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The MOST annoying thing about windows
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:13 am
by Rook Zimbabwe
I am not a person easy to anger... not really... I spent 10 years teaching Middle School and IMPO I have patience.
But the most annoying thing, the thing that just makes me not happy... In windows...
DESKTOP CLEANUP
You have unused icons on your desktop... SO FREAKING WHAT!!!!
Re: The MOST annoying thing about windows
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:42 am
by Joakim Christiansen
Rook Zimbabwe wrote:You have unused icons on your desktop... SO FREAKING WHAT!!!!
Haha, lol, yeah stupid.
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:28 am
by Dare
Re: The MOST annoying thing about windows
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:40 am
by DarkDragon
Rook Zimbabwe wrote:You have unused icons on your desktop... SO FREAKING WHAT!!!!
Tidy up your room!
Windows is your father. Afaik you can turn it off. I didn't get it anymore since ever.
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:51 am
by Trond
Why don't you turn it off?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:29 pm
by Tipperton
You can disable desktop cleanup completely.
- Right-click on the desktop
- Choose properties
- Go to the Desktop tab
- Click the "Customize Desktop" button near the bottom
- Uncheck the "Run Desktop Cleanup...." option near the bottom
- Click "Ok" twice
Desktop cleanup will never bother you again....
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:30 pm
by Kaeru Gaman
Desktop Cleanup? whut's that?
...never heard of it...
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:36 pm
by Tipperton
Kaeru Gaman wrote:Desktop Cleanup? whut's that?
...never heard of it...
A "feature" in Windows XP or later that automatically deletes desktop icons you don't use very often....
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:40 pm
by Kaeru Gaman
what a
bullshit!
...man, I bet they have an company-contest at Microsoft, two days vacation for the most stupid idea for the next product.
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:36 pm
by Fluid Byte
Kaeru Gaman wrote:...man, I bet they have an company-contest at Microsoft, two days vacation for the most stupid idea for the next product.
Not only two days before vacation...
It's their programming philosophy!
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:59 pm
by Tipperton
Kaeru Gaman wrote:...man, I bet they have an company-contest at Microsoft, two days vacation for the most stupid idea for the next product.
Yup, and they do it because it generates more support requests they can charge for...
(Thanks for the smiley Fluid Byte!)
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:36 pm
by thefool
It automatically deletes them? No. Its TELLS the user of unused shortcuts and then lists them, asking for which to remove. But yes quite annoying, but you can just turn it off.
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:27 pm
by AND51
It does not delete them, it creates a folder on your desktop named "Nicht verwendete Desktopverknüpfungen" (in English it must be "Not used Desktopshortcuts") and moves all *.lnk files into it (afterthe user has confirmed this progress).
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:40 pm
by Rook Zimbabwe
{{HIDING MY HEAD IN SHAME... }:oops:
I did know you could turn it off... really... realy... I mean... really...
I just didn't remember that at this particular moment...
D'Oh!!!!
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:01 pm
by thefool
However i still don't get why they spent time on it
