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Originally posted by: stlcardinals
The shorcut key for show desktop is the windows key + spacebar.
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Well it's more like:

Winkey + D = Show desktop
Winkey + Space = Peek at desktop
 
Originally posted by: lifeobry
Originally posted by: Infohawk
Vista is a good operating system that somehow most people think is awful for some reason. These people seem to think Windows 7 is the second coming despite the fact that it's really just Vista with a few tweaks.
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This phenomenon is bizzare. I'll reserve judgment as I haven't used the beta yet, but from everything I've seen and read it's Vista with some UI tweaks but everyone is absolutely enamored with it 😕
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I ran the Vista beta and RCs and am currently running Vista.

I think the reason everyone is much more optimistic about Win 7 is that this is just a beta but it still runs very well. It somehow feels sharper than Vista does. Vista did not have that feel during the beta stage.

I think many are expecting this to get better also as anyone would since it is just a beta.
 
Vista did not have that feel during the beta stage
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True, Vista beta had lots of driver issues. Since the driver stack is much closer with Vista/7 than XP/Vista we aren't seeing those issues this time around.
 
once you disable the stupid bubble to go classic start icon it disables all aero profiles.

when you launch ie it doesnt allow multiple windows with different ids in it. say you have 2 myspace accounts and you want to log into both at the same time. it will not allow you to. keeps the original one logged in even if you open a seperate ie window.

no classic start menu.

guess going to be stuck with vista or xp.

 
Originally posted by: Hyperlite
I think their justification of not having a docking bar like in Vista is to point you to the "Show Desktop" glass icon in the lower-right. If you hover over that icon for a second or two, it'll make all windows disappear as long as you are hovering. Then, you can see your desktop, icons, and any gadgets present. This way, you get more screen for your programs without having to keep the dock bar on top of everything, plus it's a quick second to view your gadgets with multiple windows open.

I think I can actually live with this solution.
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I'm sure thats their rationale, but the gadgets I like to use in the sidebar are gadgets that notify me of something (buddy lists/weather), or gadgets that I prefer as constant reminders (stickies, tasks). I dont want them covered, ever - that defeats their purpose, and I want to be able to maximize windows without covering them. I absolutely despised the apple dashboard because you didnt even have the option to put one on your desktop, let alone something as useful as a sidebar.

And theres still the issue of the gadgets sitting on top of icons if you put them on the left side, which is still a bit ridiculous.

The .exe is still named sidebar.exe. The gadgets still fit perfectly in it. There's absolutely nothing in their new implementation that precludes using a sidebar other than the fact that they just decided we dont get it anymore. I'm sure there's a lot of people that prefer their new default, but it was stupid, stupid, stupid to take out the sidebar when their current implementation of desktop-only gadgets is so poor.



 
IE8. Lots of webpages dont load correctly (I know about the compatability button but its not always obvious a website is wrong) and it freezes all the freaking time (NOT lock, it hasnt crashed yet, just freezes a lot).

Other then that i like it.
 
Originally posted by: lxskllr
Originally posted by: BD2003
I really hate that they took the sidebar out. They really didnt need to do that. They could have turned it off by default, but whats in there now is a total mess.

I cant just have that bar on the left that doesnt get covered when I maximize. I can set the individual gadgets to be always on top, but then theyre on top of whatever window I maximize.

And god forbid I line them up on the left side and actually decide to save something to the desktop. The icons will then be under the gadgets, and completely invisible and unclickable. Sigh.

At least they need to make the gadgets not cover the icons. Thats absurd.
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That's my biggest peeve so far. The sidebar's very useful to me, and free floating gadgets are about inversely useful. I'd use Google Desktop, but Vista's sidebar and gadgets are much better.
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Send MS some feedback. Who knows... maybe they will listen.
 
my sidebar is dead now.

had some probs rebooting and had to start end tasking things. since then, the sidebar wont load. found the exe and nada. just doesnt work at all now 🙁
 
I'm with Welsh. I miss my quicklaunch, and I'm struggling to get used to the taskbar. I don't see major speedups when it's running - but it does seem to boot a bit faster. I don't like the lack of customization in terms of taskbar. I don't like the new desktop fonts. There's a few little things that I like - icons on devices, more themes, among other things. More info on the defrag screen. The UAC slider thing is nice - although I ended up turning it off fairly quickly... which puts me back to where I was with Vista. It does seem fairly stable - much, much more stable than Vista beta 1, but it doesn't feel like things changed as much from Vista to W7 as did from XP to Vista. Drivers seem pretty good - everything worked right away, which is a huge improvement over my Vista experience.

