To get Windows Media Centre would be over 100 UK pounds, so we'll get something cheaper.

We have already changed to the Windows 7 looking options, and removed opening screens associated with Windows 8.1 - it doesn't like it, but that is the way it is going to be.

The new metro screen is not going to be making a reappearance any time soon.

It is not behaving at all well - opening is slow, maybe they expect things to be left open all the time, it looks that way. I am just waiting for things to be moved off the old computer and then I will set it up in one of the bedrooms and probably keep it until it goes wrong, or Microsoft stop messing about and start making a serious OS again.