Check PC Performance Details with WinSAT in Windows 7 or Vista
Since Windows Vista, including in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSAT) has been added into the operating system. WinSAT is a free benchmarking tool that measures various computer performance ratings, characteristics and capabilities, and display the ratings as Windows Experience Index or WEI score.
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20.4.2009 How to check software or hardware for Windows 7 compatibility
Microsoft has put up an extremely useful site that will allow you to check your software and hardware for Windows 7 compatibility.
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27.10.2009 Bypass and Disable Genuine Windows Validation Check
Microsoft has made it harder for illegitimate, or for whatever reason, your copy of Microsoft Windows couldn't be validated, users to retrieve updates via Microsoft Updates or Windows Update, and download programs from Microsoft Download Center.
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19.5.2006 Download everything from Microsoft without Windows Genuine Advantage Check
ghacks.net has found a workaround to bypass the WGA, wonder how long MS will take to fix this.
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8.9.2006 Check Out The New Windows Home Server Demo. But Why Is It In Flash?
Microsoft PR sent out a link to this slick new Windows Home Server Demo this afternoon. Nothing really notable about it (although I do want one)…except the demo is in Flash.
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27.10.2007 Digital File Check
Music fans who want be safe and legal on the internet are today offered a new freely-available software programme that will help them stop their computer being used for illegal file-swapping of copyrighted music and movies.
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Check Out the Official Release Notes for Windows XP Service Pack 3
Mind blowing! Simply mind blowing! Shocking! And last, but definitely not least, a true revelation. Microsoft has published the official release notes for Windows XP Service Pack 3, and, boy, are you in for a treat! I bet you didn't see this coming in the least.
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4.12.2007 What's New in Vista - File Select Check Box
Choosing multiple files and folders has been possible in Windows for as long as I can remember. Hold the CTRL key and choose the files and/or folders. Pretty simple, but there has to be an easier way right?
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1.6.2006 Microsoft pre-paid cards to check software piracy
Check piracy of its software, Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it would launch pre-paid cards in India before this year-end.
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17.9.2006 Check for RAM Error or Defect in Windows 7 and Vista with Windows Memory Diagnostic
Memory or RAM is one of the most important electronic hardware component on a computer systems, not only in term of speed or clock frequency and size, but also the reliability of hardware ecosystem of the RAM sticks or memory modules and its subsystem.
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1.10.2009 Windows 7 in details
Given that I knew most of you would be virtually blasted out of your chairs by a “shock and awe” of Windows 7 reviews once the news embargo on the OS was lifted (combined with the fact that I only got my hands on a copy of Build 6801 a couple of days later), I decided to take my time to get to knows the OS before I shared with you my thoughts and feelings about Microsoft’s latest OS.
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6.11.2008 A Taste of Windows 7 Details
With the availability of Windows 7 pre-Beta confirmed for late October 2008, Microsoft has also delivered additional details related to the agenda of the Professional Developer Conference 2008 in Las Vegas.
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25.9.2008 More Windows 7 E details emerge
Microsoft has revealed a few more details about Windows 7 E, the version of their next operating system that will be released in Europe without Internet Explorer.
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13.7.2009 Microsoft details the Windows 7 Taskbar
Chaitanya Sareen, Windows Team at Microsoft, has produced a blog post detailing the new Windows 7 Taskbar.
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24.11.2008 More Windows 7 Compatibility Program Details
There are only two weeks left until the latest operating system from Microsoft becomes available on the market, and the Redmond-based company has just unveiled some details on the Windows 7 compatibility programs it is running.
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2.10.2009 Windows Mobile 7 screenshots and details - leaked
In February 2008, during Mobile World Congress 2008 (a global event for professionals, not consumers), Microsoft will unveil publicly Windows Mobile 6.1 that is a minor upgrade to current Windows Mobile 6.
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6.1.2008 Details on Windows Vista SP2 emerge
Microsoft has begun to release some details on the enhancements that they intend to bring with Windows Vista Service Pack 2. As we reported on Neowin last week, Microsoft has released an early beta build of Vista SP2 to testers weighing in at around 290MB.
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26.10.2008 More Windows 7 Release Candidate details revealed
Just a day after Paul Thurrott revealed 'Windows XP Mode' for Windows 7, he has come out and posted a few more interesting details about the upcoming release.
