Comments on: Things I hate about Windows 7

By: Unkka

Unkka — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:44:09 +0000

My pet hate with Win 7 is the size of the text. I have good eyes but I still have to go really close to the screen. Changing the text size may work in the desktop but the problem is twice as bad with Explorer. OK, I can still zoom but it works with only a fraction of pages (text-only pages, c’mon, they’re not that common anymore). Don’t even get me started with the Start-area!

Also, Win Media Player 12 is a huge step-back. I’ve spent hours updating each and every trace of track and album information and now suddenly it’s (practically) impossible. I’d also like to change the appearance of the player but I can’t even change something as simple as the colour of it.
Looking back, I have to say I LOVED my XP. Thanks Microsoft.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:13:39 +0000

I found your post when googling for solutions to these problems. I totally agree.

I hated Vista, and this Windows 7 stuff doesn’t seem any better. Certainly not better than Windows XP. I don’t understand why they didn’t just improve on an already great product. It’s mind boggling how they come up with this garbage. Everything is totally spaced apart, more difficult to read, non-uniform and designed mostly to be pretty and distract away from using the technology for meaningful purposes.

Might be time to dump Microsoft entirely… they had a good run I guess, but they never were any good with UI. The only good UI they’ve ever had was stuff that they took from other companies, they should have just continued that trend instead of reinventing their own wheel.

By: Oltskul

Oltskul — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:47:00 +0000

ps: middle mouse button click on program in TaskBar create/run new instance of this program

By: Oltskul

Oltskul — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:45:47 +0000

Aero Sucks…

to Pinning Programs:
I´ve got for prog. pinned to Taskbar- TaskManager, Mozz.ThunderBirb, Mozz.Firefox and TotalCommander..

rest of prog. shortcuts I´ve got in “faked” QuickLaunch (hate M$ for disabling this feautre :()

and HowToFakeQuickLaunch
1) for example on disk volume d:\ ive created folder with sort name i.e.: “!!” “..” “s”
2)pack it with ShortCuts
3)RMB on taskbar -> ToolBars -> New Toolbar … -> find your folder and click “Sellect folde”
4)here it is.. if it is unpacked, you can drag it and move it…
– you can repeat this for more folders
ie “G”-games “Mu”- Musich “Mo”- movies “T”-tools “P”

I am using only “!” for appliacions

By: Mattg

Mattg — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:49:50 +0000

It must be because you have Aero disabled or something, but when files it shows the icon for me!
Also WMP does remember the [current time]/[max time] thing. And pinning items to the taskbar(with previews and peek and all that) IS incredibly useful, but I can imagine if you’re using it in classic mode with no aero stuff it is pointless, but then it is also optional, so that doesn’t really matter.
I DO agree about the control panel thing though, it can be a bit confusing trying to navigate through there.