Suggestions for Vista

Suggestions:
1. Integrate Dreamscene to Aero
-Most home users like Vista Ultimate because of Ultimate Extras,
Complete PC Backup and Restore, and BitLocker. Dreamscene happens to be a
popular feature of Ultimate, but if that's all a user wants, it's not very
wise to spend 100$ more than Home Premium or Business just to get Extras.
There is also an Extra that lets you play Poker, but there are 3rd party
software/websites that can let you do that.

2. Screensaver Fine-tuning
-I've seen it before: you have to play with some values in the registry
to change some settings in some Windows screensavers, namely Ribbons,
Bubbles, Mystify. However, for the inexperienced user who just wants bigger
bubbles or thinner ribbons, it's quite hard to follow instructions that
assume the reader is an experienced computer user.

3. Where's Luna?
-Some Vista users just miss the Luna theme that XP came with.
Personally, I miss it as well, and I doubt that most users would like to buy
WindowsBlinds just to get XP look on Vista. The Luna theme should be
available for download. Maybe as an "Optional" update in Windows Update. Or,
as a download in the Microsoft website.

4. Change color in Windows Vista Basic Theme
-The generic light blue color scheme that the Vista Basic theme has
isn't very attractive. There should be options to change the frame color so
that computers unable to run the Vista Standard or Aero theme can also enjoy
the customizable interface. It can also help laptops by not making it a
hassle to switch between Aero/Standard and Basic, which uses less GPU and CPU
power. The "ColorizationColor" registry entry is deleted whenever you switch
to Basic through Personalization. It saves the user time to get that perfect
shade of Green, Violet, or Yellow that was lost due to someone changing the
theme to Vista Basic. If possible, on computers capable of running the Vista
Standard or Aero theme, the "ColorizationColor" registry entry should not be
deleted, so that the user will not have to fine-tune sliders to get that
perfect shade.

5. Additional Aero Effect
-Windows OS's before Vista have an animation when Maximizing/Restoring
windows. It would be cool to have that in Aero. I thought that the
Maximize/Restore animation was under "Animate windows when minimizing and
maximizing". I guess that option was the smooth transition that happens when
you minimize a window to the taskbar and bring back a window from the
taskbar. I have a suggestion for the animation that would look nice for
Maximize/Restore: When you double-click an icon in Mac OSX, a ghost of the
icon seems to expand and fade out. For maximizing, expand and fade out a
ghost image. For restoring, shrink and fade out a ghost image. That would be
a good animation for maximizing/restoring in Aero.

Well, that's all I can think of for now. I would like to say that nothing in
this post is meant to disrespect or detract Microsoft or any of its products
and staff. I would like to thank them for making an OS that rocks and an
interface that is just simply astounding. I would appreciate
feedback/comments for my suggestions, should you feel that something is
missing, you want to add suggestions, misspelled words, etc.

Vista Rocks!


