Win 7 changes coming in the next build
Windows 7 testers wanted more feedback from Microsoft. It looks like they’re getting it.
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26.2.2009 The latest fraudulent Bill Gates interview
Though he might be upset that he's the subject of a recent fake interview, Bill Gates can at least take solace in the fact that he's among some elite company in that regard.
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14.9.2007 The Latest Version of Windows for Supercomputers Goes Against Linux
Microsoft has completed the Windows Server 2008 puzzle with the release to manufacturing of the latest iteration of Windows for supercomputers.
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22.9.2008 Latest Windows 7 Updates Cause BSOD: Fix
TechARP had been providing giving updates on the Windows 7 Downgrade Rights Program. Now Microsoft has confirmed the same in a blog post, regarding the Windows 7 Downgrade rights program.
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16.4.2009 Users feel pain after latest Microsoft patch
Microsoft's latest security patch is causing issues for users of several HP products including cameras, scanners and printers.
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18.4.2006 Latest MS Update Causing Major Headaches
Broadband Reports is running a story regarding the latest MS update to fix problems with animated cursors.
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5.4.2007 Vista Still Breathing as XP Chokes on Latest Vulnerability
Windows Vista is still breathing as Windows XP is now choking on the latest vulnerability to hit Microsoft's platform. The Redmond company issued a security advisory detailing a flaw residing in the Macrovision SECDRV.SYS driver that ships by default with both Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
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7.11.2007 Latest patched Windows exploit is a golden oldie
We've seen Microsoft patch vulnerabilities in Windows that we swear we'd seen before, and sometimes they all look so much alike that they tend to run together. But this one really is a classic: a buffer overrun triggered by a fake image file.
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9.9.2008 Latest Windows 7 blasts past XP, Vista
Over the weekend I’ve been spending time with the latest leaked build of Windows 7 - build 7057. While this isn’t the release candidate (RC) build that some people claim it is, this build is certainly pretty close to being RC.
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18.3.2009 Microsoft's Latest Critical Fixes Include Buggy Windows Patch
For the second time in three months, Microsoft has released a buggy patch for problems it had deemed to be "critical."
Messages on Microsoft's newsgroups about problems began accumulating as early as Wednesday Oct. 12, within 24 hours of the patches' debut. Late Friday, Microsoft acknowledged the buggy patch in one of its infrequent security advisories, and said that customers had reported a wide variety of strange behaviors after installing one of the three critical patches released that week.
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Latest Vulnerability Attacks Steer Clear of Vista SP1, but Not XP SP3
The latest attacks targeting vulnerabilities in Microsoft's software products have steered clear of Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
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24.3.2008 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.
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4.12.2008 Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 - Latest Windows Platform from Microsoft
The latest Windows operating system is available for download as of June 16, 2008. And no, it's not a new release of Windows 7, nor the first taste of Windows 7 Server.
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16.6.2008 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.
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2.2.2009 Businesses to get final Win 7 in July
Microsoft officials have said the company expects to release Windows 7 to manufacturing before the end of this month.
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10.7.2009 Netbook users not happy with Win 7?
Microsoft has pulled an update tool for Windows 7 from the Microsoft Store site after a report indicating that the tool incorporated open-source code in a way that violated the GNU General Public License.
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10.11.2009 Microsoft's Big Bet: Win Within the Web
Although the latest version of Microsoft Windows is more than six months from shipping, company brass already have christened Vista as the best and biggest Windows release since Windows 95.
The company is making bold predictions, claiming Vista will be preloaded on as many as 200 million new personal computers in the first 24 months that the product is available. Windows 95 shipped on a mere 67 million new PCs during its first two years. These numbers are important. The prospects of nearly every product Microsoft makes ride on maintaining the ubiquity of Windows, which has in excess of 90 percent of the PC operating system market. It's been five years since the current Windows version was released, and Windows XP now is looking rather dated.
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15.3.2006 Win an Exclusive PGR100 Xbox 360!
Microsoft and www.oxm.co.uk are working together to allow fans to win a limited edition black PGR100 Xbox 360!
