7, I Hate!

[RealPetChicken]

hmm, i agree with the GIF complaint, but other than that, nope. Libraries are a great thing. I share folders with many computers at home, and having a library with different directories is perfect.

 

[gregrocker]

Once a month, like clockwork:

"Get Win7 off my lawn!! ":mad2:

 

[Kari]

A moron's opinion:

I would rather switch completely to Linux than go back to XP if Seven for one or another reason was suddenly taken away from me. My 74 year old mother, after getting an hour or so help in the beginning from me remotely with Teamviewer tells me how fun computing now is, with Seven Home Premium and Windows Live Essentials. Her old OS was Windows 2000.

My 10 and 11 year old nieces got interested in computing because of new computers equipped with Seven, the old family computer in my sister's family only had Windows 2000 and girls shared an old IBM with Windows 98. Sometimes I help changing a setting or showing something but mostly they all, my sister and her husband and their two daughters, as well as my mother, they all find Windows 7 so easy it's really fun to use it. Venla and Aino, my nieces make movies with Live Movie Maker about their pony riding and scout camps and meetings, my mother moderates our family forums with me and has a photo blog.

Seems to me that to some people learning new things is a bit more difficult than to others. But I would not panic yet, I'm sure you are going to learn. Keep asking questions, I'm sure sometime in the near future you will notice how much better and user friendly Seven is than any earlier Microsoft OS. Remembering your rant here now might then even make you laugh.

Kari

 

[Sp3c5]

A moron's opinion:

I would rather switch completely to Linux than go back to XP if Seven for one or another reason was suddenly taken away from me. My 74 year old mother, after getting an hour or so help in the beginning from me remotely with Teamviewer tells me how fun computing now is, with Seven Home Premium and Windows Live Essentials. Her old OS was Windows 2000.

My 10 and 11 year old nieces got interested in computing because of new computers equipped with Seven, the old family computer in my sister's family only had Windows 2000 and girls shared an old IBM with Windows 98. Sometimes I help changing a setting or showing something but mostly they all, my sister and her husband and their two daughters, as well as my mother, they all find Windows 7 so easy it's really fun to use it. Venla and Aino, my nieces make movies with Live Movie Maker about their pony riding and scout camps and meetings, my mother moderates our family forums with me and has a photo blog.

Seems to me that to some people learning new things is a bit more difficult than to others. But I would not panic yet, I'm sure you are going to learn. Keep asking questions, I'm sure sometime in the near future you will notice how much better and user friendly Seven is than any earlier Microsoft OS. Remembering your rant here now might then even make you laugh.

Kari

You sound like a Windows 7 commercial.

Windows 7 was my idea!

...


How much you getting paid to say this stuff?

Just kidding.

/NewQuestion

So pinning you items to your Taskbar makes it like a QuickLaunch icon?

 

[Hopalong X]

So pinning you items to your Taskbar makes it like a QuickLaunch icon?

It does on mine. Just click it and go. Not even administrator prompts from the Taskbar launch- yet - for programs I have pinned.

Mike

 

[profdlp]

...So pinning you items to your Taskbar makes it like a QuickLaunch icon?

Exactly.

And just so you don't think that the only people around here are those who think Win 7 is perfect and XP stunk, the QuickLaunch bar is something I really missed at first. In the XP days I could go weeks without ever having to click the Start Button.

I guess the broader point is that, once I made the adjustment, I found a lot to like about the "new and improved" way of doing things. Maybe a good rule of thumb would be to ask "If I had been using Win 7 for the past ten years and then switched to XP, would I be happy about it? Or would I find the differences troublesome at first?"

For what it's worth, in nearly every case I found the rationale for the changes between XP and Win 7 to be worthwhile and well thought out once I got used to them.

 

[whs]

So pinning you items to your Taskbar makes it like a QuickLaunch icon?

I never really cared for Quick Launch because you cannot properly organize your stuff. And the teskbar is nice for the essentials, but if you have a lot of shortcuts (50 or more), neither the Quick Launch nor the taskbar will do. For that I suggest to use the toolbars. They are so much more flexible, very easy to maintain and you can stuff anything into them: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/72092-toolbars-how-use-windows-7-vista.html

But for the really quick access items, I use Rocket Dock. And if you "hide" it, it is not even in the way. It takes any shortcut (files, folders, URLs, devices, etc.)

