Mac OS X and Linux Continue to Erode Windows' Install Base
Apple's Mac OS X and the open source Linux operating systems continue to erode the install base of Microsoft's proprietary platform. According to statistics made available by Net Applications, Windows accounted for a market share of no less than 93.06% back in August 2007.
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2.9.2008 How to Install Windows Vista
For people with access to the Vista betas through MSDN, there is an installation guide.
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How to Install and Enable DreamScene in Windows 7
Windows DreamScene, a feature which allows a video clip, movie show, slideshow or animated image and picture to be set as the desktop background in Windows Vista has been removed in Windows 7, in favor of Desktop Slideshow wallpaper auto rotator. Although Windows 7 no longer supports DreamScane, the DreamScene function can still be manually added and installed into Windows 7 with a little hack in order to turn on and enable the DreamScene support in Windows7.
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13.1.2009 Microsoft: How to install a browser on Windows 7 E
Microsoft have created a guidance page on the Windows 7 part of their website, detailing how users should go about installing a browser on Windows 7 E the main version of Windows that will ship in the UK, that comes without a browser.
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15.7.2009 How to Install Chrome OS in Windows 7
Google unveiled Chrome OS in an event yesterday where they demonstrated the upcoming cloud-based OS for the first time in public. Source code of Chrome OS was also released which folks over at gdgt have compiled in a ready-to-install .vmdk file.
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20.11.2009 Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) 6.1
Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) is a hypertext application designed for giving users choice. While Windows XP offers many ways of customizing the setup process out of the box, its major drawback is the lack of being able to select which applications an end user may install.
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29.7.2007 Windows 7 testers - RC is a clean install
The latest post on Microsofts Engineering Windows 7 blog outlines what existing Windows 7 beta testers will have to do in order to be able upgrade to the release candidate.
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9.4.2009 How to Install Microsoft Telnet Client on Windows 7
If you have been fan of traditional Microsoft Telnet client then you will be surprised to see that traditional Telnet Client is not available in Windows Vista & 7 by default and you have to manually install Telnet Client to use Telnet from command prompt.
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17.7.2009 Install Any Version of Windows 7 with Universal ISO
Those of you who own an official copy of Windows 7 from MSDN or TechNet may have faced a scenario where you wanted to install a different edition of Windows, only to find out that you will have to download a separate ISO file just to install your desired edition.
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9.11.2009 Crack Available to Install Windows Vista with Only 256MB RAM
Want to perform the impossible with Windows Vista and install the operating system on systems with only 256 MB of RAM? vista_nomem.exe is a patch that promises to deliver just that, enabling you to deploy Vista even if you only have 256 MB of memory.
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8.2.2007 Windows Vista SP1 Beta Install Fair
The Windows Vista SP1 Deployment Team wanted me to pass along notice of an upcoming Install Fair being held here in Redmond at month's end; we've held events like this before and they've always been well received.
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3.10.2007 My Day at the Windows Vista SP1 Install Fair
On Saturday October 27th, I had the chance to visit the Microsoft campus and join various others in installing the Windows Vista SP1 Beta.
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29.10.2007 Microsoft: IE 8 Release Candidate wont install on Windows 7
Windows 7 testers wont be able to install Microsofts near-final Release Candidate (RC) test build of Internet Explorer (IE) 8 a limitation Microsoft is acknowledging and saying is by design.
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20.1.2009 How to install Windows 7 on a virtual hard disk - VHD
If You want to test Windows 7, without impacting your current installation of Windows XP or Vista on your desktop? A possible solution is: Boot from VHD.
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19.6.2009 How to download and install Windows 7 Language Packs - MUI
Language packs or MUI packs are used to change the default language of Windows 7 to a language of your choice. For example, download and installing the French language pack will translate all the menus and options in Windows 7 into French.
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27.8.2009 Microsoft: Should You Install Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh?
Last week, on January 9th, 2008, Microsoft dropped Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Refresh Build 17128 into the laps of some 15,000 testers.
