Windows 7 Beta Doesn't Play Nice with Windows Azure Cloud OS Tools
The promise for Windows 7 is that it will deliver an evolution when it will come down to stretching into the Cloud compared to its precursor, Windows Vista.
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16.1.2009 How to Install Windows Vista
For people with access to the Vista betas through MSDN, there is an installation guide.
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How to Install and Enable DreamScene in Windows 7
Windows DreamScene, a feature which allows a video clip, movie show, slideshow or animated image and picture to be set as the desktop background in Windows Vista has been removed in Windows 7, in favor of Desktop Slideshow wallpaper auto rotator. Although Windows 7 no longer supports DreamScane, the DreamScene function can still be manually added and installed into Windows 7 with a little hack in order to turn on and enable the DreamScene support in Windows7.
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13.1.2009 Microsoft: How to install a browser on Windows 7 E
Microsoft have created a guidance page on the Windows 7 part of their website, detailing how users should go about installing a browser on Windows 7 E the main version of Windows that will ship in the UK, that comes without a browser.
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15.7.2009 How to Install Chrome OS in Windows 7
Google unveiled Chrome OS in an event yesterday where they demonstrated the upcoming cloud-based OS for the first time in public. Source code of Chrome OS was also released which folks over at gdgt have compiled in a ready-to-install .vmdk file.
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20.11.2009 Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) 6.1
Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) is a hypertext application designed for giving users choice. While Windows XP offers many ways of customizing the setup process out of the box, its major drawback is the lack of being able to select which applications an end user may install.
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29.7.2007 Windows 7 testers - RC is a clean install
The latest post on Microsofts Engineering Windows 7 blog outlines what existing Windows 7 beta testers will have to do in order to be able upgrade to the release candidate.
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9.4.2009 How to Install Microsoft Telnet Client on Windows 7
If you have been fan of traditional Microsoft Telnet client then you will be surprised to see that traditional Telnet Client is not available in Windows Vista & 7 by default and you have to manually install Telnet Client to use Telnet from command prompt.
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17.7.2009 Install Any Version of Windows 7 with Universal ISO
Those of you who own an official copy of Windows 7 from MSDN or TechNet may have faced a scenario where you wanted to install a different edition of Windows, only to find out that you will have to download a separate ISO file just to install your desired edition.
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9.11.2009 Crack Available to Install Windows Vista with Only 256MB RAM
Want to perform the impossible with Windows Vista and install the operating system on systems with only 256 MB of RAM? vista_nomem.exe is a patch that promises to deliver just that, enabling you to deploy Vista even if you only have 256 MB of memory.
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8.2.2007 Windows Vista SP1 Beta Install Fair
The Windows Vista SP1 Deployment Team wanted me to pass along notice of an upcoming Install Fair being held here in Redmond at month's end; we've held events like this before and they've always been well received.
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3.10.2007 My Day at the Windows Vista SP1 Install Fair
On Saturday October 27th, I had the chance to visit the Microsoft campus and join various others in installing the Windows Vista SP1 Beta.
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29.10.2007 Microsoft: IE 8 Release Candidate wont install on Windows 7
Windows 7 testers wont be able to install Microsofts near-final Release Candidate (RC) test build of Internet Explorer (IE) 8 a limitation Microsoft is acknowledging and saying is by design.
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20.1.2009 How to install Windows 7 on a virtual hard disk - VHD
If You want to test Windows 7, without impacting your current installation of Windows XP or Vista on your desktop? A possible solution is: Boot from VHD.
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19.6.2009 How to download and install Windows 7 Language Packs - MUI
Language packs or MUI packs are used to change the default language of Windows 7 to a language of your choice. For example, download and installing the French language pack will translate all the menus and options in Windows 7 into French.
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27.8.2009 Microsoft: Should You Install Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh?
Last week, on January 9th, 2008, Microsoft dropped Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Refresh Build 17128 into the laps of some 15,000 testers.
