Hi Tom.
well it is true that I didn't know about creating local user directories for
installation like that, however a lot of reluctance with windows 7 is based
on actual experience I've had with the user interface.
I for instance like my computer laid out logically with many directories and
folders, and use windows explorer constantly to go and find the stuff I
want, just as if I was picking them off a book shelf.
For instance I have a folder in the programs menue called audio games,
within which are folders for gma, bsc, blind adrenalin etc. I have tried the
windows 7 search box, but strongly dislike it, sinse I always prefer looking
through the material I have and being able to review it, and those user
interface functions are just plane not! there on windows 7 sinse microsoft
went for a flashy, ridiculous ui that is hell for a screen reader. I know
classic shell will help with this, but if I'm going to make every effort to
turn windows 7 into xp, ---- what's the point in windows 7 anyway? it's not
as if there really is that much i want to do that requires it, indeed a lot
of the things i do with computers will be blocked by having it.
That is why, though I may well have to get a windows 7 machine if my desktop
gives up the ghost, I'm not in the least looking forward to it.
Frankly I wish microsoft had just carried on with a better version of xp
rather than changing the entire interface, layout, architecture and
everything else to something that is far less screen reader friendly.
Though i have actually heard windows 8 is to have better compatibility with
older programs sinse so many people disliked the way windows 7 broke this,
which is a point in it's favour over 7.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly
Hi Dark,
Actually, you could do the same thing on Windows 7 as XP. Just install
them locally. What I do in cases of say the Kitchensinc games is install
them to
c:\Users\Thomas\Programs\Kitchensinc
and then I don't have to worry about UAC. The reason is that any thing
installed to your local directory has read, write, and execute privileges
without having to run it as an administrator. So what you want to do is
not impossible on Windows 7 as you assume.
For example, if your user name was Dark you could create a directory
called
c:\Users\DarkFun Program Files
and install every game you have into that directory. If you want to muck
around with the files and folders you can because its not in a restricted
area. Plus since there is an icon to your home directory on Windows 7 all
you have to do is control-escape, tab to the right pain, down arrow to the
Dark icon, press enter and there is all your personal directories like My
Documents, Downloads, Program Files, whatever you have in your home
directory. By creating a local Program Files for non-UAC compliant apps
you can do anything and everything you normally do on XP without worrying
about UAC causing issues.
Again this is largely a case of misinformation and misunderstanding of
Windows 7. I understand your worries and concerns but Windows 7 is not the
monster you and others make it out to be. Neither is UAC. It just requires
doing things a bit different from the way you have always done which I
think is the real issue here. People are so set in their ways, so use to
doing things one way, that they complain about Windows 7 when they have to
do things a bit differently like install their old games to a local
directory rather than
c:\Program Files
in order to run them with UAC. Its no big deal. However, if people don't
know that then they will run into compatibility issues on Win 7. Its
ignorance of how to get around issues like this more than anything else.
Cheers!
On 3/10/2012 8:03 AM, dark wrote:
Hi Tom.
This makes sense, but once again it sounds like a stupidity of
windows 7 done by microsoft which won't really be of bennifit to most
people.
For instance, I like to personally separate my games, if interpreters
and such frokm important programs like avg, supernova, and any
windows components I need. That way, if I'm testing a game, it
doesn't matter if I have to go into the folder and muck about with
the directory manually, so I have all my games and such installed in
a folder called fun program files.
This would be totally impossible on windows 7, furthermore the uac
would prevent me from mucking about in that folder, copying game
files, such as storing extra rail racer tracks, or copying stuff into
those files.
once again a reason why i really don't want windows 7, ---- even
apart from the interface, ---- and with all the problems I've
mentioned before caused by user account errors on xp, I'm not really
inclined to trust a similar and even more restrictive system on
windows 7.
That's why I personally just have avg antivirus to deal with spyware
and such, and avg pc tuneup to deal with registry errors, junk files,
disk defragging and the like, which seems to work fine.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
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