I had to make upteen number of registry hacks to get rid of libraries and other things.
Yours is a good idea, open source OS on cd's can keep your settings permanent and also prevent malware creeping in. I think I should try it out. --- Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote: > > I hate "Libraries" on Windows 7. You don't know where your files are. > I guess they thought it was a "user friendly" thing to do but it screwed > with more tech oriented people. You often have to "search" for your > files. It's a bad OS and basically ALL Windows versions are kludges > just to try to keep their market share. NT was a better OS but then > Microsoft marketing demanded it be backward compatible and ruined it. > > Jason, I don't recommend the current version of Ubuntu because you'll > probably hate the Unity interface. But you can download different > versions of Ubuntu. I have Ubuntu Studio 12.04 LTS installed but it is > running X windows and not for everyone. It comes with a lot of media > support that I use. There is also Kubuntu which people like also as an > alternate. I also like Linux Mint. You can always download the > different LiveCD and either try that off a CD or DVD or even on a USB > memory stick which you can make persistent to keep your settings. You > can't do that with Windows nor iOS. > > On 07/19/2013 08:46 AM, Alex Stanley wrote: > > > > I love Windows 7, and I plan on using it for as long as I possibly can. I'm > > also quite fond of my Macbook, but I still prefer Windows for my main > > desktop. > > > > --- Jason <jedi_spock@> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Hey Bhairitu, alex, I have fallen into a real shithole. > >> > >> Windows 7 is butt ugly and it's interface is like shit. XP > >> had a much better user interface. It took me two whole weeks > >> to figure out how this fucking OS works. > >> > >> The 'view thumbnail' feature is gone. It has only global > >> settings and no local settings for each folder. This has to > >> be one of the worst OS Redmond has released as it requires > >> more patchwork than a motheaten carpet. > >> > >> I wonder if I should shift to Mac OS or Ubuntu. Any comp > >> expert here who could give me some ideas? > >> > >
