E-mail, photo programs stripped from Windows 7
Microsoft has decided that Windows 7 won't include built-in programs for e-mail, photo editing, and movie making, as was done with Windows Vista, CNET News.com has learned.
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23.9.2008 E-mail, photo programs stripped from Windows 7
Microsoft has decided that Windows 7 won't include built-in programs for e-mail, photo editing, and movie making, as was done with Windows Vista, CNET News.com has learned.
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23.9.2008 Adding PowerToys-like programs to Windows Vista
Working with various versions of the Windows operating system over the years, I've always enjoyed discovering and using programs or utilities designed to provide the user with handy additional features.
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20.8.2007 The State of Microsoft Beta Programs
Before I kick off this editorial let me just state that I am no big-time tester and I haven’t even participated in a Windows beta (yet), but I do have some knowledge about such beta programs, I have people who may be considered “big-time” testers that I regularly talk to, and at the moment I’m participating in both the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Beta and the Office 2010 Technical Preview, which is really the catalyst for me writing this article.
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20.7.2009 Microsoft: Vista SP1 will break these programs
Microsoft has published a list of programs that will not work or that will suffer from reduced functionality after the installation of Vista Service Pack 1.
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21.2.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part VIII: Add or Remove Programs
In part eight of the our tweaking series we’ll go through a few Control Panel optimizations for Windows XP power users that may not interest most people using their operating system for basic tasks.
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26.12.2008 Enable RemoteApp in Windows XP or Vista To Publish Programs to Windows 7 Virtual PC Host with KB961741 or KB961742 RAIL QFE
Windows Virtual PC in Windows 7 features an unique and useful feature which allows virtual applications installed on guest operating system of Windows XP or Windows Vista in the virtual machine to be seamlessly accessed and launched from host Windows 7 desktop as if it’s running on the end user’s local computer.
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9.10.2009 Windows 7 Migration Tool to Move From Windows XP to Windows 7
In past we had covered guide on upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7. Unfortunately there is no direct upgrade path from Windows Xp to Windows 7 and you have to use Windows Easy Transfer utility if you want to move your user and program files from XP to Windows 7.
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22.11.2009 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9 – 1 Billion and Counting
Is Windows dead? Or, at least, is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's proprietary operating system?
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15.9.2008 Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9
This week in Microsoft, we covered 128-bit support possibly coming to Windows 8 and Windows 9, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bill Gates, Office 2010 Starter, Microsoft MVP status, Windows Live Hotmail, the EU, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
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10.10.2009 Windows Vista Build 5231 and Windows Media Player 11 Leaks!
Windows Vista Build 5231 has leaked to the web. The new build is said to include Windows Media Player 11 included. View the screenshots below! This is a Main branch build that was released on September 12th, 2005 at 8:20PM.
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3: Official Release Dates
A French website, PC Inpact, has posted the official Microsoft product change request forms for Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
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6.2.2008 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 Windows Vista SP1 outperforms Windows XP SP2 in file copy
"Its interesting that people seem to think that Vista under performs in every area of the system which is quite an incorrect perception.
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27.5.2008 Windows Fiji Has RTMd as Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Fiji has been released to manufacturing.
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18.7.2008 Windows 7 Beta Doesn't Play Nice with Windows Azure Cloud OS Tools
The promise for Windows 7 is that it will deliver an evolution when it will come down to stretching into the Cloud compared to its precursor, Windows Vista.
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16.1.2009 Internet Explorer 8 MUI packs for Windows XP, Windows Server 03
As detailed in our previous blog post, the following Internet Explorer MUI packs shipped today.
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17.5.2009 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta adds Windows 7 support
Microsoft announced the release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta, along with news that it will feature Windows 7 support.
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20.7.2009 Check for RAM Error or Defect in Windows 7 and Vista with Windows Memory Diagnostic
Memory or RAM is one of the most important electronic hardware component on a computer systems, not only in term of speed or clock frequency and size, but also the reliability of hardware ecosystem of the RAM sticks or memory modules and its subsystem.
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1.10.2009 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 Windows Vista comes with 19,500 drivers on DVD – more on Windows Update
Ever needed to find a driver for a product and wished Windows would either just have the driver in it, or that their Windows Update service could provide it? With Vista, it can – and new features and updates will be forthcoming too. It’s about time!
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20.11.2006 Windows XP Home No Longer Qualifies for Windows Vista Upgrades
Windows XP Home Edition no longer qualifies for Windows Vista Business Upgrade or Upgrade + SA through Volume Licensing.
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17.10.2007 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 Windows XP SP3 to Drop Concomitantly with Windows Vista SP1?
