Windows 7 Pre-Beta updated to Play Nice with NTFS External Drives
Microsoft is offering support to testers of Windows 7 when it comes down to issues associated with the integration of NTFS external drives with the operating system.
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28.11.2008 Office 14 heads into external alpha testing
Microsoft has begun providing external companies with early access to alpha versions of its Office 14 server components.
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14.1.2009 New Windows Vista Test Drive Website
"The Windows Vista Business test drive allows you to try this latest operating system from Microsoft..."
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6.1.2007 Test drive the new Windows Live suite
You’ve probably already read about some changes we’re making to Windows Live, and have seen some of your services change over the past few weeks. Starting later today, you'll be able to test out the new suite of Windows Live software at http://get.live.com/wl/all.
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5.9.2007 Free Hard Drive Virtualization for Windows - SteadyState 2.5
Whether you manage computers in a school computer lab or an Internet cafe, a library, or even in your home, Windows SteadyState helps make it easy for you to keep your computers running the way you want them to, no matter who uses them.
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13.6.2008 Microsoft may offer Windows 7 on thumb drive for netbooks
Microsoft has shown Windows 7 running on netbooks even since it first introduced the operating system, however, helping consumers getting it on there may prove a bit tricky.
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27.6.2009 Test Drive Google Android OS on Windows 7
XDA-Developers forum member xda2_haseeb has managed to extract and run Android Emulator on Windows which comes as a part of Google Android SDK package.
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2.9.2009 Free Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Test Drive
Microsoft has started pressing the acceleration pedal of the marketing of Windows Vista, now complete with Service Pack 1.
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11.6.2008 Terabyte Drive is Coming Now
Having storage problem with your PC? You have downloaded a lot of movies, MP3 songs, games, etc.
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12.2.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive
You may already know that “deleting” a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on.
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4.5.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive
You may already know that “deleting” a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on.
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18.6.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive 2
A new version of HDerase.exe has been released Go direct to
UCSD’s Center for Magnetic Recording Research website to download version 3.2.
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19.6.2007 How to Install Windows Vista
For people with access to the Vista betas through MSDN, there is an installation guide.
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Download Hard Drive Powerwash to Remove Unused Clutter Files in Windows System
Previously we mentioned about BitFinder that can scan for duplicated files to conserve your hard disk space, but if you are looking for some freeware that can do more than that, then this tiny utility may fit your need.
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29.9.2009 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 Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive
Overview
The Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive includes essential tools that can help you transform the way you create, share, and manage ideas and information using all four Office 2004 for Mac programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. After you install the Test Drive, you can use it for 30 days. It includes almost all of the features found in Office 2004. For details about the Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, see the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive Read Me.
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4.12.2005 Hard drive price war coming
According to reports, we may witness a price war in the hard drive business industry. At least this is what Seagate Technology CEO Bill Watkins said on Wednesday. Seagate is currently the world's largest hard drive manufacturer and competes with such companies as Western Digital, Hitachi, Samsung and Toshiba.
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13.8.2006 Seagate Confirms 1TB Hard Drive
Seagate has confirmed to the folks over at DailyTech, that they plan to launch a 1TB (Terabyte) hard drive sometime in the first half of 2007.
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5.1.2007 Fujitsu Shows 500GB Laptop Drive
The latest entry in high-capacity notebooks is Fujitsu, which will release a laptop with a 500GB drive in May.
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25.2.2008 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 Microsoft’s 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 Microsoft Hones IE 7's "Drive-by-Download" Defenses
While Microsoft's chairman Bill Gates told security professionals that security is job number one on Tuesday, he's leaving it up to developers like those working up the next version of Internet Explorer to make it happen.
Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7), said Gary Schare, director of product management for IE, will reduce the chance that spyware spreaders can use silent drive-by downloads to infect PCs with malicious software.