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14.1.2008 Windows Vista SP1 Beta Install Fiesta, Courtesy of Microsoft
Microsoft is hard at work hammering away at the first service pack for Windows Vista.
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20.11.2007 Install and Uninstall Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate 1
The first public build of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is imminent and is planned by the end of this week. Microsoft has already made available Vista SP1 Release Candidate 1 via Connect, MSDN and TechNet, and is preparing for the next step, opening up the beta testing
process to the general public through the Microsoft Download Center.
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11.12.2007 How to Install Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP2 Beta Build 16497
Microsoft has published a command shell script, which will add and set a registry key on the computer so that Windows Update, Microsoft Update or Automatic Updates will offer the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 the Service Pack 2 (KB version 948465) beta build 6002.16497.
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5.12.2008 How to install another OS on your PS3
Who'll get the last laugh now? They said the PS3 sucks, is late, is too expensive, isn't worth it, isn't a bargain. Well, look at it now! It's shaping up to be something worth its weight in news.
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13.11.2006 Install multiple versions of IE on your PC
Ever wanted to test your website in various versions of Internet Explorer?
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10.12.2006 Microsoft patch fails to install for some users
Microsoft Corp. has reported a problem with one of its security patches released yesterday that requires some users to take additional steps to ensure it installs properly.
The problem affected patch number MS06-007, which fixes a TCP/IP vulnerability in several versions of Windows that could allow a denial-of-service attack. Microsoft called the patch important but not critical, and said users should install it as soon as possible. It was one of several patches released yesterday (see "Microsoft issues seven security patches").
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16.2.2006 Vista: Should I Install 64bit or 32bit Version?
Deciding which Vista version to install can be a difficult decision and can really limit what you can do with your system. Here are practical hints which should help a user decide which version to install. I decided to write this guide after installing 64-bit and 32-bit vista systems on several test boxes.
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12.1.2007 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 How to Downgrade from Windows Vista Business or Ultimate OEM Edition and Install Windows XP Professional
A lot of users still dont getting used to Windows Vista. A lot of reviews have been labeling Windows Vista as bloated, hard to use, tons of compatibility issues, inconvenient, not user friendly, not stable and etc.
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22.8.2008 How can I install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to a virtual hard disk (VHD) file?
Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 add the ability for an OS to be installed onto a virtual hard disk (VHD) file to boot physical hardware. To do this, perform the following steps.
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17.2.2009 Vista Hands On #4: Clean install with an upgrade key
I've been reading
the breathless reports this week about the "Vista upgrade loophole." Most of it is typical echo-chamber stuff, and most of the reports I've read so far have gotten the basic facts wrong.
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19.2.2007 Pirates release fully cracked Vista install
DISCUSSING PIRATED software is still fairly taboo within the press, but sometimes a scene release is worthy of note, despite the influx of staunch anti-piracy e-mails that will flood our in-box.
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18.5.2007 How to Install Snow Leopard (10A432) on PC Hackintosh
Snow Leopard 10.6Snow Leopard is released and all the Hackintosheers are waiting eagerly to run the latest version of Mac OS X 10.6 on their PC a.k.a Hack Pro.
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27.8.2009 Founder to Install $250M Worth Microsoft Software in China
Founder Technology Group Corp., one of China?s largest PC makers, signed a Windows cooperative engagement agreement with Microsoft.
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13.4.2006Apple pushing iTunes, QT users on Windows to download Safari
Apple has chosen to leverage its significant install base for QuickTime and iTunes in order to quickly gain market share for its Safari Web browser on
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21.03.2008Gates: 40 Million Copies of Vista Sold
FROM WINHEC During his
keynote at the Windows
Hardware Engineering
Conference Tuesday, Bill Gates
told an audience of developers
that 40 million copies of
Windows Vista have sold in the
first 100 days of the
operating system's release -
a figure more than the install
base of Windows' competitors
combined...
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15.05.2007Update for Windows 7 Client Beta
Install this update to resolve issues with non-compatible applications for Windows 7 Beta. For complete details of this update, see Knowledge Base
Article KB967062. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. This update is provided to you and licensed under the Windows 7
Prerelease License Terms.
