Update for Windows XP (KB904412) - English
Install this update to address several possible issues associated with connecting a Serial Bus Protocol 2 (SBP-2) device, such as an IEEE 1394 device, to a Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
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Announcing (English only) support for CPP participants
Nick White of Microsoft writes on the Windows Vista Team Blog: We're pleased to announce the addition of best-effort phone support (in English only) to North America CPP participants of the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) using English-language versions of early test builds of Windows Vista (Beta 2, RC1 or RC2).
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14.12.2006 Windows 8 Server Roadmap Leaks, This Time in English
With the end of one operating system’s development comes the beginning of another; arguably the most fun time of it all.
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15.8.2009 Rising AntiVirus 2008 Free Edition English Download
Rising AntiVirus is a anti-virus security software from a Beijing, China based company of the same name, and is one of the most popular anti-virus solutions in China. Since April 2008, Rising has giving away.
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7.7.2008 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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8.7.2009Windows Vista available on Volume Licensing
Thanks Tom Warren and
Bink for
this information that was
relayed to me yesterday
(shortly before my power
outage), but better late than
never! We can reveal that
Windows Vista is available for
Volume License users, shortly
ahead of the scheduled Nov.
17th release to MSDN
subscribers.
The
following flavours were
released:
- Windows Vista
Business 32-bit English Disk
Kit MVL DVD
English
- Windows Vista
Business 32-bit English Disk
Kit MVL DVD
UPG
- Windows Vista
Business 64-bit English Disk
Kit MVL DVD English
- SA Win Vista
Enterprise 32-bit English Disk
Kit MVL DVD English
- SA Win Vista
Enterprise 32-bit English Disk
Kit MVL DVD UPG
English
- SA Win Vista
Enterprise 32-bit English Disk
Kit MVL MVLS Only DVD Language
Packs
- SA Win Vista
Enterprise 64-bit English Disk
Kit MVL DVD English
- SA Win Vista
Enterprise 64-bit English Disk
Kit MVL MVLS Only DVD Language
Packs
The site
appears to be non-responsive,
it's probably being
hammered!
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16.11.2006Web 2.0 is the millionth English word, word 999,998 is n00b
It seems like the world should have passed this mark a long time ago but as of June 10th 2009, "Web 2.0", became the official 1 millionth word to
enter the English language. It is defined as "
he next generation of web products and services, coming soon to a browser near you". Other words
that almost made the claim as the one millionth word were 999,999, "Jai Ho!", which was made popular from the movie Slum Dog millionaire. Also
another notable word that is infamous in the gaming world, n00b, is officially word number 999,998. It's also the only mainstream English word
that contains two numerals.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 11.06.2009
BenQ to change English name to 'Qisda'
While BenQ just announced it
will change its Chinese name
from "Jia Da" to "Jias Da"
(transliterated from Chinese)
last week, the company
recently stated the official
English name for the new
company will be Qisda, which
stands for "quality
innovation speed driving and
achievements."
The
new names (Chinese and
English) will be effective on
September 1, 2007, said the
company. With a spin-off
project, Qisda is expected to
turn profitable in 2008, said
KY (Kuen-Yao) Lee, chairman of
BenQ.
Qisda will
mainly focus on LCD monitors,
projectors, MFPs
(multi-function peripherals)
and handset ODM/OEM
businesses. The LCD monitor
segment will be the sales
driver initially and account
for 30-40% of the company's
revenues, Lee noted. Lee
stressed that Qisda will not
compete for notebook OEM/ODM
orders. ..
winbeta.org - 21.06.2007
Wikipedia publishes 2-millionth article in English
Wikipedia published its 2-millionth article in the English language version of the anyone-can-edit encyclopedia, a symbolic milestone for the world's
largest user-generated Web publishing site.
Wikipedia, the sixth most visited network of Web sites worldwide behind commercial
operators Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Time Warner and eBay, is available in 250 languages. Combined, Wikipedia has published more than eight million
articles.
On Sept. 10, an article on "El Hormiguero," a popular Spanish TV show, was created by Wikipedia contributor Zzxc to
become the 2 millionth article in the English Wikipedia. The article is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Hormiguero.
