Download Windows 7 Themes and Wallpapers from Microsoft
Personalize your PC - And just as Windows Vista, well, the Ultimate editions at least, came with the exclusive DreamScene video backgrounds, Windows 7 also offers tailored content unavailable to previous releases of the Windows operating system.
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17.2.2009 Microsoft opens up Windows 7 to advertisers via downloadable themes
The same way that it already allows advertisers to buy placement on various Microsoft sites and properties, Microsoft may allow them to extend their brands onto Windows 7.
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13.11.2009 Microsoft: All your themes are belong to us
On Monday 12th December, Francisco Javier Ocasio Gotay aka KoL received a Microsoft legal threat regarding a theme he released 5 months ago.
Not content with threatening innocent bloggers on material related to Windows Vista, the company is moving onto its next attack plan by demanding that ported themes from Vista visual styles back to Windows XP be removed.
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14.12.2005 Themes for Windows Vista
Thanks to portos for this thread with Themes for Windows Vista post in our forum.
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11.4.2007 Windows 7 themes download
Here is several Windows 7 Slide show themes for download. Download links are dirext from microsoft.com Enjoy!
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14.7.2009 25 Windows Vista Themes for XP
It is an amazing Windows Vista themes for your Windows XP.
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15.4.2007 Windows 7 Box Art Themes & Wallpapers
I have just updated my Windows 7 Wallpapers and Windows 7 Themes Gallery with the following additions.
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7.8.2009 70 Vista Themes For Windows XP with Installers
Here are some amazing Windows Vista themes for your Windows XP. Thanks to Yurek3 for this download.
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12.7.2007 Free Windows 7 Themes and Wallpapers on the Personalization Gallery
Concomitantly with the worldwide general availability of Windows 7, on October 22nd, 2009, Microsoft also released a collection of new content designed to enable users of certain editions of the operating system to personalize their desktops.
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4.11.2009 5 Nice NEW Vista Themes
Thanks to lsdmeasap for this download. This Windows Vista themes are AMAZING! You can find more screenhots in our forum, link below.
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17.5.2007 Microsoft Windows Microsoft Application Verifier 3.2.0038
Application Verifier is a runtime verification tool for unmanaged code that assists in quickly finding subtle programming errors that can be extremely difficult to identify with normal application testing.
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26.7.2006 Microsoft releases free ebook: Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2005
Get a focused, first look at the features and capabilities in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and the .NET Framework 2.0. If you currently work with Visual Basic 6, these authors fully understand the adoption and code migration issues you'll encounter.
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12.4.2006 Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
The Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 in an enterprise environment. Availability and configuration monitoring, performance data collection, and default thresholds are built for enterprise-level monitoring. Both local and remote connectivity checks help ensure database availability.
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5.6.2006 Microsoft Pre-Release Software Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 - September CTP
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly known as WinFX), is the new managed code programming model for Windows. It combines the power of the .NET Framework 2.0 with new technologies for building applications that have visually compelling user experiences, seamless communication across technology boundaries, and the ability to support a wide range of business processes.
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24.9.2006 Podcasts: Microsoft IT Showcase: How Microsoft IT Architects and Configures DFS Replication
Edit: Something close to my heart! I sure hope the R2 changes to DFS are as good as they sound in all the marketing documents!
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25.2.2006 Microsoft Showcases Platform Advancements in the 2007 Microsoft Office System
Second annual Microsoft Office System Developers Conference highlights opportunity for custom solutions development utilizing innovations in the 2007 release.
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23.3.2006 Microsoft set to beta Microsoft Security Essentials June 23
Microsoft confirmed today that they plan to release a public beta of Microsoft Security Essentials (formerly codenamed Morro) on June 23.
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18.6.2009 Microsoft is 30 years old today! have a look at the Microsoft Timeline
It's hard to believe that Microsoft is already 30 years old. The company that made Redmond, Washington, a household name was actually founded in 1975 in another city by two young Seattle men, one of whom was a college dropout. From this inauspicious beginning came an equally improbable vision: A personal computer on every desk and in every home. Thirty years later, it seems so obvious. But at the time, when only a handful of people knew what a personal computer was, it was a great leap of faith and daring.
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Microsoft executive: Pirating software? Choose Microsoft!
