Over 2 Years of Feedback for Windows 7, and Counting
Even though Microsoft has only recently started talking Windows 7, in preparation for events such as the professional Developer Conference 2008, WinHEC 2008 and TechEd EMEA 2008, the fact of the matter is that Windows Vista's successor has been in development since 2007.
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3.9.2008 Microsoft Prepares to Harvest Windows 7 Beta Feedback
Just as is the case today with Windows Vista and Windows XP, Microsoft is preparing to harvest end user feedback from the first Beta build of Windows 7.
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11.9.2008 How to Report Bugs & Send Feedback in Windows 7 RC
Microsoft latest Windows operating system Windows 7 RC is available for public download under Customer Preview Program.
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22.5.2009 Windows Feedback Program participants can get Windows 7 gift
Are you looking to get a copy of Windows 7 when it's released sometime later this year?
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16.5.2009 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.
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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.
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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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17.5.2009 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.
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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.
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1.10.2009 The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 Threat Mitigation Guide
Well, Microsoft still puts effort in old Windows versions...
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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16.6.2008Windows 7: Changes since beta for the RC
After a long post yesterday by Steven regarding Windows 7 feedback, which focussed heavily on how Microsoft was gathering the feedback for Windows 7
and the feedback process, the E7 blog has posted the changes that users will see from Windows 7 beta to RC. Steven emphasized in his last post that
Microsoft takes users feedback very seriously and are committed to it "The work of acting on feedback responsibly and managing the development of
Windows through all phases of the process is something we are very sincere about.
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26.02.2009Windows Feedback Program participants can get Windows 7 gift
Are you looking to get a copy of Windows 7 when it's released sometime later this year? Well it looks like Microsoft is giving out a copy of
Windows 7 Ultimate to participants of the Windows Feedback Program who meet certain criteria according to an e-mail shown in the screenshot below:
To those who are wondering what the e-mail says: To encourage your continued participation in the Windows Feedback Program using Windows 7 RC, we
will send you a copy of the commercially released version of Windows 7 Ultimate as a gift within 3 months of its general availability in the US
provided that: 1. You are a US resident of age 18 or older; 2.
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17.05.2009Windows Feedback Program participants start receiving goods
The
Windows Feedback Program (WFP), which included survey feedback (all versions of
Windows) and automated feedback (Windows XP and Windows Vista), was created to encourage feedback about Microsoft's operating system and office
suite. If a user agreed to the program, WFP allowed the Windows product team to gather information such as features used most often, which software
needs to be simplified and streamlined, and what new capabilities the user might want added.
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02.05.2008Windows 7: Beta testers, not Microsoft, need more feedback
Mary Jo Foley: When I saw Windows 7 chief Steven Sinofsky had published another (epic-length) post, entitled
"Feedback and Engineering Windows 7", I was
encouraged. Until I read the post, that is.
If you want more information on how Microsoft obtains feedback and debates that
feedback internally, this Februrary 25 entry is your post. If you were hoping for more about how and when the team was going to relay that feedback to
its testers, you won’t be happy.
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25.02.2009The Windows Live team wants your wish lists
It is not ordinary for Microsoft to request feedback in the following fashion, but kudos to the Windows Live team for asking online communities to
send their feedback directly to their e-mail inbox. Kent Compton, a Product Planner for Windows Live, is seeking everyone's feedback. Before we
get into the announcement, we have a few things to point out to our readers. Your suggestions are going to be listened to, however don't get your
hopes up by suggesting a plethora of features and expect them to deliver in the next version of Windows Live. We can tell you that Windows Live Wave 4
is already in development.
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04.03.2009Microsoft feedback survey: śWindows 7 start menu (concept). Here, let me show you it.ť
Long Zheng: Ah, product feedback surveys, what will we ever do without you? You share your most intimate secrets and future product ideas with
complete strangers all in the name of marketing research. Thankfully Microsoft surveys are no exception.
