Windows 7 DHCP Network Hint
The next iterations of the Windows client and server operating systems will deliver the evolution of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
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24.12.2008 Windows 7 Client Updates
Microsoft released several updates for Windows 7 Client.
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26.2.2009 Novell Client for Windows Vista
The Novell® Client™ for Windows Vista* provides Windows connectivity to NetWare® and OES Linux servers.
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22.8.2007 Under the Windows 5270 Client and Server Hoods
Announced December 19, Microsoft's latest CTP (Community Technology Preview) release of Windows Vista, Build 5270, includes a variety of improvements to security, performance, and the user interface. It also includes updated versions of some of the applications that will ship with the operating system. We took this latest pre-release version of Vista for a test drive in our labs and were generally impressed with its stability, responsiveness, and polish.
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25.12.2005 Windows Vista Patch for DNS client
Microsoft just released a Windows Vista Patch.
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28.2.2007 How to Install Microsoft Telnet Client on Windows 7
If you have been fan of traditional Microsoft Telnet client then you will be surprised to see that traditional Telnet Client is not available in Windows Vista & 7 by default and you have to manually install Telnet Client to use Telnet from command prompt.
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17.7.2009 FileZilla Client 3.0.9.1
FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface.
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12.4.2008 Description of the Wireless Client Update for Windows XP with Service Pack 2
This article describes the Wireless Client Update for 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2.
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18.10.2006 MS denies Rumor: undecided on last 32-bit Windows Client
Bill Laing, a General Manager in the Microsoft Windows Server Division, has been quoted as saying that Windows Server 2008 will be the last 32-bit operating system.
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18.5.2007 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 Windows Vista Client Monitoring Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
The Windows Vista Client Monitoring Management Pack is built on the Windows Diagnostics Infrastructure in Windows Vista that detects, diagnoses and tries to resolve hardware and software problems.
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12.5.2007 qube - q3 Web Search Client
qube - abbreviated as q3, is the next generation, websearch client for instant, single-click access to information from the collective index of traditional search engines.
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Microsoft Building New Free Mail Client
Internet Explorer isn't the only application to enjoy a resurgence in Windows Vista -- Microsoft is readying a new desktop e-mail client that will be integrated into Windows Live and eventually replace Outlook Express. Dubbed Windows Live Mail Desktop, the product is currently in beta testing.
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11.3.2006 Microsoft Firewall Client for ISA Server
As an ISA Server administrator, you can deploy the Firewall Client software on the client computers in your corporate network.
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17.9.2006 Forget Vista. Long live Longhorn client!
Should old, abandonned operating systems just fade away? Or is there some way to breathe new life into them – without running afoul of the copyright police?
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27.10.2006 Ballmer Dispels Notion of Vista as Last Client OS
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today attempted to end rumors that Windows Vista will be the last Windows client operating system, claiming that Microsoft has "plenty more where that came from" at a press event to mark the consumer launch of the new OS and Office 2007 in New York.
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30.1.2007 Microsoft earnings hit target; client, business divisions shine
Microsoft’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings hit their targets courtesy of a Vista and Office 2007 boost.
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20.7.2007 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9 – 1 Billion and Counting
Is Windows dead? Or, at least, is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's proprietary operating system?
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15.9.2008 Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9
This week in Microsoft, we covered 128-bit support possibly coming to Windows 8 and Windows 9, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bill Gates, Office 2010 Starter, Microsoft MVP status, Windows Live Hotmail, the EU, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
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10.10.2009 Windows Vista Build 5231 and Windows Media Player 11 Leaks!
Windows Vista Build 5231 has leaked to the web. The new build is said to include Windows Media Player 11 included. View the screenshots below! This is a Main branch build that was released on September 12th, 2005 at 8:20PM.
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3: Official Release Dates
A French website, PC Inpact, has posted the official Microsoft product change request forms for Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
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6.2.2008 Download Free Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 Straight from Microsoft
Via the Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image. That's right! Microsoft is offering access to free downloads of Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2.
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6.3.2008 Windows Vista SP1 outperforms Windows XP SP2 in file copy
"Its interesting that people seem to think that Vista under performs in every area of the system which is quite an incorrect perception.
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27.5.2008 Windows Fiji Has RTMd as Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Fiji has been released to manufacturing.
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18.7.2008 Windows 7 Beta Doesn't Play Nice with Windows Azure Cloud OS Tools
The promise for Windows 7 is that it will deliver an evolution when it will come down to stretching into the Cloud compared to its precursor, Windows Vista.
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16.1.2009 Internet Explorer 8 MUI packs for Windows XP, Windows Server 03
As detailed in our previous blog post, the following Internet Explorer MUI packs shipped today.
