Aero Taskforce

Michael Mc wrote on June 9, 2008, 12:59pm

This may have been fixed as part of Windows Installer 4.5, I'm not sure.

http://blogs.msdn.com/windows_installer_team/ar...ller-4-5-versions.aspx

I'm not sure if I have this installed or not actually.

JeremyG wrote on June 9, 2008, 2:34pm

I think it's safe to say that they need to do a full-sweep of ALL icons both in the core system and optional components.

Someone should also implement and "Icon Commandment" within Microsoft that says ANYTHING that will be installed onto Vista and Up, MUST contain large, full-color icons.

Michael Mc wrote on June 9, 2008, 3:05pm

Yeah.

"If you were to buy a new 2007 Volkswagen New Beetle, you'd feel pretty ripped off if the vehicle included the seatbelt from a 1972 Beetle, or the bumper from a 1969 model. And so it is with Windows Vista: Despite the spit shine afforded by the vaunted Aero interface, if you look a little deeper, you're bound to come across various bits of UI from versions of Windows dating back as far as 1990."
~ http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvista_07.asp

Sarreq Teryx wrote on June 13, 2008, 1:52pm

I think the icons used in installers are embedded in the installation package, making this a problem with the older version of MSI used by certain developers, meaning the fix for this would actually be forcing those developers to upgrade, which may force them to upgrade to Vista also

Michael Mc wrote on June 27, 2008, 10:44pm

Possible design.

Less information:
http://i27.tinypic.com/okdes4.jpg

More information:
http://i28.tinypic.com/2yzab7m.jpg

@Sarreq Teryx: I never thought of it like that. I guess there could be thousands of installers out there on the Internet... there's no way all of those could be updated.