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14.1.2008 Windows Vista SP1 Beta Install Fiesta, Courtesy of Microsoft
Microsoft is hard at work hammering away at the first service pack for Windows Vista.
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20.11.2007 Install and Uninstall Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate 1
The first public build of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is imminent and is planned by the end of this week. Microsoft has already made available Vista SP1 Release Candidate 1 via Connect, MSDN and TechNet, and is preparing for the next step, opening up the beta testing
process to the general public through the Microsoft Download Center.
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11.12.2007 Mac OS X and Linux Continue to Erode Windows' Install Base
Apple's Mac OS X and the open source Linux operating systems continue to erode the install base of Microsoft's proprietary platform. According to statistics made available by Net Applications, Windows accounted for a market share of no less than 93.06% back in August 2007.
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2.9.2008 How to Install Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP2 Beta Build 16497
Microsoft has published a command shell script, which will add and set a registry key on the computer so that Windows Update, Microsoft Update or Automatic Updates will offer the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 the Service Pack 2 (KB version 948465) beta build 6002.16497.
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5.12.2008 How to install another OS on your PS3
Who'll get the last laugh now? They said the PS3 sucks, is late, is too expensive, isn't worth it, isn't a bargain. Well, look at it now! It's shaping up to be something worth its weight in news.
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13.11.2006 Install multiple versions of IE on your PC
Ever wanted to test your website in various versions of Internet Explorer?
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10.12.2006 Microsoft patch fails to install for some users
Microsoft Corp. has reported a problem with one of its security patches released yesterday that requires some users to take additional steps to ensure it installs properly.
The problem affected patch number MS06-007, which fixes a TCP/IP vulnerability in several versions of Windows that could allow a denial-of-service attack. Microsoft called the patch important but not critical, and said users should install it as soon as possible. It was one of several patches released yesterday (see "Microsoft issues seven security patches").
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16.2.2006 Vista: Should I Install 64bit or 32bit Version?
Deciding which Vista version to install can be a difficult decision and can really limit what you can do with your system. Here are practical hints which should help a user decide which version to install. I decided to write this guide after installing 64-bit and 32-bit vista systems on several test boxes.
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12.1.2007 How to Install Windows 7 or Windows Vista on Physical Machine Without DVD Media
A lot of Windows Vista and Windows 7 license has been sold media-less nowadays, where buyers only receive a piece of authenticated certificate with a genuine and legitimate product key printed on it.
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23.12.2008 How to Downgrade from Windows Vista Business or Ultimate OEM Edition and Install Windows XP Professional
A lot of users still dont getting used to Windows Vista. A lot of reviews have been labeling Windows Vista as bloated, hard to use, tons of compatibility issues, inconvenient, not user friendly, not stable and etc.
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22.8.2008 How can I install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to a virtual hard disk (VHD) file?
Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 add the ability for an OS to be installed onto a virtual hard disk (VHD) file to boot physical hardware. To do this, perform the following steps.
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17.2.2009 Vista Hands On #4: Clean install with an upgrade key
I've been reading
the breathless reports this week about the "Vista upgrade loophole." Most of it is typical echo-chamber stuff, and most of the reports I've read so far have gotten the basic facts wrong.
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19.2.2007 Pirates release fully cracked Vista install
DISCUSSING PIRATED software is still fairly taboo within the press, but sometimes a scene release is worthy of note, despite the influx of staunch anti-piracy e-mails that will flood our in-box.
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18.5.2007 How to Install Snow Leopard (10A432) on PC Hackintosh
Snow Leopard 10.6Snow Leopard is released and all the Hackintosheers are waiting eagerly to run the latest version of Mac OS X 10.6 on their PC a.k.a Hack Pro.
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27.8.2009Manuvir Das: Introducing Windows Azure
Manuvir Das, Director in the Windows Azure team introduces us to Microsoft's new cloud operating system, Windows Azure. Is Windows Azure a new OS
from Microsoft? Well, sort of, but not in a strict sense (e.g., Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008). That said, one could say that Windows Azure
extends Windows to the cloud. That is, Windows Azure provides a highly scalable virtualization fabric for server-side application execution,
deployment, automatic management, and simple storage. Windows Azure provides the base infrastructure for services in the cloud.
