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Midori - Next operating system from Microsoft

Windows 7 and Windows 7 Server are not the only operating systems under development at Microsoft.
microsoft - comments - 30.6.2008

One of the worst operating system experiences ever encountered

VIRTUAL MICROSOFT employee, columnist Gary Krakow, says installing Vista Beta 2, "was one of the worst operating system experiences that I?ve ever encountered."
windows - comments - 26.5.2006

Microsoft's Last 'Big Bang' Operating System?

Despite forays into Web software with Windows Live and Office Live -- collections of e-mail, instant messaging, and Web publishing apps -- Microsoft's core franchises remain wedded to the PC.
windows - comments - 12.4.2006

Secure and Beautify Your Windows Operating System

The following article will provide its readers with the necessary software to enhance and secure their operating system.
windows - comments - 8.6.2008

The Death of the Windows Desktop Operating System

The death of the Windows desktop operating system is not necessarily related to the non-Windows platform Midori developed in Redmond, or with a Rich Internet Application platform hosted in the cloud. entrustIT, a Microsoft Gold partner in the UK offered a glimpse at where the evolution of IT will inherently take the Windows client.
windows - comments - 5.8.2008

Microsoft Previews Windows CE 6 Operating System

Latest embedded software represents 10 years of industry-leading innovations.

In a packed hall of developers and industry partners at Microsoft Corp.?s annual Mobile & Embedded DevCon, the company announced the availability of a beta release of Windows CE 6, the next generation of its industry-leading, real-time software used to build customized operating systems for devices such as Internet Protocol (IP) set-top-boxes, Global Positioning System (GPS)-based devices, and industrial automation and medical devices.
windows - comments - 9.5.2006

Helios: Another Microsoft operating system project to watch

Microsoft’s researchers are working on yet another operating-system research project which can trace its roots to the company’s Singularity project.
common - comments - 28.9.2009

Microsoft Midori, a Candidate for the Operating System to Kill Windows

Although speculations do exist pointing that Microsoft is in the "right direction" as far as the next releases of its proprietary operating system are concerned, the fact of the matter is that Windows 7 and Windows 8 will not diverge from the Windows path in the foreseeable future.
windows - comments - 8.7.2008

Enjoy Online Virtual Windows Operating System in Your Browser

So you have recently moved to Linux/Mac operating system from windows but you are missing Windows interface and want to spend some time on Microsoft windows but don’t have access to windows, if this is scenario for you.
windows - comments - 7.7.2009

Microsoft Hardware Support for the Windows 7 Operating System Beta Release

If your computer is running a beta version of the Windows® 7 operating system, the following information can help you select the correct beta software to download for your Microsoft Hardware product.
windows - comments - 23.1.2009

Workaround to Upgrade from 32-Bit (x86) to 64-Bit (x64) Windows 7 Operating System

Direct upgrade from 32-bit (x86-based) operating system of either Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 to 64-bit (x64-based) Windows 7 OS is not a supported upgrade paths to Windows 7. When user tries to run 64bit setup.exe Windows 7 installer from within 32bit operating system, the following error message will occur.
windows - comments - 3.11.2009

Steve Jobs nearly died and lied about it

I did not intend to offend anyone, and I admit to a bias in favor of Steve Jobs. I thought long and hard before posting. But what if this had happened to Warren Buffett 25 years ago?
common - comments - 24.6.2009

Whither Operating Systems?

If one were to try, as technology writers are wont to do, to characterize the state of operating systems at this approximate midpoint in the first century of OS history, one phrase that might spring to mind is existential angst.
windows - comments - 11.2.2007

Malware Distribution Across Operating Systems

Depending on your background, you may find different sections of the newly published Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) to be of more interest.
windows - comments - 22.4.2009

Microsoft: All operating systems should use Vista's UAC security

Microsoft Australia has defended the company's User Account Control (UAC) system as being "misunderstood" and said it should be the type of technology that all operating systems aspire towards.
windows - comments - 29.4.2007

Microsoft chief operating officer sees similarities with Wal-Mart

Kevin Turner, Microsoft Corp.'s chief operating officer, has some no-nonsense advice for small-business owners who find that a technology consultant they hire isn't working out.
microsoft - comments - 15.3.2006