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3.4.2006 Microsoft starting to win over Linux servers
Microsoft is showing some early signs of success with a version of Windows geared for a technical computing market that Linux dominates today.
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10.4.2007 New improved Win 7 Logon screen chenger
This app will auto resize you image to fit you current screen resolution. Must be run as admin. Works great.
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19.3.2009 Nine of 10 corporate PCs can run Win 7
According to a survey carried out by Softchoice, 88% of corporate PCs in the US are capable of running Windows 7.
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19.10.2009 Malware breaks Win 7 UAC defenses
A recently conducted test by malware researchers reveals that eight out of ten malware samples used in the test, successfully bypassed Windows 7’s default UAC (user access control) settings.
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7.11.2009 Did Microsoft copy Mac OS for Win 7?
Yesterday there appeared an interview with a Microsoft group manager who claimed that Microsoft copied the “Mac look and feel in terms of graphics” in Windows 7.
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12.11.2009 Microsoft and Linux set to win smartphone war
Year-to-year growth in the smartphone market in 2005 exceeded 70 per cent and will continue to grow "robustly" for the next several years, with Linux and Microsoft emerging as the dominant platforms, In-Stat predicted today.
However, the analyst firm warned that the risk remains of consumers perceiving these devices as just very expensive feature phones.
In-Stat noted that a major problem affecting the appeal of smartphones is that many users do not download applications that make them more useful after they leave the store.
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28.1.2006 WGA notches win for Microsoft in piracy bust
Microsoft’s anti-piracy effort may be annoying to some Windows users, but it has notched a big win catching the bad guys.
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25.7.2007 Microsoft Promotion: make MSN Your Homepage & Win a Zune
How badly does Microsoft want to promote the Zune? Not badly enough to think of anything particularly ingenious. Unique? yes. Succesful? No.
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15.2.2007 Power Pack 3 for Home Server announced, inc Win 7 support
Microsoft has announced Power Pack 3 (beta) for Windows Home Server today which adds important Windows 7 support to the list of features.
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17.7.2009 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.
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21.7.2009 Critical security patch for IE released, Win 7 RC affected
Microsoft has released an out of band security patch (MS09-034) to fix remote exploits in Internet Explorer.
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28.7.2009Windows 7 build 7201
Another week and another Windows 7 leak. Last week 7137 leaked and this week it is 7201's turn. This time around the build tag is
7201.0.winmain_win7ids_sp.090601-2255 meaning this build is only 3 days old. As ever the build is due to be available at the usual places. Microsoft
Netherlands employee Ruud de Jonge twittered "Installing Win 7 build 7201" a few moments ago to confirm the builds authenticity. Microsoft revealed
yesterday that it will sign off final RTM code in mid to late July with a general availability and release date of 22nd October for Windows 7.
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03.06.2009How to Build (or win) a Tiny Windows Home Server
Donavon from Home Server Hacks has put together
instructions on how to build a tiny little Windows Home
Server using an ARTiGO Pico-ITX kit. It's an interesting read and an especially good pick if your main concern is low power consumption - the Pico
uses a staggering 13-watts of power at idle. While the board isn't the most plug and play compatible hardware out there for Home Server, this will
show you how to make it work.
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07.01.2009Download Windows 7 Build 7201 from JCXP!
Another week and another Windows 7 leak. Last week build 7137 leaked and this week it is 7201's turn. This time around the build tag is
7201.0.090601-1516 meaning this build is only 3 days old. It's been rumored to leak all day, but just minutes ago, the torrents were posted.
Microsoft Netherlands employee Ruud de Jonge twittered "Installing Win 7 build 7201" a few moments ago to confirm the builds
authenticity.
Microsoft revealed yesterday that it will sign off final RTM code in mid to late July with a general availability and release
date of 22nd October for Windows 7.
Download x64 build 7201 for
Windows 7 here
Download x86 build 7201 for Windows 7
here
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04.06.2009Latest WebKit build gives Safari a 100% score on Acid3
BetaNews has verified through its own testing that the latest build of the open source WebKit rendering engine, version r36882, makes Apple's Safari
for Windows pass the Acid3 rendering test from the Web Standards project: 100%...