Yes, it's time for every Windows user's favorite obsession: Windows XP Service Pack 3. The third and final service pack for Windows XP has been quite elusive for the past three years.
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25.11.2007 Windows Vista vs. Windows 9x/Me, NT Server, 2000 and XP
If at just a couple of weeks short of the first anniversary since Windows Vista hit the shelves you are still looking for reasons to upgrade to the latest Windows client, then Biplab Paul, Partner Technical Consultant with Microsoft India, has an impressive, and exhaustive list of features that are bound to tilt the balance in Vista's favor.
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14.1.2008 Free Windows Vista Business and Windows XP SP2 on Parade
Free Windows... Not a concept you would expect from Microsoft. With a business strategy focused on proprietary software, the Redmond company is by all means at the opposite technology spectrum from open source and free software.
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9.3.2008XP Starter Edition Travels to
India
Microsoft is bringing Windows
XP Starter Edition to India,
where it will offer the
stripped down operating system
in English for the first time.
The low-cost version of XP
drops home networking and
limits the number of programs
that can be opened
simultaneously...
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24.09.2005Is Microsoft working on software center for Windows?
Questions arise as to why Windows Vista and Windows 7 have renamed the "Add and Remove Programs" to "Programs and Features", alongside "Windows
Updates". It is possible that Microsoft is planning to release a software center that will be able to find updates for all your programs that are
deemed safe by Microsoft, right inside Windows Update. This type of software already exists in programs like FileHippo.com's Update Checker that
scans installed programs on your machine, and compares the updated version on FileHippo.com.
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22.01.2009Microsoft: No PC-to-PC Sync in
Vista
In the seemingly never-ending
list of features to be
stripped from Windows Vista,
yet another has fallen by the
wayside. Microsoft made a
decision to remove PC-to-PC
synchronization from Windows
Vista, Microsoft Watch
reported...
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08.06.2006Microsoft: Vista SP1 will break these programs
Microsoft has published a list of programs that will not work or that will
suffer from reduced functionality after the installation of Vista Service Pack 1.
The list of programs consists mostly of security
applications, such as Trend Micro Internet Security 2008. However, programs such as The New York Times Reader application also feature on the list.
Users are advised to install updates from the application vendor to fix the problem.
"Windows Vista Service Pack 1 contains many
security, reliability, and feature updates for Windows Vista," the company said. "A program may experience a loss of functionality after you install
Windows Vista SP1. However, most programs will continue to work as expected after you install Windows Vista SP1."
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22.02.2008Windows Easy Transfer Companion (Beta)
Windows Easy Transfer
Companion enables you to
automatically transfer your
most important programs from
your Windows XP-based PC to
your new Windows Vista-based
PC. The software will move
more than 100 of the most
popular programs, as well as
many others that you may have
installed.
You have complete control
over selecting which programs
to transfer, so only the
programs you care about will
move. The software will alert
you if some programs may not
be able to transfer, or may
not transfer with high
confidence. Most security
software is not able to
transfer due to technical
reasons.
Easy Transfer Companion is
designed to be used in
addition to Windows Easy
Transfer?which is part of
Windows Vista and
automatically transfers your
data and settings.
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16.02.2007Vista Service Pack 1 Breaks Programs
Those of you that did not get a chance to update early to Service Pack 1 will be happy to know that you were saved the trouble of having programs stop
working for you.
"Windows Vista Service Pack 1 contains many security, reliability, and feature updates for Windows Vista," the
company said. "A program may experience a loss of functionality after you install Windows Vista SP1.
The list of programs that have
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23.02.2008Adobe: Web-Based Photoshop Coming Soon
Adobe has taken the wraps off of Photoshop Express: a free, stripped-down version of its signature image editing software that will be available
online...
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07.09.2007Microsoft ships Messenger-free
Windows version
After the European Union which
forced Microsoft to release a
Windows version without
Windows Media Player last
year, Microsoft must once
again remove a bundled program
from its operating system,
this time the instant
messaging program, Windows
Messenger, following the South
Korean Fair Trade
Commission's judgement.
Following it,
Microsoft launched today two
new Windows versions of both
XP Home and XP Professional,
one stripped of Windows
Messenger, and the other being
the already released in Europe
"N" versions of Windows.
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26.08.2006No apps left behind: A backup checklist before reinstalling
Whether you're upgrading or repairing your computer, at some point in time you'll be faced with the task of reinstalling your operating
system, especially in the Windows world. As I can personally attest, most of the frustration with starting fresh comes from losing your installed
programs and customized settings with them. Sure, you can create tweaked installation discs to automate the process and have all your drivers,
programs and settings already in place. The problem is that most people won't reinstall Windows more than once or twice a year. When the time
comes to use your customized OS disc, new versions of your programs and drivers will have been released.
