What don't you like about Windows 7?

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i just love windows 7 to death! haven't had any problems with it thus far.

except that explorer didn't save my preview pane size, but i fixed that now.

and since i'm on a 64 system, i'm having mad issues finding a suitable mkv video player, as wmp11 is still not quite capable in that field.

Check out this brilliant site.
hack7mc.com

Everything on Mediacenter, Codecs, MKV, you name it.

Should be a partner site to Sevenforums imho. :D

Good luck
 

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Win7 Build 7600 x86Pentium II 300MHz32mb EDO RAMDiamond Viper
OS
Win7 Build 7600 x86
CPU
Pentium II 300MHz
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
32mb EDO RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Diamond Viper
Sound Card
Soundblaster 16
Monitor(s) Displays
14" AOC CRT 16K color
Screen Resolution
800x600
Hard Drives
300mb Quantum fireball
PSU
110 Watts
Cooling
Passive
Keyboard
Trust Ergonomic
Mouse
Generic
Internet Speed
256K u 128K d
Check out this brilliant site.
hack7mc.com

Everything on Mediacenter, Codecs, MKV, you name it.

Should be a partner site to Sevenforums imho. :D

Good luck
+1, Squonk! Wonderful site, thanks for the tip.

Kari
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor6 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
CPU
1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card
Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution
1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
Hard Drives
Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Cooling
As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
Keyboard
Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus
Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
Browser
Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
I still haven't got use to not having HD information (free Space, etc) in Windows Explorer's Status Bar. If anything I was expecting more information from the Status Bar.
 

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Win7
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Win7
I still haven't got use to not having HD information (free Space, etc) in Windows Explorer's Status Bar. If anything I was expecting more information from the Status Bar.
Image 1 is a XP My Computer window with status bar. Image 2 is My Computer window from Seven.

Could you please tell me what is the info you don't find in Seven but which is available in XP?

Image 1:

drive info xp.PNG

Image 2:

drive info.PNG

Kari
 
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My Computer My Computer

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Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor6 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
CPU
1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card
Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution
1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
Hard Drives
Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Cooling
As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
Keyboard
Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus
Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
Browser
Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 UltimateAmd 5400+ dual core overclocked to 3.0 ghz8gb 5-5-5-5-15 g-skillNvidia 9800gt 512mb
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Amd 5400+ dual core overclocked to 3.0 ghz
Motherboard
EVGA 590 sli aM2
Memory
8gb 5-5-5-5-15 g-skill
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9800gt 512mb
Sound Card
M-Audio Delta 2496
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 22 inch lcd
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
Hmm

4.0 terabytes total..
PSU
650 watts
Case
Antec Sonata II
Cooling
Zallmen Xpu cooler
Keyboard
some rubbish I found in my garage
Mouse
logitech
Internet Speed
caps at about 650kb down, 50kb up . Gigabit local network.
I still haven't got use to not having HD information (free Space, etc) in Windows Explorer's Status Bar. If anything I was expecting more information from the Status Bar.
Image 1 is a XP My Computer window with status bar. Image 2 is My Computer window from Seven.

Could you please tell me what is the info you don't find in Sevn but which is available in XP?

Image 1:

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Image 2:

View attachment 31495

Kari
Good morning. ECH might be tworken. In both OS's - select a group of files. Which OS reports useful information in the status bar about that group?
 
Good afternoon.

Tworken? Absolutely no idea what that means! Anyway, on some level he is right: the information is no longer shown in status bar, it's moved one row up to give information more place. Still, Seven gives a lot more information.

Kari
 
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor6 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
CPU
1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card
Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution
1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
Hard Drives
Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Cooling
As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
Keyboard
Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus
Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
Browser
Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
Good afternoon.

Tworken? Absolutely no idea what that means! Anyway, on some level heis right: the information is no longer shown in status bar, it's moved one row up to give information more place. Still, Seven gives a lot more information.

Kari
Tworken - see Bozone 569.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor6 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
CPU
1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card
Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution
1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
Hard Drives
Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Cooling
As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
Keyboard
Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus
Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
Browser
Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
Okay so I've found Solutions to almost all the problems I previously had.

I just have one major peeve: NO FLOATING TOOLBARS.

What was the point of getting rid of this? What did it hurt? I have a lot of programs I use infrequently enough to not want them on my taskbar but frequently enough that I don't want to use the start menu.

