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1. yert

   
   Posted on: March 13, 2009 at 7:29PM  

   When Windows 7 does come out, will we have an exhaustive list of changes vs. Windows Vista, in the style of Apple's "300 new features" bits that claim that a new key combo is a feature? My bet is that a list like this would have features in the thousands if done right.
2. Bydia

   
   Posted on: March 13, 2009 at 8:31PM  

   Please, please, please add folders to the favorite shortcut area of the file explorer... then it would be great like XP.  See this video: http://tinyurl.com/MyWin7Wish
3. chitbill

   
   Posted on: March 13, 2009 at 10:25PM  

   "Rajeev made us smile with his comment, ...Well, Rajeev....."

   Ah, to be one of the favored few. Where is his comment, anyway?

   I want to light a candle next to his. It's the little things, so hopelessly buried in detail, with little hope of ever being changed (back) that depress me.

   "documents"-location should point to an actual documents folder, not a library, simply due to the fact that many applications and games use the default documents folder to save many files and settings, and can amount to a few gigabytes. A small relatively pristine system partition with data and apps relegated to a larger partition or separate drive can be easier to maintain. Common document/music/pictures folders are nice as well. Separate actual folders for each user can be (um) a nightmare (ok thats too strong) inconvenient.

    But I know I'm just blowing air in the forest....congrats, Rajeev, wherever you are.
4. Brandon LeBlanc

   

   
   Posted on: March 14, 2009 at 2:19AM  

   Bydia, in Windows 7 you should be able to drag any folder you want from Windows Explorer to the Favorites section of the Navigation Pane. Also: if you right click on Favorites in Windows Explorer you can add current location. You most certainly add folders to the Favorites section of Windows Explorer in the Navigation Pane.

   chitbill, not sure I follow you. The Documents Library *does* point to a actual physical folder in your profile (the physical default documents folder in the Windows 7 Beta is called "My Documents"). The Documents Library can be configured to consist of a single folder such as the already mentioned My Documents folder in your profile or any other folders you choose. You can also configure the default placement of files for a specific Library - this means when you add a file to a Library you can choose which physical folder within that Library the file is added to. Libraries are meant as a way to organize all your "stuff" on your PC for quick access and sharing. The default folders for applications and games installed on your PC running Windows 7 are still there and the common document/music/pictures/videos folders are also still there. I also disagree with you on seperate folders for each user. I don't want my girlfriend's stuff mixed in with my stuff in my profile. I want hers to be within her profile and for it to stay there. I would bet most users would feel the same way. I will talk more about Libraries here in a few weeks.

   yert, great feedback. Will take in your suggestion and pass it on.
5. chitbill

   
   Posted on: March 14, 2009 at 5:37AM  

   @Brandon, After designating a single folder as a documents-location folder and making it the default save location, A particular App I  use daily chooses to use c:\users\yournamehere\my documents, as opposed to Vista where it uses the folder I have designated as the primary documents-location.

   "documents" can/ could have subfolders, one for each member of your circle, with each subfolder owned /controlled by that member. But that's all theory, what I maybe meant to suggest was that personalized/common settings would be a selection box away for an administrator ("use [this setting] for all users"). If After that explanation you still disagree, I'm glad, because you read what I said, thanks.
6. chitbill

   
   Posted on: March 14, 2009 at 7:19AM  

   Addenda for my above post, using

   "Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7000]" windows 7,

   the registry keys

   Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

   Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

   are unaffected by my choice of a documents-location, and remain "c:\users\etc\etc" except for "favorites".. I don't happen to believe that my version of windows 7 has a physical "documents-location" folder pointer but a pointer to a library that contains a pointer to one or more folders.

   I welcome Libraries  but insist extant programs unaware of them need to have the physical locations  

   (This was edited most obsessively and still came out totally wrong)
7. Suman Chakrabarti

   
   Posted on: March 14, 2009 at 9:12AM  

   @chitbill,

   Actually, if the software is developed along proper Windows development guidelines, all paths to the user folders are included within the API. If application hardcoded a specific path to c:\documents and settings\username\my documents, it was affected by the change just to Windows Vista. Now in Win7, the API path is really dependent upon the user's chosen default library documents folder.

   In defense of libraries, I believe that the user interface suffices to answer your concern. Regardless of which folder the document is stored it, all folders in the Documents library are shown--even though it is a mix of different folders sometimes even on different drives and machines. Furthermore, users are becoming more and more dependent on search. Win7's search feature really makes it easy for a user to not even know where documents are stored.

   HTH
8. gate1975mlm

   
   Posted on: March 14, 2009 at 10:07AM  

   In Windows 7 Build 7000 ,7022,7048 and 7057 when you click on the start menu then All programs the very edge of the last item in the list appears for an instant and then gets displaced by the separator. Looks like a tiny bug/glitch that it is showing there the separator should show up at the same time as the list (or at least the last item should never draw).

   To see this bug you need to do the following.

   "uncheck" Store and display recently opened programs in the Start menu.

   And also you need to have enough programs installed so the All programs menu is filled up.

   Also make sure the scroll bar in All Programs is at the top.

   Now when you click on All Programs the last folder should peek for a second then go away.

   Here is a short video showing the All Programs Bug/Glitch that I have been talking about.

   rapidshare.com/.../All_Programs_bug.avi
9. gate1975mlm

   
   Posted on: March 14, 2009 at 10:15AM  

   Windows 7 Build 7057

   Not sure if this is a bug or if its supposed to be this way but when you change themes the Screen Saver goes to "None" and you need to select your Screen Saver again.
10. MrDrCodyCody

    
    Posted on: March 14, 2009 at 4:04PM  

    Where are the videos of windows 7