6/11/2023 0 Comments Windows 8 zinio reader toolbarSo with it mapped in Windows 8 (but not in Windows 7) and “reconnect at logon” checked, the acquisition time for each OS is about equal now. Windows 8 picks up the other PC’s on the network about the same as Windows 7, but the difference was really noticeably slower with my NAS. Windows 8 was noticeably slower in picking up my NAS (Network Addressed Storage – mine’s a Seagate Goflex Home, by the way) than Windows 7, but I’ve speeded that up considerably by mapping as a network drive the folder on the NAS where I store my drive images, so it starts looking on boot now rather than waiting until I click on Network in the navigation pane of Explorer. It appears that networking improvements in Windows 8 are much dependent on one’s network configuration. Spend $3 and install StartIsBack, configure it to boot to the Desktop, and you will hardly notice that you’re not running Windows 7. So my advice for those folks who have Windows 8 on a new PC/Laptop and hate it, don’t worry about trying to install Windows 7. I’ve had my hands in the guts, so to speak, and I know the places where the Start Screen is pasted on. The ribbon pulls a couple of things together that are separate in Windows 7, but they still work basically the same.Īll of which further affirms my conclusion that the Start Screen is not really built in it’s pasted on, with the Start Menu crippled. Adjusting Explorer column widths is an example. I use a couple of accounts in Windows 7, and only one account has the weather gadget on the desktop, so its absence isn’t a real clue, either.Īll that being said, the epiphany is that there is no noticable difference in performance between Windows 7 and Windows 8 on my PC. I don’t need the Charms Bar or Start Screen for anything I can do everything I need to do from the Desktop. There are no jump-out-at-ya clues to tell me that I’m in Windows 8. I’m using StartIsBack in Windows 8, boot directly to the desktop, edited the registry to eliminate the Lock Screen. I now have Windows 8 set up the same way I’ve had Windows 7 set up for a couple of years now, divided up into individual partitions between two separate hard drives. Bear in mind that I don’t shut down my PC, so I don’t see the logon screen unless I boot to the other OS. A couple of days ago I thought I was booted into Windows 8, then noticed my weather gadget on the desktop and realized I was in Windows 7. I’ve been using Windows 8 regularly for the most part for a little over two weeks, booting into Windows 7 from time to time for some specifics here and there. ![]() So I edited my post and included the Windows 7 procedure. I checked my reply, and sure enough, it was the procedure for Explorer column adjustments in Windows 8. It was then that I realized that I was booted into Windows 8. Scrolling through the forums a few minutes ago, I saw that that thread was still on top of the listing in the Windows 7 forum. I opened an Explorer window, went through the procedures and then posted them in a reply to the OP. Earlier today I saw a question in the Windows 7 forum about Explorer column widths.
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