I click on a link from a metro app it opens up on the desktop version of my browser (chrome) instead of the metro version? I'm wondering that too, that link posted only applied to IE and the GP settings for IE, not Chrome.
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 05:17 |
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coolskillrex remix posted:They are definitely not empty. Fixed with mobo drivers. Now im hosed on another issue and every time i wake the computer up or reboot the computer it drops my usb audio interface (essentially a usb soundcard)... i turned off "usb selective suspends" hoping it would fix it and it doesnt. Only way to fix it right now is to unplug the audio interface then plug it back in. edit: Happened again when i plugged in a usb thumbstick, no idea whats going on. No USB drivers for mobo that i can install to fix this. Basically makes the computer unusable. coolskillrex remix fucked around with this message at Nov 6, 2012 around 06:38 |
| # ? Nov 6, 2012 05:30 |
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Does anyone know how the global spellcheck is supposed to work? It doesn't seem to activate in any of the apps for me even though its turned on in settings. I do have a custom keyboard layout but my computer language is set to British English so I don't think that should be a problem.
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 12:05 |
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Sri.Theo posted:Does anyone know how the global spellcheck is supposed to work? It doesn't seem to activate in any of the apps for me even though its turned on in settings. I believe it only works in html5 apps being powered by the IE10 engine. Since spell check only works in the browser in Win8.
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 12:09 |
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Rawrbomb posted:I believe it only works in html5 apps being powered by the IE10 engine. Since spell check only works in the browser in Win8. So that means no spell check in Skype, messenger, people or even email! That sucks quite a lot.
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 12:28 |
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Having a bit of weirdness with Windows 8 again. I have a box that doubles as a web surfing/etc box and also performs some light HTPC duties. It's plugged into both an HDTV via an HDMI cable and a monitor via DVI. In Windows 7 I just ran a script that called displayswitch to switch to the HDTV and launched XBMC, it worked just fine. In Windows 8 for some reason that I cannot figure out, it will launch XBMC but only in the background. Any foreground Windows open will just stay there. I bound a button on the remote to alt tab but that's kind of hacky and I want to figure out what the hell is causing this. Is there any way to force it open maximized? I'm using Eventghost with a few commands to find the window and bring it to the foreground but even that doesn't work sometimes. I think it must have something to do with the way Windows (mis)identifies a display as internal or external but I really have no clue. I tried using a cmd script but Windows 8 seems to ignore all "hide the console window" flags so it just sits open in the foreground.
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 14:06 |
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Clueless about Windows 8 here. Is there a way to make it startup sporting the "classic", Windows 7ish interface, instead of that smartphonish UI?
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 15:38 |
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Ought Six posted:Clueless about Windows 8 here. Is there a way to make it startup sporting the "classic", Windows 7ish interface, instead of that smartphonish UI? Classic Shell has an option to immediately jump to the desktop; other Start button replacements may have something similar. There's nothing built into Win8 that does this.
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 15:44 |
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Ought Six posted:Clueless about Windows 8 here. Is there a way to make it startup sporting the "classic", Windows 7ish interface, instead of that smartphonish UI? Classic Shell - free Start 8 - paid (imho the best one) Start is Back - currently free in beta, I haven't tried this one yet. If you just want to boot straight to the desktop then you can do that using a bit of trickery someone posted on the last page or two involving creating an empty task in task scheduler that runs at startup and logs in to the desktop.
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 16:07 |
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On the off-chance that this is important to anyone else, Classic Shell also installs via Ninite.
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 16:57 |
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My original install of Windows 8 would automatically RVProfootballer fucked around with this message at Nov 6, 2012 around 19:08 |
| # ? Nov 6, 2012 19:04 |
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I upgraded this morning, and while I'm liking the OS so far, I have to say that the apps are pretty bad. I went to try out the Metro Evernote app, and found out I couldn't even edit my old notes! Boo. At least we still have the desktop version.
