Change the way StartMenu indexes applications. This has bothered me since Win95...
MS Money 97
(Yes really!)
No problems so far. Setup created an invalid shortcut ( D:\MSMoney.exe) in the Start Menu which I had to manually correct.
As another poster said, MS have abandoned UK users of MSMoney, so until I can find a decent alternative I'm stuck with 97, which does all I want it to.
Not knowing if Money 97 would work on Vista was a significant factor in my sticking with WinXP.
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How did you get Money to work? Does money 97 use IE like money 98? Any replacement that simply allows you to enter checks and reconcile your account?
I can not get my copy of money 98 to install. It just comes back with an error about not being able to install IE with a newer version installed then errors out with IE components are needed.
Any help
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Please revert the change of Enter key behavior
Hi,
since a few days hitting Enter produces an empty line before the next text is shown.
This behavior is irritating and counterproductive (even if one could use Shift+Enter) and looks not nice for the several cases, in which a line break is wanted and a new visual paragraph is given.
Instead a possibility to quote parts of text is still missing (or I didn't find it - i.e. using [quote] tag), the code block format is not usefull for batch or script, "My threads view" updates very late from time to time.
So why not fix the issues, which hurt, instead of destroying the functionality nobody complained about?
Best greetings from Germany
Olaf
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Quoting, a pretty major revamp of the web tier is in the works, could you describe how you would like/expect a quote feature to work.
TIA
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Hi Rob,
thanks for the answer.
In relation to quota I would like to see one or more of the following functionality:
- within or before a quota block, allow to add a non quota block (its currently difficult or impossible - or I did not figure out how, to quote the entire posting and add the greeting on top or if you deleted one line too much at the end to write "unquoted" text)
- support for syntax like [quota] quoted text here [/quota]
- ability to paste a segment of text from another posting and mark it directly as quoted (or mark the text, in another posting, while the edit field is already open, click Quote and only the marked text should be inserted as quote at the end of the Edit window (or on the last position of the Edit cursor)
Best greetings from Germany
Olaf
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Second, thanks for the feedback.
In the current system, you can switch to html edit mode to work around/through issues with editing/deleting. You'd just have to get a little dirty with the html syntax.
We'll take the other suggestions in to consideration. For the third option you outline, would opening a new "window" where you select the portion of text you want to quote and then after "ok" close the window and paste the selected text in a quote block work?
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thanks for the revert :-)
(Btw. seems not to be changed back for "New" messages.)
A "new window" should not be necessary, since we see the former postings while editing (although I could imagine the sense for multi page threads sometimes).
Each message has already this little Quote icon in the upper right corner.
In http://forum.home-server-blog.de/index.php the Quote icon changes its behavior. If text in another posting is marked, while the Edit window is open, only the marked selection will be quoted like this: [quote="OlafE"]Ein Workaround mit XP-Treibern kann, muss aber nicht funktionieren.[/quote]
This also keeps the last cursor position for inserting the quote, even if this was not in the end of the written text in the Edit window.
This comfort level I would like to experience here as well.
Best greetings from Germany
Olaf
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Anti Virus Solutions
I've tried all 3 Beta antivirus. and the Best one out of the 3 is Kapersky, it has all the neccessary functions for advanced users. as well as a basic setup.
Steve Wilson
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ASUS P5Q PRO Intel Q6600 Core2 Quad CPU 4GB Corsair RAM Dual Nvidia 8800GTS Video Win Vista/Win7b 64bit Dual Boot
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I am currently running it on my home network.. controlling the setting from Windows Home server to 2 Window 7 Beta computers and 1 Vista Ulta laptop.
Runs without any problem so far.
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HT Omega Claro Plus+
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:33 PM
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You may have to wait for updated drivers from Claro to work with Windows 7 if using compatibility Mode didnt work.
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~Alex T.~
~Windows Desktop Experience MVP~
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"Currently we have no official driver for Windows7 yet.
Cmedia engineer confirmed Windows7 is similar of vista but it uses different
platform.
Therefore, control panel program doesn't work properly.
Cmedia engineers are working on new driver for W7.
We will post new driver when we receive it.
Please wait until Cmedia updating."
I guess we'll just have to wait until they have their driver or use... /shivers... onboard sound.
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AVG Internet Security 8 uninstall and the blue screen crash
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Had me tearing what little hair I have left out.
Thursday morning, AVG reinstalled effortlessly.
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Audio Jack Retasking
Since most/all new motherboards with onboard sound support this now (I think), what about adding this to the sound control panel applet in Windows 7? I assume there would be some way to detect if the motherboard supported it or not, and show/hide the 'Retasking' tab if it isn't.
Confirmed installation on VirtualBox 2.1 - Ubuntu 8.10 host
Networking, automatic resolution switching (full screen to windowed) and "free" mouse movemnt workes as intended.
