01-17-2008, 08:02 AM | #1 |
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Anyone seen in Vista programs minimize to desktop buttons rather than into the taskbar? Nothing minimizes into the taskbar so you can never see what you have open unless you show desktop. I posted up on technet but no response. Gone through all the settings, Googled, can't find anything. Guess I'll end up recreating the users profile. |
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01-17-2008, 08:40 AM | #2 |
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Vista = bad Fix = Format and install Windows XP Pro, or Linux, or Buy a Mac. |
01-17-2008, 08:45 AM | #3 |
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Mine minimizes to the taskbar by default.
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01-17-2008, 08:47 AM | #4 |
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Looks like you've got that stupid aero thing on... I think Vista is the best thing Microsoft could've done to convince people to buy a Mac. Some of the new laptops and PCs come with hardware which has no drivers for XP...just Vista. |
01-17-2008, 09:14 AM | #5 |
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Believe me, if I could wipe Vista and install XP, it would have already been done. I walked into about 20 or 30 Vista machines out of 100 or so at my new gig. Thats what I was thinking JIA, but none of the aero settings seem to make a difference. I want to figure out how/why it happened so I can spring it on other people! |
01-17-2008, 09:43 AM | #6 |
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I know there are a few programs that are add-ons that do that, but never seen it in stock Vista. Sure there isn't a gadget running? |
01-17-2008, 09:44 AM | #7 |
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01-17-2008, 10:10 AM | #8 |
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You think Steve Jobs called Gates and thanked him for Vista? |
01-17-2008, 10:57 AM | #9 | |
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Also as an IT professional I have to say, please sign this petition to keep Microsoft sales of XP alive past the slated end this summer. Please take the time to help! http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/...indows_xp.html | |
01-17-2008, 11:12 AM | #10 |
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I signed. I'll have to check gadgets, there was some stuff running on the side of the desktop. I really don't dig this intimate crash course in Vista. There have been quite a few just funky flukey problems in my first week here. |
01-17-2008, 11:22 AM | #11 |
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Well if you are the only IT guy, simple fix, blame it on a PEBKAC error. Bosses and non-technical people think "wow this guy knows a lot, look at that crazy word he said". In the end PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair. |
01-17-2008, 11:36 AM | #12 |
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Very thankful our company runs XP still.
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01-17-2008, 11:38 AM | #13 | |
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I actually like it better than the iPod...larger screen, more durable. Hard to find any accessories for it, though. | |
01-17-2008, 03:30 PM | #14 |
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flame me all you want but i love vista. after you fix the bugs by patching them. the only problem i have is i can't use my awsome sound card because there isn't a driver for it yet, thats it.
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01-17-2008, 06:51 PM | #15 | |
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Any linux variants? I mean comparing only Windows to a standard non-technical user the apperance of Vista is a good thing, its the underlying memory hogging that heavy computer users face. | |
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If it's not that, then it definitely the ID: Ten 'T' error... (Get it? ID 1OT... ID10T) | ||
01-17-2008, 07:39 PM | #17 |
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01-18-2008, 06:58 AM | #18 |
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01-18-2008, 10:52 AM | #19 |
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Kinda makes ya wonder if the boys at MS were using PCs or macs when they built Vista. If they were using PCs, how the hell did it ever get released?!
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01-18-2008, 12:19 PM | #20 |
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I agree, vista isnt anything what i was hoping. Call me old school, but my favorite computer i have / ever had, is my dual P3 667. 512meg PC800 Rambus, and a 3dFX voodoo 3 3000. With windows 2000 Pro, its a beast! Hasent given me one problem ever. Down with vista! But same with Mac OS, XP and previous OSs seem to work the best. |
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