Re: Tech Writing tools and Windows 8.1 migration

[Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I used Classic Shell with Windows 7; it was OK. But then I found Start8
when I bought my Win 8.1 notebook. I haven't looked back.

> Chris

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 5:07 AM, Dan Goldstein <DGoldstein -at- nuot -dot- com> wrote:

> Has anyone tried Classic Start Menu (Classic Shell) in Windows 8.1?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Morton
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> Dunno about Pure Text, but I'd petition for Stardock's Start8 <
> http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/> if I were you. (Disclaimer: I'm
> an avid user with no financial interest in the company nor its products.)
>
> Until you adopt the free Windows 10 later this year, you'll go stark-raving
> *mad* without the regular Start menu.
>
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