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24.02.2009Windows 7 upgrade chart available
Microsoft has made available the official Windows 7 Upgrade chart, via allthingsd which indicates which previous versions of Windows are available for
an in-place upgrade to Windows 7, and to which version they can upgrade. You can view the chart below: As you can see from just a glance at the
chart, it's relatively confusing. Windows 7 offers no direct upgrade path from XP, which was announced very early on in the Windows 7 development
life cycle. Very specific upgrade paths from other versions of Windows Vista exist also. You can perform a "Custom Install" which is pretty much a
clean install, but you have the option to install Windows 7 to another disk without overwriting data.
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10.08.2009Vista Continues to Gain Acceptance
In spite of the heavy and widespread criticism, Microsofts latest operating system, Windows Vista, managed to once again increase its popularity in
August, leaving behind not only outdated Windows 2000, but also outstripping Apples Mac OS.
In August the share of Windows
Vista-based computers used to browse the Internet was 6.26%, up considerably from June and July, according to data collected by
Net Applications, a provider of Web tools. The shares of Windows
2000 and Windows XP operating systems decreased slightly to 3.66% and 80.48%, respectively, which is quite natural as old computers are replaced with
new ones and a lot of systems nowadays come with Windows Vista operating system.
It is interesting to note that currently the
share of Windows Vista-based personal computers is even higher than that of Mac OS-based systems, which are used by 6.15% of users. Still, Apple is
also gaining popularity slowly but surely, something which cannot be said about other operating systems, namely outdated Windows versions, Linux
OSes and so on, which have been losing market share for many months now and are used in 3.44% of systems that are used for Internet browsing.
In late July Microsoft said it had managed to sell 60 millionth copy of Windows Vista operating system (OS) late in June and that the
install base of Vista eclipsed the whole install base of Apple computers in the first five weeks of sales.
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10.09.2007Microsoft: How to install a browser on Windows 7 E
Microsoft have created a guidance page on the Windows 7 part of their website, detailing how users should go about installing a browser on Windows 7 E
– the main version of Windows that will ship in the UK, that comes without a browser. Users will be required to install an internet browser
from external media, such as a USB pen drive or CD, as there will be no way of browsing the web without one otherwise. Due to the EU pushing on with
its anti-trust case against Microsoft, users buying Windows 7 E will have to find their own browser to use.
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15.07.2009MS07-069 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer - Post Install Issue
Kieron Shorrock, MSRC PM for Internet Explorer: We have been investigating public reports of possible problems on systems that have installed the
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
(942615), released earlier this month. We have some information to share with you regarding the results of our investigation into these
reports.
First, I want to note the security update does protect against the vulnerabilities noted in the bulletin. If you are not
experiencing issues noted in the below referenced Knowledge Base article, no action is needed.
We have been working with a small
number of customers that reported issues related to the installation of MS07-069. Specifically, on a Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)-based computer,
Internet Explorer 6 may stop responding when you try to a visit a web site.
Weve made an update to the Knowledge Base article for
MS07-069,
KB942615, which highlights the known issue.
We
have also added the following known issue Knowledge Base article
KB946627.
Because this occurs in a customized installation, this isnt a widespread issue.
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19.12.2007Microsoft confirms Office 14 support for Windows XP
Even though the recent word that the next version of Microsoft Office, dubbed Office 14, was delayed until next year, we have good news for those of
you who are still using Windows XP. Microsoft's Chris Capossela has informed the Silicon Valley Insider that Office 14 will run on Windows XP,
Windows Vista, and Windows 7. In a statement Capossela noted: "Our install base of Office 2003 and 2007 is actually quite quite high in enterprises
even if XP is what most enterprises are still using on their PCs. We're looking at XP
with some service pack.
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neowin.net - 03.03.2009
Microsoft Expression Design Service Pack 1 Available
Expression Design Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an update to Expression Design. If you are currently using the trial version of Expression Design, simply
download and install this service pack and continue to use the trial. If you have purchased Expression Design, download and install this service pack
to update your copy of Expression Design.
