Feedback-Driven Improvements to Windows Vista Since Beta 2

Feedback-driven Improvements for Vista's RC1

The Insider by Sidebar Geek — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:20:22 GMT

Nick outlines some feedback-driven changes and improvements coming to Vista for RC1. They changes are

Willdevs Site - » Post Beta 2 Vista Improvements

Willdevs Site - » Post Beta 2 Vista Improvements — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:42:43 GMT

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re: Feedback-Driven Improvements to Windows Vista Since Beta 2

McoreD — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:55:04 GMT

That's some great enhancements done for Vista post Beta 2 guys. I just have a long awaited suggestion to make.

It would be REAL NICE if Vista could use the IEC prefixes for file/folder sizes. There is NO recalculation needed, only a label change. Just have to change KB to KiB, MB to MiB, GB to GiB etc. This would really help the wide circulation of the new binary prefixes.

If proper prefixes are implemented, then there will be no more confusion among us users. People won't be questioning how 200 GB became 186 GB! In Vista, a 200 GB HDD will be read as 186 GiB and everybody will be happy.

Please take this issue seriously. We are slowing down the standardization of proper prefixes by not using it in Windows. No even Apple has done it yet for their Mac OS X, and it will be great if Windows can first use it.

re: Feedback-Driven Improvements to Windows Vista Since Beta 2

stevember — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:19:36 GMT

The one thing I would love to see in Vistais a global shy box.

it would certainly help me and my disability and I think it would also help everybody else that primarily uses the mouse.

Let me explain what I mean, in the new office you have a box that comes up whenever you select an item with the most frequently used things, how about doing this when ever you select a folder or a bit of text it would save you having to go to the toolbar or going to the right click which is slow for me with my disability. almost certainly you could have the delete, copy, move and things like that as buttons. It is so much faster from the making something bold in the new word from this simple shy box.

So far I am really impressed with Vista, I am not part of the beta I have only tried the public release, I use speech software all the time and would love to test that is more when new versions come out that will be available to the public.

re: Feedback-Driven Improvements to Windows Vista Since Beta 2

metaltwisted — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:38:08 GMT

Hey, does anyone here have any idea of what price range would be for windows vista ultimate on OEM new laptops?

re: Feedback-Driven Improvements to Windows Vista Since Beta 2

BooTes — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:05:05 GMT

Great to see so much improvements based on user feedback. I've added this news to vistazone (http://vistazone.crispynews.com) - the digg for windows vista ;-)

re: Feedback-Driven Improvements to Windows Vista Since Beta 2

Nick White — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:49:29 GMT

Hi stevember:

This is great feedback and something that I'm sharing with our Accessibility team. Thanks for taking the time to comment!

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Feedback-Driven Improvements to Windows Vista Since Beta 2

Feedback-driven Improvements for Vista's RC1

Willdevs Site - » Post Beta 2 Vista Improvements

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re: Feedback-Driven Improvements to Windows Vista Since Beta 2

re: Feedback-Driven Improvements to Windows Vista Since Beta 2

re: Feedback-Driven Improvements to Windows Vista Since Beta 2

re: Feedback-Driven Improvements to Windows Vista Since Beta 2

Vista Release Date, Bug Bashing &amp; Feedback-Driven Improvements...

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