Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

re: Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

intelligen — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:03:29 GMT

Where do we suggest new features for Vista Ultimate extras? I tried posting on the Windows Vista Communities discussion forums, but every time I clicked on "Make a suggestion" it just brought me back to the listing of discussion topics.

I think the Ultimate Extras so far are worthless. An online backup service would be nice, or a feature like the latest Mac OS X's built-in Time Machine backup. Right now I use Mozy, but at this point I don't actually trust them to be around in the long term.

re: Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

Peter — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:33:07 GMT

See the announcement yesterday regarding the language packs: http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/03/03/language-packs-and-windows-vista-sp1.aspx

re: Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

Sleepyjoe — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:09:34 GMT

Oh Vista extras where art you? Better hurry up or the class action boogie man will get you "M"

re: Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

Peter — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:33:27 GMT

re: remarks by boohumidity,

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

re: Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

Nick White — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:44:20 GMT

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.

re: Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

abuthemagician — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:05:29 GMT

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

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re: Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

hwmike — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:59:23 GMT

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....

re: Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

hwmike — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:46:30 GMT

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.....

re: Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

Nick White — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:18:41 GMT

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

re: Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

boohumidity — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:45:55 GMT

Has anyone else had the language packs disappear?

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

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re: Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

pappasman — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:37:35 GMT

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!

re: Windows Ultimate team provides an update on Extras

thetopseo — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:29:43 GMT

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......

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newscientist2000 — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:36:40 GMT

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.