You can get specific information about the SP1 update in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
article (942686), Description of Expression Design Service Pack 1, or the
Microsoft Knowledge Base article (942685), List of issues that are fixed in
Microsoft Expression Design Service Pack 1.
An updated User Guide is also available for Expression Design SP1. To install the
updated User Guide, see Expression Design Service Pack 1
User Guide and follow the instructions.
winbeta.org - 18.10.2007
Google Base Beta Service Goes
Public
Google late Tuesday officially
launched into beta its Google
Base listing service that
enables users to upload all
types of information and make
it searchable online. The
service acts as a giant Web
database for everything from
recipes to classifieds, but
should eBay and craigslist be
worried?
Photos: View images of Google
Base..
betanews.com - 16.11.2005
Microsoft Advises Users To Run Update Again
Windows users may have to
update their PCs more than
once to completely patch one
of the vulnerabilities
Microsoft fixed last week, the
company's support site said
Monday. Security update
MS06-061 -- one of five
labeled "critical" by
Microsoft -- may install
multiple versions of the XML
Parser or XML Core Services
when it's downloaded manually
or via an automatic update
mechanism. But "if you
install a version of MSXML
after you install this
security update, you may have
to install an additional
package for this security
update," read a Microsoft
support document. That
"additional package" can
only be acquired by running
Automatic Update a second
time, said security company
Symantec.
"Users
that may have been affected
are advised to re-scan their
system for additional updates
which may result in an
additional patch being
accessible that wasn't
before," Symantec said in an
alert to customers.
"Administrators who are
planning to, or who already
have, applied the MS06-061
patches are advised to review
the knowledge base and
re-update their systems where
applicable."
neowin.net - 18.10.2006
Hackers Install Windows XP on
Intel Mac
While Windows XP won't
natively boot on Apple's new
Intel based Macs due to lack
of EFI support and Microsoft
has no plans to change that in
Vista, one hacker has found a
way around the limitation and
snagged a $13,854 prize in the
process. But the approach
requires heavy editing of an
XP install disc...
betanews.com - 16.03.2006
Workaround Discovered For "Clean Install" With Vista Upgrade
DailyTech has posted a 7-step
workaround courtesy of Paul
Thurrott (via Microsoft
internal documents) on how to
perform a clean install with a
Windows Vista Upgrade DVD. Per
Microsoft's new licensing
requirements for Vista, users
are required to install a
Windows Vista Upgrade from
within Windows XP and to make
matters worse, the Windows XP
license is forfeited. The
process may be tedious, but
few will argue when they
compare the price differences
between the upgrade and retail
versions. Here we go:- Boot from the
Windows Vista Upgrade DVD and
start the setup
program.
- When prompted
to enter your product key, DO
NOT enter it. Click "Next"
and proceed with setup. This
will install Windows Vista as
a 30-day trial.
- When
prompted, select the edition
of Vista which you have
purchased and continue with
setup.
- Once setup has
been completed and you have
been brought to the desktop
for the first time, run the
install program from within
Windows Vista.
- This
time, type in your product key
when prompted.
- When
asked whether to perform an
Upgrade or Custom (advanced)
install, choose Custom
(advanced) to perform a clean
install of Vista. Yes, this
means that you will have to
install Vista for a second
time.
- Once setup has
completed for the second time,
you should be able to activate
Windows Vista normally. You
can also delete the
Windows.old directory which
contains information from the
first Vista
install.
neowin.net - 31.01.2007
Internet Explorer 7 to be distributed via WSUS February 12, 2008
On February 12, 2008 Microsoft will release the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability update to Windows Server Update Services
(WSUS) marked as an Update Rollup package. Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update is a complete installation package that
will upgrade machines running Internet Explorer 6 to Windows Internet Explorer 7. Microsoft Knowledge Base article 940767 contains more information on
the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
940767 Description of the Windows
Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability update
Since the download center and Microsoft Update describe the Windows Internet
Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update as Windows Internet Explorer 7, the remainder of this article will simply use Windows Internet
Explorer 7.
