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re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?'
Thursday, January 1, 2004 at 9:58 pm
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Posted by triplate (20834 messages posted)


Well jason..ya know..sometimes ya just gotta be smarter than the machine....:)


On Thursday, January 1, 2004 at 9:30 pm, jason wrote:
>I have a question about Why
>don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?
:


>Apparently microsoft has developed a way in which the computer plays stupid, thereby
>perpetuating discernment on your part and asking "how.why". Here is an example. When
> first started to use xp every time i tried to open a folder or file, I would get
>the response.windows cannot open this file or foldr. would you like to go on line
>etc...I was ready to throw my system out the window until my wifes dad( a computer
>genius,literally, explained to me that you direct it to the appropriate container.
>either note pad or word pad and it magically opens it, the only thing is that it
>DOES IT EVERY TIME!!!!!tTheir is some one a very small person that lives inside of
>every xp computer.That is just one of thousands of tricks it uses to make you think
>it is stupid. Why? s
>Simple,it wants to run your computer it and microsoft.dont get me wrong it is better
>than 98, but definitely not worth the trouble of swithching if you use nt or 2000.j
>just a thought
>


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Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (jason: Thursday, January 1, 2004 at 9:30 pm)

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-Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (jason: Thu, Jan 1, 2004, 9:30 pm)
*re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (triplate: Thu, Jan 1, 2004, 9:58 pm)
*re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Billy Goodson: Fri, Apr 1, 2005, 6:33 pm)
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