Help out your fellow community members with your knowledge and you could win some swag!
Here at Tom's Hardware, much of our strength comes from experts like you. With a community of millions, there's no better resource out there for tech support, because chances are, one of our users has had the same problem and knows how to fix it. With more and more folks taking the plunge and upgrading to Windows 8, we thought it would be nice (and well-timed) to promote a little community contest in the Windows 8 section of the forum.
From now until March 8th, post a new Tutorial or How-To in Windows 8 on our forum, and if yours is one of the Top 5 most popularly read posts with “How-To:” in the title by that date, you win a Tom's Goodie Bag! What's in Tom's Goodie Bag, you ask?
- Tom's Hardware Hammer (with hidden surprise uses!)
- Tom's Guide Flashlight
- Computing.net 8gb USB Flash Drive
- Tom's Games Light-Up Yo-Yo
- Bestofmedia Squishy Stress Ball
Your How-To can be about anything relating to Windows 8 that you think your fellow Tom's users might find useful. Boot problems, customization, installation, icon placement, you name it - so long as it's accurate and helpful. To make sure your submission counts, be sure to include "How-To:” in the title of your post. The Top 5 Winners will be contacted via private message by yours truly for details on where we can ship your pile of awesome off to.
Good luck, and see you on the forums!
Yours,
Joe Pishgar
Community Manager, Tom’s Hardware
... and burn the copy of Windows 8...
Step 2: Boot from windows 7 install cd
Step 3: Install Windows 7
... and burn the copy of Windows 8...
Yeaa ! yes yes burn it
I tried it (on desktop) , hated every second of it - back to win 7
Step 2. Install Classic Shell
Step 3. Try to enjoy
Don't forget to dance around the fire....naked...
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/4120-73-quick-guide-win8-corners
The current how to guides listed
How-To: get a start menu and quick launch in Windows 8 & other tricks by blazorthon
How-To: Insert hidden Windows 8 emoticons and symbols by glitch00
How-to: Make custom Windows 8 Metro tiles for your websites by blibbi
How-To: Get rid of Modern UI and much more by Soda-88
How-To: Stream Video and Audio Files to your XBOX360 by dallaswilm
How-To perform an upgrade-install of Windows 8 by sojrner
How-To: Change lock screen, UAC settings, file/folder permission, etc. by mouse24
4. Open Classic Shell settings
5. Select Windows 8 Setting
6. Select "all" for Disable active corners
9. Format C: drive
10. Install ANY other OS.
11. Take a nap.
Good job on that one. I put in one of my tutorials too:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/4122-73-start-menu-quick-launch-windows-tricks
... in classic shell the search don't function fully... and in windows h8 the desktop UI is down right ugly...
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And our payment will be a goody bag, probably value around $30?
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That's your job, you write, we read
Step 2: Boot from windows 7 install cd
Step 3: Install Windows 7
Step 1: Insert Windows 7, Format Disk
Step 2: Install Windows 7
Absolutely not. There's zero guarantee you'll win the goodie bag. This little contest is mostly for users who were already probably going to write one in the first place, or who may have already helped out in the Windows 8 subsection and had a response that would make a great How-To.
Our job is to not only bring the tech news to you, but to foster an environment where users can help each other with hardware and software. There's a lot more of you than there is of us, and users helping users is one of the reasons our forums have exploded to the size they have over the past few years. You don't have to participate if you don't want to - I'm sure there will be other ways to win goodie bags and the items inside in the future.