On Fri, 2008-05-30 at 13:38 -0600, Josef Lowder wrote: > . > While I use Linux for 95% of my work, I still have to use > win.xp for a few things and sure would like to find someone > (or someplace like PLUG) where I could submit questions that > come up from time. > > M$ is terribly frustrating, and I wish I could discard it > entirely; but I'm stuck with having to use it for some things. ---- OK ---- > > The M$ file and directory structure seems very lame and confusing. ---- It's reasonable...all things considered ---- > > Is there any way to eliminate that ridiculous "My" in several > folder names? "My Computer" "My Documents" "My Pictures" etc. > > Can one just rename all those folders to eliminate "My" ... > and eliminate spaces in *all* file and folder/directory names? ---- that would be a bad idea - pissing into the wind tends to get your shoes wet. ---- > > And why does "My Documents" show up in more than one place? ---- because Microsoft thinks that making it ubiquitous makes it easier for users to find their documents. There is however, only 1 'My Documents' for each user and that is aliased (Microsoft terminology is 'shortcut') to various places.
There are a lot of things that Windows makes problematic but I don't think you are talking about them here...moreover, this is a Linux list. Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
