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Announcing Final Releases of Platform Update for Windows Vista Technologies
Today we are announcing the final release of the Platform Update for Windows Vista . The Platform Update for Windows Vista features a set of runtime libraries which add support for new technologies making it easier for developers to develop for Windows 7 and Windows Vista without impacting ...
Windows 7: like Vista, but good
Windows 7: like Vista, but good
guardian.co.uk — Windows 7's many small changes add up to a much better product – the best version of... Windows you can get, in fact The first thing you'll notice about Windows 7 is that it looks like Vista. It also works like Vista, in the sense that it has the same ... (more) Windows 7: like Vista, but good
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Announcing Final Releases of Platform Update for Windows Vista Technologies
Official Windows Magazine | Home — ... . By making these libraries broadly available through the Platform Update for Windows Vista, we expect customers will find an increasing number of applications using new features in Windows 7. [image] Note: This blog entry was originally posted on windowsteamblog.com. View original post

Microsoft makes final version of Windows compatibility toolset available
All about Microsoft — ... (as well as Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2). The Redmondians made available on October 27 the final version of that tool, known as the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista . The Platform Update — which is a set of runtime libraries — includes the Windows Ribbon and Animation Manager Library; DirectX updates for hardware acceleration; DirectCompute for hardware-accelerated parallel computing support; the XPS printing library; the Windows Automation API; and the Windows Portable Devices Platform, which standardizes data transfers across apps ...

Final release of Platform Update for Windows Vista announced
D' Technology Weblog — ... Microsoft announced final release of Platform Update for Windows Vista – a set of runtime libraries which add support for new technologies making it easier for developers to develop for Windows 7 and Windows Vista without impacting their users. It’ll be available for free via Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services and Microsoft Download Center. You’ll need to have Windows Update “recommended settings” enabled in order to automatically receive update without additional action. Updates include: Windows Ribbon ...

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Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 and the Platform Update for Windows VistaBink.nu
All the updated technologies in the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 are already included in Windows Server 2008 R2. The Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 is not required for Windows Server 2008 R2. To apply the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008, you must have Windows ...