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Had trouble trying to install the Guest Additions until I read this post suggesting running in compatibility mode. I chose to run in XP mode rather than Vista. No particular reason for the choice other than the Guest Additions installed fine on my XP guest. Wasn't sure if the install would work for Vista compatibility.
I do not have full video support so I do not get all the "eye candy" and trying to run any of the installed games is painfully slow. But that is expected with a virtual guest.
Networking with a bridged adapter works just fine, my Win7 guest is a valid member of my local network.
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WordPerfect X3 won't install
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Tuesday, February 17, 2009 3:44 AM
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Windows 7 beta crashes
Hard crashes (mouse & keyboard are non-responsive)
1. Windows hard crash everytime I run the Performance index assessment tool, mainly when it's assessing windows media decoding performance
2. Windows hard crash everytime I try playing a video with Windows Media Player. Playing the same videos with VLC is fine
3. Windows hard crash while PC is idle, yet there's heavy disk activity without a sign of ever stopping.
Ideas? Suggestions?
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Tuesday, February 17, 2009 12:00 AM
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If the machine you are testing this on isnt able to run Media Center in Home Premium then it most likely wont be able to do it with Windows 7 Ultimate Beta. As Mark said. You will have to wait for a newer build to maybe see some kind of improvement.
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Speaking of Media center, I ran the Media Center app in Windows beta, it loaded just fine in windowed mode. When I turn it to full screen, the screen went blanks except for the mouse cursor. If I invoked the start menu during the blank full-screen mode, everything is displayed fine. If I click back on the Media center, screen went blank again.
I have submitted all of the above using the feedback tool. For now, I've been running a streaming video in Firefox for for hours, and no crash yet.
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I think the crashes during idle might be related to power management. If I have the system active constantly (eg. by playing a streaming video in firefox), it seems to be stable. I have another hard crash today after leaving the system idle for a while. Of course, this could be related to the BIOS and/or drivers related to the motherboard, display, etc. Who knows.
I still have no clue why it crashed during the performance index assessment.
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ok so after restoring to a previous recovery point, its working ... i suspect 2 things :
A: live messenger corrupt installation
B: problem of system performance
i will reinstall live messenger and will keep you posted
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i uninstalled live messenger ... and run out some test ... but unfortunately... the laptop was still crashing .... my decision then was to reinstall the full thing ..
. so today ... i did it + was running some other test "till i had to go to the mall"so i just went for grocery and when i came back .... screen was off tried anything but no response... i m going to see with sir Blue Hair and joe's solution (by the way thanks) ill keep you posted ;-)------------------------------------
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I also get blue screened if I try the performance test, and if I leave it running it crashes after a period of inactivity. I have turned off System Sleep and will see if that is the issue. Last time it went to sleep I couldn't recover because it turned off my USB mouse and keyboard and they refused to come back up.
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Extend our Windows 7 beta...forever?
So I wonder if there's any way at all that Microsoft lets us purchase or otherwise extend the current beta install we have.
I just don't want it to expire in August. Getting too involved now and actually been using it as my main OS more and more so giving that up come August would really suck.
Microsoft peeps...any chance this can be done?
- Moved by Othorvath Saturday, February 7, 2009 3:06 PM (Moved from Windows 7 Installation, Setup, and Deployment to Windows 7 Miscellaneous)
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Hi Donuthero,
As you guess the current BETA cannot be purchased, but I am sure that MSFT is going to need some more beta tests before W7 goes live, even not try VISTA its similar to W7 ,
Thank you for the good feedback
regards
Erdal
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Well done Microsoft. However, for the umpteenth time can we have our Edit > Invert Selection back?
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games track
I am not sure if there is a list here for gamers and compatibility if so point me the way, if not then here goes, so far tested
Civ 4 all variants. known issue error comes up but runs ok
GTA4. does not install
left 4 dead, runs ok
half life 2 and add ons, all work ok which is odd as HL2 does not work in vista since valve did the last update
steam application: runs well and downloads good; I actually seem to get better Dl speeds than with Vista or XP on my other machines
dead space: install ok, runs smoother than in vista
CoD 4 and 5 install and runs good.
knights of the old republic 2: will not install
I am running Nvidia 7900 Gs with win 7 beta drivers
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having no luck with Battlefield 2
sound not working properly
no in game chat
issues with teamspeak
when in server very slow
ping higher than my vista and xp drives-running 3 discreet drives ion same system
gameplay seems choppy
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ok so far iv only played SWAT4 on win 7 all seems fine apart from the fact my x-fire in game dont work my x-fire dont show and infor in the info box on the right just shows blank with a search box also had a prob with the skins but i sorted that just installs to wrong directory also had a problem with the swat 4 server info auto join program comes up with an error cant remember what and also ever time i start x-fire i get this message:
Xfire has detected that xfire_toucan_35479.dll did not load. This is usually due to a damaged or missing file. Xfire's capabilities will be limited until this is corrected. Please check our FAQ here for info on how to fix this.
