On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Paul McNett<p...@ulmcnett.com> wrote: > 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? -------------------------------------------------
I guess we have the protection vs over protection syndrome going on here. Did M$ make a decission becase over 4 years their help support system had millions of calls in for I lost a file? Only to be determined that they renamed it and nuked the extension. hahahahaha we all have experienced it, and we were aware enough of the situation to not freak out. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer SQL Server DBA Web and Winform Development Independent Contractor Memphis TN 901.246-0159 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com 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/c4313dbe0908260722o409b6738oebebd036bb977...@mail.gmail.com ** 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.
