Windows 7 DVD Covers
Inspired by the Windows 7 Ultimate Box Art DVD Cover which I posted about a week ago, Michel of MyDigitalLife forums has created a complete set of DVD Covers for Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional editions.
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16.8.2009 Free Windows 7 RTM USB and DVD Download Tool Pulled Down
Microsoft has yanked a tool designed to streamline the creation of bootable Windows 7 RTM DVDs and USBs from its online commerce outlet.
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11.11.2009 Recover Files from Damaged or Corrupted CD,DVD,HD DVD,Blu-Ray Disks
CD/DVD are optical storage media easily gets corrupted or damaged. CD & DVD discs have low durability and single scratch on CD/DVD will permanently damage your data.
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4.9.2009 Microsoft: Some Free Vista (+SP1) to Go Along with the Free XP SP2 Downloads?
Free downloads of Microsoft's operating systems have been made available throughout 2007, and the Redmond company is ready to take it one step further.
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5.2.2008 How To Burn Downloaded Windows Vista to DVD
OK, you've just purchased Windows Vista from Windows Marketplace and you selected "Digital Locker Download" instead of "Buy and Ship".
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20.4.2007 Windows 7 Ultimate Box Art DVD Cover
Windows 7 has already been RTMd and is now officially available to Connect, MSDN and TechNet Plus subscribers.
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7.8.2009 Windows 7 RTM USB/DVD Download Tool Available
Microsoft is offering a free tool designed to streamline the creation of bootable Windows 7 RTM DVDs or USBs.
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23.10.2009 Windows Vista Retailing: All versions On 1 DVD: Color Coded
As you may have heard there are going to be a few versions of Microsoft Vista when it is finally released. Redmond this week start to lift some of the details for retailers. Some interesting ones to note are that all versions of Vista will be on the same DVD.
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18.9.2006 Microsoft Windows 7 Build 6801 DVD 32-Bit
Windows 7 is designed to make everyday tasks faster and easier, and make new things possible for end users.
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31.10.2008 Pre-Activated Windows 7 RTM DVD Kit v2.1
Pre-Activated Windows 7 RTM DVD Kit v2.1 Windows 7 RTM Ultimate only Any language
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21.9.2009 Burn your Windows Vista DVD ISO's slowly, warns Microsoft
Microsoft is advising Vista beta testers to burn their downloaded ISOs as slowly as 1X or 2X to avoid corrupted media.
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10.7.2006 Download Windows Vista SP1 RTM Standalone DVD ISO
Over two months since Windows Vista SP1 was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and almost a month since it became available to the general public on March 18, the first service pack for the latest Windows client is once again available for download.
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15.4.2008 Windows Vista Service Pack 2 -SP2 Beta Standalone DVD ISO
As of December 2, 2008, Microsoft made available for download the first fully-fledged Beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2, via MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
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5.12.2008 Windows Vista with SP2 RTM Slipstreamed/Integrated DVD ISO Image
Microsoft has finalized the Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, which has been RTMed as version 6.0.6002.18005.
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27.5.2009 Windows 7 E (Europe) Build 7264 Win7 RTM x64 English DVD
Microsoft Windows 7 E Build 7264 Win7 RTM x64 English DVD
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8.7.2009 Vista says NO to old DVD drives
Windows Vista will no longer support DVD-ROM drives that do not handle region coding in hardware (RPC1 drives) - thus preventing playback of DVDs that are region/CSS encoded with those drives.
Not a big problem, as RPC1 drives haven't been officially manufactured since 2000 (and Microsoft claims their drives are all broken), but for those with hacked drives (RPC2 with RPC1 firmware), or move the RPC1 drive to new computers, well, no more DVD movies for you!
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2.1.2006 Windows 7 Beta 1 Build 7000 DVD ISO Image Torrent and NamiPan Download
f indeed the Windows 7 initial first beta release will have the build version number of 7000, the DVD ISO image of the 32-bit (x86) Windows 7 6.1.7000.0, 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULFRE_EN_DVD.iso, has been leaked to Internet.
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26.12.2008 Windows 7 RTM Build 7600 x86 EN Final Untouched DVD.iso
Windows 7 Build 7600.16385.win7_rtm.090713-1255 Final "Exclusive".
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16.7.2009 HD DVD Addon is for Movies Only
You may have heard recent rumors regarding Microsoft publishing Xbox 360 games on HD DVD discs (and in turn meaning that you would need the upcoming HD DVD add on to play them). Microsoft has officially responded.
