Why I hate Windows 7 [modified]
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Well just installed Windows 7 and Office 2010. After the 83 updates (I started and went home), I wanted to start adding company specific installs. The first bit of software said I did not have permission to add a file to C:\Windows. Now I know that just because I am in the system administrator group (double checked) does not mean a thing to Microsoft. So I tried installing as the local admin. No luck. So I copy the file from another computer and get a message indicating I will need admin rights to copy to C:\Windows, at which time it copies the file without further interaction by me.:mad: It should not be this hard!:mad: I am beginning to think Microsoft is a description of their brains!:mad: Enough rant, back to real work on my Windows XP system. [modified]typo should be XP not NT[/modified]
modified on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:26 AM
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Well just installed Windows 7 and Office 2010. After the 83 updates (I started and went home), I wanted to start adding company specific installs. The first bit of software said I did not have permission to add a file to C:\Windows. Now I know that just because I am in the system administrator group (double checked) does not mean a thing to Microsoft. So I tried installing as the local admin. No luck. So I copy the file from another computer and get a message indicating I will need admin rights to copy to C:\Windows, at which time it copies the file without further interaction by me.:mad: It should not be this hard!:mad: I am beginning to think Microsoft is a description of their brains!:mad: Enough rant, back to real work on my Windows XP system. [modified]typo should be XP not NT[/modified]
modified on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:26 AM
Because ots got: #1 crappy search #2 hanging explorer #3 crappy navigation #4 crappy UI design #5 and it sucks and I was involved in part of its design! (Not the crappy bits, just the native GSM handling). :)
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Well just installed Windows 7 and Office 2010. After the 83 updates (I started and went home), I wanted to start adding company specific installs. The first bit of software said I did not have permission to add a file to C:\Windows. Now I know that just because I am in the system administrator group (double checked) does not mean a thing to Microsoft. So I tried installing as the local admin. No luck. So I copy the file from another computer and get a message indicating I will need admin rights to copy to C:\Windows, at which time it copies the file without further interaction by me.:mad: It should not be this hard!:mad: I am beginning to think Microsoft is a description of their brains!:mad: Enough rant, back to real work on my Windows XP system. [modified]typo should be XP not NT[/modified]
modified on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:26 AM
djj55 wrote:
The first bit of software said I did not have permission to add a file to C:\Windows.
That's not really the way things "should be" done anymore. I'm not one to be a Microsoft apologist, but come on. It's probably the installer that hasn't been updated in a million years. Right clicking and "Run as administrator" would probably allow it to work.
djj55 wrote:
Enough rant, back to real work on my Windows NT system.
Now that's just sad.
He said, "Boy I'm just old and lonely, But thank you for your concern, Here's wishing you a Happy New Year." I wished him one back in return.
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Well just installed Windows 7 and Office 2010. After the 83 updates (I started and went home), I wanted to start adding company specific installs. The first bit of software said I did not have permission to add a file to C:\Windows. Now I know that just because I am in the system administrator group (double checked) does not mean a thing to Microsoft. So I tried installing as the local admin. No luck. So I copy the file from another computer and get a message indicating I will need admin rights to copy to C:\Windows, at which time it copies the file without further interaction by me.:mad: It should not be this hard!:mad: I am beginning to think Microsoft is a description of their brains!:mad: Enough rant, back to real work on my Windows XP system. [modified]typo should be XP not NT[/modified]
modified on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:26 AM
That's because no user has permission to put files into the Windows folder. Period. If you have corporate software that needs to put files into the Windows folder, that softwrae needs to be re-designed to not require that.
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Well just installed Windows 7 and Office 2010. After the 83 updates (I started and went home), I wanted to start adding company specific installs. The first bit of software said I did not have permission to add a file to C:\Windows. Now I know that just because I am in the system administrator group (double checked) does not mean a thing to Microsoft. So I tried installing as the local admin. No luck. So I copy the file from another computer and get a message indicating I will need admin rights to copy to C:\Windows, at which time it copies the file without further interaction by me.:mad: It should not be this hard!:mad: I am beginning to think Microsoft is a description of their brains!:mad: Enough rant, back to real work on my Windows XP system. [modified]typo should be XP not NT[/modified]
modified on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:26 AM
I hate it because when I leave my work station I hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete and then enter to lock. This worked fine on XP, but under Weven there is a (sometimes substantial) pause before the menu comes up and so I fail to lock and walk away leaving it at the mercy of my colleagues.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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I hate it because when I leave my work station I hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete and then enter to lock. This worked fine on XP, but under Weven there is a (sometimes substantial) pause before the menu comes up and so I fail to lock and walk away leaving it at the mercy of my colleagues.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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No use telling me, you have to tell my hands. I'm walking away from my work station I normally have something else in my conscious thoughts having long ago delegated things like locking up to other departments.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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Well just installed Windows 7 and Office 2010. After the 83 updates (I started and went home), I wanted to start adding company specific installs. The first bit of software said I did not have permission to add a file to C:\Windows. Now I know that just because I am in the system administrator group (double checked) does not mean a thing to Microsoft. So I tried installing as the local admin. No luck. So I copy the file from another computer and get a message indicating I will need admin rights to copy to C:\Windows, at which time it copies the file without further interaction by me.:mad: It should not be this hard!:mad: I am beginning to think Microsoft is a description of their brains!:mad: Enough rant, back to real work on my Windows XP system. [modified]typo should be XP not NT[/modified]
modified on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:26 AM
It's a UAC issue. Even if you are logged in as Administrator, you don't run with full rights unless you explicitly elevate yourself. It's been this way since Vista. :-)
Regards, Nish
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djj55 wrote:
The first bit of software said I did not have permission to add a file to C:\Windows.
