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Windows Automated Installation Kit

The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is designed to help corporate IT professionals customize and deploy the Microsoft Windows Vista™ family of operation systems.
download - comments - 14.2.2007

Get ready for the summer of Apple

Apple is preparing for one of the most pivotal summers in its history. On June 29, the company is expected to release the iPhone, perhaps one of the most hyped gadgets in history and a clear sign of where CEO Steve Jobs is placing his bets.
common - comments - 9.6.2007

New Need For Speed Game is ready

The latest EA investors meeting was a great opportunity for the company's boss, John Riccitiello to unveil a host of new and exciting projects.
common - comments - 18.6.2008

Is Windows 7 ready for release now?

Earlier today, I read about the latest leaked build of Windows 7 to appear on BitTorrent. The text on the desktop suggests that build 7057 is part of the release candidate branch.
windows - comments - 13.3.2009

Windows Vista Imaging and Installation Performance

Ideally, installation of an operating system is two fairly simple steps. First, copy all the OS files to the hard disk.
windows - comments - 4.10.2006

Dell offers factory installation for Vista

Hardware giant Dell has responded to the launch of Microsoft’s Windows Vista by offering factory installation to speed business adoption of the new operating system.
windows - comments - 5.12.2006

Yes, a Windows Vista SP1 Installation Can Take Up to 4 Days!

Yes, the process associated with the deployment of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 can take as much as four days before completion.
windows - comments - 15.1.2008

Windows 7 Automatic Installation Kit Limitations

The Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK or WAIK) is among the free tools of choice when it comes down to building custom Windows 7 images and deploying them in a specific environment.
windows - comments - 31.8.2009

Ready for a new day? The new Microsoft site!

In just a few hours, the business launch of Windows Vista will take place at the NASDAQ headquarters.
microsoft - comments - 30.11.2006

Is 64-bit Vista ready for take off?

There have been 64-bit versions of Windows since Windows 2000, but Microsoft thinks 64-bit Vista may finally be starting to take off....
windows - comments - 4.8.2008

Linux gets ready to fight Microsoft

The Linux Foundation insists it is equipped to fight Microsoft if the software giant’s lawsuit against TomTom impacts the open source Linux kernel.
common - comments - 28.2.2009

Get ready for Vista and Win2k8 SP2!

Just a heads up to prepare for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2.
windows - comments - 21.5.2009

Do not make Win 7 too Mac-like

Blogger Paul Thurrott has written a couple of interesting posts about the difference between “simple” and “easy” in the context of Windows 7.
windows - comments - 4.12.2008

Win 7 changes coming in the next build

Windows 7 testers wanted more feedback from Microsoft. It looks like they’re getting it.
windows - comments - 26.2.2009

Windows PE SP2 (Pre installation Environment)

The Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) makes IT professionals more productive by providing powerful preparation and installation tools for Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. With Windows PE, IT staff can build custom solutions that speed deployment through automation, so they spend less time and effort keeping desktops updated.
download - comments - 9.2.2006

Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2 Installation Screenshots

The Black Digital blog has posted an extensive screenshot review of the upcoming Exchange Server 2007 Beta. The images speak for themselves and there's very little comment on the whole process.
microsoft - comments - 25.7.2006

Windows Automated Installation Kit RTM Now Available for Download

The Vista RTM version of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows-AIK or WAIK) is now available for download from Microsoft downloads.
download - comments - 16.11.2006

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Available

Microsoft has finally made the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers available from Microsoft Downloads.
download - comments - 7.5.2008

Broken Windows XP SP3 Installation Scenarios

Microsoft is still far from wrapping up with the third and final service pack for Windows XP, just the 32-bit version of Windows Vista's predecessor.
download - comments - 16.7.2008

Windows 7 Build 7022 Installation - 40 Screenshots

With Microsoft having already cut access to Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, and preparing to discontinue downloads completely in a couple of days, come February 12, 2009.
windows - comments - 11.2.2009