Microsoft doesn't want you to pirate their software, but if you must choose between illegally installing Windows or a competitor's operating system, Microsoft would prefer that you choose them.
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15.3.2007 Microsoft releases new Ultimate Extras - Microsoft Tinker
Microsoft has silently released 3 updates for Windows Ultimate users today.
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23.9.2008 Microsoft trademark reveals Microsoft Store logo
A fortnight ago, detailed plans of the long anticipated Microsoft Store were revealed in all its theoretical glory when Gizmodo published over 50 slides from a Powerpoint presentation prepared by the project’s consultancy firm.
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5.8.2009 Microsoft Launches Microsoft TalentLab in The Netherlands
Demand for ICT specialists is growing; new portal site advertises job vacancies at Microsoft partners – with guaranteed training.
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25.3.2007 Download Free Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 Straight from Microsoft
Via the Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image. That's right! Microsoft is offering access to free downloads of Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2.
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6.3.2008 The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 Threat Mitigation Guide
Well, Microsoft still puts effort in old Windows versions...
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31.3.2006 Microsoft Offers a Complex Windows Vista vs. Windows XP Perspective
A new standard of security is an integer aspect of the evolution puzzle represented by the move from Windows XP to Windows Vista.
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3.11.2007 Microsoft Presents the Lost Comparison: Windows Vista vs. Windows XP
With both Windows XP and Windows Vista being available concomitantly on the market, Microsoft is doing nothing more than inviting the consumers to compare the two operating systems.
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20.4.2008 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 Microsoft Detours 2.1 - Closest Thing to the Windows Source Code Hook deep into Windows
No access to the Windows source code? Well, Microsoft offers the next best thing. Microsoft Detours 2.1 is now available as a free download.
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1.12.2008 Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1.1 Vulnerability Scanner for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is a free security and vulnerability assessment (VA) scan tool for IT professionals, administrators and security auditors to improve security management process and assess or determine security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance.
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29.10.2009 Warning! Microsoft Made Its Own Windows Vista vs. Windows XP
Warning! Microsoft authored its very own Windows Vista vs. Windows XP comparison. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and that is why I included a .PNG image of the Redmond company's Vista vs. XP toward the bottom of this article.
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20.8.2007Windows Mobile 6.5 designer themes showcased
Microsoft recently announced that it will offer a variety of free and exclusive designer themes, color palettes and wallpapers to help users
personalize their Windows phones. The latest Windows Mobile 6.5 build comes bundled with some free designer themes from top designers - Ron Arad, Vera
Wang, Rock and Republic and Diane von Fürstenberg.
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07.04.2009Gmail offers new Inbox themes
Gmail owners, Google, wanted "to go beyond simple color customization" and have announced 30 new themes. There's many new themes to fit your
style, a shiny theme with chrome styling, another one that turns your inbox into a retro notepad, nature themes that change scenery over time and even
a weather theme that can rain on your mailbox. There's even an old school ascii theme (Terminal) to geek up your mailbox. Google have also done
some work to Gmail's default look to make it "crisper and cleaner". To customise your inbox, go to the Themes tab under Settings.
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20.11.2008Google launches Themes API for iGoogle
Google has released an iGoogle Themes API, giving designers the ability to create their own iGoogle Theme. With the iGoogle Themes API, developers can
design and share a theme with the tens of millions of iGoogle users around the world, providing even more options for users to customize their iGoogle
experience. To jumpstart the development, and for the a little bit of inspiration, Google has also released custom themes from innovative designers
Yves Behar, Mark Frauenfelder, Troy Lee and John Maeda. A new themes directory, similar to the Google Gadgets directory, has also been created.
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16.01.2008Google Talk Gets Avatars,
Themes
While Google Talk remains a
slimmed down communications
client compared the likes of
AIM Triton and MSN Messenger,
the search giant has added a
few new consumer-oriented
features to its latest update
released late Thursday. Google
Talk 1.0.0.92 now supports
buddy icons and nine different
themes for chat windows...
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08.04.2006Windows 7 to add slideshow wallpapers, theme gallery and theme packs
Dont worry Windows 95 Plus! enthusiasts, Microsoft hasnt forgotten about you and your themes. A recently updated MSDN Library document shows that
Microsoft hasnt just brushed themes under the carpet, but instead dusted it off, added some new polish and is even putting it under the spotlight.
