I now have Windows 7

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16-04-2010, 09:01 PM
iDenning

I now have Windows 7

I now have windows 7, anyone else have it?

Any cool features I should know about?

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16-04-2010, 09:16 PM
lTraditional

I have Windows 7 although theirs not much difference to Windows XP i think.
16-04-2010, 09:27 PM
MattFr

The snap feature is very useful for noobs without multimonitors. You can drag windows to the edge of the screen to snap them to half the screen, or use Windows + arrow keys to move the window in focus around.
16-04-2010, 09:45 PM
N!ck

Cool story, bro.
16-04-2010, 09:47 PM
MattFr

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Originally Posted by N!ck

Cool story, bro.

Nah, just nah.
16-04-2010, 10:02 PM
iDenning

aha, Thanks :)
16-04-2010, 10:29 PM
Stephen!

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Originally Posted by MattFr

noobs without multimonitors.

Wut????
16-04-2010, 10:33 PM
MattFr

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Wut????

How else do you want me to phrase it? "Those unfortunate enough not to posses multiple screens to extend the desktop of their personal computer". That any better?
16-04-2010, 10:37 PM
Swastika

Well i wouldnt exactly call somebody a noob because they dont have multi-monitors?

Windows 7 isn't anything special, i re-installed windows vista on my desktop actually, hate windows 7.
16-04-2010, 10:38 PM
MattFr

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Originally Posted by Jayme

Well i wouldnt exactly call somebody a noob because they dont have multi-monitors?

Windows 7 isn't anything special, i re-installed windows vista on my desktop actually, hate windows 7.

Thanks for letting me know your stance on this oh-so-sensitive subject.
16-04-2010, 10:49 PM
iDenning

Can someone get me a link from adobe website for photoshop cs4, cant find it. Cant download anything from there, keeps asking me to subscribe when I already have...
16-04-2010, 10:51 PM
MattFr

You need to sign up.
16-04-2010, 11:19 PM
Jam

Hope they make Libraries a function that you can turn off in SP1.
16-04-2010, 11:21 PM
Swastika

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattFr

Thanks for letting me know your stance on this oh-so-sensitive subject.

Oh be quiet with your stupid comments.
17-04-2010, 12:11 AM
Recursion

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Originally Posted by MattFr

How else do you want me to phrase it? "Those unfortunate enough not to posses multiple screens to extend the desktop of their personal computer". That any better?

I did have multimonitors, I got rid of multimoniters, I was nice enough to give my dad my second monitor because he had more of a use for dual screens, how am I thus a n00b?
17-04-2010, 12:22 AM
Jordy

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Originally Posted by Jameseh

Hope they make Libraries a function that you can turn off in SP1.

Have to agree with that, I probably should use it but it seems like it might get confusing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayme

Well i wouldnt exactly call somebody a noob because they dont have multi-monitors?

Windows 7 isn't anything special, i re-installed windows vista on my desktop actually, hate windows 7.

That's what I don't understand? Vista & Windows 7 are so similar. It is not possible to hate one but not the other. You either hate both, love both or don't care about both. Windows 7 is just a few small but noticeable features added to Vista.
17-04-2010, 12:36 AM
iDenning

Peed off, took hour and half to DL photoshop cs3 and its not compatible...
17-04-2010, 06:08 AM
Agnostic Bear

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Originally Posted by Jameseh

Hope they make Libraries a function that you can turn off in SP1.

You know you don't have to use them... right?
17-04-2010, 06:10 AM
Blinger1

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Originally Posted by MattFr

or use Windows + arrow keys to move the window in focus around.

Never knew about that one..
17-04-2010, 09:07 AM
Recursion

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Originally Posted by Jameseh

Hope they make Libraries a function that you can turn off in SP1.

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-...-in-windows-7/
17-04-2010, 09:46 AM
MattFr

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Originally Posted by Recursion

I did have multimonitors, I got rid of multimoniters, I was nice enough to give my dad my second monitor because he had more of a use for dual screens, how am I thus a n00b?

I'm not sure if you know what a joke is, but I'm sure the dictionary can help you with that.
17-04-2010, 09:51 AM
triston220

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Originally Posted by MattFr

The snap feature is very useful for noobs without multimonitors. You can drag windows to the edge of the screen to snap them to half the screen, or use Windows + arrow keys to move the window in focus around.

Face it. Just because someone doesn't have multi-monitors doesn't make them a noob. Also, try finding noob in a dictionary, you won't.
17-04-2010, 09:52 AM
MattFr

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Originally Posted by triston220

Face it. Just because someone doesn't have multi-monitors doesn't make them a noob. Also, try finding noob in a dictionary, you won't.

Please read my last post.
17-04-2010, 10:16 AM
Special

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Originally Posted by MattFr

I'm not sure if you know what a joke is, but I'm sure the dictionary can help you with that.

Love how you're passing it off as a joke because you got attacked for saying it
17-04-2010, 10:21 AM
MattFr

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Originally Posted by Special

Love how you're passing it off as a joke because you got attacked for saying it

Well it was a joke. Who are you to tell me it wasn't a joke? I really couldn't care less if I got attacked on this forum, so why would I make it up to be a joke if that's what I didn't intend in the first place?
17-04-2010, 10:46 AM
Recursion

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Originally Posted by MattFr

I'm not sure if you know what a joke is, but I'm sure the dictionary can help you with that.

