John, some of us actually turn our computers OFF.
That is why people want to see where it is up to during Defrag!
NOT to look at the pretty lines!
There was a practical reason to have it!!
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Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
"John Barnett MVP" wrote:
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> When Microsoft remove something it is generally because a 'polled' selection
> of users have offered their opinion. This is no different to the procedure
> for 'any' opinion poll, whether it be about the Government of the day or
> whether Kids should be given more pocket money.
>
> In this instance the 'polled' selection, obviously, didn't find the GUI
> useful. Personally, I don't; who wants to watch strips of colour move from
> one end of a graph to another for the best part of an hour or more, I
> certainly don't, but then I wasn't asked about the GUI either.
>
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> "The Coward Robert Ford" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Rbb6k.11370$kx.4288@xxxxxx Quote:
> > "John Barnett MVP" <freelance@xxxxxx> wrote in
> > news:F79B02B0-6D1B-4845-ACB8-189533BDFA55@xxxxxx:
> > Quote:
> >> Apparently the defragmenter GUI was removed because people didn't want
> >> to see it.
> >
> > What people wanted it removed? I've never seen anyone say they wanted it
> > removed. This was purely a Microsoft decision to dumb it down for the
> > masses and not something anyone asked for. All they had to do was to make
> > the GUI optional to make everyone happy. >