Windows 7 M1: Nothing to get excited about
I have been lucky enough to get an early peek at Microsoft's next operating system, Windows 7.
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6.2.2008 Windows 7 M1 Build 6574.1
Chinese site ThinkNext has once again released screenshots of another build of Windows 7 that is currently being worked on by Microsoft.
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22.4.2008 Leaked Screenshots of Windows 7 M1 Ultimate Edition is here!
Well I guess it was only a matter of time. Microsoft has already shipped the first testing builds of Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista, to key partners.
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24.1.2008 Windows 7 M1 build shows up on various torrent sites
It was only a matter of time..
Not too long after Microsoft had released a developer build of the Windows 7 Milestone 1 release to a select few, review and opinion pieces started to leak onto Windows enthusiast sites by OEM employees or their beneficiaries.
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26.1.2008 Windows 7 M1 Build 6519 Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows 7 Milestone 1 Build 6519 features the same keyboard shortcuts as Windows Vista.
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23.6.2008 Vista System Tools Survived into Windows 7 M1
Microsoft already confirmed that Windows 7 will have Windows Vista as its foundation. Like it or not, Windows 7 will be nothing more than an evolution of the current Windows client.
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27.6.2008 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 Windows 7 M1 Reduced Functionality Mode Just as Vista RTM
Windows 7 Milestone 1 features Reduced Functionality Mode, jut like Windows Vista RTM. With the advent of Service Pack 1 for its latest Windows client, Microsoft scraped the anti-piracy mitigation from the operating system, going back to the behavior of Windows XP when dealing with pirated, unactivated or expired copies of the platform.
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16.6.2008 BREAKING: Windows 7 M1 Ultimate Edition Lives! - Video Proof!
Windows 7 Milestone 1 Ultimate Edition is alive, kicking and as real as they get! Although it's but one year away from the moment Windows Vista hit the shelves, and despite being in the final stages of development of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft is also building Windows 7.
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25.1.2008 Leaked Details of Windows 7 M1 March 2008 Edition Version 6.1 Build 6574.1
Windows 7 is alive and kicking, and despite the fact that Microsoft has gagged the details about the next iteration of Windows almost to perfection, details managed to slip through the Redmond giant's fingers.
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21.4.2008 Windows 7 M1 Build 6519 vs. Windows 7 M3 Pre-Beta Build 6801
Moving from Windows XP onward to Windows Vista, Microsoft completely overhauled the installation process of the Windows client.
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9.11.2008 Download Windows 7 MUI Language Packs - Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links
Microsoft has released MUI (Multilingual User Interface) language packs for Windows 7 RTM. The Windows 7 language packs is available via Windows Update as optional update for Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions only.
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28.8.2009 First Microsoft Genuine Office Validation Download on Download Center
Microsoft has posted the first Office download which has Genuine Office Validation (not required yet). It is sounds.exe the download enables sound in Office 2000,XP and 2003.
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28.4.2006 3 x DOWNLOAD Windows XP
DOWNLOAD Windows XP 9 IN ONE with service pack 2,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 64 Bit,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 32 Bit
This is Windows XP Unofficial Download page.
Windows XP is designed for businesses of all sizes and for home users who demand the most from their computing experience, Windows XP Professional delivers the new standard in reliability and performance.
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Windows PowerShell 1.0 download
Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language helps IT Professionals achieve greater productivity.
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15.11.2006 Windows 7 themes download
Here is several Windows 7 Slide show themes for download. Download links are dirext from microsoft.com Enjoy!
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14.7.2009 DOWNLOAD Windows Vista Beta 1
links updated
This is Unofficial Download page of Windows Vista Beta 1. Windows Vista codename Longhorn, the next generation OS from Microsoft
This is Beta 1. Build 5112 for those inclined to such information.
Please post this on other forums and sumbit this to other news sites to help us. It will increase the traffic to the page dramatically!
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Windows Internet Explorer 7 DOWNLOAD
Few days ago at RSA, Bill Gates talked about Internet Explorer 7. As the guy responsible for IE, I wanted to say a couple of things about it.
First, some basics: we’re committing to deliver a new version of Internet Explorer for Windows XP customers. Betas of IE7 will be available this summer. This new release will build on the work we did in Windows XP SP2 and (among other things) go further to defend users from phishing as well as deceptive or malicious software.
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Download new Windows Live Toolbar
Now you can download new Windows Live Toolbar Beta.
What it is
A super-useful tool that helps you find stuff on the Internet faster and more securely.
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19.3.2006 Windows Vista X Download Site
Complex download pack for Windows vista, MS office 2007, MS Messenger, Windows Media Player 11, Vista Tweaks, Direct X 9c .....
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13.5.2006 Windows Vista beta 2 DOWNLOAD
The Vista Beta 2 x86 DVD is 3,200.15 MB. The package contains Ultimate, Home Basic, Home Premium, and Business binaries. As ever, the key used is what determines what SKU you see.
