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Increase the Driver Selection list box size.

Submitted by BODYPRINT on November 5, 2008 to Aesthetics, Usability

The driver selection list box has been the same size since windows 98. It's very frustrating when you want to see a list of drivers available. Surely it could make better use of the window space. It's understandable that the window may need to stay small in case the computer lacks any video drivers that can display over 640x480, but there is a huge amount of wasted space in the current window.

Re-arrange the text to give the list boxes more window height and utilize the wasted spaces. Allow the window to be resized and resize the list boxes accordingly to display the most information possible.

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Discussion (6 comments)

.Chris wrote on November 7, 2008, 3:23am

Agreed. Also remove the speaker icon and all other icons and make this an genetic wizard

nitrous9200 wrote on November 9, 2008, 5:26am

The wizard needs to be updated period.

blueskynis wrote on November 14, 2008, 7:31pm

It still has "Have Disk" button!

ShadeTC wrote on November 20, 2008, 3:53pm

The have disk button is useful for if you want to specify the direct location of the driver files. I manage OS images and this button is invaluable. It should probably be renamed to the generic "Browse..." or the more specific "Browse for driver..." instead of "Have Disk..."

eikonoklastes2 wrote on November 26, 2008, 2:00pm

With the amount of drivers available, even a large list box will not serve the purpose.

What's actually needed is a Search field. Looking for HP LaserJet 3055 PCL5? Type the f***er in.

nyp wrote on June 5, 2009, 1:10pm

Fixed in Windows 7.

nyp wrote on February 13, 2010, 8:32am

Changed status from [Not fixed] to [Fixed]

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