Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios
Via Microsoft Connect, the company is accepting participation requests in a new Beta program for Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios. The software giant aims to streamline the way in which users interact with the desktop in an enterprise environment.
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27.11.2008 Office 2010 optimized for Windows 7
Since a technical preview version of Office 2010 leaked barely a day ago it seems to have spread to anyone and everyone, despite a limited official technical preview scheduled for July.
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16.5.2009 Windows Vista SP1 RTM Optimized Desktop
With the advent of Windows Vista at the end of 2006/the beginning of 2007, Microsoft has started pouring a consistent amount of efforts into enabling optimized desktops.
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30.4.2008 Windows Vista SP1 at the Basis of the Optimized Desktop
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is at the basis of Microsoft's vision for the Optimized Desktop. Of course that the Redmond company is building a comprehensive strategy that involves additional resources and solutions on top of its Windows client.
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4.9.2008 SanDisk: Windows Vista not optimized for solid-state drives
SanDisk said Monday that Windows Vista is not optimized for solid-state drives, delaying the delivery of optimized drives until next year.
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22.7.2008 Windows 7 RC is Build 7100
Sources have informed us that Microsoft has stamped the RC build of Windows 7 last night.
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23.4.2009 Windows 7 RC 7100 x86 screenshot
Thanks for screenshots to Xtreme Warrior. While the partner page Microsoft put up a few days back announcing the availability of the Windows 7 RC turned out to be another minor slip-up, the results in Mininova's index are a bit more real.
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24.4.2009 How to activate Windows 7 RC build 7100
You can complete installation of windows 7 by leaving product key filed blank and enjoy Windows 7 for 30 days maximum before it gets expiry. The only way to activate windows 7 Pre Beta is by using product key for Windows Vista beta or RC edition.
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1.5.2009 What is New in Windows 7 Release Candidate RC Build 7100
When Build 7100 got leaked in April 2009, well ahead of the availability of the release to MSDN and TechNet subscribers (April 30) or to the public (May 5), “nothing new to see here” accurately described the bits.
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7.5.2009 Windows 7 RC build 7100 x86 and x64 download
Microsoft just can’t keep these builds to themselves, eh? Yet another build has managed to slip past the watchful Redmond eye, this time being build 7100.0.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700, which is the official RC build that will be officially released by Microsoft in May.
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24.4.2009 Windows 7 RC build 7100 x86/x64 download
Microsoft has just announced the availability of the Windows 7 Release Candidate for MSDN and TechNet customers. In addition, we have confirmed that it is also available on Microsoft Connect for those enrolled in the Windows 7 test program.
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30.4.2009 Windows 7 RC Build 7100 Activation Product Keys
Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100 is now available for public download straight from Microsoft. In parallel, users can also access Windows Server 2008 R2 RC, which went live concomitantly with the client flavor of Windows 7.
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5.5.2009 Windows 7 RC Build 7100 OS X Theme Leopard
In past we have reviewed Leopard Transformation Pack 2 & Mac OS X Leopart theme to transform Vista to Mac OS X.
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6.6.2009 Windows 7 RC / RTM Builds 7100 and 7106 Screenshot Gallery
Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100, the last major pre-release development milestone of the next iteration of Windows, is live. Not from Microsoft, but live nonetheless.
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25.4.2009 Intel launches Xeon 7100 processors
Intel is fighting back to recover the performance crown from rival AMD with the launch of a range of dual-core server and notebook processors.
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4.9.2006 Watermark Removal Script - Remove Watermark From Windows 7 RC Build 7100
Windows 7 RC WatermarkLike Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 Watermark, Windows 7 RC Build 7100 also has watermark which many users don’t like to have on their desktop.
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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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17.5.2009Windows 7 RC completed, build 7100
Company insiders and Wzor have confirmed that 7100 is the official Windows 7 RC build. 7100.0.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700 was compiled on Tuesday and
has reportedly been handed out to OEM partners and TAP gold customers. Earlier this month we reported that build 7077 had leaked online and that
Microsoft were pushing towards a 7100 RC release. Microsoft recently published details about a public RC due for May 5th. We expect MSDN/TechNet
customers to receive the bits within the next week if the company is still targeting May 5th. According to reports, 7115.0.winmain.090421-1650 is the
latest build internally at the time of writing.
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23.04.2009Windows 7 build 7077 leaks
According to several reports from Neowin members, Windows 7 build 7077 has leaked to various torrent sites. Named as an RC escrow build it's
likely that 7077.0.090404-1255 is the RC that will be modified to 7100 and distributed widely in May. Microsoft confirmed the 7100 path yesterday on
its Engineering Windows 7 blog by advising users to modify the MinClient build number from 7100 to 7000 in order to enable beta to RC upgrades. It is
now expected that Microsoft will name 7100 as the RC build and builds 7105 onwards will be the ongoing development branched towards RTM.
