I always make a link to my pictures that I drop on my desktop; however, I keep most of my documents in my own file structure, so that I can keep all my client's files well organized.
I loaded Google Sketchup and I couldn't save a file! (It tells me the file I'm trying to save isn't found; no kidding, it doesn't exist yet!)
Is that Win7 failing, or is that Sketchup? The OS will report back you have a bad path (unknown directory), or that the file already exists (in which case the program should prompt if you want to overwrite the file). So I'd say this is probably the app, not the OS that is causing the problem.
Numerous clicks through numerous submenus followed by numerous check boxes. Really, really a pain in the ass.
I was an old W2K style control panel guy, even through the XP years. But I've found that I really like god mode in Windows 7. Check it out - everything in one location, you can find just about any setting possible in a really quick manner.
And to get the look and most of the feel of XP, this might work for you.
Appreciate the comments. I will certainly take a look. No doubt part of my frustration is the lack of familiarity. I finally did get Sketchup to save a file. It's definitely a W7 issue. I can't just run the program like I have for the last 20 years. I have to right-click and select "Run as Administrator", then it will save the file normally. I find that very weird.
Whichever one, it sounds like it can't cut the Smustard.
Cheers!
AMEN!
Caveat: It's not really "god", it's just the way it ought to have been in the first place.
They could ditch about 75% of the dialogs in Win7 and it would speed things up considerably when adjusting configuration. But god mode is a fine workaround.