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Windows 7 Build 7068 download

Now there has been another leak for Windows 7. This time its build 7068, there has been a lot of speculation of this build being a fake but now its confirmed. WINDOWS 7 BUILD 7068 IS NOT A FAKE.
download - comments - 27.3.2009

Windows 7 Build 7068 Dogfooded Leaked

Forget Build 7057, the Release Candidate branch of Windows 7 has evolved all the way to Build 7068.
windows - comments - 27.3.2009

Leaked Windows 7 Build 7068 Sold on eBay

The wide availability of Windows 7, be it from official Microsoft channels (the Beta Build 7000), or through various illegal third-parties (the pre-Release Candidate builds), has managed to encourage schemes to turn over a profit from the bits offered for free by the Redmond company.
windows - comments - 9.4.2009

Windows 7 Build 7068 SKUs 100 Screenshots Gallery

The lineup of Windows 7 Stock Keeping Units undoubtedly reflects Microsoft's efforts to move away from the strategy involving the editions of Windows Vista. No longer is Windows a resource hog ready to swallow multicore and manycore CPUs and gigs of RAM.
windows - comments - 5.4.2009

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.
windows - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 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.
download - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 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?
windows - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 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.
download - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 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.
download - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 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.
common - comments - 1.10.2009

The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 Threat Mitigation Guide

Well, Microsoft still puts effort in old Windows versions...
microsoft - comments - 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!
windows - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 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.
windows - comments - 9.3.2008

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.
windows - comments - 20.4.2008

Windows Server 2008 = Windows Vista SP1 Minus the Pain

Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, is essentially intimately connected with Windows Vista Service Pack 1, to the level in which the RTM version of Microsoft's latest server operating system features the SP1 label
windows - comments - 6.5.2008

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.
download - comments - 16.6.2008

Free Windows for Supercomputers Available for Download - Windows HPC Server 2008

Microsoft made the latest iteration of its Windows operating system for supercomputers available as a free download.
windows - comments - 23.9.2008

Windows 7 reaches build 7068

A Microsoft Employee, in his blog post explaining about the new Windows 7 Gadgets platform, ended up posting the initial Windows 7 build 7068 screenshot. The screenshot is just the Windows 7 Desktop but the build string is clearly visible - 7068.winmain.090321-1322 - which means that this build 7068 was compiled on March 21, 2009. It was also rumored earlier that Windows 7 build 7068 is released on Microsoft Connect to a select group of testers. WinFuture reports that this build might have been released to the Windows 7 TAP Customers, who get involved closely with Microsoft in beta testing their products.

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neowin.net - 27.03.2009

Windows 7 reaches Build 7070

Two days back, we had a Microsoft Employee leak screenshots of build 7068. Today, we have screenshots of build 7070 leak! The leak is yet again from someone working at Microsoft and the story goes like this: "I just came back from Microsoft, since my Dad works there. He works for in the SQL server division and here are some screenshots I took about the new build 7070.I don't know if there is anything new to this build, but they installed it yesterday, so it probably will be leaked soon. They said it was a major update; maybe not to the user interface but more to the Kernel.

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neowin.net - 30.03.2009

Survey: Big decline seen in US consumer tech spending

With an American economy that is becoming increasingly unstable, thanks largely to the credit crunch and the return of inflation, consumers appear to be closing their purse strings tightly when it comes to tech purchases...
betanews.com - 20.03.2008

PS3 Performance Concerns Analysts

Sony can't catch a break, and now its highly anticipated PlayStation 3 is worrying investors. Shares of the company fell Tuesday after a financial analyst expressed concern over the console after it displayed some unstable behavior at the Tokyo Game Show...
betanews.com - 04.10.2006

Windows 7 RTM contains a rather nasty chkdsk bug

Windows 7 RTM, which will be distributed to MSDN/TechNet and technical beta testers tomorrow, contains a nasty memory leak when the chkdsk command is initiated. The bug occurs when the CHKDSK /R command is initiated on a non-system volume. Memory usage of the chkdsk.exe process soars until the system is using over 90% physical memory. In some cases this will cause the system to become unresponsive and unstable. Some are calling the bug a "show stopper", whilst others (Randall Kennedy) claim it could derail the Windows 7 launch. It's worth noting that Kennedy claimed in November 2008 that Microsoft had delayed the Windows 7 beta to early 2009, even though company officials always stated this was the case.

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neowin.net - 05.08.2009

Windows 7 Release Candidate goes public... Oops

Tired of waiting for Microsoft to release the first (and likely only) release candidate of Windows 7? No worries, you can go and snatch it up now... via torrents. Earlier today, build 7100 of Windows 7, the official Release Candidate build, leaked to the public.

