Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

The Windows Ultimate Extras Team today posted a short notice on the Windows Vista Ultimate site updating the community on the status of Ultimate Extras; go here to read their post.  To sum it up for you here, the team recognizes that they've been dark for some time on the topic of Ultimate Extras, but want to go on record that they plan to deliver pending DreamScene and Language Pack Extras by summer's end, and expect to disclose a schedule of further Extras releases after that milestone.  The reason for the Extras' delay has been the team's staunch devotion to final quality; your feedback, on DreamScene in particular, has been key to ensuring their focus on meeting the community's exacting standards.  They plan to add to the Extras line up from then on out to make Ultimate the only version of Windows Vista you'll want to use.

And before you ask:  no, I don't have any additional details, as the team has priorities that supersede my questions (in other words, they're hard at work).  But, know that I'll pass along any feedback you may have for them, be it regarding the current slate of Extras or what you'd like to see the program deliver in the future.


Comments

  1. Posted on: July 18, 2007 at 5:36PM  

    Actually a nice Extra for Ultimate would be a secure Screensaver builder.

    I say this because at work due to Sarbanes Oxley compliance our screensavers need to be password protected and restricted to only an IT approved screensaver that displays nothing after 15 minutes.

    Not a popular decision from IT, at least I dont like it.  However I can understand that all computers left inactive or unattended must be protected by at least a password, and that a screensaver could inadvertantly display a restricted picture document that was misplaced in the "My Pictures" folder.

    A screensaver builder that could build/create a secure screensaver which would only display approved pictures would be nice.  A way to easily enable only this screensaver with a different password other than your logon would also be nice.

  2. Posted on: July 27, 2007 at 2:29AM  

    Look all things are providing in vist os are fine and appreciated by all my mates and family but keep it up it make history one day......

  3. Posted on: August 16, 2007 at 11:37AM  

    What about useful extras...

    Seriously, I have not found the extra's to be useful unless:

    1) You like poker

    2) You speak/think 2 or more languages... regularly (why get the spanish pack, even though I speak spanish fluently, when I don't use it for anything other than to talk to family face-to-face)

    3) You want a desktop background to be a repeating movie...

    What about useful stuff!

  4. Posted on: August 27, 2007 at 9:45AM  

    Has anyone else had the language packs disappear?

    http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2056688&SiteID=17

  5. Posted on: August 27, 2007 at 6:18PM  

    Hey boohumidity:  I'm looking into this with the Extras team now, will let you know as soon as I have an update.

  6. Posted on: September 08, 2007 at 1:46PM  

    I Too have been disappointed in this "Extras" thing.  

    I LIKE Extras ..  and DO Pay extra for them..  But Value for that extra money is appreciated.  The Hold 'em poker and DreamScene are the only ones that have promise (for me anyway).

    I even went so far as getting the "Bill Gates Signature Edition"  What a disappointment THAT was.  OK So it had an Embossed Bill Gates Signature on the cover and a serialized edition number...  BIG WHOOP!  I would have at least it would have come with some special screen savers, or special DreamScene, or SOMETHING that would have been worthy of the name it was given....

    And I won't go into the long wait and disappointing performance of Dreamscene.....

  7. Posted on: September 08, 2007 at 1:59PM  

    I DO have a suggestion for an Ultimate Extra:

    How about a utility that will allow you to change the bootup screen graphic?  (I know there is one on the web, and you can enable the "No GUI Boot" option via MSConfig)  , But it would be nice to:

    1) EASILY change the actual graphic that is displayed on bootup (Maybe even use pictures with better quality)

    2) Have the Bootup Progress bar overlay that graphic....

  8. Posted on: January 23, 2008 at 10:05AM  

    Gee Wizz, Jan 23, 2008 and still no extras. Glad I paid for this :(

  9. Posted on: January 23, 2008 at 11:44AM  

    Hey abuthemagician:  you're surely tired of hearing this, but more news is coming on this front soon and will appear here on the blog once the Ultimate team is ready to discuss it.

  10. Posted on: February 13, 2008 at 6:33PM  

    re: remarks by boohumidity,

    I lost my language packs from my hidden updates after installing SP1.

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