what might i ask do you not like about 7? I am just wondering??
Besides the lack of toolbars, I don't like the new Taskbar or Search options. I'm also still struggling to get my TV board to work. I've already spent at least 3-4 hours on it and, I’m looking at least at another hour downloading and installing codecs to get it running satisfactorily, if I'm lucky.
Unfortunately for me anyway, I sort of committed myself to Windows 7 before trying it. The reason is that I just finished building my newest computer, using all the latest hardware. I was so sure that I was going to love Windows 7. Microsoft couldn't screw up twice, could they?
My previous machine was pretty fast, but it was also pretty noisy. I wanted a quieter machine so I built my new system with the understanding that I would be running under Window 7 64 bit. I am pleased to at least report that my new machine is extremely quiet.
I realize that this next statement is going to upset many in this group, but here goes... I do not find Windows 7 to be the “Real Deal", nor will I be the first one in line to buy it. I have not found Windows 7 to be anywhere near as stable as XP. I have come across many areas within the Windows platform itself that have crashed my machine. I know, I know, this is a beta. My major disappointment is that many items that have become invaluable to me in XP are now gone, POOF! There was no thought from Microsoft to give us a choice here. NO! They will ram it down my throat whether I want it or not.
I did not succumb to Windows Vista after all these years. Windows XP has served me faithfully and could continue to do so for many years to come. Unfortunately my new computer doesn't want me to continue to use it
For those people who feel inclined to mention that there are 3rd party vendors who bring back XP features let me remind you. There are also 3rd party venders who are coming out with Window 7 features as well. Obviously not everything can be matched, but my point is that some of us will be used to certain tools. If these tools have become invaluable and are not available to us, we are going to be forced to hunt them down from a 3rd party regardless of the Operating system. I shouldn't be forced to do this, for tools that have been a staple in Windows forever.
[FONT="]Like I said, I've already committed myself to Windows 7 so you can flame me in a lot of ways, but don' flame me by yelling, Go back to XP, or Apple, or Linux, or whatever rock your crawled out from.[/FONT]