I liked having a floating toolbar so I could always see them on my desktop. Having a regular drop-down toolbar works but it's super lame.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate/XP SP3Pentium 4 HT 3.0 Ghz2048MB DDR ECC RAM @ 200Mhz (4x512mb)Nvidia Quadro FX 1100
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Workstation Xw4100
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate/XP SP3
CPU
Pentium 4 HT 3.0 Ghz
Memory
2048MB DDR ECC RAM @ 200Mhz (4x512mb)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Quadro FX 1100
Sound Card
Max Blaster
Monitor(s) Displays
17" MAG
Screen Resolution
1280*1024
Hard Drives
160GB IDE (WinXP Installation)
13GB IDE
250GB SATA (Win 7 installation & Storage)
PSU
280w
Check out this brilliant site.
hack7mc.com
thanks for the link, i'll be sure to check it out!
I find KMplayer to be the best media player replacement out there. Simple, yet does it all.. VLC is another good choice, but not as good as Kmplayer imo.
kmplayer is my all time 2nd favorite player right after gomplayer. but it's uselss on windows7 64bit. just read up on it on my little review:
Jay's Little Online World

I just have one major peeve: NO FLOATING TOOLBARS.
hasn't that always been an add on? just add it to windows 7. i don't really see a point in it though, especially now with the new and improved toolbar. just add everything in there.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 (Ultimate 64)Intel Core Quad Q66004GB Ram
OS
Windows 7 (Ultimate 64)
CPU
Intel Core Quad Q6600
Memory
4GB Ram
Hard Drives
1T 7200 RPM
2x500 GB 7200 RPM
1x250GB 7200 RPM
...kmplayer is my all time 2nd favorite player right after gomplayer. but it's uselss on windows7 64bit. just read up on it on my little review:
Jay's Little Online World...

i would have to disagree with you - kmplayer may be useless on your 64 bit system, but please do not generalise - it works completely fine here, and has played everything i have thrown at it.
 

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ultimate 64 sp1i5 2500K [email protected]8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600amd hd6950
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
mickey megabyte 1234
OS
ultimate 64 sp1
CPU
i5 2500K [email protected]
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD53
Memory
8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card(s)
amd hd6950
Sound Card
creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung 24"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
PSU
antec 550
Case
antec three hundred
Cooling
i'm a cooling fan
Keyboard
saitek eclipse ii
Mouse
logitech g3
Internet Speed
about 4 Mbps
Other Info
i love win7
are you serious?

sorry for the generalization, i didn't think it was my system that wasn't fit, so excuse my assumption. what could be the difference between our 2 systems though?

are you using any codec packs? because it failed me over and over again, and crashed on 5 different clips. plus it,,,before i break this all down again. can you just read my blog: that would save me a whole lot of time:
Jay's Little Online World scroll to the kmplayer part.

and please do tell me what codec packs you have installed. kmplayer always was the prettiest player in my opinion so if i can get it to work somehow that would be amazing.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 (Ultimate 64)Intel Core Quad Q66004GB Ram
OS
Windows 7 (Ultimate 64)
CPU
Intel Core Quad Q6600
Memory
4GB Ram
Hard Drives
1T 7200 RPM
2x500 GB 7200 RPM
1x250GB 7200 RPM

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 64AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition 9408 GBNvidia 8800GTS
OS
Windows 7 64
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition 940
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD3P
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8800GTS
Monitor(s) Displays
Benq G2420HDBL
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Case
Lian-Li
Internet Speed
10/10 mb/s
That it hasn't been released yet. This waiting to buy a new laptop with it pre-installed is hard.;)
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GH...G.SKILL Ripjaws 4GB Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM ...EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost)
Motherboard
ASUS P8P67 (REV 3.0)
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4GB Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM (8GB total)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX
Sound Card
Realtek ALC892 (integrated sound)
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VH242HL-P Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WDC WD1001FALS Western Digital 1 Terabyte Black Caviar SATA II,
WDC WD15EADS-00P8B0 (WD-WMAVU0021908) Western Digital Elements 1.5 Terabyte USB external
PSU
Corsair HX520W
Case
LIAN LI PC-65B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Case
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Vortex Plus RR-VTPS-28PK-R1 92mm
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710
Mouse
Logitech Marathon Mouse M705
Internet Speed
1.6 Mbps down 200 kbps up (satellite, live in boonies)
Other Info
SH-S203N Samsung DVD+-RW with Lightscribe - SATA Optical Drive, Canon Pixma MX882 Wireless Office All-in-One Inkjet Printer, Altec Lansing VS2621 2.1 Channel Speaker System
I just have one major peeve: NO FLOATING TOOLBARS.
hasn't that always been an add on? just add it to windows 7. i don't really see a point in it though, especially now with the new and improved toolbar. just add everything in there.

What on earth are you talking about? Since when has that ever been an addon?

Find a computer with XP. Drag a folder from the desktop to the edge of the screen and let go. POOF! That's what I'm talking about.