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16.2.2006 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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8.8.2006 Dell Ships Laptop with Blu-ray Drive
Dell on Monday became the latest manufacturer to support Sony's Blu-ray discs in its notebook computers, a move that was largely expected as Dell is a founding member behind the format.
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12.12.2006 Hitachi Ships 1TB Hard Disk Drive
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) has started to ship its 1TB hard disk drives (HDDs) introduced early this year commercially. But the hard drive that represents a milestone in desktop data storage costs a little less than two times higher compared to slightly less capacious one, which makes it not very affordable.
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6.4.2007 Hitachi aiming for 5TB hard drive by 2010
Solid-state disks may be eating into the territory of traditional hard drives, particularly in laptops, but that doesn't mean spinning platters are on their last legs – particularly not at Hitachi.
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3.7.2008Microsoft: 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. Users will be required to install an internet browser
from external media, such as a USB pen drive or CD, as there will be no way of browsing the web without one otherwise. Due to the EU pushing on with
its anti-trust case against Microsoft, users buying Windows 7 E will have to find their own browser to use.
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15.07.2009Imation readies a wireless USB external hard drive
Imation's upcoming high capacity Apollo Pro WX external hard drive will exchange files wirelessly with devices that include a four-port docking
station from Kensington and XPS and Latitude laptop models from Dell...
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19.09.2008Zune firmware hacked for USB drive goodness
I was unaware that you couldn’t use the first-gen Zune as an external drive via USB without hacking it and now, apparently, the new firmware has
locked down that hack. I wouldn’t know, I hardly used my Zune since I didn’t have enough hard drive space on my MacBook to install
Windows, which I’ve done since my upgrade to Leopard and I finally got myself an external.
Oh, XP, how I’ve missed thee.
Nevertheless, the crafty folks over at the Zunerama forums have figured it all out and now you may resume using your Zune as a USB drive.
The usual disclaimers apply: backup your registry first; be very careful; and don’t blame us if things go wrong.
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15.11.2007Install Windows Vista from a high speed USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Why would someone want to
install a client OS from a
thumb drive instead of a
DVDROM or over the network?
One reason: Performance.
Installing Windows
Vista from a high speed USB
flash drive is in my
experience the easiest &
fastest way to complete a
Windows Vista install. This is
much faster than using a DVD,
gigabit ethernet, or possibly
even some external USB 2.0
hard drives, due to
differences in access speed &
transfer rate. To put this
into perspective, y'know how
installing Windows on a
Virtual PC virtual machine
from an .ISO CD image is
really, really, really fast?
Imagine something
roughly just as fast, except
for doing installations of the
OS on to actual
workstations.
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01.03.2007The registry edit that allows for Zune USB drive goodness
I was unaware that you couldn’t use the first-gen Zune as an external drive via USB without hacking it and now, apparently, the new firmware has
locked down that hack. I wouldn’t know, I hardly used my Zune since I didn’t have enough hard drive space on my MacBook to install
Windows, which I’ve done since my upgrade to Leopard and I finally got myself an external.
Oh, XP, how I’ve missed thee.
Nevertheless, the crafty folks over at the Zunerama forums have figured it all out and now you may resume using your Zune as a USB drive.
The usual disclaimers apply: backup your registry first; be very careful; and don’t blame us if things go wrong.
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15.11.2007Tip: make your PDC 2008 USB hard drive a bootable Windows 7 install disk
Long Zheng: If you're one of eight thousand people lucky enough to attend
PDC 2008 last week and receive
the
ultra-cool 160GB portable hard drive with "the goods" then I have some
extra good news for you, your hard drive can also become a bootable Windows 7 install disk. The best part is that you don't even have to delete any
of the existing files on the drive since there's about 90GB free of the 160GB drive.
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03.11.2008Hot deal: 1TB External USB 2.0 hard drive for $280
We all need a little backup sometimes. Fortunately, Circuit City's running a discount on Western Digital's 1TB My Book Essential edition external
hard drive. Currently listed elsewhere at $350 or more, its easy install and flexible USB/Firewire interface make it a good choice for all your backup
needs. Check out the CNET.com product overview for details on compatibility, speed, and performance.
