> 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!".
Oh yeah? At least with Ubuntu you can't log on as root and cream all the files in one shot. Oh, er, I guess I missed the point... heh-heh... Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of David Smith > Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NF] Win7 annoyances, seem a little petty to me. > > 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:profoxtech- > [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/020201ca264a$9bea9d40$d3bfd7...@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.