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16.8.2006 HD DVD Encryption cracked?
A thread on the Doom9 forum contains links posted by user Muslix64. They lead to a YouTube video and source download for a piece of java code to be employed in the breaking of Advanced Access Content System (AACS) encoded video.
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28.12.2006 Is Microsoft Cracking Down on DVD Ripping?
Is Microsoft trying to thwart DVD-ripping on PCs using Windows Vista with the new beta of Vista Service Pack 1?
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19.1.2008 Windows Vista comes with 19,500 drivers on DVD more on Windows Update
Ever needed to find a driver for a product and wished Windows would either just have the driver in it, or that their Windows Update service could provide it? With Vista, it can and new features and updates will be forthcoming too. Its about time!
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20.11.2006 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 Microsoft and Intel to Support HD-DVD
Microsoft and Intel on Tuesday pledged their support for HD-DVD, the next-generation DVD format created by Toshiba. Microsoft had previously remained neutral in the standards war between HD-DVD and Sony-backed Blu-ray, as the company's VC-1 Windows Media Video codec will be included with both formats.
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Holographic DVD to Hold 1.6 Terabytes next year!
Move over HD DVD and Blu-ray. Bell Labs spin-off InPhase Technologies and Hitachi Maxell are currently working on a computer disc about the size of a DVD that could hold up to sixty times the data. The companies hope to have the disc and compatible drives on the market by the end of next year.
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27.11.2005 Microsoft Fully Commited to HD-DVD
Microsoft's Peter Moore sparked a wave of interest at CES when he indicated that the Xbox 360 might be blessed with an external Blu-Ray drive at some point in the future. The only trouble is, his bosses say it won't.
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19.1.2006 Vista Retail DVD on Pirate Websites
Copies of Windows Vista Retail DVE have been ripped and made available for download free of charge on pirate websites and peer-to-peer networks.
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7.2.2007 Hack to Turn Off and Disable Windows 7 CD or DVD Writer Burning and Auto Tray Ejection Feature
Windows 7 inherits the capability to burn or write to CD and DVD burner or writer, with additional support to directly burn ISO and IMG disc images with Windows 7 Explorer.
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18.8.2009 Installing Vista Beta 1 (x86) without DVD media
I know, I know - Everyone should have a DVD burner these days... but I don't. Here's a rough guide on getting Vista Beta 1 (x86) installed without the use of DVD media. I am not responsible for lost partitions, data, etc!
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Microsoft shows off HD DVD drive for Xbox
Microsoft on Monday offered the first glimpse of an external HD DVD drive built for the Xbox 360 game console.
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8.8.2006Add Channel Logos to Windows 7 Media Center
When youre browsing through the TV guide in Windows Media Center, have you ever thought it would be nice to see the logos for the television channels
in addition to their name? Well, theres an add-in application that can do this. The program called My Channel Logos comes bundled with a number of TV
channel logos and provides a simple application that lets you assign them to any channel in your TV listing.
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13.02.2009Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator - Now Free
Amy Dullard: The Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator is now available as a free download on Xbox Live Marketplace when you request a token at
http://www.thisishddvd.com/emulator/.
Why is it free now?
This decision was made in light of Toshiba's recent announcement that they are discontinuing their HD DVD business. The reasons
for offering the emulator for free are two-fold.
Microsoft is committed to interactivity and giving content authors the ability
to create more compelling entertainment experiences. The specification for HDi was developed with significant input from studios like Warner Bros.
and Disney based on scenarios they desired in the next generation format. Offering the emulator for free allows a greater audience to experiment with
interactivity with little to no cost.
Second, the emulator beta program had approximately 80 participants across the industry who
relied on the emulator for testing HDi content. Continued access to the emulator will assist those post houses and developers in completing their
outstanding HD DVD projects.
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05.03.2008Order Your Free Partner Product DVD
The Visual Studio partner team has put together a resource DVD with products and information from over 90 Visual Studio partners. Its loaded with more
than 100 add-ins and packagesfull and trial versions. Youll get tools, languages, and components that can help you develop applications for Windows®,
Web services, and mobile devices.
From these examples you can find out just how flexible & extendable Visual Studio is.
You can order their own DVD, free of charge, at:
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13.11.2007Three-Layer 51 GB HD DVD Apparently Approved by DVD Forum
News is only now leaking out that the three-layer, single sided format for HD DVD engineered by Toshiba was given the green light by the DVD Forum,
official backer of HD DVD, on August 31...
