At Home with HomeGroup in Windows 7
Like many places we’ve spent the past few weeks under quite a bit of snow, which is pretty unusual for Seattle! Most of us on the team took advantage of the snow time to install test builds of Windows 7 on our home machines as we finalize the beta for early 2009—I know I felt like I installed it on 7000 different machines.
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1.1.2009 Windows 7: HomeGroup Overview
Over the next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows 7 including Touch, Windows 7 networking and media enhancements. Stay tuned for the ultimate Windows 7 focus. Here is an overview of HomeGroup in Windows 7.
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13.1.2009 Windows 7 RC is Build 7100
Sources have informed us that Microsoft has stamped the RC build of Windows 7 last night.
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23.4.2009 Intel launches Xeon 7100 processors
Intel is fighting back to recover the performance crown from rival AMD with the launch of a range of dual-core server and notebook processors.
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4.9.2006 Windows 7 RC 7100 x86 screenshot
Thanks for screenshots to Xtreme Warrior. While the partner page Microsoft put up a few days back announcing the availability of the Windows 7 RC turned out to be another minor slip-up, the results in Mininova's index are a bit more real.
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24.4.2009 How to activate Windows 7 RC build 7100
You can complete installation of windows 7 by leaving product key filed blank and enjoy Windows 7 for 30 days maximum before it gets expiry. The only way to activate windows 7 Pre Beta is by using product key for Windows Vista beta or RC edition.
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1.5.2009 What is New in Windows 7 Release Candidate RC Build 7100
When Build 7100 got leaked in April 2009, well ahead of the availability of the release to MSDN and TechNet subscribers (April 30) or to the public (May 5), “nothing new to see here” accurately described the bits.
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7.5.2009 Windows 7 RC build 7100 x86 and x64 download
Microsoft just can’t keep these builds to themselves, eh? Yet another build has managed to slip past the watchful Redmond eye, this time being build 7100.0.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700, which is the official RC build that will be officially released by Microsoft in May.
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24.4.2009 Windows 7 RC build 7100 x86/x64 download
Microsoft has just announced the availability of the Windows 7 Release Candidate for MSDN and TechNet customers. In addition, we have confirmed that it is also available on Microsoft Connect for those enrolled in the Windows 7 test program.
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30.4.2009 Windows 7 RC Build 7100 Activation Product Keys
Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100 is now available for public download straight from Microsoft. In parallel, users can also access Windows Server 2008 R2 RC, which went live concomitantly with the client flavor of Windows 7.
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5.5.2009 Windows 7 RC Build 7100 OS X Theme Leopard
In past we have reviewed Leopard Transformation Pack 2 & Mac OS X Leopart theme to transform Vista to Mac OS X.
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6.6.2009 Windows 7 RC / RTM Builds 7100 and 7106 Screenshot Gallery
Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100, the last major pre-release development milestone of the next iteration of Windows, is live. Not from Microsoft, but live nonetheless.
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25.4.2009 Watermark Removal Script - Remove Watermark From Windows 7 RC Build 7100
Windows 7 RC WatermarkLike Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 Watermark, Windows 7 RC Build 7100 also has watermark which many users don’t like to have on their desktop.
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16.5.2009Windows 7 RC completed, build 7100
Company insiders and Wzor have confirmed that 7100 is the official Windows 7 RC build. 7100.0.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700 was compiled on Tuesday and
has reportedly been handed out to OEM partners and TAP gold customers. Earlier this month we reported that build 7077 had leaked online and that
Microsoft were pushing towards a 7100 RC release. Microsoft recently published details about a public RC due for May 5th. We expect MSDN/TechNet
customers to receive the bits within the next week if the company is still targeting May 5th. According to reports, 7115.0.winmain.090421-1650 is the
latest build internally at the time of writing.
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23.04.2009Windows 7 build 7077 leaks
According to several reports from Neowin members, Windows 7 build 7077 has leaked to various torrent sites. Named as an RC escrow build it's
likely that 7077.0.090404-1255 is the RC that will be modified to 7100 and distributed widely in May. Microsoft confirmed the 7100 path yesterday on
its Engineering Windows 7 blog by advising users to modify the MinClient build number from 7100 to 7000 in order to enable beta to RC upgrades. It is
now expected that Microsoft will name 7100 as the RC build and builds 7105 onwards will be the ongoing development branched towards RTM.
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08.04.2009Windows 7: HomeGroup Overview
So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following: Windows 7 beta quick review Windows 7: BitLocker To Go & Biometric
improvements overview Windows 7: Easy Connect Windows 7: Problem Steps Recorder Windows 7: Action Center Overview Windows 7: User Account Control
(UAC) Overview Windows 7: Calibate Your Display Windows 7: Federated Search Windows 7: Device Stage Windows 7: Internet Explorer 8 Overview Over the
next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows 7 including Touch, Windows 7 networking and media enhancements. Stay tuned for the
ultimate Windows 7 focus from Neowin.net. Here is an overview of HomeGroup in Windows 7.
