I'm Back!

**zmdh39** · 12-17-2014 03:08 PM

So after a prolonged wait after all of my electronics decided to crap out on me, I am finally back online! Yay, i have missed you guys SO much...now if I can just learn to work the windows 8 OS without the app screen constantly popping up, I can finally have human contact again lol!!! Love you all, missed you like crazy. How is everyone doing?

**Carak** · 12-17-2014 03:33 PM

Are you on a laptop with a touch-pad mouse? If you are, you should be able to change your mouse settings. The app screen pops up because the mouse is set to do so with a certain touch pattern. If you push the windows button and start typing control panel, the icon should come up. Click it and go to "hardware and sound" >> view devices >> there should be a mouse icon or listing>> right click>> settings. You should be able to adjust it there. You can send me a personal message if this doesn't work. I'm not on my laptop so I am telling you from memory.

**Lee6Lee** · 12-17-2014 03:36 PM

Yes, we must keep in contact at Christmas time!

**zmdh39** · 12-17-2014 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Carak

Are you on a laptop with a touch-pad mouse? If you are, you should be able to change your mouse settings. The app screen pops up because the mouse is set to do so with a certain touch pattern. If you push the windows button and start typing control panel, the icon should come up. Click it and go to "hardware and sound" >> view devices >> there should be a mouse icon or listing>> right click>> settings. You should be able to adjust it there. You can send me a personal message if this doesn't work. I'm not on my laptop so I am telling you from memory.

Thank you for the info, luckily my fiance had fixed the mouse issue for me, I am learning this thing finally...but I will def message you if I have any questions.

**zmdh39** · 12-17-2014 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Lee6Lee

Yes, we must keep in contact at Christmas time!

Heck yeah, how have you been Lee?

**char602** · 12-17-2014 04:03 PM

Funny about the App screen. When I first converted to W8, I spent half my time trying to get back to where I started. Let me know if it really becomes a problem, I have some tips for you.

**zmdh39** · 12-17-2014 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by char602

Funny about the App screen. When I first converted to W8, I spent half my time trying to get back to where I started. Let me know if it really becomes a problem, I have some tips for you.

Lol, I finally got that situated thank God! Thank you very much though...new OS's are always frustrating from, seems like they always try to mask actual improvements with meaningless crap that makes user functionality a bit more difficult than it actually needs to be. I feel like Windows and Mac are in this never ending pissing contest to release the newest ad greatest to try and one up one another, but they always seem to release it before all the proper testing was conducted on it...either that, or maybe I am just stuck in my ways and getting old lol. Thanks a bunch Char!

**Sarasjourney** · 12-17-2014 08:13 PM

Welcome back, glad you're back here and all things are up and running.

As for Windows 8... I'm never touching that OS if I don't have to. (says the girl with a computer that runs XP) It's on my mother's laptop but she barely uses it to check her email so there's not much of a reason for me to learn it. My next computer will have 7 on it, aesthetically it works better for me.

**zmdh39** · 12-18-2014 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Sarasjourney

Welcome back, glad you're back here and all things are up and running.

As for Windows 8... I'm never touching that OS if I don't have to. (says the girl with a computer that runs XP) It's on my mother's laptop but she barely uses it to check her email so there's not much of a reason for me to learn it. My next computer will have 7 on it, aesthetically it works better for me.

I feel ya, I swore I would never work with it either, but the new laptop has to have certain components for it to handle the work load of programs I work with everyday, so I got forced into having to use the 8 OS...I am getting used to it now, I am still not big on the app screen, next to never use it.