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Please note that the progress bar may reach the end before all files have been copied.
23/12/05
Please note that the progress bar may reach the end before all files have been copied.
I'm sure there was nothing they could possibly have done to prevent that.
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I just installed Windows Vista December CTP and found the same behaviour. I took me 3 hours to install under Microsoft Virtual PC. 1 hour to reach the 100% and 2 hours waiting for... I don't know what.
12/27/05 @ 16:42
I think the progress bar is overused in its current format. We need a new UI to represent progress in a way that is more realistic given the (often) unknown nature of any progress.
What do users want to know when the system is performing a task?
1) Is it busy or has it crashed?
2) Shall I sit and stare at the screen, or go away and make a cup of coffee?
A progress bar fulfills (1) relatively well, but (2) is not so obvious.
What do users want to know when the system is performing a task?
1) Is it busy or has it crashed?
2) Shall I sit and stare at the screen, or go away and make a cup of coffee?
A progress bar fulfills (1) relatively well, but (2) is not so obvious.
01/04/06 @ 20:10
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