Out of Pod Experience

You guys know, that XP will not be aupported anymore? It will not get any security updates at all?

It's funny, when ppl complain about a simple change in the UI (the start screen works like the start button in Win7 but has more features)... but to go back to that old stupid system instead of Windows 7... seems to be a grandpa who can't adapt to anything new, lol :D

Noone told you to hit F8.

Because F8 is your startup options for Windows, not your PC's BIOS where you can set device boot order.
That's either [del] or [f11] or [f12], depending on your vendor/motherboard manufacturer.

This "stupid" old system is most succesful stable and best microsoft os system in thier entire history, i know people need adapt to new things, but come on XP was awesome and meny players still use it, exept new generation whith focusend on consumption and people who spent a lot money every month to get new brand cell phone with new icon on better lcd scren, or just to get 2fps more.

But... he was actually right... :/ That's how You do it since Windows 95...

probably the same people who hacked their XP to sort of support direct X 10

Metro is just ******* ugly

you fail because that's how you do it. maybe you should try explaining which part exactly you failed at.

Downgrading your new PC to Windows XP is fraught with problems.

As others have already warned you it is likely it will come with all the drives including any DVD reader/writer drives connected to SATA ports. Out of the box versions of XP cannot support SATA drives unless you download and install the required drivers during the install process. You will also have trouble even getting the XP install disk to even boot under these circumstances.

An easy way to find out if the disk will boot in your machine is to look at the boot screen when the system starts, look for a keypress for ‘Boot menu’, often tapping either F2 or F8 will get you this screen. You can then select the drive the disk is in and see if it will boot from it.

Also be warned that XP may well not support the motherboard chipsets, video card, USB ports (may well be USB 3) and such like, so again you will have problems getting any external devices to work.

A far better option even thought you may not like it would be to get a copy of Windows 7 which will cover most if not all of the above problems in one fell swoop. You can get an upgrade version of Windows 7 and use it as a downgrade, you can even install it on a clean HD if you don’t mind doing it twice lol.

Windows 8 will run Eve and you can get used to it if you try and stick to the desktop view. Also learning the keyboard shortcuts can be handy. My favourites are (Alt + F4) to shut any running full screen app’s, and the Windows key + Q (Search and Apps list), Windows key + I (settings), there are many more you can find if you try.

One other tip as you are used to XP, download and install Windows Live Essentials to give yourself a reasonable email client, try and install programs not apps to do things (Skype is essential), and make sure you use a Microsoft ID to log in to your computer to allow access to the market place and all the other stuff.

Otherwise whatever you do, good luck

Just so you know, Win8 is perfectly viable without a touchscreen. The new Metro "Start Menu" can be setup to be very usefull with a mouse. You just need to play around a bit to what is comfortable to you. Don't jump on the bandwagon just because it looks different.

XP....XP has it's place on computers, but it's an old dinosaur. If you are dead set on downgrading, downgrade to Win7, but atleast give 8 a chance. Don't be afraid of change.

Learn shortcuts Win+I, Win+X, Win+C. Win+X became a personal favourite of mine. Learn to use "Type to search", just hit the Win Key, and start typing the name of the program you need.

dont use xp -
down grade the interface in win8 to be like win7

The problem with No-Longer-Metro isn't that it can't be used or that it's different — it's that it's pointless. It is there to solve the issue of multitasking overview on single-task platforms with small-size/lowres screens, a problem that doesn't exist in a multi-task large-size/highres environment.

Metro was obsoleted by type-to-search and similar UI tweaks, which came with Vista(!). All the other things it's supposed to solve aren't issues on a proper full-size computer and instead, it only manages to introduce usability problems because it supposes (and thus imposes) restrictions that come from a completely different platform.

Just because it can be skipped, worked around, or — with large enough a chisel — disabled doesn't make it any less misapplied. It's a wart that should never have existed to begin with because all it does is get in the way, which is pretty much the exact opposite of what a good UI should do.