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27.09.2008Windows 7 build 7264 leaks
Two weeks after we reported that Windows 7 build 7260 leaked, we now have another leak. This time, it's build 7264, which carries the build string
of 6.1.7264.0.win7_rtm.090622-1900 meaning that it was complied last week. Wzor is stating that the latest build is 6.1.7265.0.win7_rtm.090624-1905.
We're still waiting for the final RTM, which is rumored to be signed off on July 13th. Note: Users are reporting that the RC keys do not work
with this build. Image courtesy of blackroseMD1 from Sevenforums
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01.07.2009Windows 7 build 7057 - Performance that blasts past XP, Vista and previous builds
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Over the weekend Ive been spending time with the latest leaked build of Windows 7 - build 7057. While this isnt the release
candidate (RC) build that some people claim it is, this build is certainly pretty close to being RC.
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16.03.2009Microsoft to RTM Windows 7 this week? Build 7260 leaks
Earlier today Neowin reported that Windows 7 build 7232 had leaked. What a difference a few more hours makes, now 7260 has leaked and the Russian site
Wzor claims that Microsoft will build the RTM (release to manufacturing) build between June 15-19. If Wzor is correct, and that's a big if and
rumour, then we may see the final Windows 7 RTM build ready this weekend. Internal sources indicate that 7260 is still the latest build under the
win7_rtm branch. Build 7260 carries the tag 7260.win7_rtm.090612-2110 and is an RTM escrow build meaning vigorous testing will commence to ensure this
is the final code unless there are show stopper bugs.
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16.06.2009Windows 7 RC expected at the end of February
WinnFuture, a German website reports that the one and only RC build of Windows 7 will be ready at the end of February to be sent to select testers.
According to WinFuture's sources, the first-RC build has been compiled by now. The build number currently under test is not known, however
WinFuture reports that 7048 was the latest build of Windows 7 and might be the RC, created a few days before and confirms that work is currently going
on around the Windows 7 RC build.
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19.02.2009iTablet For Sale: Real or
Hoax?
Some enterprising techies from
New Jersey have apparently
decided that if Apple won't
build their own Macintosh
tablet, they will. Using parts
from the latest iBook laptops
from the Cupertino company,
the group plans to build 100
"iTablets" and sell
them through eBay...
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12.01.2006Windows Preinstallation Environment (PE) screencast “ Build a Custom Bootdisk
Chris Henley just released a new screencast on his ś
Blueť blog.
This time our master storyteller has created a screencast on Windows PE. In the
screencast Chris shows you how to get up
and running in 17 minutes on a topic thats a bit tricky the first time you do it. Chris has more information in the subject in his blog post at
http://blogs.technet.com/chenley/archive/2008/08/27/custom-win-pe-images.aspx. Theres a direct link there to the video in
case you want to download it and watch it offline.
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28.08.2008Windows 7 build 7048 screenshots show up
With Windows 7 gearing towards the RC release in April 10, WinFuture has posted some screenshots of the latest Windows 7 build 7048 which it mentions
to be available only to Microsoft Partners and select internal testers. According to WinFuture, the build was compiled at 18:45 hours on 19th February
as inferred from the build string - 7048.0.winmain.090219-1845 WinFuture's screenshots highlights some of the changes mentioned by Microsoft to
be done in Windows 7 RC.
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03.03.2009Pre-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...
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03.01.2008Windows 7 build 7105 RC Milestone reached
Builds for Windows 7 keep powering forward; it seems there are new ones being reported weekly, but here's one that might be worth sitting up and
paying attention for: it appears Windows 7 has reached build 7105, an RC build. But in addition to this, it's worth remembering that a Windows 7
RC could possibly be available April 10th. This timing makes it seem as though Neowin's exclusive source was dead on, and that in a few days time
Microsoft will announce availability of an RC build for its latest operating system. The string for this build is
6.1.7105.0.090404-1235_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GB1CULFRER_EN_DVD, and it was compiled on April 4th.
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07.04.2009Microsoft: Win experiences money can't buy
Microsofts latest advertising
ploy, in the UK:
Quote -
Enter the UK prize draw
today and you could win an
incredible "Wow" experience.
