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Windows 7 SP1 Public Beta Released

js — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:03:29 +0000

Speaking at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, Corporate Vice President of Windows & Windows Live – Tami Reller announced the public beta. Microsoft revealed its plans for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 last month at …

Microsoft Warns of Windows 7 Graphics Flaw

js — Mon, 31 May 2010 11:50:09 +0000

Barence writes “A flaw with the graphics driver in Windows 7 could compromise the stability and security of PCs, Microsoft has warned. The vulnerability lies in the Windows Canonical Display Driver (cdd.dll) for the 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and …

Win7 Can Delete All System Restore Points On Reboot

js — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:57:33 +0000

An anonymous reader writes “Astonishingly, the so-called system restore feature in Windows 7 deletes restore points without warning when the system is rebooted. This forum thread on answers.microsoft.com shows some of the users who have experienced the problem. Today I …

Windows 7 SP1 leaks, available now

js — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:08:44 +0000

By Tim Conneally, Betanews In March, the Windows team announced the upcoming release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2, but did not set a date of availability. At the time, Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc said, …

Windows 7 SP1 leaks, downloadable now

js — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:08:38 +0000

Windows 7 Memory Usage FUD Explained

js — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:20:56 +0000

It must suck to be a Windows developer. So you already have an entire legion of misguided folk hating your work for no reason (on top of the people hating your work for legitimate reasons), and then a company comes …

Windows 7 Market Share Reaches 10%

js — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:54:01 +0000

Heck, Microsoft really weren’t kidding when they said Windows 7 was the fastest-selling operating system in the world. NetApplications released its figures for January 2010, and it seems that after only three months of availability, Microsoft’s latest baby has already …

Using Windows 7 RC Pay Up Or Auto Shutdown Warned

js — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:52:03 +0000

CWmike writes with a warning that free preview copies of Windows 7 in the wild will start nagging users to pay up in a couple of week until ultimately shutting down the PC altogether in a month. “Microsoft unveiled the …

Microsoft: Windows 7 Fastest Selling OS in History

js — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:44:59 +0000

Microsoft presented the results for its second quarter of the 2010 fiscal year yesterday, which ended on December 29 2009. As it turns out, thanks to sales of Windows 7, Microsoft experienced a record quarter, which is especially welcome after …

Battery “Bug” Caused by Batteries, Not by Windows 7

js — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:38:49 +0000

The past few weeks or so, there’s been a lot of interest in a supposed battery status report bug in Windows 7. After installing Windows 7, some users reported seeing “consider replacing your battery”-warnings in systems that appeared to be …

Windows 7 on a Pentium II 266Mhz

js — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:00:25 +0000

As inevitable as the tides rolling in: every time a new Windows version is released, someone with too much time on his hands tries to install it on extremely outdated hardware. Sure, it won’t be usable by any standard whatsoever, …

Comparing 32-bit to 64-bit Windows 7 for Business Use

js — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:20:22 +0000

Among the factors to consider, as companies ponder Windows 7 migrations, is whether to run a 32 bit or 64 bit version of the operating system. IT Expert Voice looks at the reasons why and what companies are saying about …

Windows 7 Under Fire For Patent Infringement

js — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:17:14 +0000

eldavojohn writes “A patent issued in 2003 called ‘Method and system for demultiplexing a first sequence of packet components to identify specific components wherein subsequent components are processed without re-identifying components’ is now owned by Implicit Networks, who has recently …

Microsoft Finally Open Sources Windows 7 Tool

js — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:09:36 +0000

Jan writes “Microsoft has open sourced the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool by releasing it under the GPLv2 license. The code is now available on CodePlex, Microsoft’s Open Source software project hosting repository, over at wudt.codeplex.com. The actual installer for …

Microsoft Denies It Built Backdoor Into Windows 7

js — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:15:42 +0000

CWmike writes “Microsoft has denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced yesterday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system. ‘Microsoft …

Microsoft: No NSA Backdoor in Windows 7

js — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:13:24 +0000

Earlier this week, a senior National Security Agency official told US Congress that the NSA had worked on Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 7. This spurred a flurry of rumours about the NSA building backdoors into Windows 7, but Microsoft …