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06.08.2008Slideshow in the Windows Live Photo Gallery
We didnt do much to the Slideshow feature in the Windows Live Photo Gallery, but there have been several questions coming in about this feature, so we
thought that it was worth a brief rundown of whats changed.
In a nutshell, heres how the slideshow feature works in this
release:
- XP users: Basic slideshow only (equivalent to the ˜Classic theme on Vista). No transitions, and no support for videos. The rich
themes are very dependent on the Vista graphics model, so it will take a fair amount of work to get the rich themes working on XP (more than we could
bite off for this release).
- Vista users (basic graphics hardware): The experience should be unchanged from Vista. You may see a limited
set of themes available, and may or may not see transport controls depending on the capabilities of your graphics card.
- Vista users
(premium graphics hardware): The experience should be unchanged from Vista.
We
blogged about the Vista Slideshow experience previously. Most
of this still applies (with the exception of the above notes). One exception is that although the rich themes were only available on certain Vista
SKUs, all themes are available in all Vista SKUs (again, depending on your graphics hardware).
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20.09.2007Google preparing to launch theme gallery for Chrome
Last week, information was spread that Google planned to implement proper theme support within their Chrome browser. Just recently, people have
discovered, in the developer builds of the browser, that the company has built in the theme support already. It was unclear how they'd plan to
display said themes, though many suspected the obvious choice of an online gallery; now, however, TechCrunch is reporting that this has been all but
confirmed, with several themes already having been discovered. TechCrunch states that the themes will be available at this link, which has obviously
yet to go online, but you can already preview it if you have the very latest build of the Chrome browser.
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03.08.2009Gmail Updates Its Look, Adds Themes
Google's beloved web-based email client has always been ripe for third-party design customization (we've always been partial to the
Gmail Redesigned skin in
Better Gmail, for
example), but now Gmail is officially riding the interface customization train by offering 30-some new themes to spice up your inbox. Keep reading for
a screenshot tour of the cool new offerings...
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20.11.2008Creating, Saving, Sharing Themes in Windows 7
Steven Sinofsky: With Windows 7 we picked a group of settings that we believe represent the most satisfying settings to broadly personalize, and would
also provide the most robust platform that maintains application compatibility, and made those easy to change. In addition we wanted to make it easy
to package up those settings so you could save and share them. We think of this as the start of bringing robust personalization (and customization)
to a broader set of customers. Katie Frigon, a program manager on the core user experience team, authored this post.
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03.06.2009Official theme support now integrated in Google Chrome 3.0
The latest developer build of Chrome now includes an official option to install themes into Google Chrome. It was reported earlier this week by Neowin
that Google is preparing to launch a theme gallery. It looks like this has happened with the release of build 3.0.195.6. The option is offered under
"Personal Stuff" and has the option to "Get Themes". Pressing the button redirects you to a webpage, that shows a whole array of new themes for
Chrome. Applying the theme is as simple as pressing the "Apply Theme" button below the chosen theme, and a ".crx" file is downloaded. A restart
of Chrome is not required to apply the theme.
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07.08.2009Get Yer' Windows 7 Stuff
Adaptation is something not one of us enjoys doing; changing your 'style' to make something work is something we do every day; it could easily be
avoided.
Microsoft has worked extremely hard to make Windows 7 adapt to YOU, and make it work how and when YOU want it to. The last step
in the magical transformation of Windows, is the ability to theme without patching system files. When the interface feels right, working and playing
becomes much more fun.
"Give your PC a personal touch" says Microsoft:
They now provide free downloads of themes,
wallpapers, and certified gadgets all compiled by Microsoft staff.
By clicking on a theme, it will be downloaded and installed, changing
familiar things such as the wallpaper, sounds, icons, and the Aero glass color.
The gadgets are split into two categories: the regular
windows gadgets, and the emerging Sideshow gadgets. From traffic maps, to a PowerPoint remote control, they've got a decent selection in there. The
best part? They're all Microsoft-certified.
Hopefully in time, they will allow further customization of the themes especially, without
patching any files. (Maybe this could be some sort of extra in the best edition?)
For now though, we'll have to live with a wide range
of colors, matching wallpapers, and gadgets to go with it. It's a step in the right direction; let's hope it takes us somewhere.
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14.01.2009Windows 7 to add slideshow wallpapers and more!
