I hate Windows 7
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Topic: I hate Windows 7
Posted By: jmac3
Subject: I hate Windows 7
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:11pm
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That is all. SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS ------------- Que pasa? 
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Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:12pm
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Waah! ------------- 
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:14pm
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elaborate.
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:17pm
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I just got it on a new laptop. The taskbar is annoying as hell because when you open 2 of the same program it layers them rather than laying them side by side. Also, for some godforsaken reason it doesn't include Windows Movie Maker ------------- Que pasa?
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Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:20pm
I am sure there is a setting somewhere for that. http://www.recipester.org/Recipe:Customize_Windows_7_Taskbar_25918169 - Here -------------
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jmac3 wrote:Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:20pm
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Can't I just be annoyed without your logic?
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Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:24pm
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Such a small complaint for such a big rant. -------------
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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:29pm
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Threadworthy..?
You're just anti-Windows. ------------- 
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:30pm
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Big rant?...I said "I hate Windows 7...that is all" Oh and if by anti windows you mean I haven't used anything else since 1996 ------------- Que pasa?
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Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:34pm
| I love windows 7. I've applied for marriage liscensing. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:36pm
| I simply couldn't install x64, it would freeze on install. I had to stick with x86 |
Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:41pm
I'm pretty sure you can download Movie Maker from the website, even thought its Vista it should work. ------------- 
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:45pm
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You can, but it is a poopier one
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Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 8:01pm
Pirate or freeware then? -------------
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Posted By: oldsoldier
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 8:13pm
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ALready complaints from the gaming world on Windows 7. Steam is having big time compatability problems, (you have to run Steam in XP mode). Anything pre-vista has to run in XP mode, and the people in UK I work for stated that our new game is not going to be Windows 7 compliant (they too have re-acted to the predicted problems ala Vista intro, and will not patch to Win 7 for at least 6 months.)
Combat Arms will not run on any Windows 7 computers, the online gaming servers are getting flooded with tech assist questions on this "trouble free system". ------------- 
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Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 8:42pm
Source? The only compatibility issue I would assume is for 64bit. -------------
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 8:50pm
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You sound like FE whining about the government...and GM...and Obama... and liberals...and...
Wait, FE whines about everything, so you just sound like FE. ------------- 
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Posted By: oldsoldier
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 8:54pm
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Got a Steam news page on Windows 7, most games on Steam are having Win 7 issues, my employer sent me PM on thier concerns on Win 7 when I asked them about Win 7 and the project we are working on. And Nexon has a whole page on the attempted fixes on Win 7 issues within the Combat Arms servers. Thier anti hack program refuses to work in Win 7, you have to take the files out and reinstall a patch file manually, and then not 100% guarenteed it will work. -------------
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 9:05pm
| Crap, I don't have my XP disk anymore...I really hope steam games work okay. I need to reinstall TF2, and I'm considering the L4D2 bundle |
Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 9:09pm
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From what I read on the Steam news page is that they are fixing/have fixed most of the issues. I haven't found much on the Nexon problems though, just some problems with Win7 beta. -------------
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Posted By: Frozen Balls
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 9:18pm
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I am so surprised that a hastily engineered OS is not good. Especially given Windows sparkling track record with the quality of their initial releases.
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 10:56pm
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Both of your complaints are trivial. The first one, the taskbar thing is a big deal...I hated it too. Right-click on the task bar, and click on Properties. Change "Taskbar buttons" to "Never Combine". Problem fixed. I actually prefer "Combine when taskbar is full"...it works best on the netbook, and it has never combined on my desktop, so meh.
