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. Its 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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13.2.2009 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 reaches RTM
Microsoft has finally finished and compiled the RTM version of Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008. The full version string being 6.0.6006.18005, which company officials have confirmed is the final RTM version of SP2.
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28.4.2009Microsoft Color Control Panel
Applet for Windows XP
The Microsoft Color
Control Panel Applet adds a
new 'Color' item to the
Windows control panel,
providing a single place to
view and edit color management
settings in Windows XP. Using
it, you can install and
uninstall color profiles,
change color profile
associations for displays,
printers and scanners, view
detailed properties for color
profiles (including a 3D
rendering of the color space
gamut), and rename color
profiles, keeping the
filenames and "internal"
names
consistent.
This tool also enables
Windows to automatically
adjust the gamut curve of the
display when a color profile
containing gamut table
information is set as the
default profile for the
display. Typically, such
profiles are created by custom
monitor calibration tools,
such as those available from
ColorVision, GretagMacbeth,
and X-Rite. If a color profile
has this information, it is
shown with an asterisk (*) in
the user
interface.
Using
the Microsoft Color Control
Panel Applet, you
can:
* Install
and uninstall ICC color
profiles
* Inspect,
rename, and compare two
different color profiles
* View a 3D graphics plot
of color profile color
gamuts
* Associate
color profiles with devices
such as printers, monitors,
and scanners
* Apply
custom color gamut adjustments
to one or more displays ???on
the fly???
* Set up
display calibration reminders
at intervals you
specify
Download: Microsoft
Color Control Panel Applet for
XP..
winbeta.org - 02.11.2005
HP Prepares New 24-inch Display
If you are a gamer, graphic designer or just like to work from a large screen monitor, 24-inch displays are coming down in price and going up in
features. HP is set to unveil its latest 24-inch LCD display on Wednesday.
The new HP w2408 24-inch LCD display features
BrightView anti-reflective technology for a wide viewing angle 160 degrees vertical and horizontal. The monitor is HDCP compliant for viewing
protected HD content such as HD DVD or Blu-ray, when paired with an HDCP compliant graphics card.
The display has a 92% wide
color gamut making it appropriate for graphic designers and others wanting the most accurate color display. Under the display is a keyboard parking
area. HP also integrates a four-port USB hub, speakers and a headphone jack. The integrated speakers are rear facing and output 2-watts per channel...
winbeta.org - 04.09.2007
CES 2009: Netbooks and notebooks from under $500 to over $5,000
CES rollouts will run the gamut from MSI's Wind "hybrid" netbook -- with a mix of SSD and HDD drives in a single machine -- to a high-end
notebook with a secondary display. And Windows 7 could be closer than anyone thinks...
betanews.com - 31.12.2008
Apple refreshes MacBook line, new models announced
Apple's World Wide Developer Conference that was hosted this morning has brought with it some rather unexpected additions; the Cupertino based
company has gone ahead and refreshed it's notebook line, bringing in new models and eliminating others, all the while making things faster and
cheaper. Here are the changes: New 15" MacBook Pro announced: Apple has introduced a new MacBook Pro, with a couple of added extras from previous
models. This new one features a built-in battery, which lasts 7 hours, just like the recent 17" MacBook Pro. Not only this, but the screen has been
vastly improved, and has a 60% increase in color gamut.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 08.06.2009
Live services hit with outage system wide
Update: All systems are back up and running Many users have been locked out of their accounts as problems with users inbox's seem to be
inaccessible by any means. The problem appears to be system wide, as Microsoft reports on Twitter, stating "@MesaPink The issue will be resolved
shortly sorry for the inconveinvce. It is system wide." Users are unable to access their inbox, as they attempt to login, they are given the error
"You don't have an inbox...yet" Some others users are reporting login problems with logging into Windows Live Messenger, giving them an error
"We can't sign you into Windows Live Messenger". As the situation develops, more users are stating problems with more and more Live services.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 10.04.2009
Microsoft's IE 7 Ignores
Windows Setting
Microsoft is defending its
decision to turn on its
ClearType font rendering
technology in Internet
Explorer 7 even if users
have switched it off
system-wide.
ClearType, which debuted
with Windows XP, is designed
to make text more readable on
LCD screens. By default, it's
disabled in Windows, but
Microsoft's IE 7 team has
decided to enable it for the
browser, even if the user has
not turned on the feature
Windows-wide.
ClearType can be disabled in
IE 7 Beta 2 Preview via the
Tools/Internet
Options/Advanced dialog. To
turn ClearType off, uncheck
the box "Use ClearType"
under the Multimedia section.
Unlike Windows XP, the
upcoming Windows Vista will
enable ClearType by default...
jcxp.net - 07.03.2006
In Portland, Oregon, another city-wide Wi-Fi network bites the dust
In the latest of a lengthening string of failures in city-wide wireless projects across the US, MetroFi of Mountain View, CA has reportedly stopped
work on a project in Portland, Oregon...
betanews.com - 23.02.2008
Happy 20th birthday to the World Wide Web
Twenty years ago today, on March 13, 1989, sparked the revolution of one of the greatest inventions of a life time, that being the World Wide Web.
