Windows 7 SKU feature list
Microsoft yesterday announced its plans for the Windows 7 SKU. Here is the feature list I created based on the information that is currently available.
windows -
comments -
4.2.2009 Microsoft makes Xbox360 price drop official, announces 60GB sku
The worst kept secret just before the E3 show, is now official: Microsoft Corp. is giving consumers more gigabytes for their buck.
microsoft -
comments -
14.7.2008 Windows 7 E Full Version at Upgrade Prices, but No Upgrade SKU
With a new edition of Windows 7 tailored especially for Europe, Microsoft revealed that with this release of its Windows client, it was doing things differentially.
windows -
comments -
25.6.2009 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.
download -
comments -
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.
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.
windows -
comments -
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. Its 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 -
23.9.2008Microsoft's Windows 7 line-up: The good, the bad and the ugly
If you were one of those individuals holding out hope that Microsoft might go the way of Apple and move to one or two SKUs for Windows 7, your prayers
have gone unanswered. But there still is some good news in whats on tap when Windows 7 ships, most likely in the third or fourth quarter of this
year.
Microsoft went public on February 3 with its planned version (SKU) line-up but not pricing for Windows 7. After
receiving an admittedly very quick SKU overview from the Softies yesteray, here are my first impressions of Microsofts new SKU plan...
winbeta.org -
03.02.2009Rumor of Xbox 360 SKU with Motion Controller
Recently there's been plenty of talk about the Xbox 360 price drops. The cheapest SKU out now; the Xbox 360 Arcade is said to go down to $200, which
would make it the cheapest current generation console. Now rumor has it that it will also include a motion controller in its package. The Arcade SKU
is said to include the usual arcade games, a 512MB memory card, the forthcoming Fall Dashboard Update preinstalled, and the motion controller as well
as motion controlled games developed by Rare. It is said to release sometime in the Holiday 2008 season, but this leaves us wondering if this rumored
SKU will be the same $200 rumored SKU said to be released in September.
It is said the motion controller will be sold separately and
will be bundled along with a wider variety of games. No word on the price or release date has been confirmed yet.
..
jcxp.net -
24.08.2008Microsoft 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.
Read full story.....
neowin.net -
25.02.2009Microsoft Announces New Vista SKU Specifically for Virtual Deployment
WINHEC DAY 3 In a
completely unanticipated
announcement made quietly
during a virtualization talk
here at WinHEC 2008, Microsoft
announced a completely new SKU
of Windows Vista, to be
entitled Vista Enterprise
Centralized Desktop (VECD).
Its purpose will be to enable
Vista to run within an
enterprise exclusively as
virtual machines ,
managed centrally using System
Center Virtual Machine
Manager...
betanews.com -
17.05.2007Microsoft Introduces New Vista SKU Specifically for Virtual Deployment
WINHEC DAY 3 In a
completely unanticipated
announcement made quietly
during a virtualization talk
here at WinHEC 2008, Microsoft
announced a completely new SKU
of Windows Vista, to be
entitled Vista Enterprise
Centralized Desktop (VECD).
Its purpose will be to enable
Vista to run within an
enterprise exclusively as
virtual machines ,
managed centrally using System
Center Virtual Machine
Manager...
betanews.com -
18.05.2007Exclusive - Nintendo Wii SKU soon obsolete - refresh soon?
Nintendo's hugely popular Wii console has entered the internal status of 'early warning' of a major American retail outlet, meaning the
current stock-keeping unit will start being phased out within 90 days and will be replaced, shortly there after, by a newer SKU.
A trusted
source with access to internal documents has given Neowin this exclusive story. It remains to be seen whether this development is due to new bundles
being released or perhaps coloured versions of the Wii, but the current SKU will definitely begin to be removed from sales channels within 90 days.
We will report more on this story as new facts come to light.
Read full story.....
neowin.net -
26.05.2008Microsoft offers clarifications on Windows 7 SKU issues
A number of key details surrounding Microsoft's announcement yesterday on Windows 7 versions were left up in the air, and now spokespersons are
working to bring them down to earth...
betanews.com -
05.02.2009Ballmer: Yes on Windows 7 for netbooks, but maybe not a specific SKU
Did the Microsoft CEO really say what the financial press says he said about netbooks and Win7? Not really.
..
betanews.com -
09.03.2009Windows Server for Consumers: Is There a Place in the Home?