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13.01.2009Windows 7: Link your online ID and share files in Homegroup
Microsoft recently released Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant 6.5 Beta for Windows 7 which allows you to link your Windows User Accounts with your
Windows Live ID. This may sound something similar to .NET Passport account in Windows XP, but it looks like it is totally different and it is way more
useful than just linking your online account Microsoft cites the following as an example of how you can make use of this feature On his homegroup,
Bob wants to share certain documents with his wife but not with his kids.
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21.02.2009At Home with HomeGroup in Windows 7
Steven Sinofsky: This post is about a Windows 7 feature that covers a lot of territoryit is about networking, user interface, sharing, media,
printing, storage, search, and more. HomeGroup is a way of bringing all these features together in a way that makes it possible for a new level of
coolness in a home with multiple PCs running Windows 7. A lot of us are the sysadmins for our own homes and for many others (friends and family). We
set up network topologies, configure machines, and set things up so they workHomeGroup is designed to make that easier so it can be done without a
volunteer sysadmin. It makes for some challenges in how to describe the feature since the lack of such a feature has each of us creating our own
private best practices or our own techniques for creating and maintaining a home network. HomeGroup is about making this easier (or possible for
everyone else) and at the same time giving you the tools to customize and manageand no matter what, under the hood the file and printer sharing, media
sharing, and networking you are already familiar with is there should you wish to stick with the familiar ways. HomeGroup is a deep feature that
builds on a lot of new infrastructure/plumbing new to Windows 7, though in this post well talk about it from the experience of setting up a network.
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31.12.2008Windows 7 RC build 7100 leaks
Redmond still haven't called that plumber, the official RC build has leaked online at the usual places. We revealed yesterday that the Windows 7
RC build was 7100 and according to many Neowin members the x86 version has leaked just a short time ago. We expect the RC will be available to the
public shortly and Redmond could still hit the rumored May 5th date. There is speculation the software giant will hold off until May 15th, the last
day of Tech-Ed 2009.
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24.04.2009Windows 7 RC 7100 Leaks
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Reports: Windows 7 has reached build 7079
Wzor is once again reporting that the Windows 7 winmain_win7rc branch has reached 7079. Yesterday build 7077 leaked via BitTorrent and we speculated
this could be the build that would be "renamed" to 7100 for the RC. It appears that isn't the case and Microsoft has built 7078.0.090406-1758
and 7079.0.090407-1902 over the last few days. We still expect Microsoft to name the RC build shortly and all bets are on 7100. Last month Microsoft
hinted at a May public release for the RC.
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neowin.net - 09.04.2009
Keyboard Design Firm Sues Over
BlackBerry 7100
Eatoni contends RIM's
SureType auto-completion
technique infringes on its
patent...
pcworld.com - 15.09.2005
Windows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozy
The first documented bug in the Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) is a doozy.
Yesterday, Microsoft published Knowledge Base article 970789, which provides details of a problem that affects the 32-bit (x86)
English-language version of Windows 7 build 7100. The problem, in short, is that the installer incorrectly sets access control lists (ACLs) on the
root of the system drive. The longer version is described as follows...
winbeta.org - 08.05.2009
AMD Reveals Phenom Model Numbers
AMDs latest roadmap reveals
the companys model numbers for
the performance and mainstream
Phenom X4 and X2 processors.
Despite AMD issuing model
numbers, the clock speeds are
still ballpark figures and not
yet set in stone. AMD has two
Phenom X4 and three X2 models
planned. Three of the models
are set for a Q42007
launch.
The
Agena-based Phenom X4
processors carry the GP-7xxx
model number. There will be
two Phenom X4 GP-7xxx
processors at launch “ the
GP-7100 and the GP-7000. AMD
plans to clock the Phenom X4
GP-7100 from 2.2-to-2.4 GHz.
The Phenom X4 GP-7100 has a
3600 MHz HyperTransport 3.0,
or HT3, bus speed. The lesser
Phenom X4 GP-7000 has a
targeted clock speed between
2.0-to-2.2 GHz and a lesser
HT3 bus speed in excess of
3200 MHz. The two quad-core
processors will have 89-watt
thermal ratings.
AMD plans to launch one
Phenom X2 GP-6xxx model by the
end of the year. The Phenom X2
GP-6550 joins the Phenom line
up next quarter clocked
somewhere between 2.0-to-2.4
GHz. The first Phenom X2 to
launch has a 3600 MHz HT3 bus
speed. This model has a TDP of
65 watts...
winbeta.org - 28.07.2007
Windows 7 'HomeGroup': rebirth of Longhorn 'Castle'?
Long Zheng: Half a decade after its initial conception, Windows Codename Longhorn still proves to be a great source of ideas. One of which known as
śCastleť, appears to have been revived to be a feature of Windows 7 as śHomeGroupť.