CosmoSaver: Solar System

Set up a scene of heavenly bodies as seen from any distance, angle, date, and time. Show prominent features of the sun, darken the sky as the sun sets on Earth, watch the Martian polar caps freeze and melt, look at surface detail on Jupiter and its four principal satellites, and enjoy Saturn's rings from that planet's surface.
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System Mechanic v7.1.3

Thanks to matt for inserting the info to our forum. 'System Mechanic' is a tool that checks your computer for errors, security problems, and performance issues. It's designed to keep your system running smoothly. The application is designed for beginners. Its downside is that an advanced user isn't able to customize fully some of the repair jobs it does.
download - comments - 2.2.2007

Windows 7 Domain Name System

Windows 7 and Windows 7 Server (Windows Server 2008 R2) are due to come, bringing to the table enhancements designed to increase the security of Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructures.
windows - comments - 12.11.2008

Windows 7 system requirements

When Microsoft released the official beta for Windows 7 a while back, it also published a set of system requirements. These were a general overview, and it seems that they have been updated to match the Windows 7 RC recently made available.
windows - comments - 3.5.2009

Auslogics System Information 1.1.6.155

Auslogics System Information provides comprehensive and easy to understand information about your system configuration.
download - comments - 7.10.2007

Windows 7 -- Approach to System Performance

Many folks have commented and written email about the topic of performance of Windows. The dialog has been wide ranging—folks consistently want performance to improve (of course).
windows - comments - 28.8.2008

Build a Windows Vista System Today!

Within the next few weeks, Microsoft will be releasing beta 2 of Windows Vista . The actual ship date of Vista hasn't been announced, but Microsoft's new OS is likely to ship sometime this Fall.

Since Windows Vista (formerly codenamed "Longhorn") was announced, some of the bleeding-edge features have been scaled back. For example, WinFS, a file system built using relational database concepts, won't be included in the final release.
windows - comments - 2.2.2006

Quad-Core Xeon System Previewed

Tyan Computer is showing off one of the first hardware systems containing Quad-Core Xeon 5300 processors at the Intel Developer Forum here today.
common - comments - 17.10.2006

2007 Microsoft Office System Is Golden

2007 Office system released to manufacturers; the company looks ahead to worldwide business availability.
microsoft - comments - 6.11.2006

Bill Gates says U.S. education system needs work

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Monday that the U.S. higher education system is the envy of the world but primary and secondary schools are failing to adequately prepare students for college.
common - comments - 14.11.2006

Microsoft Turns Off Office System Users

Next week's launch of Office 2007 and Windows Vista will introduce a perplexing new feature: Reduced-functionality mode.
microsoft - comments - 21.11.2006

Windows Vista System Requirements Released

Microsoft has updated its Get Ready Web site to include the minimum system requirements to run Windows Vista.
windows - comments - 21.12.2006

Microsoft System Center gets the services treatment

Microsoft officials weren’t kidding when they said they were working on a services complement to just about every one of the company’s software products. The latest to get a Software+Services (S+S) makeover: System Center.
microsoft - comments - 1.10.2007

TrayIt - Keep Running Applications Under System Tray

Release candidate for Version 4 of TrayIt! is finally out. It has an improved graphical interface and usability and also supports a lot of new features like window grouping, and support for SDI-type application like MS Excel or PowerPoint.
download - comments - 2.3.2009

Court Ruling Supports Claims That Microsoft's First OS Was Stolen

Dismissing a defamation suit brought by the inventor of DOS against a British writer, a judge has left unchallenged computer industry lore that holds the operating system Microsoft licensed to IBM in the 1980s -- thereby launching Bill Gates' multi-billion dollar software empire -- was a knock off.


In a book on American innovation, author Sir Harold Evans wrote that DOS inventor Tim Paterson relied heavily on an existing OS called CP/M (Control Program/Monitor) created by a programmer who has since died. Microsoft in 1980 struck a licensing deal with Paterson's company -- Seattle Computer Products -- in order to obtain access to DOS and resell it to IBM.