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26.4.2009 Windows 7 Build 7140 Details Leaked
Windows 7 build 7140 is in the various seven forums buzz. A user of SevenForums posted the following changelog for the upcoming build.
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26.5.2009 Windows 7 Starter Edition details confirmed
As was reported here on KezNews, there was speculation that Microsoft were planning to remove the application limit on Windows 7 Starter Edition.
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30.5.2009 Windows 7 Family Pack Leaked Details
Microsoft is gearing up to introduce the evolution of the Windows Vista Family Pack, but this time around with Windows 7 as “la piece de resistance.”
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2.7.2009 Windows 7 SP1 details begin to surface
With Windows 7 out the door we already know Microsoft immediately starts work on the servicing of Windows 7.
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2.11.2009 Microsoft Details Hardware Requirements for Windows Vista
During the several-year development time of Windows Vista, I've been asked one question more than any other about this next generation operating system: What hardware will it require? Microsoft has always been pretty vague about the requirements.
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30.3.2006 Windows XP Service Pack 3 Leaked Details!
Not only is Windows XP Service Pack 3 alive and kicking, but Microsoft also managed to leak details about what the refresh will contain. The Redmond Company's policy when it comes down to future releases of the Windows platform is to gag all details. Windows
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21.6.2007 Microsoft confirms no Windows 7 beta 2, RC details
Stephen Sinofsky, Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group at Microsoft, has written a blog post to everyone testing the Windows 7 Beta giving out details about skipping the Windows 7 Beta 2, and going directly to the Release Candidate (RC) build, also known as a Beta refresh.
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30.1.2009 Windows 7 upgrade coupon program details revealed
It's common knowledge that people who have purchased a PC recently, or plan to do so in the near future, will (most likely) have it come with Windows Vista installed.
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13.6.2009 Microsoft announces Windows 7 RTM, MGX details
Microsoft officially confirmed today that it has finished Windows 7 and released the final build to manufacturing (RTM).
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22.7.2009 Leaked Windows 7 Details: Theme Files, Gallery, Packs and Wallpaper Slideshow
While Windows 7 is still a taboo subject as far as Microsoft is concerned, with the company offering just crumbs from the feast that is Windows Vista's successor, details do manage to slip through, and the Redmond company has nobody to blame for it but itself.
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6.8.2008 Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade (WAU) and Family Pack Price Details Leak
Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU), which first introduced for Windows Vista is a sales program from Microsoft to allow customers with cheaper, lower-end and lesser-features editions of Windows 7 to upgrade to more premium edition of Windows 7.
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9.7.2009 Dead Cheap Windows 7 OEM/System Builder, Pricing Details Revealed
How would you like to buy Windows 7, all major editions, at prices half of those for the retail versions of the operating system? Sounds like a pretty sweet deal? Well, that’s because it is, with the exception of a few small downsides.
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3.9.2009Reality check: what we know (and don't) about Windows 7
Excited and whimsical speculation about future versions of Windows is a popular pastime, almost as much as complaining that newly-released versions
are too different from the "old reliable" releases that everybody knows and (sometimes) loves. With Windows Vista recently celebrating its first
birthday and preparing for the release of Service Pack 1, a team of developers at Microsoft is already busy working on its successor. While Microsoft
has been pretty good about keeping the details of "Windows 7" under wraps, a few enthusiastic employees have leaked out a few details. As is usually
the case in these situations, people have taken these tiny tidbits and added their ownoften highly improbablespeculation. In this brief report, we'll
review what we know, what we expect, and what we're calling bunk on, all based on our knowledge of Windows 7 from inside sources at Microsoft.
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19.12.2007Deployed: Windows Vista SP1 RC on ALL of my PCs
Brandon LeBlanc: Today Nick announced the availability of the release candidate for Windows Vista SP1. I had a chance to get the RC build of Windows
Vista SP1 installed a few days ago. I decided to roll the RC out on all of my PCs which showcase a variety of device types and scenarios:
- My Main Desktop PC running Windows Vista Ultimate x64 - check.
- My Test/Work PC running Windows Vista Business - check.
- My Dell Vostro 1500 Laptop running Windows Vista Ultimate - check.
- My Samsung Q1 UMPC running Windows Vista Home Premium - check.
- My Digital CableCard PC running Windows Vista Home Premium - check.