What: Western Digital 1TB My
Book Essential edition external hard drive
How much: $279.99
Shipping: Free
Where:
Circuit City (via
LogicBuy)
When: Through unknown date
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here for CNET.com's Western
Digital 1TB My Book Essential edition external hard drive product overview.
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31.10.2007Fujitsu intros 300GB external drive with 448-bit lock
Normally a producer of
internal disks,
Fujitsu
today rolled out its External
Hard Drive for home or
business users alike who want
absolute certainty about their
files. Bundled with
Cryptainer, the 300GB
mobile-sized drive can guard
volumes with up to 448-bit
Blowfish encryption, making it
one of the most secure
external disks yet.
It also includes a still
significant 256-bit AES
algorithm for circumstances
when encryption speed is at
least as important. The USB
2.0-based storage also has
16-point shock resistance and
an EZ Gig II suite that can
make both straight clones of
drives as well as compressed
images.
The drive
ships during the summer at a
cost of $229 for the full
300GB, 4200RPM model. A
smaller-sized but faster
120GB, 5400RPM edition of the
External Hard Drive will also
be available for $129. Both
drives should work with any
USB 2.0-supporting OS in a
basic form but will require
Windows to use the specialized
backup and security software.
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03.07.2007Microsoft may offer Windows 7 on thumb drive for netbooks
Microsoft has shown Windows 7 running on netbooks even since it first introduced the operating system, however, helping consumers getting it on there
may prove a bit tricky. According to CNET, Microsoft is considering offering Windows 7 on a thumb drive so that netbook owners are able to easily
upgrade their machines in case they lack a DVD drive, and are unable to use an external one. Even though Microsoft is considering selling Windows 7
on a thumb drive, there are other options for netbook users to upgrade. Less tech-savvy consumers could pay for someone else to do it, such as a
service like Best Buy's Geek Squad.
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27.06.2009Xbox 360 HD DVD drive gets the axe
Stopping short of saying it would produce a external Blu-ray drive, Microsoft has discontinued the accessory...
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26.02.2008Vista pushes XP and Linux aside on Asus EeePC
The Asus EeePC ships with Linux but with the help of an external DVD drive, its possible to install almost any OS of your choice, even Leopard with a
bit of hacking but that comes with some legal issues that are discussed in
that post.
Lets face it, the Asus EeePC isnt too terribly useful with the Linux install that it comes with, you cant add applications to it
until they are developed and the update installer is somewhat lacking. The first thing I did was wipe the hard drive and install Windows XP Home
Edition but one user decided to install something else.
I wouldnt have thought the EeePC capable of running Vista but according
to the
EeePC forums thats exactly what one user is doing. To be
fair, there may be more but this is the only one I know of.
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16.11.2007LG spiffs up its dual-format DVD computer drive
The Korean electronics maker debuted the second iteration of its external drive that can read both next generation formats, and write to Blu-ray
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09.01.2008Hitachi changes the Fabrik of its consumer HDD strategy
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Report: Microsoft Preps External Blu-Ray Disc Optical Drive for Xbox 360
Unlike Toshiba Corp., which is still strictly against Blu-ray disc (BD) format, Microsoft Corp. has always said that it might release an external
Blu-ray optical disc drive for the Xbox 360 video game system if there is demand. According to market sources, the software giant does have plans to
offer its customers a BD option.
Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology Corp., a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and
Toshiba Corp., has been contracted to manufacture external Blu-ray disc drives for Microsoft Xbox 360 game console. While the exact specifications of
the product are unknown, it is rumoured that Microsoft aims at $100 - $150 price-point for the device in order to compete against Sony PlayStation 3
with Xbox 360 + external Blu-ray drive combination.
winbeta.org - 08.10.2008
CES2008: Crucial External SSD Kit
At CES, there were several booths showing off functioning solid state disks (SSD). One that caught our eye was the Crucial SK01 External Drive Kit.