The biggest thing that I don't like about it is that I don't see anything really neat about it. I loved XP, I switched to Vista for 64-bits and the new Media Center griped a bit, but now I'm happy enough with Vista Ultimate 64. I'm not sure what the compelling reason to go to Windows 7.. it feels like a GUI shift and a few minor tweaks to things. It almost feels the old "Extras" pack that MS used to sell...

I'll give it some time, but my first reaction is "but why did they get rid of...?"
 
Originally posted by: pm
I'm with Welsh. I miss my quicklaunch, and I'm struggling to get used to the taskbar. I don't see major speedups when it's running - but it does seem to boot a bit faster. I don't like the lack of customization in terms of taskbar. I don't like the new desktop fonts. There's a few little things that I like - icons on devices, more themes, among other things. More info on the defrag screen. The UAC slider thing is nice - although I ended up turning it off fairly quickly... which puts me back to where I was with Vista. It does seem fairly stable - much, much more stable than Vista beta 1, but it doesn't feel like things changed as much from Vista to W7 as did from XP to Vista. Drivers seem pretty good - everything worked right away, which is a huge improvement over my Vista experience.

The biggest thing that I don't like about it is that I don't see anything really neat about it. I loved XP, I switched to Vista for 64-bits and the new Media Center griped a bit, but now I'm happy enough with Vista Ultimate 64. I'm not sure what the compelling reason to go to Windows 7.. it feels like a GUI shift and a few minor tweaks to things. It almost feels the old "Extras" pack that MS used to sell...

I'll give it some time, but my first reaction is "but why did they get rid of...?"
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I agree,I feel like there's not enough there for me to upgrade,however its still beta so things may change or improve for the better,I hate the taskbar area and new layout to be honest but again I'll give it time....UAC was never a problem for me in Vista so thats a non issue.Speed wise not a big difference on a fast or decent PCs IMHO,however low spec PCs will show a difference in that area.
 
Originally posted by: pm
I'm with Welsh. I miss my quicklaunch, and I'm struggling to get used to the taskbar. I don't see major speedups when it's running - but it does seem to boot a bit faster. I don't like the lack of customization in terms of taskbar. I don't like the new desktop fonts. There's a few little things that I like - icons on devices, more themes, among other things. More info on the defrag screen. The UAC slider thing is nice - although I ended up turning it off fairly quickly... which puts me back to where I was with Vista. It does seem fairly stable - much, much more stable than Vista beta 1, but it doesn't feel like things changed as much from Vista to W7 as did from XP to Vista. Drivers seem pretty good - everything worked right away, which is a huge improvement over my Vista experience.

The biggest thing that I don't like about it is that I don't see anything really neat about it. I loved XP, I switched to Vista for 64-bits and the new Media Center griped a bit, but now I'm happy enough with Vista Ultimate 64. I'm not sure what the compelling reason to go to Windows 7.. it feels like a GUI shift and a few minor tweaks to things. It almost feels the old "Extras" pack that MS used to sell...

I'll give it some time, but my first reaction is "but why did they get rid of...?"
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Honestly, I cant think of a single windows release that had enough newness that I'd actually go out and spend the money on an upgrade. Ever since I stopped getting upgrades for free from the university, I usually just wait until Im ready for a new PC for a new OS. There just isnt $100+ worth of goodies in each new release to justify the cost, ever.

Even though it has as much new over the previous windows as virtually any other release, the one thing I've heard more than anything else is that it's Vista 1.5, and I really think that perception has an incredible amount to do with the fact that they didnt update the glass theme at all. It looks far too much like Vista. Even though I really do dig the Aero theme, I think theyre doing their new OS a huge disservice by not visually distinguishing it enough from its ill-received predecessor. Regardless of the fact that Vista is a solid OS, theres a ton of people that just dont like it, and they need to break that stigma.

I really believe a slight but noticeable modification to the caption buttons is going to make a huge difference in it's perception, and the way it sells off the bat. There's not a single feature that comes to mind that XP had over 2K other than the luna theme.
 
