I would love to meet the software designer at Microsoft who decided that that dialog box was an improvement to the Windows experience, to hear the reasoning behind it.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
The World's Most Useless Dialog Box
Today I encountered a useless, meaningless message box. This message was so utterly useless, so bereft of any help for the user, that I weep to say that I was not at all surprised by it. How could I be, when I am confronted by Microsoft software designs which baffle and amuse each and every day? Well, maybe not amuse, but certainly baffle.
I would love to meet the software designer at Microsoft who decided that that dialog box was an improvement to the Windows experience, to hear the reasoning behind it.
I would love to meet the software designer at Microsoft who decided that that dialog box was an improvement to the Windows experience, to hear the reasoning behind it.
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To be fair, were you browsing the tree as a local admin? Because you can make folders, especially other people's profiles on the same box inaccessible to you. Just as in *NIX, local admin (root) can reverse, change, and/or add that permission at will. So, depending on the situation, it would make sense. /end devil's advocate
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