XP SP-3 suckage - [10:35 AM]
I installed Windows XP SP3 yesterday only to discover they've removed something I use every day. It's a little thing, but why they'd remove it is beyond me. I'm talking about the Address Bar. You know the one you can show down in the Task Bar that allows you to type a drive, directory, network share, or URL and it pops open Explorer to let you browse. Like I said, little, but why remove it?
Ah, according to this TechNet post, they had to remove it due to legal restrictions.
It's been there for how long, and now there are legal issues related to it?
I don't think this will make me upgrade to Vista guys. In the end I only use Windows XP as a development tool, it allows me to do my job, but it's no longer my platform, or OS, of choice.
Mac OS X is my OS of choice today. I need to get a job writing code for the iPhone, or OS X. 
UPDATE: I've found a replacement to the Address Bar, it's called MuvEnum Address Bar, and it's free. I'll try this for a while and see how it goes.
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