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- Drain23, on 10/10/2007, -61/+295Uninstall it.
- deadbaby, on 10/10/2007, -16/+2011) Get rid of UAC and all the other annoying popups. A good operating system shouldn't constantly be nagging the end user. Let me focus on my apps and leave me the ***** alone.
2) Make the GUI more customizable. The technology behind the Vista GUI is great but the design/theme are awful IMO. They should let people customize every aspect of the GUI ala CompizFusion.
3) Figure out why Vista's networking code is so awful compared to XP & 2k3.
4) Figure out why sleep mode still doesn't work properly for so many people. If it's a driver problem, contact the manufacturer and help them fix it.
5) Allow more granular control over what OS components you install. I don't care about parental control, games explorer, MSN, Windows Mail, Internet Explorer, etc, etc, etc. Let me decide what I install instead of shoving it all down my throat. - p51d007, on 10/10/2007, -10/+148drop the price to $99.99 for the upgrade, $149.99 for the full install.
Make ALL versions ultimate. Cut out the DRM garbage. - heepajunk, on 10/10/2007, -36/+132I would remove the Department of Homeland Security's built-in backdoor.
- NikoKun, on 10/10/2007, -13/+73Fix it so it stops showing my 3 SATA Hard Drives in the "Safely Remove" list down in the lower right taskbar... -_-
I mean common WTF?... It wasn't doing that until a recent Windows Update... Hard Drives don't need be listed in there Microsoft... - meshman, on 10/10/2007, -2/+44SATA is hot swappable, that's likely their thinking but I'd agree with that.
- SuperCUBE, on 10/10/2007, -4/+43You do know that you can turn off those permission popups, right? It's three clicks away from the control panel.
- stotty, on 10/10/2007, -32/+71Hello, I'm a Vista hating sheep. I've never really used Vista for very long but I've seen it at my friend's house and read a lot about other people's supposed experiences with it. So here I am, following the herd and believing that my PERSONAL OPINION AND CHOICE of preferred operating system, which obviously has no faults of its own, is a universal truth that must be RELIGIOUSLY preached to convert the non-believers. Baa.
- silverglade00, on 10/10/2007, -9/+39Make it so it will can copy/unzip a folder with a lot of tiny files in less than 8 hours. Why does it need so long to calculate the space needed?
- MioTheGreat, on 10/10/2007, -3/+29UAC is only horrid to you because you're all used to an environment where you have Admin privledges all the time, and up until last year, developers were free to not care about permissions. That was a horrible security model, and it had to be fixed, which is why we have UAC. Every *nix/OSX machine will deny you access to "Admin" things without elevation. So does Vista. The difference is that Linux had people running as non-root from the beginning, and all software has always assumed that would be the case. This is a new philosophy for Windows.
- xelloss, on 10/10/2007, -3/+28Give me good sound card drivers >.> Creative...
- eddyc, on 10/10/2007, -5/+30Start again like Apple did (erm kinda with a little help from Darwin), virtualise a stripped down XP in it so old programs will run etc....
- victorc26, on 10/10/2007, -3/+27Removing UAC in Windows will be like removing Sudo password prompts in Linux. It'll break security and let you F*** up your own OS install.
UAC is probably the best thing Microsoft could have done for Windows security. They basically swallowed their pride and used an Open Source idea and implemented it into Windows.
Don't disable it. They'll eventually disappear. You should have to change system critical settings each time you use your computer. - Ryosen, on 10/10/2007, -0/+22There's that whooshing sound again...
- Tippis, on 10/10/2007, -2/+23Also, if you keep getting popups, it's more likely to be due to the fact that Windows-app developers haven't quite gotten their heads around this whole user-mode/sandboxing way of thinking yet (and, unfortunately, this also includes some of MS' own developers -- some of their tools trigger UAC for no useful reason as well).
UAC is a good thing, but it will only work if the apps are well-behaved and don't trigger it all the time because they're doing whatever they do in an back-asswards way. - Scheissenegger, on 10/10/2007, -33/+53I would:
1. Add a new feature callled AAC (Admin Account Control) which will display popups when an Admin tries to do something that can crash the computer (eg. opening an explorer window, starting uncertified software and browsing to another site then msn.com etc.)
2. Add XAC (Extra Activation Check): Users have to call Microsoft or a Certified Microsoft support desk everytime they want to start their computer. The helpdesk guy will give you a key of 128 digits which you have to type in before you can start the computer. Don't forget to keep you 512 digits long activation request key at hand because you need to supply it.
