Windows 7 forum: Things I hate about Windows 7

It's also AVG and ZoneAlarm...and maybe others.

In my experience, System Restore worked flawlessly on XP regardless of the Security Suite.

And Microsoft should co-operate with these Companies to find a work around that doesn't prevent System Restore from working on Windows 7.

Lets see, if I buy a partnered PC OS combo and the hard drive fails just after the warranty expires should I have a recovery disk to load on to the new HD drive I must buy, despite any piracy rick to its creator? For most that answer is obvious. Home computers should last at least 5 years, for that time they need to support their OS and a recovery disk does that.

If you bought a TV and it lasted three years would you be a happy camper? If it didn't most would consider it unreliable. My expectation for any PCs/Laptops are the same including its OS.

I'm certain most consumers would agree.

The problem isn't Microsoft's. The Security Suite people need to be more careful in writing their code. If you don't follow the rules, it's your fault. This same thing happened with Vista, and everyone blamed MS. Third party software companies had info ahead of time, but wrote poor code in order to have their products available fast.

Like it's cousin Vista it is slow to start. I really thought they'd improve this in 7 but instead it seems to have been hidden.

Running background programs still effect my use more often then I like, slowing my PC considerably. The workaround for me has been to require software to notify me before they update. Unfortunately some software has this feature, some does not. My security software does not.

On the positive side, I do like the new taskbar feature but I did loss Windows Mail and the movie editor when I move up to 7 from Vista. I'm not sure that was a win for me and the family.

I'm using Window 7 Home Premium.

I bought a new laptop with Windows 7. The laptop had 4 USB ports but no 1394 firewire port. I assumed that I would be OK with my Sony Handycam digital video cameras because they both used USB or firewire connections. However, I quickly found out that Windows 7 does not support USB 2.0 media streaming. The drivers for the cameras come with the operating system but they are useless without the firewire port. More and more laptops are doing away with the firewire ports because USB 2.0 is becoming more common and actually streams just as fast as firewire. Is Microsoft going to release a fixpack that enables video streaming on USB 2.0?

I went to the Sony support site for the Handycam;

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/support-info.pl?info_id=544&mdl=DCRHC52

# Not Supported:

* The USB streaming feature is not supported with the Windows 7 operating system.

It does not say that for XP because USB streaming was supported. My point is this.....why did MS discontinue support for USB media streaming?

I've asked this question at various forums, and I can't get anyone to answer conclusively:

Can you stream video thru USB from ANY camcorder, using Windows 7? I mean, play an 8mm tape in a camcorder, and have that video captured onto the hard drive, using a USB cable?

My older Sony TRV-350 worked perfectly with XP. The camcorder isn't even recognized as a camcorder in Windows 7 (on a SONY Vaio, how ironic).

I've read that USB streaming was not supported in Vista and is not supported in Win 7, but some people here say it's Sony's fault for not developing a driver; how could Sony do that, if the OS is the problem? or is it? does anyone know FOR SURE? Can we ask MS, like actually hear from someone who actually knows because they work for MS? or do we always have to rely on FORUMS, where end-users endlessly speculate, and drop in little digs at those who aren't so enamored with the latest offerings...

If makers don't write drivers, then what to do? Expecting Microsoft to step in for a failure at each company is hoping for a miracle.
Bob

Besides the System Restore issue,all of a sudden, I had a problem that Windows Updates stopped working.

Every other program on my computer worked okay.

So I contacted MS Support and I followed their advise and did a Windows Upgrade.

That worked fine except now I have a message pasted on my desktop that tells me "This copy of Windows 7 is not genuine".

It was a "free upgrade" from Vista to Windows7 (Which actually cost me MORE than buying a copy of Windows 7 alone!)

So now I'm really "down in the dumps".

Thank you for that.

My copy of Windows is now activated! :-))

Regards
lucid oldie

I bought a brand new laptop last Christmas for my girlfriend - she is not computer savvy or anything like that. I tried to install the w7 included on the extra HD partition - crashed 3 times! I said bugger that and installed ubuntu 9.10, works perfectly, never crashes, and has all the applications you could want. Her desktop had Windows Vista, and was dinosaur slow, so I put Ubuntu 8.04 on that, also never crashes, is super fast and no Microsoft bloatware. Everything works together like it is supposed to!

John

Yeah well, Windows is the Main Game in town, at this time.

Especially as far as setting up a new Installation without any problems.

And for Games.

But that may change if Steam can make a Platform for Linux.

Ubuntu is a Ferrari. Hmmm, Ferrari's you can't give away, follow the logic?

Win 7 home premium is also supposed to have that feature and I have problems with IE-8, Microsoft Word, as well as Incredimail. Those are the most used applications I use. I've tried to re-install those apps to clear up the problems and NO GO! I can't even upate win IE-8 in repair mode because when I try to download I get the message IE-8 already installed and won't download! If those aren't WIN 7 problems than I'd like to know WHO's they are?????