- Walk the red
carpet of a world
premiere;
- Go on safari
with a professional
photographer;
- Visit
the Home of the Future at
Microsoft Campus in
Redmond.
For your
chance to win these prizes and
more simply watch the demos
and register your details.
Plus, someone will win the
Ultimate Experience, which
you'll only find out about if
you play the prize
draw.
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28.02.2007New Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM (build 21159) leaks
Conflipper at ppcgeeks has managed to get his hands on the latest Windows Mobile 6.5 build 21159 ROM, which is loaded with the latest My Phone,
Marketplace and Outlook Live! Here is the screenshot showing the new applications Windows Media Player has a new look! The menus are enlarged
and moved off the side The Scroolbar looks lot easier to handle than the current ones! Conflipper reports that the new honeycomb interface and the
sliding panels are working but extremely slow for now and are not effective at this time Oh, did I forget this (cute) bird? Images Courtesy:
PPCGeeks
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09.02.2009Windows 7 build 7032 screenshots leak
As Windows is getting ready for its RC release, we have WinFuture post screenshots of Windows 7 Build 7032, compiled on January 29, 2009 at 6:12PM.
Last weekend Windows 7 Build 7022 got leaked to the internet. Currently the only official build available to testers and the general public is build
7000. There are a few noticeable changes in this build when compared to the (leaked) 7022 build The Home Group also has a new icon Two new
themes - Architectures and Characters are new to this build besides the addition of various new wallpapers.
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11.02.2009Latest Skype 3.8 promises better audio, MySpace integration
Emerging from beta yesterday, build 115 of version 3.8 of the latest edition of Internet voice messaging platform Skype promises to focus on the
messaging platform's single biggest gripe in recent months: call quality...
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01.05.2008Windows 7 RC completed, build 7100
Company insiders and Wzor have confirmed that 7100 is the official Windows 7 RC build. 7100.0.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700 was compiled on Tuesday and
has reportedly been handed out to OEM partners and TAP gold customers. Earlier this month we reported that build 7077 had leaked online and that
Microsoft were pushing towards a 7100 RC release. Microsoft recently published details about a public RC due for May 5th. We expect MSDN/TechNet
customers to receive the bits within the next week if the company is still targeting May 5th. According to reports, 7115.0.winmain.090421-1650 is the
latest build internally at the time of writing.
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23.04.2009Windows Vista Build 5219
Ultimate Edition - Quick
Review
The
Facts:
Build
String:
5219.winmain_idx02.050830-2010
ISO Size:
2.73 GB (2,937,989,120
bytes)
On Tuesday
at PDC (Professional
Developers Conference)
Microsoft proudly unveiled the
latest incarnation of its new
flagship desktop operating
system. Windows Vista build
5219 is to date the most
complete and stunning look at
this new next-generation OS
we've seen yet.
It
seems that with every major
release so far of Vista we've
had a bit of controversy. This
time it was leaked screenshots
that were from another build
date of 5219. Those shots show
quite a number of things that
you won't see with this build
(or they're just disabled by
default). It will come as a
disappointment to many of you
who were looking forward to
all of those features. Fear
not though, there are many
many changes in this PDC build
that will keep you poking
around for quite some
time.
I've had the
opportunity to play with this
build some and can report a
few changes before we get
started taking a look at
it.
[img]images/new
s/icons/view.gif[/img] [b]Full
Story[/b]:
http://www.winbeta.org/article
s.php?action=show&showarticle=
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15.09.2005Updated Office 2010 technical preview build leaks
An updated version of Microsoft's upcoming Office 2010 technical preview has leaked onto the internet, days before the company is due to launch a
private beta today. Office 2010 build 14.0.4302.1000 is the latest to work its way out of the Redmond based software giant. Office 2010 has been
surrounded with leaks from screenshots leaking early to beta builds leaking early. Office 2010 promises tighter integration with Windows 7, full
Ribbon UI for Outlook and compatibility with Microsoft's forthcoming Office Web Applications. This latest leaked build allows you to switch themes
for Office 2010. Neowin revealed last week that Microsoft is planning a private beta today at its Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans.
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