While no new visual elements stand out from previous builds, UI changes should no longer be expected this late in the game. Any changes from this point on will be, for the most part, behind the scenes. One notable change however is Microsoft's decision to revert back to the previous active tile design for the taskbar, as found in build 7068, as it no longer features the white hazy glow behind the icon.

The official release date of Windows 7 RC is expected to be May 5th for the public, and slightly earlier for TechNet and MSDN subscribers.

Have you found anything new in this build? Share it with us in our community forums...

Update: Microsoft now says the RC will be available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers on April 30th.


jcxp.net - 25.04.2009

Why Windows ME deserves more respect

I have a confession to make, I used Windows Millennium Edition and I liked it. That doesn’t stop me making fun of it however.

At a time where there was still a separation between consumer and enterprise operating systems, Windows Me was at the top of its class.

What a lot of people forget or don’t even recognize to begin with is that Windows Me is actually a rather innovative and forward-looking operating system. Instead, almost everyone focuses on its reliability problems which can be largely attributed to the flaky and inherently unstable Win9x kernel.


neowin.net - 18.03.2008

Improved Windows interoperability in Ubuntu

A proposal has been created by Scott Richie, an Ubuntu MOTU, that Wine be included in the Main repository of Ubuntu. This does not mean the Wine would be installed by default but instead that, on clicking an executable file, the user would be prompted if they want to install Wine. An automatic install would follow, similar to what is already done for codecs in Ubuntu. The proposal comes after realising that only 37% of Ubuntu users had installed Wine with only a third of these using it according to PopCon. Having previously been too unstable in its beta versions, Scott Richie believes Wine is now mature enough for inclusion in the distribution.

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neowin.net - 15.12.2008

Microsoft doesn't recommend creating Vista "Lite" with vLite

Some people have been turning to a utility called vLite, which out components of the operating system deemed unessential.

"Microsoft does not recommend using any tool to strip out applications from Windows Vista prior to installing it on your system, as it may affect your ability to download future Windows updates and service packs, and may cause your system to become unstable", the company said in an e-mail to CNET News.com.


neowin.net - 02.02.2008

Chrome OS leaks onto the internet

Just days away from an event at Google where the company will reveal more about one of their rumored and now confirmed projects - Chrome OS, package files and pictures have leaked showing the operating system (or at least the browser part of it) running on top of a Ubuntu install with themes and a new logo. The files that leaked were hosted on a public Google server, and were found by Living in a Google World earlier this week. The Operating System which is very unstable (as expected) was leaked for only a few hours, and then taken down - but not before some users got copies of the files.

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neowin.net - 16.10.2009

Boron nanotubes could outperform carbon

Carbon may be losing its monopoly over the nanoworld. According to the latest calculations, tubes built out of the element boron could have many of the same properties as carbon nanotubes, the ubiquitous components of nanoengineering. And for some electronic applications, they should even be better than carbon.



Boron nanotubes will have a more complicated shape than the simple linked hexagons that work for carbon, as the chemistry of boron makes that chicken-wire pattern unstable. The first boron nanotubes to be created, in 2004, are thought to be formed from a buckled triangular latticework.




winbeta.org - 04.01.2008

1 billion Firefox downloads served

Mozilla has celebrated a milestone from its great hit Mozilla Firefox, reaching 1 billion downloads. The open source browser released its first version in 2004 with nearly 3 million people already using it before it was able to achieve version 1.0. Firefox has been through dozens of official releases and countless number of nightly builds, a compile of the latest builds, sometimes unstable at night. The browser has seen tremendous success over the last 3 years, bringing in over 30% market share, receiving dozens of awards from IT specialists and software review web sites, and even setting a Guinness World Record for the most number of downloads in a 24 hour period of 8,000,000 downloads.

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neowin.net - 01.08.2009

Adobe announces no CS3 support on Snow Leopard

John Nack, the principal product manager for Photoshop at Adobe, last week announced on his public blog that CS3 and earlier have not been tested on Snow Leopard. There have been reports of CS3 being unstable on Snow Leopard surfacing around the web - including CS3 crashing when fonts are changed. Photoshop CS2, however, is listed as not compatible with Snow Leopard. "While older Adobe and Macromedia applications may install and run on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6), they were designed, tested and released to the public several years before this new operating system became available," the document states. "You may therefore experience a variety of installation, stability, and reliability issues for which there is no resolution.

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neowin.net - 31.08.2009

Mozilla releases Fennec browser for WinMo users


jcxp.net - 12.02.2009

Microsoft doesn't recommend creating Vista 'Lite'

WB: But we do. Just remember that SP1 cannot be installed on a vLited Vista install so a preintegrated or "Reverse Integrated" SP1 ISO is required. As for installing future Windows updates, as long as Component Cache (which is an Extreme option anyway) is not removed, they'll work just fine. :)



Frustrated with Vista's sluggishness, some people have been turning to a utility called vLite, that strips out components of the operating system deemed unessential.



