Windows8 - 8.1 - Windows Threshold Tips Questions and Solutions

[Secondmineboy]

Hello,

To fix the Problem follow this Guide:

1. Open the Interface and go to Settings->Troubleshooting and disable Self-Protection
2.Download this folder: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B28ldDzASOt3WDkzTjZPZFBlMmc/edit?usp=sharing
3.Go to C:->Programms->Avast Software->Avast->Setup and replace the File Servers.def
4. Turn the Self-Protection back on and update Avast.

[GustavoRiddle]

THANKS!!!!

I've followed your instructions and Avast managed to update normally!!!

Thank you very much!!!

[bob3160]

I've installed this version, but it's not updating... It says "Cannot connect to server"...
What can I do?

You'll find the answer at:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=129351.msg968667#msg968667
Any further questions about avast! and Windows 8.1 should be posted in that thread.

[Secondmineboy]

Glad that i could help you Gustavo

[Dch48]

I picked up an unused copy of Win 8 Pro on eBay for only $32. It will be installed on my older laptop in place of or alongside XP and I'll get the 8.1 update when it's released through Windows Update. I have found that almost all of my legacy games can be made to work in Win 8.

[bob3160]

I picked up an unused copy of Win 8 Pro on eBay for only $32. It will be installed on my older laptop in place of or alongside XP and I'll get the 8.1 update when it's released through Windows Update. I have found that almost all of my legacy games can be made to work in Win 8.

I've mentioned that fact about 1 year ago. The compatibility mode in Windows 8 is excellent. 

[bob3160]

Start menu” on Lenovo Windows 8 PCs will nag you to install apps
I'll obviously avoid that brand! 

[Dch48]

I picked up an unused copy of Win 8 Pro on eBay for only $32. It will be installed on my older laptop in place of or alongside XP and I'll get the 8.1 update when it's released through Windows Update. I have found that almost all of my legacy games can be made to work in Win 8.

I've mentioned that fact about 1 year ago. The compatibility mode in Windows 8 is excellent.

Yes but the real kicker was the discovery of a utility that modifies the latest AMD video driver to work with my 2005 legacy card. Previous to that my only option in Win8 was the driver provided by HP which is from 2006 and has problems even with games from that time. This has nothing to with Win8's compatibility mode which I agree is better than in previous Windows versions.

[!Donovan]

Start menu” on Lenovo Windows 8 PCs will nag you to install apps
I'll obviously avoid that brand! 

Pokki is actually quite good. I've used it before and I'm sure many of the less-savvy computer users will enjoy it.

~!Donovan

[bob3160]

Microsoft reverses course; releases Windows 8.1 RTM to developers.
Nice to see that enough voices have persuaded the powers that be to listen to reason.
(I'm busy downloading from TechNet now. )

[Dch48]

Start menu” on Lenovo Windows 8 PCs will nag you to install apps
I'll obviously avoid that brand! 

It's also going to be on Acer PC's. This is a quote from the article

it "doesn't strive to mimic any particular version of the Windows Start menu, and as such it's not plagued with the same dashed hopes and shattered expectations as Classic Shell,"

I wasn't aware there were any "dashed hopes and shattered expectations", Classic Shell works very well and now with the Windows 7 skin, it looks and works exactly like Win7.

[bob3160]

During my recent visit to the APCUG Digital Technology Conference in Dayton, OH
I attended a presentation held by Keith Mayer and asked him what happened to the
Image Backup in Windows 8.1. Today he sent me the answer:
Backup and Recovery of Windows 8 & Windows 8.1 - Tip-of-the-Day


I guess you can consider this a fringe benefit of doing the presentations for Avast.
I not only do Presentations but also have the opportunity to attend and learn.

[bob3160]

ClassicShell v4.0 has been released.
Gives you back the Start Button in Windows 8 and replaces the unfulfilled promise in 8.1

Classic Shell™ is free software that improves your productivity, enhances the usability
of Windows and empowers you to use the computer the way you like it. The main features are:
Highly customizable start menu with multiple styles and skins
Quick access to recent, frequently-used, or pinned programs
Find programs, settings, files and documents
Start button for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
Toolbar and status bar for Windows Explorer
Caption and status bar for Internet Explorer

[schmidthouse]

Has come some distance since I first installed it a year ago.

[bob3160]

Has come some distance since I first installed it a year ago.

Yes and IMHO, it's still the best free actual Start Button replacement for Windows 8 and 8.1