From: "Geo." 

"Rich"  wrote in message news:45a87177$1{at}w3.nls.net...

>>   You are confusing setup and first logon.

You know, for a first time user I can see where all the text and windows
that vista pops up could be helpful. I'm not so far gone that I don't
remember my very first time I used a computer, it was daunting and
certainly all the explanations and offerings would help.

But for someone who has been using windows since.. well since before
program manager and file manager had icons (my first windows was text based
GUI) it's like being in a car with a kid who keeps saying "are we
there yet" with every popup. A simple folder on the desktop with
shortcuts to all the new stuff would have been more than sufficient to
explore the system.

Windows really does need an install option that offers the choice
"newbie/experienced/expert" so when it installs it can get turn
off the newbie crap and wizards, enable classic everything, etc. for the
rest of us. I mean really.. years ago when we moved from NT/W89/me to W2K
there were how many windows users in the world? Today these people are
windows users with 7 YEARS experience, they don't need to be treated this
way.

When is Microsoft going to recognize it's ignored the experienced users and
provide a version for us? I want raw sockets back, I want file extensions
viewable by default, I want classic control panel, I want admin tools
enabled by default, I want to hit network properties and see "shared
files" instead of "show me all the files and folders I am
sharing" I don't want "diagnose and repair" I want
"diagnose" and "repair" so that I don't have to worry
about the system modifying my settings simply because I want to
troubleshoot something.

The popup that warns me that nero smart start is incompatible with vista
needs to give me more information, what is incompatible since disabling
that stupid service that warns me seems to let nero smart start run just
fine. If you are going to include DRM, then dammit have it tell me that
it's the DRM that is stopping me from viewing HD video instead of making it
look like a bug. I don't need to waste time trying to fix what MS breaks on
purpose. Vista Ultimate has no network sniffer, why not include such a
basic diagnostic tool in the ultimate version?

Geo.

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