In installing the RC on my PCs, I did a combination of
using the standalone installer and Windows Update. Before proceeding to install the SP1 RC bits, I first needed to uninstall the SP1 beta bits first.
Users looking to install the Windows Vista SP1 RC will need to uninstall any previous version of SP1 prior to the installation of the RC from either
Windows Update or the standalone installer.
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06.12.2007More Windows 7 E details emerge
Microsoft has revealed a few more details about Windows 7 E, the version of their next operating system that will be released in Europe without
Internet Explorer. The information is primarily focused at developers who may be affected when creating applications that use Internet Explorer based
controls but also provides some more general information. The details, posted on the Windows 7 for Developers blog, reveal that using Windows 7 E
will be similar to using the full version of Windows 7 but with the Internet Explorer component disabled. This is also how they suggest that
developers can test their software for compatibility with Windows 7 E, as builds of it are currently unavailable to testers.
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13.07.2009More details on the new Windows 7 Taskbar
At PDC 2008, Microsoft took the wraps off Windows 7 and showcased its new dock-like Taskbar. But the revamped Taskbar isn't in the pre-beta build
distributed to attendees, so we went hunting for more details on Windows 7's most prominent new feature...
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30.10.2008Microsoft Shares Details on Windows 7
Forget another five-year wait
for the next version of
Windows. Microsoft has shared
a few details of its
next-generation operating
system, tentatively named
"Windows 7," due in
2010...
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23.07.2007Windows Live Gallery Beta
Arrives Today
Today we are launching the
beta release of the new
Windows Live Gallery
site!
This new
site is a one-stop shop for
consumers to find all of the
great Gadgets, Messenger
Activities & Bots, add-ins,
and extensions to personalize
Windows Live services.
For even more
details as well as a special
exclusive sneak peak of
another Windows Live product,
check out the video
here.
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Windows Live
Gallery also offers developers
the ability to showcase their
Windows Live add-ins to
consumers in one place,
quickly upload their latest
creations for others to see
and get feedback from the
community. Transition details
from Microsoft Gadgets to
Windows Live Gallery are
posted on the Microsoft
Gadgets site. Please submit
your Gadgets, Messenger
Activities & Bots, and Search
Macros to the Windows Live
Gallery.
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24.07.2006More details on HTC's 2009 line-up of Windows Phones
Following the show up of HTC's full 2009 line-up of Windows Phones in January, sina.com has got more details on the different models of upcoming
HTC devices as noticed by wmpoweruser. Our focus remains on the notable Windows Phone models here.
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05.03.2009ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.1 Adds Vista Support
Check Point Software today
released ZoneAlarm Internet
Security Suite 7.1, a
Vista-compatible version of
its flagship security suite.
Vista-compatible versions of
ZoneAlarm Antivirus and the
popular free ZoneAlarm
Firewall are also available.
Past versions of
ZoneAlarm's products have
relied on Microsoft's TDI
(Transport Device Interface)
to track network behavior.
Windows Vista retains support
for TDI, but introduces the
new Windows Filtering Platform
(WFP). While porting to Vista
using TDI would have been
easier, Check Point chose to
support WFP for this
Vista-compatible version. When
installed on Windows 2000 and
XP, however, version 7.1 will
still use TDI.
Check
Point is the first major
security vendor to make use of
the Vista-specific Windows
Filtering Platform. Company
representatives explained that
Microsoft will stop fixing
problems with TDI in the
future, so by utilizing WFP,
users can be prepared for
Vista threats...
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14.06.2007Windows 7 upgrade details leak out
A document has leaked out that details the upgrade plans for users who purchase PC's with Vista this summer. According to the document obtained
by Tech Arp titled " The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program Rev 2.1" states that computers purchased after July 1st will be eligible to upgrade to
Windows 7 free of charge. The plan will follow in a similar path the Windows XP and Vista transition occurred. The idea behind the plan is to not
prohibit people from purchasing computers as they wait for Windows 7 to be launched.
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12.02.2009PDC 2008: More details on the new Windows 7 Taskbar
At PDC 2008, Microsoft took the wraps off Windows 7 and showcased its new dock-like Taskbar. But the revamped Taskbar isn't in the pre-beta build
distributed to attendees, so we went hunting for more details on Windows 7's most prominent new feature...