Since the reference project started in 2001, more than 100,000
registered users have made at least 10 edits each to Wikipedia articles, according to the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit charitable organization
that operates Wikipedia...
winbeta.org - 13.09.2007
Wikipedia posts two-millionth English listing
Wikipedia, the popular user-driven online encyclopedia, has published its two-millionth English version listing: an article about Spanish television
show El Hormiguero posted on September 10, 2007. After English, the next two largest Wikipedia sites are the German and French editions, which have
more than half a million articles each. Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia has published more than eight million articles in 250 languages. The
non-profit Wikipedia Foundation that operates Wikipedia claims that its English site now has 3.4 million contributors. Wikipedia is the sixth most
visited collection of websites in the world behind Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Time Warner and eBay. And yes, for those that read to the end of the
paragraph, the wiki link below was completely necessary to this news story.
neowin.net - 14.09.2007
Google Translate launches in 12 languages
As recently announced, Google
has now launched its Google
Translate feature that allows
non-English speakers to search
content from the English web
in 12 languages. The Mountain
View, California-based company
chose to release the site in
beta offering the following
languages: Arabic, Chinese
(Simplified), Chinese
(Traditional), French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Portuguese, Russian and
Spanish with Spanish to
English being the default
option. Users enter queries in
their native tongues, Google
performs the search for the
English equivalent and
presents the user with
translated search results.
Users clicking on a search
result will be guided to a
machine-translated version of
the original page.
neowin.net - 26.05.2007
ICANN To Start Tests Of Non-English Domains
Next week may begin a test of non-English Internet addresses, enabling local users to create Web pages and domains. If successful, non-English
top-level domains, such as ".com" or ".net", could be used by the finish of 2008. ICANN, the group charged with Internet names, said they will
test domains in Arabic, Persian, simplified and traditional Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Greek, Yiddish, Hindi and Tamil.
ICANN
said it will use Punycode software to translate the languages into Latin alphabetic and numeric codes understood by "root" servers which act as
Internet traffic cops. If the plan is approved, the tests could begin after next week, the AP said. However, the agency will maintain a 24-hour
hotline allowing the tests to shut down if problems arise.
neowin.net - 05.10.2007
English teachers embrace 21st century composition skills
Time to move past the pen-and-paper model, srsly
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betanews.com - 03.03.2009
Windows 7 Build 7106 leaked
Somebody please get a plumber over to Redmond, because there's a constant leak happening all over the place. What's on the menu this time?
Windows 7, as per usual, this time in build 7106 flavor, both x86 and x64 variations. This is confirmed, by various Neowin members and other
trustworthy sources. The screenshot of the build isn't, as you can see, in English but there are apparently English versions that have been
leaked, judging by the following build strings: 7106.0.090408-1623_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRC1CULFRER_EN_DVD.iso
7106.0.090408-1623_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRC1CULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso It's unclear if this is the RC candidate build, or if Microsoft
intends to progress further with their builds, but only time will tell.
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neowin.net - 13.04.2009
Vista SP1 now available in more languages
Microsoft has made Vista Service Pack 1 available in all of the company's 36 supported languages, where there had previously only been five: English,
Spanish, French, German and Japanese...
betanews.com - 16.04.2008
Update on Win 7 RTM availability, MSDN and TechNet August 6
Microsoft has just sent word that MSDN and TechNet customers will be able to get hold of Windows 7 RTM on August 6. Windows 7 RTM will initially be
available in English on August 6th and remaining languages by October 1st for both MSDN and TechNet customers. Microsoft has released a time-line for
RTM availability, English will be first followed by other languages:ISV/IHV - ISV (Independent software vendor) and IHV (Independent hardware vendor)
Partners will be able to download Windows 7 RTM from Microsoft Connect or MSDN on August 6th.Partner Program Gold/Certified Members - August 16th. By
October 1st, the remaining languages will become available to download.Action Pack Subscribers - August 23rd.
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neowin.net - 22.07.2009
Report: AOL Looking to Sell UK
Unit
English newspaper The Guardian
said Friday that AOL now has
plans to shed its British
division, signaling the
company is about to exit the
European market. With 2.2
million subscribers, the
company is Britain's third
largest ISP...
betanews.com - 03.06.2006
Microsoft rolls out translation bot for Live Messenger
Microsoft announced today a new translation bot for Windows Live Messenger, allowing users to translate strings of text to one of 12 different
languages by simply sending a message to the bot. Users can take take advantage of this feature by adding "mtbot@hotmail.com" to their contact
lists.