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13.08.2009Microsoft Early Adopters Programs - What's in it?
Many are familiar with the Microsoft Beta programs wherein users get access to pre-release products, such as Windows 7. But very little know the
different programs Microsoft adopts in testing these pre-release products. Through Microsoft Early Adopters Programs(EAP), Microsoft connects with
various customers and users, giving them access to their pre-release products and testing them. The EAP consists of three stages: Technical Adoption
Program(TAP) Ascend - Beta 1 Releases Touchdown - Beta 2 Releases Image Courtesy:MSDN Technical Adoption Program(TAP) The TAP is available to very
limited and select customers/partners by invitation only. The number of participants in the TAP would be very less and work closely with the Microsoft
employees. They have access to almost every pre-release product.
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02.01.2009Microsoft Volume Licensing Programs Comparison Chart
Microsoft Volume Licensing offers customized programs that help organizations purchase software licenses. The Volume Licensing Programs Comparison
Chart allows you to quickly compare the benefits and requirements of each program so you can find the one best suited to your organization.
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26.08.2008How to fix Vistas Security Center from reporting missing or duplicate programs
The Windows Security Center which is included with Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista is a nice way of seeing the security status overview of your
system but sometimes it makes mistakes after you have uninstalled one or more programs and replaced them with others. Heres how to correct those
problems with Security Center.
Sometimes, after you have uninstalled a firewall, antivirus or malware detection program the entry
remains because the uninstaller failed to remove the entry from the Security Center either by design or just sloppy coding. Either way, you are not
stuck and this is easily fixed.
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09.01.2008Windows encryption programs open to kernel hack
Many popular Windows encryption programs that hide files inside mounted volumes could be fatally compromised by a new type of attack uncovered by a
German researcher.
According to a paper published by Bern Roellgen, who also works for encryption software outfit PMC Ciphers,
such OTFE (on-the-fly-encryption) programs typically pass the password and file path information in the clear to a device driver through a Windows
programming function called 'DevicelOControl'.
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15.01.2009Is Windows 7 slimming down to speed up (development)?
Microsoft is making plans to drop an assortment of e-mail and media-editing tools from the next version of Windows, concentrating instead on those
programs' Windows Live analogues...
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24.09.2008Microsoft cuts apps from Windows 7
Microsoft has decided that Windows 7 won't include built-in programs for e-mail, photo editing, and movie making, as was done with Windows Vista.
The software maker included Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Mail, and Windows Movie Maker as part of Vista, but later chose to offer
separate downloadable Windows Live programs that essentially replaced those components with versions that could connect to online services from
Microsoft and others.
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23.09.2008Windows Vista SP1 Application Non-Compatibility List
Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista is an important update for Windows Vista. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) contains many security, reliability, and
feature updates for Windows Vista. A program may experience a loss of functionality after you install Windows Vista SP1. However, most programs will
continue to work as expected after you install Windows Vista SP1.
This article lists programs that have been reported to
experience a loss of functionality when they are installed on a Windows Vista SP1-based computer.
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19.02.2008iTunes UK to Sell 28 TV Programs
After almost two years, Apple is finally expanding its video presence outside of the US by launching a store in Britain. 28 different programs will be
available from several providers including ABC Studios, Disney Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy...
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30.08.2007Music industry heads seriously consider the subscription model
With digital rights management provisions being stripped from MP3 files now by all four leading music publishers, some of the digital music
industry's leaders took time at CES today to evaluate the extent to which that loss could lead to gains...
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10.01.2008Microsoft to introduce new 'netbook-like' Windows Server SKU
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer listed the areas where Microsoft plans to invest in the annual Strategic Update presentation for Wall Street analysts.
During the event Ballmer said the company will introduce a new, low-priced Windows Server version in the next couple of months but acknowledged that
Microsoft has to decide on how it will handle Windows 7 SKU pricing for netbooks. Ballmer said about 90% of netbooks generally priced at $200 to
$400 have been shipped with a stripped-down version of Windows XP and buyers of netbooks with the low-end version of Windows 7 will have the
option of upgrading to the more powerful versions.
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25.02.2009Windows Server 2008 Core screencast series - watch all eight parts
Windows Server 2008 includes an installation option we call Core. Core is a stripped down version of Windows Server 2008. It does not have a
graphical shell like you've seen in Windows for years. But don't let that fool you. Core is very powerful and allows you to create a server that
does what servers should do, efficiently and securely serve.
In the following eight screencasts, you'll see Core in action.
We're going to start with a technical overview which will layout the premise for all of the subsequent parts.
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