Want the Enterprise Version of Microsoft Windows Vista?
If so, you'll have to sign up for the Microsoft Software Assurance licensing program.
Businesses that want the Enterprise Edition of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Vista operating system will have to sign up for its Software Assurance licensing program, the company announced today.
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New Test Version of Windows Vista SP1 Available
But you won't get a download! Microsoft made a new test version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 available. The Redmond company is in full throttle with the development of the first service pack for Vista as the refresh will be delivered for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers by mid September.
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4.9.2007 Microsoft: Vista is last version of Windows for 32-bit
It's the end of the line for 32-bit operating systems, Microsoft has proclaimed at its annual Windows Hardware Engineering conference.
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18.5.2007 Microsoft Says EU Version Of Windows Vista A Dud
Company officials say no PC manufacturers have chosen to license the special editions of its operating systems, which are available only in Europe, that lack the Windows Media Player media playback software.
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21.5.2007 Windows Vista: Multi-Version Investments in Group Policy
As it turns out, the most "killer application" that utilized Active Directory back in 2000 was as the identity store for Exchange Server.
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15.12.2006 Microsoft Serves the Official Version of the Hack Used to Access Windows Vista SP1
Do you remember a time when Windows Vista SP1 was not available as a public download? In the pre-Release Candidate Stages of Vista SP1, Microsoft restricted the access to the service pack only to selected testers.
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12.12.2007 Vista: Should I Install 64bit or 32bit Version?
Deciding which Vista version to install can be a difficult decision and can really limit what you can do with your system. Here are practical hints which should help a user decide which version to install. I decided to write this guide after installing 64-bit and 32-bit vista systems on several test boxes.
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12.1.2007 Fix Failed Windows 7 Ugrade from Vista with Previous Version Restored and Endless Reboot Error
When upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7, some systems may encounter failure to upgrade error which causing computer to go into continual and endless reboot or restart cycles.
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15.8.2009 Microsoft To Ship All OS Bits With Every Version Of Vista
Microsoft plans to market several versions of Vista but will distribute all of the OS bits with every product shipped so users can easily unlock and step up to more full-featured versions using electronic keys, sources said.
"No matter which edition you buy you get all the bits and a key to unlock it. Everyone will have all the bits," said one source familiar with Microsoft's plans. "Right now we maintain master images for each version of Windows XP and it's a lot of work. Now there's just one master image."
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9.1.2006 New Build of Vista SP1 Beta Available – Version 6.0.6001.16633
Microsoft is in full throttle with the evolution of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Having released the first wave of pre-beta builds to a select pool of testers in mid July, the Redmond company is hard at work on the development of the operating system's first refresh.
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22.8.2007 On to the next version of Windows
Guess Microsoft really wants to make sure the next version of Windows doesn't take another five years.
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12.4.2006 Next version of Windows to be 'fundamentally different'
Future versions of Windows will have to be "fundamentally different" in order to take advantage of multicore processors, according to Ty Carlson of Microsoft.
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15.5.2007 Windows Services for UNIX Version 3.5
Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 provides a full range of supported and fully integrated cross-platform network services for enterprise customers to use in integrating Windows into their existing UNIX-based environments.
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22.9.2006 Windows Live version three, right around the corner
Microsoft made a statement that Windows Live 3 services would begin rolling out by years end and that time is quickly approaching.
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19.11.2008 Windows 7 Guide Updated to Version 1.2
Microsoft has developed one of the key resources it has been providing so far for Windows 7.
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10.12.2008 Supercomputer version of Windows nears release
Microsoft on Monday released a near-final version of its Windows Computer Cluster Server 2003--a version of its operating system tailored to allow powerful clusters of Windows-based machines to perform high-performance computing tasks.
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9.5.2006 New version of Windows Mobile sighted, the Crossbow
Microsoft is preparing 2 major upgrades to Windows Mobile, one has code name Windows Mobile Crossbow (based still on Windows CE 5) and the other one has code name Windows Mobile Photon (based on new Windows CE 6).
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9.10.2006 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 Microsoft: Server version of Windows 7 this year
Windows Server boss Bill Laing said in an interview Friday that the server version of Windows 7 will ship this calendar year.