3. Release about 3121 security patches, all with informative names like Update KB7986567
4. Add an application limit like in XP starter of 4 simultaneous applications: Windows Explorer, Microsoft Defender, MSN Music Store and Minesweeper. This will prevent crashes
5. Add XAC (Extra Activation Check): Users have to call Microsoft or a Certified Microsoft support desk everytime they want to start their computer. The helpdesk guy will give you a key of 128 digits which you have to type in before you can start the computer. Don't forget to keep you 512 digits long activation request key at hand because you need to supply it.
That's about it for now, I'll come up with a bigger list with improvements asap. - pixelmixer, on 10/10/2007, -4/+24whats this? links?
- renegadeafk, on 10/10/2007, -6/+26I think Vista's aero is pretty slick, and much less garish and ugly then XP's default.
- dgblackout, on 10/10/2007, -4/+23he did if he got the disk.
- 6ixed, on 10/10/2007, -1/+18Check BlackViper's http://www.speedyvista.com/services.html about which services to run or disable.
- geewhizbang, on 10/10/2007, -9/+26It needs to work better on $500 computers. Many people think it is the DRM (described more elegantly byt the acronym C.R.A.P.) that is slowing down Vista, and Microsoft should consider removing it.
I helped with the testing of IE7 and Vista at Microsoft, and so far three different friends have bought new computers and they failed to follow my advice to get XP. They now have slow boxes that don't run their existing hardware very well and are, basically, hosed. - beaner2011, on 10/10/2007, -5/+22I'd kick everyone who has written substandard drivers for it up the arse. M$ isn't the main cause of the problem on this one, although they also have work to do - it's all the lazy ***** who can't write drivers or code applications around the new Vista architecture, despite the huuuuge advance notice.
- MioTheGreat, on 10/10/2007, -2/+18That would be a terrible thing to do.
I swap out internal SATA drives all the time without rebooting. Also, ever heard of eSATA? - dgblackout, on 10/10/2007, -20/+35uac is horrid, get rid of that
the window themes are garish and really should have been toned down
less kernel access in the 32 bit version and maybe throw in halo for the person who bought ultimate - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -4/+19I don't know how much of that there is going on. I've been using it for months now as my only OS and I am just about ready to switch back to XP.
- woodcoxcb, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15it's true... hot-swapping sata is great. they COULD remove the C: drive from the list though, since it's veritably impossible to eject that...
- PueSi, on 10/10/2007, -5/+19You won't see any DRM if you don't use DRM protected content. I run my .avis just fine, not DRM or anything.
- LoungeActx, on 10/10/2007, -6/+19I agree with most of your suggestions, but I don't think the end user should have control over the GUI. Then you'll end up with computers as ***** up as myspace. I also don't think that the GUI designers are crappy at Microsoft. I'm in the design industry, and the reason why good design is harder to find at big companies is because there are too many hands in the cookie jar. Too many people in management look at it and add their 2 cents in, and by the time it's "done" it ends up looking and feeling like crap. I'm sure the orginal design comps for Vista were badass. Hate to bring Apple into it but one of the reasons OS X ends up looking decent is because you only have 1 person who's opinion matters, and that's Steve Jobs.
- victorc26, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13Um.....yes, I have. Since January.
http://home.comcast.net/~victorx10/IM000742.JPG - OddTSi, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13What exactly do they pack in? Windows comes pretty bare. I think you might be blaming MS for crap that PC manufacturers pack onto new computers to help with their profit margins.
- MioTheGreat, on 10/10/2007, -2/+13The Network and Sharing Center is a pretty big improvement over XP. Two clicks (Click the tray icon, then open the network center), you have all information about all networks you're connected to, their status (Public, or Private) and from there, one more click gives you access to the individual connection's status page, if you need it. You're just used to XP's crappy presentation: None at all.
- afflusso, on 10/10/2007, -2/+131. Make it faster. Some things are faster than XP. A few things are slower. Even if it was a lot faster than XP, an OS can never be too fast.
2. Make file sharing with XP computers easier.
3. Increase compatibility (not much of a problem so far, but it could be better).
4. Add more options. Bring back custom icons, show FOLDER SIZE in details, allow fullscreen for DOS, improve "safely remove"
5. Make UAC more customizable (if you even use it) so that you can just have it ask you if you are editing /windows or /system32 - EXreaction, on 10/10/2007, -2/+13A few things that I really think should be built in...