I would gladly add them all to the toolbar except I have about 30 programs and they don't fit on the toolbar unless I use tiny icons I can't even see. That's why I usually have an EXTRA bar for them.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate/XP SP3Pentium 4 HT 3.0 Ghz2048MB DDR ECC RAM @ 200Mhz (4x512mb)Nvidia Quadro FX 1100
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Workstation Xw4100
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate/XP SP3
CPU
Pentium 4 HT 3.0 Ghz
Memory
2048MB DDR ECC RAM @ 200Mhz (4x512mb)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Quadro FX 1100
Sound Card
Max Blaster
Monitor(s) Displays
17" MAG
Screen Resolution
1280*1024
Hard Drives
160GB IDE (WinXP Installation)
13GB IDE
250GB SATA (Win 7 installation & Storage)
PSU
280w
SquonkSC I know it's the 21st Century but not all of us have 22" monitors, I only have a 17" wide screen. :p
 

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Windows 10 64bit/Windows 10 64bit/Windows 10 ...Intel Pentium J3710 @ 60GHz/Intel B820,1.7GHz...8.00GB DDR3 @ 1599MHz/8GB 2 x 4GB DDR3/8.00GB...Intel HD Graphics/Intel/512MB ATI AMD Radeon ...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire XC-704 x64 bit/ Asus K55A Notebook PC/HP Envy x360 Convertible 15-bq0xx
OS
Windows 10 64bit/Windows 10 64bit/Windows 10 64bit
CPU
Intel Pentium J3710 @ 60GHz/Intel B820,1.7GHz/AMD A9 Radeon
Motherboard
Acer Aspire XC-704 (SOCKET 0)/Asus/HP 8312 (Socket FP4)
Memory
8.00GB DDR3 @ 1599MHz/8GB 2 x 4GB DDR3/8.00GB Dual-Channel
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics/Intel/512MB ATI AMD Radeon R5 Graphics (HP
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio/Onboard/AMD High Definition Au
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer LCD K222HQL /Asus 15.6/Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@6
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@59Hz/1366 x 768/1920x1080@60Hz
Hard Drives
1863GBWesternn Digital WDC/Asus/119GB SanDisk SD8SN8U-128G-1006 (SSD)
931GB Hitachi HGST HTS721010A9E630 (SATA)
Keyboard
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (UK)/Inbuilt/Inbui
Mouse
Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse/Same plus Touchpad/Same + Pad
Internet Speed
Infinity 2 up to 76 Mbps
Antivirus
MSE/MSE/MSE and all 3 have MalwareBytes Premium
Browser
Edge, Firefox/Edge, Firefox/Edge, Firefox, Chrome
Other Info
Seagate Expansion 500GB External Desktop Drive
Seagate Expansion Portable Drives 500GB and 1TB
Epson XP-332 Wireless Printer
^ I only have a 17 inch monitor as well. I can't afford to get a newer one yet.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate/XP SP3Pentium 4 HT 3.0 Ghz2048MB DDR ECC RAM @ 200Mhz (4x512mb)Nvidia Quadro FX 1100
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Workstation Xw4100
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate/XP SP3
CPU
Pentium 4 HT 3.0 Ghz
Memory
2048MB DDR ECC RAM @ 200Mhz (4x512mb)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Quadro FX 1100
Sound Card
Max Blaster
Monitor(s) Displays
17" MAG
Screen Resolution
1280*1024
Hard Drives
160GB IDE (WinXP Installation)
13GB IDE
250GB SATA (Win 7 installation & Storage)
PSU
280w
* has a 17" monitor too....but is 1920x1200 * :D
 

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Windows 10 Pro (x64)Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz - 4.5GHz)4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz)Nvidia Geforce GTX 690
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware Aurora ALX R4
OS
Windows 10 Pro (x64)
CPU
Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz - 4.5GHz)
Motherboard
Alienware Aurora-R4 x79
Memory
4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GTX 690
Sound Card
SteelSeries Siberia Elite
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp U3011
Screen Resolution
2560x1600
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 256 GB, Seagate 1TB Desktop Hybrid HDD, 2x Western Digital 4TB Green HDD
PSU
875W Some Dell PSU <.<
Case
Alienware Aurora ALX
Cooling
Custom Liquid Cooling (EK CPU & GPU blocks) dual EK 480RAD
Keyboard
Logitech G710+ Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G700s
Internet Speed
Verizon Fios (50 mbps average)
Other Info
Server: Intel NUC D54250WYK: i5-4250U, 16GB, 256 GB mSATA, Windows Server 2012 R2
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