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6.4.2009 Windows 7 Kernel version remains unchanged - still 7.0
A lot of confusion was generated today as several news sites reported about a spotting of an MSDN page indicating that the Windows 7 kernel version was 7.0 and not 6.1. An interview conducted by Neowin in October 2008 with Mike Nash also caused some misinterpretation.
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22.4.2009 No Internet Explorer in Windows 7 version for Europe
Microsoft is planning on shipping a version of Windows 7 to Europe that will not include Internet Explorer.
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11.6.2009 Microsoft scraps Windows 7 E version for Europe
Microsoft confirmed late on Friday that it plans to kill off the Windows 7 'E' version for Europe.
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1.8.2009 Install Any Version of Windows 7 with Universal ISO
Those of you who own an official copy of Windows 7 from MSDN or TechNet may have faced a scenario where you wanted to install a different edition of Windows, only to find out that you will have to download a separate ISO file just to install your desired edition.
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9.11.2009 Microsoft Introduces New Version of Windows Live Local
New capabilities include real-time traffic reporting, new ways to collect and share search results, tight integration with Microsoft Office Outlook and Windows Live Messenger, and geographic expansion to Canada and the U.K.
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25.5.2006 Windows Search 4.0 (KB940157) Final Release Version
New search engine for Windows operating system, Windows Search 4.0 has been released as complete final RTM version.
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9.6.2008 This Is Windows 7 M1 Build 6.1.6519.1 Ultimate Version in All Its Splendor
Feast your eyes on Windows 7 Milestone 1 Build 6.1.6519.1 Ultimate version in all its splendor. In January 2008, Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista managed to steal the wind out of the sales of Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Server 2008.
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14.2.2008 Watch the Full Windows 7 Video Presentation, Not Just the Official Version
Microsoft has sort of timidly started to share a couple of rather anodyne details about Windows 7, the next version of the Windows client due by the end of 2009, according to the company's Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer.
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30.5.2008 Thurrott: Final version of Windows 7 coming October 15
Predicting the release date of things like Windows 7 beta, RC and now the RTM is something like trying to predict when the end of the world will be.
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18.5.2009 Open letter to Microsoft: It's time for a single version of Windows
An Open Letter to Microsoft:
Windows XP did a great thing. It united two operating systems - the Windows 9x codebase and the Windows NT codebase (including Windows 2000).
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12.6.2009 Windows 7 Build 7106 Chinese Version - x86 & x64 Leaked
Yesterday a rumor started floating on internet that Windows 7 build 7106 will get leaked in 24 hours. However no one took this rumor seriously as their was no evidence or screenshot from claimer
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12.4.2009Which version of Windows Vista
is right for you?
See which version of Windows
Vista is designed fit the way
you use your PC, from web
browsing at home to complex
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03.03.2006Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 reaches RTM
Microsoft has finally finished and compiled the RTM version of Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008. The full version string being
6.0.6006.18005, which company officials have confirmed is the final RTM version of SP2. Currently circulating around popular BitTorrent websites, the
final version is available in 32 and 64 bit versions. Microsoft is expected to announce public availability later this week. Screenshots of the file
properties: Thanks to Neowin user Vask for the heads up.
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29.04.2009Communicating Windows 7
Chris Flores: Typically when Microsoft ships a new OS (like Windows Vista), we immediately start talking about the next version-which begs two
questions: 1) is Microsoft working on a new version of Windows, and if so, 2) why aren't you talking about it?
I thought I would
spend a minute giving you an update on where we are. First, yes, we are working on a new version of Windows. As you likely know, it's called Windows
7.We are always looking for new ways to deliver great experiences for our customers. This is especially true of Windows - where we're constantly
examining trends in hardware, software and services to ensure that we continue to drive the innovation that has both made Windows the world's most
popular operating system and has provided a foundation on which our partners built great products and businesses. When we shipped Windows 2000, we
were already working on Windows XP and we started working on Windows Vista even before we released Windows XP. So naturally, we've been thinking
about the investments we made in Windows Vista and how we can build on these for the next version of Windows.