The First Windows 7 Zero-Day Exploit

js — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:01:27 +0000

xploraiswakco writes with the first Microsoft-confirmed Windows 7 zero-day vulnerability, with a demonstration exploit publicly available. The problem is in SMBv2 and SMBv1 and affects Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but not Vista, XP, or Windows Server 2003. …

Microsoft Kernel Engineers Talk About Windows 7′s Kernel

js — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:52:31 +0000

Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference is currently under way, and as usual, the technical fellows at Microsoft gave speeches about the deep architecture of Windows – in this case, Windows 7 of course. As it turns out, quite some seriously impressive …

Snow Leopard and Windows 7 still can’t crack the netbook problem

js — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:18:57 +0000

By Tim Conneally, Betanews Yesterday evening, Apple rolled out the 10.6.2 update to its Snow Leopard operating system, which concentrated mostly on general bug fixes and stability issues as well as some issues in Mail, MobileMe and Safari. In all, …

Windows 7 Endless Reboot Answer Evades Microsoft

js — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:15:27 +0000

Users remained stymied today by endless reboots after trying to upgrade their PCs to Windows 7, according to messages posted on Microsoft’s support forum. An answer has yet to be found for all users, who began reporting the problem last …

Bad Vista-to-Windows 7 upgrade experiences #2: No TV in Media Center

js — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:14:40 +0000

By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews Typically when you upgrade a computer from one operating system to the very next level up, you don’t want the new system replacing or deleting anything without your knowledge and approval. Windows 7 thus …

Bad Vista-to-Windows 7 upgrade experiences #1: ‘Hosed’ Intel SSDs

js — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:13:02 +0000

By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews Although we had good reason to expect that most folks’ experiences with Windows 7 upgrades this past week would be, as we put it, “without the crap,” the exceptions are starting to show up. …

Windows 7 Training Kit for Developers

js — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:09:31 +0000

The Windows 7 Training Kit for Developers includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos designed to help you learn how to build applications that are compatible with and shine on Windows 7. Link to the original site

Ubuntu ‘Karmic Koala’ RC Hits the Streets With Windows 7

js — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:04:43 +0000

oranghutan writes “Computerworld is reporting Canonical has made available the Release Candidate of its latest Linux-based operating system, Ubuntu 9.10, on the same day Microsoft launched the long-awaited Windows 7. ‘The upcoming Canonical release, which is code-named Karmic Koala, is …

Apple To Add Windows 7 Support to Boot Camp Later This Year

js — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:04:16 +0000

Apple has stated on its website that will add support for Windows 7 to Boot Camp later this year. “Apple will support Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate) with Boot Camp in Mac OS X Snow Leopard before …

Android / Windows 7 Dual Boot Netbook Disappoints

js — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:04:14 +0000

Barence writes “PC Pro has got its hands on Acer’s Aspire One D250 with both Windows 7 and Google Android installed. Anyone who’s played with an Android phone had better get ready for a let-down: Android is far from ready …

The Windows 7 launch: The cultural event of the entire afternoon

js — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:03:01 +0000

By Carmi Levy, Betanews Have you reserved your copy of Windows 7 yet? Did you book off work? Get a babysitter for the kids? Stock up on Red Bull and Doritos?…No? If you’re one of the dozens who pine for …

Windows 7 Released Early In UK

js — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:02:19 +0000

CNETNate writes “UK customers have been reporting that they received their copies of Windows 7 in the mail today. Currently the British postal service is threatening industrial action over pay, and planned walkouts may result in Windows 7 not being …

Windows 7 Enterprise 90 Day Free Trial

js — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:01:31 +0000

Can’t wait two more days? Microsoft Technet has a free 90 day trial of Windows 7 Enterprise for your evaluation pleasure. If you’ve been using the Windows 7 RC, this one is likely to have a bunch of bug fixes, …

IBM’s Answer To Windows 7 Is Ubuntu Linux

js — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:59:42 +0000

An anonymous reader writes “It looks like IBM isn’t much of a friend of Microsoft’s anymore. Today IBM announced an extension of its Microsoft-Free PC effort together with Canonical Ubuntu Linux. This is the same thing that was announced a …