Although the move does offer frustrated Vista users an option other than going back to XP or switching to a Mac, Microsoft said Wednesday that it doesn't endorse such changes to Vista's setup.



"Microsoft does not recommend using any tool to strip out applications from Windows Vista prior to installing it on your system, as it may affect your ability to download future Windows updates and service packs, and may cause your system to become unstable," the company said in an e-mail to CNET News.com.




winbeta.org - 31.01.2008

DNS patch causes BIND blunder

The group responsible for maintaining the internet's most popular domain name software BIND has admitted it caused problems by fast-tracking a security patch designed to fix the widescale DNS flaw discovered by researcher Dan Kaminsky this month.



Paul Vixie, president of non-profit Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), the organisation which maintains BIND (the Berkeley Internet Name Domain), admitted yesterday the patch for BIND version 9 was unstable and recommended users to install beta (early test) versions of the software instead.




winbeta.org - 29.07.2008

Yet another glimpse of Windows Mobile 6.5 makes the rounds


jcxp.net - 10.02.2009

Timing and Vista Woes for the Mobile Warrior

James Kendrick has had enough. A master of mobile technology, hes been working with Vista on more mobile devices than I can keep track of. Hes put up a pretty scathing post on jkOnTheRun stating that that in his opinion Vista will never run well on mobile devices and it is one giant step backwards. His long post is summed up nicely in this excerpt:
    The whole Vista mobile experience is very unstable and that is unsettling to anyone who needs to get their work done, and get it done now. I don't care how pretty the OS is or how much new sophisticated stuff is going on under the hood if it makes my performance unpredictable. That is such a big step backwards that you have to wonder how it can be fixed in the short term. I fear it can't. Say what you will about Windows XP the one thing it is on mobile devices is stable. Rock-solid stable. Can anyone say that about Vista on mobile PCs? I have a very bad feeling about the immediate future of mobile computing on the Vista platform. And that hits me where I live.
He mentions many of the issues that have been well chronicled here on the pages and forums of GBM and elsewhere, like docking and undocking (Robs post about this yesterday stirred up a small firestorm) and echoes my experiences with UMPCs and Vista quite well. Anything with one of the newer śmobileť processors and limited to 1GB of memory is nothing short of frustrating running Vista. It is just an unsatisfactory experience on a UMPC, period. Im actually thinking of selling the two UMPCs I own and waiting (probably in vain) for something better down the line.




winbeta.org - 24.08.2007

Next-Gen LEDs Show Bright Future

Scientists in India are reporting an advance toward discovering a Holy Grail of the illumination industry - a white LED, a light-emitting diode that produces pure white light suitable for interior lighting of homes, offices and other buildings. Their study is in the Sept. 9 issue of ACS' The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. In the report, D. D. Sarma and Angshuman Nag point out that practical versions of these so-called white LEDs would be brighter, longer-lasting and more energy efficient than conventional light sources such as incandescent and fluorescent lamps and could replace them in the future.

However, scientists have faced several difficulties in developing pure white LEDs with all the requirements and desirable properties. Existing versions produce tinted, unstable shades of white light that mar their performance. The researchers report the first success in developing a new LED based on a new phosphor from semiconductor nanocrystals of cadmium sulfide mixed with manganese. It produces a stable shade of white light that remains constant over time and appears superior in overall performance in comparison to previous generations of white LEDs. The scientists now are working to boost its efficiency so that the white LED can be used in everyday applications.


neowin.net - 27.09.2007

Revision3 cuts shows from lineup

Fans of the popular Internet-based television network Revision3 may notice a bit of a change in the programming line-up when they tune in next week. Jim Louderback announced today on the company blog that five shows, including Pixel Perfect, PopSiren, Internet Superstar, Epic Fu, and Wine Library, will either be ending their run immediately on the network, or, in Epic Fu's case, be phased out by December. The move come as unstable economic conditions pervade throughout the globe, causing belt-tightening in all aspects of life.

Of particular note is Pixel Perfect, which, as Louderback says, " delivered essentially a graduate level course in graphic design and technique " over its 100+ episode run; the program was finally cut simply because executives believe it had run its course, and had little new ground to tread. On the other hand, PopSiren and Internet Superstar were given the axe after consistently low ratings; although they had "great promise", they never quite found their audience. Finally, Wine Library and Epic Fu will be leaving Revision3 due to the network's termination of its distribution agreements with the shows. However, fans should take heart as these shows will still be produced from their respective sites.

Revision3 was an interesting paradigm shift when it first debuted, offering a targeted lineup of shows for Internet distribution, on the hopes that these shows would attract a dedicated viewer following. Although this isn't the first time that the network has cut shows, new content is on its way, as seven new shows were launched on Revision3Beta this month.

All old episodes from these five shows will still be available from Revision3's show archives.

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neowin.net - 28.10.2008