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27.05.2008ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.1 Adds Vista Support
Check Point Software today
released ZoneAlarm Internet
Security Suite 7.1, a
Vista-compatible version of
its flagship security suite.
Vista-compatible versions of
ZoneAlarm Antivirus and the
popular free ZoneAlarm
Firewall are also available.
Past versions of
ZoneAlarm's products have
relied on Microsoft's TDI
(Transport Device Interface)
to track network behavior.
Windows Vista retains support
for TDI, but introduces the
new Windows Filtering Platform
(WFP). While porting to Vista
using TDI would have been
easier, Check Point chose to
support WFP for this
Vista-compatible version. When
installed on Windows 2000 and
XP, however, version 7.1 will
still use TDI.
Check
Point is the first major
security vendor to make use of
the Vista-specific Windows
Filtering Platform. Company
representatives explained that
Microsoft will stop fixing
problems with TDI in the
future, so by utilizing WFP,
users can be prepared for
Vista threats...
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14.06.2007How is Windows Vista Service Pack 1 running?
Microsoft on Friday made available to the public a pre-release version of Windows Vista SP1. We want to know what you think...
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15.01.2008DirectX 11 coming to Vista
As with Windows Vista, the newest version of Windows brings with it a newer version of Microsoft's DirectX. Windows 7 was released with Direct X
11 support, and it was initially thought that Direct X 11 support would remain a 7-only technology. Reports indicate that a platform update is being
pushed via Windows Update that will enable DirectX 11 support on Vista PC's. With an impressive lineup of Direct X 11 games announced which
includes Crysis 2 and The Lord of the Rings Online, Vista users will be happy to know that they can go out and purchase a Radeon 5870 and use it to
its full potential.
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03.11.2009Windows Vista SP1 downloadable now, ships tomorrow
Just a few hours after Amazon told its customers that Windows Vista SP1 packages would be shipping tomorrow, Microsoft made Service Pack 1 for Vista
generally available. The update is 435MB for the x86 version...
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18.03.2008Windows 8 already cooking, beyond Windows 7
After almost 3 years since Microsoft released Windows Vista, we are now heading for a wonderful release of Windows 7, the next version of Windows OS.
Windows 7 RC is expected to be released next month, April 10th. But, what about the next version of Windows OS? Let us call it Windows 8 for now.
Soni Meinke, a senior program manager in the Windows Server group in an interview with Channel 9 revealed very little info that the next version of
Windows OS is already in its planning stage and her work being engaging with various customers and partners, she is already discussing the plan and
strategy around them.
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12.03.2009Microsoft Promises Vista Version Of Softgrid
Microsoft said Monday that the
Vista version of its
http://www.softricity.com/>Sof
tgrid application
virtualization product and
enhanced asset management and
desktop monitoring will be
available July 1.
The
updated Softgrid platform is
part of Microsoft's Desktop
Optimization Pack for its
Software Assurance customers
who buy software maintenance
contracts. The Windows Vista
client has been widely
available since early this
year.
As part of the
version 2.0 Optimization Pack,
which was released to
manufacturing this week,
Microsoft will release
enhanced asset inventory
services, including a
Vista-compatible version of
Asset Inventory Service, a
byproduct of the company's
acquisition of AssetMetrix. ..
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04.06.2007Microsoft Windows Vista
Editions Finalised
According to sources close to
Microsoft, the company has
finalised the editions that
they will be releasing mid-end
of October 2006.
To co-inside with the 5 year
anniversary of Windows XP,
Microsoft will release the
following editions:
-Windows
Vista
-Windows Vista
Business
-Windows Vista
Business N
-Windows Vista Home
Basic
-Windows Vista Home
Basic N
-Windows Vista Home
Premium
-Windows Vista Small
Business
-Windows Vista
Ultimate
Microsoft is clearly
adhering to the European
Commissions ruling that an
unbundled version of Windows
(without Windows Media Player)
needs to be available to all
OEMs and retail outlets hence
forth.
Unfortunately we're unsure
of the specifics of each
version as this has not been
finalised yet.
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13.02.2006Report: Serious Bug Delays Vista RTM
At least two news outlets are
citing sources claiming the
final version of Windows Vista
has been delayed at least a
week due to a bug which could
crash a system that was
upgraded from Windows XP...