DOS in its various incarnations, including MS-DOS and PC-DOS, ultimately netted Microsoft billions in sales and paved the way for the Windows operating system...
winbeta.org - 31.07.2007

John W. Backus (1924 - 2007)

The man who for all practical purposes invented the modern concept of the interpreted programming language, and who gave us the first principles upon which the software industry was formed, died over the weekend at age 82...
betanews.com - 21.03.2007

Mac OS X Exploit Emerges After Patch

Exploit code for a patched flaw in the Mac OS X operating system was discovered over the weekend, which allows an attacker to gain full system access through flaws in the core of the operating system. Apple provided a fix for the issue in a security update issued last week...
betanews.com - 03.10.2006

Helios: Another Microsoft operating system project to watch

Microsofts researchers are working on yet another operating-system research project which can trace its roots to the companys Singularity project. This new operating system, known as Helios, is a heterogeneous multiprocessing platform built around satellite kernels...




winbeta.org - 28.09.2009

Windows hardware challenge draws on resources

Here's a question for you: what hardware does it take to run an entirely new, pre-release Windows operating system and 1TB-worth of SQL Server 2008 community technology preview?



This question seems simple to answer, but the challenge comes in locating the requisite hardware. One problem that always arises when using any beta operating system is: no hardware manufacturer will certify kit to run the new operating system before that operating system has reached its release code form, because last minute changes may interfere with the certification process.




winbeta.org - 19.03.2008

iPod, iTunes Have Problems with Vista

If you have an iPod, and plan to install Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, Apple has one word of advice for you: don't. Issues with iTunes 7.0.2 and the next-generation operating system are creating havoc for some users...
betanews.com - 03.02.2007

IBM Opens Beta for AIX 6 Operating System

IBM said Thursday that it had launched an open beta for AIX 6, its in-house UNIX-based operating system. The latest version will be able to take advantage of the Power6 processor, as well as several other enhancements...
betanews.com - 14.07.2007

Jack Valenti (1921 - 2007)

For five decades, he was the man at the center of the movie industry's most polarizing, subjective, and explosive arguments, yet was the absolute gentleman - gracious, amiable, polished. For Jack Valenti, who died this morning from complications from a stroke, presentation was everything...
betanews.com - 28.04.2007

Vista attacked by 13-year-old virus

A batch of laptops pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium was found to have been infected with a 13-year-old boot sector virus.



Those of you with a long memory will vividly recall the year 1994: Nirvana's lead singer Kurt Cobain died, South Africa held its first multi-racial elections, and Tony Blair became leader of the Labour party. Oh, and Microsoft's operating system was the quaint, pre-NT Windows for Workgroups.



But it was a year that also saw the arrival of a boot sector computer virus known as Stoned.Angelina which moved the original master boot record to cylinder 0, head 0, sector 9.



It would appear that this teenage virus has not yet been consigned to the history books.




winbeta.org - 17.09.2007

Vista Starter Edition Also Due Jan. 30

Microsoft plans to release Vista Starter Edition on Tuesday, a version of the operating system aimed at developing markets. The operating system would be designed for lower-end processors and include tutorials on computer use...
betanews.com - 26.01.2007

PDC 2008: More details on Windows Azure, the Internet operating system

BetaNews sat down Monday afternoon with Amitabh Srivastava, the corporate vice president and distinguished engineer who heads up Windows Azure, to find out more details on Microsoft's new operating system for the cloud...
betanews.com - 28.10.2008

Canon Brings Color to Windows Vista

Microsoft announced on Tuesday it had selected Canon to provide the color management system for Windows Vista, the company's next-generation operating system. Color management helps graphic designers better match screen colors to print and gives a better overall graphic appearance to the operating system...
betanews.com - 13.09.2005

New Ubuntu Linux runs in Windows from an emulated image

The latest Ubuntu operating system, version 8.04, code-named "Hardy Heron," has a new feature aimed at making it easier for Microsoft Windows users to install and test the operating system without creating a separate virtual machine...
betanews.com - 25.04.2008

NASA puts out the call for low-gravity tech

On NASA's annual Day of Remembrance for the astronauts (and cosmonauts) who died in the effort to conquer space, the space agency put forth a call to action that might interest even earthbound geeks. They're looking for tech projects in need of testing in near-weightless conditions...
betanews.com - 30.01.2009

Automated System Recovery (ASR) in Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1

Automated System Recovery or ASR as it is more commonly known is the Windows API set to capture the configuration of disks and volumes on a system and restore them in bare metal recovery scenarios. During such recoveries, backup applications (requesters) invoke ASR to restore the disks and volumes prior to putting back the operating system, applications and data.