Windows 7 Start menu
searchAn anonymous tipster pointed out to me in a recent (private) Windows feedback survey sent out by Microsoft, asked how often users use the Start
menu search functionality, was a screenshot highlighting the aforementioned feature but not of Windows Vista and certainly not anything weve ever seen
before.
The most logical explanation would be of course, this is a mockup of Windows 7...
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26.02.2008Microsoft Taking Vista UI
Feedback
With Release Candidate 1 now
out the door, Microsoft is
putting what it calls the
"fit-and-finish" on
Windows Vista's user
interface, and the company is
looking for feedback from
users testing out the beta
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22.09.2006Hyper-V performance - feedback wanted
Tony Voellm (Principle Development Lead) is after feedback on Hyper-V performance:
Check his post "
Windows Hyper-V Beta" for more
details and a snippet is below
As the person responsible for performance inside the Hyper-V product team Im confident is saying
youll see the hypervisor investment is really paying off. As you use the product Id love to get your feedback on Hyper-V performance.
If youve got feedback,
get in touch with Tony =)
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07.12.2007Microsoft seeking feedback for Internet Explorer 9
Now that Internet Explorer 8 has reached RTM, it's time to move on to the research and planning phase of Internet Explorer 9. Was there something
in IE8 that wasn't fixed or a new bug you've found? Well the IE8 team is seeking your feedback (If you had access to the Microsoft Connect
website during the beta). "Hi Everyone! We have added a new feedback form on Connect designed specifically to handle improvements for the next
version of Internet Explorer. This includes not just feature requests, but all types of feedback including issues that currently exist in IE. Please
continue to rate the submissions since we will look at the top rated reports first.
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06.05.2009Microsoft: Update on Windows 7 UAC issues
Before getting into the actual news, lets take a while to understand the current Windows 7 UAC dilemma Windows 7 UAC Dilemma As Windows 7 was
receiving much positive feedback than expected from the beta testers, we had Long Zheng and Rafael, two Windows enthusiasts, come with a proof that
malware can turn off UAC in Windows 7. Later Microsoft responded insisting that this is by design and actually not a bug. Later, again, we had Zheng
and Rafael come out with a second flaw which showed Windows 7 UAC was still flawed. At this time, everybody thought Microsoft had done the right thing
with Windows Vista UAC and compromised security over consumers' feedback in Windows 7.
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05.02.2009Windows 7: Some Changes Since Beta for the RC
Steven Sinofsky: Building on the previous post that looked at the broad view of feedback, we want to start posting on the feedback and the engineering
actions weve taken in responding to the feedback. We wont be able to cover all the changes (as were still busy making them), but for today we wanted
to start with a sampling of some of the more visible changes. Were still on the same path working towards the release candidate and of course we know
everyone is anxious for the next phase of our path to RTM. In the meantime, our full time machines are still running the Beta build.
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26.02.2009Giving feedback on Windows Server 2008
Ward Ralston: One of the things we sometimes struggle with is getting quality feedback from our customers directly to the developers..... and even
more importantly figuring out how to incorporate that feedback into our product planning. So in Windows Server 2008 Server Manager (main page and for
every role) you will see a link to allow you to “Send feedback to Microsoft” in the “Resources and Support” section of the
page.
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13.12.2007Windows 7: Few more changes from Beta to RC
Yet again E7 team has posted a massive list of changes from Beta to RC based on feedback, which is quite welcoming. Below are some of the changes
listed by Chaitanya Sareen, a Senior Program Manager on the Core User Experience team, Windows 7. Dual Boot partition drive letter assignment In the
current beta, the other Windows OS in a dual boot configuration wouldn't get a drive letter and therefore wouldn't show up in explorer. This
is fixed in RC after immense feedback from the beta customers.
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13.03.2009MS Now accepting Nominations for Vista SP1 TAP
Brief Summary
Windows
Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)
will be a standard service
pack that will include
security updates, hotfixes, as
well as limited other changes
focused on improving quality.