some reason things that get installed think windows 7 is XP but sould for now think its vista maybe?
any help please e-mail
Dj_strike_08@hotmail.co.uk
or reply here il try and have a look back
thanks for all help and support.
p.s. i think this new windows 7 is fantastic it runs alot faster then what my xp dose but looks as sexy as vista this is almost the perfect OS just few bugs that need fixing like mine for e.g. thanks for beta and home 7 is released soon :D
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not quite sure if it's a windows 7 problem or a fiesta patch problem but im bugging to get it fixed so i can play my mmorpg again.
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Age of Conan works great.
Painkiller works great.
And uhh, I haven't tried many other PC games on it lately but I think Farcry 2 worked well.
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i cant get steam to install. any chance someone could point me in the direction of the installer they used? The .msi caused a windows error and the full download steam client will install, but get stuck on "looking for steam updates"
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Everquest I does not work for me. Gives me an error about unable to read memory. That's like the main game I play :(.
Fallar
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all i did was copy all the files and folders from \program files\xfire to \programdata\xfire
and now it works like a charm some of your games might not work becuase its not supporting windows 7 at this moment maybe or just that some files from windows are missing in win 7 beta
if i find a solution i will gladly let you know but as most you know were all on a limited time to use this beta :)
good luck
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CoD4 single player also works well, but I can't get multiplayer to work. When I launch it, the screen goes black, no splash screen, and the computer just stays there. When I kill it, I see there's a small windows with an error (or warning) but it goes away quickly so I'm unable to read it. Any ideas?
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Could be that Windows is asking for permission to allow a component of CoD4 to access the internet. The pop up window may be hidden behind the game, but won't allow it to continue. One thing you can try is to temporarily turn off the UAC.
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evenbalance stuffs up
thats punkbuster
'revert to your vista driver s" message
is any tech staff monitoring this thread
we should possibly report this to some tech gurus in microsoft
the error spalsh message u get \
there is ways to show errorlogs etc to see what the message was
but mate a bigger microsoft person should talk u thru
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win 7 not supported
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If you have a dual monitor set up you may need to disable the second monitor - otherwise you will get a black screen. Seems to be a prob with the demo and not Win7.
Fear 2 doesnt work just a black screen and it is a very new game 2 weeks or so old. Diablo 2 wont play again just a black screen. Left4dead plays fine. Will be trying about 8 more games to see what happens from cod4 to unreal 2004.
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run as administrator-windows xp service pack 2-disabling dpi scaling, themes and desktop composition, if that does not work, then i cannot help you anymore, since the .exe file detecting a .dll damaged file (even if its perfect and the os make it look as damaged) then it cannot be fixed, i tell you that it has happen to me in xp with older games made specially for example windows 98-windows me or even 95, and sometimes it does not have a fix. sorry.
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Unable to authenticate to LiveID server from W7
I have been unable to send feedback. When I sign in I get "unable to connect to Live ID authentication server." I can however log in with my live ID to Technet and even to this forum. I get a similar response when I try run Windows Update. I am running W7 on an HP Pavilion laptop connected to the net using an AT&T WLAN USB card. It works quite well on W7. I've tried everything that is recommended and so far no luck.
G. Lauer
george
- Moved by Mike Walsh FIN Saturday, January 31, 2009 11:22 AM Off-topic (Moved from MSDN and TechNet Search Feedback to Off-Topic Posts (Do Not Post Here))
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This isn't a question for this forum which is for Search in MSDN and TechNet.
Ask here
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whatforum/threads/
which forum to post it to.
Moving to Off-Topic
WSS FAQ sites: WSS 2.0: http://wssv2faq.mindsharp.com WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007: http://wssv3faq.mindsharp.com
Total list of WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 Books (including foreign language titles) http://wss.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSSv3%20FAQ/V%20Books.aspx
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Certain buttons should be able to take on the theme's color
Since I always tend to keep my interface blue or default, I haven't really noticed that some windows applications dont really tie in quite well to whatever theme the user has selected. This picture really showed me the problem.
For example:
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/01/Win7ssteve.jpg
Note the green theme, but the blue buttons in WMP12. Wouldn't it be great if microsoft's applications were coded (and if windows made this tech available to third parties) to take on whatever color the user has as their theme (of course with an option to disable this feature). Of course not all colors would work well in all circumstances, but if the API could have the option of picking an alternate, but thematically similar color in the event of a conflict with the background (ie: in the event of black on black, using a neutral white) everything would work fine.
Windows could provide an area where users could select whether to entirely disable this feature, or to disable it for individual programs (so that every program that decided to support this feature, which would hopefully be many, wouldn't have to include it themselves). Maybe, if this proves to be something lots of people don't like, it could be an install option rather than a default setting.