Example:

 

[Sp3c5]

So pinning you items to your Taskbar makes it like a QuickLaunch icon?

It does on mine. Just click it and go. Not even administrator prompts from the Taskbar launch- yet - for programs I have pinned.

Mike

Cool Cool. But when I click to open a program, Chrome for example, the "Quick Launch" "disappears" and becomes a task bar tab. Now I have to Right Click->Open New Browser..

Not to get technical or anything, but it kinda defeats the purpose after... I go from 1 click to 2 clicks. It's 0.50 faster..

It's things like this that I have a hard time taking in. I find it hard that the people at MS tried to find a way to open things faster when it was already just a click away :sarc:

/NewFrustration

Windows Live Installer. F**K off MS with all that damn bloat-ware you try to make me install when all I want it a damn MSN Messenger. It's small things like this that make me rage about MS. Always trying to force things onto you. It's hella annoying. Then not to make matters works, you have to "Compability hack" msnmsgr.exe to make it a tray icon. Why on earth would they leave a dormant program like MSN stay cluttered in my taskbar when I "x-out" the window. They invented the Icon Tray and look past it now :huh:

 

[Wordsworth]

I'm just blown away at how few complaints for W7 there are. I'm sorry the thread starter isn't happy but we all know that W7 represents a huge step forward and for this I can't wait for 8. That being said I too enjoyed XP in it's day but after acquainting myself with W7 it's a no brainier....Go forward, move ahead, try to detect it, it's not too late.....to whip it, whip it good !

LOL. All I needed was the rhythm of "Go forward..." and I knew the rest. The song began playing in my head.

Thanks for the laugh. I needed it.

 

[Wordsworth]

Sp3c5, give it time and I expect you'll like it. I too came to Seven from XP, having skipped Vista, and there is a learning curve; but I quickly came to forget XP.

 

[Vertex]

I disagree with a lot of your statements. If you got to the Default program settings, you can just set Windows Media Player 12 to open up your .gif images. Trust me, I tried it and the .gif pictures move on Windows Media Player 12 or better yet like what someone else suggested, get a third party program to do that for you. There is a ton of advantage on Windows 7 over XP and I find XP's interface kind of antique when I use it. I suggest you watch tutorials of Windows 7 on Youtube so you get an better picture of how its done. And yes, read manuals, guides and tutorials. There's a lot of them on the Internet which you can read or watch for free. Youtube for example. Discover for yourself before you immediately arrive to such conclusions and rants.

GIF pictures play at light speed. Useless

Did you even read carefully what I was saying?? Read a manual, watch tutorials and stuff and I am beginning to think you are rather being offensive on this forum. Sorry for that. And the Aero snap features are cool too. You can drag a Window into the top of the screen and it would maximize, drag it to the side, it will fill half of the screen. Click on the rectangular button on the furthest right side of the taskbar and all your Windows get minimized and the Desktop is shown. Looking at the Control Panel alone, you see far more control choices than that on old Windows XP, a testimony of how much better Windows 7 is. The taskbar and Start Menu jumplists let you see and open recently opened files. And the Search function on the Start Menu can help you locate programs and files in your computer. Of course there are so much more new things in it that are helpful in one way or another. I actually find those as very helpful and a ton of improvements than Windows XP.

 

[Sp3c5]

So pinning you items to your Taskbar makes it like a QuickLaunch icon?

I never really cared for Quick Launch because you cannot properly organize your stuff. And the teskbar is nice for the essentials, but if you have a lot of shortcuts (50 or more), neither the Quick Launch nor the taskbar will do. For that I suggest to use the toolbars. They are so much more flexible, very easy to maintain and you can stuff anything into them

But for the really quick access items, I use. And if you "hide" it, it is not even in the way. It takes any shortcut (files, folders, URLs, devices, etc.)

