I will not buy Windows 7 unless it has ... *Feature*


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All I ask for is the option to remove things I don't need from the UI. Vista left me with an non customizable view of what the designers at MS thought was right for everyone. I want the option to be able to customize explorer the way I want, without a load of chunky tool bars everywhere. Id like more options on visual styles and the ability to pick and choose what features I need without having to resort to registry hacks.

I'm back on XP now days, Vista just annoyed me.

Edit> Forgot to add, allow us to turn of the mouse hot tracking!! I hated the blue squares over every icon my mouse moved over.

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Good lord, this topic is still alive? *sigh*..... u know, whats the big deal? no one has a CLUE what all 7 has in it.... least of all microsoft..... its barely alpha right now. Let's just enjoy what we have instead of always looking to what's on the horizon. :p i know, i'm old fashioned hehe

WinFS, no registry, build in virtualization features , advanced visual effects like Compiz/Beryl/XGL, resolution independence, better performance and faster than Vista (like Ubuntu)

Wouldn't that essentially involve re-writing Windows entirely and requiring every 3rd party that develops apps for Windows to re-write all their applications?

guys... WinFS isn't that special... it still uses NTFS.

as for the no registry idea... its a good idea but it cannot be implemented by windows 7. like what majindark says, developers would need to rewrite everything. something like this would need to be phased out gradually.

  • WinFS.
  • Spaces (Like OS X has).
  • Built in theme support, that's EASY to use.
  • Lighter then Vista.
  • Ability to easily merge multiple HDDs into one big disk. Like RAID, but software based and super-easy to use.
  • Better multiple monitor support.
  • Built in anti-virus and anti-spyware.

  • Ability to easily merge multiple HDDs into one big disk. Like RAID, but software based and super-easy to use.

You can do this today. I think Windows 2000 supported dynamic volumes which could span multiple disks. Unless you meant to do it in a way that provides some specific kind of fault-tolerance (a la RAID 5)?

  • Better multiple monitor support.

Anything in particular?

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  • Built in anti-virus and anti-spyware.

Windows Vista include an anti-spyware utilit (Windows Defender). The general belief seems to be that including anti-virus support would likely be prohibited by anti-trust laws, at least in some markets.

Anything in particular?

Wallpapers on different screens at the very least, with individual support for stretch/tile/scale.

Ability to put the task bar on multiple screens.

I would also like to see sidebar evolve into more what was shown in the Longhorn concepts, with the ability to take over some duties of the taskbar (i.e. systray etc).

I would love to see better network based Windows Media library support - this might be possible already but I haven't found an easy way to do it. I would like to put my media library on a shared NAS and have every machine in the house see it (with changes in one place reflected in all others).

A better Alt-Tab, more Expose like.

OS support for mounting, creating and burning iso images.

I actually think Vista has most of it right, I can't really think of much else I would change.

Built specificly for multicore processors.

And only available in x64 so programs can be made more secure etc

And a fancier UI similar but better than OS X's interface, cause lets face it aero now looks crap compared to the glossy looks of leopard.

I would like to some kind start up isolation.

I'll try explain, not allow any 3rd party software to run software or (drivers with certain exceptions of course but limited) during boot-up, lock it down completely.

But instead run them from one place not some from reg some start up etc after boot-up, giving normal computer uses ability choose easily.

And a fancier UI similar but better than OS X's interface, cause lets face it aero now looks crap compared to the glossy looks of leopard.

And that's what I hope Microsoft don't do! Vista is the first Microsoft OS I have ever used which I haven't felt compelled to change the look of, and that's a fair achievement by Microsoft!

guys... WinFS isn't that special... it still uses NTFS.

as for the no registry idea... its a good idea but it cannot be implemented by windows 7. like what majindark says, developers would need to rewrite everything. something like this would need to be phased out gradually.

Not really. All those information you stored in registry they can redirect and store in XMLs placed where the app or game is installed. End of story.

There is absolutely no need for 32 bit Windows 7 release. Who the **** is going to run Windows 7 on Pentium IV? Heck even last versions of P IV were supporting 64. Nowdays you can pick up 64bit CPU for $30.

Windows 7 32bit is waste of money, resource and if Microsoft can afford that, **** like i should care.

We don't need registry

New folder/file organization

Totally new redesigned GUI. Aero/Glass idea is great

Virtual Desktop

Too many Vista Editions, and i hope not with Windows 7

It's time to replace stupid Paint, Wordpad, and Notepad with something better

Not really. All those information you stored in registry they can redirect and store in XMLs placed where the app or game is installed. End of story.

End of story eh? So you've solved the issues of concurrency, access permissions, sharing violations, centralized administration, performance, caching, and all the other problems the registry was specifically designed to solve?

How do you handle shared component registration? One big old XML file that everybody parties on and promises not to break? What about providing a merged view over per-system and per-user components (ie. "HKEY_Classes_Root")? Are applications expected to do that themselves? Or do you write a registry-like API on top of the XML files and require everyone to use that? Oh wait, now you're back to having the registry except it's slower. Wonderful.

So please, do elaborate. I'd love to hear how you solved all the problems with using XML configuration files for the purposes currently served by the registry.

going for only 64bits will be the best thing they will do

lets face it, Vista is really good in 32bits and even better in 64bits (if you have the proper RAM for it), by the time Windows 7 gets released 64bits CPUs are probably the default for anyone that will buy a new computer in the end of 2009, early in 2010 (if it isn't already)

going only to 64bits (and this to work its has to have compatibility with the drivers of Vista x64) will make all the current users that have 64bits processors use the full power of their machines and make the software programers write their software to 32bits (has that many popular ones does already)

who dont have 64 bits CPU, simply or stay with WinXP (the dance all dance of almost all the ppl in foruns) or use Vista 32bits, either way already in Vista 32bits using only having one core dont give the full power of Windows Vista that is his really good multi tasking and memory management

for me the best line of release is Windows 7 only be 64bits for the reasons stated and release 32bits and 64 bits only for Servers (ex: Windows Vista Business/Enterprise edition and Windows Server 2008) for the obvious reason that many of the companies still have 32 bits processors

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