Vista SP1 - What Would You Like to See?

Thursday, September 13, 2007 by Island Dog | Discussion: Windows Vista

With the recent talk of Vista SP1 and the release of it to a selective group of testers, I thought it would be a good time to ask our users what updates or upgrades you would like to see with the first Service Pack?

Some things I would like to see:
  • The ability to auto-hide the Sidebar
  • Reducing the System Restore space
  • Various performance fixes
  • Device driver improvements



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REDstyler
Reply #1 Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:44 AM
Obviously I think we'd need better support for games. I am so glad I didn't buy Vista as I know that the games that I have don't work, even when they are DX10 compatible.

I think that this update should have better game compatibility.

Do you think the same?
bobbyhundreds
Reply #2 Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:52 AM
The ability to auto-hide the Sidebar

Definitely this.I was really surprised to find I wasn't able to hide it.    
starkers
Reply #3 Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:01 AM
I'd like to see the UAC remember previously allowed/frequently used programs and add them to a safe list.
Island Dog
Reply #4 Friday, September 14, 2007 11:33 AM
  
ZubaZ
Reply #5 Friday, September 14, 2007 11:45 AM
More Celine Dion and Kenny G.
Dr Guy
Reply #6 Friday, September 14, 2007 12:12 PM
More Celine Dion and Kenny G.


A kenny G fan? I thought I was alone! Seems not many here like him, but glad to see another one.
ZubaZ
Reply #7 Friday, September 14, 2007 12:26 PM
methinks I forgot the sarcasm tag in post #5  (but the songbird midi *was* pretty good)
Dr Guy
Reply #8 Friday, September 14, 2007 12:34 PM
methinks I forgot the sarcasm tag in post #5


Damn! I am alone again.
aufisch
Reply #9 Friday, September 14, 2007 1:28 PM
1. A better save and open-Dialog. I never get used to that narrow complicated thingie, which makes me feel that I have to resize it everytime I want to open a file.

2. Better copy and paste abilities. Explorer currently crashes after more than 16'000 files have been transfered. That's particularly funny, when I try to move my WindowBlinds folder.

3. A two panel Explorer with tree-view for each side!!

4. General performance tweaks.
Dr Guy
Reply #10 Friday, September 14, 2007 1:35 PM
2. Better copy and paste abilities. Explorer currently crashes after more than 16'000 files have been transfered. That's particularly funny, when I try to move my WindowBlinds folder.


Really? Thanks for the tip! That one I will remember.
bobbyhundreds
Reply #11 Friday, September 14, 2007 1:44 PM
I'd like to see the UAC remember previously allowed/frequently used programs and add them to a safe list.


Ditto .  
ZubaZ
Reply #12 Friday, September 14, 2007 2:12 PM
I'd like to see the UAC remember previously allowed/frequently used programs and add them to a safe list.

Kind of the opposite of Stardock's NeverTrust   
Gideon MacLeish
Reply #13 Friday, September 14, 2007 5:27 PM
The UAC "safe list" would be a BRILLIANT add on!

While I'm at it, I'd like a pony!
Dr Guy
Reply #14 Friday, September 14, 2007 5:31 PM
While I'm at it, I'd like a pony!


Appoloosa or Miniture?
starkers
Reply #15 Saturday, September 15, 2007 5:13 AM
While I'm at it, I'd like a pony!


Orright, then, if we're adding the impossible to a Microsoft wishlist, I'll have miracle surgery that gets rid of arthritis.....oh, and while they're at it, some to iron out the wrinkles as well.

2. Explorer currently crashes after more than 16'000 files have been transfered. That's particularly funny, when I try to move my WindowBlinds folder.


I've not experienced that happening....rearranging drives and folders recently and was able to copy/paste many more files than that without issue.

alwaysok
Reply #16 Saturday, September 15, 2007 9:57 AM
I'd like to see Cursor XP for Vista. Also, I'd like all the blinds to be compatible with VISTA.
Zouly
Reply #17 Saturday, September 15, 2007 11:00 AM
1- to try to make so that the svchost.exe take less resources

example: 123750K for my computor

2- A faster closing of the computer (more than 5 mn of the times)


3- an easier compatibility for Vista 64bit (for the programmers) because the update has days are with collects… (… if it is possible)
aufisch
Reply #18 Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:03 PM
2. Explorer currently crashes after more than 16'000 files have been transfered. That's particularly funny, when I try to move my WindowBlinds folder.


I've not experienced that happening....rearranging drives and folders recently and was able to copy/paste many more files than that without issue.




This has been identified as a problem with the Vista Kernel, which seems to mainly express when also running Kaspersky Antivirus. Lucky me, I had problems with it even before I installed Kaspersky. Apparently MS is working on a fix for it (scheduled release time is actually SP1). See Kaspersky Forums
BerserkerPup
Reply #19 Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:26 PM
Faster start up of System Restore. It takes too long load.

Ditto the UAC creating a safe list based upon usage.

I want the "Delete", "Move To" and "Copy To" icons back in a toolbar in Windows Explorer and in the right-click menu. If there is a way to show them now in Vista, I haven't found them yet.

Easier access to modifying the Start menu items when one is using the Classic menu and running as an admin. There are about three different Start menu locations I have to check to consolidate items to my liking.

Rethink the folders that are considered "protected system files".

When "size" is checked as one of the column viewing options in a folder, actually show the file sizes instead of leaving that info blank.

Get rid of "new" Control Panel and just keep the Classic view.

Jafo
Reply #20 Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:43 PM

what updates or upgrades you would like to see with the first Service Pack

For Vista to recognize my USB DSL modem....

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