Please continue with the feedback everyone. Just to quickly address some recent points:
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PokerStars, please change pokerstarsupdate.exe to not bother checking the trivial files (such as card images and sound effects) before running an update.
These files are absolutely NOT trivial. Imagine, for example, that your flatmate decides he will play a trick on you, so he changes the image files in the PokerStars directory so that deuces look like aces, treys look like kings, and fours look like queens. Don't you think that this could cost you a lot of money?
Now imagine a virus that targets online poker programs, and does this on a much larger scale, to thousands of players. You can see why it's important that PokerStars checks the integrity of these files before it starts.
I do have 'better support for custom card mods' on the wish list, however.
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you will need to change shortcuts to run pokerstars.exe and dodge updates.
You should really only do this if you're having technical problems with the updater and have been told to make this change by our technical support team. I can't stress how important it is that you use the latest version of PokerStars where possible. If you intentionally bypass the updates and then experience technical problems, you have only yourself to blame.
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Stars volume is too loud. So I have to adjust the overall volume down. But I had the music volume just right before that and now it's too low so I have to try to find that right balance again.
One of the things I like about Windows Vista is that you can adjust the volume of individual applications really easily. I always mute MSN for example, because it drives me crazy. If this
really bothers you, you might consider upgrading, or searching for an add-on program that does this for you.
Don't forget that you can also change every sound used by PokerStars to whatever you like (yes, even the Full Tilt sounds) using 'Options' > 'Sound Settings'.