Movie maker is not bundled with Windows anymore. It takes a whopping ONE extra download. Go to http://get.live.com, and you can download it as part of the Live Suite. I have not tried it yet, but the new Live version of Movie Maker is supposed to be a lot better than the one bundled with XP or Vista. Also while your there, you can download Live Mail, Live Photo Gallery, so prevent another whiny thread. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 10:59pm
| Hey anyone having any bluetooth issues with Win7? I have a rocketfish bluetooth mouse that I've used for ages effortlessly with XP and OSX. I'd just turn it on and it worked, now I can't get it to sync with Windows 7 all the time, and when it does it tends to stop working after a restart. |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 11:06pm
| Nope, the bluetooth on my laptop is working great on Windows 7, although I don't use it constantly with a mouse connected. Try running Windows Update to see if there is an updated driver. |
Posted By: Rofl_Mao
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 11:09pm
| cry moar apple users. |
Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 11:15pm
I too found the always combine setting annoying the first time I used a W7 computer but I figured that could be changed so I didn't really think much of it. Even if you couldn't disable that, I think it's worth putting up with for the other potential gains of running 7 over XP or Vista. The second paragraph there reminds me of a conversation I had with a friend of mine last semester when we were reading about W7 and the different versions being sold. I basically brought up the idea that MS could eliminate a lot of bloat by offering only a bare OS with only enough drivers and functionality to let you use the computer and get online with nothing else for a relatively low price (maybe $50 or so). Then you could go to their website to buy the extra functionality and just download it or have them ship a cd if you're old-school. That way those of us who just want a lean, fast OS to let us use the computer can have that without having to pay $100+ for stuff we will likely never use and will just take up space and hurt performance. Having only one basic version to buy eliminates confusion about whether or not people should be getting Home Basic, Home Premium, etc. However, we came to the conclusion that people just wouldn't be able to handle such an awesome business model. Most people don't have a clue how anything works on their computer and they just want to plug things in and have them work without thinking. And if they can't do that, they get frustrated and give up, blaming MS or the PC vendor for everything even though the steps required may be very simple. It sucks but that's how people are and they ruin it for the rest of us. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 11:39pm
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Microsoft separated the Live Suite from Windows so they could update those programs on a different schedule than they do with the core OS.
I really dislike the Combine feature on the taskbar because you cannot tell the difference between programs that are running, and those that are just shortcuts to programs that aren't currently running...so it is a legit gripe. But I think it was a little melodramatic to hate Win7 because of it. |
Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 12:03am
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I like the combine feature. Keeps things looking simple when I have a lot of windows open. -------------
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Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 9:26am
I've been running Steam on Windows 7 RC for multiple months now, with no issues. The problem is when people enable UAC, which is a stupid feature and one I have disabled since I first installed Vista. ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: Robby_of_PBH
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 9:43am
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Is Windows 7 really bad? From what I heard it sounded pretty cool and I'm thinking about getting me a new computer with it. It can't be that bad can it? Sometimes people seem to say something sucks just because one things different from what they're used to. This isn't the case is it? ------------- http://www.lovesongdatabase.com/ - Love Songs |
Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 9:49am
------------- "I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl Forum Vice President RIP T&O Forum |
Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 9:54am
Have you used it? Also, if you think 7 was a hastily engineering OS, you clearly haven't been paying attention. Literally millions of people used the RC for the last six months. Also, it's getting great reviews from everyone. Vista was crap, yes. 7 is just Vista sans crap. ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 11:45am
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I actually love Windows 7 and the new taskbar. I'm not having any problems with Steam or gaming, either.
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 12:01pm
Nope not melodramatic at all. Windows 7 sucks. I don't care anymore because my mother took the new laptop and I have the old one. ------------- Que pasa?
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 12:07pm
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I love how Microsoft finally comes up with a clean, fast, innovative operating system and you hate it.
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 12:20pm
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I just hate the little things. Things I was used to. Also, I think it had alot to do with being annoyed with the crappy laptop too. ------------- Que pasa?
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Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 1:18pm
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 1:26pm
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what make of laptop Jmac? ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 1:39pm
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<3 7. I have been using it since July.
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 1:43pm
I think why not is the proper question? Also, when I made the thread I didn't realize the taskbar thing was an easy change, as I had tried to change it but couldn't find a setting for it. The Windows Movie Maker is a nuisance. Why not include something that has always been included? I don't care if you can download it easily. My internet sucks when I am at school. Ceesman, it is an Acer laptop. I don't know exactly which one. It was slow as hell even though it says it has 3GB of ram... ------------- Que pasa?
