Recent content by rhubarb

I'm having a weird problem with Vista x64. Everytime I restart, the screensaver settings are forgotten and the screensaver won't start. In the screensaver settings it defaults to 1 minute (but never actually comes on). If I change the timeout to something other than 1 minute, it works for that...

I don't consider adding a ribbon to select applications as a change in the Windows UI. That's a UI change for a specific program.

I think it's funny that people list "pin and unpin items in the start menu" as a new feature. This is already a feature in XP and Vista -- just right click a shortcut in the Start menu and choose "Pin to Start Menu"

I'll consider upgrading if there's some new features that make it worthwhile. So far I haven't heard much in the way of major new features.

I don't understand why people are surprised that Windows 7 looks like Vista. Of course it does. Each version of Windows improves on the last, and that includes subtle UI changes. The Vista UI looks great and is a big improvement over XP. Is there room for improvement? Of course, but there's no...

Showing hidden files is not what I'm asking. This is not a view option either. Here's an example of what I'm looking for. Currently in a folder you might see: Folder 1 Folder 2 A file 1 A file 2 Z file 1 Z file 2 I want to know if there's a way to make it like the following: A file 1 A file...

Is there any hack to display folders inline with the file names as opposed to displaying folders first?