Get an Insight into the Windows 7 OEM Pre-installation Kit

Here is your chance to get an insight into the OEM Pre-installation Kit (OPK) that Microsoft will offer for Windows 7.
download - comments - 24.5.2009

Download the Windows 7 RTM Automated Installation Kit

With the gold build of the latest iteration of the Windows client now live on MSDN and TechNet, Microsoft has also made available for download the final version of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 RTM.
download - comments - 10.8.2009

Report: Half of PCs Not Vista-Ready

While nearly every current PC will be able to run Windows Vista, only half will be able to take full advantage of all of it's features, a recent study by research firm Gartner suggests. In turn, the firm is urging IT managers to take caution when ordering new PCs.
windows - comments - 7.4.2006

Paul Thurrott: Is Windows Vista Ready?

There's been a lot of speculation and opinion about Windows Vista lately. Many claim that Microsoft's next generation operating system isn't ready and can't be made ready in time for the software giant's self-imposed October 2006 Release to Manufacturing (RTM) deadline.
windows - comments - 3.8.2006

At NASA, Windows Vista Isn't Ready For Launch

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the latest federal agency to put a hold on PC upgrades to Windows Vista. NASA has decided against deploying Microsoft's five-month-old operating system anytime this year.
windows - comments - 26.4.2007

Windows Vista Premium Ready PCs….Really???

Thanks to thepodest who wrote this article for his blog. These are the specs requirements for Premium Vista PCs according to Microsoft.
windows - comments - 16.6.2007

Are You Ready for Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta?

Are you ready for Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta? Windows Live messenger 8.5 is barely out the door, but the question is not without a solid foundation.
microsoft - comments - 22.11.2007

Microsoft Says Home Server Ready For Liftoff

Now that Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) has released a fix for the data corruption bug in Windows Home Server, channel partners are hoping Microsoft will embark on an advertising and marketing blitzkrieg to show consumers that having a server in the home can, in fact, make their lives easier.
windows - comments - 24.7.2008

The 5 Reasons Why Blu-Ray Will Win

This week Stephen Speicher and his engadget column The Clicker discusses the five reasons why he believes Blu-Ray will win the battle against HD-DVD. Some of the major points made are format security, computer manufacturer support, and overall capacity.
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Why Windows 7 will win the netbook war

There’s been much debate recently on whether Linux will be able to strive in the netbook war once Windows 7 is released.
windows - comments - 2.2.2009

Microsoft IT's Benefits of a Server Core Installation of Windows Server 2008

Server Core is a minimal installation of the Windows Server® 2008 operating system that does not provide a fully integrated graphical user interface (GUI) or other components and applications that are not required for supported server roles and features. A Server Core installation helps reduce the attack surface and allows for easier installation and configuration management.




winbeta.org - 11.03.2008

SlingCatcher will be ready when it's ready

In response to unconfirmed reports that Sling Media's Slingcatcher component would be delayed until late this year, the company told BetaNews SlingCatcher will ship when it's good and ready...
betanews.com - 11.04.2008

Pre-CES Giveaway: Win Vista Ultimate, Adobe CS3, Zune and more

In preparation for CES 2008, which kicks off in Las Vegas on Sunday, we have decided to give away a number of products that have been gathering dust around the office. All you need to do to win is come up with a good question...
betanews.com - 03.01.2008

Windows Vista Earns IPv6 Ready Logo Phase 2

On October 25, 2007, Windows Vista earned the IPv6 Forums IPv6 Ready Phase 2 Logo from the IPv6 Consortium and University of New Hampshire - InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL).



Vista earned its Phase 1 Logo, which focuses on interoperability of core protocols, and compliance to MUST statements in core RFCs back in March of 2007. Phase 2 Logo is a more rigorous examination which is focused on daily professional use of IPv6, and examines compliance to both MUST and SHOULD statements in a wider set of scenarios.