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 19:04 |
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The Gunslinger posted:Classic Shell - free For me StartIsBack is so-far the best one but they all serve slightly different niches. StartIsBack hooks into actual Windows 7 start menu code that Microsoft left inside explorer.exe in order to support jump lists. It also has an option to remove everything but Metro apps from Metro turning it into basically a replacement for sidebar gadgets. You get little touches like the app you've just installed automatically appearing in the recent programs area which is lacking in Start8. The author claims that this start menu code is unlikely to be removed in a future service pack as it is needed for Jump Lists, though he does admit to using undocumented function calls so it's not 100% guaranteed. Start8 is an attempt to recreate the Win7 start menu, it's pretty decent though doesn't feel quite as smooth as StartIsBack, you also get a brief flash of Metro after logging in which Start8 does not have. Start8 also has a thing to open the full Metro UI in the bottom left of the screen in place of the start menu, letting you have the full Metro experience without the jarring switch between the two modes of operation that the default Metro setup has. This may appeal to those of you who want to take small steps into Metro-land. I've not tried Classic Shell, but Galler posted:It has the XP/Vista/7 start menus in both single and dual pane. Just about everything related to the start menu is configurable as well. There's also a free replacement called ViStart, originally written for XP users wanting to emulate Vista. It's lovely and contains adware that must be manually removed. Don't bother with it. Lum fucked around with this message at Nov 7, 2012 around 01:48 |
| # ? Nov 6, 2012 19:16 |
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tsundair posted:I upgraded this morning, and while I'm liking the OS so far, I have to say that the apps are pretty bad. I went to try out the Metro Evernote app, and found out I couldn't even edit my old notes! Boo. At least we still have the desktop version. I've noticed this trend. Overall I think the OS is pretty nice, but almost every single app I use has reduced functionality compared to a desktop or web version of the same app. Because of this I end up using no metro apps.
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The only Metro app I've used at all is the Netflix one, way better than the browser. The double Chrome issue is the only part of Windows 8 really annoying me so far, not sure why they split it into 2 sets of user/profile data like that (one for metro one for desktop). I'll be happy once links auto open in the desktop Chrome rather than the Metro one, or they combine the two which is probably preferable.
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The only problem I have with start8 is if you have a program installed to a different drive, and that drive has turned off for power saving, you have to wait for it to spin-up before start8 will populate the list. I've gotten around this by installing the programs on my main drive, and sym linking them to the actual program files on the second disc. Also for anyone looking for a touch pad or something to use with Windows 8 the Microsoft Touch mouse has been updated to support Windows 8 gestures.
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I finally figured out how OblyTile works, and it seems like a terrible hack. Is it really that complicated to make custom start tiles? OblyTile is basically doing this: 1) Make a subdir under program files\OblyTile called 0000001 (increments every time you make a new one). 2) In that folder, they make an Images folder with the two pictures you chose, and a resources.pri file which defines program resources (most of which are unused, but it includes your pictures as the start menu picture resources). 3) Then they make a VBS script that figures out the working directory (based on simple path parsing) and runs the executable path you gave it. 4) Puts a .lnk file into your Start Menu directory pointing to that VBS file.
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| # ? Nov 6, 2012 20:11 |
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Konjuro posted:The only problem I have with start8 is if you have a program installed to a different drive, and that drive has turned off for power saving, you have to wait for it to spin-up before start8 will populate the list. I've gotten around this by installing the programs on my main drive, and sym linking them to the actual program files on the second disc. So far I only have Win8 installed on my laptop so that's not been an issue. I guess you need to post in his thread on MSFN and ask him to re-create the Win7 icon caching?
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Lum posted:I've not tried Classic Shell, but my understanding is that it recreates the Windows XP start menu, so if this is your preferred start menu, you want this one. It has the XP/Vista/7 start menus in both single and dual pane. Just about everything related to the start menu is configurable as well.
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Sri.Theo posted:So that means no spell check in Skype, messenger, people or even email! That sucks quite a lot. I've actually been digging and trying to find out how to even access the dictionary. I'd love to know if someone found out how for IE10. During RP I put a word into it I didn't mean to, kinda messed things up for a bit.
