Stetson Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 yeah my only complaint is the HUGE taskbar.... If we could get the same features out of a thin taskbar I would be fine with it. You can. There's an option for small icons which brings it back to the same height as previous versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RvXtm Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Hope the beta is close... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyK Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I can honestly say Ive never really had a problem with the size of the task bar in XP. I like the direction MS are going with all the new features on the task bar but making it bigger just wastes space for me. Lets hope we have a choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyX Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Microsoft are doing their best to make the classic theme look even uglier than under Vista: IMNSHO this is hideous. ROFL, they're still working on this theme? Wasted hours. If you buy Windows 7, then use the stupid theme that comes with it and don't install it on your 400MHz PC with a Geforce 2 video card o_O I like MS though, they'll always make me laugh because of these things :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stetson Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 By choosing the options for small icons and to always use text labels, you basically are back to the look of the Vista taskbar, only a bit less cluttered. They aren't "making classic uglier" or forcing anything upon you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Is that an animated fish on the desktop? I know you can already animated the desktop in Visa by typing something like following on the command-promt. aurora.scr /p65552 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Is that a wallpaper (with the fish)? If so, where is it available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom7000 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I hope it will be available on Technet and MSDN soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENGUINwithM4A1 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 upgrade class to windows XP, its classic now not 95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealexweb Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Has Divx play support landed yet? Microsoft promised it to us before RTM for anyone who missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmonopoly Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 (edited) Very nice. I can't wait to get the final or get into the beta for that matter. I hear it's really closed right now but will open up to more maybe in December or January. Don't quote the whole post when it's obvious what you're talking about, <snipped>. Edited November 15, 2008 by PureLegend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unto Darkness Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Was this screenshot taken in a netbook? The resolution is small.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Jolt Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Windows 7 seems to be incredible. I wonder how Windows Vista is going to be when this is released, SP2 probably will bring a lot to Windows Vista from Windows 7. I love the superbar, I am glad they are making it bigger, they got rid of the start text and that was a great improvement, you guys complained the orb came out of the taskbar, now they are making the superbar contain the orb instead of sticking it out. It also shows the date now, the small taskbar couldn't show it because it was too small. I think this is a revolutionary upgrade for Windows, the superbar! :yes: :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emn1ty Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Was this screenshot taken in a netbook? The resolution is small.... I agree. That or the icons and taskbar are just set to a huge size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted November 15, 2008 Global Moderator Share Posted November 15, 2008 Someone said the taskbar is like, 17pix? How much bigger is it from the older Vista one anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profets Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Someone said the taskbar is like, 17pix? How much bigger is it from the older Vista one anyways? i think they mentioned that its 17 pixels taller than the old taskbar Edit: i just checked. usual taskbar we're used to is 30 pixels tall. new superbar is 40 pixels tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 The taskbar size can be adjusted, so that the icons are either small (Vista like size) or large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profets Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 The taskbar size can be adjusted, so that the icons are either small (Vista like size) or large. yup.. and if you set icons small and turn off the grouping option, then you get a vista looking taskbar, but with ability to pin programs to it as well which is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nX07 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I'm really excited about this! :) Ugh, hopefully they don't make this the last Windows that's not on a subscription basis for retail customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhobo Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Larger icons. For T O U C H S C R E E N S, obviously. Should be great, can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_97784568745 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Has Divx play support landed yet? Microsoft promised it to us before RTM for anyone who missed it. Already present in 6801. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted November 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 15, 2008 ROFL, they're still working on this theme? Wasted hours.If you buy Windows 7, then use the stupid theme that comes with it and don't install it on your 400MHz PC with a Geforce 2 video card o_O I like MS though, they'll always make me laugh because of these things :) I still use Classic. Why? When using Windows in a Virtual Machine on OS X it's nice to have a really dull UI, otherwise it's a bit too confusing on the eyes to have shiny awesomeness on top of shiny awesomeness, even worse when the designs aren't the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhobo Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Can this build be downloaded anywhere? Legally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capr Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 the new taskbar seems like it will limit the screen viewing size.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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