Re: I'm using Symantec Endpoint Protection at work.

I meant the SEP GUI on Win7. They use dumbed-down descriptions of various options so it's hard to know what exactly it's doing (I just want it to check my e-mail for viruses, not make the world safe for Democracy).

Yes, I don't like the Win7 GUI much either (WTF does it take a quarter to half the desktop to show a window with 2 choices?). Indeed, the Task Manager can show more information than 2k or XP. There are lots of stupid things about the GUI, though. The 3D Text screen saver only accepts a maximum of 20 characters. And you can't (by default) "pin" a folder to the Taskbar (though there are work-arounds). If you put the Taskbar on the right edge of your screen, then the "Pinned" buttons take up the whole width of the Taskbar when active (unlike the "quick access" buttons (or whatever they were called) in 2k and XP, so you can only have a single column of such apps now. And you can't (by default) define "hot corners" for the screen savers. And (after 20+ years) the text screen saver still flickers. And ...

Don't get me started on Office 2007.... ;-)

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #340,049 by pwhysall 2/24/11 1:24:52 AM Reply	Re: I'm using Symantec Endpoint Protection at work. Task Manager is more detailed in W7 than in previous versions of Windows. I think that you're conflating "dumbed down" with "different". Also, AV vendors seem to have an obsession with reinventing GUI elements. Less chrome, kids, more detecting the viruses and other bad mojo, K?
Post #340,054 by Another Scott 2/24/11 6:57:51 AM Reply	I wasn't clear. I meant the SEP GUI on Win7. They use dumbed-down descriptions of various options so it's hard to know what exactly it's doing (I just want it to check my e-mail for viruses, not make the world safe for Democracy). Yes, I don't like the Win7 GUI much either (WTF does it take a quarter to half the desktop to show a window with 2 choices?). Indeed, the Task Manager can show more information than 2k or XP. There are lots of stupid things about the GUI, though. The 3D Text screen saver only accepts a maximum of 20 characters. And you can't (by default) "pin" a folder to the Taskbar (though there are work-arounds). If you put the Taskbar on the right edge of your screen, then the "Pinned" buttons take up the whole width of the Taskbar when active (unlike the "quick access" buttons (or whatever they were called) in 2k and XP, so you can only have a single column of such apps now. And you can't (by default) define "hot corners" for the screen savers. And (after 20+ years) the text screen saver still flickers. And ... Don't get me started on Office 2007.... ;-) Cheers, Scott.
Post #340,056 by beepster 2/24/11 7:32:02 AM Reply	Re: I wasn't clear. O2k7 does take adjustment. Over time though, its improvements far outweigh the one or 2 truly idiotic changes Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #340,058 by Another Scott 2/24/11 7:44:57 AM Reply	As long as you like light blue, silver, or black... :-/
Post #340,064 by beepster 2/24/11 12:28:11 PM Reply	Re: As long as you like light blue, silver, or black... :-/ I generally don't get hung up on the color scheme of my apps...more interested in what they actually do. Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #340,065 by Another Scott 2/24/11 12:29:08 PM Reply	I don't have the eyes of an 18-year-old any more... ;-)

Welcome to IWETHEY!