Working with Third-Party Software
Outside of hardware woes and user errors (what IT personnel call a PEBCAK—Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard), most computer problems are caused by improperly installing a desktop program or installing a desktop program that doesn’t mesh correctly with the system. (We’re specifically referencing desktop programs here because Windows 8 apps use a standard install routine that is completely controlled by Windows 8 to ensure that each app is installed and configured correctly.) It could be that the installation makes unfortunate changes to the configuration files, or that the program replaces a crucial system file with an older version, or that the program just wasn’t meant to operate on (or wasn’t tested ...
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