Best non-existent feature:
The “Stop Helping Me” button. MS spends so much processing time trying to do stuff I don’t want it to.
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People have been bashing MS since Christ was a corporal on features each operating system should have.
So MS then puts (some of) the features into the new releases.
In typical fashion, MS then gets blasted for copying or stealing these new features. And, funniest of all, they get blamed for putting new features into their o/s simply to put small software shops out of business. The same features the press lambastes MS for not having they then excoriate for including.
Like clockwork.
Just like burning an ISO, You just don't use Media Player. A google search will get you 20 programs in a minute for free. An argument could be made that Windows should do it, but they get sued every time they do. I have several programs that I have found over the years to do what I want.
I needed a print screen program to send charts to a friend to show the stock pattern I was looking at and found "Gadwin Print Screen" for free and it does a good job.
I have wanted to learn Linux for years, but the learning curve for me would be terrible. If all I wanted was to surf and email, anything would do. All of the work arounds I have learned over the years on Windows would mean nothing though. That is the main reason I haven't gone to Vista yet. I've heard there are many older programs that won't work with it. I don't even want to explore if my programs will transfer as I have so many now. I use certain programs for video, audio, and backup and many smaller programs for specialized things that probably only I would want.
I’m still waiting for the “25 Things Windows Shouldn’t Do But Does Anyway” column.
This should have long ago become a standard part of windows.
It's one of the things I love about linux (and most X window managers). Every program has it's place. I can organize my applications in whatever way makes sense to me to enable me to quickly switch from one to the other.
I guess one reason Microsoft has resisted making this a standard part of windows, is because too many folks don't use more than one application at a time when running MS-Windows due to resource constraints.
Odd. If I click the center wheel of my mouse (Win XP) I get all the open windows displayed. What is it I’m not understanding about this?
I don’t know how many Mac users have had to restore a system from a backup, but I’ve done it dozens of time with the default Windows backup program. Entire systems, including servers, and individual files.
There’s even a quick system state backup option that saves the registry and all the critical files that get attacked by viruses. takes about a minute, and can be set to a schedule.
I’ve used a number of backup programs, including some very expensive server programs, but the freebie supplied with Windows has never failed to restore correctly. I can’t say that about some of the purchased ones.
I can do that on Win2000. I don't know how it happens. It annoys when it does. I never want to do it.
Don’t be tempted to use stardock, it is a huge resource hog that causes any other video/gaming programs to jitter due to stardock’s constant background processes.
This article is pretty lame, PC World is accomplishing what here? This is a troll article from a “major” consumer electronics magazine. Written by an intern, or someone on a tight deadline and a flight to catch for the weekend vacation.