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Thread ID: 115069	2010-12-31 06:20:00	Windows 8 Rumours	Bobh (5192)	PC World Chat

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1165999	2011-01-03 23:31:00	Microsoft is trying to make Windows like this, for these people, and in turn makes it infuriating for someone like me who actually DOES want to know things, wants to change settings and wants to do so with EASE, rather than running around trying to find where they hid whatever setting I'm trying to find. I half agree with you. While Windows Vista and 7 are easier to use than XP. both for novices and experts alike, the advanced options are actually easier to find if you know how (as pointed out numerous times before) I do, I still use XP :D :eek: So in 2007 when Windows 98 was nine years old, were you still using that? :rolleyes:	pcuser42 (130)
1166000	2011-01-04 00:16:00	So, dont use W7, and complain about how different things are -- That make sense.:p If a person wanted the majority of the hidden functions, you can simply make the "god mode" (as its been named) available ---- Hundreds of setting at one double click, all in the same place. “GodMode,” a term devised by the Microsoft development team, which provides a single place to access all Windows settings without needing to browse options and folders in the Control Panel. And of course you knew about this didn't you ;)	wainuitech (129)
1166001	2011-01-04 01:39:00	God mode is what works for me.	Snorkbox (15764)
1166002	2011-01-04 06:57:00	We heathens are having a devil of a time with god mode.	R2x1 (4628)
1166003	2011-01-04 07:49:00	While I remember, and in addition to above: Crappy virtual 'Libraries' for your files which hide the real location of your data so you have no idea what is actually going on? Great! I've always wanted to know LESS about my files. In a single click Windows 7 shows you the folders included in a library, as well as the default save location and letting you change what folders are included. By default, it also sorts libraries by folder and shows you the path. :rolleyes: (I'm beginning to question whether you've actually used anything newer than XP?)	pcuser42 (130)
1166004	2011-01-04 20:03:00	I fired up an old machine running Windows 98 the other day. Took less time to fire up than most Windows 7 machines I know. It was running 64MB of RAM. Windows 7 had 2GB. 'nuff said ;)	Chilling_Silence (9)
1166005	2011-01-04 20:09:00	I fired up an old machine running Windows 98 the other day. Took less time to fire up than most Windows 7 machines I know. It was running 64MB of RAM. Windows 7 had 2GB. 'nuff said ;) 64MB is heaps for Windows 98 whereas 2GB isn't really enough for Windows 7. Plus I bet Windows 98 isn't 64-bit :D	pcuser42 (130)
1166006	2011-01-04 20:21:00	@Agent-24 The thing with luddites is that one day you will be forced to move to 7 or 8 or 9. Eg your computer may die, or you get a new one. Then you will "have" to use 7 or 8 or 9. Then you will have a learning curve and then you will realise what you have missed out on all those years. As regarding file system what I like about 7 is the way you can have 2 panes side by side, very quickly and that there is the "biscuit trail" at the top of the window that show you where your current folder is ! As regards Windows 98, I really liked 3.11. But I would never want to go back to it use it. And can anyone of the tecchies on here advise us if the corporates are moving to 7 ? Also 7 handles larger hard drives much better.	Digby (677)
1166007	2011-01-05 08:31:00	Maybe next year will be Windows 8, but do not know the performance has not improved. But I remained faithful to winxp :D	atnguyen001 (16153)
1166008	2011-01-05 11:05:00	64MB is heaps for Windows 98 whereas 2GB isn't really enough for Windows 7. Plus I bet Windows 98 isn't 64-bit :D That'll be why the software works so much better. ;-) Typing in Win7 is no faster than DOS (but it is infinitely more demanding on hardware and electricity), and typing is probably the most temporally demanding task on the average computer.	R2x1 (4628)
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