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I've had it with this --- MS seems really to have hosed it up. In addition to the security / lack of accessibility to YOUR OWN DISKS which I made in a previous post here are some other major irritants.
1) Now Control Panel -- you have to enter a SEARCH to get what you want --you can't change the display from display by category to anything else --like say small icons so you are stuck with the "Idiots" Menu. I preferred the display by icons where you had the whole lot on one screen.
2) Power options -- can't change the stupid default to NEVER on put the computer to sleep -- setting the advanced options to ZERO doesn't work either. Wants a Password on wakeup as well -- can't switch that off --- lovely idea when you are running a Virtual Server from the system !!!!!!. Whoever thought of that option should be the one to go out there and re-start all these machines when they awake from their "Enforced Slumbers" and type in passwords too. This is taking security to LUDICROUS extremes. There *might* be a registry fix for this but that's not an answer in my book for something people quite legitimately want to be able to set to suit them.
(Set to 1439 mins at least gives 23 hrs 59 mins but if you want a machine on 24 / 7 unattended then this isn't a real solution either and you still need a password on wakeup).
3) Problems with some web sites on IE -- input forms don't work properly so I can't set some of the preferences on my multi-media streaming application - no Input boxes to enter the necessary data.
4) Windows explorer(note not I.E) when you click ANYTHING starts from Libraries and is hideously slow --especially if you are looking for something on DISK Q for example.
Sorry MS --gave you a good go on this one -- Not touching it again until possibly an RTM test.
Windows Consumer preview worked more or less fine --why didn't you fix THOSE errors instead of trying to make the system so "Idiot proof" and security restricted that it's impossible to do ANYTHING without spending a load of time on it.
Note also we are probably far more experienced users than the average joe out there too. I can guarantee if the system works like this the average joe is going to be switching to Apple in DROVES. !!!
I'll still use the Consumer preview but IMO the release Preview has gone BACKWARDS a few lightyears in useability even if the install was quick and painless.
Cheers
jimbo
I've had it with this --- MS seems really to have hosed it up. In addition to the security / lack of accessibility to YOUR OWN DISKS which I made in a previous post here are some other major irritants.
1) Now Control Panel -- you have to enter a SEARCH to get what you want --you can't change the display from display by category to anything else --like say small icons so you are stuck with the "Idiots" Menu. I preferred the display by icons where you had the whole lot on one screen.
2) Power options -- can't change the stupid default to NEVER on put the computer to sleep -- setting the advanced options to ZERO doesn't work either. Wants a Password on wakeup as well -- can't switch that off --- lovely idea when you are running a Virtual Server from the system !!!!!!. Whoever thought of that option should be the one to go out there and re-start all these machines when they awake from their "Enforced Slumbers" and type in passwords too. This is taking security to LUDICROUS extremes. There *might* be a registry fix for this but that's not an answer in my book for something people quite legitimately want to be able to set to suit them.
(Set to 1439 mins at least gives 23 hrs 59 mins but if you want a machine on 24 / 7 unattended then this isn't a real solution either and you still need a password on wakeup).
3) Problems with some web sites on IE -- input forms don't work properly so I can't set some of the preferences on my multi-media streaming application - no Input boxes to enter the necessary data.
4) Windows explorer(note not I.E) when you click ANYTHING starts from Libraries and is hideously slow --especially if you are looking for something on DISK Q for example.
Sorry MS --gave you a good go on this one -- Not touching it again until possibly an RTM test.
Windows Consumer preview worked more or less fine --why didn't you fix THOSE errors instead of trying to make the system so "Idiot proof" and security restricted that it's impossible to do ANYTHING without spending a load of time on it.
Note also we are probably far more experienced users than the average joe out there too. I can guarantee if the system works like this the average joe is going to be switching to Apple in DROVES. !!!
I'll still use the Consumer preview but IMO the release Preview has gone BACKWARDS a few lightyears in useability even if the install was quick and painless.
Cheers
jimbo
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