entilzaAm I the only one who can't get used to the new taskbar and can't use it?

I am a programmer and have multiple windows open all the time, it's the most confusing thing ever.

How they can combine the starting of an app and displaying running programs in the same button is beyond me. I found you can shift left click to start a new app but it still is hard to get used to.

could this cure you problem ? just click properties on the taskbar and choose never combine :)



this is how the 7 takbar look when you choose never combine or combine when full.

entilzaAm I the only one who can't get used to the new taskbar and can't use it?

I am a programmer and have multiple windows open all the time, it's the most confusing thing ever.

How they can combine the starting of an app and displaying running programs in the same button is beyond me. I found you can shift left click to start a new app but it still is hard to get used to.

could this help your problem ? just click properties on the taskbar and choose never combine :)



this is how the 7 taskbar looks when you choose never combine or combine when full.

mtosevsome people when you say Vista is an okay OS start saying: you're dumb, a retard, an idiot, stupid,...... :laugh:

I take offense to that. I mean that is just flamebaiting.

+1 for that some top notch trolling there. :slap::shadedshu

I don't see the problem here. If Win7 is stable and there is really nothing else that needs polishing or can wait until SP is released I say move forward. Trust me, if there was an issue folk would have made it known, just like they did with Vista.

Look, I can't help it if some of you have to pay for yet another OS when you just paid for Vista. You were warned back then that Win7 maybe released in 2009. While some refuted that claim it's becoming more and more apparent that it can happen.

For others that think this is just Vista; that's fine for all those who are still using XP. If this is Vista done right and they liked the beta nothing will stop them from upgrading. In any case this will be their 1st OS purchase, not the 2nd purchase within the last few months so that won't wash with them.

In the end, if you don't like the idea of Win7 being released early you can stay with your current OS IMO.

I don't think it's ready because they still haven't fixed the terrible lag while moving files over network, CD/DVD drive, instalers etc

Some of the short falls of DirectX 10 have been in operating system support, driver support, time to market issues, and other unfortunate roadblocks that kept developers from making full use of all the cool new features and tools DirectX 10 brought.

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Many of the new aspects of DirectX 11 seem to indicate to us that the landscape is ripe for a fairly quick adoption especially if Microsoft brings Windows 7 out sooner rather than later. There have been adjustments to HLSL that should make it much more attractive to developers, the fact that DX10 is a subset of DX11 has some good transitional implications, and changes that make parallel programming much easier should all go a long way to helping developers pick up the API quickly. DirectX 11

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This maybe why we will see Win7 earlier then expected but time will tell.

I would rather get it now before they add stuff to it and screw it up.:)

The head of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows development confirmed that Windows 7 will take the unusual path of moving straight from a single beta, which was launched earlier this month, to a release candidate. Sinofsky fleshed out the plan today and hinted that just as there would be no Beta 2, the company would also not provide a RC2 build. In other words, there may be only one released build of Windows 7 before it ships, possibly much sooner than even some of the most aggressive rumors about Windows 7. How much different can Windows 7 really be with such a shortened beta cycle?

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Looks like we are moving forward folks!!!

moving forward into what, exactly? If the final release of 7 wont differ much from the beta, why rush to pay for it?

Personally, the software support needs some time to mature still, maybe the os will have matured by release date, but who wants to play on rushed out drivers and patches? I never thought I'd see the say I would confess that I'll stick wth Vista for a while yet.

I think Microsoft should release it when the concensus among the people working on it says it is ready for primetime.


Last I heard, Microsoft adopted a sort of tick-tock (major release, service pack) cycle that Intel has adopted for processors (new architecture, die shrink). That explains the lack of two betas and two release candidates. I doubt this campaign is having any impact on Microsoft's decision-making process.

ascstingermoving forward into what, exactly? If the final release of 7 wont differ much from the beta, why rush to pay for it?

Personally, the software support needs some time to mature still, maybe the os will have matured by release date, but who wants to play on rushed out drivers and patches? I never thought I'd see the say I would confess that I'll stick wth Vista for a while yet.

To what exactly? This isn't news. It has been said that Win7 would be release in 2009 as far back as late 2007. The only people that would be rushing are those who just got Vista. Like I said, if those who tried the beta and found no problems with it and want a new OS, nothing will stop them. Why? Because the general consensus is that folk seem to like Win7 a whole lot more then they did Vista when it was approaching release time.

right they must do updates , at least new look , and what about DX11 no sound of it in windows7

hayder.masterright they must do updates , at least new look , and what about DX11 no sound of it in windows7

DX11:


And looks different if you ask me: