OT: Win 8.1

[highend]

Try one of these compiled .exes...

binocular222 compiled ones remap the right mouse button, not the middle one...

MButton.zip

[admin]

Works, cool! Even with XY icon.

[Filehero]

Hyper-V! Never heard of this (damn, I waste all my time with XY... ). Thanks for the tip.

But note, you have to de-activate Hyper-V if you want to run e.g. VirtualBox*. And since Hyper-V is real server technology I thinks it's still lacking support for sound.

Other features worth looking at:
- new task manager
- storage pools
- file history (my favorite new functional feature)
- Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
- and: yes, I do like the mail app


Cheers,
Filehero

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*: I consider Hyper-V to be some sort if a Type 1.5 Hypervisor because it "swallows" cpu's virtualization features once it is installed (actually, then guest and host become guest of the hypervisor Hyper-Y!).

[admin]

Other features worth looking at:
- new task manager
- storage pools
- file history (my favorite new functional feature)
- Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
- and: yes, I do like the mail app

Thanks for the tips. It seems in Win8 it's easier to find cooking recipes than any information about the installed software.

Anyway, mail is my next question. Nothing against the mail app, but I need to import my old emails and accounts (I have lots of both) from my XY machine (Outlook Express). Is it possible (if no I jump out of the window), and how?

PS: It seems to be difficult but possible: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/wind ... 2cd53a180c

[highend]

I thinks it's still lacking support for sound.

Connect via RDP instead of the Hyper-V Manager -> Sound

[Filehero]

Anyway, mail is my next question. Nothing against the mail app, but I need to import my old emails and accounts (I have lots of both) from my XY machine (Outlook Express). Is it possible (if no I jump out of the window), and how?

Yes, but afaik you need Outlook or an compatible mail client. The mail app is a simple local app client to online accounts. But I'm no expert in here (online and exchange only for > 15 years)

/e:
@highend: well, often it's the simple approach that.... cool.


Cheers,
Filehero

[admin]

OK, I got an idea: I'll install Thunderbird on my XP machine, then import all Outlook Express settings/mails to it, then migrate Thunderbird to Win8. Should work, right?

[Filehero]

OK, I got an idea: I'll install Thunderbird on my XP machine, then import all Outlook Express settings/mails to it, then migrate Thunderbird to Win8. Should work, right?

Yes. Oh wait: can't you "just" import your outlook.pst's from Win 8 (skipping the 'migration') using portable Thunderbird as highend is suggesting (yeah, I'm from the future..)?

[highend]

OK, I got an idea: I'll install Thunderbird on my XP machine, then import all Outlook Express settings/mails to it, then migrate Thunderbird to Win8. Should work, right?

Just use a portable version. After importing everything just copy it over. Should work flawlessly & no real need to "migrate" it to the new os.

E.g.:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_b7YCE ... JZRVU/edit

[admin]

OK, I got an idea: I'll install Thunderbird on my XP machine, then import all Outlook Express settings/mails to it, then migrate Thunderbird to Win8. Should work, right?

Yes. Oh wait: can't you "just" import your outlook.pst's from Win 8 (skipping the 'migration') using portable Thunderbird as highend is suggesting (yeah, I'm from the future..)?

No, Thunderbird imports only from OE on the same machine.

[Filehero]

No, Thunderbird imports only from OE on the same machine.

Didn't know that. Sounds like a somewhat strange restriction releated to hardcoded paths ...

Anyway, looking forward to hear what you think about the "new" Windows file explorer.


Cheers,
Filehero

[admin]

Anyway, looking forward to hear what you think about the "new" Windows file explorer.

It's brilliant! I could not have made it any better ... for XY's business!

[admin]

Next question: The following user name has been decided for me from the Gods of Windows 8.1:

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%USERNAME% = doles_000

So my Desktop now is in C:\Users\doles_000\Desktop. Great! I'd rather have "Donald" there. Any chance?

[highend]

E.g.: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/user-account-name-change

The better way would be to create a completely new user account named "Donald"...

[admin]

Yep, thanks, done.