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[RRS]

All those fancy features etc.

I can't afford the upgrade, so maybe I missed something: did they finally include with Vista/7/8 such useful functions as:

- mass file rename (various ways to renumber/trim filenames etc.)
- search for identical files (CRC)

...or do I still have to resort to external applications, just like in WinXP days?

[Smiling Spectre]

They included "tag search" and somewhat "text search", so you can find info by headers inside mp3 tags and such.

Mass file manipulation? Never. It's not file system, it's _user-friendly_ system, remember? You don't need to know what "file" is it!

(In win8 there is "genius" move with tiles - you cannot see files here at all. You can see only program name, set where windows decided to put it - in Games, Software or something. You can move it where you want it, but file? What file?)

[Japo]

Searching by metadata or even full content (for some formats such as plain text, Word, Excel) was already present in earlier versions, even XP I think.

Spectre's right about power features. But actually for that kind of thing there's PowerShell (which is an optional Windows update):
http://www.microsoft.com/powershell

And as long as they continue providing good support for 3rd party developers... That's been the key to Windows' success since version 1.0. Of course other OSes have to come with more utilities built-in, and yet you can't find as many as for Windows.

Windows 8 for PC is different from the mobile version--actually it includes that (apps and tile start menu) on top of a normal 6.x Windows. The only difference is the tile start menu, which IMO is a big usability improvement over the traditional cascade one (and that you can run "Win RT" apps, as well as normal Windows desktop programs).

The tiles are just shortcuts located in the same exact paths as the start menu shortcuts in previous Windows versions. Both apps and desktop programs create tiles, the latter when they would create start menu shortcuts in previous versions. Of course in mobile Win8 it's different, but so's in Android or iOS.

[Smiling Spectre]

Originally Posted by Japo

Spectre's right about power features. But actually for that kind of thing there's PowerShell (which is an optional Windows update):
http://www.microsoft.com/powershell

I prefer Total Commander. It allows me to do the most of the same operations but more user-friendly. Question was - if windows can do it natively (even if I have no idea, why .

Windows 8 for PC is different from the mobile version--actually it includes that (apps and tile start menu) on top of a normal 6.x Windows. The only difference is the tile start menu, which IMO is a big usability improvement over the traditional cascade one (and that you can run "Win RT" apps, as well as normal Windows desktop programs).

Unfortunately, it's also tied with Windows' "security" system, when you cannot manipulate disk C, get files from net to desktop, run "non-authorised" files and so on. Annoying thing. I know what I want, I don't need safety net!

Unfortunately, if I'll disable this safeguard, "tiled" apps disabled too. Funny, eh?

The tiles are just shortcuts located in the same exact paths as the start menu shortcuts in previous Windows versions. Both apps and desktop programs create tiles, the latter when they would create start menu shortcuts in previous versions. Of course in mobile Win8 it's different, but so's in Android or iOS.

I know, Japo. Problem is, I am usually need to know where file is located, and tiles is one level above links/shortcuts! So in desktop environment I am opening file properties and see the path. Now I am clicking, selecting "location" in different menu (no floating menu, eh?), and see... location of link. Oh, great. Tiles? Not for me, thank you.