So what is in Windows 7?

Posted By: section31 | Jan 6th @ 12:45 PM
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#Jan 6th @ 12:45 PM
section31
section31
OutOfCoffeeException
I'm just wondering what are "real" new features in W7?
What I heard until now are basically UI improvements (Taskbar, Jumplist,...)  and that W7 is feature complete now.

So Is there any hidden Wow feature I don't know about?

#Jan 6th @ 1:35 PM
spivonious
spivonious
Only thing that comes to mind is the libraries and their integration with WMP.

This release is much more of a polish on Vista than a major new OS.
#Jan 6th @ 1:36 PM
Bas
Bas
It finds lightbulbs.
Kind of depends. Jumplists are completely new. The taskbar is more than just the classic taskbar with a new panel or something, so you could consider that a new feature, too. You could call everything a UI improvement. And you could call UI improvements like the new Aero features "Wow features" too. So it kind of depends on what you consider a new feature, and what you would wow at.

But anyway, completely new features are Libraries, Federated Search, VHD support, and a bunch of other stuff.
#Jan 6th @ 1:40 PM
Bass
Bass
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I am planning to test how well Windows 7 performs while being virtualized. My WinXP VM is extremely optimized for virtual machines, but since WinXP or Vista doesn't support any kind of paravirtualization, there is much room for improvement.
#Jan 6th @ 2:15 PM
section31
section31
OutOfCoffeeException
Federed Search sounds nice! But Libraries are just 'Saved Search' in Vista or where is the difference?
And booting from VHD is very cool. Now I can install games and other stuff into a container and have still the whole system power without virtualization layer.
#Jan 6th @ 2:26 PM
DCMonkey
DCMonkey
Monkey see, monkey do, monkey will destroy you!
Libraries are an aggregation of multiple user defined folders under one name. Opening one displays the contents of all the folders in one view. One folder can also be set as default for write operations (adding new files).
#Jan 6th @ 2:44 PM
Bas
Bas
It finds lightbulbs.
A big difference between Saved Search and Libraries is that you can save files to a library. Seems trivial, but I think that's pretty essential.
#Jan 6th @ 2:58 PM
PaoloM
PaoloM
Hypermediocrity
Libraries and federated search required a fairly heavy infrastructure to be in place in order to be performant and reliable. A lot of work has been done in this area and in the property system and that had a wide impact across many other features.

For example, the start search provider has been rewritten to take advantage of the inherent categorization done in libraries.

While the "cosmetic" changes look not that widespreading, there's a lot under the cover that is now just *better* Smiley
#Jan 6th @ 10:59 PM
elmer
elmer
I'm on my very last life.
They've just added some more ascii characters to the existing code base... this is just Windows 1.0 with some code bloat.
#Jan 7th @ 7:29 AM
jamie
jamie
libraries are ....  forced iTunes style viewing.

i cant stand itunes... and i cant stand opening WMP in library mode.  i JUST WANT THE TUNER TO OPEN.  is this possible?

*the only good thing about libraries is you can finally have your own folders in SAVE AS
#Jan 7th @ 7:42 AM
Larry Osterman
Larry Osterman
Jamie: If you double click on a media file, WMP opens in "lightweight mode" which doesn't show the library - it just shows the player.
#Jan 7th @ 8:02 AM
jamie
jamie
but when i click the actual icon (wmp) i cant seem to make it just open the tuner..  i opens the library which takes 60 seconds or more


ps hi larry!!
#Jan 7th @ 8:14 AM
Sven Groot
Sven Groot
My name has 9 letters. Coincidence? I think not...
*the only good thing about libraries is you can finally have your own folders in SAVE AS

That's already possible in Vista.
#Jan 7th @ 8:16 AM
Sven Groot
Sven Groot
My name has 9 letters. Coincidence? I think not...
but when i click the actual icon (wmp) i cant seem to make it just open the tuner..  i opens the library which takes 60 seconds or more

Then there's something wrong. I have several thousands of songs in my library, and WMP only takes about 2 seconds to start, at most.

And what do you mean by "tuner" exactly? WMP isn't a radio, it doesn't have a tuner.
#Jan 7th @ 8:16 AM
jamie
jamie
..if you used saved searches?  was easier to figure out in 7 anyway


re-above -   the black small tuner ... not the explorer style view

#Jan 7th @ 8:22 AM
Bas
Bas
It finds lightbulbs.
He means the Now Playing view.
#Jan 7th @ 8:23 AM
Sven Groot
Sven Groot
My name has 9 letters. Coincidence? I think not...
if you used saved searches?  was easier to figure out in 7 anyway

No, just drag a folder to the favorite links, it'll show up in Save As dialogs and Explorer alike.
#Jan 7th @ 8:23 AM
Sven Groot
Sven Groot
My name has 9 letters. Coincidence? I think not...
So what's the point of showing the now playing view if you clicked the WMP icon, which means that nothing is playing? You can't get anything to start playing from that view either, so I really don't see what the idea would be there.
#Jan 7th @ 8:24 AM
mVPstar
mVPstar
I'm white because I smelt an onion.
What's the point in opening the Now Player view if you haven't selected media to play?

Zune has the library open by default too.
#Jan 7th @ 8:25 AM
Bas
Bas
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I think it starts faster for him (no idea how to measure that if it won't start in that view), so he just wants to go there and use Ctrl+O. I think. Tongue Out
#Jan 7th @ 8:27 AM
mVPstar
mVPstar
I'm white because I smelt an onion.
Us normal people open Media Player to play media.

Silly designers. Big Smile

"I think it starts faster for him (no idea how to measure that if it won't start in that view), so he just wants to go there and use Ctrl+O. I think"

Just out of curiosity, did you let WMP load all your media the first time you opened it?
#Jan 7th @ 8:29 AM
mVPstar
mVPstar
I'm white because I smelt an onion.
On a separate note.... the "Videos" link isn't in the Start menu by default I just realized.
#Jan 7th @ 8:31 AM
stevo_
stevo_
Human after all

Seems pretty obvious why the player would open the library when you open it directly.. what the f-- would you directly open it for otherwise..

#Jan 7th @ 8:41 AM
Simo
Simo
With me it's a full-time job.
I think whoever decided to put support in for all those codecs made a really smart decision. Putting some malware into a dodgy codec install must be such a popular way to get onto a user's PC + the legit 3rd party codecs never seem to be that reliable to me.

If the Media Centre team have spent their time fixing bugs & annoyances as well I might be a happy Windows 7  upgrader.
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