For me, it was needless clutter as I already store my files in folders that I create where I want to create them and I know how to get to them just fine. One time, testing Libraries, I was under the impression that links in Libraries were just for show and that deleting something showing in Libraries does not really delete the actual items, wherever they really are. Well that was a fuckup. I got them back out of the recycle bin, but fuck you Libraries.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later[^][v]#1,304,390
It's a known generational gap. Older people will tend to arrange their files into granular directories and younger people will tend to have it all in a big messy pile and use the search feature.
boof (OP) double-posted this 1 year ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,304,394
but now let me bitch about the search feature. it's largely undocumented. I've done hours of experimenting with it and there are still quirks that I haven't fully figured. Here's a weird one: if you search for a three-letter string that happens to match with Microsoft's understanding of three-letter country currency codes, it will be treated differently from any other three-letter string, and you may simply not get a search result that you expect.
boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,304,404
currency codes and searching
searching by filename, file, or name:
Windows 7 Search recognizes some three-letter combinations of uppercase letters as currency codes, such as JPY, USD, CAD, GBP, and CNY, when there is a number placed immediately to the left or right (with any number of spaces), as in CNY 23 or 78 CNY. (If numbers are on both sides, then the left number is associated with the code.) Windows 7 Search will read such code and number combinations as a single "word" or string that can't have an interior part of it searched for without use of symbols such as ~= or wildcards. We must search with the matching number of spaces used between the number and the code in the particular desired filename. When the number is at the left, we can’t even search for the whole “word” either unless all uppercase code is entered, or symbols or wildcards are used, though the search properties filename: and file: can search for the whole filename with lowercase while name: can’t unless special symbols are used. So, filename “9 CNY.txt” can be searched with 9 or “9 CNY”, but not “9 C”, C, or CNY, or “9 cny” or “9 cny.txt” (for using name: specifically) unless with special symbols or wildcards. If the number is to the right of the code, then we can search for the start of the code, letters only, using lower case, but not for the entire three-letter code when including any space or digits, unless with special symbols or wildcards. Searching with CNY in uppercase will still work to find lowercase names having nothing to do with currency, as we would expect for normal searching where case is not supposed to be relevent.
searching by content, path, tag, folder, or foldername:
The currency code search effects occur similarly to that described for filename, file, and name.
Windows 7 is no longer supported and will leave your machine vulnerable to attacks. Please upgrade your Windows experience to a modern, supported system.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,304,426
I really hate that Windows tries to hide the home folder, so you always end up using a subdirectory in the home folder. Usually that's "downloads" which doesn't really mean downloads then, and is just the misc folder or de facto home folder.
boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 6 hours later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,304,531
@1,304,413 (B)
with what browser though? my experience is that if it worked on w98, you can't even look at much on the internet at all in the first place so why even try?
boof (OP) double-posted this 1 year ago, 3 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,304,535
@1,304,426 (C)
does your start menu have your user name somewhere? clicking on that takes me to the default "my shit" folder collection. I don't use those either so not sure
> Windows 7 is no longer supported and will leave your machine vulnerable to attacks. Please upgrade your Windows experience to a modern, supported system.
@1,304,410 (boof)
Please don't use Windows 7 at all while connected to the Internet. Even the optional (Paid) Extended Security Updates service ended in January 2023. It's time to move on, for the safety of all netizens. You're not just hurting yourself.
boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 9 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,304,944
@previous (B)
so the guy wasn't firewalled whatsoever? and why does the ISP let random fuckheads use their pipes and attack you just because you connected to their ISP?
dw !p9hU6ckyqw replied with this 1 year ago, 6 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,305,189
@previous (F) > Fast
That's because of the computer > integrated
What with > doesn't crash
Lol > secure
Lol > Force Quit actually works
how would you know this if nothing ever crashes