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How to make Start 8 work?

June 21, 2014 5:40:19 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

How on Earth does this thing work!?

 

I bought it to get a Start button back and I still have the ungainly Windows 8 tile menu shiiepile.  And it won't register either - whenever I click on the configuration exe it asks me to register it but doesn't accept the info - saying it cannot write the activation signature.

 

I hate Windows 8!

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Reply #1 June 21, 2014 6:13:53 PM
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We were having issues with the activations earlier, but they should be working correctly now.  Please try again and I apologize for any inconvenience.

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Reply #2 June 21, 2014 7:42:34 PM
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Nah still saying it can't write...  So I downloaded Classic Shell - a *free* app which gave me back my Start menu and button.

 

Thank you for the response though.

 

 

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Reply #3 June 23, 2014 8:46:16 AM
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Quoting Grallonsphere,
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Nah still saying it can't write...  So I downloaded Classic Shell - a *free* app which gave me back my Start menu and button.

 

Thank you for the response though.

 

 

Sorry for the trouble. Should you wish to try Start8 again (we hope), I have reset your activation count. You can follow this to get activated: https://esupport.stardock.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/402/159/product-activation-could-not-write-the-activation-signature

 

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Reply #4 June 24, 2014 2:24:34 PM
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Why would you use Start8 now that windows 8.1 is out? It makes most of these programmes redundant.

 

They were great for windows 7 and for windows 8 in its early form but now 8.1 is very nice to use and has taken most of the things programmes offer.

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Reply #5 June 24, 2014 3:00:42 PM
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Why would you use Start8 now that windows 8.1 is out? It makes most of these programmes redundant.

Windows 8.1 doesn't have a start menu, which is one of the main points of using Start8.

 

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