Thanks for the tip. Upon watching the video it just makes me wonder more. You have two essential items that have always been around with Windows. That is the desktop ,obviously, and the great Start Menu (Not being sarcastic). In the video you showed me, it "bypasses" the Start Menu by create toolbars. Which XP has FYI. Telling me to use it now it like Apple and "Facetime". Video calls have been around way before "Facetime". No need to put old techniques on a silver platter. Every time I had a fresh install of XP, the first things I would always do is remove that damn "Links" bar beside the Icon Tray. It's what my Start Menu is for.

Second thing he mentions is he always likes to have a clean desktop. I respect that. He then continues to say that he never has more then two Icons on it. I beg your pardon but what are you using for then? The desktop that is.

I'm sorry, but I find that more people show me newer techniques, I can't help but ask myself; What makes this "Y" technique different or that much better from the previous "X" technique?

On another note, I don't want anybody thinking I actually hate Windows 7. My thread might be misleading, but it was more for; "7, I hate because of..."

I think the new OS from MS is fantastic and a great upgrade. Smooth and very appealing to use. Just a lot of the stuff out there makes wonder what they were thinking.

 

[Sp3c5]

I disagree with a lot of your statements. If you got to the Default program settings, you can just set Windows Media Player 12 to open up your .gif images. Trust me, I tried it and the .gif pictures move on Windows Media Player 12 or better yet like what someone else suggested, get a third party program to do that for you. There is a ton of advantage on Windows 7 over XP and I find XP's interface kind of antique when I use it. I suggest you watch tutorials of Windows 7 on Youtube so you get an better picture of how its done. And yes, read manuals, guides and tutorials. There's a lot of them on the Internet which you can read or watch for free. Youtube for example. Discover for yourself before you immediately arrive to such conclusions and rants.

GIF pictures play at light speed. Useless

Did you even read carefully what I was saying?? Read a manual, watch tutorials and stuff and I am beginning to think you are rather being offensive on this forum. Sorry for that. And the Aero snap features are cool too. You can drag a Window into the top of the screen and it would maximize, drag it to the side, it will fill half of the screen. Click on the rectangular button on the furthest right side of the taskbar and all your Windows get minimized and the Desktop is shown. Looking at the Control Panel alone, you see far more control choices than that on old Windows XP, a testimony of how much better Windows 7 is. The taskbar and Start Menu jumplists let you see and open recently opened files. And the Search function on the Start Menu can help you locate programs and files in your computer. Of course there are so much more new things in it that are helpful in one way or another. I actually find those as very helpful and a ton of improvements than Windows XP.

I guess I should of cut the quote early, my main focus was about WMP. I agree with reading and everything but telling me Windows Media Player is a solution was almost a joke. I have been using the Aero functions. They are great. However, this is not what I am complaining about. There are many things I have found fun. Like running command lines straight from the Start Menu in the "always to be displayed" search bar. Something I never got to experience since I'm a straight from XP to 7 OS.
Don't get me wrong. There are great improvements, just some a very questionable.

 

[NoN]

WHOOOOOOOSHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

The Wind blow my hair...loved that XP since before SP1....i can only love 7 more than nobody can think! It's still a MS Windows OS and you can't get lost with it!

I beat MS:

It wasn't my idea!

 

[Kari]

Cool Cool. But when I click to open a program, Chrome for example, the "Quick Launch" "disappears" and becomes a task bar tab. Now I have to Right Click->Open New Browser..

If you prefer the traditional QuickLaunch toolbar, it's still present in Seven, it's just not enabled by default. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/888-quick-launch-enable-disable.html?ltr=Q

Here's mine, in my vertical taskbar on the left side of the desktop:



Kari

 

[Sp3c5]

Cool Cool. But when I click to open a program, Chrome for example, the "Quick Launch" "disappears" and becomes a task bar tab. Now I have to Right Click->Open New Browser..

If you prefer the traditional QuickLaunch toolbar, it's still present in Seven, it's just not enabled by default. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/888-quick-launch-enable-disable.html?ltr=Q

Here's mine, in my vertical taskbar on the left side of the desktop:

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Kari

Thanks for the tut man! Although Iv'e managed to make a partial blend of XP and 7 that suits my needs. On the other, the side Taskbar made me realize I could have longer titles on the Taskbar tabs...great for multiple opened browsers.