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11.09.2007Nvidia ships GeForce 8700M GT for high-end notebooks
Nvidia on Wednesday announced
its highest-performance
DirectX 10 GPU for notebooks.
The new GeForce 8700M GT
graphics processing unit (GPU)
for notebook PCs extends its
GeForce 8M Series product line
to include high-performance
notebooks.
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As
with the GeForce 8M Series
notebook GPU lineup, the
GeForce 8700M GT delivers the
fastest DirectX 10 gaming
performance as well as
compatibility with Windows
Vista and high-quality HD DVD
and Blu-ray video playback.
The GPU delivers support for
Microsoft DirectX 10 games and
a more efficient, unified
architecture that delivers up
to a 70 percent performance
improvement compared to
previous generation GPUs...
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13.06.2007Microsoft HD DVD Add-on Now $179
Aiming to stay competitive
with Sony, Microsoft cut the
price of its HD DVD add-on for
Xbox 360 by 10 percent, as
well as including five free
movies through a mail-in
offer...
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26.07.2007Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Moves to $179, Adds Five Free HD DVDs
Today at Comic-Con
International 2007, Microsoft
Corp. announced it will lower
the price of the popular Xbox
360 HD DVD Player from $199 to
$179 ERP (United States only)
starting Aug. 1, 2007, and
will add five free HD DVD
movies for anyone purchasing
an Xbox 360 HD DVD Player
between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30.
In addition,
Microsoft further solidified
the Xbox 360 as the ultimate
high-definition (HD)
entertainment platform, with
key announcements around the
HD DVD launches of 300 from
Warner Bros. Home
Entertainment Group and
Heroes: Season 1 from
Universal Studios.
To promote the HD DVD
versions of 300 and Heroes:
Season 1, Microsoft unveiled
exclusive content for Xbox
LIVE® Marketplace. Xbox LIVE
will offer 300 on demand in
HD starting Aug. 14, and is
working with Warner Bros. at
Comic-Con on a Bringing It
Home campaign featuring 300
and other Warner Bros.
properties. In advance of the
street date for the Heroes:
Season 1 HD DVD boxed set,
Xbox LIVE members will be able
to download for free the shows
pilot episode in high
definition for a limited time.
Members will also be able to
download trailers, teaser
scenes and other promotional
materials highlighting the
Heroes: Season 1 boxed set
on HD DVD...
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26.07.2007Microsoft and Intel to Support
HD-DVD
JUST IN Microsoft and
Intel are expected on Tuesday
to pledge their support for
HD-DVD, the next-generation
DVD format created by Toshiba.
Microsoft had previously
remained neutral in the
standards war between HD-DVD
and Sony-backed Blu-ray, as
the company's VC-1 Windows
Media Video codec will be
included with both formats...
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27.09.2005Windows 7 to have only one "compatible" logo
The Register is reporting on an interesting story from WinHEC about how Microsoft is
planning to change how it will run the “compatible with Windows 7” logo program.
Microsoft seems to have learnt its lesson
after the disaster that was the Vista compatible program which had 4 different logos and would eventually see Microsoft ending up in court facing a
class action lawsuit.
Microsoft confirmed to partners on Wednesday that there would only be a single sticker that covers all PC’s
peripherals and software that has been certified to work with Windows 7 when it’s released.
The changes are timed to coincide with
Microsoft’s continued push towards Windows 7, helping partners to start developing products earlier than with Vista, which had only a relatively
small number of compatible programs ready when it launched.
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06.11.2008Virgin/Toshiba to Give Away Free HD DVD Players
One-hundred fifty lucky Star Trek fans will be walking away with a free Toshiba HD DVD player on Tuesday, November 20. There's only one catch ...
this special giveaway is happening in New York City at the two different Virgin Megastores. But if you are lucky enough to live close by and are
willing to stand in line to get a player, you could be walking away with an HD DVD player from Toshiba, valued at $299!
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01.11.2007First DVD to Ship with WMV File for PC, Portables
While the fourth "Die Hard" DVD may seem like an unlikely place to set a historical milestone in the movie industry, Yippee Kay-yay. 20th
Century Fox said Tuesday that a special edition version of "Live Free or Die Hard" will include a Windows Media Video file that can be copied
to a PC or portable video player...