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26.10.2006Internet Explorer is now an optional feature in Windows 7
Along with various other changes that are to be reflected in Windows 7 RC, here is a big change that is not in the list. From Windows 7 build 7048,
Internet Explorer(IE) is an optional Windows feature and can be installed/uninstalled from Windows 7. This will be a welcoming (and surprising) news,
especially to European Union and Opera who have accused Microsoft for not giving consumers a genuine choice of Web browsers. If IE is upgraded to
version 8 in Vista (from version 7), users do get an option to uninstall IE 8, but not IE 7. IE 7 remains as integral component of Windows Vista which
cannot be removed.
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04.03.2009Yahoo Messenger previews a new Vista-centric version
Last night, Yahoo opened the pre-beta preview version of Yahoo Messenger for Vista, with graphic features that appear to be more at home in the Vista
environment than with XP...
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06.12.2007Vista Stakes Its Future on
Security
Microsoft Corp. is
banking on enhancements to
what it has dubbed the
fundamentals to entice
enterprises to upgrade to the
next version of Windows, known
as
Vista.
The
company will use upcoming
industry shows to sing the
praises of improvements to the
Windows networking stack and
secure networking techniques
such as server and domain
isolation to sell both Vista
and "Longhorn," the planned
update to Windows
Server.
However,
Microsoft may be swimming
upstream against current
technology trends and
advocating changes that could
roil enterprise networks,
according to one
analyst.
Microsoft
will use the RSA Conference in
San Jose, Calif., in February
and the company's TechEd
conference in Boston in June
to demonstrate and evangelize
the security enhancements in
Vista and its upcoming
"Longhorn" version of
Windows, said Mike Schutz,
group product manager for
Microsoft's Windows Server
Division, in Redmond, Wash...
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12.12.2005Microsoft wants to freeze the Vista incapable lawsuit
EVER SLIPPERY, Microsoft asked that the "Vista Capable" lawsuit against it be stayed while it appeals the judge's approval of class action
standing for the case.
The lawsuit, filed almost a year ago, claims that Microsoft misled punters in late 2006 by letting PC makers stick
"Vista Capable" labels on lower power machines sold with Windows XP that were later found capable of running only the Home Basic version of Windows
Vista rather than the full version that includes most of Vista's new features including the Aero eye-candy graphical interface.
It
claims that PC buyers paid more for those machines than they would have parted with had they known that they wouldn't be able to support Windows
Vista when that was released a few months later in early 2007.
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11.03.2008New Windows Live OneCare Due Jan. 30
Microsoft plans to release a
new version of Windows Live
OneCare on January 30. The new
version will feature Windows
Vista support, as well as
unified virus and spyware
scanning and more flexible
backup options...
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23.01.2007Microsoft Tests OneCare Beta for Vista
Microsoft has released a beta
of Windows Live OneCare
version 1.5, which most
notably adds support for
Windows Vista. The original
iteration of the PC protection
and maintenance suite was only
compatible with Windows XP...
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11.10.2006Vista to Become More Virtualization-Friendly
Microsoft has tweaked the
licensing for Windows Vista
slightly to allow users of the
Enterprise version of its
software to use the operating
system in non-traditional
environments, such as diskless
PCs...
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02.04.2007Images: Windows Vista Build
5219
Microsoft issued to PDC 2005
attendees this week the first
of its monthly CTP builds of
Windows Vista, which includes
a number of improvements over
Beta 1. The version
distributed to attendees does
not include the new Windows
Sidebar, but Microsoft did
highlight the feature at PDC...
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15.09.2005Updated: Exclusive: Download Internet Explorer 8 Final
The long awaited final version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 final has gone live. Before we get into detail about changes, here are the download
links: Windows XP Windows XP 64 Bit Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 Bit Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 64 Bit Windows Server 2008 Windows
Server 2008 64 Bit Upon installation I can say that the final version is a lot more stable than the Release Candidate that was released a few
months ago. No noticeable changes as of yet, as this release focuses on the core features and functionality of Internet Explorer 8. Unfortunately
there is no version for Windows 7 being released today.
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