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27.10.2008Oops! Microsoft forgets to trademark 'Windows Azure'
Although Microsoft registered the Web site for its new Windows Azure more than 14 years ago, it has not trademarked the name of its new cloud-based
operating system, Windows Azure, Internet searches revealed Monday.
According to searches conducted by Computerworld, Microsoft has not
applied for a trademark for either "Windows Azure" or "Azure Services Platform" with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Microsoft used both
names to describe its software-plus-services technology.
Microsoft's own trademark list also omits Azure, though that list has not been
updated since earlier this month.
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28.10.2008Windows Azure SDK (October 2008 CTP)
The Azure Services Platform is designed to help developers quickly and easily create, deploy, manage, and distribute web services and applications on
the Internet. Windows Azure is an operating system for the cloud that serves as the development, run-time, and control environment for the Azure
Services Platform. Windows Azure provides developers on-demand compute & storage to host, scale, and manage web applications on the internet through
Microsoft data centers.
Windows Azure is elastic, flexible, and interoperable. With Windows Azure developers can achieve high
levels of service availability and application interoperability while maintaining freedom of choice.
The Windows Azure SDK
provides developers with the tools and APIs needed to develop, deploy, and manage scalable services in Windows Azure.
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28.10.2008Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio March 2009 CTP
Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio extend Visual Studio to enable the creation, building, debugging, running and packaging of scalable
services on Windows Azure. Installation includes the Windows Azure SDK.
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19.03.2009Windows Azure SDK (May 2009 CTP)
The Azure Services Platform is designed to help developers quickly and easily create, deploy, manage, and distribute web services and applications on
the Internet. Windows Azure is an operating system for the cloud that serves as the development, run-time, and control environment for the Azure
Services Platform. Windows Azure provides developers on-demand compute & storage to host, scale, and manage web applications on the internet through
Microsoft data centers.
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29.05.2009PDC 2008 FAQ: What is Windows Azure and why should you care?
The big news for day 1 at PDC 2008 was the introduction Windows Azure, Microsoft's operating system for the cloud, and its associated Azure Services
Platform. Microsoft also outlined its future plans for its own online services. We've put together a quick FAQ to help you digest the news...
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27.10.2008Windows Azure SDK (January 2009 CTP)
The Azure Services Platform is designed to help developers quickly and easily create, deploy, manage, and distribute web services and applications on
the Internet. Windows Azure is an operating system for the cloud that serves as the development, run-time, and control environment for the Azure
Services Platform. Windows Azure provides developers on-demand compute & storage to host, scale, and manage web applications on the internet through
Microsoft data centers.
Windows Azure is elastic, flexible, and interoperable. With Windows Azure developers can achieve high
levels of service availability and application interoperability while maintaining freedom of choice.
The Windows Azure SDK
provides developers with the tools and APIs needed to develop, deploy, and manage scalable services in Windows Azure.
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15.01.2009PDC 2008: 'Windows Azure' is Microsoft's cloud-based hosting service
A few weeks ago, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave clear hints of a Windows-branded product that will be deployed in the cloud. At 8:55 am PDT Monday,
Ozzie christened this service Windows Azure ...
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27.10.2008PDC 2008: More details on Windows Azure, the Internet operating system
BetaNews sat down Monday afternoon with Amitabh Srivastava, the corporate vice president and distinguished engineer who heads up Windows Azure, to
find out more details on Microsoft's new operating system for the cloud...
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28.10.2008PDC 2008: Recapping a week with Windows 7 and Azure
With the debut of Windows 7, Office 14 and its Web counterpart, along with a completely new Windows "operating system" for the cloud called
Azure, PDC 2008 was a week that didn't let up. For those who didn't catch all of the news, here's a quick recap of our coverage...
