By: wing tam
this is certainly not the problem you want to face with time billing accountants
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Geez…if it takes that many steps to delete a shortcut, how many steps to get rid of an actual program (not to mention spyware and popup programs)? This is going to be incredibly annoying for the...
View ArticleBy: captain productivity
In other news… office productivity expected to skyrocket once Vista is out!
View ArticleBy: Thorin
It would be hilarious if not for the fact that <br /> <br /> all of the MS slaves will just put up with it. <br /> <br /> They will eagerly whip out the old Mastercard <br...
View ArticleBy: just a Guy
in other news... a good review of VISTA on arstechnica.<br /> <a href="http://macdailynews.com/index.php?URL=http%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Freviews%2Fos%2Fvistab2.ars"...
View ArticleBy: No koolaid here
I'm embarrassed to call myself a window's user. Pass the Mac, please. lol<br /> <br /> Goes to show that MS doesn't think much about the average IQ of it's users.
View ArticleBy: Mike
<a href="http://macdailynews.com/index.php?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fsupport%2Fmac101%2Ftour%2F4%2F" rel="nofollow">http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/tour/4/</a><br /> <br...
View ArticleBy: Da Vinci
Ahhh, my friends the world is full of lemmings, lets call them followers. Just the same way that M$ are followers.<br /> <br /> This is not a problem for a doze user. they expect this, they...
View ArticleBy: Jimbo von Winskinheimer
Oh come on. The first step was not really a step - it was just showing that we have a shortcut that needs to be deleted. So there - it only takes 6 steps. See, Vista is getting better already!!!...
View ArticleBy: AG Pennypacker
I'm waiting for Pt. 2. <br /> <br /> How to Delete windows vista in 7 easy steps
View ArticleBy: Computer Roach Motel
A product called a Roach Motel used to use the tag- Roaches Get In But Don’t Get Out. MS can use the tag Viruses get in but you can’t get them out.
View ArticleBy: jeff
Anyone stop to think that the shortcut being deleted is the user response form to submit bugs? MS put up road blocks to make it hard to delete it so people would submit bugs.<br /> <br />...
View ArticleBy: Steev
I rented the movie Brazil over the weekend. Haven't seen it since it was originally released on VHS.<br /> <br /> If you've seen the movie, you can see the similarities between Vista and...
View ArticleBy: macsaplenty
The truth is that the “average” Windows user doesn’t think that it’s the computer that is causing them headaches. They think it’s their own ignorance. They honestly believe that they aren’t computer...
View ArticleBy: war
I thought technology was supposed to make your life easier? Perhaps MS didn't get that memo. <br /> <br /> Made for Windows in not a feature. It's a warning label.
View ArticleBy: MacDaddy
I am already bveginning to like this version of Windows! Bunch of retards!
View ArticleBy: DeeDubya
Too bad this is 90% of the worlds exposure to a computer. They don’t know how simple things are on a Mac.
View ArticleBy: Ampar
"and pay $300 for this systematic torture."<br /> <br /> <br /> VISTA = Virus Infected Systematic Torture Ad nauseam
View ArticleBy: Ampar
Booting to Vis-duh on an Intel Mac could be useful:<br /> <br /> 1. Children's time out<br /> 2. Mother-in-law wants to use e-mail or surf.<br /> 3. Masochistic tendencies
View ArticleBy: standardmess
“Brazil” is a great movie. I definitely appreciated seeing that comparison!
View ArticleBy: dennis
I guess this is a feature to satisfy the dumbasses who say, “Macs? I don’t want a computer that holds my hand through everything.”
View ArticleBy: huh?
Wow! MS must be going backwards. On my old version of win2k all it takes is a right-click, delete, return. That’s two clicks, or one click and a return. What the hell is MS doing? No wonder they’re a...
View ArticleBy: Will Parker
<code>"When is the thing supposed to be released again?"</code><br /> <br /> It's actually more of an 'ooze' than a release.
View ArticleBy: Underground
Microsoft's already said they're working on adjusting the UAC to be less annoying. Vista's still beta people, make judgements on the finished product. (you can also turn off the delete confirmation on...
View ArticleBy: nekogami
I got a good deal on a PC, so now for the first time in 3 years I own one.<br /> I have the latest version of Vista beta 2, XP media center and SuSe Linux. Across the room is my iMac.<br />...
View ArticleBy: gman
I have a article myself, very similar to this one..<br /> <br /> it's titled: How to delete Windows Vista from your life!<br /> <br /> step 1: lift PC from desk<br /> step...
View ArticleBy: Caleb
Imagine trying to close a window. You click the X button and asks you to type in a password. Then it tells you the system must confirm that you really want to close the window. It asks you one more...
View ArticleBy: Ampar
"It's actually more of an 'ooze' than a release."<br /> <br /> That's funny! <br /> <br /> MS OS Development: Like watching tectonic plates shift.
View ArticleBy: Voyager (much sounding like Reality Check today)
Come on now people...<br /> <br /> I am an avid Mac user and would almost love to see things turn out to be this difficult to do in Windows Vista. <img...
View ArticleBy: Dirk Thurmonstenmenfenster
Yeah, PC users are so much smarter than Apple users. Could you imagine the insult you'd feel if, when deleting an alias, you were assured by your computer that deleting said alias won't delete the...
View ArticleBy: maczealot
Who at Microsoft imagined that this was the most practical and convenient method for deleting an alias and why was this mistake perpetuated? It is absolutely mind boggling that someone first thought...
View ArticleBy: cb
Sad thing is – I watch Sarah Lane do this on the XP os a few years ago – and she though she was totally cool doing it. PC’s are rad!
View ArticleBy: Chris
Yes, this is overblown… Windows is much more difficult to use, but as noted above, this is a SYSTEM file. It SHOULD be hard to delete. Hate to say it, but now this is FUD-spreading against Windows....
View ArticleBy: Artisticulated
I disagree Chris. This is how silly it is trying to delete a SHORTCUT to a system file. This Shortcut is by Microsoft's own desciption, only an icon. Why should the user be jumping through permissions...
View ArticleBy: MacSmiley
re: arstechnica article--<br /> Did you see the system specs the reviewer had on his rig? Maxed to the hilt. He was not using some $1000 PC like Joe SixPac just might spend to get Vista...
View ArticleBy: Ken
Actually, it was seven steps, because the first step was selecting the icon and right-clicking on delete. The rest of the steps just showed the numerous dialog boxes.<br /> <br /> MS...
View ArticleBy: Voyager
Yes, MacSmiley… I did realize my use of the word ‘article’ was incorrect shortly after posting… oh well.
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