New Windows 7 Screenshots

[redeemed]

... they expect the UI to be changed i Windows 7 when it isn't even in beta stage... :wacko:

Vista changed hugely (GUI-wise) between bet1 and beta 2.

[Sam Symons Veteran]

^^^ be patient, its still in developement. :)

Precisely. I like the new design, personally. And I don't really expect huge UI changes either...I mean, the current one on Vista is quite nice, in my opinion. But yeah. Looks good. Thanks for the link :)

[Digitalx]

Looks like it's coming along well. good they got rid of the horrid bright aqua inner border on the glass theme on the bottom and the right of the windows.

There won't be any exceptional changes in the UI come the final version simply due to the fact that i'm sure microsoft learnt it's lesson in ****ing people off with changes.

[Tech Star]

It looks good! :D Can't wait until beta. :D

[Kupo-Cheer]

I'm still holding out for the more finalized UI, but I'm actually surprised at what I'm seeing so far, and in a good way. If there's one thing I haven;t liked about Windows it's the recycled look. You've got elements dating back from the Windows 95 days still there in some form within Vista. It looks like they're finally overhauling every last detail to bring it in line with modern aesthetics and functionality. I just hope they remember to keep things organized in a logical manner.

[Ayepecks]

I'm really not liking the lack of icons next to text menus. It's the same way in the new Windows Live Mail beta and other Live betas. (Go to the last page and scroll up to the Explorer screenshot see what I mean.)

[SVG Veteran]

Plenty of visible changes even though its a development version.. Keep up the good work Windows 7 team (Y)

[JonathanVP]

bah...looks like Vista with a new face....nuthin special

[afusion]

^ smoke much?

It's an Alpha for crying out loud...

Alpha.. Rita's escaped.. Recruit a team of teenagers with attitude..

[Mikee99]

I really wish they wouldn't leak screenshots, since that does hurt the development cycle. (http://www.aeroxp.org/2008/06/windows-7-65191-the-leak/)

However, I absolutely love the (very small) change to the aero glass. I love that they made the glass appear shinier and smoother. The glass in Vista looks more smokey.

To the haters, it's not at beta 1 yet. When it hits RC, then you can hate on the primary looks and UI.

[mikeyj]

Those screenshots are "pretty pretty pretty good".

[ATLien_0]

looks good making some good progress. I know the UI isnt supposed to change much until beta stages, but I am noticing that some apps follow now the Ribbon while others are following the "Windows Live" look. Consistency will be something that they need to work at I dont think having those two ideas together helps much

[-Hiroshi-]

... I .. Want... It.. !!!!!!!!

Screw Longhorn.. >_>

It's these little fixes that will sell Windows 7 for me, I already want it with all the nice little addons they made to the OS.. It looks incredible, Good job Microsoft! :D

[Ayepecks]

looks good making some good progress. I know the UI isnt supposed to change much until beta stages, but I am noticing that some apps follow now the Ribbon while others are following the "Windows Live" look. Consistency will be something that they need to work at I dont think having those two ideas together helps much

I agree completely.

[thollian]

I am liking the changes - look forward to hopefully be able to Beta test it!

[splicer707]

I'm so hot for Windows 7, right now.

Beta... Give... Must have... :geek:

[Digitalx]

bah...looks like Vista with a new face....nuthin special

that's all it's going to be there'll be minimal changes to UX and more under the hood then anything.

[devHead]

not looking bad. my only complain would be the dropdown menus for the "on/off" options of the system tray icons. they should do something like those sliding bars os x / the iphone have.

Yeah, and then a 1000 other people here would bash the snot out of them for 'copying' Apple again.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Microsoft and the Windows 7 team should focus on consistency. It just looks pleasing to the eye when the application UI matches the operating system's UI. A good example is the applications in Mac OS X Leopard which blend in well with the operating system. Of course, security improvements are to be expected but consistency is one thing that's been overlooked in pretty much every release of Windows.

Edited September 20, 2008 by Anaron

[notuptome2004]

Microsoft and the Windows 7 team should focus on consistency. It just looks pleasing to the eye when the application UI matches the operating system's UI. A good example is the applications in Mac OS X Leopard which blend in well with the operating system. Of course, security improvements are to be expected but this is one thing that's been overlooked in pretty much every release of Windows.

so UAC in vista dont count as an improvement then? Vista is the first windows OS to have a significant change in security measures

[.tony]

Am I the only person who thinks WMP looks really really really ugly?

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

so UAC in vista dont count as an improvement then? Vista is the first windows OS to have a significant change in security measures

I meant to say "but consistency is one thing that's been overlooked in pretty much every release of Windows". :pinch:

[+Neyht Subscriber²]

They finally completed the new gui for the display properties page. Looks nice....wish they did that for windows Vista.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Could Microsoft incorporate these changes into Windows Vista with a service pack?

[I am Reid]

When are you guys going to figure out the GUI isnt the main focus right now?