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"Dion" <> wrote in message
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> Suggestions:
> 1. Integrate Dreamscene to Aero
> -Most home users like Vista Ultimate because of Ultimate Extras,
> Complete PC Backup and Restore, and BitLocker. Dreamscene happens to be a
> popular feature of Ultimate, but if that's all a user wants, it's not very
> wise to spend 100$ more than Home Premium or Business just to get Extras.
> There is also an Extra that lets you play Poker, but there are 3rd party
> software/websites that can let you do that.
>
> 2. Screensaver Fine-tuning
> -I've seen it before: you have to play with some values in the registry
> to change some settings in some Windows screensavers, namely Ribbons,
> Bubbles, Mystify. However, for the inexperienced user who just wants
> bigger
> bubbles or thinner ribbons, it's quite hard to follow instructions that
> assume the reader is an experienced computer user.
>
> 3. Where's Luna?
> -Some Vista users just miss the Luna theme that XP came with.
> Personally, I miss it as well, and I doubt that most users would like to
> buy
> WindowsBlinds just to get XP look on Vista. The Luna theme should be
> available for download. Maybe as an "Optional" update in Windows Update.
> Or,
> as a download in the Microsoft website.
>
> 4. Change color in Windows Vista Basic Theme
> -The generic light blue color scheme that the Vista Basic theme has
> isn't very attractive. There should be options to change the frame color
> so
> that computers unable to run the Vista Standard or Aero theme can also
> enjoy
> the customizable interface. It can also help laptops by not making it a
> hassle to switch between Aero/Standard and Basic, which uses less GPU and
> CPU
> power. The "ColorizationColor" registry entry is deleted whenever you
> switch
> to Basic through Personalization. It saves the user time to get that
> perfect
> shade of Green, Violet, or Yellow that was lost due to someone changing
> the
> theme to Vista Basic. If possible, on computers capable of running the
> Vista
> Standard or Aero theme, the "ColorizationColor" registry entry should not
> be
> deleted, so that the user will not have to fine-tune sliders to get that
> perfect shade.
>
> 5. Additional Aero Effect
> -Windows OS's before Vista have an animation when Maximizing/Restoring
> windows. It would be cool to have that in Aero. I thought that the
> Maximize/Restore animation was under "Animate windows when minimizing and
> maximizing". I guess that option was the smooth transition that happens
> when
> you minimize a window to the taskbar and bring back a window from the
> taskbar. I have a suggestion for the animation that would look nice for
> Maximize/Restore: When you double-click an icon in Mac OSX, a ghost of the
> icon seems to expand and fade out. For maximizing, expand and fade out a
> ghost image. For restoring, shrink and fade out a ghost image. That would
> be
> a good animation for maximizing/restoring in Aero.
>
> Well, that's all I can think of for now.

Wow! And I was always under the impression that computers were there to do
WORK!
Obviously not....

On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:32:59 -0000, "Gordon" <>
wrote:

> Wow! And I was always under the impression that computers were there to do
> WORK!
> Obviously not....

<tongue-in-cheek>

He was talking about Vista Ultimate, not Vista Business or Enterprise.
So he was talking about a glorified gaming console, not a work machine.

</tongue-in-cheek>

Sorry I can't find an edit button anywhere. I guess i'll just have to reply
to my post.

To Gordon:
I understand that computers are supposed to do work, but seeing as I'm a
home user, I can't really research that deeply into the "Business" side of
Vista Ultimate. Yes, I have Vista Ultimate. Just can't appreciate the
Business functions that well.

Additional Suggestions:
6. Media Center Hotstart
-On computers that are capable of using the HotStart feature of Media
Center, I noticed that Media Center takes too long to load because Windows
loads all the rest of system as well. As a suggestion, When HotStart is
utilized, Vista shouldn't load the rest of the system: only the logon screen,
and after that, only Media Center should load. Other startup apps like
Sidebar, Yahoo! Messenger (if applicable), Live Messenger (if applicable),
Limewire (if applicable), etc. should stay "uninitiated" until Media Center
is closed. On more technical terms, and advanced understanding,
"explorer.exe" shouldn't load as well, so that most of the GUI doesn't
follow. Maybe the startup logic should be reorganized such that startup apps
don't load until "explorer.exe" is loaded, or maybe the user can choose which
startup apps will be allowed to load if HotStart is used, or maybe startup
apps can load, but not "explorer.exe". I don't really know about the startup
and stuff like that, I'm 14 years old and I don't tinker with the computer
too much. Either way, even in the description of HotStart: "HotStart zips you
right to DVDs or music, saving both time and battery life." (taken from
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...rformance.mspx).
It's supposed to zip me right to Media Center, but if it's going to load the
whole OS while it does, it's better off booting normally and starting Media
Center when everything else is loaded, so that the computer can focus on
loading and not having Media Center in its list of stuff to load.

