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What features does the next version of Windows need?

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What features does the next version of Windows need?

What are the KEY features you think that the new major version of Windows need?

Here is a short list of mine:

* SQL based file system

* Full .NET integration with central services that are NOT web based but have all kinds of interfaces (i.e. I speak into my PocketPC 2004 and it converts it to text and puts it under "Notes" on my Passport .NET account where I can access it through the web (worst case), through software, or via a DesktopX NG object.

* Distributed computing where I can see my network and if I have a 100megabit or faster connection to my network I can seamlessly have CPU intensive processes thrown to compute onto them as well if I have priviledges on those machines.

* Seamless Terminal Server - I want my Visual Studio Compiler that is displayed on my machine here to execute fully on my mega machine in the server room and for this to be trivial to set up.

* Document the new hooking APIs for lighter faster desktop enhancements.

That's for starters. What would you add?

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File properties that mean something. The way mp3 tags do. Giving me the ability to search for all photos with Vacation in the properties.

Have the file system work as a database. That way when I do a search for something on the entire drive it is not automatically time to go get a cup of coffee.

The ability to have files open using differant apps. For example when I right click on a file have a short list of apps to open it instead of the moronic "Send to..."

The ability to add/remove more windows bloat. Do I really need to have the XP tour after seeing it once?

Nothing and I mean NOTHING gets installed as a automatic service or starting program unless I say "0K". Also the ability to keep things from starting at boot, such as winampa.exe and real player.

The ability to set the starting order for services/programs instead of the willy nilly way it happens now.

Better handling of mail/contacts. Things like killing rich text format and having a unified mail store/contacts list that other programs can see and use.

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griffinme,
start - run - msconfig - startup
remove the check from the items you don't want to start

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Needs better control over start up. Too much crap gets put into the "system" service. I want to know what is relaly running on my machine. It takes an eterntiy for my machine to fully boot up.

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Definitively, More UNIX compatibility.

A device to conect it with our brains.

And A NEW LOOK... please.

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ah!
and a "FLOATING STARTBAR"(or taskbar) ...that bar where is placed the start button

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