Windows 8

[workshop]

Have to work with Windows 8 and am battling to download and install Filezilla. What do Windows 8 users use to FTP?

[Chrisjan B]

Filezilla works perfectly on Windows 8 ...

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[workshop]

Think it's simply a case of unzipping the file
Having difficulty adapting after being dragged out of my comfort zone

[workshop]

I am not winning
WinZip is free but not free
And I am battling to install an alternative

After I download http://www.nchsoftware.com/zip/index.html
I double click it and am asked what I want to open it with Notepad or Word or Explorer
What I can't figure out is how to execute the Zip programme and use it to open and install Filezilla

[Chrisjan B]

On Windows 8 Explorer opens zip files for you as it is built in.....as such you should not need to download a zip utility but if you want then.......
Rather download 7-zip at http://www.7-zip.org/ the *.msi file and use that - it's free open source and works very well ......
You can also right click on the downloaded *.exe file for filezilla and choose run as administrator to execute and install as it is in self extracting exe format and does not need to be unzipped.

[workshop]

After right clicking Filezilla I am given the option of opening it with Internet Exporer, Notepad, Paint and a few others.
I click on Lookj for another App on this PC and get taken to the program folder....

[Chrisjan B]

Are you sure there is not an option to Run as Administrator....

[vieome]

After right clicking Filezilla I am given the option of opening it with Internet Exporer, Notepad, Paint and a few others.
I click on Lookj for another App on this PC and get taken to the program folder....

Use 7zip very good will open many different types of compressed files and there is a http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/7-zip_portable Portable version that is only 2mb so small download.

[workshop]

Problem circumvented by installing Firefox. Don't really understand why but apparently Internet Explorer 10 is missing a few bytes.

[Chrisjan B]

Good choice - I only use Internet Explorer to visit SARS....

[workshop]

Have another problem. I received a pdf attachment which opens with an ominous black background and no obvious way to close the screen. That is besides a very modern looking and funky tool bar at the bottom of the screen which offers you more apps. One of which does allow you to close the file, taking you to another ambiguous page with splashes of red with no obvious way out. What I did was to poke my cursor into the top right hand corner, select Start from the craftily concealed menu and to then select the mail option which takes me back to a page with all the things I am almost familiar with.

Confusing to say the least. But it doesn't stop here.

I figure I need to install Adobe. So using Firefox (lesson learnt) I download it. And I opt to install it. All well and good. But it takes a long long time to install. Does Windows 8 install Adobe reluctantly? Or is it my lightning quick Telkom ADSL line?

[Chrisjan B]

Adobe Reader is about 100mb plus download.

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[workshop]

I have 2gig of RAM on my brand new ever so, confusing work station. But that install was agonisingly slow. Is that normal? I am assuming that once downloaded and into the install phase we are talking hardware and software rather than connectivity? Once complete everything works as it should. What does Windows 8 use to read pdf's before installing Adobe?

[Chrisjan B]

Adobe Reader does take it own sweet time on any machine to install be there after fairly quick to open.....
Windows 8 use some stoopid Metro app to read PDF's - bear and grin the Adobe install ....

Should not take longer than 10 minutes though.....

Myself I use PDF Exhange viewer - the free version http://www.tracker-software.com/prod...xchange-viewer...

It does not play nicely with SARS e-filing though....otherwise perfect...

With SARS I go into "box mode" and Internet Explorer......

[Chrisjan B]

Do install classic shell: http://www.classicshell.net/ to get your start button back and bypass most of the Metro tile garbage and reclaim most of your desktop.....

Ten Windows 8 works (mostly) nicely thank you.....