correct

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It doesn't need to be 20GB. I'm using examples there Schniepel. I think it should be possible to remove features you don't want, rather than to leave them taking in unneeded space on the harddisk. I'm talking about features like paint, IE, wingames, external desktop, filelocker, media player and so on.. They should all be removable. And yes the AUC can be turned off, but only to a certain extend. It still protects you from editing boot.ini for example and it still hides "superhidden" files..

You claim it was a demanded security feature, I doubt it. I think what the people were really waiting for was a more secure windows, wich the UAC didn't really bring. Te most attacked feature of windows is IE, if they wanted to do something about that, they could have modified the way windows handles IE, or at least allow you to completely remove it..
Altough, the main problem is that most computer users are complete noobs that click yes on any window they see to get rid of it. I don't think Windows is horribly unsafe, I think most users are just rather dumb. Microsoft should realise that and perhaps configure their windows accordingly. A professional edition where you can configure and alter a lot more then in a regular edition.

"In benchmarks Win 7 outperformed both.. win vista and win xp."

I think it's still too soon to conclude that. And it doesn't say all. A few weeks ago I read that win2k was the fastest in accessing data, and all that. Performance is a total package, not just some random set of better benchmarks.

"when i rightclic on my desktop now.. i see its called customize instead of properties now.. but the things u can change are still the same."

it's not the same. It used to be a handy tabbed window, while it's an obnoxious large window now, wich split the tabs up in different windows. It's unpractical, it's unneeded.. It's just implemented to fit their new graphical style.

For me, Win2k was the best windows. After that, microsoft started to overprotect users and it went downhill..
Vista's a great example for that. In a poor attempt to deal with the malware and other crap, they got into the most annoying feature ever implemented that we know so far, the uac. Of course, it could be turned off, but it can't be uninstalled.
For me, Windows has been nibbling away all your options. You used to be able to install whatever features you want, Vista offers none (apart from some irrelevant ones)..
Also, they started to change the control panel and control menus so much it has become all cluttery and dissentered, like the handy "properties" box when you right clicked your desktop. I never understood that... People were used to it for ages, it worked perfectly, why would you try and change that? As Skoe said it: if it isn't borked, don't touch it. However, MS decided it needed to change, to be more in line with their new look..

As I see it, I'm a man without a platform. I loved OS/2, but it didn't make it into the 21st century (eComStation's nowhere near OS/2's quality). Win2k was a great alternative, but windows has went downhill (I think we can agree on that). Even though Windows 7 is better than Vista, it's still too big, unmodifiable and overprotective (you can't manually edit certain files!!). I'm no fan of the linux alternative either. Linux has its issues, and although it's a wonderful project I admire, it doesn't cut it for me. BeOS is dead, although Haiku exists, but that project's not finished either...

As long as I can, I'll be working with XP, as it does work with my current hardware.. But I can't stay there forever, and I'll need a new platform in the future.. I do hope ReactOS will be ready-ish by that time

No no no!!!

Ultimate fighting is more of a "body fight", while boxing is limited to the upper body (especially the head), no?

I wonder how the Israelian Muslims think about the whole thing...

It's an operating system logo

nope

aye!

"Putin was elected.
Chaves was elected.
Saddam was elected......"

BW, do you consider the USA's democracy as feeble as Russia or Iraq? wow!

The location is what I'm aiming for

hint: greece