The Technology Adoption
Program (TAP) is looking for
customers and partners
actively test and provide
feedback on Windows Vista SP1
to help us prepare for its
release in the second half of
CY07. Customers must be
willing to provide feedback
and deploy pre-release builds
into production
environments.
About
the TAP
By joining the
TAP, customers gain access to
early builds and NDA
information about the Service
Pack. A dedicated TAP Program
Manager will work with the
customer to enable
deployments, gather feedback,
drive issues, answer
questions, and connect them
with the product group as
necessary. There will be only
a limited number of seats
available in the Windows Vista
SP1 TAP.
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24.01.2007Nokia Touchscreen Phones to Add Tactile Feedback
Nokia, the world's largest
manufacturer of cell phones,
announced on Monday it has
licensed new touch feedback
technology from haptic
developer, Immersion.
Under the new long-term
license, Nokia will have the
right to use Immersion's
VibeTonz Mobile Player
technology in any of its
mobile devices sold worldwide.
Immersion said it will begin
supplying the VibeTonz
software developer's kit
(SDK) to Nokia's developer
community starting this month.
In turn, that community will
be able to create downloadable
applications and future
content for VibeTonz-enabled
cell phones.
According to Immersion,
who also makes
tactile-feedback technology
for game controllers and other
devices, the system can
provide tactile cues for
mobile touch screen
interfaces, as well as be used
for mobile games with touch
feedback. ..
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03.07.2007Give the Microsoft Group Policy team your feedback
A message from the Group Policy team, inviting you to provide your feedback on how you use GP in Windows Vista:
The
Microsoft Group Policy team would like to hear from you! Please take a few minutes and complete the survey on how you use Group Policy to help
Microsoft enhance the manageability Group Policy provides to your organization. The survey can be
found here and is completely anonymous. The
survey will remain open through Friday, September 28, 2007. Thank you in advance for your time and input!
The Microsoft
Group Policy Team
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12.09.2007Sony Settles 'Touch Feedback' Suit
Sony has agreed to pay
Immersion, the company that
created "touch
feedback" technology, $121
million to settle ongoing
patent infringement
litigation. The deal means
Sony can include the
technology again in future
products after dropping it
from the PS3...
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02.03.2007Will the 'real' Windows 7 testers please stand up?
After two-plus years of development, Windows 7 is almost done.
Microsoft officials have been thanking
(though not to some testers’ liking more on that later) the millions who downloaded the various test builds and provided feedback for their
help in building the product.
However, Microsoft’s brass isn’t thanking publicly an inner circle of about 40 or so
individuals who actually were the “real” Windows 7 testers. This group of hand-picked individuals are the ones on whom the Windows team
seemed to count for a lot of the feedback about the various test builds of Windows 7 as it made its way through the development pipeline...
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22.07.2009Suggestions For Future Versions of Windows
The Windows Early Feedback program was created by Microsoft as a means of rounding up suggestions and feedback that may be considered for
implementation in future iterations of the Windows operating system. The team in charge of the program has collected and released a list of (what they
consider to be) the top 61 suggestions to be presented to the development team of Windows 7.
The ideas being presented to the team range
from basic usability improvements, such as a download manager in Internet Explorer, to more far fetched ideas, such as the ability to back up Xbox 360
games to a PC (good luck with that one). Some of the top suggestions are even features that were promised for and then dropped from Vista, such as a
completely vectorized graphical user interface.
Check out the list by clicking the link below and let us know if anything catches your
eye. Think you have a better idea? Lets hear it!
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10.11.2007Sinofsky acknowledges Vista UAC is a problem
Giving a nod to developers who've apparently given a lot of feedback, as well as "certain commercials," Microsoft's platform chief Steven Sinofsky
acknowledged that perhaps User Account Control in Windows Vista may have been...a little annoying.
"We got a lot of feedback
about Windows Vista," Sinofsky said, before pausing several seconds for the inevitable developer response. Given the vast amount of response he
received, he said, "We have to do what developers do." That is, to sit back, re-evaluate, and say, "What did we learn from that?" That, he said,
is what engineering is about.
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