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08.04.2009Windows 7 RC build 7100 leaks
Redmond still haven't called that plumber, the official RC build has leaked online at the usual places. We revealed yesterday that the Windows 7
RC build was 7100 and according to many Neowin members the x86 version has leaked just a short time ago. We expect the RC will be available to the
public shortly and Redmond could still hit the rumored May 5th date. There is speculation the software giant will hold off until May 15th, the last
day of Tech-Ed 2009.
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24.04.2009Windows 7 RC 7100 Leaks
jcxp.net - 25.04.2009
Reports: Windows 7 has reached build 7079
Wzor is once again reporting that the Windows 7 winmain_win7rc branch has reached 7079. Yesterday build 7077 leaked via BitTorrent and we speculated
this could be the build that would be "renamed" to 7100 for the RC. It appears that isn't the case and Microsoft has built 7078.0.090406-1758
and 7079.0.090407-1902 over the last few days. We still expect Microsoft to name the RC build shortly and all bets are on 7100. Last month Microsoft
hinted at a May public release for the RC.
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neowin.net - 09.04.2009
Windows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozy
The first documented bug in the Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) is a doozy.
Yesterday, Microsoft published Knowledge Base article 970789, which provides details of a problem that affects the 32-bit (x86)
English-language version of Windows 7 build 7100. The problem, in short, is that the installer incorrectly sets access control lists (ACLs) on the
root of the system drive. The longer version is described as follows...
winbeta.org - 08.05.2009
Windows 7 Release Candidate goes public... Oops
Tired of waiting for Microsoft to release the first (and likely only) release candidate of Windows 7? No worries, you can go and snatch it up now...
via torrents. Earlier today, build 7100 of Windows 7, the official Release Candidate build, leaked to the public.
While no new visual
elements stand out from previous builds, UI changes should no longer be expected this late in the game. Any changes from this point on will be, for
the most part, behind the scenes. One notable change however is Microsoft's decision to revert back to the previous active tile design for the
taskbar, as found in build 7068, as it no longer features the white hazy glow behind the icon.
The official release date of Windows 7 RC
is expected to be May 5th for the public, and slightly earlier for TechNet and MSDN subscribers.
Have you found anything new in this
build? Share it with us in our community forums...
Update: Microsoft now says the RC will be available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers on
April 30th.
jcxp.net - 25.04.2009
Keyboard Design Firm Sues Over
BlackBerry 7100
Eatoni contends RIM's
SureType auto-completion
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AMD Reveals Phenom Model Numbers
AMDs latest roadmap reveals
the companys model numbers for
the performance and mainstream
Phenom X4 and X2 processors.
Despite AMD issuing model
numbers, the clock speeds are
still ballpark figures and not
yet set in stone. AMD has two
Phenom X4 and three X2 models
planned. Three of the models
are set for a Q42007
launch.
The
Agena-based Phenom X4
processors carry the GP-7xxx
model number. There will be
two Phenom X4 GP-7xxx
processors at launch “ the
GP-7100 and the GP-7000. AMD
plans to clock the Phenom X4
GP-7100 from 2.2-to-2.4 GHz.
The Phenom X4 GP-7100 has a
3600 MHz HyperTransport 3.0,
or HT3, bus speed. The lesser
Phenom X4 GP-7000 has a
targeted clock speed between
2.0-to-2.2 GHz and a lesser
HT3 bus speed in excess of
3200 MHz. The two quad-core
processors will have 89-watt
thermal ratings.
AMD plans to launch one
Phenom X2 GP-6xxx model by the
end of the year. The Phenom X2
GP-6550 joins the Phenom line
up next quarter clocked
somewhere between 2.0-to-2.4
GHz. The first Phenom X2 to
launch has a 3600 MHz HT3 bus
speed. This model has a TDP of
65 watts...
winbeta.org - 28.07.2007
Facebook Optimized for Windows Mobile
Microsoft has released developer tools for the creation of optimized Facebook applications on Windows Mobile. See the developer tools here. The good thing about these tools is the integration with
pretty much all the Windows Mobile applications themselves, so youll be able to let your Facebook apps take advantage of mobile media-sharing,
contacts synchronization, and Outlook integration.
That makes it easier on the consumer end for the real-life utilization of
certain applications found on Facebook. Either way, Facebook apps
can ow be better optimized for use on Windows Mobile, but the benefit of this set of APIs is the option for a deeper integration.
winbeta.org - 26.11.2007
Update: Windows Optimized Desktop for the Enterprise
Chris Flores: We've been talking with a lot of organizations about what they need most from an optimized desktop experience, and we've been making
great progress in delivering against those needs. I want to take this opportunity to share details on the Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios and
highlight some news.
