Making some assumptions here, so feel free to clarify if I'm wrong on these.
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Go up in the file structure.
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There are two ways here that 7 is different from XP.
One is the auto expanding of branches in the left sidebar as you browse in Windows Explorer (My Computer), and the other is the way the Address bar is shown up top.
By default MS left the auto expanding feature turned off, but you can enable the old behavior quite easily:
Open Windows Explorer.
Click on "Organize" (top left).
Select "Folder and Search Options"
Check the "Automatically expand to current folder" option.
The other change here can actually be a bit faster to use once you get used to it:
In the title bar, you now see each folder listed, with a triangle between them (instead of the actual path).
By clicking on any of the listed folders, you can navigate back up the path. This actually allows you to skip multiple levels up with one click. You can also expose the entire path by simply clicking in the address bar to the right of the list of folders.
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Read on the bottom of the screen what files or programs are active.
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Assuming you are referring to the labels on the Taskbar/ Superbar icons:
This is an area where once you get used to it, the Superbar is far, far, superior to the old style Taskbar, but if you really want to see text with the icons, it's easy to change:
Right click on the Taskbar.
Select Properties.
In the drop down next to the "Taskbar buttons" change the option to: "Combine when taskbar is full", or "Never combine" .... both of these are XP style, depending upon what you had XP set to.
Assuming here that you're referring to the missing Outlook Express.
MS replaced it with another tool, and didn't include it, but you can still receive email.
If you want an MS based product then you'll have to install Windows Essentials:
Windows Essentials: Other Programs - Microsoft Windows
Download that, and run the installer. On the first screen you'll be offered two options. Select the second one "Chose the programs you want to install", and then you'll be able to select "Mail" from the next screen (uncheck anything you don't want).
There are also other options like Thunderbird available for free.
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Specify icon size and spacing.
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It's been a long time since I had it, but I'm pretty sure that even in XP you had to turn off the Auto Arrange feature for desktop icons.
The menu has been split in half for 7 ("View" and "Sort By" are separate now), but you actually have more options in 7 than you did in XP. It sounds like you need to adjust the automatic settings by right clicking on the desktop, and changing in the View and Sort By menus.
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