Microsoft to release version of Windows 7 next week
Microsoft Corp said on Friday a version of its long awaited Windows 7 operating system will be made available from next week. The version, known as a ‘release candidate’, or RC, essentially means the world’s largest software company is in the final stages of completing the operating system, the successor to the unpopular Windows [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Win 7 changes coming in the next build
Windows 7 testers wanted more feedback from Microsoft. It looks like they’re getting it.
In a February 26 post to the Engineering Windows 7 blog, Microsoft itemized some of the changes that it is making to Windows 7 that will be part of the Release Candidate (RC) test build that is widely expected in April.
From the [...]
Windows 7 build 7022 leaks
Microsoft are currently working hard towards the Release Candidate of Windows 7. Currently the only official build available to testers and the general public is build 7000 but we have learned that 7022 has leaked to the internet today. According to a Russian torrent site it was leaked by “ friendly” Microsoft Ukraine [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Windows Installer 4.5 for Vista SP2, 5.0 for Windows 7
In June 2008, Microsoft released Windows Installer 4.5 on the Microsoft Download Center for XP SP2+, Server 2003 SP1+, Vista, and Server 2008.
Now, with yesterday’s release of the SP2 RC-Escrow build, it has been confirmed that the new version will also be bundled with the second service pack for Vista and Server 2008. Currently, [...]
A Close Look At The New Windows 7 Taskbar
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Microsoft introduced some fundamental design changes in the Windows 7 presentation today. This article will take a closer look at what Microsoft has shown. One of the most talked new features is the [...]
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Live Photos
With Windows 7, Microsoft hopes to create a more life-like photo experience. As per the demo, new photo applications developed for Windows 7 will allow users to arrange and examine photos as they would on a table.
It will also allow users to write, rotate or zoom them. There also seems option [...]
Touch-screen
Touch-screen
Windows 7 will be made for iPhone-like touch-screen applications, an alternative to the computer mouse. This means that users will be able to control the next version of Microsoft Windows with touch controls.
Microsoft showed a new application called “ Touchable Paint” that lets a user paint with their fingers, as well [...]
Microsoft VP Confirms Windows 7 Ship Date: January 2010
Microsoft will ship Windows 7 sometime in or near Jan. 2010, according to a letter company senior vice president Bill Veghte sent to Microsoft customers Tuesday.
The letter, sent to enterprise and business customers, will eventually be publicly posted on Microsoft’s Web site. In the letter sent to “ Windows Customers” and [...]
Windows XP is dead. Get ready for Vista vs. Windows 7
So that’s that then. Windows XP is no longer being sold by Microsoft to the big PC makers, and all efforts to get the software giant to give the mainstream versions of the OS a few more months have failed. But you can’t fault those who tried, particularly our US-based sister title Infoworld.
Infoworld started its [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Windows 7 Milestone 1 Build 6519 Leaked
It was clear that a release of Windows 7 would sooner or later make its way into the dark side of the Internet. Windows 7 Milestone 1 with the buld number 6519 was released on June 11th by a group calling themselves The Microsoft Beta Project. The nfo file, a sort of readme text file [...]
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