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Improving the Windows XP User Interface?

Posted by Cliff on from the tweaked-to-your-heart's-desire dept.

Pimpin' Up Windows asks: "Many of us are forced to live with Windows XP for our day-to-day computing needs - at work, home or school - and longingly look to the not only beautiful, but functional and efficient, Mac OS X 'Aqua' user interface. Apart from just themes, what would be Slashdot reader's suggestions for improving the user interface of XP? What changes, add-ons and other improvements could further enhance its usability?"

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  1. Clippy. by Short+Circuit · · Score: 4, Funny

    Clippy. Or Bonzai Buddy. Take your pick. :)

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  2. win XP needs a contextual helper... by xutopia · · Score: 4, Funny

    It would be cool if this helper would popup whenever you are doing something and show you ways to do things better. Oh and it could look like some smart guy too which would make it really cool!

    1. Re:win XP needs a contextual helper... by scupper · · Score: 2, Funny

      Oh and it could look like some smart guy too which would make it really cool!

      Perhaps like Hannibal Lecter?

  3. what the? by drac0n1z · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did Microsoft infiltrate /. to ask us nix-users how to better the Longhorn interface?

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  4. Re:Want improvement in XP? Go back to Windows 2000 by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh sweet baby Jesus...

    If this is actually what Longhorn looks like, I'm going to shoot myself in the head. I have to support this crap.

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  5. Re:What a wonderful troll of a subject. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're new here, aren't you?

  6. Re:What a wonderful troll of a subject. by pmc · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't really find this to be a troll

    Then, with respect, you would not know a troll if it ripped out your eyeballs and licked your brain.

  7. even better, get answers from slashdot! by RMH101 · · Score: 2, Funny

    C: "It looks like you're trying to write a letter!"
    You: "How do I format this?"
    C: "M$ WinBLOWS! l33t s3cret@r13s use OPENOFFICE!"
    you could really run with this one...