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16.10.2007Divx Pro free today
Divx is offering Divx Pro for
free just today. Head over
http://www.divx.com/dff/index.
php>here to download and
request your free serial.
DivX Pro for Windows gives
you everything you need to
create DivX videos. And once
you've done that, the real
fun begins. With your videos
converted into DivX you can
burn them to CD or DVD and
watch them on your TV with a
certified DVD player or
transfer them to certified
handheld or portable devices.
You can also post your home
movies online, email videos to
friends or store your whole
video collection on your
computer while saving valuable
hard-drive space.
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08.06.2007aXXo's Pirated Movies Used to Promote the iMac
The DVD ripper aXXo is without a doubt one of the most popular DVD-rippers. Even though he hasn’t been active since November 2007, his rips are
still widely used, even by commercial outlets such as the John Lewis store. They must have thought, “Why use a real DVD if we can use a pirated
movie for free?”
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24.01.2008Toshiba Shows Prototype That Records High-Def to DVD
At the CEATEC electronics show in Chiba, Japan, Toshiba showed a prototype of an HD DVD recorder capable of burning up to two hours of 4 Mbps MPEG-4
high-definition video. That video is apparently being burned using a red laser -- not blue -- to an ordinary DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-RAM disc...
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05.10.2007Microsoft Releases Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator
Microsoft Corporation, one of the many backers of the HD DVD format, has unveiled its Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator. The tool enables film studios and disc
authoring companies to model the behaviour of HD DVD disc content, including encoded video and HDi interactivity, in a virtual environment, before
burning the HD DVD disc. The emulator uses a combination of available hardware (the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the Xbox 360 HD
DVD Player) and specialized emulation software to ultimately enable playback of near-final assets from a network storage share, portable hard drive or
optical disc. This eliminates the need for expensive hardware or time-consuming and costly trial-and-error processes for testing HD DVD titles,
helping to ensure that titles ship error-free.
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14.12.2007Amazon Pushes Blu-ray Disc, HD DVD With Promotions
Both the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD camps have launched their own campaigns to help entice consumers to join their respective sides of the
high-definition format war. TThe Blu-ray side is currently
offering five free movies with the purchase of any
player. Toshiba and Microsoft are also
offering a
similar deal for the purchase of an HD DVD player,
including the Xbox 360 add-on drive.
Amazon.com is going another step further by offering even more free movies with the purchase of a high-definition player. Customers buying a
standalone Toshiba HD DVD player or a PlayStation 3 may choose an additional three movies, which stacks on top of the five-free-movies offers for a
total of eight free movies with the purchase of a new player.
Xbox 360 owners wishing to jump in to high-definition with the
purchase of the HD DVD drive will receive two free movies from Amazon.com, which when accounting for the free King Kong movie included by Microsoft
and the current five-free-movies promotion, also equals a total of eight movies.
Existing owners of high-definition players need
not feel left out, however, as Amazon.com is also running a buy three movies for the price of two promotion without any requirement of a hardware
purchase. See Amazon.coms
promotional splash page for the full details.
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29.08.2007Xbox 360 to get new HD DVD drive next year
PC World UK is reporting that Microsoft plans to launch an
updated HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360 in 2008. The announcement was made in London by Mark Bennett,
Microsoft's European business development director for HD DVD.
The original Xbox360 HD DVD drive, launched in November 2006, is
fully compatible with Windows Vista and currently sells for $179.99 after a $20 price drop last month. Additionally, any purchases made between August
1st and September 30th will include five free HD DVD movies. Details on the new HD DVD drive are scarce at the moment; perhaps theyll include a video
and audio decoder chip to lessen the burden on the console.
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21.09.2007Images: Microsoft Works, with advertising
What will advertising will
look like inside Microsoft
Works? To get a better sense
for that, Todd Bishop from the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
asked Microsoft for visuals.
Here are two examples,
below.
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03.08.2007HD DVD Player Drops Below $200
Despite the fanfare, the battle for control over the next-generation DVD market is still inconsequential; the DVD version of Transformers sold
43 times more copies than the HD DVD version, which was the best selling title thus far. But that could change this holiday with players finally
dropping below $200...
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30.10.2007EU Opens Inquiry into Next-Gen
DVD
The European Commission said
Thursday it was looking into
the licensing procedures of
next-generation DVD formats HD
DVD and Blu-ray. Neither side
is being accused of any
wrongdoing at this time...
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