Internet Explorer 7 running side by side with IE6. (standalone)
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Multiple-IE . An installer for the standalone versions of IE6, IE5.5, IE5, IE4 & IE3!
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11.12.2006 Side by side: UI changes from Windows 7 beta to build 7048
Here's a roundup of all the changes we've noticed between Windows 7 build 7000 and Windows 7 build 7048.
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10.3.2009 The Ugly Side of Vista SP1 vs. XP SP3
With Windows Vista and Windows XP concomitantly available on the market, the Redmond company inherently catalyzed the comparison between the two Windows clients.
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25.4.2008 Vista To Shed Some of its Dark Side
If you're like me, you've played with almost every build of Vista/Longhorn you could get your little paws on.
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4.10.2006 Microsoft's Sideshow No Longer On the Side
Nate Mook, Editor in Chief, BetaNews: Microsoft has been talking about "Sideshow" for years, showing off prototypes of auxiliary displays in a wide range of peripheral devices, but the technology has finally come to fruition here at CES 2007.
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10.1.2007 Feds Side With Microsoft in Korea Flap
The Bush administration on Wednesday protested South Korea's decision to fine Microsoft roughly $32 million and order the software company to redesign portions of its Windows operating system.
"Korea's remedy goes beyond what is necessary or appropriate to protect consumers, as it requires the removal of products that consumers may prefer," J. Bruce McDonald, deputy assistant attorney general at the Justice Department's antitrust division, said in a statement.
The Korea Fair Trade Commission ruled that Microsoft violated South Korean law by bundling its Windows Media Service with the Windows Server operating system, as well as its media player and instant-messaging program with Windows. Microsoft will have to facilitate downloads of third-party media software and stop selling in Korea a version of its server software with Windows Media Services.
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9.12.2005 Vista won't show fancy side to pirates
Windows Vista plans to offer you spiffy new graphics, as long as you're not a pirate.
With the new operating system, Microsoft is offering plenty of new graphics tricks, including translucent windows, animated flips between open programs and "live icons" that show a graphical representation of the file in question.
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17.4.2006 The Dark Side of Windows Vista RC1
This just in from the
SuperSite for Windows. In a recent showcase, I highlighted
five things I really like about Windows Vista.
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5.9.2006 AMD shows sunny side of Barcelona
Advanced Micro Devices is ready to start fighting back against Intel with silicon, but Intel has an answer in the waiting.
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22.5.2007 Microsoft tweaks the Live side of the house
On July 1, Microsoft’s new fiscal year started with a new slate of Live executives — or at least a bunch of existing execs with new titles and responsibilities.
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8.7.2007 Microsoft Windows Vista won't show fancy side to pirates
Windows Vista plans to offer you spiffy new graphics, as long as you're not a pirate.
With the new operating system, Microsoft is offering plenty of new graphics tricks, including translucent windows, animated flips between open programs and "live icons" that show a graphical representation of the file in question.
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13.4.2006 Windows Live Local, offers street-side level imagery!
Windows Live Local technical preview (pre-beta version) will go live offering "street-side" level imagery for Seattle and San Francisco.
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28.2.2006 Windows 7 RTM Changes Disable DirectX Client-side Rendering over RDP 7
Changes implemented post-RC and ahead of the release to manufacturing deadline of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have stripped away the DirectX client-side rendering over RDP 7 from the operating systems, Microsoft has informed.
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22.6.2009 .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for XP SP3 and Vista SP1
Microsoft has made Service Pack 1 for .NET Framework 3.5 for Windows Server 2008 available for download. Designed to integrate seamlessly with Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is now live on the Microsoft Download Center.
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11.8.2008 Making 64-bit Vista SP1 Say It's Vista SP1
Making a 64-bit copy of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 confirm that it is actually Vista SP1 might require a minimum amount of effort on behalf of the end user, such as right-clicking My Computer and selecting Properties, but things are a tad different when an application is programmed to identify the operating system versions or the service pack releases.
