blogs.msdn.com - 1/19/2009
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We’re busy going through tons of telemetry from the many people that have downloaded and installed the Windows 7 beta around the world. We’re super excited to see the excitement around kicking the tires. Since most folks on the beta are well-versed in the hardware they use and very tuned ...
brandonlive.com - 1/15/2009
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brandonlive.com —
Got yourself a shiny new Windows 7 Beta
install? Here’s a little cheat sheet I made up...
for some of the handy new hotkey combinations, many of which I’ve become quite dependent on! General Win+Up Maximize Win+Down Restore / ...
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Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet
f-secure.com - 1/19/2009
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f-secure.com —
The Downadup worm utilizes autorun.inf files to spread
via removable devices such as USB drives. Our January...
7th post, When is AUTORUN.INF really an AUTORUN.INF? , provided analysis. The autorun.inf uses some tricks, such as variable size, to help ...
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Social Engineering Autoplay and Windows 7
blogs.msdn.com - 1/22/2009
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blogs.msdn.com —
…notice this yesterday while running the Windows 7
Beta: If you open the newly redesigned whitehouse.gov in...
Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 Beta, you’ll notice that the dropdown menus don’t hide correctly when you hover over other menu items. ...
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Yes, we did...
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Windows Experience Index (WEI) in Windows 7
D' Technology Weblog —
... not be used to compare one measure to another. The overall Windows Experience Index (WEI) is defined to be the lowest of the five top-level WEI subscores, where each subscore is computed using a set of rules and a suite of system assessment tests. The five areas scored in Windows 7 are the same as they were in Vista and include:
Processor Memory (RAM) Graphics (general desktop work) Gaming Graphics (typically 3D) Primary Hard Disk
Full Article ...
How Does Windows 7 Rate You?
Microsoft Watch —
... That's right, as I tweeted earlier today: "My new VAIO laptop had 3.8 Windows Experience Index under Vista. It gets a 2.0 under Windows 7. Because of the hard drive. LOL. But, of course, I'm not laughing at all. I'm not crying, either. There is a reason specific to Beta 1. My swapping buddy rang this morning, and I told him about the 2.0 rating. His immediate reaction: "That's a thousand dollars a point." I checked the WEI because of a new post at Microsoft's Engineering Windows 7 Weblog. I can't tell you how good the rating makes me feel about my new computer. ...
Windows 7 Performance Meter Goes Up To 7.9, Still Not Fantastic For Gaming Measurements [Windows 7]
Gizmodo —
... The new maximum component score is a 7.9. Microsoft has (and will continue to) raise the cap as new hardware components come out. If a current component score is a 5.6 under Vista, it will continue to be around a 5.6 (give or take) unless it was subject to various tweaks and feedback changes Microsoft took when adjusting the index, such as new disk tests. ...
Windows 7 - Improved ‘Windows Experience Index ‘
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP —
... (i.e. to make the rating more indicative of actual use.) We know during the beta some folks have noticed that the score changed (relative to Vista) for one or more components in their system and this tuning, which we will describe here, is responsible for the change.
Whether this will provide a more accurate score will not be fully known until the final is released. Hopefully the new WEI will be more accurate.
Comments welcome.
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