Installing xubuntu on a new WIndows-8 system

[Tom H]

On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Doug <dmcgarrett at optonline.net> wrote:
> On 08/18/2013 10:39 AM, Tom H wrote:
>> On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> (OT: Win 8 is confusing for Windows users too. I hope for MS's sake
>>> that they switch to an all-Metro interface because the mix of old and
>>> new interfaces is schizophrenic)
>
> There are a number of add-ons that will make Win8 look and work like Win
> 7 or XP. I like *Classic Shell.* Here are some reviews of some
> add-ons:
> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33642_7-57496506-292/how-to-get-the-start-menu-back-in-windows-8/

Thanks. I might try them, and I'll recommend this page to friends who
don't like Metro. I don't mind it but I find the fact that you have to
switch between old and new interfaces to do certain things (at least
in my limited Win8 experience) is silly.