If you want to install Windows Internet Explorer 7 using WSUS today, you can import this package from the Microsoft
Update catalog site by following the instructions in the section titled "Deploying Windows Internet Explorer 7 using WSUS."
winbeta.org - 15.01.2008
OneCare and Defender to
integrate further?
The Windows Live OneCare team
used its blog yesterday to
announce they are currently
working on one of their most
requested feedback:
integration with Windows
Defender, Microsoft's
antispyware utility, still in
beta 2 version.
The first thing they did in
that way is to modify the
OneCare setup so that it also
installs Windows Defender in
the background.
"For those interested
in the technical details, now,
when you install OneCare, as
long as you accept the default
prompts, the Windows Defender
install itself goes on behind
the scenes, and the Windows
Genuine Advantage check goes
on behind the scenes. During
the Windows Live OneCare
install process, the default
setting is to automatically
install Windows Defender with
automatic updates turned on.
However you will be given the
option to turn off automatic
updates of Defender signatures
or forego the Windows Defender
installation altogether if you
wish. "
The team also said
it will be easy to remove
Defender if wished, though the
didn't say if it'll be
through the usual Add/Remove
Programs or another way (a
button through the OneCare
front-end, for example).
jcxp.net - 23.07.2006
Installing GPMC on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1
The Group Policy Management Console is included in Windows Server 2008; however, you must install it before you can use it. The domain controller
promotion process installs GPMC on the server, in addition to adding the domain controller to the domain. Additionally, you can install GPMC on a
member server as long as its a member of the domain. Lets look at two ways to install GPMC on Windows Server 2008 (other than through DCPROMO).
winbeta.org - 08.07.2008
Microsoft Expression Blend Service Pack 1
Expression Blend Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an update to Expression Blend. If you are currently using the trial version of Expression Blend, simply
download and install this service pack and continue to use the trial. If you have purchased Expression Blend, download and install this service pack
to update your copy of Expression Blend.
ou can get specific information about the SP1 update in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
article (944811), Description of Expression Blend Service Pack 1, or the
Microsoft Knowledge Base article (944809), Issues that are fixed in Expression
Blend by Expression Blend Service Pack 1.
An updated User Guide is also available for Expression Blend SP1. To install
the updated User Guide, see Expression Blend Service Pack 1
User Guide and follow the instructions.
Help us improve Expression Blend by
reporting any technical issues. For more insight into
Expression Blend,
please see the
Expression team
blog.
winbeta.org - 28.11.2007
Windows XP SP3 Now Available on Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center
Microsoft Update Team: Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) is now available on Windows Update (and the Microsoft Download Center)!
If you'd like to install it via WU today, you'll need to visit the Windows Update website. To do this, go to Windows Update and perform an express or custom install, make sure you see the service
pack selected, and proceed with the install. After it downloads, you'll see a series of screens and you'll be asked to make a few clicks before the
install will begin.
If you're not in a rush, we recommend you use Automatic Updates to install Windows XP SP3. It provides the
best experience because the download will happen in the background. We're planning to begin automatically distributing Windows XP SP3 over AU
sometime in the next few months.
winbeta.org - 07.05.2008
Microsoft 'Fremont' to Rival
Google Base
Microsoft has plans to launch
an online marketplace similar
to Google Base, according to
statements made by the company
on Tuesday. Codenamed
"Fremont", the service
will allow users to post
listings akin to the way the
popular Craigslist classifieds
site operates...
betanews.com - 30.11.2005
Microsoft proposes "Browser Ballot Screen" to the EU
We've previously reported that Microsoft was planning to ship Windows 7 in Europe without Internet Explorer. But now, reports are saying that
users could be given the choice of which browser to install when they install Windows 7 in Europe as proposed by Microsoft to the European Commission.
"Under our new proposal, among other things, European consumers who buy a new Windows PC with Internet Explorer set as their default browser would
be shown a ‘ballot screen' from which they could, if they wished, easily install competing browsers from the Web. If this proposal is
ultimately accepted, Microsoft will ship Windows in Europe with the full functionality available in the rest of the world.
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