 

[whs]

So pinning you items to your Taskbar makes it like a QuickLaunch icon?

I never really cared for Quick Launch because you cannot properly organize your stuff. And the teskbar is nice for the essentials, but if you have a lot of shortcuts (50 or more), neither the Quick Launch nor the taskbar will do. For that I suggest to use the toolbars. They are so much more flexible, very easy to maintain and you can stuff anything into them

But for the really quick access items, I use. And if you "hide" it, it is not even in the way. It takes any shortcut (files, folders, URLs, devices, etc.)

Thanks for the tip. Upon watching the video it just makes me wonder more. You have two essential items that have always been around with Windows. That is the desktop ,obviously, and the great Start Menu (Not being sarcastic). In the video you showed me, it "bypasses" the Start Menu by create toolbars. Which XP has FYI. Telling me to use it now it like Apple and "Facetime". Video calls have been around way before "Facetime". No need to put old techniques on a silver platter. Every time I had a fresh install of XP, the first things I would always do is remove that damn "Links" bar beside the Icon Tray. It's what my Start Menu is for.

Second thing he mentions is he always likes to have a clean desktop. I respect that. He then continues to say that he never has more then two Icons on it. I beg your pardon but what are you using for then? The desktop that is.

I'm sorry, but I find that more people show me newer techniques, I can't help but ask myself; What makes this "Y" technique different or that much better from the previous "X" technique?

On another note, I don't want anybody thinking I actually Windows 7. My thread might be misleading, but it was more for; "7, I hate because of..."

I think the new OS from MS is fantastic and a great upgrade. Smooth and very appealing to use. Just a lot of the stuff out there makes wonder what they were thinking.

I think you did not catch that I made this video tutorial and that I implemented it that way. But you are probably best advised to go back to XP and drive a Ford Model T.

 

[Sp3c5]

I never really cared for Quick Launch because you cannot properly organize your stuff. And the teskbar is nice for the essentials, but if you have a lot of shortcuts (50 or more), neither the Quick Launch nor the taskbar will do. For that I suggest to use the toolbars. They are so much more flexible, very easy to maintain and you can stuff anything into them

But for the really quick access items, I use. And if you "hide" it, it is not even in the way. It takes any shortcut (files, folders, URLs, devices, etc.)

Thanks for the tip. Upon watching the video it just makes me wonder more. You have two essential items that have always been around with Windows. That is the desktop ,obviously, and the great Start Menu (Not being sarcastic). In the video you showed me, it "bypasses" the Start Menu by create toolbars. Which XP has FYI. Telling me to use it now it like Apple and "Facetime". Video calls have been around way before "Facetime". No need to put old techniques on a silver platter. Every time I had a fresh install of XP, the first things I would always do is remove that damn "Links" bar beside the Icon Tray. It's what my Start Menu is for.

Second thing he mentions is he always likes to have a clean desktop. I respect that. He then continues to say that he never has more then two Icons on it. I beg your pardon but what are you using for then? The desktop that is.

I'm sorry, but I find that more people show me newer techniques, I can't help but ask myself; What makes this "Y" technique different or that much better from the previous "X" technique?

On another note, I don't want anybody thinking I actually Windows 7. My thread might be misleading, but it was more for; "7, I hate because of..."

I think the new OS from MS is fantastic and a great upgrade. Smooth and very appealing to use. Just a lot of the stuff out there makes wonder what they were thinking.

I think you did not catch that I made this video tutorial and that I implemented it that way. But you are probably best advised to go back to XP and drive a Ford Model T.

My grandfather owns a Model T, I take your advise and enjoy every second of it. Something you won't be experiencing now will you?

 

[Sp3c5]

Well here is my desktop as of now. I thank Kari for the wonderful help!

 

[NoN]

Take it easy, here are some enjoyed guys whilling to help you find windows 7 easier & attractive.

Your desktop: that's a start, no?