If you've been reading this blog regularly, you will have seen updates on the work we're doing with the
Optimized Desktop. I contributed a blog on this in January for our Virtualization Strategy Day and a second blog about the announcements we had made at the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) in Las Vegas in late April. While there are many facets
to the Optimized Desktop, the framework is based on technologies that enable decoupling the traditional desktop stack of hardware, operating system,
applications, data, settings and user profiles, making desktop management more efficient and easing change and user migration.
winbeta.org - 23.05.2008
Sandisk: Windows Vista not optimized for solid state drives
SanDisk said Monday that Windows Vista is not optimized for solid state drives, delaying the delivery of optimized drives until next year.
Solid state drives (SSDs) are used instead of hard disk drives in select high-end notebook PCs today such as the Apple MacBook Air and
Toshiba Portege R500.
The next generation of SSDs will use multilevel cell (MLC) technology, which will require a more
sophisticated controller--a crucial component in solid state drives. These drives will have capacities ranging up to 128GB, 160GB, and later, 256GB.
MLC drives are expected to appear in a wider selection of notebooks later this year.
winbeta.org - 22.07.2008
Side by side: UI changes from Windows 7 beta to Windows 7 RC
Here's an exhaustive roundup of all the changes we've noticed between Windows 7 build 7000 and Windows 7 build 7100. Screenshots included...
winbeta.org - 27.05.2009
Microsoft and Novell Deliver Joint Virtualization Solution Through Partners
Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. are announcing the availability of a joint virtualization solution optimized for customers running mixed-source
environments. The joint offering includes SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server from Novell® configured and tested as an optimized guest operating system
running on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, and is fully supported by both companies channel partners, including Dell Inc., which will test and validate
this offering at the Microsoft and Novell joint Interoperability Lab in Cambridge, Mass. The offering provides customers with the first complete,
fully supported and optimized virtualization solution to span Windows and Linux* environments.
winbeta.org - 11.09.2008
Red Hat to Build Optimized Java for Enterprise Linux
Nearly a year after Sun Microsystems first announced it would be releasing a build of Java to the open source community, Red Hat has apparently signed
on. In an announcement this morning, the company said it has licensed Sun's Java SE Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK), with the objective to produce
an optimized Java for its Enterprise Linux that will drive JBoss applications...
betanews.com - 06.11.2007
Phoenix Instant Boot BIOS starts loading Windows in under a second
Phoenix is showing off a few interesting things at IDF, but the real standout is their new Instant Boot BIOS, a highly optimized UEFI implementation
that can start loading an OS in just under a second. Combined with Windows 7's optimized startup procedure, that means you're looking at incredibly
short boot times -- we saw a retrofitted Dell Adamo hit the Windows desktop in 20 seconds, while a Lenovo T400s with a fast SSD got there in under 10.
It's pretty slick stuff, and it should be out soon -- check a video after the break...
winbeta.org - 25.09.2009
Opera touts "Nvidia-optimized" mobile browser
Opera Software and Nvidia say they will collaborate on a customized, accelerated Windows Mobile web browser for devices using the chipmaker's
ARM11-based SoCs. An "optimized, pre-integrated" Opera Mobile 9.5 edition will deliver higher performance and lower battery consumption on devices
using Tegra processors, the companies say.
winbeta.org - 10.09.2008
Are Microsoft's newest webcams the last of a dying breed?
Microsoft today has announced the pricing and upcoming availability of its LifeCam VX-5000 Windows Live-optimized webcam...
betanews.com - 14.05.2008
AMD Highlights Optimized Integration between Quad-Core Opteron and Upcoming Microsoft Products
AMD today announced it is demonstrating platforms based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors, including features designed to help Microsoft Windows
application developers optimize their software applications through tools in upcoming software products from Microsoft Corp. The technology
demonstrations at the conference in Barcelona, Spain show new integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors.
Ongoing collaboration throughout product development has ensured that Visual Studio 2008 tools will produce optimized code when
compiling for Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors. This hardware/software collaboration is designed to ensure that software developers will enjoy
improved instruction selection, optimized register allocation and enhanced 128-bit floating-point performance.
śThe Microsoft
Visual Studio suite represents key building blocks in the Windows software development tools stack and is widely used by the Windows development
community. This is why Visual Studio support for AMD processors is so important to us- it provides a highly productive environment for our customers
to connect their hardware and software,ť said Earl Stahl, vice president of Software Development at AMD. śThe hardware/software collaboration is vital
across the entire Microsoft Application Platform, so we are also working to ensure that Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008
are optimized for Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors.ť
winbeta.org - 05.11.2007
Windows 7 RC/RTM Builds “ Clearing the Confusion
Chris Holmes: So Ive actually been meaning to write this for a while because its been annoying the hell out of me. I have seen people saying that
7105 and 7106 of Windows 7 are RC builds and the RC will be > 7100. Well all I can say to those people is that youre wrong, you fail, and you need to
learn how the development process works inside Redmond before you go spouting about a build being an RC ESCROW...
winbeta.org - 14.04.2009