Don't worry Windows 95 Plus! enthusiasts, Microsoft hasn't forgotten about you and your themes. A recently updated MSDN Library document shows that
Microsoft hasn't just brushed themes under the carpet, but instead dusted it off, added some new polish and is even putting it under the spotlight.
The document "
Creating and Installing Theme
Files" (now edited) has been updated with several "additions to the .theme file format were made for Windows 7". They include: (Click Read
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10.08.2008Windows 7 Starter Edition details confirmed
As was reported here on Neowin, there was speculation that Microsoft were planning to remove the application limit on Windows 7 Starter Edition.
According to The Windows Blog, Microsoft have confirmed that the "3 applications at a time" limit that hobbled earlier versions of the Starter
Edition has been removed for Windows 7. Now the only effective limit on the number of programs you can run concurrently is set by the amount of your
memory. Windows 7 Starter Edition will have other limits, however, in order to differentiate it from other versions of the OS. "Windows 7 Starter
does not include: * Aero Glass, meaning you can only use the "Windows Basic" or other opaque themes.
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30.05.2009MSN Spaces Gets An Update
Ever since the talk about
Windows Live started,
Microsoft had announced that
their increasingly popular MSN
Spaces site would be getting
an update.
Well, on Thursday Microsoft
released their all new updated
MSN Spaces. New features that
came with the update include
all new themes which brings
the total amount of available
themes up to an amazing 129
choices, the "/members/"
part of the URL has now been
removed, the limit on photo
uploads has been increased to
500 per month.
And the main feature of this
upgrade is the all new
integration with MSN Profiles.
"Profiles" is no longer a
separate service and is now
completely integrated with
Spaces. Another update is the
upgrades to the MSN Spaces
servers which has increased
the availability of the MSN
Spaces service, however at the
moment, MSN Spaces is
currently running at slow
speeds due to high
activity.
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28.01.2006Windows 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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11.02.2009Get Windows 7's Best Features Right Now
If you're tired of hearing about
Windows 7's upcoming
features while you sit and stare at your aging XP or Vista desktop, take solace in a few free apps and themes that can give you a taste right now.
While it's true that Windows 7 isn't much different from Windows Vista (inside and out), a few neat features are worth trying out, and you
can do it without installing the Windows 7 Preview. Here are a few free apps and alternatives that simulate Windows 7's built-in features.
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26.11.2008Windows Live Wave 3 Rolled out
Earlier this week Microsoft updated their Hotmail service to the new Windows Live Wave 3. Though Home and Spaces remained the same. Yesterday however,
those were also updated with new features and gadgets. The New Live Wave 3 which seems to have been rolled out feaures Dynamic themes, updated
Weather forecasts, and the ability to add pictures. The page itself also integrates a number of services. All your messenger contact info is sent to
Windows Live Home, additionally, Office Workspaces has also been integrated to show all files and folders added. Now let's talk about SkyDrive.
SkyDrive got a major boost. Last week you were able to store up to 5GB, now it has been boosted to 25GB.
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04.12.2008Office 2007 Gets Themes, UI
Tweaks
Microsoft continues to tweak
the user interface for Office
2007, and has added a new
silver theme to go along with
the current blue and black
color schemes. Office UI head
Jensen Harris posted a
screenshot of the new designs
in his Web log Monday...
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18.07.2006UxStyle beta now available
Rafael Rivera from Within Windows has announced that UxStyle Core beta now available for download. To give us some information on what UxStyle Core
is, we'll start with a little history. Back in the Windows XP days, users were able to modify a system file called Uxtheme.dll and create custom
.msstyle files, thus creating their own desktop themes to replace the default "Luna" theme. However, over time, patching went from just one file
to multiple files and repatching was necessary when Microsoft would update the Uxtheme.dll files.
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22.06.2009Using Windows Server 2008 as a SUPER workstation OS
Vijayshinva Karnure: Windows Server 2008 is the best OS to be released till date from Microsoft's stable. And the moment I got hold of the RTM build
I could not resist installing it on my workstation. I always prefer running a Server OS on my workstation... I have been running Windows 2003
disguised as XP (with all the themes and stuff) all these days.
So here is my tale of how I went about setting up Windows Server
2008 to look and fell like its desktop counterpart Windows Vista.
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