[olug] Windows 8

Thu Sep 29 00:06:57 UTC 2011

On my Fedora laptop with win8 installed, I've tried out the registry setting
and it works.
But it's a little flakey- some of the metro-ized apps (remote desktop even)
won't start for me now.

Start->Run->mstsc still brings it up though.  I'm bored, so I'm booting back
to Fedora now.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"RPEnabled"=dword:00000000

On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Cooper Vertz <olug at vertz.info> wrote:

> And apparently it's just a registry key.
>
> http://www.mstechpages.com/2011/09/14/disable-metro-in-windows-8-developer-preview/
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 11:39 AM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> The problem is whether or not the average enterprise shop will allow a
>> third-party hack in their environment.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 11:07 AM, John Serafino <lzrblade at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Third party hacks are just the Windows alternative to being open-source.
>> :P
>> >
>> > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM, T. J. Brumfield <
>> enderandrew at gmail.com
>> > >wrote:
>> >
>> > > That looks like a third-party tool/hack. I'm glad it is available, but
>> > out
>> > > of the box, Microsoft isn't providing any way to do that.
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Cooper Vertz <olug at vertz.info>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Here's a link:
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> http://www.windows8news.com/2011/09/19/disable-windows-8-metro-ui-ribbon-ui/
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:57 AM, T. J. Brumfield <
>> > enderandrew at gmail.com
>> > > > >wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > Where have you seen anything that suggests you can disable Metro
>> for
>> > > > > businesses? Everything I've read suggests there is no way to
>> disable
>> > > > Metro.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Jason N <dashrender at cox.net>
>> > wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > I was also very worried about the Metro UI, but since watching
>> the
>> > > > Build
>> > > > > > Keynote Address, I'm less worried.  yes it sucks that for the
>> home
>> > > > user,
>> > > > > > they are stuck with the Metro UI as the default (of course until
>> > some
>> > > > > > programmer makes a simple install program to change it) the
>> > > traditional
>> > > > > > desktop that people are currently accustomed to will be
>> available.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Businesses on the other hand will have the ability to have the
>> > > Explorer
>> > > > > > Desktop be the default.  I also found it interesting to read in
>> > Paul
>> > > > > > Thurrott's review of Windows 8 that is is more of an update and
>> a
>> > > full
>> > > > > out
>> > > > > > upgrade, much like Windows 7 was to Windows Vista, that is
>> outside
>> > of
>> > > > the
>> > > > > > metro UI of course.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Anyone here loaded the pre-beta yet? Should I even be asking
>> this
>> > on
>> > > a
>> > > > > > linux group :P
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > ---- Chad Homan <choman at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > > > > Sticking with ubuntu (or other linux)
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:40 PM, Timothy Goshinski <
>> > > > > tgoshinski at gmail.com
>> > > > > > >wrote:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > I hate it with a passion, and I'm primarily a .NET developer
>> at
>> > my
>> > > > day
>> > > > > > job.
>> > > > > > > The Metro UI might work for a phone or a tablet, but it is a
>> > > > > fustercluck
>> > > > > > of
>> > > > > > > desktop WM - if they don't listen to reason they will take a
>> > bigger
>> > > > > bath
>> > > > > > on
>> > > > > > > this one than Vista and WinME combined.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > --
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work
>> the
>> > > more
>> > > > of
>> > > > > > it
>> > > > > > > I
>> > > > > > > have."  -- Thomas Jefferson
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:21 PM, Charles Bird <
>> > > > cbird.omaha at gmail.com
>> > > > > > > >wrote:
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > What's windows 8? Never heard of it.
>> > > > > > > > On Sep 27, 2011 10:16 PM, "Chad Homan" <choman at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > > > > > > > > Right now, I am not worrying about it. I downloaded the
>> "RCs"
>> > > (if
>> > > > > you
>> > > > > > > > will)
>> > > > > > > > > but have not found the
>> > > > > > > > > time to look at them. Bottom line is that Win8 is still 6+
>> > > months
>> > > > > > away.
>> > > > > > > > > Not to mention integration test
>> > > > > > > > > time. I think Win10 will be out be the time I am ready
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:07 PM, ned mcnally <
>> > > > > ned.mcnally at gmail.com
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > wrote:
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> I know this is a Linux group, but what do you guys think
>> so
>> > > far
>> > > > > > about
>> > > > > > > > >> Windows 8?
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