On 5/24/2012 4:45 PM, Nick Sabalausky wrote: > "Mirko Pilger" <pil...@cymotec.de> wrote in message > news:jpl36q$sta$1...@digitalmars.com... >>> And Vista doesn't pop-up tons of shit everytime the pointer gets near the >>> bottom of the screen. I'd never be able to get any work done if I had >>> (barely-distinguishable) mini-screenshots constantly popping up to "help" >>> me >>> all time like Win7 loves to do. >> >> just turn aero off. the win 7 desktop then looks and behaves very similar >> to xp. > > No it doesn't. The "skin" is like XP, but all the behavior is still the same > Win7 stuff. It's still Windows Dock, just with more grey and straight edges.
FYI: You can set it up so it works exactly like XP. You can disable docking/pinning and instance combination, and then create a panel with buttons to simulate "quick launch". I've done that at work, never looked back. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/make-the-windows-7-taskbar-work-more-like-windows-xp-or-vista/ http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/add-the-quick-launch-bar-to-the-taskbar-in-windows-7/ I still prefer XP, though. It seems faster, it takes less space, and despite all MS claims, I had less virus problems with it than with Windows 7.