With the near-ubiquity of
network architecture as a
fundamental part of nearly all
computing and digital
communications, it was only a
matter of time before
Microsoft would develop a SKU
of Windows Server directed
toward the consumer. BetaNews
spoke with Windows Home Server
group product manager Joel
Sider, in an effort to pin
down how thoroughly Microsoft
has actually planned for the
repercussions of marketing
Windows Server for the home
user...
betanews.com -
26.05.2007Microsoft Confirms Office
Ultimate SKU
Bink.nu spotted a slide in
Microsoft Chairman Bill
Gates' Windows Hardware
Engineering Conference
(WinHEC)keynote that no one
else spotted.
Microsoft is confirming that
there is, indeed, a Microsoft
Office Ultimate 2007 SKU in
the works. A company
spokeswoman provided us with
the following statement when
we asked about Office
Ultimate: "Microsoft Office
Ultimate 2007 will be a new
package offered in retail and
OEM channels at general
availability. It will give
people working at home access
to the full line-up of 2007
Microsoft Office applications
so they can create, find,
manage and share information
across boundaries using the
toolset they're familiar with
at the office."
jcxp.net -
25.05.2006Windows 7 final editions announced
We recently revealed that Microsoft still hadn't announced how many flavors Windows 7 would ship in. In a recent briefing with Paul Thurrott,
Microsoft Senior Vice President Bill Veghte revealed the SKUs that Windows 7 will ship in. "We feel that this lineup offers a clear onramp for
Windows 7, making it easier than ever to find the right version for your needs", Veghte added.
Read full story.....
neowin.net -
03.02.2009How many flavors will Windows 7 come in?
The most recent leaked screenshots of Windows 7 build 7025 suggests 5 versions, but Gregg Keizer of Computer World reports that Microsoft hasn't
decided on it yet. A Microsoft spokeswoman confirmed the 5 version names in Windows 7 beta, but said they were only preliminary. She also added that
Microsoft will continue to take customer feedback from the beta test period into account as they refine the SKU set for Windows 7 and will share more
information when its available. As far as netbook is concerned Cnet UK reported that Microsoft plans to make a single version of Windows 7 for
netbook alone.
Read full story.....
neowin.net -
30.01.2009Modern Warfare 2 PC delayed, new trailer released
As reported by Electronic Theatre, the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has received a small delay. Intended for release alongside its
console brethren worldwide on November 10, as well as the Nintendo Wii version of Call of Duty 4 and Modern Warfare: Mobilzed for the DS, the PC SKU
will now apparently launch on November 24. No official reason has yet been given for the delay. Both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SKU's are
uneffected, and will still launch on November 10 Infinity Ward has released a new trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 titled "Infamy,"
containing a massive twist that you can't afford to miss.
Read full story.....
neowin.net -
07.10.2009Windows Live Messenger Goes Final and More
After a year in the making, the Windows Live Messenger production has come to an end, and to the delight of thousands of people.
The
Download Page has been updated with build 353 (the final version) and is
available for download now. It hasn't been extensively tested yet, but it's presumable that the countless bugs testers received in previous betas
have been resolved; most notably several serious problems that were spotted when running it with Windows 7.
Complimenting the release of
WLM 2009, the "Messenger Plus!" team has announced a release of the compatible (build 4.80) version of the patcher to be before the end of the
month.
This seems promising. Hopefully the two will work well together, and we can FINALLY get what we've been asking for in the entire
WLM experience.
Resources:
jcxp.net -
14.01.2009EU to continue anti-trust case, regardless of Windows 7 E
The recent shenanigans between the EU and Microsoft have been rather tedious; it's taken a long time for anything to happen, really, and Microsoft
has even had to cancel a hearing once. However, with the recent introduction of Windows 7 E, many thought that the trouble would be over... but they
were wrong. Nope, according to Ars Technica, the EU is still set on pursuing their anti-trust case with the Redmond company, despite them going out of
their way to create a new SKU just for the region.
Read full story.....
neowin.net -
13.06.2009The Problem with Bundling
Joe Wilcox: On Friday I spoke with two product executives from a major OEM about some forthcoming new PCs and notebooks. During the conversation, I
asked about their Windows Media Center strategy. The OEM no longer has one, and Vista integration is the reason.
The response is
surprising, because Media Center integration into Vista was supposed to benefit Microsoft, its customers and partners. But that's not how this OEM
sees it. Reasoning: The discreet SKU's disappearance makes Media Center differentiation more difficult among OEMs, so there is no real competitive
advantage. The product executives expressed concern that Media Center promotion for the OEM's products might benefit competitors.
