I'm not sure why there's so much angst over a few simple clicks in the default folder views for Windows 7. Everything you want ( details view, extensions, and so on) are all right there. Unlike their introduction of the Office Ribbon, they have not removed choice this time, they've just done what they've been doing since what... windows 2000? Is this really a surprise they'd carry it to win 7? I understand why MS keeps it simple for the non-professional, I think it makes sense to warn the newbies that if they blindly muck about in the windows folder, they are likely going to break something important. Having broken it so badly I've had to reload the OS at least a dozen times while learning what made it tick, I sure wish Ubuntu would have waved a flag at me and say " Yo! Dummy! Be careful in here!".
Dave David Smith Systems Administrator Doan Family of Dealerships (585) 352-6600 ext.1730 [email protected] www.upstatedigitools.com This message may contain confidential and/or proprietary information, and is intended for the person/entity for whom it was originally addressed. Any use by others is strictly prohibited -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christof Wollenhaupt Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NF] Win7 annoyances, seem a little petty to me. Hi Paul, > totally frakking ridiculous when looking at files in Windows > *Explorer* On my normal user account I've left things the way Microsoft set them up after a brief period of testing other settings. It's much easier to work with Windows when I don't see folders that I don't need for my daily work, such as AppData, etc. What's important: Documents is available, Network is available, and Windows finds most programs in the start menu, so no need to browse extensively around, either. I found I mostly need to access these hidden files for administrative tasks. For those I use a different file manager (FAR Manager), because Explorer isn't suited well. I also have a different user account (Administrator) with appropriate settings. I don't perform administrative tasks all the time, though. > or Terminal. The command prompt hasn't changed, files still show with extension and DIR /AHD shows hidden files. -- Christof [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/003d01ca263d$cee97f70$6cbc7e...@com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
