Requests to Microsoft.

[Gornot]

Windows Media Player 12 just screams for more upgrading:

- New visualizations
- New ripping options (in addition of WAV, MP3 and WMA I would really like to see AAC [HE-AAC] and FLAC)
- New skins
- Improved Graphic Equalizer (maybe even an option to import custom made presets from other media player software such as Winamp)
- Better Sync handling (an option to re-encode music files that are not compatible with the user's MP3 player, which currently doesn't work for me)

These options would definitely prevent me from using any other media player software as I am still very satisfied with the current version of Windows Media Player

Windows Sidebar
Redesign the Windows Sidebar feature from Windows Vista. It would be great if we could have more control over our Gadgets, most importantly, saving Gadget settings. If, for whatever reason, I need to close all my Gadgets, each time I wish to add them back I need to set them up from scratch (besides, having to close all the gadgets one by one is bothersome, and I do not like killing processes in the task Manager). Furthermore, an option to include or exclude the sidebar ruler from the Desktop would be great; but the ruler is the thing that should be redesigned. The look is great, but it prevents us from having any space between the Gadgets.

 

[iamq]

Shouldn't "all programs" actually show "all programs"???

Make the real Movie Maker work with Win 7

 

[tuckeratlarge]

I tell you what would be nice, when you hover over an icon on the superbar and get the preview, if there was a button you could press that kept that preview up and on top. For instance when playing a video in VLC, I would like the preview to stay popped up and on top so I can surf the tinternet and still keep an eye on the film or video.

 

[starfox444]

Multiple monitor taskbars. I don't think that it is right I have to pay a fair bit of money for Display Fusion Pro just to have a multi monitor taskbars.

I remember reading that it wasn't included because no single option was suitable, so why not propose multiple options?

One taskbar can act as the standard taskbar, for launching applications and also containing the startbar and system tray. The other bars can be used solely for displaying windows active on that monitor or active through out the system.

Another possibility may be simply stretching the existing taskbar over multiple screens.

In task manager, when selecting processes, the ability to "Restart Process" from the right click context menu. It gets a bit annoying when you are trying to get your start orb just right. I would also like a more accessible hotkey for task manager as opposed to ctrl+shift+esc because it's ridiculously unwieldy for something I use so much. Perhaps ctrl+shift+start would be a better option or perhaps ctrl+shift+a?

My major disputes about Windows 7 are petty so if there's any form of major changes for the good I'll be very surprised because I can't think of much to change.

 

[kitji]

yes, the ability to make the taskbar totally transparent without affecting the buttons and other stuff so the display will extend to the bottom, just like a docked supertaskbar or a floating system tray icons and buttons

 

[valtonray]

1- alarm clock functionality built into the taskbar clock
2-allow an actual custom install for advanced users
3-please allow me to remove parts of windows i don't need individually-eg notepad, paint, calculator.
4-drop 32 bit editions hardware is quickly surpassing the need for them
5-custom start buttons on verified themes
6-finsih updating ALL icons, especially the hidden ones those 16 bit icons are an eyesore and we do see them.
7-make easier access to hidden features or remove them
8-i know it won't be in 8 but maybe in 9 can we rename our drives as we see fit. alphabet is limiting us.
9-all programs shortcut in right-click menu
10-ability to customize guest account permanently from admin account and only admin accounts.

 

[valtonray]

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[unifex]

1. WMP should have an old "open file" option/button and thus be able to play a file without creating a list or putting it into a library.

2. The default location of user files should be: a) customizable, b) on a separate partition from the OS, c) on should be able to rename default locations from the generic "My ...".
Applications, such as WMP, should refer to the default locations determined by users, rather than to the hard-wired standard "My ...".

3. The temporary files should get cleaned up automatically, both when a program is closed and when it gets uninstalled.

4. One should be able to customize background colors, especially in Windows Explorer without using third-party software - or just change the default from all that white.

5. Copying/moving files, although better than in Vista, should still be improved and give consistent speeds depending on hardware capabilities.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

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[mac5050]

I have a simple request

All dialogs should re-open at the last used size and position.

