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نسخه کامل مشاهده نسخه کامل : Microsoft Plus for Windows XP



Vahed
02-09-2007, 13:34
Whenever Microsoft release a new operating system, it is customary for them to release a package known as `Plus´ along side its release which adds a number of small extras. With the recent release of Windows XP this tradition has continued with the launch of `Microsoft Plus for Windows XP´.

So, what exactly has Microsoft Plus XP edition got to offer and is it worth buying? Well, in theory, Microsoft Plus is a good idea, you pay a modest £30 or so and you get loads of fun new features for your computer. The whole principle falls down quickly however once you have installed Microsoft Plus and you realise what exactly it has to offer:

The additions seem to be little more than a few new games, screensavers and visualizations for Windows Media Player along with a couple of mildly useful utilities. Personally, I feel that when you look at the Microsoft Marketing plan, they must purposefully leave these things out that could have quite easily been included with the Operating System or at worst as a free update over the Internet and then they charge for a few weeks later. In reality, the Microsoft marketing hype for this product seems to just hide the fact that you could probably sit at home and download most of the features included off the Internet for free; Media Player Visualizations and skins, desktop themes, a couple of simplistic games - These are all freely available from a number of independent sites.

There are a couple of useful utilities and in the interests of keeping this article as impartial as possible I will now look at exactly what the Plus package incorporates:

- Audio Visual Upgrades;
Included in this section is a series of voice commands that allow you to control Windows Media Player using your own voice using commands such as `Media Player, Play´ and `Media Player Stop´. There is also a program that will compress your existing MP3´s into even smaller WMA audio files, a CD label creator, skins and visualizations for Media Player as well as a program to help you create play lists of MP3´s for Media Player to work its way through.
Probably the most gimmicky feature in this menu is the `Speaker Enhancement´ wizard which claims to `Boost the clarity and richness of many computer speakers´. I ran this on my laptop and a friends´ desktop machine with two separate pairs of external speakers but unfortunately we failed to notice any change in quality whatsoever. I´m always slightly dubious about software that claims to improve the performance of external devices and this is no exception.

- Games
Included in this menu are 3 simple 3D games - Russian Square (a remake of the classic Tetris), Labyrinth (another remake, this time of the tabletop game where you navigate a silver ball through a board which you can tilt using one wheel on each axis of the board) and Hyperbowl (a very pretty bowling simulation which unfortunately is surprisingly dull).

- Themes
This section gives you 4 additional desktop themes so you can make your backdrop, mouse cursor, icons etc. resemble an Aquarium, Space scene, Nature scene or Da Vinci´s workshop.

- Screen Savers
Quite obviously, this includes a number of fairly impressive screensavers to complement the above themes along with a couple of additional unrelated screensavers added for good measure.

To summarize, quite simply as mentioned above I feel that Microsoft are trying to cash in on the XP name and hype by putting together this mediocre package and charging a loyal user base for it. Of course, it is not necessary for you to purchase this in order to make your computer run any better although it does include a number of mildly helpful utilities and features but I just feel that with the current retail price of XP that it would have been nice for these features to have been included from the start or as a free upgrade for registered users over the Internet.

Microsoft Plus XP is available through most computer retailers such as Dabs for approximately £30. This package is only compatible with Windows XP.

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Ahmad
02-09-2007, 14:14
Some of them are useful and some of them are just for entertainments and to decorate your computer appearance. l


But this text that vahed wrote here has some good reasons [ برای مشاهده لینک ، لطفا با نام کاربری خود وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید ] for producing this kind of software.


Thanks vahed




And does Vista have Microsoft Plus for Windows Vista as well ?l


بعضي از اونها مفيدن و بعضيهاشون هم فقط براي سرگرمي و براي تزيين كامپيوتر ( ويندوز) استفاده ميشن.

ولي متني رو كه واحد اينجا نوشت دلايل خوبي رو براي تهيه اين نوع محصول داره.

ممنون واحد

و آيا ويستا هم اين نرم افزار رو مخصوص ويندوز ويستا داره ؟

Mohammad
02-09-2007, 18:37
M a r i o عزیز...انگلیسی بودن مقاله دلیلی بر انگلیسی نوشتن نیست و اینکار مختص انجمن انگلیسی هست.لطفا ویرایش بشه...ممنونم.:20:
ضمن اینکه فکر می کنم Reason باید ReasonS باشه چون از Some استفاده کردیم...:46:

Vahed
02-09-2007, 19:22
Some of them are useful and some of them are just for entertainments and to decorate your computer appearance. l

But this text that vahed wrote here has some good reason for producing this kind of software.

Thanks vahed



And does Vista have Microsoft Plus for Windows Vista as well ?l


Dear Mario,
no! buddy, we haven't any version of Microsoft plus for Vista yet!
but i think it will come after Windows vista ultimate SP1.
because it uses Aero interface and its beautiful enough:46:
have a great time dear

ماریو جان, متاسفانه برای ویندوز ویستا نیومده!
ولی به نظرم بعد از سرویس پک اول ویستا خواهد اومد!
و چون ویستا از اینترفیس Aero استفاده میکنه از کیفیت بهتری برخوردار خواهد بود!

Ahmad
03-09-2007, 07:57
M a r i o عزیز...انگلیسی بودن مقاله دلیلی بر انگلیسی نوشتن نیست و اینکار مختص انجمن انگلیسی هست.لطفا ویرایش بشه...ممنونم.:20:
ضمن اینکه فکر می کنم Reason باید ReasonS باشه چون از Some استفاده کردیم...:46:

چشـــم آقاي مدير. [ برای مشاهده لینک ، لطفا با نام کاربری خود وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید ]

حواسم نبود.[ برای مشاهده لینک ، لطفا با نام کاربری خود وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید ]

حالا يه اينبار اجازه بدين پست سر جاش باشه. البته ترجمه فارسيش رو هم اضافه كرده و اشتباه لپي رو هم درست كردم. [ برای مشاهده لینک ، لطفا با نام کاربری خود وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید ]


از اين به بعد حتما.

OK ? l

ببخشيد ، باشه ؟ :31:

[ برای مشاهده لینک ، لطفا با نام کاربری خود وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید ]





Dear Mario,



no! buddy, we haven't any version of Microsoft plus for Vista yet!
but i think it will come after Windows vista ultimate SP1.
because it uses Aero interface and its beautiful enough:46:
have a great time dear


ماریو جان, متاسفانه برای ویندوز ویستا نیومده!
ولی به نظرم بعد از سرویس پک اول ویستا خواهد اومد!
و چون ویستا از اینترفیس Aero استفاده میکنه از کیفیت بهتری برخوردار خواهد بود!


ممنون [ برای مشاهده لینک ، لطفا با نام کاربری خود وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید ]