Subj : Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Alive" To : All From : keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 07:14 pm Path: eternal-september.org!mx04.eternal-september.org!mx04.eternal-september.org!.PO STED!not-for-mail From: knuttle Newsgroups: alt.windows-xp,alt.os.windows-xp,microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment,mi crosoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general Subject: Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Alive" Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:22:47 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: <669769ce-c1a1-4f17-90f0-68768fc8dab6@f4g2000yqh.googlegroups.com> <4tc6d89m080lu2argpnsgthlm1u2vcr3g7@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:22:49 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx04.eternal-september.org; posting-host="941613918a673457b5b7dffa63b339ec"; logging-data="542"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX185qVs+Ci6paapQq6dKwVW7" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:17.0) Gecko/17.0 Thunderbird/17.0 In-Reply-To: <4tc6d89m080lu2argpnsgthlm1u2vcr3g7@4ax.com> Cancel-Lock: sha1:5oN+2CKyLETYA7Fa8dYSP53WwwQ= Xref: mx04.eternal-september.org alt.windows-xp:3979 alt.os.windows-xp:5387 microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment:2438 microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support:30849 microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:106003 On 12/20/2012 10:50 AM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote: > On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:48:10 -0500, knuttle > wrote: > >> >>>> wrote: >>>> You do *not* have to use the Modern/Metro interface, and if you >>>> don't, it's hardly distinguishable from Windows 7, >> >> >> Would you tell us how to lock it so it defaults to the Desktop mode not >> the "Modern/Metro interface" > > > Download and install Start8. That's one of its options. > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP > Is this available on the Microsoft website? --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1 * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013) .