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Windows 7 Explorer contains enhanced awfulness…

LOL, I love that. It’s the one reason I haven’t moved my main machine (this one) to Win 7. FWIW I have read a couple Win 7 books, written a few tutorials, and just can’t grasp any whiff of productivity improvement from the new Start menu, Win Explorer, or Libraries. Thanks Clint for that link, too. And thanks Batcher for the recommendation.

Classic theme…geez I wish that was the XP theme and not 2k, or that I could use it only for WinExp. Losing the entire Win 7 UI is too much though. It does, however, provide a highlight of the open folder, which is a major Win 7 omission…look away to another screen and come back, not remembering where I was and not having a way to know w/o clicking the address bar, and losing my selection.

Display full path doesn’t work, it’s always been selected on all my installations since it existed, along with unhiding extensions, etc.

Thanks Deadeye, I’ll have a look at that asap.

However, it is worth noting all the issues you mention are either intentional or configurable in Windows 7.

Seriously? The folder shooting to the bottom is a feature? Or can I turn it off?

And how do I know what folder I’m in? There’s no clue, unlike the open folder icon and highlighted name in XP…if there’s a configuration for that, let me know. If it’s a feature, why???? ….ok, there seems to be the hint of a bigger shadow on the open folder, but wow, it’s faint.

Here’s the deal…I’ve been managing a large folder structure for 20 years, largely with a good tool. I need a good tool for Win 7, and Microsoft’s “new way we want you to work” is a major step backwards for managing folders and files. Maybe it’s great for their objects and virtual stuff, but my organization’s files and folder actually exist.

Googleis our friend. A simple search shows several possibilities, several of which have been mentioned previously in these forums

A search of these forums proved fruitless. Google is useless unless I can conjure the difference between spam and real utilities. Thus, I’m asking for recommendations.

There may be add on applications that do what you want, but I don’t know what it is you that want from a file manager that isn’t already included or configurable in Win7. So please describe what you are trying to achieve and someone may be able to point you to a solution.

I want one that works as well visually, and functionally, as XP. In Win 7 I can’t tell by looking in the left pane which folder is open. There’s no visual clue that I can see, where in XP it was obviously obvious. By clicking folders, I can completely lose the relationship between the right and left panes. Find it hard to believe that this bug survives.

Second, double-click a folder in the left pane and it shoots to the bottom. WTH?

Third, I prefer to see the path in the title bar, not that chain of virtual names. I have to click to see the path, and that loses selections. Plus, it doubles the frustration of not knowing where I’m at due to the lack of visual clues.

In short, I can’t fathom how anybody manages a folder structure with this tool.

Oh crap, I put this in the wrong place. So sorry!

Edit…for a moment I saw this in the XP forum. Weird. Now I can’t delete this post. Weirder. lol

Both WMI services are auto start and running.

Cpu-z seems to get the cpu speed, and it did catch as the processor dropped to 50% speed, so at least I know that part of the system is working. Thanks Clint. But the reason for the lack of the cpu display within integrated tools remains a mystery.

No, I am referring to CPU speed in GHz

At least in all the modern the laptops I’ve used the CPU speed is monitored, probably because the Intel power management systems adjust the speed all the time. It’s usually visible under on the General tab of System Properties. My General tab is missing all the CPU info , in addition to the symptom noted above.

How far are you from a replacement supply?

As mercyh said, your supply has a frequency rating in addition to voltage. The true universal supplies are 50/60 Hz and 110-240 VAC. If your supply says 50/60, which is real likely, the power at your place shouldn’t be a problem. Get a plug adapter from the hotel staff.

What you might try is running the power supply without the laptop attached. That way if it blows up your laptop is still fine. I think this is very unlikely FWIW.

Here’s an idea, one I have not used to solve problems so no guarantees…use Windows Easy Transfer to make a backup of your old profile. You get to choose exactly what gets transferred, the choices should be obvious when you get there. Then log in with the new profile and pull in the old (transferred) profile.

Aha!

I ran Startup Repair and looked at the diag and repair details (results), and found some good keywords for a useful search. Here’s the result, and a fair amount of detail.

Oops, I wasn’t clear. I’m looking for detail, not the 20,000 foot view.

LOL, yeah, I wasn’t planning anything comprehensive. But you answered my question: there are lots of possibilities. Thanks!

Here’s the steps for auto login in Win 7. Much easier than XP.

http://windows7news.com/2009/02/01/automatic-logon-into-windows-7/

IIRC earlier versions of Media Player did not offer the option to leave disks open. Makes sense, as non-closed CDs won’t play in some CD players, such as many common auto decks. Allowing MP to make disks that won’t play isn’t a good move for MS, IMO.

I can’t speak for later versions on Media Player, but seeing as how MS reduced the entire thing to a couple buttons, more or less, I can’t imagine the multisession option is there.

jmt, it is complicated, unfortunately.