New to windows 7, I hate it , but need some help

[css_jay99]

Hi,

I am new to windows 7 and I hate it!. I have always stayed with Win XP or Winn2000. Probably means I am stuck in my ways

Anyhow

1) I am finding the use of windows explorer a pain. Is there some settings or theme that I can apply to make it more intuitive as the XP/2000 version
2) Everytime I try to launch a program from the usb stick, Win 7 complains .... and I get round this by just copying it to the HDD and then launching it. How can I permanently disable this feature/defect
3) win 7 pro (X64) seem to have two program files directory. Does it make its own decision of which program file directory it installs in or whats this all about?. Whats the runing in xp mode all about ?

progress can sometimes be painfull

cheers

css_jay99

[rsingh]

Whats the runing in xp mode all about ?

Its a backward compatibility mode so that legacy software can still be used. A lot of big banks are still on XP and many of their systems won't work on Windows 7. This mode helps ease the transition.

[NickFitz]

3) win 7 pro (X64) seem to have two program files directory. Does it make its own decision of which program file directory it installs in or whats this all about?.

One is for 32 bit software, the other for 64 bit.

[css_jay99]

cheers guys,

so does that mean that win7 makes a decision on its own which folder it installs into based on if the programe is 64/32 bit?

Also any clue of changing the windows explorer look?

[Spacecadet]

cheers guys,

so does that mean that win7 makes a decision on its own which folder it installs into based on if the programe is 64/32 bit?

Also any clue of changing the windows explorer look?

Not quite sure how you want it changing.
I went straight from XP to Windows 7 and didn't have a problem with Explorer.

This is a handy program for windows 7
Ultimate Windows Tweaker, a TweakUI for Windows 7 & Vista | The Windows Club

[pmeswani]

cheers guys,

so does that mean that win7 makes a decision on its own which folder it installs into based on if the programe is 64/32 bit?

Also any clue of changing the windows explorer look?

Assuming the applications are MS Certified / compliant, it will contain the ProgramFiles variable for 32-bit applications and ProgramFiles64 (or something similar, can't remember the exact variable off hand, as i am not in front of a Win7-64-bit OS at the mo) that will determine which folder the application will go into.

If you go to command line and type set and press return, you will find the global variables that tell you where it places the various program files.

[xoggoth]

Not sure what the problem is either. Win 7 64 bit seems brill compared to Vista, seems to run practically everything, even old software. Getting 64 or 32bit folder seems completely transparent to user. Sometimes you need to right click and set compatibility mode. Found also that some things that don't work, like VB6, are ok if use run as administrator option.

[VectraMan]

I'm always suprised at how little difference going 64-bit has made. Nothing works any differently (Program Files (x86) aside).

You can change UAC (User Access Control) settings in control panel; maybe that stops it prompting you when running something off a memory stick.

I really like Windows 7, though to be honest I never had much of a problem with Vista (W7 is noticeably faster on the same system though). ClientCo are still stuck in XP land, mainly because of specialst hardware, and to me it feels very backwards.

[DimPrawn]

I'm always suprised at how little difference going 64-bit has made. Nothing works any differently (Program Files (x86) aside).

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Someone at MS told me the next version of Windows is going to be 65-bit.



It's a bit better, anyway.

[swamp]

Window 7 made me buy a Mac. Microsoft have lost the plot.