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You mean 'Windows 8-style UI' for Windows 8 applications. :) http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/81156 Troy Murray Michigan State University College of Medicine Life Science 1355 Bogue St, B-136D East Lansing, MI 48824 E: [log in to unmask] P: 517-432-2760 F: 517-355-7254 RedHat 5 Certified Technician RedHat 5 Certified Systems Administrator HL7 V2.6/2.5 Certified Control Specialist On Aug 6, 2012, at 4:49 PM, Jon Galbreath <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I don't support students, so I don't care, and for those that DO support students, I guess you better just get used to seeing Windows 8. They're not going to know any difference and will buy whatever's on the shelf. And besides, it's just Windows 7 with a different interface. Most of Metro can be disabled to make it look like the non-Aero Win7. > > Jon Galbreath, MCSE > Systems Administrator > International Studies and Programs > Helpdesk: 517-884-2148 > Ph: 517-884-2144 > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: David McFarlane [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 4:30 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Windows 8 Reaches RTM Milestone > > OK, but what about all the students who come in with Win8 laptops and such that we will have to support? > > -- dkm > > > At 8/6/2012 04:16 PM Monday, Jon Galbreath wrote: >> I never deployed Vista machines. Anything that came with it was wiped >> and Windows XP was installed. When 7 was available and before I had >> the infrastructure in place to deploy it, I ordered machines with 7 and >> the XP SP3 downgrade. Support won't end for Win7 until 1/14/2020, so >> there's plenty of time to skip future releases. >> >> Jon Galbreath, MCSE >> Systems Administrator >> International Studies and Programs >> Helpdesk: 517-884-2148 >> Ph: 517-884-2144 >> [log in to unmask] >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: David McFarlane [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 4:02 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Windows 8 Reaches RTM Milestone >> >> So, are folks really planning to keep ordering machines with Win7 >> instead of Win8 as long as possible, and then reformat Win8 machines to >> install Win7 after they can no longer buy machines with Win7? That's >> fine, but, depite an earlier comment, it does seem to involve a lot of >> "involuntary" action :). >> >> -- dkm >> >> >> At 8/6/2012 03:51 PM Monday, Gary Schrock wrote: >>> We were able to order machines with XP for a long time after Vista >>> came out, can't remember if it was all the way up until 7 came out or not. >>> Now, you couldn't walk into Best Buy and get a machine without Vista >>> (for that matter, I think the home stores of the various PC >>> manufactures didn't give the option, I think it was mainly their >>> business oriented stores). There were some laptops that I ran into >>> that were difficult to get drivers for XP, so that's really what to >>> me became the biggest issue. 7 ended up decent enough that one >>> didn't really need to avoid it. >>> >>> I'm guessing MS is going to get the same type of reaction from >>> businesses for Win8 as they did for Vista, and get forced to keep Win >>> 7 around far longer than they might want to. >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 3:47 PM, David McFarlane <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> Indeed, but can we ever voluntarily opt out of eventually >>> deploying each new >>>> version of Windows? Especially when it becomes impossible to >>>> order new PCs without it? Did we succeed in voluntarily avoiding Vista, or 7? >>>> >>>> -- dkm >>>> >>>> >>>> At 8/6/2012 03:37 PM Monday, Jon Galbreath wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It's a voluntary action to run the installer, so yes. >>>>> >>>>> Jon Galbreath, MCSE >>>>> Systems Administrator >>>>> International Studies and Programs >>>>> Helpdesk: 517-884-2148 >>>>> Ph: 517-884-2144 >>>>> [log in to unmask] >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: David McFarlane [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >>>>> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 3:24 PM >>>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>>> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Windows 8 Reaches RTM Milestone >>>>> >>>>> But will we have any choice? Do we ever? >>>>> >>>>> -- dkm >>>>> (Sorry, late to the party, was gone on vacation) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> At 8/1/2012 03:10 PM Wednesday, Stehouwer, Matt wrote: >>>>>> I would have to 2nd that. >>>>>> >>>>>> Matt Stehouwer >>>>>> Technology Manager >>>>>> Michigan State University >>>>>> College of Natural Science Deans Office >>>>>> 288 Farm Lane RM 154 >>>>>> East Lansing, MI 48824 >>>>>> 517 355-9003 | Email: [log in to unmask] >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Gary Schrock [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 2:41 PM >>>>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>>>> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Windows 8 Reaches RTM Milestone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Jon Galbreath <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>>>> TechNet and MSDN gets it Aug 15! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyone planning to actually deploy this? >>>>>> >>>>>> The words "over my dead body" come to mind :). Troy Murray Michigan State University College of Medicine Life Science 1355 Bogue St, B-136D East Lansing, MI 48824 E: [log in to unmask] P: 517-432-2760 F: 517-355-7254 RedHat 5 Certified Technician RedHat 5 Certified Systems Administrator HL7 V2.6/2.5 Certified Control Specialist