This kit gives you the benefits of having a SSD as well as higher portability. The kit comes with a 3.5" bay, 5.25" drive bracket, and a 2.5" USB
2.0 enclosure for a SSD. This allows you to plug the drive into a computer and get SATA2 3Gb/s speeds, and then eject it to have the ability to take
it anywhere and plug it into any USB. This hot-swappable feature may prove to be very useful.
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neowin.net - 11.01.2008
Lacie introduces Lego
harddrives
Lacie's new "Brick"
harddrives do not look like
your average external drive.
Resembling Lego blocks, the
drives can be stacked and they
come in red, white and blue
colors. The drives are
available in desktop sizes of
up to 500 GBytes in capacity.
In addition, smaller
bus-powered drives will be
sold to laptop
users.
The
drive chassis isn't just
painted red, white or blue,
but is made of colored
plastic. The interfaces and
power button is in the back,
while the front of the drive
is featureless. The desktop
version only comes with a USB
2.0 interface, but the mobile
versions come in either USB
2.0 or dual USB 2.0 and
FireWire. The available
capacities of the desktop
drives are 160, 250, 300 and
500 GByte. The mobile versions
store up to 40, 80 and 120
GByte.
Lacie has
been known to offer external
harddrives in designer
wrappings for a while. In
2004, the company introduced
an external drive designed by
F.A. Porsche. Last September,
the company started selling an
orange credit card-sized drive
called Carte
Orange.
Lacie said
it is taking pre-orders for
the Bricks on their website
now and expects the drives to
hit retail stores next month.
Tom's Hardware Guide already
has the drives in its lab and
currently runs the devices
through its test parcours...
winbeta.org - 25.11.2005
FBI Offers $25,000 for Lost Hard Drive
The Birmingham, Alabama
Veterans Administration
Medical Center said this week
it is seeking the return of an
external Iomega hard drive
containing personal
information on at least a
half-million people. The
Center has brought in the FBI
to help investigate and is
offering a $25,000 reward...
betanews.com - 22.02.2007
Microsoft Demos Xbox HD DVD
Drive
At the DVD Forum in Los
Angeles Monday, Microsoft took
the wraps off its upcoming
external HD DVD drive for the
Xbox 360. When laid flat, the
add-on is about half the width
of the console and nearly as
high. The Xbox will handle all
the audio and video
processing, Microsoft said...
betanews.com - 09.08.2006
Lite-On IT to offer USB external slim-type DVD burners
Lite-On IT plans to offer external USB slim-type DVD burners in the third quarter of 2008, targeting owners of UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs), Eee PCs and
other low-cost portable PCs that do not have built-in DVD burners, according to industry sources. Although hard disk drive (HDD) vendors have carried
external HDDs for several years, external DVD burners still have market potential due to the much lower prices of blank optical discs, the sources
indicated.
neowin.net - 10.06.2008
Fujitsu Rolls Out 300GB Mobile HDD
Fujitsu has announced a 300GB
external 2.5" HDD featuring a
SATA interface internally and
a USB 2.0 interface for
connecting to a notebook
computer. The drive also
features a 16-point
omnidirectional shock mounting
design to protect the drive
for rough handling. The MSRP
for Fujitsu's new drive is
$229 and it will be
available during the third
quarter. While Fujitsu may now
hold the storage crown with
its new drive, the spindle
speed is a disappointing
4200RPM. The latest 250GB
drives announced feature
5400RPM spindle speeds while
200GB units are spinning at
7200RPM.
" We
are proud to launch the
world's highest capacity
2.5" External HDD product
into the marketplace at a time
when consumers are demanding
more storage, compact designs,
and features that advance the
level of data security.
Fujitsu has almost forty years
of experience in the hard disk
drive industry, and we have
successfully expanded our
2.5" HDD business over the
last fourteen years ,"
said Fujitsu's Lorne
Wilson.
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