Classic Shell: Forum

Hi,

I am using Windows 8 (64 bit), but to get rid of all its Metro etc stuff and to make it as close to Windows XP as possible, I am using ex7forw8 together with Classic Shell. That is the ultimate perfect combination.

Everything was working fine with Classic Shell 3.6.7 but when I updated Classic Shell to 4.1.0, Classic Shell seems to crash when Windows 7 explorer is chosen in ex7forw8 - the process is still running, but the start button is not the one from Classic Shell. Killing Classic Shell and restarting it does not help.
If I reboot the PC, the real Classic Shell button shows up for a while but soon is again replaced by the original button, so I assume - Classic Shell crashes (the process is still running, though).
If Windows 8 explorer is chosen with ex7forw8 - then Classic Shell is working without problems.
But the whole point is to be able to use Windows 7 explorer in ex7forw8 together with Classic Shell. Both are needed together! This combination allows me to use Windows 8 and not to switch to Windows 7 altogether.

So, the question is: anybody else has the same problem?
Or do I have to look for conflicts with something else?
I think that the combination ex7forw8 + Classic Shell must be very popular, so I hope for some feedback from others.

Just in case, ex7forw8:
http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/157302- ... windows-8/

ex7forw8 was never an officially supported scenario. If it worked earlier, it was a coincidence. I recommend you to not use ex7forw8 because it breaks Metro UI. As much as people hate Metro UI, critical parts of the OS and system settings are in Metro so disabling it is like crippling/breaking a portion of the operating system.

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I am a Windows enthusiast and helped a little with Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.