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Well, I'm excited about this: StartIsBack just hit RC and has pricing information now. $3 for two PC license. $5 for five PC license. StartIsBack does a few things: - Puts the "real" Start Menu back (based on embedded resources in Windows 8 system files). This isn't a 3rd-party re-creation of the Start Menu, this is the real Windows 7 Start Menu. - Changes the new Start Screen into mostly just a quick apps interface (like the Launcher on Mac OS X) that you can quickly get to with Ctrl+WinKey or middle-clicking the Start button. - Tweaks some of the new "Modern UI" Desktop features. Toggle the top of the screen "drag down to close", the top-left hot corner that lists running apps, etc. It's definitely worth taking a look at, especially if you want a normal Desktop again.
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| # ? Nov 7, 2012 02:34 |
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Cuttlefish Party posted:Also, a tip! Want to add an "All Programs" menu to your desktop toolbar without installing Classic Shell or Start8? Quoting this because it works perfectly. 
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Flagrama posted:Is it possible to boot release Windows 8 using a VHD from Win7's bootloader? I seem to remember something like that for the preview versions of 8. Yes, just follow this http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/how-...ndows-7-pc/4847
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| # ? Nov 7, 2012 05:16 |
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Konjuro posted:The only problem I have with start8 is if you have a program installed to a different drive, and that drive has turned off for power saving, you have to wait for it to spin-up before start8 will populate the list. I've gotten around this by installing the programs on my main drive, and sym linking them to the actual program files on the second disc. Did go to the advanced power options and disable the hard drive sleep? It's still there at 20 minutes even if you change to High Performance power plan, I had to set it to 0/never manually:  (this is assuming you're on a desktop and don't care about saving battery life)
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| # ? Nov 7, 2012 05:29 |
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CLAM DOWN posted:Did go to the advanced power options and disable the hard drive sleep? It's still there at 20 minutes even if you change to High Performance power plan, I had to set it to 0/never manually: Well holy crap you are my hero  I was trying to figure out why my secondary drive would sometimes not immediately respond when I tried to access it.
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Chasiubao posted:Well holy crap you are my hero Yeah, took me a while to figure out because I changed to "never turn hard disks off" but they still were  I ended up checking advanced options and turns out they were still set to turn off! Must be a bug or something.
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| # ? Nov 7, 2012 05:36 |
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CLAM DOWN posted:Did go to the advanced power options and disable the hard drive sleep? It's still there at 20 minutes even if you change to High Performance power plan, I had to set it to 0/never manually: Thanks, didn't really think of that. The only program that was causing the hang-up was Steam, which I just discovered actually lets you install to multiple directories now anyway. (might be a beta-only feature) The spin-up time never actually bothered me, apart from the thing with start8. Is there any disadvantages to leaving the harddrive on continuously on a desktop? I had always assumed turning off a drive that spent most of the day inactive anyway also prolonged the life of said drive.
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| # ? Nov 7, 2012 08:11 |
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Anyone else get stuck on the blue windows logo when booting setup from a USB stick?
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| # ? Nov 7, 2012 10:11 |
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c0burn posted:Anyone else get stuck on the blue windows logo when booting setup from a USB stick? This happened to me, but I was worried it has frozen but left it and it eventually loaded fine. It did take a lot longer than I expected with no onscreen indication it was loading though!
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| # ? Nov 7, 2012 11:26 |
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Mr Gnang posted:This happened to me, but I was worried it has frozen but left it and it eventually loaded fine. It did take a lot longer than I expected with no onscreen indication it was loading though! Yeah, I left it long enough and it loaded. Stupid to not have any indication.
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Since they've taken the options out of the appearance settings, there's no doohickey that lets you change the fonts (not just the size, but the actual font) on window titles, menus, icons, that sort of thing yet? I realise you can probably muck around in RegEdit to do that but something a bit more elegant would be good.
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I just finished installing one or more updates, and now I'm stuck looking at a Windows 8 Metro Welcome screen because I can't access safemode (I can't press shift-F8 fast enough?) and don't know what to do. I don't even know what update Micosoft Update installed so I can't tell if it's related to Start8 or not. I should mention that the clock on the welcome screen ticks on just fine so I know it's not stuck - it's just not accepting any keyboard or mouse inputs to let me get to the login screen (though it does shut down like it should when I press the power button). I'm at a complete loss and have no idea what to do, as I don't have a optical drive for my workstation (who uses optical discs nowadays?) and my USB key is broken. D. Ebdrup fucked around with this message at Nov 7, 2012 around 14:49 |
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