I can't believe that dialogs like Services and Device Manager still open at a default MS size - always too small for comfortable use, so they have to be resized. Other dialogs, such as, File> Right-click> Properties should re-open in the last used position - not in random positions like they currently do. (Try selecting various files in a folder and hitting Alt-Enter - No two Properties dialogs open in the same place - lol).

mac

 

[pezzonovante]

I agree with many of the requests, but I find the request regarding Windows 7 Search totally strange. The search feature of Windows 7 is so much better than XP. I have indexed all my documents and music. Now, all I have to do is type anything at all about the file I'm looking for in the start search box and within a fraction of a second the desired result comes up. I hardly ever use the Windows Explorer nowadays because of the excellent search system.
When I have to find a file with a particular extension in a system folder, it can be done very easily by using the search box of that folder. I am curious to know how the XP search functionality was better than Window 7's?

 

[garysgold]

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[liquidmonkey]

greater dual display (monitor) support.
example, allow different backgrounds on each monitor.

how about interactive backgrounds? example, graphics that move.

both of these could be an option in win7 ULTIMATE as it should be ULTIMATE afterall


ps, a HUGE THANKS for adding the snippet tool, it is AWESOME!!

 

[Zidane24]

greater dual display (monitor) support.
example, allow different backgrounds on each monitor.

how about interactive backgrounds? example, graphics that move.

both of these could be an option in win7 ULTIMATE as it should be ULTIMATE afterall


ps, a HUGE THANKS for adding the snippet tool, it is AWESOME!!

Your first suggestion is a great one for people with multiple monitors...the second one has/been done and it is called Dreamscene in the Ultimate SKU of Windows Vista...

Sadly Dreamscene was canceled...so I doubt any recurrence of this feature in the Ultimate SKU of Windows 7 SP1 or above

 

[valtonray]

dreamscene will eventually reappear in some version, the problem with it in vista is that the hardware on the average pc just wasn't ready for it. when it isn't as taxing on the machine expect that the ability to natively use animated wallpapers will return.

 

[PeterMinin]

An addition from other discussions, strange it isn't here yet: people want Explorer to remember the window position for each folder.

And I think this topic should be made sticky

 

[WindowsStar]

XP Mode (Remove it or Support it):
If Microsoft is going to offer XP mode for Windows 7 then Windows XP should be completely supported until end of life of Windows 7 because it is now part of a new OS. This means more service packs and all patches until the end of life of Windows 7. When Microsoft stops supporting Windows XP then Windows 7 will be completely compromised and be subject to security issues when using XP Mode.

That is rather stupid. They should NOT have to support Windows XP and create more service packs thus wasting resources that could be used on Vista or 7, just because they allowed us to have a decent compatibility mode in Windows 7.

If we used that logic, then every OS they are emulating with the Compatibility mode (list below) would have to be supported.

I think you are confusing two entirely different things. XP Mode is a REAL Windows XP load running in virtual mode. Compatibility mode is Windows 7 telling the software that it is running on Windows 98 or Windows XP, in other words it is fooling the software into thinking it is running on a different OS. So your logic is not quite correct.

Now I notice your post is from a while back and at that time MS did not have too many issues with XP Mode but now that crackers have found a way to get malicious code to run in XP Mode and then jump to Windows 7 why in the world would you NOT want MS to keep providing security patches for Windows XP = XP Mode. You would rather your machine be compromised? Not me MS need to support Windows XP = XP Mode or remove it from Windows 7.

 

[PeterMinin]

One more request: please fix the "Always on top" mechanism. My gadget keeps getting covered with windows as they are switched (not always, unfortunately I haven't found a way to reproduce the problem). Sometimes after I call it up by pressing Win+G it stays on top but sometimes when I do so and then click on a window, it covers it again, so I have to unckeck and check again the "Always on top" tick of the gadget - after that it does stay on top till the next fail

 

[Layback Bear]

A free download of Outlook Express for Windows 7!!