I had someone ask me the other day how to get into Services on Windows NT4. Took me a good few minutes to remember it was originally stored as an applet in Control Panel.
Yes I hate the way MS moves everything around, but when I remembered that, I was quite chuffed with myself for a while :-) On 27 July 2010 21:51, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed. > > There are very few changes that I still curse Microsoft for, and one is the > removal of F7/F8 functionality they made way in Explorer back with NT4. > > Yeah, it still bugs me. > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Michael B. Smith > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> IMHO, although I didn't enjoy the re-learning process, it's a lot simpler. >> Just like the Office "ribbon" is much simpler - once you get used to it and >> are past cursing at it. >> >> Regards, >> >> Michael B. Smith >> Consultant and Exchange MVP >> http://TheEssentialExchange.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:09 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: Windows 7 - Libraries >> >> A: Because they can. :-) Seriously, it annoys me that Microsoft, in their >> INFINITE wisdom, chose to completely redesign the control panel and start >> menu and everything beginning in Vista. :-( Now, all those years of learning >> where everything was, are all for naught! :-( >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:50 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: Windows 7 - Libraries >> >> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > This is part of the lovely code that tries to manage legacy file paths. >> >> <curmudgeon>Why does Microsoft feel a need to change the profile path with >> every other major release?</curmudgeon> >> >> -- Ben >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < >> http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < >> http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> > > > > > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
