DID YOU KNOW? Windows VISTA Facts & Goof-ups

[Vishal Gupta]

Guys!

As u all know Vista is out and I'm using it since many months.
So in this period I hv found lots of interesting things, a few of them can be called goof-ups. I. hv posted about such interesting facts here:

http://www.askvg.com/interesting-fac...windows-vista/

[casanova]

Thanks Vishal,

Something on point no 9. If u move your mouse over some other tab and then back to the maximised tab, then it shows the thumbnail.

Special thanks for point no 6. It works even in explorer. MS implemented the trick in windows from office it seems

Point 14 doesn't seem a bugbut avoids the annoying prompt.

[goobimama]

Point No.9....good one.

[alsiladka]

14 aint a bug, but a nice feature. If i have hidden some files, i do not want others who use my computer to be notified of the hidden files.

There are thousands of such small snippets all over vista!!

* In the Power options, click on Plan Settings of any plan, and then click on Choose Advance Power settings, you will be shown a window to display the power settings for most of the hardware right from the hard disk to PCI express card to USB.

There are so many!!!

[Vishal Gupta]

For me Its a BUG why? coz suppose u hv a few hidden files in a folder and after a few days/months, u forgot about them. For most of the ppl including me, they always use <CTRL>+A to know about files in a folder. And when u'll do it, it'll not tell u that there are a few hidden files and u'll delete the folder by mistake thinking that its an empty folder.

It was a nice feature, it should notify the user about hidden files. They could remove the annoying message but at least status bar should display about hidden files.

It would be better if they gave an option to enable/disable it in Folder Options.

[harinderbhasin]

plzz tell me how to use dreamscence i windows vista.

Originally Posted by harinderbhasin

plzz tell me how to use dreamscence i windows vista.

You can download from the windows update if you have original and if you have pirated you will have to find other way.

Good luckz.

[Arsenal_Gunners]

The Aurora boot screen makes startup damn slow.

[goobimama]

^^ Forgot to mention it works only in Vista Ultimate. Also forgot to mention that its a waste of precious CPU cycles leading to a rising CPU temperatures and ultimately, a noisy fan....

[alsiladka]

The aurora bootscreen which you get through the NO GUI Boot option is not for techies, i had tried it long time back, but switched it off at the first instance.

It does not show any notifications for CHKDSK or Boot Defragmentations, as is its name, it gives no GUI while booting.


And one more point for Dreamscenes, you need Aero enabled to use Dreamscene.

Originally Posted by goobimama

^^ Forgot to mention it works only in Vista Ultimate. Also forgot to mention that its a waste of precious CPU cycles leading to a rising CPU temperatures and ultimately, a noisy fan....

Talking about dreamscene?.

[alsiladka]

Originally Posted by thunderbird.117

Talking about dreamscene?.

Yes, as dreamscene is an Ultimate Extra, it is available only on Vista Ultimate.

Originally Posted by alsiladka

Yes, as dreamscene is an Ultimate Extra, it is available only on Vista Ultimate.

Yea. I love to act dumb sometimes .

[piyush gupta]

hey vishal thats something only checked by a reg hacker like u

Vaise awaiting for Vista Registry speciality from u

[rakeshishere]

Nice Reading!

[Vishal Gupta]

thnx guys. I'm glad that u liked my findings.

[sam_1710]

hello guys...
i found another goof-up in VISTA!!

Check this screenshot : http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=defaultch6.jpg

and check this out : http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?i...amsceneke9.jpg

the 1st pic is without 'Dreamscene' ... Windows Magnifier works like a charm!!
and da 2nd one... wid 'Dreamscene' runnin GTA - IV trailer! ... da Magnifier shows only a black screen instead of the desktop!!!

[Possible]

Dreamscene isn't final yet now, is it. Its buggy to say the least and god, they got some answers for that at the blog.

[Vishal Gupta]

Hi guys
Today I found another BUG in Vista.

http://www.askvg.com/statusbar-bug-i...ista-explorer/

[Choto Cheeta]

u r fiding a bug every week now

[eggman]

Originally Posted by Vishal Gupta

Hi guys
Today I found another BUG in Vista.

1. Enable "Statusbar" by pressing <ALT> key and goto "View -> Statusbar".
2. Now open any folder containing images.
3. Select any image file and see its size in statusbar.
4. Now refresh the folder by pressing <F5> key and again select that file. Now see its size again in Statusbar. U'll be surprised by seeing its size. It'll be doubled. Again Refresh and again check the size in statusbar. It'll be again doubled. and so on......

So if u select a file and see its size in statusbar, suppose it is 1 MB, then after refreshing the folder and again selecting the file will show its size as 2 MB in statusbar and so on..... If u select a different file after refreshing the folder, then it'll add the new file size in previous file size and will show the sum in status bar.

Its happening for me as well as another computer of my friend. Pls check whether it happens for u too?

not happening in mine

[sam_1710]

its happenin man!! lol
wat am i supposed to do?? laugh or cry?? for buyin this $hitty os!!

according to vista's status bar.. the 3 images selected are over 50 mb in size.. ROFL!!!

[Vishal Gupta]

lol. Now I found that its not only happening for folders containing images but also any other folder.
Open any folder and try the trick, it'll work.

[iMav]

Originally Posted by Vishal Gupta

Hi guys
Today I found another BUG in Vista.

1. Enable "Statusbar" by pressing <ALT> key and goto "View -> Statusbar".
2. Now open any folder containing images.
3. Select any image file and see its size in statusbar.
4. Now refresh the folder by pressing <F5> key and again select that file. Now see its size again in Statusbar. U'll be surprised by seeing its size. It'll be doubled. Again Refresh and again check the size in statusbar. It'll be again doubled. and so on......

So if u select a file and see its size in statusbar, suppose it is 1 MB, then after refreshing the folder and again selecting the file will show its size as 2 MB in statusbar and so on..... If u select a different file after refreshing the folder, then it'll add the new file size in previous file size and will show the sum in status bar.

Its happening for me as well as another computer of my friend. Pls check whether it happens for u too?

ahppening for me too but if u un-select the image u seleted and then select it again after refresh its fine ... but its strange how come u noticing it now and not wen u had the beta

[aryayush]

Originally Posted by sam_1710

its happenin man!! lol
wat am i supposed to do?? laugh or cry?? for buyin this $hitty os!!

So just because it has a little bug, the whole operating system is "$hitty"? LOL!

[iMav]

omG .... this post should be awarded something it should be put up on think digit's wall or something ... should feature in the mag or nething ... i dont freaking believe the poster and the post ... yeh kaise hua ....

[aryayush]

LOL!

All I'm trying to say is that it is not shitty for the reason he gave (one tiny bug).

It is shitty though, but for a whole load of other more serious reasons.

(Yeah, that didn't last long, did it! )

[goobimama]

As for me it didn't double, it merely added the original file size to each new refresh....like 4MB, 8MB, 12MB...so on...

[iMav]

^^ last i checkd 4 ka double 8

[aryayush]

"^^ last i checkd" 8 ka double 12... uh, 16!