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1. Roeland

   
   Posted on: September 24, 2008 at 7:19AM  

   I am SO dissapointed in Windows Vista Ultimate Extra's, MS said Vista Ultimate Extra's would contain cutting edge, innovative programs, can't you do something better than soundschemes and a stupid game? When you are talking about 6th wave, it looks like there are plenty of extra's available already, but there ain't. And the stuff there is, is certainly NOT cutting edge and innovative. Dreamscene is the only extra I enjoy.

   I feel so betrayed, spending hundreds of euro's (i'm from the netherlands) as a student of what I thought to be a great OS with a lot of (coming) features. The OS works fine for me, but i'm SO dissapointed in the extra's. c'mon MS, please make some apps ultimate users find usefull.
2. jaxim

   
   Posted on: September 24, 2008 at 8:18AM  

   In my #4 point, I meant to say "filetypes" not files.

   For example, it would be nice if you can tell the backup utility which type of files (i.e. "ogg", "mts", "fla", "as", "xml", etc) should be included in the backup. As it is right now, there is a vague sense of what type of files you can include and exclude by general categories like "Videos" or "Music". What specific file extensions does the category "Music" include? Obviously it includes MP3 files, but does it include OGG or FLAC files? Does the "Videos" category include newer video types like MTS? There's no easy way to find out thru the Vista interface. These general categories should have a listing of what files extensions it includes so users are not left hoping that the filetypes they wish to be backed up are included in these general categories.

   As a Flash developer, I'd want my FLA, AS, and XML files backed up, but I have no idea what general backup category these filetypes fall under. And even if they fall under the "Additional files" category, then if I select that category in my backup preferences, that may mean that other additional file types may be included in the backup that I do not wish to be backed up, thus making the backup larger than it actually needs to be.

   Allowing power users to specify exactly which file extensions (and folders) to include in the backup would be a much appreciated feature.
3. KnoxITPro

   
   Posted on: September 24, 2008 at 8:52AM  

   In response to Jakevk,

   I bet you are getting Windows Defender updates running when you turn your computer on. Defender looks for definition updates pretty much daily. It also wants to scan every day or two.

   You DO have the ability to turn off Windows Defender. Although im not sure why you are having an issue because both the update and scanning of windows defender run without hurting system performance on my computer at all.

   Yet another person who simply doesnt know how to operate the computer and blames Microsoft for no good reason.
4. BuckFix

   
   Posted on: September 24, 2008 at 9:23AM  

   pingback from: http://www.winsupportforum.de/forum/news/1680-3-neue-ultimate-extras-fuer-vista-verfuegbar.html

   (screenshots included)
5. vb-2008

   
   Posted on: September 24, 2008 at 12:57PM  

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6. small_mountain

   
   Posted on: September 24, 2008 at 2:21PM  

   KnoxITPro said this in response to Jakevk:

   "Yet another person who simply doesn't know how to operate the computer and blames Microsoft for no good reason."

   Well, if you have to be a computer expert just to boot up the computer and start working, I think some blame can be laid at Microsoft's feet for that.  Vista is better than XP in this regard, but there is still too much difference between turning on a Windows computer and turning on a TV.  Of course, there are so many more moving parts and configurations in computers than in TVs.  But that is an area where Mac has an edge - selling proprietary hardware makes it much easier to create a more TV-like experience.  For the record, I have both a Mac and a Vista laptop but prefer Vista.

   To Jakevk, I know it's not the green thing to do, but consider leaving your computer on overnight.  That's what I do.  I have Windows Update turned on, and I rarely notice that an update has occurred.

   Eric
7. KnoxITPro

   
   Posted on: September 24, 2008 at 4:33PM  

   Small_Mountain

   You don't turn on your car and expect it to drive you somewhere. There is a learning curve for almost anything else you use in life, so why is it unacceptable that you learn how to use Windows? There is certainly a learning curve with OSX, and whether or not it is flatter than Vista's is debatable.

   Infact, with Windows XP a user had to manually schedule a defrag with Task Scheduler, repair NTFS file structure if it was damaged (if recoverable), use a third party software do image based backup, etc.

   With Vista you have built-in scheduled defrags, self-healing NTFS, Complete PC Backup, and many many more features that make it "more TV like."

   Computers might be "turn it on and let it run" someday in the future, but today is not that day. Not Windows, not OSX, not Linux. Atleast not today.
8. Jay T

   
   Posted on: September 24, 2008 at 6:53PM  

   These Dreamscenes have to be the weakest out of the crop. The video is grainy, has a low resolution, and the lighting makes it seem like they were taken with a camera phone. I really expect more out of Microsoft.
9. Netweb

   
   Posted on: September 24, 2008 at 8:12PM  

   @DFA

   Microsoft Australia Technical Support just tried to charge me $390 to answer this same question.

   So with trial and error the basic difference is that for each update there is a x86 & x64 version.

   Tinker a3... x64 - ac... x86

   Sounds c4... x64 - b5... x86

   Dreams 98... x64 - 4x... x86

   And of course there is nothing mentioned on any of the Update Blogs on any of this either.

   http://blogs.technet.com/mu/

   http://blogs.technet.com/sus/

   http://blogs.technet.com/wsus/

   Cheers,

   Stephen
10. Kwangsoo Park

    
    Posted on: September 24, 2008 at 9:55PM  

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