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Island Dog

Join Date 06/2003

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Windows 7 UI Revealed

What do you think?

As many of you might know, Microsoft unveiled more details about Windows 7 at this weeks PDC (Professional Developers Conference). During a keynote made on Tuesday, Windows 7 was actually demonstrated, and one of the main focuses was on UI improvements and feature additions. Microsoft has added several interesting features that I personally can’t wait to try out myself.

Here are some screenshots courtesy of Neowin.net who have been providing some great PDC coverage.


Start Menu/Jump List	Win7 desktop	Theme Gallery

Link: Introducing the Windows 7 UI @ Neowin

Link: Windows 7 Demo Videos

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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I guess it's safe to say that Windows 7 looks like it's built on Vista, so is there really much change? Are we just looking at marketing putting on a new face to Vista here?

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DrJBHL

Join Date 04/2002

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A "Newer, skinnier face", Philly. It's what Vista shoulda been but without the real work to enable both speed and some vital apps without the bloat of Vista.

I think they're slimming it down also to encourage "Cloud" computing (Azure) also and Vista didn't do as well as they wished.

They forget that Personal Computing took off like a rocket because it gave us control over documents, word processing, data bases, etc.!

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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And me still running XP! Wonder if Vista with a new face will be worth looking at?

(I think I left myself wide open here to take some hits.)

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DrJBHL

Join Date 04/2002

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None from me, Philly. It's Vistoid face has (in this build) some changes but it's 'meh' compared to the creative stuff here (WC).

This isn't the final build though, and I expect things to change from here.

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Brilliant..... in a few days we'll be überflooded with tons and tons of 'Windows 7' WB themes.
Same story everytime.....

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Thuglifejunior

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I for one am still running XP, I've never really been long enough on a Vista Rig to differentiate between the two....but that Windows 7 demo looked very impressive, or am I just being drawn in by the eye candy that it had to offer, I mean I always have a lot of screens open , so that looks like a damn easy way to scroll between the lot.....but what happens with our software that we have now, I believe their is already a lot of conflict of software drivers with Vista, will this be even more so now with the new windows 7

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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Brilliant..... in a few days we'll be überflooded with tons and tons of 'Windows 7' WB themes.

Same story everytime.....

Which always brings up the question, 'Why would you want your desktop to look like an OS that you don't run?'

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guess it's safe to say that Windows 7 looks like it's built on Vista, so is there really much change? Are we just looking at marketing putting on a new face to Vista here?

You're not the only one scratching his head about this Philly. And I have a Vista system!

in a few days we'll be überflooded with tons and tons of 'Windows 7' WB themes.
Same story everytime.....

Ah Snowman, none of us will forget the 3 year Longhorn / Vista Craze at WC! And by time Vista was released, we were already burnt out on it and it was old news. Cp

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Vista Craze at WC

and the Windows 2000 craze
and the Apple craze
and the Aero craze
etc etc.....

why can't people just get whatever OS they wanna stare at everyday, instead of pestering us with these "fake OS's"

(yeah I know, Aero isn't an OS, but still....)

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They should make the UI "glassy" Perhaps more like clear glass, not so fuzzy and translucent, with a thin blue line boarder around the windows. Or perhaps make it look like a bunch of clouds. This is just more of the same MORE OF THE SAME!!! VOTE ELECTION 2008!

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Ah, it is so laughable! I sit back and watch people complain that Microsoft doesn't do anything right like apple. Now, they try to do that but far better and they still complain! Ughh! I give up! LOL. (

Ok, so now on topic. I love the interface myself. It is a great improvement on Vista and prior Windows versions. For those of you that are concerned that you don't like the size of the new taskbar. It is still resizable.

Finally, Microsoft is headed in the right direction. IslandDog, Frogboy, or anyone from Stardock, What implications does this have for windowblinds and deskscapes? Will they still be included? I hope so because I have always enjoyed changing the look and feel as I see fit every so often. I also do not want to go back to the world of static wallpaper with us having animated wallpapers now.

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Wow, i wait for WindowBlinds 7 for Windows 7

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DrJBHL: "but it's 'meh' compared to the creative stuff here (WC)" Yea I'm not really caring for some reason, I'm still far more impressed with what I can already do with DesktopX and WindowBlinds and the such than I am with what I'm seeing in 7.

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I.R. Brainiac

Join Date 05/2003

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Brilliant..... in a few days we'll be überflooded with tons and tons of 'Windows 7' WB themes.
Same story everytime.....

Its guaranteed Snowey...and the sheep will flock to them.

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DrJBHL

Join Date 04/2002

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Quoting I.R. Brainiac,

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Brilliant..... in a few days we'll be überflooded with tons and tons of 'Windows 7' WB themes.
Same story everytime.....

Its guaranteed Snowey...and the sheep will flock to them.

Baaaaaah! None of that fer me!

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I think it's looks more user-friendly than Vista and the menus look easier to read. I personally hate the Vista start menu layout, but this looks much nicer.

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vStyler

Join Date 11/2004

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Same ugly crap, I'd like to get paid what those guys do for their ui design and be able to perform as badly. Nice inconsistent lighting too

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I have used Vista Ultimate since its release, and i love it, and have had very very few problems, unlike XP when it first came out, maybe i am just lucky, but it works extremely well, and i do suppose when 7 comes out i will more than likely dig deep into the wallet and buy it

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I too use Vista Ultimate, and I have no issues other then those I expected. I have been very happy with it. Windows 7 looks awesome and the taskbar features seem very exciting!

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I have two machines, one with XP and one with Vista. I am less interested in interface design because Stardock and others make it possible to have almost any interface I want. Stability of the system is paramount to me, and because of that reason, I won't be rushing out to buy another OS as soon as it is released, as I did with Vista. My Vista system is still not as stable as my XP, and they run pretty much the same applications, side-by-side. Demos created by professionals, under optimum conditions, for marketing purposes may, and may not, represent end-user experiences. That isn't a knock against Microsoft, and more than it is a plug for Apple. It applies to most products, and certainly those on the leading edge of computer technology. I'll wait a bit this time, and only make the OS purchase based on actual need.

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joeKnowledge

Join Date 03/2004

I don't know about Windows 7. I am still waiting for the ""cloud" database storage instead of what we have now. I am sort of being forced to switch due to the fact that I want a new computer and the ones I want only come in VISTA but for the most part I don't see a reason to switch from XP. Maybe when there are more 64 bit apps I will feel the need to go to Vista and Windows 7.

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I work in IT at a large retailer and we talked just today regarding upgrading but we're waiting for Win7 before we plunge from XP...

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I agree with vStyler Very ugly. Looks like an updated XP.

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I recently upgraded to Vista Ultimate from XP and I must say that Windows 7 so far is not worth the time or money to buy.Personally I love Vista Ult. The only snags i've ran into are due to the developers side not the OS and have only ran into one instance where the OS was at fault. Unless M$ pulls a rabbit out of thier @$$ and show off something that makes this OS different from Vista and makes it worth the extra cash count me out for I get pretty much everything I want from here (WC) and from Vista.

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I really love the look. The taskbar looks awesome.

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