Hi Jim, Oh, I love the Windows search features. Especially, in Windows 7 and Windows 8 as it is actually better than prior versions of Windows like XP.
For example, I can just open the start menu with control+escape, type notepad into the search field, press enter and load notepad without even going through the Start Menu to launch the program. Any file or program I want to run just type it into Windows Search and Windows runs it. Of course, in Windows 8 with its all new Metro interface there is no Start Menu and the Start Screen is a bit confusing for a new user. So the Windows Search feature especially comes in handy. Instead of hunting through the icons i the Start Screen you can just type the name of a file, icon, or program into the Start Screen and Windows will display a list of matches or load the default program etc. So Windows Search is awesome. Although, the desktop is something I miss in Windows 8. In prior versions of Windows you could copy icons etc to your desktop, but in Windows 8 the desktop is nothing more than a place to display your pictures. In other words for a visually impaired user the desktop in Windows 8 is pretty much useless, and now the equivalent to using the desktop is pinning apps to your Taskbar. The Command Prompt is still around, but there are restrictions on what files and folders you can access based on user permissions. If you load cmd with full admin rights you canaccess just about anything, but if not then you will get an error to the effect you don't have the proper permissions to access x, y, or z. Cheers! On 5/31/13, Jim Kitchen <j...@kitchensinc.net> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > I think that my favorite part of the Windows GUI, is the, desk top. You > know just press a letter or number to run a program or do something. Of > course I did the same thing in dos with a batch file or series of batch > files. > > I do find the Windows find feature very useful, you know to find a file on a > drive and or specific path on a drive. > > And batch files do cut way down on the repetitive typing for doing command > prompt type tasks. > > Guess that I do like to use a combination of the GUI, and the command > prompt. > > So I would be very disappointed if they ever took the command prompt and > batch files away from me. > > BFN > > Jim > > If you redo a batch file, does it become a son of a batch > > j...@kitchensinc.net > http://www.kitchensinc.net > (440) 286-6920 > Chardon Ohio USA > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