We know what Workgroups are - Microsofts implementation of a
peer-to-peer computer network for Windows to share files, printers and other resources. So what are HomeGroups?
That mystery
didnt last very long as someone was kind enough to point me to some well-aged reading material which described exactly what Castle was, and the same
person claims what HomeGroups are about to become.
winbeta.org - 14.02.2008
Will Windows 7 track your every move?
One good place to look for what might be coming in Windows 7 is an early planned feature list of Vista (then called Longhorn) back in 2003. If one
intriguing feature, called Location Awareness, makes its way into Windows 7, it could track your every move...and that could be a good thing.
Microsoft described Location Awareness, along with a host of other planned features, in a document called the Windows "Longhorn" Pre-Release Privacy Statement that detailed
to beta testers Longhorn's expected data collection and use. (Thanks to istartedsomething for uncovering this document and its relation to another potential
Windows 7 feature, HomeGroup.) Many of these features never made it into Vista --- remember WinFS anyone?
neowin.net - 18.02.2008
Windows 7 Release Candidate goes public... Oops
Tired of waiting for Microsoft to release the first (and likely only) release candidate of Windows 7? No worries, you can go and snatch it up now...
via torrents. Earlier today, build 7100 of Windows 7, the official Release Candidate build, leaked to the public.
While no new visual
elements stand out from previous builds, UI changes should no longer be expected this late in the game. Any changes from this point on will be, for
the most part, behind the scenes. One notable change however is Microsoft's decision to revert back to the previous active tile design for the
taskbar, as found in build 7068, as it no longer features the white hazy glow behind the icon.
The official release date of Windows 7 RC
is expected to be May 5th for the public, and slightly earlier for TechNet and MSDN subscribers.
Have you found anything new in this
build? Share it with us in our community forums...
Update: Microsoft now says the RC will be available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers on
April 30th.
jcxp.net - 25.04.2009
Windows 7 Build 7022: Thoughts on installation process and new features
jcxp.net - 09.02.2009
Windows 7: Superbar Overview
So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following: Windows 7 beta quick review Windows 7 Tips and Tricks Windows 7: HomeGroup
Overview Windows 7: BitLocker To Go & Biometric improvements overview Windows 7: Easy Connect Windows 7: Problem Steps Recorder Windows 7: Action
Center Overview Windows 7: User Account Control (UAC) Overview Windows 7: Calibate Your Display Windows 7: Federated Search Windows 7: Device Stage
Windows 7: Internet Explorer 8 Overview Over the next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows 7 including Touch, Windows 7
networking and media enhancements. Stay tuned for the ultimate Windows 7 focus from Neowin.net.
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neowin.net - 15.01.2009
Side by side: UI changes from Windows 7 beta to Windows 7 RC
Here's an exhaustive roundup of all the changes we've noticed between Windows 7 build 7000 and Windows 7 build 7100. Screenshots included...
winbeta.org - 27.05.2009
Windows 7: Explorer Search overview
So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following: Windows 7 beta quick reviewWindows 7 Tips and TricksWindows 7: Superbar
overviewWindows 7: HomeGroup OverviewWindows 7: BitLocker To Go & Biometric improvements overviewWindows 7: Easy ConnectWindows 7: Problem Steps
RecorderWindows 7: Action Center OverviewWindows 7: User Account Control (UAC) OverviewWindows 7: Calibate Your DisplayWindows 7: Federated
SearchWindows 7: Device StageWindows 7: Internet Explorer 8 OverviewOver the next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows 7
including Touch, Windows 7 networking and media enhancements. Stay tuned for the ultimate Windows 7 focus from Neowin.net. Here is an overview of the
explorer search features.
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neowin.net - 16.01.2009
Windows 7 RC/RTM Builds “ Clearing the Confusion
Chris Holmes: So Ive actually been meaning to write this for a while because its been annoying the hell out of me. I have seen people saying that
7105 and 7106 of Windows 7 are RC builds and the RC will be > 7100. Well all I can say to those people is that youre wrong, you fail, and you need to
learn how the development process works inside Redmond before you go spouting about a build being an RC ESCROW...
winbeta.org - 14.04.2009
Windows 7: Vista Upgrade & Anytime Upgrade overview
So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following: Windows 7 beta quick review Windows 7: HomeGroup Overview Windows 7:
BitLocker To Go & Biometric improvements overview Windows 7: Easy Connect Windows 7: Problem Steps Recorder Windows 7: Action Center Overview Windows
7: User Account Control (UAC) Overview Windows 7: Calibate Your Display Windows 7: Federated Search Windows 7: Device Stage Windows 7: Internet
Explorer 8 Overview Over the next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows 7 including Touch, Windows 7 networking and media
enhancements. Stay tuned for the ultimate Windows 7 focus from Neowin.net. Here is an overview of Windows Vista to Windows 7 Beta upgrade.
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neowin.net - 13.01.2009
