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1. bandaidkjk

   
   Posted on: November 26, 2008 at 2:28PM  

   Definitely like the direction you're heading.  Here's a few ideas I have and I know many of my coworkers agree with.

   Is there anything being done to enhance dual monitor support?  Currently using Ultramon and love it's features. (showing only the programs on the task bar for each monitor on each monitors task bar, dragging a maximized window between monitors, different task bar heights on different monitors etc.)

   In regards to the start bar on the sides.  An option to keep the start button in the lower left would be great instead of forcing that to the top.  Possibly customizing where in the task bar you want the start button, system tray etc.

   Ability to add toolbar to a specific monitor's task bar.
2. Jithin PG

   
   Posted on: November 27, 2008 at 12:48PM  

   Hi Brandon, This might be a great answer to all those Appy people saying Windows Vista is just a copy of Apple Mac. We know, thet Windows is Windows and all others are behind the Windows.. anyway great work dude... to you and all the Microsoft development team, a new change to the UI has been bought to Windows users after 13 years. We are looking forward for the feature complete version of a new brand new Windows.. I hope this will run smoothly on less hardware requirements than Vista, or more smoothly than Vista. Wishing all the Microsoft Team a great and innovative release... :)
3. anonymuos

   
   Posted on: November 28, 2008 at 5:10PM  

   Hey Microsoft, read this article (www.community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2008/11/24/a-great-google-article-the-difference-between-easy-and-simple-and-why-this-is-a-problem-for-windows-7.aspx) and think and then take the decision. Maybe some obscure registry value?
4. ohh.soo.cutee

   
   Posted on: November 28, 2008 at 11:35PM  

   i agree with ayudan, the new taskbar looks messy with the small tansparent boxes over them.

   Also,  I was watching the PDC videos addressing the icons for windows 7. Microsoft wants icons from all developers to look beautiful---I agree, I want them too and think that little things like this should be given attention. But I also think that the Microsoft icons could be more beautiful. In my opinion, more vibrant colors and less detail (e.g . the paint and folder icons) will make this new os much more attractive and welcoming. I also would like to mention that this round dimensional orb, to me, looks a bit odd on the flat (but very sexy) taskbar. Sorry if I am being a pain; I love Microsoft!.. "I'm a PC!" lol, but little things like these turn me off.
5. newscientist2000

   
   Posted on: November 30, 2008 at 2:55PM  

   I was just wondering hows is Windows 7 performance on Solid State Drives (SSD).  There were some cheap SSD on sale this BlackFriday 32GB for $59, so Solid State drives are now becomming cheap enough for the average user.

   However Ive read that either the NTFS file system or perhaps the background services that Windows XP and Vista use mean that Windows is not yet optimised for Solid State Drives.  Will Windows 7 be optimised for such devices?
6. Link

   
   Posted on: December 01, 2008 at 11:51AM  

   Quick question, I'm not asking for specifics but will a computer that runs Vista run Windows 7 without any major hardware upgrades?

   I'm very pleased with the demos I've seen of the new SuperBar. It's quite the change and has a tad bit of a learning curve to it to begin with, but it feels very natural and fast as well. I've also heard that so far, Windows 7 is consiterably faster than Vista but that is mainly a rumor floating around.
7. dovella

   
   Posted on: December 01, 2008 at 12:20PM  

   @Brandon le Blanc

   OT.

   Hi Brandon, Excuse me my OT.

   I see on techarp the news

   Vista SP2 RTM for April 2009

   you can confirm?
8. spad12

   
   Posted on: December 01, 2008 at 1:46PM  

   something that would be really incredible, allow users to change the color of the taskbar, one of the major reasons I like the vista environment is because of the darker environment. It is much easier on the eyes after working for long hours on a computer, the glare from brighter interfaces tends to give me headaches.
9. Brandon LeBlanc

   

   
   Posted on: December 01, 2008 at 5:47PM  

   Link, if Windows Vista runs great on a specific set of hardware so should Windows 7. We'll talk more about this in the near future. Stay tuned.

   Dovella, we'll be talking more about Windows Vista SP2 in the near future.

   spad12, in Windows 7 you can change the color of Glass including the new Windows Taskbar! :-)
10. dovella

    
    Posted on: December 02, 2008 at 12:19AM  

    OK thank's Brandon ;)