Hi Carolyn, I have been running Windows 8 for some time now, and didn`t like it at all at first. I then upgraded to Windows 8.1 (free download from Microsoft) and now enjoy using Win 8.!. May I suggest you subscribe to newsletter@howtogeek.com which provides a great deal of help. Also, if you download and install Classis Shell, you can start Windows 8 just as you did XP or 7. I`m a couple of months shy of 89, and if I can easily manage it, anyone can. Go for it!! Ken Smart, in sunny Queensland, Australia. -----Original Message----- From: Molly6374 Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 4:23 AM To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Windows 7 tips -----Original Message----- From: computers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:computers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Ross Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 3:06 PM To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Windows 7 tips Thanks, Nivard! Some good tips there. ....snip...... I am having to change to Windows 8 and have heard a lot of bad about it, how difficult it is. Anyone have any good tips for a newbie Windows 8 user? Any help is appreciated. Thank you. Carolyn :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: Please refrain from posting commercial URLs and from discussing prices on the list. You can buy/sell for free on the Genealogical Materials lists. This list is for peer-to-peer support and discussion of computer problems incurred in genealogy research. Use caution when following any advice. :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4336 / Virus Database: 3722/7233 - Release Date: 03/22/14

Ken, I just went from Windows XP to 8.1 a couple of days ago and find it fairley to use. I'm not very happy with the picture folders though it's probably a matter of getting used to it. I'm used to doing a lot of organizing and re-organizing my pictures and it does look easy to do that. Nancy PS I'm in my seventies! -----Original Message----- From: Ken Smart <ksmart1@optusnet.com.au> To: computers <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:16 pm Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Windows 7 tips Hi Carolyn, I have been running Windows 8 for some time now, and didn`t like it at all at first. I then upgraded to Windows 8.1 (free download from Microsoft) and now enjoy using Win 8.!. May I suggest you subscribe to newsletter@howtogeek.com which provides a great deal of help. Also, if you download and install Classis Shell, you can start Windows 8 just as you did XP or 7. I`m a couple of months shy of 89, and if I can easily manage it, anyone can. Go for it!! Ken Smart, in sunny Queensland, Australia. -----Original Message----- From: Molly6374 Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 4:23 AM To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Windows 7 tips -----Original Message----- From: computers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:computers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Ross Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 3:06 PM To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Windows 7 tips Thanks, Nivard! Some good tips there. ....snip...... I am having to change to Windows 8 and have heard a lot of bad about it, how difficult it is. Anyone have any good tips for a newbie Windows 8 user? Any help is appreciated. Thank you. Carolyn :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: Please refrain from posting commercial URLs and from discussing prices on the list. You can buy/sell for free on the Genealogical Materials lists. This list is for peer-to-peer support and discussion of computer problems incurred in genealogy research. Use caution when following any advice. :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4336 / Virus Database: 3722/7233 - Release Date: 03/22/14 :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: Please refrain from posting commercial URLs and from discussing prices on the list. You can buy/sell for free on the Genealogical Materials lists. This list is for peer-to-peer support and discussion of computer problems incurred in genealogy research. Use caution when following any advice. :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Ken and Nancy, Thank you so much for the encouragement. My Mom is in her late 70's and I am about to turn 60. Mom has so much stressing her out right now (my Dad's and her bad health), and she is NOT looking forward to having to change. I will probably adapt to it better than she will because I like computers. Uh... well ... let me rephrase that... I have a "love-hate" relationship with computers. I love them when I can get them to do what I want and I hate them when they don't do what I want. LOL! Anyway, I will be setting up my new computer shortly. Mom's is also being installed this weekend. Thanks again.... Later... Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: computers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:computers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ken Smart Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 5:14 PM To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Windows 7 tips Hi Carolyn, I have been running Windows 8 for some time now, and didn`t like it at all at first. I then upgraded to Windows 8.1 (free download from Microsoft) and now enjoy using Win 8.!. ...snip....