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17.5.2009DHCP Network Hint in Windows 7
With the increase in popularity of laptops, it is very common for users to frequently reconnect to a previously visited network. In order to improve
user experience in roaming scenarios, where the user connects back to a previously visited network where the user had a valid DHCP lease, DHCP network
hint has been implemented in Windows 7 OS. DHCP network hint helps in identifying the correct DHCP configuration for a previously visited network and
then using the configuration opportunistically. Network hint used in order to uniquely identify different network is SSID (Service Set Identifier) of
a network...
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22.12.2008Using Group Policy Filtering to Create a NAP DHCP Enforcement Policy (Part 2)
In the first part of this series on how to configure a DHCP NAP enforcement policy we went through some of the basics of how NAP works, and then
installed the DHCP and NPS services on the NAP policy server. In this, part two of the series, well look at how to use the NAP policy wizard to
automatically create the Network, Health and Connection policies that will be used to control access to the network.
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27.08.2008Infoblox offers management for Microsoft DNS, DHCP servers
IP address management vendor
Infoblox Monday introduced an appliance that the company says
will help IT managers tackling DNS and DHCP on Microsoft Windows servers reduce manual labor, support compliance efforts and improve operational
efficiencies around managing IP space.
Infoblox IPAM WinConnect is an appliance designed to help customers managing IP addresses
using Microsoft management DNS and DHCP servers. The product sits in the data center and communicates with the Windows DNS and DHCP servers via the
network, providing IT managers with a common view into both environments as well as automation and administrative features. The product would augment
a customer's existing Windows IP address management tools, according to industry watchers, who say many customers depend on out-of-date and
insufficient tools to manage IT addresses.
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15.10.2007Windows Server 2008 DNS Block Feature
Windows Server 2008 introduces a DNS block feature that may affect the ISA Server automatic discovery when implementing the WPAD mechanism using a
Windows Server 2008 DNS Server.
The block feature provides a global query block list to reduce vulnerability associated with
dynamic DNS updates. Dynamic update makes it possible for DNS client computers to register and dynamically update their resource records with a DNS
server whenever a client changes its network address or host name. This reduces the need for manual administration of zone records, especially for
clients that frequently move or change locations and use DHCP to obtain an IP address. This convenience comes at a cost, however, because an
authorized client can register any unused host name, even a host name that might have special significance for certain applications. This can allow a
malicious user to "hijack" a special name and divert certain types of network traffic to that user's computer. WPAD is a commonly deployed protocol
vulnerable to this type of hijacking, and by default WPAD look up is disabled by the blocking mechanism.
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19.02.2008Exploit Code Surfaces for Two
MS Flaws
Security companies warned of
two new exploits released for
vulnerabilities that were
patched by Microsoft earlier
this month. The code exploits
issues in Windows DHCP and the
"mailslot"
application...
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26.07.2006Microsoft acknowledges Linux threat to the Windows client
Microsoft has acknowledged for the first time, that linux is a direct threat to the Windows client, naming Red Hat and Canonical (Primary sponsor of
Ubuntu) as competitors to it's Windows client business in it's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As stated in
the filing by Microsoft, "Client faces strong competition from well-established companies with differing approaches to the PC market, competing
commercial software products, including variants of Unix, are supplied by competitors such as Apple, Canonical, and Red Hat." The acknowledgment of
this points out that linux has finally gained ground, and that it now puts up a viable fight against the Windows client.
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06.08.2009Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Client Profile (BETA)
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Client Profile (BETA) contain the .NET Framework Client profile needed for the installation and distribution of .NET
Framework Client applications. The .NET Framework 3.5 Client Profile (BETA) contains a subset of features contained in the full installation of the
.NET Framework. The subset of features are the Common Language Runtime, ClickOnce, Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation and Windows
Communication Foundation.
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09.05.2008VMware bugs highlight virtualization security risks
A set of newly discovered flaws in components of VMware's virtual machine software has called attention to some of the security risks associated with
the practice of running virtual computers on a single system.
VMware has updated its products to fix the security bugs, disclosed
Wednesday, but users who have not updated their software could face serious security risks thanks to a trio of flaws in the DHCP server that ships
with VMware.
The DHCP software is used to assign IP addresses to the different virtual machines running within VMware, but IBM
researchers discovered that it can be exploited to gain control of the computer. That could be very bad news for someone running a lot of applications
on the same VMware box, said Tom Cross, a researcher with IBM's Internet Security Systems group. "By exploiting this vulnerability, you get complete
control of any of the machines that are running on that virtual environment," he said. ..
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21.09.2007Explanation for Windows 7 'clear choices' for SKUs murkier than ever
There will be a client version of Windows 7 geared for everyday consumers, and another client version for businesses other than those that would
normally purchase volume licenses. The reasons why are growing fewer in number...