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24.5.2006 Official: Windows Beta 2 Available for download
As previously mentioned by Tekmaven on bink.nu, here is the offical blurb from the offical Windows Vista Website concerning Beta 2.
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8.6.2006 Download Windows Live Writer now
Microsoft, will be reaviling a new Windows Live product on 14th August 2006. This new product will be called Windows Live Writer. This new product from Microsoft will allow a user to write documents/blog postings from a downloadable application called Windows Live Writer and post them to a blog (other than Windows Live Spaces). Right know, we have no other known features, except Spell Check, of this product untill Monday the 14th.
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13.8.2006 Windows Vista RC1 DOWNLOAD
Windows Vista RC1 (build 5600) was just posted on Microsoft Connect. (~2:45 EST).
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2.9.2006 Windows Vista Ultimate download
This is the final version of Vindows Vista.
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8.2.2007 Windows XP SP3 Available for Download!
In two weeks too :) Microsoft confirmed officially that Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be made available for download in the next couple of weeks.
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29.8.2007 Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Download
Windows Live Messenger is the next - generation MSN Messenger. It has everything you already love about Messenger, and much more!
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4.10.2007 Download Windows vs. Walls Wallpapers
On September 18 Microsoft kick started the second phase of the $300 million Windows marketing campaign put together by ad agency Crispin, Porter + Bogusky.
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19.9.2008 Windows 7 build 7022 download
In December 2008, Windows 7 Beta 1 was leaked via torrents sites. Now there is one more leak and this time it's Windows 7 (build 7022).
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9.2.2009 Windows 7 Build 7057 Download
Another leak already? Thats what I thought when we were given the heads up by community member WGUIMB that Windows 7 Build 7057.0.x86fre.winmain.090305-2000 has leaked to the public in the x86 flavor, with x64 supposedly on its way.
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12.3.2009Windows 7 M1 Build 6574.1 Info and Screenshots
ThinkNext, the Chinese Website that
previously posted screenshots of Windows
7 M1 Build 6519 is back with with new info and screenshots for an updated Windows 7 M1 release, Build 6574.1:
No, even Milestone 1
isnt a single release. Microsoft releases multiple versions of M1 with different minor version numbers. Well, for me it is the 2nd one Ive gotten but
Ive no idea about how many releases Microsoft did before. Ill use Win7 M1 R2, which stands for Windows 7 Milestone 1 Release 2, to describe it in the
following. Please be noted, Release 2 is my naming convention, not Microsofts.
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21.04.2008Windows 7 M1 build shows up on various torrent sites
It was only a matter of time..
Not too long after Microsoft had released a developer build of the Windows 7 Milestone 1 release to a select
few,
review and opinion
pieces started to leak onto Windows enthusiast sites by OEM employees or their beneficiaries. So it's hardly surprising that now -just a few
days later, the full naked DVD image has started to show up on a few torrent sites. Most have been verified as fake and removed, and while we
haven't been able to verify for ourselves if indeed the milestone has been leaked to the pirating community, it sure is stirring up a lot of
interest in the past 24hrs!
Developing..
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27.01.2008M1 Beta CTP of Office Binary Translator Project Available
The main goal of the Office Binary (doc, xls, ppt) Translator to Open XML project is to create software tools, plus guidance, showing how a document
written using the Binary Formats (doc, xls, ppt) can be translated into the Office Open XML format. As a result customers can use these tools to
migrate from the binary formats to Office Open XML Format thus enabling them to more easily access their existing content in the new world of XML. The
Translator will be available under the open source Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) license, which allows that anyone can use the mapping, submit
bugs and feedback, or contribute to the project.
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25.04.2008Windows 7 M1 Build 6574.1
Chinese site ThinkNext has once again released screenshots of another build of Windows 7 that is currently being worked on by Microsoft.
Amongst the changes are some refining with Windows Explorer and the addition of a Windows Health Center that provides alerts and monitors the
systems health state. Microsoft is currently testing Windows 7 internally and is widely expected to announce further details at its PDC (professional
developers conference) in October this year. The company is expected to ship Windows 7 in Q1 2010.
The build was posted without the full
build string, which leads us to believe that a partner purposely violated the NDA with the Redmond based software company, and made it difficult to
trace back to a specific developer lab. As quoted from the site below:
"This time it’s the 2nd release of Windows 7 Milestone 1.
Version 6.1 (build 6574.1.{SECRET}). The {SECRET} here means I won’t expose detail. No, even Milestone 1 isn’t a single release. Microsoft
releases multiple versions of M1 with different minor version numbers. Well, for me it is the 2nd one I’ve gotten but I’ve no idea about
how many releases Microsoft did before. I’ll use Win7 M1 R2, which stands for Windows 7 Milestone 1 Release 2, to describe it in the following.
Please be noted, ‘Release 2’ is my naming convention, not Microsoft’s."
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22.04.2008Windows 7 (Seven) M1 post-install details leaked?
I noticed over at Long Zhengs
website
that he has decided to post about the supposedly leaked post install details and analysis of Windows Seven M1 (Mile Stone 1).
“Kenipnet”, a Neowin member reported that he had been given the Alpha, otherwise known as a developer build for testing and then made a
detailed post about it which
he later
deleted. Luckily I was all over that forum thread and managed to
salvage his deleted claims from my
Firefox browser cache and repost as my own (thus preserving the post for prosperity).
I sent a private message to
“kenipnet” asking if he could backup his claims with a screenshot or other means, his response indicated that he was unsure how he could
make any evidence available to me online, so I decided to keep it with the forum thread instead of main page news.
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22.01.2008Insider confirms anonymous Windows 7 M1 review, writes thesis on Windows 7 development
Long Zheng: Hot on the heels of the humble
Windows 7 Milestone
1 review at Neowin yesterday, an anonymous commenter appropriately named “MSBob” on this blog who appears as a Microsoft insider has
wrote a fairly extensive
comment essay confirming the authenticity of that review as well as revealing many other details about the current and future
state of Windows 7.
There’s a lot of detail from the design of Windows 7, to the development teams, Windows Live
integration strategies and of course the man, the legend,
Steven Sinofsky
who’s influencing the release cycles of Windows. And don’t forget Calculator, Paint and Notepad.
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23.01.2008Windows 7 M1: Nothing to get excited about
JayDog @ TG Daily: I have been lucky enough to get an early peek at Microsoft's next operating system, Windows 7. But if you were expecting dramatic
visual changes and a departure from Vista, Milestone 1 truly disappoints. But then, M1 has a different purpose, it is not intended to provide eye
candy. Here's what you could expect from M1 - in the very unlikely case you'd come across the installation DVD.
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05.02.2008Windows Vista successor scheduled for a H2 2009 release?
Several industry sources have confirmed to TG Daily that a very early version of Windows 7, previously code-named Blackcomb Vienna, already has been
shipped to key partners as a Milestone 1 (M1) code drop for validation purposes. A roadmap received by TG Daily indicates that the new operating
system will be introduced in the second half of 2009.
While it has generally been believed that Windows 7 was scheduled for a
2010 debut, Microsoft has revised the roadmap and apparently moved up the release date by a few months: A recently distributed roadmap of the OS lists
a release to manufacturing in H2 2009. Microsoft declined to comment on this date.
The current M1 drop is available to Microsoft
partners in English only and has shipped in x86 and x64 versions. An interesting feature that has been highlighted by Microsoft is the ability of the
M1 software to handle a heterogeneous graphics system consisting of multiple graphics cards from different vendors. A new version of the Media center
is already integrated in this software, but supports PC speakers only at this time.
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17.01.2008Official Windows 7 blog goes live
Thanks Emil for pointing out that the Windows 7 Engineering blog has gone live. Its authors include Steven Sinofsky is in charge of the Windows and
Windows Live Engineering Group and Jon DeVaan heads the Windows Core Operating System Division. There have been 2 posts on the blog and they
don’t include any useful info.
So far Microsoft has been very tight lipped over Windows 7 and what were likely to expect from
Vista’s successor. There have been a few hints with the leaking of
Windows 7 M1 build in
January Microsoft also said there will be some sessions at this years
PDC Event covering
Windows 7
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15.08.2008Windows Live Wave 3: Messenger v9
M1 dogfood build review and screenshots
Looks like its open-season on Wave 3 now, with Inky over at Mess.be getting his hands on the
Wave 3 Milestone 1 installer for Windows Live Messenger. While Inky may be obsessed with version numbers and about screens, we’re more
interested in what’s going on in terms of new integration across services. Its now been 9 months since the launch of Messenger 8.5, Mail and
Photo Gallery as part of Wave 2, but as this is only a first milestone, there’ll be other internal updates before a version gets released to the
public. That said, there’s still some positive signs that the eventual Messenger v9 release is going to be good.
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12.08.2008Windows Live Wave 3: Coming to testers near you soon
The
leaks
are
picking up.
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ws Live Wave 3 the next version of Microsoft’s Windows Live software and services is finally expected to move into broader beta testing in
the coming weeks.
Microsoft is expected to refresh all of its core Windows Live services, plus the common installer, as part of
Wave 3. There is a new version of Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Photo Gallery and more that are in the
pipeline. Microsoft has hinted that it will be revamping Windows Live Spaces, its blogging/social-networking platform, in a major way as part of the
Wave 3 release. In addition,
all of the core Windows Live services are expected to get more
profile-centric as part of the next wave.
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14.08.2008Windows 7 build 6574 info leaked
Windows 7 is confirmed to still be under works, and despite the fact that Microsoft has tried to hold back the details about the next version of
Windows almost to perfection, details managed to slip through the company's closed doors.
The initial Windows 7 Milestone 1 build was
dropped at the end of 2007 and in early January 2008, but only to close partners of the company. But the development of Windows 7 has moved along
since version 6.1 Build 6519.1.x86.fre.winmain.071220-1525. From build 6519.1, Microsoft went up all the way to Version 6.1 Build 6574.1, reportedly
made available in March 2008. Although the latest build has higher digits it still stands under the category of Milestone 1.
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28.04.2008Reminder: Windows 7 beta download ends this week
Just a reminder to everyone that as we reported earlier, the general availability of Windows 7 Beta program is ending this week. Starting from Feb
10th (12am Pacific Time), there wont be any new downloads of Windows 7 beta available, and from Feb 12th (9am Pacific Time), no downloads of Windows 7
beta will be available. If you are already downloading your beta, better complete the download before Feb 12th! So, if you haven't yet started
your download or yet registered for Windows 7 Beta, then this is the right time. Download your beta here before it ends!
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10.02.2009Windows 7 beta download imminent?
Microsoft have updated their Windows 7 site with a download link for the Windows 7 beta. It would appear from the posting that Microsoft is currently
readying site updates and download servers for the imminent release of the Windows 7 beta. Yesterday, German site Winfuture claimed that the beta
would be released today and this could confirm the sites claims. The download link is currently inaccessible. It's entirely possible that once
the page is live it will simply be a sign up page to register your interest. Microsoft will not comment on the exact date and a Microsoft official
confirmed the beta is still targetted for early 2009.
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19.12.2008Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 Available
This download is an incremental release to Windows Embedded CE 6.0, if you do not have CE 6.0, you can also download an evaluation copy from
Microsoft® download center. Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 provides the latest breakthrough technologies that help Windows Embedded CE 6.0 device makers
efficiently build small footprint devices that connect to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
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11.11.2007Windows Live on your Windows Mobile phone
Windows Live for Windows Mobile is now available to download for your Windows Mobile phone. Windows Live for Windows Mobile lets Windows Mobile users
sync their email from Windows Live Hotmail as well as their Windows Live Contacts.
Just download the .cab file for the version of Windows
Mobile you are running (Standard or Professional). Windows Live for Windows Mobile works on phones running both Windows Mobile and Windows Mobile 6
(and 6.1).
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14.05.2008Microsoft Windows 7 download tool may have violated GPL
According to a report by Rafael Rivera, Microsoft's recently released Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool has used GPL code illegally. The tool,
which has been pulled by Microsoft, allows end users to upgrade to Windows 7 in an easy way. Rivera states "while poking through the UDF-related
internals of the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, I had a weird feeling there was just wayyyyyyyyy too much code in there for such a simple tool.
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10.11.2009Windows 7 RC coming today for partners, May 5th for everyone else!
Today, on the Windows 7 Partner Website, a link and information on the RC release of Windows 7 has appeared. The download link is not yet hyper
linked, but all of the information is there.
Download Windows 7 RC
Partners: If you have a subscription to MSDN or TechNet, you
can download Windows 7 RC now. Otherwise, you can download Windows 7 RC starting May 5, 2009. The message on the site also states
that everyone else will receive the RC on May 5, 2009.
We will update you as we receive more information, or when a download link becomes
available.
Thanks Smooth for the tip!
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18.04.2009Exclusive: Windows 7 RC download goes live
The wait is over folks, Microsoft has published the download page for the Windows 7 RC. As we noted earlier, the download was scheduled to launch
tomorrow and was to be available worldwide. Coming straight from the download page, here are Microsoft's notes for the release candidate: You
don't need to rush to get the RC. The RC will be available at least through July 2009 and we're not limiting the number of product keys, so
you have plenty of time. Watch the calendar. The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every
two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start.
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05.05.2009Windows 7: The Anti-Vista?
Mary Jo Foley: Even with Windows Vista’s one-year anniversary launch just a week away, all that anyone in the tech-enthusiast community seems to
want to talk about is Windows 7 (Except for those who are already sick of hearing about 7, as one Windows user characterized himself in a conversation
I had yesterday.)
There are
Windows 7 screen
shots,
Windows 7 videos,
Windows 7-Windows Live-integration to-do lists. And of course, there is the infamous Milestone 1
(M1) Windows 7 build out there, with M2 and M3 successors due out later this year, if
rumored roadmaps are to be believed.
Some pundits believe
Microsoft is
trying to stoke the Windows 7 fires to “build excitement” for its next Windows release. I don’t think this is the case at all. I
think Microsoft wants to smother the Windows 7 flames and to dampen expectations as much as possible.
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