Windows 7 Taskforce

Start menu on side [EDIT] FIXED

Submitted by Christo on February 15, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug

Problem: When the start menu is on the left side, it does not provide the normal expand when an arrow is clicked; there is no animation.

[EDIT] Reported as fixed in build 7022

Solution: Fix it!

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Fixed

Fixed in build 7022.

(3 comments)

Border Padding Resetting

Submitted by pedro_cesar on November 3, 2009 to Bug

Problem: When you specify a padding border for the windows it might reset randomly after a couple (perhaps maybe even one) computer reset, taking it back to 4.

I've only ran tests changing the size to 1 and 2 when I notices this so I'm (more...)

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Fixed

It seems to be fixed already...

[7057] Text fields hidden when adding a new credential [fixed]

Submitted by Indrek on March 18, 2009 to Bug

Problem: Try this:
- open Credential Manager
- add any of the three types of credentials (generic, Windows or certificate-based)

The text fields are hidden and only appear when you hover over them with the mouse or navigate with the (more...)

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Fixed

WMP: text is distorted when in front of song list

Submitted by tino on April 10, 2009 to Aesthetics, Bug

Problem: It's a very nice feature: In Now Playing mode you can leave the song list open while you make the window very small. WMP is now like a small gadget displaying the current playlist. But then, the title text looks ugly.

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Fixed

(7000) Taskbar disappears when some installers run

Submitted by xombie on January 11, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Bug, Usability

Problem: This one is just an example, but I've noticed the same behaviour with some other installers.
When you change focus back to other windows, it reappears.

Severity: Medium

Impact: Medium

Status: Fixed

Haven't seen it since the RC.

(4 comments)

Photo slideshow in WMP makes gadgets flicker

Submitted by tino on March 25, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Bug

Problem: I never get the point of viewing photos in WMP. But if you do that, the gadgets on the desktop will flicker white after every transition. Seems to be related to this submission: http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/733

Solution: Solve the flickering.

Severity: Low

Impact: High

Status: Fixed

Aero Theme Thumbnails Gone Blurry

Submitted by veer01_42 on January 11, 2010 to Annoyance, Bug

Problem: I was playing around with some themepacks and after one instance of closing the "Personalisation" window, when i re-opened it, the aero themes looked like this....

Solution: 1. Go to this location: -
C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper

2. Show Hidden System Files and Folders

3. Then proceed to delete all the ".ini" files in that directory and all subdirectories.

4. Problem (more...)

Severity: Low

Impact: Medium

Status: Fixed

(11 comments)

Thumbnails do not work with Vista Basic Theme. Fixed in Build 7000

Submitted by TheDub on December 17, 2008 to Bug

Problem: I apologize in advance for the quality of the shot, Virtualbox adds a weird effect when pausing the virtual machine.

When Windows Basic is the theme the thumbnails attempt to render but do not work correctly. Either make a a version that (more...)

Solution: In build 7000 the problem has been resolved.

*See new picture*

Severity: High

Impact: High

Status: Fixed

Fixed in build 7000.

(6 comments)

When saving a file, auto-defaults to having no file type

Submitted by Darkelement on December 11, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

Problem: I still haven't found a solution to this, but here is the problem:
Whenever I save a file from the internet or anything not saved by a program-specific format (DOCX for office07 for example), it automatically saves it as not having a file (more...)

Severity: Low

Impact: Medium

Status: Fixed