Originally Posted By: heypete
Meh. The "Libraries" concept and the changes to the taskbar are, in my mind, quite obnoxious and irritating. That, and I dislike the "flatness" of the default Aero theme, as opposed to the more refined, polished look of Vista. Various other visual quirks (like the Start pearl having the Windows logo "flare" out instead of the background "lighting up" like it does in Vista) are minor, but nag at me.
The way the system groups related items in the taskbar is also irritating. Personally, I like the way Vista/XP do it -- separate buttons at the bottom, with the name of the program/document unless the taskbar is full, in which case the group things. Yes, I know the option can be changed, but even changing it to be more Vista/XP-like doesn't get it *quite* right.
Yes, there are a few improvements, particularly in UAC, perhaps a bit faster search speed, etc., but otherwise I don't see any major benefits of Windows 7 over, say, Vista SP2.
That, and the sleep/wake problems I've been having with 7 on my laptop that never exhibited them under Vista is also somewhat annoying. I made an image of my 7 system so I can restore it if needed and put Vista back on it. So far, no problems, and it's considerably more intuitive to use.
/I'm 27. Why do I sound like a curmudgeonly old man?
Most of the big benefits will require a quad-core CPU, and an SSD hard-drive. I.E. exactly what 99% of the people will never see in their lives.
Meh. The "Libraries" concept and the changes to the taskbar are, in my mind, quite obnoxious and irritating. That, and I dislike the "flatness" of the default Aero theme, as opposed to the more refined, polished look of Vista. Various other visual quirks (like the Start pearl having the Windows logo "flare" out instead of the background "lighting up" like it does in Vista) are minor, but nag at me.
The way the system groups related items in the taskbar is also irritating. Personally, I like the way Vista/XP do it -- separate buttons at the bottom, with the name of the program/document unless the taskbar is full, in which case the group things. Yes, I know the option can be changed, but even changing it to be more Vista/XP-like doesn't get it *quite* right.
Yes, there are a few improvements, particularly in UAC, perhaps a bit faster search speed, etc., but otherwise I don't see any major benefits of Windows 7 over, say, Vista SP2.
That, and the sleep/wake problems I've been having with 7 on my laptop that never exhibited them under Vista is also somewhat annoying. I made an image of my 7 system so I can restore it if needed and put Vista back on it. So far, no problems, and it's considerably more intuitive to use.
/I'm 27. Why do I sound like a curmudgeonly old man?
Most of the big benefits will require a quad-core CPU, and an SSD hard-drive. I.E. exactly what 99% of the people will never see in their lives.
