I ran into even more problems. When I tried to do pixel-accurate stuff with my new mouse, I discovered that despite its super-high resolution, it couldn't detect extremely slow movement, making it extremely difficult to do the graphics work necessary.
So I've already put in a return request and have a completely different mouse ordered now. Sadly, after looking through all the different kinds of mice available and hundreds of reviews I found myself flabergasted by how the build quality of nearly all of them, even the expensive ones, tend to suck.
Considering this and realizing that finding a "perfect" mouse would be impossible, I settled on an $80 MadCatz RAT 5 mouse, since I could get it for $12 cheaper from the same place I got my current mouse from, which I've already packed up and put back in its box for the return process and have temporarily pulled the mouse from my previous system over to my new one.
And ONLY NOW, am I getting back to work on ADG. I'll probably be dead tired in about three hours... Who thinks I can do the graphics work, audio editing, video editing, Blip upload and website update, all in the next few hours without falling asleep on my keyboard? :P
The plus side: I've got my old copies of WordPerfect 9 and Paint Shop Pro 7 working on this thing. PSP was far easier to get going than WP, but they're both up and running now. Also, one thing Windows 8 did right comapred to previous versions of Windows: Easy access to the list of programs that run on startup using the Task Manager. Also, right-clicking in the bottom-left corner of the screen provides a slew of advanced options, like admin-level command prompts and whatnot. :)
--- Kris Asick (Gemini)
--- Pixelmusement Website: www.pixelships.com
--- Ancient DOS Games Webshow: www.pixelships.com/adg