... or is it just me?
I've spent the last 6 days trying to figure this OS out and with every new bit of info I learn, I hate it even more.
For the record, I spent 7 years on a Windows Me machine. I loved Me (I bet you've never heard that before). It was simple, clear, easy to use and customize. Never had any problems with Me until Microsoft stopped supporting it and updates were no longer available.
For the past year or so I've been on an older Windows XP machine (OS was updated from Windows 2000). I could still customize XP somewhat to my liking but never really 'got to know it' inside and out like I did with Me. Now I'm on this new PC with Windows 7 and it feels like the whole of cyberspace has gone haywire!
In a nutshell...I hate Windows 7.
All I've done for the last 6 days is search for solutions to all these troublesome issues, most of which don't seem to have a solution, and am completely ready to boot up the old PC with XP on it and give this one the boot - right out the door.
Whew! I feel better now. (Not really)
I've spent the last 6 days trying to figure this OS out and with every new bit of info I learn, I hate it even more.
For the record, I spent 7 years on a Windows Me machine. I loved Me (I bet you've never heard that before). It was simple, clear, easy to use and customize. Never had any problems with Me until Microsoft stopped supporting it and updates were no longer available.
For the past year or so I've been on an older Windows XP machine (OS was updated from Windows 2000). I could still customize XP somewhat to my liking but never really 'got to know it' inside and out like I did with Me. Now I'm on this new PC with Windows 7 and it feels like the whole of cyberspace has gone haywire!
- The control panel is a nightmare.
- The search function is a joke. It can't find files that I KNOW exist.
- Libraries - what the hell???
- There are two instances of Documents which confuses the heck outta me.
- The Start Menu no longer offers the classic view.
- Outlook Express can't be used for your email app. It appears your only options are webmail or purchasing Outlook (which I also hate, BTW).
- The 'Snap' feature only seems to work if it feels like it...and it seldom feels like it.
- I hate the Taskbar. You can't drag shortcuts to it (you can pin some - but they seem to appear anywhere they want to - without any order) and you can no longer customize the icons. I liked being able to customize my icons because each individual folder had it's own icon image which made it quickly recognizable...therefore, quickly accessed.
- I hate the extra steps you have to take to open a new window in IE8.
- It appears you can no longer apply folder options settings to all folders - including folders on a removable CD - and that subfolders open in a 'default' setting...which, it appears, you can't change permanently.
- The 'View Thumbnails' option is gone in Folder Options. You either have to always view icons or thumbnails. And your settings aren't necessarily remembered the next time you open that folder. (ie: View Medium Icons)
- I hate that I can't customize the windows start-up sound.
- And I hate the fact that I keep getting a message that I have to have administrator permissions to change the name of a simple file that I just created two minutes ago!
In a nutshell...I hate Windows 7.
All I've done for the last 6 days is search for solutions to all these troublesome issues, most of which don't seem to have a solution, and am completely ready to boot up the old PC with XP on it and give this one the boot - right out the door.
Whew! I feel better now. (Not really)
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