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Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 1:46pm
Bare OS's > OS full of crap program And Acer is horrible. -------------
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Posted By: Frozen Balls
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 1:59pm
I mean...if you are being serious...wow... Nearly all of those "innovations" have been on the Apple OS since OSx was released... -------------
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 2:05pm
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Posted By: slackerr26
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 2:23pm
not at all ------------- 
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Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 2:24pm
Swing and a miss. Also, Steam and all my games work perfectly on Win7. TF2 lagged a little but a recent update fixed that. By the way, OS, it isn't like Steam is sitting back saying oh well, too bad people are having issues with 7. They've updated Steam nearly every day for the last week and a half. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 2:27pm
I have friends who own Acer, mixed reviews from them on that maker. ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 2:49pm
Yeah I can verify this too, I played L4D and the L4D2 demo last night on my mac using win7 just fine. Just took me forever to get my bluetooth mouse to sync.... because apparently I cant have it synced in OS X and 7.... I used to just sync my mouse in OSX and XP and whichever one was booted would recognize my mouse after a second and a wiggle of the mouse. Now I have to unpair it before I reboot. So weird. |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 4:49pm
I have an Acer netbook. Their original 8.9" Aspire One. Love it. Never gave me any problems, especially considering the price, even in the netbook market. |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 4:55pm
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Seems people either love Acer or hate it.
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 4:57pm
This.
alot of our field techs use Acer laptops and don't complain too much. One guy had to reload his OS a few times on his Acer. ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 5:24pm
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IMO most of the negativity towards Acer stems from stupid users. Chewp, odd your mouse reacts that way. I had trouble with bluetooth drivers in Vista, I haven't even tried my BT dongle in Win7 though. I don't have any real need for it these days, only used it for my phones but now I have a usb microSDHC reader that transfers much faster than bluetooth. -------------
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Posted By: a_sock
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 9:51am
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Hey, computer noob here, just got a new computer with windows 7 and have no idea how to get the information required to get on xbox live(ie ipv4 ip address, gateway and such. Found it on my old computer within a minute, but cant find it on the new one...) ------------- its easy to be famous, just set yourself on fire |
Posted By: Gator Taco
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 10:04am
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I'm expecting my free copy of Windows 7 to arrive Thursday or Friday of this week, so I'll reserve judgement until then.
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Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 10:41am
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a_sock, does http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-networking/1527-windows-7-bridge-xbox-live.html - this help? I won't be installing the full Win7 until after the semester is over most likely, but the RC has been serving me well for the last 4 months or so. ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 1:50pm
QFT^^^ Everything literally worked out of the box for me, even when using the 64bit version I have zero issues. The one thing that doesn't work is my fingerprint scanner, but that's because the techs at my school broke the connection when replacing my mobo. Not to mention it boots fast (especially with readyboost), and starts off with only 37 processes. I don't understand all the hate. ------------- [IMG]http://i27.tinypic.com/1538fbc.jpg"> Squeeze Box ☣ |
Posted By: Koolit32
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 7:24pm
No issues over herrr. |
Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 7:52pm
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Oldsoldier's complaints are, as far as I can tell, totally untrue. Even if they were true, you could just run it in XP mode. ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: Rofl_Mao
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 8:14pm
| if you have Ultimate. |
Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 8:52pm
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Ah, yes, forgot virtualization isn't in all versions. Still, there are very few problems with 32-bit programs on the 64-bit OS. ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: Koolit32
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 9:38pm
Start > Type "cmd.exe" in the hit Enter > When that comes up type ipconfig /all and hit Enter. That'll show you everything. I know there are other ways to do it but this is the quickest way to go. |
Posted By: ¤ Råp¡Ð F¡rè ¤
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 9:52pm
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I'll be installing Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit within the next couple weeks (maybe this weekend?). Now if only my EVGA 750i FTW didn't suffer from video corruption when overclocking... *sigh* ------------- 
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Posted By: a_sock
Date Posted: 03 December 2009 at 9:17am
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Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 03 December 2009 at 1:04pm
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Your IP address is not necessarily set. Especially if you're on a school network, for example. They may see something that is different from either your true IP, or what you're seeing. ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 03 December 2009 at 10:30pm
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Its weird, in windows xp I had GTA, BF2, TF2, CSS, BF:Heroes, Portal, Garys Mod, L4D demo, and more, and still had some space
In windows 7 I have Unreal 3, L4D, L4D2 and only have 6 gigs free. I already got rid of the windows.old file before, and then I visually mapped my partition and all the large files seem to be legit, so I cant figure out where my space went. Might just do a complete new win7 install again...I dont know. |
Posted By: Rofl_Mao
Date Posted: 03 December 2009 at 10:53pm
| how many gigs does your hd have in total? |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 04 December 2009 at 4:09am
The partition was 45GB, it was 50GB with XP. I'll check the math tomorrow |