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30.10.2008Microsoft confirms no Windows 7 beta 2, RC details
Stephen Sinofsky, Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group at Microsoft, has written a blog post to everyone testing the Windows 7
Beta giving out details about skipping the Windows 7 Beta 2, and going directly to the Release Candidate (RC) build, also known as a Beta refresh.
The Release Candidate will be the last testing phase of the Windows 7 fully featured operating system before the final version of Release to
Manufacturing (RTM) build, which ships to companies and consumers all around the globe.
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31.01.2009Windows Advisor Pilot v2.2
Windows Advisor is a self-help tool that notifies you about problems in your PC and helps you fix them. Windows Advisor scans your PC continuously,
notifies you about important issues, and, when possible, suggests an easy fix solution. Additionally, it provides a checkup function, so that you can
manually check your PC. This manual checkup displays information about additional, non-critical issues, such as suggestions and tips for improving the
way you use your PC. The checkup advises you about security, performance, networking, printing, and more.
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08.07.2008Microsoft Details Sever 2003
SP2 Plans
With beta testing underway for
Windows Service 2003 Service
Pack 2, which also is designed
for Windows XP x64 edition,
Microsoft is providing a bit
more details about the
impending upgrade. Windows
Server program manager Ward
Ralston says SP2 will be much
less painful than SP1...
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03.08.2006Rumor: Possible Windows Mobile roadmap
Windows 7 RC details was first, then we had Motorola CEO stating that Windows Mobile 7 will not be ready until 2010. And now we have Mary-Jo Foley
predicting the possible Windows Mobile roadmap. Even though Windows Mobile officials wont talk about specific shipping dates, Foley has managed to get
some details from her sources at Microsoft.
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05.02.2009Windows Imaging Component RC1
Thanks CoolCatBad for posting
this in
Back
Page News on our
forums.
The Windows
Imaging Component supports
discovery of new and
proprietary (e.g., Raw) image
formats. Any application that
uses WIC can take advantage of
new image formats as soon as
their CODECs
(encoder/decoders) are
installed on the computer. WIC
includes updated CODECs for
JPEG, TIFF, GIF, PNG, & BMP
that are more secure than
previously released CODECs for
these formats, and also
supports a new
high-performance image format
called Windows Media Photo.
Additionally, WIC provides
metadata readers and writers
for common image metadata
formats, and enables
applications to preserve their
own metadata inside image
files so they don't need to
create "sidecar files".
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05.10.2006PDC 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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28.10.2008Windows 7 pricing to be revealed next month?
Microsoft's pricing details schedule reveals that they plan to announce how much us ordinary consumers will have to pay for the next version of
their operating system in mid-June, according to details seen by Tech ARP. Whilst earlier this month Microsoft finally confirmed that Windows 7 is on
target to be released in time for the holiday season this year it is yet to reveal any details of the pricing for the different editions. Whether
Windows 7 is indeed launched on October 15, October 23 or some other date entirely, around about now seems like a good time to announce how much the
next version of Windows will set you back.
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25.05.2009Microsoft Details Server 2003
SP2 Plans
With beta testing underway for
Windows Service 2003 Service
Pack 2, which also is designed
for Windows XP x64 edition,
Microsoft is providing a bit
more details about the
impending upgrade. Windows
Server program manager Ward
Ralston says SP2 will be much
less painful than SP1...
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03.08.2006More Windows 7 Release Candidate details revealed
Just a day after Paul Thurrott revealed 'Windows XP Mode' for Windows 7, he has come out and posted a few more interesting details about the
upcoming release. Here are the following pieces of information he revealed, which he's "pretty sure this is all new info." "AAC/H.264/MPEG-2
support will not be provided to Windows 7 Home Basic and Starter customers. That functionality will only go out to Home Premium, Professional, and
Enterprise/Ultimate users. But it looks like there will be add-ons made available (free or paid, it's not clear) to users of low-end Windows 7
versions. Maximum RAM. All 32-bit versions of Windows 7 "support" 4 GB of RAM, of course.
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26.04.2009Free 24-hour ZoneAlarm Pro 2009 download
Need a firewall freshener? Tuesday marks Check Point Software's 15th anniversary, and to celebrate, it's offering free copies of Check Point
ZoneAlarm Pro 2009 to all comers...
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