First Impressions of Windows 7
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Sounds like some new eye candy, but so far I haven't read anything about changes/fixes to Windows Explorer. More here: http://www.pcworld.com/article/156747/windows_7_public_beta_first_impressions.html/[^]
Best wishes, Hans
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Most unhelpful review ever. I wish they'd fix explorer issues, let users use custom themes (aero sucks balls, I always have 10-15 windows open and it's always a pain to determine which window is the active one), and put winxp/server 2003 shut down menu back in place. Vista shut down menu is a pain, windows 7 from what I've seen is a slight improvement, but still not as easy to use as the one in xp/server 2003.
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They fix stuff with these new releases ? I thought they just made it all purdier, and used more clock cycles so Intel can sell faster chips ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Really. I just thought they merged in the stuff they copied from Apple. Hmmm. Who knew... :rolleyes:
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Sounds like some new eye candy, but so far I haven't read anything about changes/fixes to Windows Explorer. More here: http://www.pcworld.com/article/156747/windows_7_public_beta_first_impressions.html/[^]
Best wishes, Hans
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won't win many allies by saying this, but the setting I was hoping to see added to this list is an option to require a password when programs try to make changes, which would add a level of actual security to UAC: Any fool with access to your computer can click Continue, but requiring an admin password would add a meaningful level of security. This missing feature is standard on more-secure operating systems such as Linux, and it would be a worthwhile (though admittedly unpopular) addition.Am I missing something here? On windows this is called running as a non admin. :rolleyes:Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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Really. I just thought they merged in the stuff they copied from Apple. Hmmm. Who knew... :rolleyes:
Isn't it Microsoft's position that they announced all the Vista features and Apple just copied them ? In other words, Microsoft's defence is that Apple has a better development team, so even though they got the ideas later, they beat them to market by miles ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
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won't win many allies by saying this, but the setting I was hoping to see added to this list is an option to require a password when programs try to make changes, which would add a level of actual security to UAC: Any fool with access to your computer can click Continue, but requiring an admin password would add a meaningful level of security. This missing feature is standard on more-secure operating systems such as Linux, and it would be a worthwhile (though admittedly unpopular) addition.Am I missing something here? On windows this is called running as a non admin. :rolleyes:Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
UAC does this now, if you set it up that way.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
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Isn't it Microsoft's position that they announced all the Vista features and Apple just copied them ? In other words, Microsoft's defence is that Apple has a better development team, so even though they got the ideas later, they beat them to market by miles ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
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Sounds like some new eye candy, but so far I haven't read anything about changes/fixes to Windows Explorer. More here: http://www.pcworld.com/article/156747/windows_7_public_beta_first_impressions.html/[^]
Best wishes, Hans
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I'm installing it right now. We'll see.
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Most unhelpful review ever. I wish they'd fix explorer issues, let users use custom themes (aero sucks balls, I always have 10-15 windows open and it's always a pain to determine which window is the active one), and put winxp/server 2003 shut down menu back in place. Vista shut down menu is a pain, windows 7 from what I've seen is a slight improvement, but still not as easy to use as the one in xp/server 2003.
VistaGlazz[^] allows you to use third party themes. I've never used it myself, so try it at your own risk :)
Cheers, Vıkram.
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UAC does this now, if you set it up that way.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
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won't win many allies by saying this, but the setting I was hoping to see added to this list is an option to require a password when programs try to make changes, which would add a level of actual security to UAC: Any fool with access to your computer can click Continue, but requiring an admin password would add a meaningful level of security. This missing feature is standard on more-secure operating systems such as Linux, and it would be a worthwhile (though admittedly unpopular) addition.Am I missing something here? On windows this is called running as a non admin. :rolleyes:Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
This option is already in Vista, both for admin and non admin accounts. Check your local security policies. It is in Windows 7 as well of course. But they have changed UAC slightly in 7 so you can set the level of prompts it should give you. (All the time, as Vista, only for certain OS changes etc). Also you can already run like the setup you explain in XP. But then you need to run as a non admin user and you will have to "sudo" everytime you need to run something in admin mode. This is also not the default install behavior (but if you are a Linux user you should be no stranger to tweaking and modifying your system properly as it comes with the turf) Vista and Windows7 automatically "sudos" you and by default runs your user in a non privilieged mode (albeit in the administrator group, you have 2 secutiry tokens, very handy), that's the difference. Overall the security model in Windows is better than in Linux (without additions of SE or some other ACL framework). Just because more Viruses are found in Windows doesn't not mean the core is more or less securable.
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I'm installing it right now. We'll see.
If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki
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I'm installing it right now. We'll see.
BTW do you know of any resources of programming Surface-features into your apps?
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