The purposed idea was to help connect people together using the World Wide Web using the once popular ViolaWWW web browser, which was eventually
replaced by Mosaic web browser back in 1993. Tim Berners-Lee was the man behind "Information Management: A Proposal" leading the way for what we
now consider the Internet. In a quote from Tim Berners-Lee said: "We should work toward a universal linked information system, in which generality
and portability are more important than fancy graphics techniques and complex extra facilities.
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neowin.net - 14.03.2009
New Zealand to get country wide filtered internet
It looks like New Zealand is set to be the next country to get country-wide internet filtering, according to a blog post on Geekzone. The New Zealand
department of internal affairs has released a draft proposal that outlines the filtering system. According to the document, the filtering system is
for cases where "A person who views a website containing chid sexual abuse images is in possession of those images, if only for the period they
appear on the screen.
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story.....
neowin.net - 15.09.2009
Microsoft Open House a Showcase for 2009 Consumer Lineup
Event spotlights wide range of Microsoft products as well as new Windows phones, Windows Mobile 6.5, and family friendly technology...
microsoft.com/presspass - 07.10.2009
Web inventor launches World Wide Web Foundation
Dubbing the initiative a "global effort to connect humanity," Web pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee has launched the World Wide Web Foundation, a
new effort focused on the "next phase" of the Web...
betanews.com - 16.09.2008
MS Calls in Sinofsky to Fix
Windows
Microsoft is planning to shake
up its Windows group by naming
Microsoft Office head Steven
Sinofsky as its new chief.
Sources say the move is part
of an company-wide effort to
bring tougher managers in to
lead its most crucial
divisions...
betanews.com - 22.03.2006
Microsoft Robotics Studio (1.0)
The goal of the Microsoft
Robotics Studio is to supply a
software platform for the
robotics community that can be
used across a wide variety of
hardware, applicable to a wide
audience of users, and
development of a wide variety
of applications.
As a platform, our intent is
also to enable third parties
to supply support for new
hardware, technologies, and
tools, just as Microsoft
Windows provides a platform
for others to bring their
products and technologies to
the community of PC users. So
while we may populate our
platform with some of our own
contributions, those should
not be considered exclusive to
tools or libraries provided by
other parties looking to
provide interesting
technologies for this
platform.
neowin.net - 15.12.2006
Weak IPv6 Security Leaves Computers Wide Open
Weak or nonexistent implementations in computer security
software can leave otherwise-secure computers wide open for attack – so open,
in fact, that in some cases it’s as if there’s no
firewall running at all.
Speaking at the annual HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) conference in New
York, security researcher Joe Klein of Command Information said
that the
internet is full of computers surreptitiously running IPv6,
unbeknownst to their owners. Compounding the problem is the number of operating
systems shipped with IPv6 enabled by default, which includes Windows Vista,
Linux’s 2.6 kernel, Sun’s Solaris, Mac OS X, and a
variety of cell phones
operating systems, including Windows Mobile 5 and 6.
winbeta.org - 23.07.2008
Awesome 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...
winbeta.org - 30.10.2009
Fiat Puts Windows Mobile in
New Cars
Italian automaker Fiat has
joined forces with Microsoft
to unveil a voice-activated
in-car communications system
called Blue&Me at the
Geneva Motorshow this month.
Blue&Me is based on
Windows Mobile for Automotive
and offers a wide range of
functionality, along with
connectivity to wireless
devices...
betanews.com - 04.02.2006
Zumobi widgets slide on over to BlackBerry
BlackBerry owners will now be able to use Zumobi to have instant access to widgets that provide a wide variety of miniature applications previously
available only for Windows Mobile devices...
betanews.com - 19.07.2008
Creator of World Wide Web
starts blog
[b]World Wide Web creator Tim
Berners-Lee has started a blog
just in time for the 15th
anniversary of his
invention.[/b]
In
his first entry, Berners-Lee
remarked on how the Web took
off as a publishing medium
rather than one in which
visitors not only read but
also contributed
information.
"WWW
was soon full of lots of
interesting stuff, but not a
space for communal design, for
discource through communal
authorship," he
wrote.
That has
changed lately with the
growing popularity of blogs,
which are online diaries that
often let visitors submit
comments, and wikis, which are
sites in which visitors can
add, change and even delete
what they see...
winbeta.org - 22.12.2005
Windows 7: Application Compatibility Testing -- International
In the previous blog post " Application Compatibility Testing for Windows 7 " we talked about the importance of Application Compatibility and
work we are doing to engineer this in Windows 7. In this post we will examine the challenge that emerges as we consider the world wide audience that
Windows serves.
winbeta.org - 09.03.2009
Motorola: WMA Music Phones
This Year
Microsoft and Motorola
announced on Monday that the
two companies were
collaborating to bring to
market several handsets
equipped with Windows Media
technology. The new phones
would be PlaysForSure
compatible, allowing consumers
to use them with a wide
variety of music services...
betanews.com - 13.02.2006