7. Start button exploring
-I noticed that when in Vista Basic, Vista Standard, or Aero theme,
opening folders in the Start menu take a little longer than usual, especially
when there are a lot of stuff in the folder. In Windows Standard or Classic
theme the folder opens instantly. I have no idea how to change that, just
pointing it out.

Well, that's all I can think of for now. Just to point out again, nothing in
this post is intended to disrespect Microsoft or any other company/person I
mention. Copyrighted stuff are property of their respective owners.

Dion wrote:

> Suggestions:
> 1. Integrate Dreamscene to Aero
> -Most home users like Vista Ultimate because of Ultimate Extras,
> Complete PC Backup and Restore, and BitLocker. Dreamscene happens to be
> a popular feature of Ultimate, but if that's all a user wants, it's not
> very wise to spend 100$ more than Home Premium or Business just to get
> Extras. There is also an Extra that lets you play Poker, but there are
> 3rd party software/websites that can let you do that.

Most home users don't like or want Vista, Period. But they want
Ultimate? For the Extras?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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"Dion" <> wrote in message
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> Sorry I can't find an edit button anywhere. I guess i'll just have to
> reply
> to my post.

That's because you are using the horrible web interface.

Setting up Outlook Express/Windows Mail to access Microsoft newsgroups
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm

Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express/Windows Mail Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...roupsetup.mspx

Probably... yeah. But most of them probably don't like Vista because their
computers can't run the Aero theme I can run all my old programs I used to
run on XP on Vista, and I can run Aero. They just keep whining that Vista
takes up a lot of memory and upgrading to it won't do any good, but that's
how things get better, don't they. XP used more memory than 2000, but the
added benefits of XP made it attractive. Now, Vista takes up more memory than
XP and 2000 combined, but Vista is the most secure Window OS so far, so Aero
or not, it should be a good choice if you don't want a Mac.

Extras are extras, and sometimes they are the most useful things on your
computer. BitLocker seems to be an extra, even though it isn't said to be
one. BitLocker is exclusive to Ultimate and Enterprise editions, but not
everyone can get Enterprise, right?

No offense to anyone or any institution. Just my honest comments.

Yeah. Their website pretty much reflects Vista a little. Made it harder to
find what you want

"Dion" <> wrote in message
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> Yeah. Their website pretty much reflects Vista a little. Made it harder to
> find what you want


To whom are you talking and about what? You probably don't realise, but you
are using a web interface to a Usenet Newsgroup.
Please quote the post you are replying to, and don't change the subject
line...

Dion wrote:

> Probably... yeah. But most of them probably don't like Vista because
> their computers can't run the Aero theme I can run all my old
> programs I used to run on XP on Vista, and I can run Aero. They just
> keep whining that Vista takes up a lot of memory and upgrading to it
> won't do any good, but that's how things get better, don't they. XP used
> more memory than 2000, but the added benefits of XP made it attractive.
> Now, Vista takes up more memory than XP and 2000 combined, but Vista is
> the most secure Window OS so far, so Aero or not, it should be a good
> choice if you don't want a Mac.
>
> Extras are extras, and sometimes they are the most useful things on your
> computer. BitLocker seems to be an extra, even though it isn't said to
> be one. BitLocker is exclusive to Ultimate and Enterprise editions, but
> not everyone can get Enterprise, right?
>
> No offense to anyone or any institution. Just my honest comments.

Well Bitlocker is mostly for organized crime. Like the Mafia, NAMBLA, Al
Qaeda, & Corporations.

MOST home users should not get anywhere near it, as they already have
enough problems accessing their unencrypted data.

As for XP & 2000, I used 2000 for a long time after XP was released, as
at the time, it was the better OS. After a while, once I had hardware
that wouldn't run with 2K, then I moved to XP as my primary OS.

The difference between XP & Vista is that MS had 6 years to do Vista
right, while XP was under development for a much shorter period.

As a home user, I don't want extras. I want a fast, efficient,
inexpensive OS, that can help me interact with my computer hardware.
Anything else is just superfluous bloat, and is usually better done by
third-party software solutions anyway.

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