F&@#> you, Microsoft!

[wiseheart]

Microsoft has just kindly informed me that they're going to stop supporting XP, starting with April. Now I'll have to get Windows 7 installed, and I'm really, really pissed.

Not that I can't use that crap... well, mostly. I can and I do at work, cause I have no other choice. But I hate, hate, HATE their incredibly confusing, useless Word programme. And the fact that you can't have any of the former normal, soothing colours on your screen. All colours have this eye-watering, shrill quality. God, I hate that they always change things for the worse.

Comments

[songfire3.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain!

(You do not want to know what Windows 8 looks like...! XDD
That's what we have at work. I hate it with a passion!!)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I heard bad news about W8.

[tyellas.livejournal.com]

I too feel your pain. But for heaven's sake GRAB Windows 7 while you can. Going from XP to Windows 7 is painless. Going from XP, or Windows 7, or indeed anything to Windows 8 is horrible. I just used every ounce of influence at work to get Windows 7 on new laptops for myself and my 65-year-old boss.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

My main problem with W7 is the word processor. They changed it completely, made it unnecessarily confusing, and no matter what, I can never get my documents to look how I want them to look.

That and the horrid background colours for everything.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

That's very unfair. To be honest, I like Windows 7. I have a photo of a poppy as desktop and pale blue as the colour scheme. I use the free Word2010 starter Windows 8, though I utterly HATE!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26432473

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I hate blue; especially Windows blue. It kills my eyes. In XP, I still can get a soft brown and brick red background, but it doesn't seem to exist in W7.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

I think you can change the colours under Windows colour in the control panel.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Totally agree about change. It is really annoying that they keep on changing everything, especially as it is usually making everything less useful. However, Win 7 is much better than either Vista or Win 8 (mostly from second hand experience). I haven't used the new version of Word, but it sounds like it is a real pain.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

They totally revamped the Word menu bar. After a year of practice at work, I still can't find the things I need without help, while the menu is stuffed full with totally unnecessary stuff, and it cover the upper third of my screen.

[janto-teagirl.livejournal.com]

What will happen to those who haven't updated by April?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Basically, there won't be any software updates for XP. As I just have the newest versions of Norton installed, I hope I'll be safe for a while, but after that, I won't have any other choice than to update.