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stumped-in-excel
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      01-08-2010
I'm trying to learn Vista after many successful years using XP - and the
thought process behind this software just doesn't make sense. If BMW came
out with a new car like MS designs new software - the steering wheel would be
in the back seat and the gas pedal would be in the trunk.

So many easy and intuitive features worked so well that you have made so
obtuse and counter intuitive.

I'm trying to find all thes jpg I modified within the past month - I don't
store these in Pictures but in specific folders with appropriate names.
However the Search feature activated by the Start button doesn't allow for
this type of search. And the Navigation Pane is not intuitive either.

You should have done better!

By the way - I'm the network admin for my company and the help desk contact.
I'm not someone looking for ANY KEY. I've been recommending to management
that they NOTupgrade from their XP PRO OS / Windows Standard Server network
because of these issues.



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Hank Arnold
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      01-08-2010
stumped-in-excel wrote:
> I'm trying to learn Vista after many successful years using XP - and the
> thought process behind this software just doesn't make sense. If BMW came
> out with a new car like MS designs new software - the steering wheel would be
> in the back seat and the gas pedal would be in the trunk.
>
> So many easy and intuitive features worked so well that you have made so
> obtuse and counter intuitive.
>
> I'm trying to find all thes jpg I modified within the past month - I don't
> store these in Pictures but in specific folders with appropriate names.
> However the Search feature activated by the Start button doesn't allow for
> this type of search. And the Navigation Pane is not intuitive either.
>
> You should have done better!
>
> By the way - I'm the network admin for my company and the help desk contact.
> I'm not someone looking for ANY KEY. I've been recommending to management
> that they NOTupgrade from their XP PRO OS / Windows Standard Server network
> because of these issues.
>
>
>
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> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...ile_management


Have you looked at or tried Windows 7? I've been using it at work for
months now with no problems whatsoever. They've done a good job
improving the search function. I actually like it more that the old XP
search function.

Try evaluating a migration to W7. You might actually like it.... ;-)

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pacinitaly
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      01-08-2010


try these, I use them everyday!


'Super Finder 1.5.3.0 Free Download'
(http://freemedia.realgage.com/super-finder-1530.html)

'Locate32 Web Site - Downloads'
(http://locate32.net/content/view/18/31/)


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Donald Lessau
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      01-15-2010
"stumped-in-excel" <> schrieb im
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> I'm trying to learn Vista after many successful years using XP - and the
> thought process behind this software just doesn't make sense. If BMW
> came
> out with a new car like MS designs new software - the steering wheel would
> be
> in the back seat and the gas pedal would be in the trunk.
>
> So many easy and intuitive features worked so well that you have made so
> obtuse and counter intuitive.
>
> ...


You should like this then:

Finding Files with XYplorer
http://www.xyplorer.com/tour/index.php?page=find

Don

 
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