That's not really the way things "should be" done anymore. I'm not one to be a Microsoft apologist, but come on. It's probably the installer that hasn't been updated in a million years. Right clicking and "Run as administrator" would probably allow it to work.
djj55 wrote:
Enough rant, back to real work on my Windows NT system.
Now that's just sad.
He said, "Boy I'm just old and lonely, But thank you for your concern, Here's wishing you a Happy New Year." I wished him one back in return.
Sorry typo should by XP, but I would like to go back.
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Kewl! I don't need to do anything more today as I've now learned *something*
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It's a UAC issue. Even if you are logged in as Administrator, you don't run with full rights unless you explicitly elevate yourself. It's been this way since Vista. :-)
Regards, Nish
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Kewl! I don't need to do anything more today as I've now learned *something*
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Well just installed Windows 7 and Office 2010. After the 83 updates (I started and went home), I wanted to start adding company specific installs. The first bit of software said I did not have permission to add a file to C:\Windows. Now I know that just because I am in the system administrator group (double checked) does not mean a thing to Microsoft. So I tried installing as the local admin. No luck. So I copy the file from another computer and get a message indicating I will need admin rights to copy to C:\Windows, at which time it copies the file without further interaction by me.:mad: It should not be this hard!:mad: I am beginning to think Microsoft is a description of their brains!:mad: Enough rant, back to real work on my Windows XP system. [modified]typo should be XP not NT[/modified]
modified on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:26 AM
djj55 wrote:
typo should be XP not NT
Typo should be typo, not NT or XP.
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Well just installed Windows 7 and Office 2010. After the 83 updates (I started and went home), I wanted to start adding company specific installs. The first bit of software said I did not have permission to add a file to C:\Windows. Now I know that just because I am in the system administrator group (double checked) does not mean a thing to Microsoft. So I tried installing as the local admin. No luck. So I copy the file from another computer and get a message indicating I will need admin rights to copy to C:\Windows, at which time it copies the file without further interaction by me.:mad: It should not be this hard!:mad: I am beginning to think Microsoft is a description of their brains!:mad: Enough rant, back to real work on my Windows XP system. [modified]typo should be XP not NT[/modified]
modified on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:26 AM
So you dual boot to Win 3.11, copy the files into the Weven sysdir, then reboot to Weven. There's always a simple solution to every problem.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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So you dual boot to Win 3.11, copy the files into the Weven sysdir, then reboot to Weven. There's always a simple solution to every problem.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Sounds like a winner. :laugh:
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Sorry typo should by XP, but I would like to go back.
What a super typo... X is really far away from N and P is also far from T... :wtf:
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No use telling me, you have to tell my hands. I'm walking away from my work station I normally have something else in my conscious thoughts having long ago delegated things like locking up to other departments.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
OK, put your hands in front of the monitor after reading this... Hold on a second... JUST PRESS WINDOWS L TO LOCK THE WORKSTATION! I've shouted a little as usually hands are a little deaf... Could you try it again? :rolleyes:
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What a super typo... X is really far away from N and P is also far from T... :wtf:
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I know I used the word typo but I could have used confused as I normally am. :)
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OK, put your hands in front of the monitor after reading this... Hold on a second... JUST PRESS WINDOWS L TO LOCK THE WORKSTATION! I've shouted a little as usually hands are a little deaf... Could you try it again? :rolleyes:
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A number of years ago I bought a universal remote control, guaranteed to work with any TV, after my lodger knocked the old one into a cup of coffee whilst asleep on the settee. Got it home, couldn't get it to work with my TV so I phoned up the number to ask them what they were going to do about their guarantee. Woman on the other end asked me the make and model of my TV, then asked me to put the remote control on the phone. I asked her to repeat that. She said there was a little hole in the back of the remote, could I put it against the ear piece and let it listen to something. There came out of the phone a burst of squawking and then the remote worked with my TV.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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A number of years ago I bought a universal remote control, guaranteed to work with any TV, after my lodger knocked the old one into a cup of coffee whilst asleep on the settee. Got it home, couldn't get it to work with my TV so I phoned up the number to ask them what they were going to do about their guarantee. Woman on the other end asked me the make and model of my TV, then asked me to put the remote control on the phone. I asked her to repeat that. She said there was a little hole in the back of the remote, could I put it against the ear piece and let it listen to something. There came out of the phone a burst of squawking and then the remote worked with my TV.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
non se·qui·tur [non sek-wi-ter, -toor; Lat. nohn se-kwi-toor] –noun 1. Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises. 2. a statement containing an illogical conclusion.