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04.02.2009Windows 7 Driver Compatibility Evidence Seen
A day after someone noticed a "Windows 7 Client" category popping up on Windows Server Update Services, another curious enthusiast on the Neowin
forums has also noticed a sudden prevalence of "Windows 7 Client" drivers on Microsoft's Update Catalog - the online library of drivers which
Windows uses to automatically install.
A
simple search for "Windows 7 Client" reveals more than 1000 drivers already available. These drivers range from the big brands
from Nvidia, ATI, Intel and Broadcom to even miscellaneous display drivers. Whilst it is true all drivers approved after June 1 should have been
tested on Windows 7, most of these drivers date back to early 2007 suggesting most drivers have just been carried over from the latest WHQL release.
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23.08.2008Windows Live Hotmail Desktop Client Due Shortly
Amid the announcement that
Windows Live Hotmail is
launching globally on Monday,
Microsoft said that it plans
to release a beta of its
desktop client called Windows
Live Mail "within
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07.05.2007Microsoft Building New Free
Mail Client
Internet Explorer isn't the
only application to enjoy a
resurgence in Windows Vista --
Microsoft is readying a new
desktop e-mail client that
will be integrated into
Windows Live and eventually
replace Outlook Express.
Dubbed Windows Live Mail
Desktop, the product is
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11.03.2006Microsoft Opens New Mail
Client Beta
Microsoft has opened up the
beta program for its new
advertising supported e-mail
client that integrates with
the company's Windows Live
initiative. All users can now
sign up to test Windows Live
Mail Desktop without needing
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28.07.2006Shell:Revealed - Windows
Client Team Blog
The Windows Client Team
recently created a new blog
for the team as a whole,
though it only began to use it
today. The blog, called
Shell:Revealed, is mainly
about any subject that touches
Windows Operating System
development, though it can be
a little more, since the team
seems to really be posting
what it finds interesting
about it...
shell:revealed isn't
about Windows Vista, it's
about Windows. Many of the
people on the Windows Client
team have been here a very
long time and have plenty of
knowledge to share with the
world. This is the place to
find out what we're doing,
how we're doing it, and why.
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14.09.2006Sobees, 1st WPF, Silverlight & Azure powered Twitter client
What happens when you mash up Twitter, Silverlight 3.0, WPF and the Windows Azure platform? One sweet Twitter client that's what. Sobees is
actually comprised of three different components . You have the WPF desktop client, which is called "Bdule", the world's 1st Silverlight 3.0
powered web version "Sobees Web" & the "out of browser" version. Which is also powered by Silverlight (good news for Mac fans). All three versions
look and feel exactly the same. As of right now, only the desktop client has Facebook integration, which will make its way to the other platforms
sometime soon.
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13.07.2009AOL Launches Free AIM Pro
Client
After one month in testing,
AOL on Wednesday dropped the
beta moniker from its
corporate instant messaging
client, officially launching
AIM Pro. The new client was
designed by WebEx and is
targeting business users with
collaboration features powered
by the company...
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19.07.2006Yahoo, Microsoft IM
Integration 'Soon'
Microsoft said Monday that it
was still working toward
integrating the Yahoo!
Messenger network into the
Windows Live Messenger client,
saying it would come 'soon.'
A version of the client with
Yahoo is currently being
tested internally...
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06.06.2006WSUS users get a surprise: Windows 7 client
Some Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) users got a surprise on their patching servers on August 20: A mention of Windows 7 Client.
The actual Windows 7 client code was not distributed via WSUS. But the appearance of Windows 7 on the list of products that will be serviced
over WSUS paves the way for Microsoft to start pushing something Windows-7-related to customers in the coming months.
“WSUS
doesn’t push products - just patches. so this could just be in preparation for something that is weeks or months in the future. It’s just
a new category.” said one WSUS customer, who confirmed that he saw the “Windows 7″ box on his update check list this morning.
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20.08.2008New Microsoft E-Mail Client
Gets Ads
Microsoft is embedding
advertising in its new e-mail
client software known as
Windows Live Mail Desktop, the
company disclosed late Friday.
The feature, known as Active
Search, will display text
links based on a message's
content, much like Google does
with its Gmail service on the
Web...
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06.06.2006Windows 7 Client Software Logo Program Documentation (v1.3)
The Windows platform has a broad ecosystem of products and partners that supports the platform. Displaying the Windows logo on your product represents
a relationship and a shared commitment to quality between Microsoft and your company. Customers trust that seeing the Windows brand on your product
ensures that it meets compatibility standards and performs well on the Windows platform.
The Windows 7 Software Logo program is
made up of policies and requirements that help ensure logod applications are easy to install and reliable on PCs running Windows 7.
The purpose of this document is to outline the technical requirements and eligibility qualifications an application must meet in order to
participate in the Windows 7 Client Software Logo Program.
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