what would you like to see in the next windows

no it is not possible without indexing currently. You have to use third party software, i used total commander search, it finds results instantly without indexing.

admittedly not as fast as the search in the bottom of the start menu, as it searches each folder. But it searches through 500gb of documentaries on my one drive and finds results within seconds.
 
groen said:
i use software called default program editor which is something that should have been included in windows 7 to begin with.

Microsoft products are like nazi on the file associations, install windows media player and you can't get any other software to open .wmv, i didn't try editing the registry, i just uninstalled wmp.
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Errr, Default Programs is included with Windows 7?

What else can you change with 3rd party gumf?
 
Some form of UAC whitelist - so much hassle running some programs - especially legacy ones.

Remove the distinction between the built-in administrator account and any other account in the administrator group.

+1 about multi monitor and locking focus. The latter is so irritating.
 
Burnsy2023 said:
That would be annoying.
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Might be, but there are some functions it performs that are very difficult to do within windows.
Simple silly stuff, in WMP you can clear recent files listed, same in IE, but in programs such as paint, or other areas such as the folders from which one chooses a desktop background there is no option to clear.
CCLeaner will do it, or you can remove values from the registry and do it that way.

Try it, right click the dekstop, choose personalise, and then pick a desktop background, go to a weird windows folder, or a pr0n folder, set the background. Then try to get rid of that folder entry by any easy method ;)
hehe

One similar thing I would like that might already be possible, but configurable menus, the right click ona picture leaves 'preview' and 'set as desktop background' right beside one another. I'd like to separate these. Move them apart or configure them, is that possible?
 
i'd say better multimon supprt but that's been said enough. what also really amazes me is that when moving the taskbar the start button and quick launch etc can only be in one position. if would love a start bar in the centre of my 2 screens going from bottom to top. so start button and apps etc are at bottom and clock etc at top. amazing that it has to be the other way around
 
Proper multi monitor support.

CUSTOM DAMN RESOLUTIONS WITHOUT STUPID EDID INTERFERANCE AND "PANNING" DESKTOPS. GRRRRRRRRRR. I KNOW what my monitor resolution is, I do not enjoy messing with powerstrip for hours to force windows to accept a resolution.

Ditch the registry, absolute pile of ass. Re-install OS...ohhh everything that uses the registry is probably broke. Awesome.

Full control over data areas. If I want to whitelist absolutely everything to be able to read/write from certain areas I want to. Yes there are permissions, but they are a nightmare. Full on nicely implemented GUI where I can quickly and easily say "Only these executables can read from this area" etc.
 
brainchylde said:
Some form of UAC whitelist - so much hassle running some programs - especially legacy ones.
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Creating a whitelist mechanism would undermine the whole point of UAC. Either through exploits, social engineering or being a complete pleb something nasty will jump on board, and simply whitelist anything it wants.

It's the same way outbound filtering is useless against malware. If it is on your computer in the first place it will simply allow itself through the firewall.
 
SiriusB said:
Creating a whitelist mechanism would undermine the whole point of UAC. Either through exploits, social engineering or being a complete pleb something nasty will jump on board, and simply whitelist anything it wants.

It's the same way outbound filtering is useless against malware. If it is on your computer in the first place it will simply allow itself through the firewall.
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Maybe MS needs to add a function to allow customised UAC whitelists via windows update with some sort of passcode security involved.
 
We already have a kind of UAC whitelist which only Microsoft can use.

More importantly though, introducing a white list for UAC will contradict the very reason MS implemented UAC in the first place; to stop developers modifying directories and registry entries they really shouldn't need to after they've been installed. Instead of re-writing the code it would be cheaper to tell their customers to just add their software to the white list and we'd be back to square one.
 
A better Windows compatability Mode. Ie a free virtual pc version of windows 95/98/2000/xp/etc... which has full DX aceess to hardware and runs when compatability is set in the compatability tab, instead of the current way it does it which frankly doesn't work.
 
theheyes said:
We already have a kind of UAC whitelist which only Microsoft can use.

More importantly though, introducing a white list for UAC will contradict the very reason MS implemented UAC in the first place; to stop developers modifying directories and registry entries they really shouldn't need to after they've been installed. Instead of re-writing the code it would be cheaper to tell their customers to just add their software to the white list and we'd be back to square one.
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Exactly. Half the reason XP would get owned by viruses/malware and crappy software is because everyone ran as an Administrator. And because everyone ran as Admin, developers made their software under this assumption.

UAC is there to stop developers doing this - forcing them to write software that runs in Standard User mode only for day-to-day operation. Absolutely no justification for probably 95% of software [and 100% of games] to need Admin rights to run.

LinktoInsanity said:
A better Windows compatability Mode. Ie a free virtual pc version of windows 95/98/2000/xp/etc... which has full DX aceess to hardware and runs when compatability is set in the compatability tab, instead of the current way it does it which frankly doesn't work.
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Windows 7 Professional and above already has a free XP Mode. It can't access hardware directly, but most people don't use VMs to play games.
 
I would like to see a bare bones windows that gives the user the option NOT the install things like windows gallery, movie maker, media centre etc etc. These are things I just do not use and I would rather have a lighter, smaller operating system.

I have 4 1TB drives and also would like if I could pin the drives to the taskbar and not just folders/programs on the drives. (Is this even possible atm?)

Windows to remember my folder options and views would be nice:(

+1 for proper multi-monitor support. I have a 22" (main) and 40" screen and I would like to open some games on the 40" but the only way to do this that I know of is to make the 40" my prime monitor and the 22" by secondary. (drag and drop doesn't work in full screen mode)

As for the people that want windows to remember the size and location of there programs. If you have an ATI gfx card then Hydravision does this I think. (obviously not a core part of windows)
 
Switchable OS profiles

Why hasn't windows got a working profile, gaming profile etc that can be changed on the fly.

If I want to play a game, the OS should swich off all the crap, let the GPU,memory and CPU to do what it needs to do, same thing if I render or compile.
 
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