I dislike that the OS or WMP11 on Win7 added desktop.ini files to every single music folder I have. If i didn't uncheck the "hide files" i would not see them but why does it need a desktop.ini in every music folder? I will probably delete them tonight. I assume I don't need this file.

I also dislike that so far only WMP11 can access the libraries but i assume newer versions of apps could also access the libraries.
 
I dislike that your are not able to move your documents folder. Well not the same way as xp or vista. Basically i can't figure it out!

Also the new bar is to many steps, buttt i am getting used to it as others will. And this is not a good thing, we get used to a less efficient process... but I think i am starting to feel ike its not less efficient but i know it is!

 
Right click your documents folder. There's a tab labeled "Location" where you can move your documents folder.

Incidentally, this was also in XP and Vista.
 
Originally posted by: KeypoX
I dislike that your are not able to move your documents folder. Well not the same way as xp or vista. Basically i can't figure it out!

Also the new bar is to many steps, buttt i am getting used to it as others will. And this is not a good thing, we get used to a less efficient process... but I think i am starting to feel ike its not less efficient but i know it is!
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Navigate to the folder you want to move to from computer, select properties for that folder, select the location tab and change it to where ever you like. You can also access it from the explorer icon on the taskbar by navigating to the desired folder through the navigation pane under the computer link.
 
Originally posted by: BD2003
I really hate that they took the sidebar out. They really didnt need to do that. They could have turned it off by default, but whats in there now is a total mess.

I cant just have that bar on the left that doesn't get covered when I maximize. I can set the individual gadgets to be always on top, but then they're on top of whatever window I maximize.

And god forbid I line them up on the left side and actually decide to save something to the desktop. The icons will then be under the gadgets, and completely invisible and unclickable. Sigh.

At least they need to make the gadgets not cover the icons. Thats absurd.
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I'll jump in on this one too. I really like 7 other then this.

The nice thing about the sidebar is it's always visible regardless of what else I am doing. Having a bunch of random info strewn all over my desktop is pointless because I never SEE my desktop. The sidebar was one of the few features that made me stick with Vista over XP.

On a secondary note, the Media Center gadget seems poorly thought out. I thought it would actually play songs and videos but it seems to be just a shortcut bar.
 
Originally posted by: blurredvision

I think their justification of not having a docking bar like in Vista is to point you to the "Show Desktop" glass icon in the lower-right. If you hover over that icon for a second or two, it'll make all windows disappear as long as you are hovering. Then, you can see your desktop, icons, and any gadgets present. This way, you get more screen for your programs without having to keep the dock bar on top of everything, plus it's a quick second to view your gadgets with multiple windows open.

I think I can actually live with this solution.
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It doesn't work for me. I like the gadgets to just be visible all the time. I bought a great big LCD so I could have the deskspace to do things like that. It's not like the "show desktop" button is a radical new feature. I'm sure I would feel differently if I were a programmer and had a zillion windows open all the time, but I'm not.

Another aspect that's a little irritating is that there is still no easy way to rearrange the start menu. But that's been annoying me since Win98.
 
I dislike that the OS or WMP11 on Win7 added desktop.ini files to every single music folder I have. If i didn't uncheck the "hide files" i would not see them but why does it need a desktop.ini in every music folder? I will probably delete them tonight. I assume I don't need this file.
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Windows does that in most every folder, I think it has to do with folder settings. If/when you delete it Explorer will likely create another one soon. Vista and XP both did this.
 
Originally posted by: Cali3350
IE8. Lots of webpages dont load correctly (I know about the compatability button but its not always obvious a website is wrong) and it freezes all the freaking time (NOT lock, it hasnt crashed yet, just freezes a lot).

Other then that i like it.
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The freezing is caused by Flash 10 plugin. Downgrade to 9.
 
Originally posted by: nerp
Originally posted by: Cali3350
IE8. Lots of webpages dont load correctly (I know about the compatability button but its not always obvious a website is wrong) and it freezes all the freaking time (NOT lock, it hasnt crashed yet, just freezes a lot).

Other then that i like it.
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The freezing is caused by Flash 10 plugin. Downgrade to 9.
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The better solution is to switch to another browser while beta testing. That way if you need stability in a browser, one like Firefox will more than suffice. Just use IE 8 for beta testing only.
 
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