David Smith wrote: > I'm not sure why there's so much angst over a few simple clicks in the > default folder views for Windows 7. Everything you want ( details view, > extensions, and so on) are all right there. Unlike their introduction of the > Office Ribbon, they have not removed choice this time, they've just done > what they've been doing since what... windows 2000? Is this really a > surprise they'd carry it to win 7? I understand why MS keeps it simple for > the non-professional, I think it makes sense to warn the newbies that if > they blindly muck about in the windows folder, they are likely going to > break something important. Having broken it so badly I've had to reload the > OS at least a dozen times while learning what made it tick, I sure wish > Ubuntu would have waved a flag at me and say " Yo! Dummy! Be careful in > here!".
The other major operating systems simply make it impossible for a normal user to do anything damaging in system folders. Show them all the files, but don't let them modify them. Seems simple enough, right? Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
