Tihiy Posted October 1, 2012 Author Posted October 1, 2012 I also changed C: to X: in the registry file and "Switch shells" works fine now. Just one more thing. C: is where I have W7. Did the registry I merged last night change anything on drive C? I mean the registry that I hadn't changed its content.No, changing registry does not change file system.
Aloha Posted October 1, 2012 Posted October 1, 2012 Thanks. Glad to hear it doesn't.Btw, I think many people will like this Switch shells on the desktop. It's nice.
LeoKesler Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 I dont have tested with the original explorer.exe but I think I have found a bug / limitation with bluetooth.If I double click in the bluetooth icon, it show an error. Add / Show (and probable allow) a bluetooth device shows the same error.Sorry for my bad english.
superjose Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) I dont have tested with the original explorer.exe but I think I have found a bug / limitation with bluetooth.If I double click in the bluetooth icon, it show an error. Add / Show (and probable allow) a bluetooth device shows the same error.Sorry for my bad english.And just tested it... and it's true. Haha, I've never clicked the Bluetooth icon before. I always use right click and receive/send a file. It works like a charm with this program.What I'm saying is that Bluetooth works flawless by right clicking on it. Edited October 3, 2012 by superjose
Aloha Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 I know why it didn't let me choose the path last time! I had 0.9 as a portable so I only deleted its folder before installing 1.0. Today, (after having 1.0 installed successfully) I tried uninstalling it and ran the setup again. Then, I see that I had no trouble to change the install path at all! Guess Tihiy will be swearing but I don't care!
tharford Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 With Bluetooth - yep, I came across the same thing.I've been fiddling with Windows 8 quite a bit to make it like Windows 7 (there are aspects I like of the OS), but I uninstalled a bit too much. Most people probably won't have to do this, but what I did was use "sfc /scannow" in the command prompt (elevated) in Windows 8 desktop mod. Rebooted back into Windows 8 shell and Bluetooth was working fine. That bit of info is for anyone who removes too much and stuffs up Windows 8. Then I switched shells back to Windows 7.Now in Windows 7 mode, the send/receive file dialogs work fine, but the Show Devices doesn't (thereby making it next to impossible to add a device such as speakers or headsets and so on). I think the reason for this is because that part of the OS uses the PC Settings screen, which is Metro. How I got around it is booting into Windows 8 desktop and add the Bluetooth devices in there, then back into Windows 7 mode.Personally it shows how much of a half baked attempt (no offense to the MS developers out there mind you) Windows 8 is for the desktop user.But really loving this app, love starting Windows and having no Metro stuff! Oddly enough I liked the Metro/Tiles at first, but after a while it just got really frustrating!
LeoKesler Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 One more limitation: User Accounts -> Manage Accounts -> Add a new user in PC settings . Same error, Explorer.exe Function not implemented.Again, not a big problem, but I think it is good to know the limitations of the software.
dencorso Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 One more limitation: User Accounts -> Manage Accounts -> Add a new user in PC settings . Same error, Explorer.exe Function not implemented.Again, not a big problem, but I think it is good to know the limitations of the software.Had you read Post #2, you'd know that already... Here, I've quoted it for you and highlighted in red the relevant part... PLEASE READTHIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS-IS" AND I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHINGLIMITATIONS:- Metro programs won't run. Metro UI screens won't show as it's not loaded, cannot and won't be.- You may get more UAC prompts since explorer.exe is not in win8 UAC-approved whitelist.- You can't add new user. Run netplwiz.exe for that.- No default language input indicator. Enable language bar via Control Panel->Language->Advanced Settings->Use desktop language bar.- No multi-monitor taskbars. Maybe more multimon issues.Several UI bits missing:- "You have new program to handle this stuff" toasts won't show. You need to use Default programs to change associations.
superjose Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 With Bluetooth - yep, I came across the same thing.Now in Windows 7 mode, the send/receive file dialogs work fine, but the Show Devices doesn't (thereby making it next to impossible to add a device such as speakers or headsets and so on). I think the reason for this is because that part of the OS uses the PC Settings screen, which is Metro. How I got around it is booting into Windows 8 desktop and add the Bluetooth devices in there, then back into Windows 7 mode.Personally it shows how much of a half baked attempt (no offense to the MS developers out there mind you) Windows 8 is for the desktop user.But really loving this app, love starting Windows and having no Metro stuff! Oddly enough I liked the Metro/Tiles at first, but after a while it just got really frustrating!Have you tried going to Start -> Devices and Printers -> Add device? That's how I added my Phone to the PC
Thunderbolt 2864 Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 Sorry if this has been asked before, but in the future will you try to get Metro working along with Windows 7 explorer? But other than that great work.
Tihiy Posted October 8, 2012 Author Posted October 8, 2012 Sorry if this has been asked before, but in the future will you try to get Metro working along with Windows 7 explorer?Staring Metro in explorer7 is not possible. However, there is another big thing coming. Stay tuned.
Aloha Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) It's awesome if there is a chance that Explorer 8 with the ribbon can work on W7!Edit: ignore this post, Tihiy! I just want this thread always on the top! Edited October 8, 2012 by Aloha
dencorso Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 It's awesome if there is a chance that Explorer 8 with the ribbon can work on W7!Edit: ignore this post, Tihiy! I just want this thread always on the top!It being one of the forum's stickies (notice that there are just three of 'em) isn't good enough for you?
tomasz86 Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 @TihiyJust a short question. Once your patch has been applied and the explorer.exe from Windows 7 is being used, would it be possible to restore the Windows Classic theme too?
thydreamwalker Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 Thankx for this app! i missed using MSFN ,nice to see thee old crew working hard to help on Win8 Well, how about installing Win7 gadgets on Win8 taskbar or as a tile in startup menu-(e-mailme if know an answer)
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