Have mercy on the Less experienced!

cbleman said:

Whose bright idea was it to hide that menu bar by default anyway. It didn't take long to find and unhide it, but for some I feel, it would be difficult to find.
Without tools, you cannot configure anything. If you don't have the experience to find something, good luck. it might as well be gone.

allow me to disagree about a wide user base using an option not being right. There are sometimes several ways to do things in Windows. I do what’s comfortable to me. Someone else might do it another way. That doesn’t make their way wrong, or my way better. If a wide user base is doing something a certain way; who am I to take that option away because I feel there is a better (or more correct) way. Are these really upgrades??... or just forcing user patterns. Comfort is good. You shouldn’t have to use an OS that gets more alien every three years. Yes… I agree there is a limit; I don’t want everyone to go back to the command prompt, but “Power to the people!" (By the way…. What ever did happen to debug. Does anyone know?)

I also agree, that MS deletes or hides some very good things with each revision, going all the way back to DOS. As things hide, or go away, my list of third party software gets bigger. I too would like an OS that relied on less 3rd party apps. I’m not suggesting throw in the kitchen sink, but having back some of the wonderful tools MS took away would be nice.

(I think I can get used to bread crumbs.... I know some people don't like it, but the more I play with it, the more I like it. it just took getting used to. Yes Virginia, sometimes there is a better way.
It looks like my user pattern is being forced! AAAAAAA!!! hehehe)

one of the points that i am getting at. it is not alway about a easier way of doing something, rather being use to something. and yes microsoft seems to be pushing us to do things only their way. plus alot of charges are simply made so it looks like they did more than they really did.

Antman said:

I am using my HTPC right now, so I cannot boot to see if the Volume icon disappears from the SysTray/Notification Area as the Group Policy Editor states that it will.

do you know how many people do not even know about gpedit? there is no reason for having changed how to remove the sound icon from the systray.

Antman said:

The icon did disappear without a reboot, but it took a while.

This section is about customization. A user has posed a valid concern. I found a method to address the concern. There are those among us who use this forum a reason other than an opportunity to act like a dolt.

Buy a Mac.

i simply put you in the same category i would put tepid in. this thread is about what is missing not customization, read the first post. again why change a setting that has no need to be changed? like i told tepid personal comments do not belong here.

system001 said:

i simply put you in the same category i would put tepid in. this thread is about what is missing not customization, read the first post. again why change a setting that has no need to be changed? like i told tepid personal comments do not belong here.

It is readily evident that you do things simply. Your inability to comprehend the English language in written form belies any grasp you may have on the subject matter at hand. If I meant "thread", I would not have used the word "section".

You may be trapped in your distaste for the evolution of the operating system. It is possible that you cannot learn or advance your skillset. I cannot fault you for your limitations. But your behavior and tone are a choice and are also quite doltish. I have stated that you make ill-informed and inane comments. This is not a personal comment, it is an evaluation.

I have provided at least one solution to a perceived problem in this thread. You have provided nothing more than a picture of your limited familiarity with Windows 7 and poor understanding of the licensing agreement.

fseal: Thank you for your reply. No... I can see the Icons, I would like to change the new default folder view back to something that resembles XP.

What I would like to see, is ONE thumb clearly visible displayed on a folder which preferably closed or flat like in XP. I put my music album covers on the folders by creating a folder.jpg file, which displayed the cover prominently. The new folder view is an open folder which occludes the album cover, and has extra pages displayed with it that I don't want to see. It's really a small thing, but I (And others) like the old view better, because it lets the album cover stand out and not the folder.

The only workaround I can see so far, is creating a .ico file for each album, and changing the folder Icon, or use a file manager. I went through a lot of work with the folder.jpg files. I don't want to go back and redo everything for hundreds of folders because the OS changed. That would be a disappointment; not to mention a lot of work. If the menus in the customize tab are to be believed, there should be a way to do this. Nothing I do however will change the default view.

Every CD I own is backed up so I can stream the music to the living room. (I have a wall full of CDs I have collected over the years.) The upnp interface that I use has a drag and drop playlist. Since I would have to find a song, and drop it into the playlist of an integrated player anyway, this has never been a problem for me, and the upnp that I use does not have a heavy footprint on my system recources. Windows Media player in the past had not handled large libraries very well, and has/had a tendency to bog, freeze, crash, or just not pick up the entire library. I have to admit, I've gotten used to my method, and have not tried Media Player lately. (I'm not a fan of sPytunes) I'll have to give it a shot. (TMI?)

I still would like my library to display the way I want it to though, if anyone has any Ideas. (Besides a file manager.... Which I just may have to go to. sigh... another third party app to fix something I already had.)

Please... We all feel strongly about certain things. Let's agree to disagree, and keep personal insults out.

cbleman said:

... I would like to change the new default folder view back to something that resembles XP.

I have spent about two hours looking for a solution for your folder display issue. I will continue to investigate until it is resolved or determined to be unresolvable through the Windows 7 shell. ImageRes.dll is causing ResHacker to error out when I examine this particular resource.

Antman said:

I have spent about two hours looking for a solution for your folder display issue. I will continue to investigate until it is resolved or determined to be unresolvable through the Windows 7 shell. ImageRes.dll is causing ResHacker to error out when I examine this particular resource.

Thank you for your help.

I'm going to wait until I can get the official, final, RTM straight from M$, in a week or two.
Then, I'll take a look and see how crippled it is.