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#31 vetdjdanster

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Posted 31 January 2012 - 23:37

View Posttechguy77, on 31 January 2012 - 23:30, said:

It looks like if i ever move to this new OS i will be running Windows 8 Server turned into Workstation.

The server still has the metro start screen.


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Posted 01 February 2012 - 00:02

View Postdjdanster, on 31 January 2012 - 23:37, said:

The server still has the metro start screen.

It is disabled to my best knowledge.

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Posted 01 February 2012 - 01:23

View Posttechguy77, on 01 February 2012 - 00:02, said:

It is disabled to my best knowledge.
No it's not. When I installed the server developer preview i was greeted by a start screen on first boot. Which makes NO sense for a server lol.

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Posted 01 February 2012 - 01:28

View PostChris123NT, on 01 February 2012 - 01:23, said:

No it's not. When I installed the server developer preview i was greeted by a start screen on first boot. Which makes NO sense for a server lol.

Does if you're RDPing from a tablet :rofl:

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Posted 01 February 2012 - 04:37

View Postdjdanster, on 01 February 2012 - 01:28, said:

Does if you're RDPing from a tablet :rofl:
LOL I didn't even think of that :laugh:

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Posted 01 February 2012 - 17:58

Does anyone know if the Metro requirements have changed? Will Metro run on a 1024x600 screen, or is that still a "no"?

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Posted 01 February 2012 - 18:05

View PostDot Matrix, on 01 February 2012 - 17:58, said:

Does anyone know if the Metro requirements have changed? Will Metro run on a 1024x600 screen, or is that still a "no"?
Pretty sure that's still a no.

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Posted 01 February 2012 - 18:08

View PostChris123NT, on 01 February 2012 - 18:05, said:

Pretty sure that's still a no.

I guess for the desktop you could just build an array of 1024x600 monitors and never have to see anything metro related.

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Posted 01 February 2012 - 18:28

View PostChris123NT, on 31 January 2012 - 21:08, said:

And the first release that Sinofsky was in charge of nixed the classic start menu. And Microsoft is telling people there will NOT be a windows 7 style start menu in windows 8.
It's a *developer* preview. It's not feature-complete. And FYI, the classic start menu is there if you disable the Start Screen. I didn't see MS saying there won't be a Start Menu in Win8 either.

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Posted 09 February 2012 - 10:16

View PostSharpGreen, on 31 January 2012 - 23:36, said:

I really hope there is a way to turn off that unneeded up button. IMO it's the most pointless addition in all of Windows 8, especially when it's placed RIGHT next to a breadcrumb-style bar that has the same function.

I still don't understand why people want the "up" button. The breadcrumbs work better 99% of the time.

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Posted 10 February 2012 - 03:03

View Postdhan, on 09 February 2012 - 10:16, said:

I still don't understand why people want the "up" button. The breadcrumbs work better 99% of the time.

That's pretty simple in my view. Bread crumbs are fine and good, but they perform an entirely different function than the up arrow. I would want the up arrow more than the crumb.

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Posted 10 February 2012 - 05:31

View Postosuwildlifer, on 10 February 2012 - 03:03, said:

That's pretty simple in my view. Bread crumbs are fine and good, but they perform an entirely different function than the up arrow. I would want the up arrow more than the crumb.
Up button takes you to parent folder, breadcrumbs bar can take you to parent folder (and all folders in the path). I don't see any difference.

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Posted 22 February 2012 - 17:57

View Postdhan, on 10 February 2012 - 05:31, said:

Up button takes you to parent folder, breadcrumbs bar can take you to parent folder (and all folders in the path). I don't see any difference.
exactly

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