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One can only hope this will be optimized for release...
One can only hope this will be optimized for release...
How many steps does it take to delete a shortcut in Windows Vista? Seven!?!
- Thread starter Tenchiro
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Um, okay, first of all, counting "identifying the unwanted shortcut" as a step is lame.
Second of all, this many steps doesn't apply for all shortcuts - I haven't had any that needed them. Yes, there's an extra step while you do the system confirmation (which is silly for a shortcut, of course).
Third, it's freakin' beta. Why do people react like this about these things?
Second of all, this many steps doesn't apply for all shortcuts - I haven't had any that needed them. Yes, there's an extra step while you do the system confirmation (which is silly for a shortcut, of course).
Third, it's freakin' beta. Why do people react like this about these things?
Vista isn't the most promising beta I've used, but thats just sensationalism or ignorance.
System icons can often be removed in ONE step in Vista (and most versions of Windows) by choosing the "show on desktop" option by right clicking in the right place.
Also in Vista you can also right click on your desktop, choose personalize, and click on the desktop icon option in the left hand side of the window to turn system icons on and off.
He didn't bother to check the box, repeat this answer each time and/or you could also change the Windows security settings to prevent all the dialog boxes if you are savvy and confident enough to decided you just want to delete the icon (ie you aren't trying to delete the program simply by deleting the icon as the dialog box mentions using "Installed Programs" application to properly remove the program.)
The most impressive beta OS I played with was BeOS. It was way better than NeXT OS at the time, but Jobs didn't work that company
System icons can often be removed in ONE step in Vista (and most versions of Windows) by choosing the "show on desktop" option by right clicking in the right place.
Also in Vista you can also right click on your desktop, choose personalize, and click on the desktop icon option in the left hand side of the window to turn system icons on and off.
He didn't bother to check the box, repeat this answer each time and/or you could also change the Windows security settings to prevent all the dialog boxes if you are savvy and confident enough to decided you just want to delete the icon (ie you aren't trying to delete the program simply by deleting the icon as the dialog box mentions using "Installed Programs" application to properly remove the program.)
The most impressive beta OS I played with was BeOS. It was way better than NeXT OS at the time, but Jobs didn't work that company
I remember Be, that came out about the time I worked at Apple. I remember a group of us playing with Linux, Be, MacOS8 (beta) and Win NT on one of our extra PPC 7600.syadasti said:The most impressive beta OS I played with was BeOS. It was way better than NeXT OS at the time, but Jobs didn't work that company
It was very cool, I wonder why it never went anywhere...
same thing happened with me, thats why i gave up and went abck to xp..damn, i'm losing all hope in billy gates
I think this pretty much sums it up:habitatxskate said:
syadasti said:
Be asked too much money for their OS, so Apple had to settle for something else. Also Jobs was involved at NeXT and wouldn't pick the competition over his own work (the direction for the future of Apple OS occured at just about the same time Jobs took control of Apple again).Tenchiro said:
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/zeta-1.0.ars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS
Later BeOS technology was rolled in Palm's IP and is probably used in their products.
So, let's see... The first step isn't really a step. Minus one. 6 steps.
One of the steps can be checked off to be repeated each time, so it'll only show up the first time you do something (just like visiting/leaving encrypted pages, form submission, etc.). 5 steps.
The last two steps do not need to be done each time you delete something - who empties their recycle bin just because they put a shortcut in it? And the confirmation is for the contents of the bin, not the single shortcut. 3 steps.
So, we're down to 3 real steps to deleting a shortcut, and one of them can be shut off if someone has a bit of confidence. AND, might I remind, this is a beta product, so things like system admin confirmation for shortcuts might be shut off before final release.
One of the steps can be checked off to be repeated each time, so it'll only show up the first time you do something (just like visiting/leaving encrypted pages, form submission, etc.). 5 steps.
The last two steps do not need to be done each time you delete something - who empties their recycle bin just because they put a shortcut in it? And the confirmation is for the contents of the bin, not the single shortcut. 3 steps.
So, we're down to 3 real steps to deleting a shortcut, and one of them can be shut off if someone has a bit of confidence. AND, might I remind, this is a beta product, so things like system admin confirmation for shortcuts might be shut off before final release.