If you've got a friend in your contacts that a speaks a different language, you can invite them to a chat, include the mtbot,
and translation will be performed for you on the fly. However, the team behind the project warns "because machine translation isn’t perfect,
slang especially will give the engine trouble."
Currently available are English to/from: Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional,
Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian (to English only), Spanish. Also available are Chinese Simplified to/from
Chinese Traditional. They plan to add additional languages over the next few months.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 09.09.2008
Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 - Visual C# Fix
This update targets Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 and resolves the issue(s) described in this article. Installing this update is optional. If you are not
experiencing the described issue(s) there is no need to install this update though Microsoft welcomes your feedback on the install experience if you
choose to do so.
This update installs on the English, Japanese, and German versions of Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 but the patch
installation experience is provided in English only (except for the License Agreement which is shown in all the languages supported by the update.)
SYMPTOMS
- Visual Studio will crash when invoking C# IDE features such as IntelliSense or Quick Info on certain
members.
CAUSE
- Invoking C# IDE features such as IntelliSense or Quick Info on members from an explicitly implemented
interface that is defined in a referenced project will cause the IDE to crash
winbeta.org - 11.10.2007
Announcing (English only) support for Vista CPP participants
Nick White of Microsoft writes
on the Windows
Vista Team Blog: We're
pleased to announce the
addition of best-effort phone
support (in English only) to
North America CPP participants
of the Windows Vista Customer
Preview Program (CPP) using
English-language versions of
early test builds of Windows
Vista (Beta 2, RC1 or RC2).
This is another step
in our process of ramping up
preparations for the 30th
January general availability
of Windows Vista. We'll of
course begin offering product
phone support to the general
public on the first day of
Windows Vista's
availability.
For
all CPP participants, the newsgroups remain the most valuable
channel for finding helpful
information on general issues
related to Windows Vista.
Volume License
customers looking for Windows
Vista Enterprise- or
Professional-level support
today should visit the Microsoft
Windows Vista Solutions
Center and the Windows
Vista Help & Support
page.
neowin.net - 14.12.2006
Microsoft Adds Chosun Ilbo Feature to Messenger Program
Microsoft Korea said Tuesday that it will offer a new instant messenger news service from Wednesday in cooperation with the Chosun Ilbo's affiliate
Digital Chosun. The service allows MSN Messenger users to easily send interesting news articles from the online edition of the Chosun Ilbo to other
people via MSN Messenger with a simple mouse-click.
winbeta.org - 05.09.2007
Trojan Demands Ransom from
Victims
A new trojan is making its
rounds on the Internet,
freezing up victims'
computers and then demanding a
ransom be paid through Western
Union. Called
"ransomware," the
viruses have been around in
Russia for several months, but
the first English variants
appeared in March...
betanews.com - 27.04.2006
Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System 3.0 Runtime
This download (VSTOR30.exe) installs the Visual Studio Tools for the Office system 3.0 Runtime, which is required to run VSTO solutions for the 2007
Microsoft Office system built using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.
When installing the VSTO runtime on a non-English version of
the operating system, you should also install the appropriate language pack (Note: this
link will not work until the language packs are available; they are coming soon) to see the text of the messages from the VSTO runtime in that
language, rather than English.
Note: VSTO solutions built for use in Microsoft Office 2003 require the Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Second Edition Runtime, not this one.
winbeta.org - 04.02.2008
RIM Wins UK Court Battle Over
Patents
Embattled BlackBerry maker
Research In Motion celebrated
another legal victory on
Thursday, announcing that the
English High Court had ruled
in its favor in a case against
Luxembourg patent holding
company InPro. The decision
ensures RIM will likely not
have to deal with a situation
similar to the one with NTP in
the US...
betanews.com - 02.02.2006
Wikipedia Posts 1 Millionth
Article
The online user-created
encyclopedia Wikipedia racked
up its 1 millionth English
language article on Wednesday,
marking a significant
milestone for a service that
has faced much controversy
over the years. The article
covered the Jordanhill railway
station in Scotland and was
authored by Ewan Macdonald...
betanews.com - 02.03.2006
