Windows 8

nickcc

Also lost the new Office that I'd installed, bought the three licence/user version but don't want to use the last install that's left, do I have any other option ?

NiftyDigits

nickcc wrote: »

Also lost the new Office that I'd installed, bought the three licence/user version but don't want to use the last install that's left, do I have any other option ?

You don't lose it. It can be on three different machines. Any problems, call Microsoft.

prowla

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

I'm running FF on mine, but not as a tile , the pay cut was in respect of your company payroll system not supporting it (facetious only )

Sure

(Actually we've just changed company and they've accidentally lopped £15k off my salary!)

CoolHotCold

prowla wrote: »

I've just found that the IE in Windows 8 isn't supported by my company's payroll system.

Just so you know, there are two IE systems in Windows 8.

The app that runs from the start screen that has java, flash, Silverlight etc plugins disabled. So it's a pure HTML5 browser and there's also IE that runs within the desktop app that still supports all the plugins.

C_Mababejive

no chance...

ubuntu

prowla

I was wondering why the desktop was defaulting to the basic display with solid square window borders, but it appears that they have taken out the Aero transparency options that allow you to have translucent window borders.

You still get it on the task bar, but windows have plain borders.

What did they do - fire all of their UI designers and developers?

penrhyn

prowla wrote: »

I was wondering why the desktop was defaulting to the basic display with solid square window borders, but it appears that they have taken out the Aero transparency options that allow you to have translucent window borders.

You still get it on the task bar, but windows have plain borders.

What did they do - fire all of their UI designers and developers?

I think the new Startling screen confirms this, and they are rolling this carp across all platforms.......good grief!
When you click on any programme tile where do you go to my lovely, why straight back to the W7 desktop, without a start button, but with a charm bar , who thought of that one Sheldon Cooper?

No threat to Apple here then, mind you Samsung/Google/LG may be getting so revenge with the Nexus 4 phone and Nexus 10 tablet.

NiftyDigits

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

Can also get media center for free too for a short time.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/feature-packs

Haven't received the promised Product Key.

nickcc

NiftyDigits wrote: »

You don't lose it. It can be on three different machines. Any problems, call Microsoft.

Unfortunately I have already loaded it onto my Daughters laptop and also mine, with only one left to go I was planning to load it onto my other Daughters pc so that will have already used up the three licences. Will do as you suggest and give M/S a ring.

prowla

penrhyn wrote: »

No threat to Apple here then, ...

I was thinking that it's a shame that Steve Jobs didn't live to see this - he would have had a field day!