Unfortunatly sarcasm and the like are very hard to detect over the internet, so go shove it ;)
17-04-2010, 10:50 AM
MattFr

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Originally Posted by Recursion

Unfortunatly sarcasm and the like are very hard to detect over the internet, so go shove it ;)

Why so serious?
17-04-2010, 10:57 AM
Markeh

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Originally Posted by triston220

Face it. Just because someone doesn't have multi-monitors doesn't make them a noob. Also, try finding noob in a dictionary, you won't.

Agreed.

I've got 1 monitor. And yes, I find Aero Snap useful. And no, I'm not a noob, Matt. Just because I've hardly got any desk space for another monitor (proof of which is in the Post Your Setup thread), and because I don't actually NEED multimonitors, doesn't mean I'm a noob.

Your comment does disgust me, Matt. And a joke is supposed to be funny. Your comment wasn't.

Triston: I suppose you'd find Noob in the Urban Dictionary, if you class it as a proper dictionary.
17-04-2010, 11:04 AM
Volumise

everytime i type, my screen just changes and shows me the desktop because of that button in the corner.. annoying :P
17-04-2010, 11:05 AM
tm

I've got it too (have since it was launched).

It should be noted that most of the fancy effects/tasbar window previews etc that I personally find annoying can be turned off!
17-04-2010, 11:12 AM
Volumise

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Originally Posted by tm

I've got it too (have since it was launched).

It should be noted that most of the fancy effects/tasbar window previews etc that I personally find annoying can be turned off!

For some reason, only my laptop has those effects (e.g when you hover over the tabs at the bottom, you see the image of the site pops up).

But when im on my computer theres no effects at all. And just seems like windows xp :S
17-04-2010, 11:13 AM
Apolva

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Originally Posted by ,Park

For some reason, only my laptop has those effects (e.g when you hover over the tabs at the bottom, you see the image of the site pops up).

But when im on my computer theres no effects at all. And just seems like windows xp :S

Installed graphics drivers? Is Aero turned on?
17-04-2010, 11:24 AM
GommeInc

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Originally Posted by MattFr

Well it was a joke. Who are you to tell me it wasn't a joke? I really couldn't care less if I got attacked on this forum, so why would I make it up to be a joke if that's what I didn't intend in the first place?

It wasn't a joke because you tried to explain your actions. If it was a joke, you'd of mentioned that when someone questioned it, or made it blatantly obvious that it was a joke :P

The only problem I can think of with Windows 7, is that for some reason it likes to have the media sharing capabilities turned on from the start when it's not a globally useful feature. Off by default would be a better idea. It's also very confusing to turn off - some say advanced sharing options, some say homegroup and one option took you deep into the computer to turn of Windows Media Player Streaming :P
17-04-2010, 11:25 AM
Volumise

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Originally Posted by Apolva

Installed graphics drivers? Is Aero turned on?

No, i haven't installed graphic drivers.. I actually read that only the newsest graphic drivers can support windows 7. So i might give that a try..
17-04-2010, 11:27 AM
GommeInc

Quote:

Originally Posted by ,Park

For some reason, only my laptop has those effects (e.g when you hover over the tabs at the bottom, you see the image of the site pops up).

But when im on my computer theres no effects at all. And just seems like windows xp :S

By looking like XP, do you mean it shows you the name of of the program open, rather than the huge icon? Try this (or the opposite of this, whatever :P):

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...s-xp-or-vista/
17-04-2010, 11:36 AM
MattFr

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

It wasn't a joke because you tried to explain your actions. If it was a joke, you'd of mentioned that when someone questioned it, or made it blatantly obvious that it was a joke :P

The only problem I can think of with Windows 7, is that for some reason it likes to have the media sharing capabilities turned on from the start when it's not a globally useful feature. Off by default would be a better idea. It's also very confusing to turn off - some say advanced sharing options, some say homegroup and one option took you deep into the computer to turn of Windows Media Player Streaming :P

It's not my fault people are too dumb to detect blatant sarcasm.
17-04-2010, 11:45 AM
Volumise

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

By looking like XP, do you mean it shows you the name of of the program open, rather than the huge icon? Try this (or the opposite of this, whatever :P):

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...s-xp-or-vista/

Well, there are still the big icons.

What I meant was when I hover over the icons, this happens:

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/223/bhhr.png

instead of the image popping up, if you get what I mean x]
17-04-2010, 11:49 AM
Apolva

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Originally Posted by ,Park

Well, there are still the big icons.

What I meant was when I hover over the icons, this happens...

Install your graphics drivers and set to Aero.
17-04-2010, 11:50 AM
Sunny.

You need to change the theme for the big preview image pop up.
That happens to me when my charger is not plugged in because my Windows theme changes to Windows 7 Basic.
17-04-2010, 02:10 PM
The Professor

MattFr did you have a previous account? Because if you didn't you're not doing yourself any favours as a new member by coming on here being nasty to everyone. If you did then you still aren't making any friends so shush.

@Jordy I hate windows vista and love 7. My laptop had vista on and ran slower than a dead dog in quicksand, I put 7 on it and it ran fast as you like (and this was consistently over around 6 months not just immediately after install). There isn't much changed on the surface but they've done some good work underneath.

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