The conversation was a broad indictment of Microsoft's whole Vista SKU strategy. Rather than differentiate products around Vista SKUs, the OEM
has instead returned to emphasizing performance metrics and made product design a greater priority. That's opposite the intention of Microsoft's
Vista SKU strategy, which was supposed to encourage greater differentiation around operating system capabilities.
winbeta.org -
10.12.2007Poll Results: Which edition of Windows 7 do you plan on buying?
It took some time, but our poll has hit the 1000 vote mark, so it's time to shut it down and start anew.
Our poll for the last few
months has been Which edition of Windows 7 do you plan on buying? The results are in...
Windows 7 Home Premium:
237 Windows 7 Professional:
208 Windows 7 Ultimate:
555 The results aren't really surprising, and we were
certainly expecting that most people will simply want the most complete SKU. Of course we have to remember that Windows 7 Ultimate is supposedly going
to be available in very limited quantities, so there's a good change that the above results are a fairly poor representation of the success Windows
7's various SKUs are going to face. That being said, it's always fun to get your opinion!
Don't forget, we have plenty of ongoing
discussions regarding Windows 7 taking place in our
community
forums. Don't miss out!
We should have a new poll up and running on Monday. Thanks for your votes everyone!..
jcxp.net -
05.04.2009Intel's Atom gets price and speeds, expected in devices by summer
At the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai today, the highly anticipated Atom microprocessors, designed especially for use in ultra portables/mobile
internet devices and embedded systems were given their official SKU numbers and unit prices along with detailed specs...
betanews.com -
03.04.2008Microsoft To Announce Office
12 Branding Feb 16
On February 16, Microsoft will
be disclosing the Office
"12" SKU line-up, product
branding, and some directional
pricing information to the
press.
The
February 16 date is a
press-focused event wherein
the company will issue a press
release and hold calls with
members of the press.
- New
product names and enhanced
Office logo and branding.
- Office
client SKU line-up and the
individual products that are
included in each edition.
- Office
server SKU line-up and the
licensing/CAL information for
each product, except RTC and
Exchange.
- Some
directional pricing
information.
This is the first time
Microsoft will openly reveal
information so early on in a
product release cycle. The
company aims to ensure that
customers are aware of certain
features, product branding and
pricing in order to early
adopt the product.
Keep your
eyes on this page
guys!
jcxp.net -
13.02.2006Microsoft provides latest Windows 7 roadmap
Microsoft has been releasing monthly updates to OEM's on their upcoming Windows 7 operating system.
Techarp has posted their latest update where Microsoft notes that
they are currently finishing product research based on feedback from OEM and end users. This will help them determine potential Windows 7 offerings /
SKUs. Microsoft aims to provide detailed Windows 7 SKU information sometime this month. The next OEM update is scheduled to be released around
November 13, 2008.
Interestingly, Microsoft has revealed the "Windows 7 Language Waves". Localised versions of Windows 7 will be released
over 101 days after RTM. These are not general release dates but dates that indicate when the various languages will be finalised.
Wave 0
- RTM - English, Spanish, Japanese, German, French
Wave 1 - RTM + 14 days - Italian, Dutch, Russian, Simplified Chinese
Wave 2 - RTM + 28
days - Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Korean
Wave 3 - RTM + 45 days - Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong), Czech, Portuguese, Hungarian
Wave 4 - RTM + 59 days - Danish, Norwegian (Bokmål), Finnish
Wave 5 - RTM + 73 days - Arabic, Hebrew, Greek, Ukrainian
Wave 6 - RTM
+ 87 days - Thai, Romanian, Lithuanian, Slovak, Bulgarian
Wave 7 - RTM + 101 days - Estonian, Croatian, Serbian Latin, Latvian, Slovenian
In the OEM update Microsoft also detailed Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU). Like Vista, Windows 7 users will be able to upgrade to a "more
premium" version to unlock additional features. More details will be forthcoming in Novembers update presumably when Microsoft release SKU
information.
Microsoft is also planning a Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Program, where end users you purchase Vista systems will have the option
(for a limited time) of upgrading to Windows 7.
Eligible Editions : Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista
Ultimate
Eligible Languages : Wave 0 to Wave 4
Available Upgrade Paths : Like-to-like product paths only (e.g. from Windows Vista Home
Premium to Windows 7 Home Premium)
Read
full story.....
neowin.net -
08.11.2008