Something like Taskbar Shuffle (lets you organize your taskbar and tray items by dragging and dropping).
Something like Virtual Desktop (lets you have multiple desktops, kinda like what is in Linux, except it is a bit buggy from time to time, would work great if built in).
Make an EASY way to customize the right click/context menu. It really pisses me off when something removes something I use all the time from it for no reason at all. And I hate having to go through an ass load of unused crap to get to what I use.
There are other things, but those annoy me the most... - bibblenorn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11I would like to see a patch to Windows DVD Maker. I know it is a minor issue, but that is the ONLY thing I have had problems with. It is a bit buggy, and it seems that they could have done alot more with it to make it nice piece of software.
I haven't crashed my computer, or damaged anything, since May when I installed Vista. In terms of my normal usage, it is alot more stable than XP was. I used to blue-screen that weekly. - pete6677, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11If Ballmer sees your comment he'll make you a job offer for the design team.
- Chunken, on 10/10/2007, -6/+161. Make it so it shut's down 100% of the time. Most of the time when I tell it to shut down it sits on the "shutting down" screen for about 30 minutes and then hard restarts. And I love how the "checking for solutions" window pops up and then just disappears when it can't find a solution instead of telling me it can't find one.
2. Speed it up. Each new OS they release is slower that the previous one. I would much rather have a fast os than a pretty os. Why does vista need to use 400MB or RAM when there are no programs open? Why do games run at half the speed that they do in XP?
3. Let me install old drivers. When I first installed Vista I used an old XP driver for my sound card. It worked perfectly. Then Vista told me there was an updated driver so I installed it. Well this new driver sucks. Music movies and games play fine but windows sounds are all messed up now. The windows "ding" sound stutters for about 30 seconds when it should only take a second to play. So I try to get the old driver back on. Sorry there is a newer driver available so Vista auto-installs it instead of installing the driver I told it to.
Other than that it's a pretty good os. - earthforce1, on 10/10/2007, -7/+171. Get rid of the protected (crippled) audio/video path and constrictor, it just slows your PC down, bloats the software, makes the video drivers more complex and less stable and prevents you from using non-HDMI monitors for high resolution video output. Hollywood can go stuff itself.
2. Improve the overall stability, and drivers for legacy hardware.
3. Vista is way, way overpriced.
Yes, I have tried using it, one of the kids has a Vista laptop that I had to support on the network. Pretty GUI but Beryl is better. - Ryosen, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10A frequent criticism about Digg is that you can only mod up a comment once. The double commenting feature was introduced to help remove that limitation. See? It's not a bug, it's a feature!
- chris9902, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10Vista has 64-bit support? what's the problem?
- Giga, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Before anyone comes and says that Vista was rewritten from scratch (as I have seen claimed many times), it was NOT rewritten from scratch.
- apoc06, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11sudo!
er...ms_sudo! - victorc26, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Sorry for the double post, but I meant that you shouldn't have to change system critical settings each time you use your computer.
- PueSi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Yeah no kidding, on linux you have to actually type a password it asks for it less but still.
- Mothrog, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Good luck with that. Creative, to my knowledge, has not even fixed the ***** clicking issue with their X-Fis. ***** Creative.
- subterfuge, on 10/10/2007, -7/+15lol the rest of the posts prove otherwise.
- rhinohelix, on 10/10/2007, -4/+12Don't you think that given the content of the list, that might be part of the point?
- Yazilliclick, on 10/10/2007, -3/+11Probably because about 0.0001% of users have any need for one and those users would know perfectly well where to get one for free.
- lukasmack, on 10/10/2007, -4/+12Your gonna digg me down but i have 3gb RAM(doesn't cost a lot to upgrade from 1gb), a nvidia 8600 GTS costs a fair bit upgrading from the 7300. Anyway i upgraded from XP to Vista using the free upgrade as my PC is relativly new. They can not expect vista to run smoothly with 1gb RAM but after i upgraded the RAM vista is fine. I've obviously turned off user account control and now i have no probelms with vista. Just my 2 cents.
- Tippis, on 10/10/2007, -3/+11While annoying, not really a Vista problem...
- malliemcg, on 10/10/2007, -2/+9It should be smart enough to not list the boot device at least though!
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