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25.8.2008 32-bit Vista SP1 = 1GB – 64-bit Vista SP1 = 1.5GB
If you think that Windows Vista was a fast operating system, then just wait for the first service pack. According to data released by Microsoft, Vista SP1 with weigh in at a maximum of 1.5 GB.
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30.8.2007 64-bit Vista SP1 Runs Faster than 32-bit Vista SP1 and 32-bit XP SP3!
The 64-bit edition of Windows Vista delivers not only support for larger quantities of system memory, with the high-end editions supporting as much as 128 GB of RAM, but also some extra horse power hidden under the hood.
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29.4.2008 Saying Yes to Vista SP1
Without a doubt, Windows Vista, even after Service Pack 1, is at the center of a consistent volume of "Pass" decisions, especially in the corporate environment.
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9.7.2008 So Where is Microsoft Vista SP1?
The April 25 release of a feature-complete Windows Server "Longhorn" beta is a monumental milestone for Microsoft, perhaps more important than the launch of Windows Vista.
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1.5.2007 What Microsoft doesn't want you to know about Vista SP1
Microsoft touts performance and reliability as the key benefits of Vista's SP1, but a close look at the beta shows a significant change Microsoft doesn't seem to want you to know about --- you can now easily change your default desktop search tool to Google Desktop Search, or any another one.
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2.10.2007 Vista SP1 – Too Little, Too Late?
While Service Pack 1 had the potential to be the second coming for Windows Vista, Microsoft chose to sweep the refresh under the rug in order to focus both home and corporate customers on the RTM version of the operating system.
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29.11.2007 Vista SP1 - Day 1
On Monday the 4th of February Microsoft announced that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 had been released to manufacturing.
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7.2.2008 Want Vista SP1? Here’s what to expect
When Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to manufacturing on February 4, they promised to make it available for the general public in mid-March.
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19.3.2008 Welcome to the Vista SP1 Experience
Windows Vista Experience... Safe, easier, reliable and versatile. Microsoft is welcoming users to the Windows Vista experience, a website focused on Service Pack 1 for the latest version of the Windows client.
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11.6.2008 No need to wait for Windows 7 SP1
Windows 7 hasn’t even hit the Release Candidate test phase, but already analysts at Gartner are advising business users they shouldn’t plan to wait for Service Pack 1 (SP1) to arrive before planning deployments.
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24.03.2009 Microsoft Update SP1 invites sent out
Microsoft has selected testers to help with scenarios on a Service Pack 1 update for Microsoft Update. The beta is only expected to last until the end of January. Microsoft released the Update service last year after extensive testing that brought together Windows and Office Updates on one page.
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19.1.2006 Microsoft releases WSUS SP1
Microsoft Windows Server Update Services with Service Pack 1 (WSUS SP1) enables information technology administrators to deploy many of the latest Microsoft product updates published to the Microsoft Update site. By using WSUS SP1, you can fully manage the distribution of updates released through Microsoft Update to clients in your environments, after your testing, and on your schedule.
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2.6.2006 Bad news about about SP1 for Vista
zero061099 report in our forum that: "went to the AMD Microsoft tech tour and learned some nice stuff. With SP1 the activation process will change big time...
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6.6.2007 Vista SP1 By End of Year
Service Packs can be good and bad for Microsoft. On one hand, they fix vulnerabilities, upgrade the usefulness, efficiency or functionality of components, and sometimes add new features.
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20.6.2007 No Windows Vista SP1 Beta for You!
Microsoft is consistent in its strategy to gag all aspects of the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 front. Additionally, the Redmond company informed that the first service pack for its latest variant of the Windows platform will not be delivered as a public beta.
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23.7.2007Side by side: UI changes from Windows 7 beta to Windows 7 RC
Here's an exhaustive roundup of all the changes we've noticed between Windows 7 build 7000 and Windows 7 build 7100. Screenshots included...