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01.11.2008Windows Azure and the Azure Services Platform: Making Microsofts Software-plus-Services Vision a Reality
New platform and services enable developers to create experiences that connect people across all devices by linking personal and business applications
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28.10.2008Steve Ballmer's memo about Windows Azure, Live Mesh plans
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent the following memo to partners and customers about the Windows Azure platform that was announced at PDC 2008 this
week and the company's software plus services vision. It's a long read, but important if you want to stay on top of where Microsoft is headed...
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29.10.2008So just what is running on Windows Azure?
Ina Fried: With only a couple of examples shown Monday of
programs running on Windows Azure, I started to wonder just how far along things are
with the cloud OS.
In an interview, corporate VP Amitabh Srivastava tried to set me straight.
"Windows
Azure is at an early stage," he said, "It is real, but it is at an early stage."
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28.10.2008Microsoft unveils Azure pricing structure
Microsoft originally announced it's Azure cloud services and platform at last years PDC. Azure provides businesses with a set of hosted services
from Microsoft that allows developers to build rich web based applications that can scale well. Housed in Microsoft's data centers, the service
was initially released as a Community Technology Preview and free of charge during its testing phase. Today Microsoft detailed its pricing structure
on how it intends to charge customers for cloud use. Bob Muglia, president of the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft, announced the business and
partner model for the company's Windows Azure platform at the Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans today.
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14.07.2009Microsoft: We didn't 'forget' Azure trademark
Microsoft Corp. late Monday denied it had neglected to register "Windows Azure," the name of its new cloud computing platform, with the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office.
According to the spokeswoman, Microsoft submitted a trademark application for "Azure" last Friday...
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28.10.2008Azure manages to avoid a Hailstorm of criticism
Microsoft's Hailstorm prompted an avalanche of criticism when it was proposed seven years ago, but developers seem to have few qualms with Windows
Azure, which embraces many of the same notions.
With Windows Azure, Microsoft not only controls the operating system but also the
data centers where the applications run and the servers where the information is stored. If anything, Microsoft's control has grown, not shrunk from
the vision that the company outlined in 2001.
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30.10.2008Microsoft Unveils Windows Azure at Professional Developers Conference
Today, during a keynote speech at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2008 (PDC2008), Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp.s chief software
architect, announced Windows Azure, the cloud-based service foundation underlying its Azure Services Platform, and highlighted this platforms role in
delivering a software plus services approach to computing. The Azure Services Platform is an industry-leading move by Microsoft to help developers
build the next generation of applications that will span from the cloud to the enterprise datacenter and deliver compelling new experiences across the
PC, Web and phone.
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27.10.2008Microsoft SQL Services Is Now Microsoft SQL Azure
Microsoft is updating the branding for SQL Services and SQL Data Services. From now on
SQL
Services will be called Microsoft SQL Azure and SQL Data Services will be called Microsoft Azure Database...
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09.07.2009Inside Windows Azure's data center, one of world's largest
CNet was able to get an exclusive look inside one of the largest data centers in the world, owned by Microsoft to help power cloud-computing with
Windows Azure. The secret location of the data center, located somewhere in Chicago, is not your ordinary data center setup, they're in shipping
containers. The new data centers are brought in by shipping containers, housing anywhere between 1,800 and 2,500 servers each. Once the shipping
containers arrive, the team can install each of the server groups in under a day, where it would normally take months to setup and install servers.
The servers remain inside the shipping containers inside the facility, where they are placed side by side and stacked two high.
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02.11.2009Company ports COBOL to Windows Azure cloud
From mainframes to modernized Web-based front ends, COBOL applications remain mission-critical for many enterprises. Now those same apps have a
future in the cloud, says application management tool maker Micro Focus.
The company showed at the Professional Developers
Conference a mockup of its Customer Information Control System transaction manager running on Microsofts Windows Azure service platform. Porting the
CICS transaction manager to Azure lets COBOL applications move to the cloud, said Micro Focus' CTO Mark Haynie.
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