Some Users Say Win7 Wants To Remove iTunes, Google Toolbar

js — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:56:09 +0000

Foofoobar writes “Due to a strike with the UK’s postal system, people in Great Britain are getting copies of Windows 7 early and have already posted their experiences about the install process. Some have an easy time but others post …

Mac Boot Camp to support Windows 7 by year’s end

js — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:55:49 +0000

By Tim Conneally, Betanews Apple today promised to update its Boot Camp partitioning tool to support Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate before the end of the year. In a support article posted to Apple’s site today, it says …

Live from the NYC Windows 7 press event

js — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:55:44 +0000

By Jacqueline Emigh, Betanews The world pretty much knows what Windows 7 contains, thanks to technology previews and early releases to developers. So what’s left for anyone to be surprised about? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave a hint as to …

Windows 7: Vista without the crap

js — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:55:09 +0000

By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews Download Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor 2.0 from Fileforum now. Here is the essential information you need to know if you’re a Windows Vista user considering whether to upgrade to Windows 7: Yes. Up …

Windows 7 Ad Campaign Kicks Off, Focuses on Features

js — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:54:52 +0000

I never thought it was possible, but as it turns out, Microsoft has managed to produce some pretty good commercials for its brand new operating system, Windows 7. They are quite product-oriented, and carry the slogan “I’m a PC and …

Windows 7 Can Be a Success Without Hurting Apple

js — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:06:17 +0000

On October 22, Microsoft will unleash the much-anticipated Windows 7. After the commercial disaster that is Windows Vista, it is believed the new release will turn the tide for the world’s biggest software maker. A lot of people also believe …

Comparing Performance and Power Use For Vista vs. Windows 7 WIth Clarksfield Chip

js — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:52:26 +0000

crazipper writes “Back when Intel launched its Core i5/i7 ‘Lynnfield’ CPUs, Tom’s Hardware ran some tests in Windows 7 versus Vista to gauge the benefits of the core parking and ideal core optimizations, said to cut power consumption in the …

Acer Launching Dual Android/Windows 7 Netbook

js — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:13:04 +0000

Barence writes “Acer has unveiled an Aspire netbook that dual boots Google Android and Windows 7. ‘User demand is not there for [other forms of] Linux [but] we never give up. We adjust,’ said Jim Wong, Acer senior corporate vice …

Windows Embedded Enterprise: Introducing Windows 7 for Embedded Systems

js — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:16:13 +0000

In this webcast, learn about how the same technologies and features that are in the Windows 7 desktop operating systems are available for embedded OEMs to deliver a wide variety of reliable, high performance, market-differentiated products that meet the demands …

No, Windows 7 isn’t slower than Vista, even at booting up

js — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:35:12 +0000

By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews The manufacturer of a Windows maintenance toolkit featured on our Fileforum told CNET’s Ina Fried last week that it believes boot times for Windows 7 are typically slower than boot times for Windows Vista. …

Hidden Fees Discovered For “Free” Windows 7 Upgrade

js — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:17:41 +0000

An anonymous reader writes ‘Thousands of recent computer purchasers who are expecting to receive free upgrades to Windows 7 when it is released on October 22 may be surprised to learn that some big computer makers are quietly tacking on …

Windows 7 OEM Prices Revealed

js — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:37:50 +0000

Windows 7 will be released October 22, and the pricing information for both the full and upgrade versions have been known for a while. However, as most of us geeks will know, there’s a third variant you can buy, apart …

Windows 7 ‘Not Much Faster’ Than Vista

js — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:59:35 +0000

PLSQL Guy writes “Tests of the Windows 7 Release Candidate in a PC World Test Center found that while Windows 7 was slightly faster on our WorldBench 6 suite, the differences may be barely noticeable to users. The PCs tested …

Review: Microsoft Windows 7 RTM

js — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:02:29 +0000

ActiveWin has published their usual in-depth review of the new Windows release, in this case, Windows 7. It’s 70 pages long, and divided up into 26 sections. “Should you upgrade? Most certainly, there is no on the fence, ifâ€™s or …