Warnings About Windows 7

[mithrilG60]

Originally Posted by taltos

For example, you can use compatibility mode after a program is installed but sometimes you can't read the install because of a compatibility problem. I would like to see this available to load before you try to install a program.

If you right-click the installer and go into properties you can set the compatibility mode that the installer itself will run under. You might have to then set the compatibility mode for the program itself after installation, I've never had to run any installer in compatibility mode so I'm not sure.

Originally Posted by taltos

I also hate the nanny state where they check with you for any action that modifies a program on the hard drive.

This is the same thing as UAC was in Vista. You can tone down, or fully disable, this in Control Panel -> User Accounts -> User Account Control Settings.

Originally Posted by taltos

I hate the new 90 day certification program that invades your hard drive every day to approve your os and tells you if it is a genuine copy.

I've never even noticed this, if you're running Windows Update regularly you should never see anything about the genuine software guarantee program outside updates. Sadly this is a direct response to all the pirated copies floating about, and one that makes zero difference in actually reducing piracy since most copies are from enterprise volume licensing agreements that don't require activation in the first place.

Originally Posted by taltos

I can have a copy declared fake if I install new memory on my laptop.

This was introduced with WinXP and at most all you need to do is rerun activation and in 10+ years of technical support I've never personally seen it happen. Although to be fair I haven't been cursed with supporting desktops professionally over 6 years. The process maps the unique id's manufacturers hardcode onto all their chipsets and looks for a significant change event, I believe at least 8 unique id's must change at one time to trigger this response. Simply replacing or upgrading your ram would not be nearly enough change to affect the perceived validity of your OS.