M$ Please bing back animated network icons etc.

Here is the solution: Lan Lights

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but Ed Bott just wrote about this.
Restore the network activity indicator to Windows 7

Here is the program he mentions in the article.
Network Activity Indicator for Windows 7 - IT Samples

Excellent. Trying it out now. For an OS that is touted as Microsoft's most secure to date, the omission of an animated network icon is, in my opinion, a design flaw. It is useful to see if there is any unwarranted network activity as it could be the first indication of untoward system activity.

It's actually the same one.

I really don't see the appeal of having a tiny animated icon. Your network not working? Would be obvious if you are not getting a connection or nothing is loading...right? Maybe it just me where I don't care to know ever little ounce of information about what my computer may or may not be doing and actually do some work instead of watching an animated icon....just saying...

logicearth said:

I really don't see the appeal of having a tiny animated icon. Your network not working? Would be obvious if you are not getting a connection or nothing is loading...right? Maybe it just me where I don't care to know ever little ounce of information about what my computer may or may not be doing and actually do some work instead of watching an animated icon....just saying...

as stated above... It is useful to see if there is any unwarranted network activity

RadioJoe said:

as stated above... It is useful to see if there is any unwarranted network activity

There is always network traffic. Just idling watching a packet scanner there is a dozen different kinds of legitimate traffic going on, to and from your computer. A little flashing icon tells you nothing you don't already know.