With Windows Vista/7, we see less and less use of the old directory tree structure. It seems everything is just supposed to go into your username's folder. There's the documents, downloads, everything.
Maybe it's just me but I install Windows on my Raptor drive for the best response, while the rest of my files, games, etc go on larger drives. This way if Windows ever screws up, I can reformat without even worrying. This is how I can decide to install Windows 7 RC1 on a whim because even if I screw up my Windows XP dual boot I can simply unplug my massive storage drives and reformat my OS drive without worrying that all my pictures are gone.
I guess part of me finds it annoying that I have to click on the top of a window to see the directory tree structure to know where I am, etc. With the new Windows 7 file sharing, I find it more difficult to navigate. I'm not even sure how I should setup my other XP desktops for now to work with Win 7, but for now I'm just accessing my file server by going \\192.168.... still.
I'm glad MS still keeps a lot of stuff around for people who are used to these things. Even my mom who's not the most computer saavy in terms of shortcuts and being able to use gadgets is used to c:\blahblahblah (she was a software developer), so for now she's still stuck on XP, but I imagine the one day she has to move it might be messy.
Maybe it's just me but I install Windows on my Raptor drive for the best response, while the rest of my files, games, etc go on larger drives. This way if Windows ever screws up, I can reformat without even worrying. This is how I can decide to install Windows 7 RC1 on a whim because even if I screw up my Windows XP dual boot I can simply unplug my massive storage drives and reformat my OS drive without worrying that all my pictures are gone.
I guess part of me finds it annoying that I have to click on the top of a window to see the directory tree structure to know where I am, etc. With the new Windows 7 file sharing, I find it more difficult to navigate. I'm not even sure how I should setup my other XP desktops for now to work with Win 7, but for now I'm just accessing my file server by going \\192.168.... still.
I'm glad MS still keeps a lot of stuff around for people who are used to these things. Even my mom who's not the most computer saavy in terms of shortcuts and being able to use gadgets is used to c:\blahblahblah (she was a software developer), so for now she's still stuck on XP, but I imagine the one day she has to move it might be messy.
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