Most recent submissions by user "MikeW"
Registered since: June 22, 2009
Windows Search should handle multi-word objects better
If I type "update" into the Start search box, to quickly access Windows Update, I get items for "Apple Software Update" and "Check for DivX Updates", but no "Windows Update"
I have to type "Windows (more...)
Make sure that all programs and system services are fully text indexed.
Low
Low
Not fixed
Application window Z-order should be contained and properly ordererd
Have you ever had a case where an application pops up a dialog *under* the main app window and you can't see it, or even give it focus to dismiss it because it's app or system modal? Microsoft Outlook is one of the worst offenders, but it's (more...)
Child windows should always have z-order above the parent window. They should also be created so that they are on-screen and sit over the parent window in cases where the parent is not-maximised or partly off-screen.
You should not even (more...)
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Recent Places doesn't include folders just created by media management programs
When I import pictures into image management programs like Picasa or Windows Live Photo gallery, a new folder is created. For some reason these folders are never picked up by Windows for the list in Recent Places. Ditto album folders created by Windows (more...)
Make sure they are detected and included in this list.
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
WMP - "Recently added" section of library is gone in Windows 7
I buy albums (CDs or downloaded) rather fitfully - but quite often I'll get a whole lot at one time from a trip to my CD store, or from an Amazon delivery. I'm quite disciplined about getting them onto my computer, but I may not listen to all (more...)
Revive the feature.
High
High
Not fixed
WMP - cannot edit tags for tracks in Now Playing mode
I download a track or a podcast, start playing it in WMP and find that the tags are wrong or not filled in.
In Windows 7 this problem is compounded by a) the removal of the "Now Playing" node in the library; and b) the uncertain (more...)
The entire tagging interface in Media Player needs work.
High
Medium
Not fixed
Media Player should restrict album art updates in the same way as text metadata
Windows Media Player has a number of options to turn off media file metadata updates for new or existing files. None of these stops WMP from tinkering with album art files that are already known to be correct.
The previous album art may (more...)
WMP needs to respect user data. If users take the trouble to find the correct album art for their media files, at higher resolution if they desire, then WMP should not stomp all over it.
High
High
Not fixed