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BrianG · 03.01.2010, 04:55 PM

To be clear, I can for sure "deal" with the changes; it's just that this OS (or should I say POS?) seemed to be designed for the typical computer ignoramus ("press any key to continue; where is the 'any key'?"). Everyone seems to be accepting of the changes, even though they aren't necessarily "better". Just spoon fed crap from M$.

I just wish M$ would stop making face-lifts to the GUI and make changes that really matter; like run faster. And for those who say this OS does run faster: Imagine how much faster it would really be if those performance changes were made without the extra crap.

If this was my home PC, I would definitely shut more things off, but there is a limit to what I can do on this one since it is a work PC. One resource hog I'd LOVE to get rid of is Norton. What a hunk of bloatware. Aside from that, I don't have anything running that is not needed, such as all those apps represented by the irritating icons in the sys tray.

I too have used all sorts of Windows OS's: Win3.1, Win98 (and SE), Win2k, WinXP, and a little bit of Vista. I had no problem going from 98 to XP because the improvements in the UI were improvements, and not simply changes to justify customers spending more cash on something that is not needed.

I will obviously be forced to deal with this because it is what it is. But I don't have to like it.

And yes, I do know what Mac is like; my fiancee has one and I'm forever griping about that too. Biggest gripe: Why does clicking the application's "X" button not close the app? It just goes into the tray thingie but is still "running". Isn't that the same as minimizing?

On a postive note, I was able to install SQL 2000 (needed because some servers NEED to run this for now) development tools (Enterprise Mgr and Query Analyzer) on 64-bit Win7 system, despite everything I read saying it couldn't be done. Yup, this is me thumbing my nose at M$...

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	03.01.2010, 04:55 PM To be clear, I can for sure "deal" with the changes; it's just that this OS (or should I say POS?) seemed to be designed for the typical computer ignoramus ("press any key to continue; where is the 'any key'?"). Everyone seems to be accepting of the changes, even though they aren't necessarily "better". Just spoon fed crap from M$. I just wish M$ would stop making face-lifts to the GUI and make changes that really matter; like run faster. And for those who say this OS does run faster: Imagine how much faster it would really be if those performance changes were made without the extra crap. If this was my home PC, I would definitely shut more things off, but there is a limit to what I can do on this one since it is a work PC. One resource hog I'd LOVE to get rid of is Norton. What a hunk of bloatware. Aside from that, I don't have anything running that is not needed, such as all those apps represented by the irritating icons in the sys tray. I too have used all sorts of Windows OS's: Win3.1, Win98 (and SE), Win2k, WinXP, and a little bit of Vista. I had no problem going from 98 to XP because the improvements in the UI were improvements, and not simply changes to justify customers spending more cash on something that is not needed. I will obviously be forced to deal with this because it is what it is. But I don't have to like it. And yes, I do know what Mac is like; my fiancee has one and I'm forever griping about that too. Biggest gripe: Why does clicking the application's "X" button not close the app? It just goes into the tray thingie but is still "running". Isn't that the same as minimizing? On a postive note, I was able to install SQL 2000 (needed because some servers NEED to run this for now) development tools (Enterprise Mgr and Query Analyzer) on 64-bit Win7 system, despite everything I read saying it couldn't be done. Yup, this is me thumbing my nose at M$...