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Skype beta
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Good news
Hello,
It is only a reply to the annoucement from David Reed.
That's a great idea to have created this forum and i hope that it will be filled with many good threads,quickly answered.
Long life to this forum...
Is it possible to put on this forum, proposals for new samples ?
Have a nice day
Please remember to click 'Mark as Answer' on the post that helped you. Unmark if it provides no help
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What works, what needs improvement.
You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
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Dump Screen during Install
Have a Core 2 Duo 3.36 GHz., Asus P5E3 Premium motherboard w/4 Gig Ram and 512 MB Asus EAH3870 video card, 2 WD Raptor drives (1x150 GB, 1x300 GB) and a Samsung Super WritemasterDVD burner.
Tried a Dual boot w/ Vista on 1 harddrive and Win 7 on other. Gets 85-95 percent through the install and suddenly does a screen dump for a few seconds and then reboots. It is never able to finish install. Tried Win7 32 over Vista 32 Ultimate and Win7 64 bit over Vista 64 Ultimate and Win 7 32 and 64 bits as clean installs. All crash alike at about the same place: final stage of the Win7 install. Never have seen the Win7 desktop yet.
Any clues?
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Saturday, February 21, 2009 1:31 AM
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Have a Core 2 Duo 3.36 GHz., Asus P5E3 Premium motherboard w/4 Gig Ram and 512 MB Asus EAH3870 video card, 2 WD Raptor drives (1x150 GB, 1x300 GB) and a Samsung Super WritemasterDVD burner.
Tried a Dual boot w/ Vista on 1 harddrive and Win 7 on other. Gets 85-95 percent through the install and suddenly does a screen dump for a few seconds and then reboots. It is never able to finish install. Tried Win7 32 over Vista 32 Ultimate and Win7 64 bit over Vista 64 Ultimate and Win 7 32 and 64 bits as clean installs. All crash alike at about the same place: final stage of the Win7 install. Never have seen the Win7 desktop yet.
Any clues?
Hi
Your system is overclocked, so do not wonder if setup crashed each time.
Load bios defaults before to run windows 7 setup, to restore defaults clocks and try again
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Power one your system and start hitting F8 to get into the Advanced Boot Options screen. Select the option toward the bottom that reads "Disable automatic restart on system failure." When you experience your dump, the screen will remain so that you write down the dump error codes.
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W7 restore does not work?
Tried both to restore to restore point manually created, or auto created.
Tried to restore a system image. No joy either.
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Monday, February 16, 2009 10:09 PM
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And what happen?
What crached?
When crashed?
Why crashed?
Why restore does not work?
What happen?
What error you get?
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It is the responsibility and duty of everyone to help the underprivileged and unfortunate among us.
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The forums are painful on a dial up modem. answer not required
Been having DSL issues for two days so had to revert to dial up untill it is repaired.
Painfully slow.
FrontPage MVP
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Give me back my line breaks!
I am a touch typist, and I'm accustomed to hitting Enter twice to get paragraph spacing. Now when I hit Enter it not only wraps the preceding text in a paragraph tag, it creates a new paragraph with a bloody non-breaking space in it. What the hell were you thinking? I don't want to have to stop and remember to hit Shift-Enter to get a line break. I want the behavior that I am accustomed to, and which works the same way on EVERY other forum I frequent, or have ever frequented.
Have you tried to enter any sample markup to help a user out? Good luck. Every line you enter gets its own damned paragraph. Last night I entered some javascript scripting to try to help out a user. By the time I got the thing finished I was so frustrated I wanted to hit someone.
Just in case no one else has clued you in, this is a BAD IDEA! It makes editing in this forum different from any other forum with which I am acquainted, and no one should be expected to have to make a conscious mental shift just to use the editor here. Whatever your reasons for making this change, they are not sufficient. Kindly return the editor behavior to the status quo ante. Thank you.
cheers,
scott
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The other issues, major web tier revision is under way.
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A concept I've noticed that all novice users struggles to understand in Windows is that the StartMenu contains shortcuts and that it is not a reflection of what's in reality installed on the machine.
Change the Installer criteria for developers so they must mark the launcher(s) for a given program with an attribute that makes StartMenu able to detect what to display/not display? This way StartMenu dynamically changes as applications are installed/uninstalled and you don't get obsolete or missing shortcuts all over the place.
In effect StartMenu is then no longer a bunch of messy shortcuts but instead a partial mirror replica of the 'Program Files'-folder (or whatever folder the user installs to)
For programs made prior to a given change like the one suggested above, just let them install the old fashioned way. For programs that are standalone without having to be installed: make StartMenu scan and display the .exe files found in the directories. StartMenu then contains all installed programs at any given time.