You can verify the Phase 1 logo status here, and the Phase 2 logo status here.



This is a great win for the team and once again shows that IPv6 is ready. Are you?




winbeta.org - 14.11.2007

Win X Hosting Now Open.

Win X Hosting Open To Day. We Do Windows And Linux Hosting Plus Reseller Web Hosting...
windowsvistax.com - 31.10.2006

MSN Launches 'Search and Win' Contest

MSN has come up with a new plan to draw users away from Google: free stuff. The company launched a contest on Monday that will give users a chance to win prizes simply by using the service's search engine. Over $1 million in prizes will be available during the months of February, March and April...
betanews.com - 13.02.2006

TechEd 2007: IIS7 to Become Seventh Server Core Role

At TechEd 2007 this morning, Microsoft's senior vice president Bob Muglia generated the biggest applause of the day (not related to the Christopher Lloyd cameo) by announcing the new Server Core installation option in the forthcoming Windows Server 2008 will have as one of its ready-made "roles" the ability to rapidly appropriate Internet Information Services in a command-line-only environment...
betanews.com - 05.06.2007

Google Campus Turns to Solar Power

Google has announced plans to build the largest solar power installation on a corporate site at its Mountain View campus, putting in 1.6 megawatts of solar photovoltaic panels. The installation will create enough electricity to power the equivalent of 1,000 average California homes...
betanews.com - 18.10.2006

vLite v1.0 Final Available

vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing it.

Main features are:
- component removal
- driver integration
- unattended setup
- split/merge Vista installation CDs
- tweaks
- bootable CD/DVD

Author's Note on v1.0 RC:
Humbly but proudly presenting the first final version. Polished, tested and ready for future feature injections. That might be even sooner than expected. Since Service Pack 1 beta for Vista was unofficially unnounced for this week I'll do my best to support the slipstream as soon as possible.


winbeta.org - 16.07.2007

AppStore to offer ready-made ringtones

The AppStore has been missing a few features from their online store for the iPhone, one of those is ready-made custom ringtone versions of songs, used for incoming calls.. Apple will be revealing the ready-made ring tones next week at their press conference, only if they are able to get them ready in time. The custom ringtones have been missing from the iPhone since its debut, limiting consumers to a selection of preloaded ringtones featured on the iPhone. Currently consumers have to edit their own ringtones through third-party software or use iTunes to edit their own music to create ring tones for their device.

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neowin.net - 03.09.2009

HP: Linux ready for most applications

Linux is ready to take on a more serious role in enterprises, a senior Hewlett-Packard executive has said.



Randy Hergett, HP's director of engineering for open-source and Linux organization, said at the Gelato Itanium Conference & Expo in Singapore on Monday that Linux is ready to be used in some mission-critical applications, despite a perception that there are gaps in areas such as manageability.



Linux is "ready for most applications," he said, noting that there are telecommunications companies running mission-critical databases on Linux, and overall adoption levels are ramping up.



Citing an HP-commissioned global study conducted by market-research company GCR earlier this year, Hergett said that three out of five decision makers were ready to deploy Linux for mission-critical applications within the next two years, while one in five saw that happening in five years' time. ..
winbeta.org - 01.10.2007

Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite Releases Coming Up

Microsoft Update Team: This week we're releasing two more prerequisites for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 that will be coming later this quarter. We wanted to let you know about them because they are both marked as Important updates (and theyre a little different than usual).



KB938371 is a multi-component update that supports the successful install of SP1 and allows it to be uninstalled. KB937287 updates the Windows Vista œServicing Stack.� Both updates (required before SP1 will be offered via Windows Update) are being made available now to reduce the number of reboots and make installation of the service pack easier.



Even if you're not ready to install the service pack once it's released, you'll want to install these updates because they'll help increase performance and reduce failures for the installation of other updates.




winbeta.org - 12.02.2008

Microsoft honing its 'better together' story for Windows 7 and Office 14

Now that the Windows 7 Beta and Office 14 alpha are both out there, word is beginning to trickle out about some of the ways the two are being designed to "work better together."



