If you go to

http://www.startisback.com


yOu can download a $4 app that returnss much of the functionality of 
Windows 7.  It isn't perfect, but is a whole lot better than straight 
Windows 8.  The alternative is to do what I just did and that's to 
have Windows 7 installed over the top of Windows 8.  That's an 
expensive alternative and should be done by a very savvy tech--not by 
the average user.


At 04:02 AM 10/7/2013, you wrote:
>I would like any help anyone can give on Windows 8.  My mother board on my
>XP machine crashed rendering it unfixable, and I decided to get a laptop but
>had to take Windows 8 since Windows 7 is no longer available in most stores.
>I am using MS outlook 2013 as my e-mail client since Windows Mail, the one
>in Windows 8 is not accessible according to Freedom Scientific.  I can't get
>into the tools menu on most programs to customize them to work like I want
>them to.  I think Windows 8 will follow in the footsteps of ME and Vista as
>a failure.  I am told Jaws will be updated to support 8 and that 8 will be
>updated to work more like 7, but I could use some help now.  Thanks and 73.
>Harvey