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27.05.2009Can start-up Ribbit conquer 'unified voice' before Google & Verizon?
A small, Silicon Valley-based start-up with an AT&T heritage is now working side-by-side big partners such as Salesforce.com and Adobe in an effort to
revolutionize voice calls as we know them today...
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18.12.2007Windows Server 2008 is SP1. Adventures in doing things right
Ian McDonald: I had a bunch of people internally ask me why Windows Server shows it's version as Windows Server 2008 SP1
(for brevity - WS08). I will explain it, but I wanted to use the Writer feature that allows me to insert pictures. Who says anything beyond notepad
is a waste of time. Actually, that's me usually...
The history here goes back to problems we had form the split we had when we broke
Windows XP from Windows Server 2003 (WS03) way back in 2000.
At the time we had Windows 2000 (Win2k) out in the market & it was being very
well received. Especially on the client side which was doing well with corporate desktops. At the same time in the consumer side, we had Windows ME.
I never worked on WinME, I have never installed it, & I know nothing about it except what people have told me. I removed what i really think. If you
meet me, feel free to ask.
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18.02.2008Nokia and InterDigital start to disassemble their running feud
You dream of seeing outcomes like this: One side asks the other, "What were we fighting about again?" The other side responds, "I don't
remember." And the two shake hands and start picking up their mess. This may actually be happening...
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04.07.2008Is BlackBerry Bold really having iPhone 3G-like issues?
Research In Motion launched its newest Blackberry, the Bold, in Canada yesterday. Reviewers who have hastily compared it to Apple's iPhone have been
asked by RIM to remove a side-by-side review comparing browsing speed between the two devices...
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23.08.2008Windows Server 2008 is called SP1. Adventures in doing things right?
Iain McDonald, General Manager, Windows Server Group: I had a bunch of people internally ask me why Windows Server shows it's version as Windows
Server 2008 SP1 (for brevity - WS08). <...> The history here goes back to problems we had from the split we had when we broke Windows XP from Windows
Server 2003 (WS03) way back in 2000.
At the time we had Windows 2000 (Win2k) out in the market & it was being very well
received. Especially on the client side which was doing well with corporate desktops. At the same time in the consumer side, we had Windows ME. I
never worked on WinME, I have never installed it, & I know nothing about it except what people have told me.
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Mid 2000, we had a combined release on the rails but the pressure to do a client release for
consumer got high. So we forked WinXP from what was to become WS03. On one side, I think we did exactly the right thing. We met the dates required
from OEMs for WinXP & closed down the server release in exactly the right way. I believe the longevity of WS03 in market was because we did a load of
right things in the end game. I sill think what we knew when we released WinXP in august 2001 it was a great product. It's just that the world
changed 2 weeks later...
winbeta.org - 16.02.2008
Microsoft acknowledges Vista SP1 Refresh 2 = RTM
Which build of Vista SP1 became the release to manufacturing (RTM) edition? This was definitely a topic of high speculation in the last few weeks,
even before SP1 hit the RTM milestone. Many were adamant that SP1 RTM was, or would be, different from the final release candidate, while those on the
other side grasped at straws to prove their suspicions. The Microsoft Watcher, also known as Mary Jo Foley, has finally received confirmation from
Microsoft that the Vista SP1 RTM build (6001-18000) is none other than Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2. The latest official statement from the software giant
is:
"RC Refresh 2 code is the same as RTM. In final stages of a product Microsoft likes to get as much validation as possible before
releasing. The release candidate ended up being a high enough quality to be approved to release to manufacturing."
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neowin.net - 08.02.2008
Microsoft CTO: ODF is an 'elegant' standard
The chief technology officer of Microsoft APAC thinks ODF is an elegant standard -- if it is used alongside the Redmond giant's OOXML (Office Open
XML) format.