For the purpose of bare metal recovery scenarios, the disks and volumes in a system can be divided into two broad categories “ critical and non-critical. Critical volumes are those containing system state or operating system components and include the boot and system volumes. A volume containing the Active Directory database on a domain controller is also an example of a critical volume. Critical disks as youve likely guessed are those that contain critical volumes.



Once the operating system and data have been put back, requesters may perform more recovery operations after the system is booted into the restored operating system.




winbeta.org - 12.02.2008

A jailbreak for Google's Android

Hackers have found a way to circumvent controls in the Google Android operating system used on T-Mobile's G1 mobile phone, allowing them to get around restrictions created by the phone's designers.

The hack gives G1 users a way to read data on parts of the phone that are normally walled off and could be used to install new programs, or even a new operating system, on the mobile phone. Currently, programs for the open source Android operating system must be written in Java, rather than other popular programming languages such as C or C++.

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neowin.net - 06.11.2008

New Neowin Poll: Has your 360 died on you?

Do you say a little prayer before you turn on your 360?

Not one to help you vanquish Earth of Covenant invaders or anything like that, but one that says "please don't let me see red." If you do, you're probably not alone. While I can say that my 360 has been flawless since I've owned it (except for recent "issues" with Xbox Live getting slammed) -- I've only had it a week. Up until Christmas I only had two local friends (my brother-in-law-to-be and my boss) with 360s and over the course of this last year they have both got the dreaded "red ring of death" -- both of them were early adopters to the platform. Both had their boxes sent to Microsoft to be "fixed".

I've been reading reports online, including a few from our forums, of previous RROD owners having the issue return. Then last night during a Call of Duty 4 match with Neowin Moderator bangbang023 (and other Neowin member who's name escapes me) my brother-in-law-to-be called me up to inform me that his machine has received it's second RROD. This got me a little frustrated.

So my question is, how many RRODs have you had? Please feel free to detail in the forum discussion here. Please be sure to respond to the poll at the right.

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neowin.net - 30.12.2007

LG agrees to make Windows Mobile its primary smartphone operating system

In a big win for Windows Mobile, LG -- the world's third largest mobile handset maker -- has agreed to make Microsoft's struggling and aging operating system the primary for all its smartphones...
betanews.com - 16.02.2009

The Five Pillars of Windows 7

The old idea where Microsoft bases an operating system on central pillars? It's back, and with a complete refocus of priorities. Looking back, the original pillars of Longhorn were Avalon (WPF), Indigo (WCF), and WinFS, as well as the pseudo-pillar which was referred to as "Fundamentals."



No longer does Microsofts basis for an operating system focus on key architectural developments such as the various frameworks of yore. Now, it seems, pillars are at least tentatively being redefined as design and usability concepts upon which to build the operating system.




winbeta.org - 02.04.2008

Apple Says No Sun File System For Leopard

An Apple official on Monday said Sun Microsystems' open-source file system would not be in the next version of the Mac operating system, contradicting statements made last week by Sun's chief executive.

During an interview with InformationWeek, Brian Croll, senior director of product marketing for the Mac OS, said, "ZFS is not happening," when asked whether Sun's Zettabyte File System would be in Leopard. Instead, Leopard would use Apple's current hierarchical file system, called HFS+. The Apple file system was first introduced in 1998 in Mac OS 8.0.

Leopard is Apple's sixth iteration of its Mac OSX operating system and is expected to ship in October of this year. Apple CEO Steve Job highlighted its near completion at the company's World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco on Monday. ..
winbeta.org - 12.06.2007