Hi there
I've been switching around between W7 / W8 / W8.1 for a while and all 3 have things to both like and dislike.
However one of the features that gets most people who are W7 die hards is the desire to retain the standard menu.
I used to think this too until I booted Windows 7 up with a very large 72 inch LCD monitor -- the menu looks absolutely HIDEOUS on a screen of this size !!! -- a small customised menu would be far better say like a custom toolbar with the XP small setting type of display.
(BTW it wasn't my monitor -- can't afford one of those yet - but was able to test one for a few days !!).
Is there any way to reduce this sheer waste of screen real estate. !!! Small size menu for example.
People these days are buying several monitors often quite large one's -- so I'm in favour of some new type of GUI -- I don't like the scrolling in W8 but W7's menu on a large monitor also is getting to be "Not fit for purpose". A flexible USER custom menu IMO would be the best option - but there's no command to create and launch a user defined toolbar from the start -- if there is please any Windows programmer post one and I'd be really grateful.
Cheers
jimbo
My Computer
At a glance
Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and se...Intel i7 Intel i58GB, 16GBOn Motherboard
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built, several laptops HP/ASUS
OS
Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
PSU
Corsair HX750w
Case
Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling
Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
With a 72" monitor, you could just sit in the next room and use the menus from there! :sarc:
My Computer
At a glance
Microsoft Windows 10 Home Build 15036Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-860 @ 2.80GHz4.00 GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
iBuyPower NZXT
OS
Microsoft Windows 10 Home Build 15036
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P55-UD3L
Memory
4.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750
Sound Card
(1) Line 6 UX2 (2) Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" acer
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) WDC WD5000AAKS-00D2B0 ATA Device (2) Seagate FreeAgent Go 250G USB Device
Cooling
Corsair H75 liquid cooler (Very easy to install, actually)
Internet Speed
60M cable modem-->Linksys E1200-->1Gbps net card
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
This is probably the longest I've ever had a Windows machine run without having to restore it to scratch. I'm used to restoring to "factory" about every 2 yrs. I've run with Win7 since new in 2009 and only recently (Nov, '14) restored to clean up the machine from all my 'xperimenting. LOL!! I may never need another machine.
Upgraded to 10 when it was still free, then installed 2017 update.
I run a media center computer on my 57" Sony TV at 1080p and can hardly read the Windows 7 writing even close up as it is too small. Looks better at 720P but that kind of defeats the purpose. DVD's look fantastic as does HD TV but Windows 7 writing is unreadable. Now media center works just fine. The fix is not to install Windows 8. I would like a bigger TV but nothing wrong with the other 3.
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
Memory
G Skill 32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1204MHz (11-13-13-31)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
Monitor(s) Displays
LG L227WTG x 3
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050 16:10
Hard Drives
238GB Samsung850 PRO SATA Disk Device (SSD)
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
PSU
Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
Case
Rocketfish Full Tower
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Push Pull 120mm Fans
Keyboard
Logitech K740
Mouse
Logitech G100S Laser LED + Logitech Gamepad F310
Internet Speed
500 mbs down and 30mbs up
Antivirus
Malwarebytes Pro & Avast and MSE on certain Virtual Machines
Browser
Firefox (Main) Chrome, Internet Explorer (Back Up)
Other Info
Logitech X 230 2.1 Stereo System and 5.1 Yamaha RX V2090
B&W DM6 Monitor Speakers + Center and Surround Speakers
Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
:sarc: