5 Misunderstood Aspects of Windows 7
Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista, but also of Windows Server 2008, in the form of Windows 7 Server, had been under development over at Microsoft under the lead of Steven Sinofsky, Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group since 2007.
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4.7.2008 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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16.6.2008 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.
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23.9.2008 How to Install Windows 7 or Windows Vista on Physical Machine Without DVD Media
A lot of Windows Vista and Windows 7 license has been sold media-less nowadays, where buyers only receive a piece of authenticated certificate with a genuine and legitimate product key printed on it.
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23.12.2008 Windows 7 beta testers find critical Windows Installer Bug
Mary Jo reports that a number of Windows 7 Beta testers have come across a bug that crashes the system randomly whenever they try to start a Windows Update or install anything using Microsoft's MSI installer.
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19.1.2009 AeroBar: Show Titlebar Text in Explorer Windows Under Windows Vista
Have you ever wondered why Explorer Windows don't show titles in Windows Vista?
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13.2.2009Microsoft Releases December
Vista CTP
In a conference call Monday
afternoon, Shanen Boettcher of
the Windows Client group
announced the availability of
the December Windows Vista
CTP, numbered build 5270. The
CTP focuses on improving
security, performance and
mobility aspects of
Microsoft's next Windows
release, but still lacks the
Sidebar...
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20.12.2005First Look at the Xbox 360
The online aspects rock, but
you'll want to upgrade to
take full advantage of
Microsoft's console...
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22.11.2005Awesome Windows 7 Resources
Microsoft Learning has developed a wide range of training and resources for IT Pros that address the benefits and key technical aspects of Windows 7.
With these resources, IT Pros can prepare for deployments and become Windows 7 experts within in their organization. These resources include...
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30.10.2009The Five Pillars of Windows 7 (part 5 of 5)
The final pillar focuses much more on the business-oriented aspects of Windows 7 rather than the consumer additions we saw in the previous four
pillars. The scenarios covered by this particular pillar are designed to make deployment and maintenance of Windows 7 easier than any prior operating
system. Most of the scenarios in this pillar seem to be nothing more than enhancements of features which made their debut in Windows Vista, which is
good for companies looking to minimize costs while looking to deploy an improved OS since it would mean less training for both employees and IT
professionals.
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06.04.2008Greener Apple: New Macs, iPods aim for efficiency, cleaner environment
Once a target of environmental activists, Apple has been making a turnaround, putting a big push lately on the greener aspects of its products.
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07.03.2009What YouTube's new 16:9 aspect ratio means for users
There are some significant and some insignificant aspects of YouTube's adjusted main screen. The service's "embrace" of widescreen today, we
discovered, doesn't change much besides what you see on the surface...
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25.11.2008At Yahoo, three weeks and a cloud of dust
Carol Bartz was a surprise pick for the top spot at Yahoo, and even three weeks after the announcement the invigorating effect appears to be ongoing
as she deals with both the leaking and the listing aspects of her metaphorical ship...
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04.02.2009The Windows Vista Activation Forum
Do you have questions or issues regarding Windows Vista Activation? Then the
Windows Vista Activation forum is the thing
for you. The forum offers a new dedicated resource to assist in answering both technical and licensing questions regarding MAK, VAMT, KMS, planning,
deployment, operations and other aspects of Volume Licensing Activation v 2.0 in Windows Vista.
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23.09.2008Microsoft launches Windows 7 blog
Leading up to the events this Autumn which will feature Windows 7, Microsoft has launched a new blog to explain how they make Windows 7. The blog
will be hosted (and written) by Steven Sinofsky and Jon DeVaan and will focus on the overall engineering aspects of building Windows 7.
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15.08.2008Windows 7 Sensors Framework interview from PDC
Bryant: During my time at PDC, I managed to speak with many people knowledgeable about various aspects of Windows 7. One of these people was Dan
Polivy, a lead on the team behind the new Windows 7 sensors framework which was mentioned a number of times during the old days when Windows 7
speculation was rampant. Dan and I carried an informative interview regarding a number of functions of the Windows 7 sensors framework, including
topics such as how easy it might be for a user to receive sensor data from sensors which are plugged into the framework as well as what one could do
with various forms of sensor data, such as locational input from WiFi triangulation and GPS signals.
If youre a developer,
watching this video would be a wise decision; were doing something special for those who watch, so stay tuned.
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05.11.2008Engineering Windows 7: User Account Control
Steven Sinofsky: We promised that this blog would provide a view of Engineering Windows 7 and that means that we would cover the full range of
topicsfrom performance to user interface, technical and non-technical topics, and of course easy topics and controversial topics. This post is about
User Account Control. Our author is Ben Fathi, vice president for core OS development. UAC is a feature that crosses many aspects of the Windows
architecturesecurity, accounts, user interface, design, and so onwe had several other members of the team contribute to the post.
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09.10.2008New Facebook privacy features invite abuse
Tuesday night Facebook rolled out enhanced privacy features that allow users to customize the permissions of individual aspects of a profile. Almost
immediately, BetaNews received a report of "life-threatening" abuse of this feature...
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20.03.2008Yahoo to Add Social Networking to E-Mail
Yahoo says that it plans to add aspects of social networking to its e-mail and portal in the future, according to an interview in the New York
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14.11.2007Windows 7: More than a Service Pack
According Bill Veghte, Vice President of Microsoft's Windows Division, Windows 7 is a lot more than a service pack-like release. It has a lot more in
store.
He clarifies it specifically in the area of compatibility. It's a "minor release" in terms of compatibility, because most
software and hardware compatible with Vista will be compatible with 7.
In terms of features, it's a "Major Release". Aspects such as
easier networking through the "Direct Access" feature, multi-touch capabilities, and an improved taskbar just underline some of the new features of
Windows 7.
Rumors about 7 being a "minor release" may have been started or agitated by Microsoft's designation of the next Windows
Server version as "Windows Server 2008 R2". R2 releases are usually very small compared to others; with the server variant of Windows being released
as an R2 build, it may have sparked some confusion and/or rumors from the tech community that Windows 7 will share the same description.
However, Microsoft stresses that, despite the confusion being spread, it's easy to see that Windows 7 will be a major release, and most definitely
a worthwhile upgrade for both consumers and businesses alike.
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03.12.2008Microsoft loses appeal against EU antitrust ruling
Microsoft Corp. failed Monday in its bid to overturn a European Commission antitrust ruling against it, when the European Union's second highest
court dismissed the company's appeal and ordered it to pay the bulk of the Commission's legal expenses.
The long-awaited
decision by the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg supports the Commission, the European Union (EU)'s top antitrust regulator, on the two
essential aspects of the case.
The Commission was right to take action to prevent Microsoft from bundling in Windows Media Player
into the Windows operating system, the court concluded. It was also right to force Microsoft to reveal interoperability information to makers of
server operating systems.
An order for Microsoft to pay a fine of $600 million also still stands...
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17.09.2007Behind the Scenes at Microsoft's Secure Windows Initiative
eWeek Security Watch Editor Ryan Naraine recently spoke with Jonathan Ness, the lead software security engineer on the SWI Defense team, about how
software vulnerabilities are rated and the ups and downs of working with third-party researchers.
Microsofts Secure Windows
Initiative unit has emerged from the shadows, promising a new level of transparency, as well as details of software vulnerabilities and security
bulletins.
SWI, tasked with maintaining and managing all aspects of Microsofts mandatory SDL (Security Development Lifecycle),
has launched a new blog that provides customers with technical details on security vulnerabilities, mitigations and workarounds.
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19.02.2008Using Certificate-Monitoring Tools with Windows Server 2008
One of the main objectives of administering certificates is to achieve an advanced level of security in your enterprise. Identity and access
management should be taken very seriously. In this article we will very briefly cover what CAs are and then cover the important aspects of using
specific certificate-monitoring tools such as PKIView.msc and certutil.exe with Windows Server 2008. It is Important to know how certificates affect
your security posture and if they are healthy or require maintenance, such as replacement. An expired certificate can show a request of a service to
show that your security is weak or non-existent; many times it may even instigate an attack. It may also indicate that you have not taken care of your
updates, do not have a maintenance routine, and do not get real time fault-based email or text alerts or worse. This article covers the importance of
using certificates, and how to monitor them with Windows Server 2008.
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14.01.2009An overview of Windows Search Technologies
This Microsoft white paper,
Windows Search Technologies
Overview for Business
Customers , presents an
overview of Windows Search
technologies, and the immense
value they bring to the
enterprise, small businesses,
and consumers.
Since I got over the
errors I was making when I
posted
he
re that made my searched
less than optimal, I have
gotten to appreciate with
Windows Search and the
functionality it gives me, as
delivered in Windows Vista™,
where it permeates all aspects
of the operating system.
The fact
that I do not need an
external/3rd party app to
perform search, and by not
doing so, reduce the chances
of having a data leak over
external, or for that matter,
internal links, is a great
bonus.
The Whitepaper can be
downloaded
here.
It requires the XPS
viewer, a component of Windows
Vista, or found
he
re for all other Microsoft
operating systems.
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18.08.2007Sophos: No need to Bypass PatchGuard
Ron O'Brien, Sophos' senior
security analyst, commented on
Friday that McAfee and
Symantec's claims about a
need to open up PatchGuard,
Windows Vista's kernel
lockdown feature, to security
software makers were unneeded,
and that basically the
opposite would be better.
"I would say that
the opposite is really true:
that by not focusing on having
Microsoft provide us with the
means to access the kernel,
and in fact using the APIs
that have
been
provided by Microsoft, we are
not experiencing any problems
with PatchGuard for our latest
HIPS technology, Sophos
Anti-Virus, or any of the
other aspects of our security
offering for either 32-bit or
64-bit versions of Windows
Vista."
That
simple statement will sure
bring a lot more discussion
between security firms and
Microsoft, who seem to have
created a whole debate over
this very simple and valuable
feature of Windows Vista,
which seems to grow bigger
everyday...it sure isn't
finished, though.
jcxp.net - 22.10.2006
Windows Live Customer
Experience Beta Begins!
Microsoft began adding people
to its Windows Live Customer
Experience program on
Microsoft Connect. The
program, introduced over two
months ago into the Available
Programs list, shares the same
website as the old MSN
Customer Experience Validation
program, so it is unclear
whether people that aren't in
the program but have access to
the MSN CEV can see the
changes introduced with the
program.
A quite
important number of surveys is
available to testers, asking
questions about various
aspects of Windows Live
services. No word on any
privileges to members such as
visual product updates before
specific program testers.
jcxp.net - 26.09.2006
