I'm running Windows 7 64bit and I'm using the 'Aero' settings.
 
There are a couple of features which annoy me immensely, and I don't know if it's possible to turn them off, and if so, how.
 

• PITA #1:
  Automatic resizing of 'restored' windows. For example, when I'm resizing a window and get too close to the top or bottom of the screen, the window will automatically 'snap' to fit all the available vertical space. I don't want this to happen, I want to size the window to the size I drag it to!
• PITA #2:
  If I move the mouse pointer down to the bottom of the screen so it's hovering over an open program, a little screen showing the UI of that program appears automatically. Worse still, if I nudge the mouse up a little to get rid of this annoyance, and the mouse happens to alight over this 'mini' screen view, the whole page then appears and fills the whole screen. I don't want any of this to happen!
  
  

 
Arrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
 
 
 
 
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Straummy needs to get a life/get out more.......

Hold the shift key down while moving the window...........

The second one is done through the visual effects settings I think. Type visual effects in the search box on the start bar, it's called aero peek.

install XP.

Don't hover the mouse over the task bar icons.....

I tried using the shift key and it did not stop the window from snapping to the size of the screen.  I don't know how to fix that.

I also looked thru the options for the taskbar and could not find a way to turn off the preview windows.

sorry strums.  I don't know.

I actually watched videos before upgrading (after having XP Pro for ten years) and I believe there IS a way to turn those "features" off.  I'll see if I can remember where and how for ya!

Ok, part 1 - turning "Snap" on or off video:  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/How-do-I-turn-Snap-on-or-off

I could probably wait and put part 2 here as well, but that doesn't help increase my post count now, does it?
 
Here's just the directions:
 
To turn Snap on or off Open the Make the keyboard easier to use page by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Ease of Access, clicking Ease of Access Center, and then clicking Make the keyboard easier to use.
Under Explore all settings, click Make the mouse easier to use.
Under Make it easier to manage windows, do one of the following:
To turn Snap off, select the Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen check box.
To turn Snap on, clear the Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen check box.
Click OK.

craigb

I could probably wait and put part 2 here as well, but that doesn't help increase my post count now, does it?

No,  but this does...

Wow...  Following those so-called steps I can't find the place to turn Snap off!  Ah... Microsquish...

Ok, got it.  I misread the directions the first time.  The "Make the keyboard easier to use" comment is incorrect.  Just go to Ease of Access, then to the "Make the mouse easier to use" then to the "Make it easier to manage windows" section and click on the Prevent... box!

Simples.

(Yeah, right.)

Now... What about part 2?