Oliver Bell, Microsoft APAC chief technology officer, said in an interview with ZDNet.com.au sister site
ZDNet Asia: "We have lived with multiple formats as long as we've had computers. ODF continues to be an elegant standard for use side-by-side with
OOXML. compete side-by-side and are designed for different purposes."
Microsoft is hoping its OOXML format will be
ratified as an ISO standard in Geneva later this month, after a failed attempt in September last year. OOXML's opposers support the ISO-certified
ODF, which is seen as a close rival of OOXML.
winbeta.org - 20.02.2008
Lenovo’s plan for ‘double disk’ notebooks
No-one seriously
doubts that solid state flash
drives will one day displace
hard disks as the storage
medium of choice, especially
for notebooks. Memory
densities and thus drive
capacities are steadily
marching upwards while the
crucial cost-per-megabyte
slowly falls.
At some stage, perhaps
before this decade is out,
we'll likely see flash drives
offered as standard kit on a
mainstream notebook.
But before then, flash
memory and the conventional
hard disk will live side by
side -- quite literally, if
Lenovo's concept for a 'dual
drive' notebook makes it off
the drawing board...
winbeta.org - 24.05.2007
The Darker Side of Windows
Vista
Once again Paul Thurrott has
put out another review of
Windows Vista. However, this
time Paul Thurrott voices his
concerns about the darker side
of Vista.
The
side of Vista that really
makes you wonder what the heck
Microsoft was doing the past
few years since PDC 2003. Here
is a snippet from Paul
Thurrott's site regarding
Microsoft?s Windows Vista
'User Account Protection':
The bad
news, then, is that UAP is a
sad, sad joke. It's the most
annoying feature that
Microsoft has ever added to
any software product, and yes,
that includes that ridiculous
Clippy character from older
Office versions.
The problem with UAP is that
it throws up an unbelievable
number of warning dialogs for
even the simplest of tasks.
That these dialogs pop up
repeatedly for the same action
would be comical if it
weren't so amazingly
frustrating.
It
would be hilarious if it
weren't going to affect
hundreds of millions of people
in a few short months. It is,
in fact, almost criminal in
its insidiousness.
jcxp.net - 21.04.2006
Measuring up Windows 7s new "super" taskbar
Long Zheng: For some users, one hurdle of the new "superbar" is its enormous size, or so it appears. To set the record straight, I conducted a
little side-by-side experiment with two quick-launch items and two active applications on both Vista and Windows 7. Together with a measuring tape in
one hand and a magnifying glass in the other, I counted. Soon enough, I grew impatient and resorted to Photoshop instead. Here's how they measured
up...
winbeta.org - 04.01.2009
Client-Side Java Gets A Boost
Sun Microsystems is working to make good on the many promises related to client-side computing that it first made earlier this year at JavaOne -- although it admits parts of the
effort may be some ways off.
During that show, the company introduced its new client-side technology, JavaFX, which would compete with Adobe's AIR and Microsoft's
Silverlight. It also promised a future update of Java SE would offer considerably improved performance, particularly in areas related to startup.
Speaking here with journalists yesterday, Sun officials said the effort is underway, but could still take years because of its
dependence on making massive changes in Java SE.
winbeta.org - 19.10.2007
Intel Adds "Yorkfield" Core 2 Extreme
Intels latest roadmap adds two
more processors to the
upcoming lineup. The roadmap
reveals early plans for the
Yorkfield-based Core 2 Extreme
and another Core 2 Duo
E4000-sequence processor. With
Yorkfield, Intel
differentiates the Core 2
Extreme and Core 2 Duo models
by the front-side bus speed.
Intel Core 2 Extreme
Yorkfield processors will have
a 1333 MHz front-side bus,
continuing on where the
Kentsfield Core 2 Extreme
QX6850 leaves off. The
quad-core processor supports
Intel VT, Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep and Intel 64 and
Execute Disable Bit
technologies. Intel leaves TXT
technology out of the 45nm
Core 2 Extreme however.
