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Windows 7, Vista SP2 Hit Beta Milestones
Windows 7, Vista SP2 Hit Beta Milestones
Notable Changes in Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and Windows Vista SP2 Beta
technet.microsoft.com — The first prerequisite is that your operating system, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, has Service Pack 1 installed. (Note: Windows Server 2008 shipped with Service Pack 1 built in). The second prerequisite is an update to the servicing stack ... (more) Notable Changes in Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and ...
Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2 Beta
technet.microsoft.com — Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Customer Preview Program (CPP) December 2, 2008 Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta is an update to Windows Vista and Windows Server ... (more) Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2 Beta
Vista SP2: What’s inside?
Vista SP2: What’s inside?
blogs.zdnet.com — Over on the jkOnTheRun blog, Kevin Tofel posted the most complete list I've seen of what's in Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) -- which sounds like it is on track to RTM in April of 2009. (more) Vista SP2: What’s inside?
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Windows 7, Vista SP2 Hit Beta Milestones
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... specification and Blu-ray high definition media encoding. It also adds Microsoft's Windows Connect Now Wi-Fi configuration tool. As for Windows 7, another Microsoft blog post states that programmers who attend an MSDN Developer Conference in January will be given a DVD containing the first beta version of the operating system. Microsoft for the first time unveiled Windows 7 features at its Los Angeles Professional Developers Conference in October and appears anxious to release the OS as soon as possible. The company has formally said that Windows 7 won't ship until early ...

Want a Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD? Sign Up For MSDN Conference
AppScout — Attendees at upcoming MSDN Developer Conferences (MDC) will receive a Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD, the software giant announced Tuesday. Microsoft will host 11 MDCs from Dec. 9 until Feb. 19 in cities throughout the country. Attendance costs $99 per person. "All attendees will receive a Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD," according to a note on the MDC Web site. DVDs will not be immediately available for those attending the December sessions in Houston, Orlando, and Atlanta, but Microsoft "will have DVDs mailed to them when they become available." Microsoft will, however, have ...

Microsoft Windows 7 beta due out in January 2009?
Engadget — ... Not even a full day after hearing that the Windows Vista / Server SP2 beta would be breaking loose for select individuals tomorrow, in flies word that a Windows 7 beta could be out and about as early as next month. Granted, this conjecture is far less written in ...

IN BRIEF: Windows 7 Beta 1 Scheduled to Emerge in a Month
X-bit labs — ... to the attendees of its MSDN professional developer conference in January, 2009. It is a good news that Microsoft will release Windows 7 beta 1 in several weeks, but since the operating system is scheduled to be launched sometime in the second half of 2009, the release of Beta 1 seems to be somewhat late. All attendees will receive a Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD. Attendees at events scheduled for December will have DVDs mailed to them when they become available, a statement by Microsoft reads . Windows Vista operating system in beta 1 incarnation was released on July 27, 2007, around ...

Vista SP2 Beta Available For Public Download
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... configuration tool. As for the forthcoming Windows 7, another Microsoft blog post states that programmers who attend an MSDN Developer Conference in January will be given a ...

Intel Releases Windows 7 Graphics Driver
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... development. Microsoft's hard line with PC and chipmakers on Windows 7 compatibility should be no surprise. The software maker is embroiled in a lawsuit filed by consumers who claim they were mislead into buying systems that, they contend, were falsely labeled as Vista compatible. A recent Microsoft blog post states that programmers who attend an MSDN Developer Conference in January will be given a ...

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