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View Poll Results: Which taskbar do you prefer?
The new one from Windows 7 10 41.67%
Classic style from XP/Vista 12 50.00%
I like (or dislike) them both equally 2 8.33%
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      04-06-2009
Do you prefer the new taskbar that comes with Windows 7, or would you prefer the old one from Vista?

I still don't like the new one, but it's not so bad once you've changed it to include text alongside the icon.

Perhaps I'm just an old fart that doesn't like change

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      04-06-2009
I'm more or less in tune with the Windows 7/Vista start menu, but I wish folders were at the top of "all programs" and I hate that the menu doesn't grow with the addition of applications.

The scrollbar sucks.

But that said, I only really use the start menu once or twice a month, so I'm ultimately ambivalent to it.
 
 
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      04-06-2009
Oops, sorry I mean taskbar, not start menu. Is there I can change the title of the thread and poll, as I can only edit the text. Sorry for the confusion!
 
 
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      04-06-2009
Oh. I hate the new Windows 7 taskbar. Collapsing icons and removing text from my taskbar is an atrocity. I'm glad I can revert back to XP/Vista-style bars, and I'm quite happy that way.
 
 
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      04-06-2009
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Oops, sorry I mean taskbar, not start menu. Is there I can change the title of the thread and poll, as I can only edit the text. Sorry for the confusion!
I read this thread a few mins ago and wondered if you meant that, because you put XP/Vista I'll update the title and poll now (I don't think that users can edit this, only admins and moderators).

edit: I've also moved your vote Thrax now that spearace has clarified the poll (hope that's ok!).
 
 
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      04-07-2009
Another one for the old Vista style. Thumnails are great, but the superbar confuses me so much. Perhaps it will grow on us once we are used to it.
 
 
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      04-08-2009
y they didn go the xp way ? i wud like to have a choice which one to use , new or classic
 
 
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      04-08-2009
7 - 1 at the moment, I voted for the old style.

Psikea, if you want to use the old style you can set it up to be almost the same using a guide on this site:

http://www.w7forums.com/old-style-ta...-7-a-t404.html
 
 
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      04-08-2009
I love the new Windows 7 Superbar.
It's a lot easier to navigate between open windows, it even gives you a full screen preview if you hover over it. Everything is so simple and clean..easy to navigate..maybe you guys just aren't used to the style yet

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      05-09-2009
I guess I'm too old for this so I prefer the old classic taskbar. I never liked the XP or Vista default taskbars and always chose "classic" for just about everything. I guess it may be due to being raised on DOS and never really cared for the bloatedness (is that a word?) of the newer stuff, though some apps are cool.

So, I presume by the poll question that there is NO way to get a classic type taskbar or anything else?
 
 
 
 
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