Intels Core 2 Duo
E4000-sequence receives a
speed bump in Q42007. The new
Core 2 Duo E4600 clocks in at
2.4 GHz and remains on an 800
MHz front-side bus. Aside from
the speed bump, the Core 2 Duo
E4600 is no different from
other Core 2 Duo
E4000-sequence models. ..
winbeta.org - 14.06.2007
New Google Docs Start Page
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27.06.2007Microsoft will spend $8 B to catch up in cloud computing
In announcing three new virtualization products today, a top Microsoft official outlined a new Microsoft "vision statement," to be supported by $8
billion in annual software R&D spending across entertainment, Vista, and cloud computing.
Although Microsoft "is not the
leader" on the consumer side of software for cloud computing, the company stands way above everyone else on the business side of that equation,
maintained Kevin Turner, Microsoft's COO, in a keynote speech at today's "Get Virtual Now" conference in Bellevue, Washington.
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09.09.2008Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack
The Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack Redistributable Package installs runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries required to run applications
developed with Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack on a computer that does not have Visual C++ 2008 installed.
This package installs
runtime components of C Runtime (CRT), Standard C++, ATL, MFC, OpenMP and MSDIA libraries. For libraries that support side-by-side deployment model
(CRT, SCL, ATL, MFC, OpenMP) they are installed into the native assembly cache, also called WinSxS folder, on versions of Windows operating system
that support side-by-side assemblies. For more information on supported ways of deployment for Visual C++ applications, click here.
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07.04.2008Microsoft: Vista service pack coming in '08
Now is the time and the time is now: let's talk about Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). Much has been made of what will or will not be included in
SP1 and when it will be released (some accurate, some otherwise). I'm here to set the story straight: we're in the process of developing and
deploying a Beta version of SP1. This post will describe for you what to expect from that effort and how you can be involved in the process.
First, a note on service packs. As you are aware, service packs are part of our traditional software lifecycle; they're something we do for most
major products as a commitment to continuous improvement. But, the servicing situation has changed with the advent of Windows Vista, as we no longer
rely solely on service packs as the main vehicle used to deploy system fixes and improvements. The Windows Update online service is one new way to
deliver many OS improvements. For example, yesterday in advance of SP1 we released via Windows Update two separate improvements to Windows Vista's
reliability and performance. We did this prior to SP1 in lieu of requiring customers to wait for these fixes to be rolled into a single service pack.
Beyond this, we improve the Windows Vista experience by continuing to work closely with software partners to ensure application compatibility. We
likewise align efforts with partners on the hardware side of the business to broaden the range of devices that work with Windows Vista and to
constantly improve device driver quality.
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29.08.2007Microsoft, Novell sign joint deal with Renault
While many deals on operating systems for corporations result in a loss for one side or the other, this case could be seen as a net benefit for both...
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02.02.2008Patch Tuesday Fixes A Dozen Office Flaws
Patch Tuesday has come and gone, leaving a dozen squashed bugs and fixed flaws in its wake. The funny thing about this round of fixes is that they all
applied to Microsoft Office. If you aren?t an Office user, there is no reason to update.
The fact that all the vulnerabilities found
reside in Microsoft Office, said Eric Schultze, chief technology officer of Shavlik Technologies, supports the current belief that client-side
vulnerabilities are more likely to bear fruit for hackers than the server side vulnerabilities.
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12.03.2008Microsoft Hyper-V still a work in progress, group says
Windows Server 2008 R2 will help Microsoft narrow the feature gap with virtualization products from VMware and Citrix Systems, but its new Hyper-V
software still won't be "production-ready" for most enterprise applications, according to Burton Group.
The analyst company
did a side by side comparison of VMware's vSphere 4, released in May, Citrix's XenServer 5.5, released in June, and Microsoft's Hyper-V Server 2008
R2, which is due to ship with its Windows Server OS upgrade in October.
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