little annoyances.. any help?

MrNosebleed said:

Putting the "show desktop" icon back on the taskbar now means i hear the "welcome" sound the first time it's clicked on.

Did you know about the little square on the right end of the task bar for show desktop?

MrNosebleed said:

Windows don't appear "on top" when I click to open them from the task bar.

I have had problems with some windows and alerts not poping up on top and I believe Microsoft knows about the situation. Is there some specific program or programs this happens with?

MrNosebleed said:

Can't connect to my network using manual TCP/IP settings

I assume you know what settings are required, so why can you not? Windows does have a strange way to assign addresses if it has a problem connecting.

MrNosebleed said:

The little "jump bar" is missing for my frequently used shortcuts - (don't even know how to expain this. but quicklaunch icons woudl appear to the right of the taskear icons... )

If you are referring to the Quick Launch, there is a way to put it back, but I would not recommend it. The taskbar as it is seems to do the same thing.

I must apologise for posting so hastily. I hope that you understand my post was coming from a point of frustration. I remember the days when a new windows install with all the accompanying tweaks was fun. Now I just want my computer to work.

The thing is, when I downloaded and installed the trial version, (Win7 Ultimate,) everything worked the way it should and I was happy. I figured with a clean install it should be the same, if not better.

Yes I know about the 'show desktop' to the right of the taskbar, but even when I use that for the first time after startup, windows plays the welcome sound. Anyway I like to have a big icon in the bottom left hand corner for 'show desktop'.

The 'quicklaunch' bar I refer to just appeared by itself after the first trial install. It was nice. I had full size icons that were solid or opaque depending on whether the relevant application was in use. I just assumed this was part of the magic of Windows 7. They are not there anymore, and adding quicklaunch to the taskbar now gives me small icons

the IP addressing issue is just plain beyond me. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. I never had this problem with the trial version. It always worked.

SO is there a difference between the retail version and the trial?

Shoudl I hold my breath and wait for updates?

Seriously. What gives?