Microsoft isn’t planning to integrate Win 7 and O14 to anywhere near the degree that it is integrating Windows Live and Win 7, sources say. But officials are looking for ways that users who buy both of these new products will be able to take advantage of how O14 “lights up” on Win 7.




winbeta.org - 15.01.2009

Windows Home Server 120-Day Evaluation Kit Available

Can't wait to centralize and showcase your family's memories and media? Order the Windows Home Server 120-Day Evaluation Kit today. You're just a few clicks away from a new digital life.



What will you receive?

• Windows Home Server Installation DVD
  
• Windows Home Server Connector CD
  
• Home Computer Restore CD

Are you ready?



This software is intended for evaluation purposes only. In order to preserve your existing data, you must backup prior to installation. The setup process for server installation will erase any existing data.



To install the Windows Home Server 120-Day Evaluation Kit, you need...




winbeta.org - 02.11.2007

Get ready for Windows Vista

Getting ready for Windows Vista, available in early 2007, means choosing the edition that's right for you and ensuring that you have the right PC to enjoy the experiences you want...
microsoft.com/windowsvista - 25.05.2006

Microsoft Launches "Connect & Win" Sweepstakes

To mark the release of Grand Theft Auto IV for PC, Microsoft has launched a "Connect & Win" weekly sweepstakes promotion.

Every day, from now until January 19th, Microsoft will be awarding registered users who connect to the Live system through any Games for Windows Live PC title with an entry into the weekly sweepstakes. You will be awarded one entry per day that you play.

Some of the prizes include Grand Theft Auto IV prize packs, Microsoft Points, a copy of Fallout 3 Survival Edition, 17" Alienware Area-51 m17x laptops, and a trip for two to the 2009 San Diego International Comic Con.

Unfortunately, only residents within the US, UK, Germany and France are eligible for these sweepstakes.

For full details and to register your gamertag for the sweepstakes, see the Connect & Win sweepstakes homepage below.


jcxp.net - 03.12.2008

Intel, Yahoo, Comcast to partner on widgets for live TV

Are you ready for 3D, overlaid, interactive widgets to move off of the PC desktop onto your television set? An initiative announced yesterday by a powerhouse team of developers will probably make it happen, whether you're ready or not...
betanews.com - 21.08.2008

Microsoft: Windows XP to Windows 7 upgrade possible

Microsoft has confirmed that customers can purchase upgrade media and an upgrade license at a discounted price to move from Windows XP to Windows 7. However, customers need to do a clean installation of Windows 7. The pricing details of XP upgrade licenses are not yet known. An operating system upgrade offers users the option of choosing between in-place upgrades, with installed applications & data in-place in the machine and a fresh installation which overwrites the hard drive's contents. By eliminating in-place upgrades, users can have a reliable installation after backing up all their data and applications.

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neowin.net - 04.02.2009

Dell to Sell Windows XP Professional with PCs Through 2009

In a letter to some of Dells customers, they said that " XP Professional is available for OEM installation on your Dell PC purchases through at least 2009 and likely longer." The "official" OEM and retail end date from Microsoft is June 30, 2008, just a few weeks away. There has been much talk of whether Microsoft would bow to the demand of the consumers to keep XP alive, and with this it is still hard to tell if Dell bought a years stock of licenses ahead of time, or if this is the precursor to an announcement from Microsoft.

Dell's plan for users is to have Windows XP Professional installed on their machines, but include the Vista install disk for when they are ready to upgrade. "With XP installed, we will send media for both Vista and XP with each PC so that when you are ready to migrate to Vista you may at no addition upgrade cost." The demand seems high, so let's hope others follow suit to allow companies the time and resources to fully upgrade.

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neowin.net - 10.06.2008

Microsoft: Win experiences money can't buy

Microsofts latest advertising ploy, in the UK: