And Windows 7 is to be called … Windows 7
Hardware 2.0 — October 13th, 2008 And Windows 7 is to be called … Windows 7 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:21 pm Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Microsoft puts us out all of out misery as to what the next version of Windows will be called - Windows 7 . And, as you probably know, since we began development of the next version of the Windows client operating system we have been referring to it by a codename, “Windows 7.”  But now is a good time ...

Windows 7 will be called… Windows 7
All about Microsoft — October 13th, 2008 Windows 7 will be called… Windows 7 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:38 pm Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley It’s official. The final name of the product codenamed “Windows 7″ will be “Windows 7.” Mike Nash, Corporate Vice President, Windows Product Management, announced the decision via the Windows Vista Team Blog on October 13.“(A)s you probably know, since we began ...

Microsoft aiming to deliver Vista SP2 before Windows 7
All about Microsoft — October 15th, 2008 Microsoft aiming to deliver Vista SP2 before Windows 7 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 4:43 am Categories: Vista , Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn , Windows client , Windows server , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Service Pack , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Service Pack 2 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Windows Team , Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 , Microsoft Windows , ...

Ballmer: It’s ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still ‘makes sense’; Google Apps ‘primitive’
Between the Lines — October 16th, 2008 Ballmer: It’s ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still ‘makes sense’; Google Apps ‘primitive’ Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:53 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Web Technology , Gartner Symposium , Google , Microsoft , Cloud computing , Gartner Symposium 2008 Tags: Google Inc. , Google Apps , Microsoft Windows 7 , Steve Ballmer , Yahoo! Inc. , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft ...

Microsoft wants you to move: To IE 8, Vista…
Between the Lines — October 16th, 2008 Microsoft wants you to move: To IE 8, Vista… Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:35 am Categories: General , IT Management , Software Infrastructure , Gartner Symposium , Linux , Microsoft , Gartner Symposium 2008 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Office , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Larry Dignan A ...

Ballmer: ‘Windows 7 will be Vista, but a lot better’
All about Microsoft — October 16th, 2008 Ballmer: ‘Windows 7 will be Vista, but a lot better’ Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:36 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Advertising , Yahoo Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Steve Ballmer , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , Microsoft Corp. It seems Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has finally thrown in the towel. Vista’s ...

New signs point to Windows 7 debuting earlier than expected
All about Microsoft — October 22nd, 2008 New signs point to Windows 7 debuting earlier than expected Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:22 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Channel , System builders , OEMs , Resellers , Windows 7 , PDC 2008 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , Microsoft Corp. , WinHEC As I’ve mentioned a couple of times on this blog, Microsoft privately is telling some of its ...

Microsoft starts another Windows 7 blog
All about Microsoft — October 23rd, 2008 Microsoft starts another Windows 7 blog Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:18 am Categories: Windows client , Corporate strategy , Development tools , Windows 7 , PDC 2008 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Blog , Microsoft Corp. , Blogging , Microsoft Windows , Internet , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley For those who may be finding the Engineering Windows 7 blog a little … theoretical … for their tastes, there’s a new Microsoft-backed Windows ...

Is holding out for Windows 7 a gamble worth taking?
Hardware 2.0 — October 23rd, 2008 Is holding out for Windows 7 a gamble worth taking? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:34 am Categories: Microsoft , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Microsoft Windows Vista , Pundits , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) With more and more information about Windows 7 coming out almost daily, I’m getting increasing numbers of emails from people wanting my advice on whether they should skip Vista and ...

Windows 7 pre-beta build: What’s inside
All about Microsoft — October 26th, 2008 Windows 7 pre-beta build: What’s inside Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:51 am Categories: Windows client , Windows 7 , Service Pack , PDC 2008 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , Microsoft Corp. Microsoft isn’t going to show Windows 7 to attendees of the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles until Tuesday, October 28. But new info about what’s part of the pre-beta build that will be provided to show-goers is ...

Windows 7: Five things Microsoft must do
Between the Lines — October 27th, 2008 Windows 7: Five things Microsoft must do Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:00 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Microsoft Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Jason Hiner , Operating System , Microsoft Windows Vista We’re going to be hearing a lot about Windows 7 over the next two weeks as Microsoft convenes its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) and the Windows Hardware Engineering ...

Microsoft readies pre-beta release of ‘Windows 7 Server’
All about Microsoft — October 27th, 2008 Microsoft readies pre-beta release of ‘Windows 7 Server’ Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:03 am Categories: Windows client , Windows server , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , PDC 2008 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Server 2008 , Operating Systems , Servers , Software , Hardware , Mary Jo Foley , Microsoft Windows Server Microsoft is ...

Windows 7 must support netbooks
Hardware 2.0 — October 27th, 2008 Windows 7 must support netbooks Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:12 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Pundits , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Operating System , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) There’s been a lot of chat lately about Windows 7, Microsoft’s replacement to the image-tarnished Windows Vista. Pundits are drawing up wishlists for the OS left, right ...

Well, now we know two flavors of Windows 7
Hardware 2.0 — October 27th, 2008 Well, now we know two flavors of Windows 7 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 12:41 pm Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Flavor , Microsoft Windows , Web Site Development , Operating Systems , Web Technology , Software , Internet , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , BitLocker Well, thanks to a privacy document that Microsoft has posted to its website, we now know at least two flavors that Windows 7 will come in. The information is contained in the Windows 7 ...

Live blogging PDC Keynote Day 2: Windows 7, Live Mesh and more
All about Microsoft — October 28th, 2008 Live blogging PDC Keynote Day 2: Windows 7, Live Mesh and more Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:19 am Categories: PDC 2008 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Blogging , Operating Systems , Software , Internet , Mary Jo Foley Yesterday was so much fun, our cabal of bloggers from across a variety of pubs and sites is  back again live blogging  the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) Day Two keynotes. The first keynote is going to be the coming out party for Windows 7, with demos of the ...

Windows 7: What’s coming for business users
All about Microsoft — October 28th, 2008 Windows 7: What’s coming for business users Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:02 am Categories: Windows client , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , PDC 2008 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , Microsoft Corp. Microsoft showed off publicly for the first time Windows 7 at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) on October 28. But almost everything shown were consumer-focused features. Does that mean Windows 7 won’t have anything ...

Windows 7: Will it completely freeze Vista deployments?
Between the Lines — October 28th, 2008 Windows 7: Will it completely freeze Vista deployments? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 11:05 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Microsoft Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Larry Dignan If Windows 7 is Vista done better, will go beta in early 2009 and built on a foundation that’s working today why wouldn’t you wait for it? [image] The ...

Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 … where will this leave NVIDIA
Hardware 2.0 — October 29th, 2008 Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 … where will this leave NVIDIA Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:47 am Categories: Microsoft , Graphics , NVIDIA , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , NVidia Corp. , DirectX , Microsoft Windows , Desktops , Operating Systems , Software , Hardware , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes The Aero desktop effect in Windows 7 (or, more specifically, the Desktop Windows Manager, also known as the Desktop Windows Manager) will ...

Windows 7 to scale to 256 processors
All about Microsoft — October 30th, 2008 Windows 7 to scale to 256 processors Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:45 am Categories: Windows client , Windows server , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , WinHEC , Multicore/distributed computing , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , PDC 2008 Tags: Processor , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , Microsoft Corp. Microsoft has been hinting that even though it had no plans to make major ...

Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after all
All about Microsoft — November 3rd, 2008 Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after all Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:24 am Categories: Windows client , Windows server , Corporate strategy , Research , Windows 7 , Multicore/distributed computing , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , PDC 2008 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , MinWin MinWin — the core of the Windows operating system — is, ...

Microsoft ranks Windows 7 features most likely to affect app-compatibility
All about Microsoft — November 4th, 2008 Microsoft ranks Windows 7 features most likely to affect app-compatibility Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:24 am Categories: Vista , Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn , Windows client , Windows server , Corporate strategy , Windows XP , App Compatibility , Windows 7 , Service Pack , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating ...

WinHEC: Microsoft shows off Windows 7 fundamentals
All about Microsoft — November 5th, 2008 WinHEC: Microsoft shows off Windows 7 fundamentals Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:47 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , WinHEC Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , WinHEC If last week was all about the eye candy coming in Windows 7 , this week is more about the less glitzy but core improvements Microsoft is making to its next-generation client ...

Jon DeVaan: The mystery man behind Windows 7
All about Microsoft — November 6th, 2008 Jon DeVaan: The mystery man behind Windows 7 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:20 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Windows server , Corporate strategy , Office , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , Team , Idea , Microsoft Corp. , Jon DeVaan , MJF The public face of the Windows development-chief duo is Senior Vice President Steven Sinofsky, who runs Windows and ...

In-depth look at Windows 7
Hardware 2.0 — November 6th, 2008 In-depth look at Windows 7 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 10:39 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Microsoft Windows Vista , Ribbon UI Given that I knew most of you would be virtually blasted out of your chairs by a “shock and awe” of Windows 7 reviews once the news embargo on the OS was lifted (combined with the fact that I only got my hands on a copy of Build 6801 a couple ...

Win Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 move ahead in lockstep
All about Microsoft — November 6th, 2008 Win Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 move ahead in lockstep Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:57 am Categories: Windows client , Windows server , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , WinHEC , Multicore/distributed computing , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Server , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Server 2008 , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , Processor , Microsoft Windows Server , ...

Microsoft to discourage hybrid graphics systems for Windows 7
Hardware 2.0 — November 6th, 2008 Microsoft to discourage hybrid graphics systems for Windows 7 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 3:28 pm Categories: Graphics , NVIDIA , AMD/ATI , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Corp. , Graphics , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , GPU , Hybrid Graphic It seems that Microsoft is discouraging system manufacturers from shipping systems making use of hybrid graphics. Hybrid graphics is where a system has one GPU built onto the motherboard and another ...

Windows 7’s troubleshooting tools
Hardware 2.0 — November 7th, 2008 Windows 7’s troubleshooting tools Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:09 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Tool , Microsoft Windows , Productivity , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Windows has always come equipped with troubleshooting and diagnostic tools, but in Windows 7 Microsoft has done something it should have done a long time ago and put them all together in one place in Control Panel. Check out Windows 7’s troubleshooting tools gallery ...

Windows 7 to arrive by 2009 holiday season
Between the Lines — November 7th, 2008 Windows 7 to arrive by 2009 holiday season Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:55 am Categories: General , Microsoft , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Sam Diaz Expect to see Windows 7 right around this time next year. [image] CNET reports that during a technical session at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft director Jim Howe gave a presentation that seemed to confirm that Windows 7 will be on PCs by next year’s ...

The new rules for calculating Windows ship dates
All about Microsoft — November 7th, 2008 The new rules for calculating Windows ship dates Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:49 pm Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Channel , System builders , OEMs , Resellers , Windows 7 , WinHEC , Service Pack Tags: Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. It wasn’t long ago that whenever Microsoft gave a ship-date target for a new Windows release, IT managers ...

Inside Windows’ core: A peek into Microsoft’s COSD
All about Microsoft — ... Foley @ 6:04 am Categories: Vista , Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn , Windows client , Windows server , Corporate strategy , Research , Virtualization , Windows 7 , Utility/cloud computing , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , Azure Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , Team , Microsoft Windows 7 , Core Operating System Division , MinWin , MJF ...

Windows 7 - The “Blue Badge” experience
Hardware 2.0 — November 10th, 2008 Windows 7 - The “Blue Badge” experience Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:09 pm Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Mechanism , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Productivity , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Feature , 64-Bit , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) When Microsoft shipped the 6801 build of Windows 7 some of the unfinished features were hidden from view using an elaborate protection mechanism. This mechanism has now been rendered ...

Windows 7 and netbooks: Separating fact from speculation
All about Microsoft — November 12th, 2008 Windows 7 and netbooks: Separating fact from speculation Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:24 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Windows XP , Channel , System builders , OEMs , Resellers , Windows 7 , WinHEC Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , PC , PC Company , OEM , Microsoft Corp. Is Microsoft going to take a revenue hit when it releases Windows 7 because of ...

Will Microsoft apply ‘Vista-Capable’ lessons to Win 7 netbooks?
All about Microsoft — November 17th, 2008 Will Microsoft apply ‘Vista-Capable’ lessons to Win 7 netbooks? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:37 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Windows XP , Channel , System builders , OEMs , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , OEM , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Passcode , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley As the e-mail trail in the “Vista-capable” ...

WARP speed for Windows 7
Hardware 2.0 — December 1st, 2008 WARP speed for Windows 7 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 10:25 am Categories: Microsoft , Graphics , Windows 7 Tags: Video Card , Microsoft Windows 7 , NVidia Corp. , Microsoft Windows , ATI Technologies Inc. , CPU , Graphics , DirectX , GPU , Video Cards The other day the eagle-eyed Long Zheng noticed a document on Microsoft’s MSDN site outlining how Microsoft plans to allow DirectX 10 acceleration on the CPU. WARP (which stands for ...

A plea to the Windows team: Don’t make Windows 7 too Mac-like
All about Microsoft — December 3rd, 2008 A plea to the Windows team: Don’t make Windows 7 too Mac-like Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:46 am Categories: Windows client , Apple , Windows 7 Tags: Team , Apple Macintosh , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Blogger Paul Thurrott has written a couple of interesting posts about the difference between “simple” and “easy” in the context of Windows 7 . Sure, Windows 7 is still in the pre-beta phase, meaning the ...

Does the Windows 7 team have too much Apple envy? Readers weigh in
All about Microsoft — December 8th, 2008 Does the Windows 7 team have too much Apple envy? Readers weigh in Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:08 pm Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Apple , Windows 7 Tags: Team , Apple Macintosh , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Desktops , Software My recent “plea” to the Windows team to resist the temptation of making Windows 7 more Mac-like ...

Windows 7 69xx builds - Coming along nicely!
Hardware 2.0 — December 9th, 2008 Windows 7 69xx builds - Coming along nicely! Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:20 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , 69xx , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Over the past few days I’ve been been spending time getting familiar with post M3 builds of Windows 7, and I have to say that for pre-beta builds, I’m very pleased with how Windows 7 is coming along. Check out the Windows 7 6956 builds gallery [image] These pre-beta builds, which I ...

Could Snow Leopard leave Windows 7 eating it’s dust?
Hardware 2.0 — December 9th, 2008 Could Snow Leopard leave Windows 7 eating it’s dust? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 12:46 pm Categories: Apple , Microsoft , Graphics , Hardware Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , NVidia Corp. , Apple Inc. , Microsoft Windows , GPU , OpenCL , Benefits , Human Resources , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Today has been an interesting day for those interested in GPGPU (General Purpose computing on the GPU), and Apple’s support for this technology could mean that the next ...

Windows 7-Windows Mobile integration: What’s coming when?
All about Microsoft — December 10th, 2008 Windows 7-Windows Mobile integration: What’s coming when? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:30 am Categories: Windows client , Windows Live , Corporate strategy , Windows Mobile , Apple , Channel , OEMs , Resellers , Windows 7 , Network service providers Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile , Microsoft Windows 7 , Mobile , Mobius , Microsoft Corp. , Integration , Microsoft Windows , Advertising & Promotion , ...

Windows 7 build 6956 performance test
Hardware 2.0 — December 11th, 2008 Windows 7 build 6956 performance test Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:08 am Categories: On the test bench , Windows 7 Tags: 32-bit , Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows Vista , Score , CINEBENCH R10 Next , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software My Hardware 2.0 mailbag is brimming with Windows 7 related questions. The main question on everyone’s lips is the obvious one - How does Windows 7 stack up ...

Microsoft sends out Windows 7 Beta 1 invites
All about Microsoft — December 16th, 2008 Microsoft sends out Windows 7 Beta 1 invites Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 1:32 pm Categories: Windows client , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft sent to a select group of testers on December 16 invitations to participate in Windows 7 Beta 1. Individuals who received the invites are considered “tech beta testers.” From the note Microsoft sent to the ...

Some testers expecting an early Windows 7 Beta 1 present
All about Microsoft — December 18th, 2008 Some testers expecting an early Windows 7 Beta 1 present Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:24 am Categories: Windows client , Channel , System builders , OEMs , Resellers , Windows 7 , CES 2009 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , Tester , Beta Tester , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley There’s talk that Microsoft has signed off internally on the Beta 1 Windows 7 bits. Word is the build number ...

Does the new Windows 7 taskbar look like the KDE 4 taskbar?
Hardware 2.0 — December 29th, 2008 Does the new Windows 7 taskbar look like the KDE 4 taskbar? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:47 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Kubuntu , Microsoft Windows 7 , KDE , Microsoft Windows , Open Source , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes When I started posting screenshots of the new Windows 7 desktop several people commented both in the TalkBack and via email on how similar the Windows 7 taskbar is to the KDE 4 taskbar. Not being familiar with KDE (I’m more of an Ubuntu ...

Windows 7: What does ‘feature complete’ mean?
All about Microsoft — December 30th, 2008 Windows 7: What does ‘feature complete’ mean? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:16 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Last fall, when Microsoft officially took the wraps off Milestone 3 of Windows 7, company execs told testers that a true, feature-complete Windows 7 release wouldn’t hit until Beta 1. Now that Beta 1 — which the Windows team built on ...

What will — and won’t — Microsoft do in 2009?
All about Microsoft — ... 30th, 2008 What will — and won’t — Microsoft do in 2009? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:36 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Legal , Zune , Apple , Windows 7 , Search , Google , Yahoo , Office 14 , Utility/cloud computing , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , Visual Studio 10 ("Hawaii") , Azure , CES 2009 , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , RTM , Microsoft Windows , ...

Windows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP?
Hardware 2.0 — January 1st, 2009 Windows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:59 pm Categories: On the test bench , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating System , built-In , Microsoft Windows Vista , ISO , Beta , DVD , Microsoft Windows How does Windows 7 beta 1 compare to Vista and XP in terms of performance? That’s a question that’s been hitting my inbox regularly over the past few weeks. ...

First reactions to Windows 7
Hardware 2.0 — January 4th, 2009 First reactions to Windows 7 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:46 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Microsoft Windows XP , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Having my hands on the beta 1 of Windows 7 over the holidays has been an interesting experience because it’s allowed me to show the OS to people and get feedback from a broad range of ...

WMP 12 toxic to certain MP3 files
Hardware 2.0 — January 5th, 2009 WMP 12 toxic to certain MP3 files Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:20 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player , Microsoft Windows 7 , Beta , MP3 , Microsoft Windows , Digital Music , Digital Media , Operating Systems , Software , Personal Technology A cautionary note to those using Windows beta 1 build 7000: [image] Several reports from users using the latest leaked build of Windows 7 indicate a potential data corruption issue using ...

Report: PC makers to provide free Vista-to Win-7 upgrades starting July 1
All about Microsoft — January 6th, 2009 Report: PC makers to provide free Vista-to Win-7 upgrades starting July 1 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:05 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Channel , System builders , OEMs , Resellers , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley In yet another indicator as to the ...

Public betas of Windows 7 client and server could hit this week
All about Microsoft — January 6th, 2009 Public betas of Windows 7 client and server could hit this week Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:19 am Categories: Windows client , Windows server , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , CES 2009 Tags: Public Beta , Microsoft Windows 7 , Server , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley It’s not much of a secret at this point, but CEO Steve Ballmer is expected to announce official availability of ...

Windows 7 - Heal thyself!
Hardware 2.0 — January 6th, 2009 Windows 7 - Heal thyself! Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 1:05 pm Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , PC , Operating System , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Call me naive, but I’ve always thought that it should be possible for your average PC user to get themselves out of a PC jam without having to call on the Geek Squad (or their friendly neighborhood uber-geek). Windows 7 has in place mechanisms to help even the most basic of users get ...

January 7: Join our Ballmer CES live-blog keynote coverage
All about Microsoft — January 7th, 2009 January 7: Join our Ballmer CES live-blog keynote coverage Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:04 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Windows Live , Corporate strategy , Windows Mobile , Zune , Apple , Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , CES 2009 Tags: Consumer Electronics Show , Microsoft Windows 7 , Steve Ballmer , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Sales Strategy , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , ...

Microsoft at CES: Zune Mobile, no; Win 7 Beta 1, yes
All about Microsoft — January 7th, 2009 Microsoft at CES: Zune Mobile, no; Win 7 Beta 1, yes Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:42 pm Categories: Windows client , Windows server , Windows Live , Corporate strategy , Research , Windows Mobile , Zune , Xbox , Windows 7 , Search , Facebook , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , CES 2009 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Mobile , Steve Ballmer , Microsoft Zune , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , Microsoft ...

Windows 7 Beta 1 - Unleashed!
Hardware 2.0 — January 8th, 2009 Windows 7 Beta 1 - Unleashed! Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:29 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Beta , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Jealous of the fact that I’ve been playing with Windows 7 since before Christmas? Can’t wait to get your hands on the beta? Your wait is almost over. [image] Last night Microsoft head honcho Steve Ballmer announced that Windows 7 Beta 1 would be made immediately available to a select number of beta testers, ...

Six new annoyances introduced in Windows 7
Hardware 2.0 — January 8th, 2009 Six new annoyances introduced in Windows 7 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 8:04 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Classic , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes As a flip-side to Ed Bott’s “ Six Vista annoyances fixed in Windows 7 ” I thought I’d play Devil’s Advocate and offer up what I think are a selection of potentially new annoyances that Windows 7 introduces. #1 - Revamped Taskbar and Start Menu are far from perfect My take on the ...

Reasons to skip Microsoft’s Windows 7 Beta download
Between the Lines — January 8th, 2009 Reasons to skip Microsoft’s Windows 7 Beta download Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:08 am Categories: General , Apple , Microsoft , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Software , Sam Diaz As many of you know, I’m a hardcore Mac guy - but I wasn’t always this way. My experiences with Windows Vista sent me over the edge, prompting me to add ...

Poll: Is Windows 7’s ship date immaterial to you?
All about Microsoft — January 8th, 2009 Poll: Is Windows 7’s ship date immaterial to you? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:27 pm Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Channel , System builders , OEMs , Resellers , Windows 7 , Office 14 , CES 2009 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Business User , Mike Nash , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Software , ...

How to get the Win 7 public Beta bits
All about Microsoft — January 9th, 2009 How to get the Win 7 public Beta bits Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:08 am Categories: Windows client , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 Tags: Public Beta , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Bit , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Based on all the queries I’m getting this morning, Microsoft might not have a problem getting the up-to 2.5 million public testers for the Windows 7 Beta release they are allowing. But the testers migh find themselves ...

Windows 7 - What we still don’t know …
Hardware 2.0 — January 9th, 2009 Windows 7 - What we still don’t know … Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:36 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes With today’s release of the public beta of Windows 7, there are still plenty of unanswered questions related to Microsoft’s new OS. Let’s examine some of them here. Windows 7 editions The beta build that ...

First look - Windows 7 beta 1 Home Premium + Windows Anytime Upgrade
Hardware 2.0 — January 9th, 2009 First look - Windows 7 beta 1 Home Premium + Windows Anytime Upgrade Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 1:09 pm Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes The other day I got access to the Home Premium edition of Windows 7. After a tortuously long download process I got my hands on the ISO and installed it on a few machines to check it out. So, what’s the difference between Windows 7 Home Premium and Ultimate editions? Well, after ...

So where are those Windows 7 Beta bits?
All about Microsoft — January 9th, 2009 So where are those Windows 7 Beta bits? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:11 pm Categories: Windows client , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 Tags: Public Beta , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley For many, it was a day of clicking and realoading Microsoft’s Windows page to no avail. Two hours ago, around 3:00 p.m. ET, Microsoft officials said they were adding more servers to make sure users would have a ...

Microsoft reboots borked Windows 7 Beta
All about Microsoft — January 10th, 2009 Microsoft reboots borked Windows 7 Beta Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:59 am Categories: Windows client , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 Tags: Public Beta , Microsoft Windows 7 , Product Key , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley The primary public Beta link for Windows 7 is now live, a day after Microsoft said it would make the bits available. The Windows 7 public beta can be downloaded from the Windows ...

How-to: Burn your Windows 7 .ISO to DVD disc
Hardware 2.0 — January 10th, 2009 How-to: Burn your Windows 7 .ISO to DVD disc Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:08 pm Categories: How to ... , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Disc , ISO , Iso standards , Process Improvement , DVD , Consumer Electronics , Microsoft Windows , Quality , Business Operations It seems that some of you who have downloaded the Windows 7 beta 1 .ISO file are a little uncertain as to what to do with that .ISO file. Fear not, here’s a quick rundown to get you going! ...

How-to: Getting started with .VHD files in Windows 7
Hardware 2.0 — January 10th, 2009 How-to: Getting started with .VHD files in Windows 7 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:18 pm Categories: How to ... , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , VHD , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Some of you seem confused about how Windows 7 goes about supporting .VHD files as used by Virtual PC, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V. Here’s a quick how-to work with .VHD files in Windows 7. OK, let’s begin with a Windows 7 beta 1 install. Fire up a Command ...

Maybe we’ll see Win 7 and Office 14 launch together, after all
All about Microsoft — January 12th, 2009 Maybe we’ll see Win 7 and Office 14 launch together, after all Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:45 am Categories: Windows client , Corporate strategy , Office , App Compatibility , Channel , System builders , OEMs , Resellers , Windows 7 , Office 14 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , O14 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Office , Operating Systems , Software , Office Suites , Mary Jo Foley It’s hard to know ...

YOUR first thoughts on Windows 7 Beta 1
Hardware 2.0 — January 13th, 2009 YOUR first thoughts on Windows 7 Beta 1 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:18 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Beta , Windows 7 Beta , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Windows 7 beta has been available to pretty much anyone who wants a chance to take a look at it for a few days, I’m guessing that quite a number of you have downloaded the beta to have a play with it. With that in mind I though it would be interesting to get feedback from you, Constant Reader, about the beta. [image] ...

Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft
All about Microsoft — January 14th, 2009 Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:53 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , App Compatibility , Channel , System builders , OEMs , Resellers , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , PC , Microsoft Corp. , Hardware , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley There are a few bloggers wondering aloud about how well Windows 7 ultimately ...

Windows 7: A sound of thunder
Between the Lines — January 15th, 2009 Windows 7: A sound of thunder Posted by Jeremy Allison @ 7:00 am Categories: General , Open Source , Software Infrastructure , Linux , Windows 7 Tags: Desktop , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Customer , Microsoft Windows , Linux , Operating Systems , Software , Jeremy Allison Windows 7: A sound of thunder I didn’t want to write this column. I live as Windows-free an existence as most people can these days. Of course I have to run ...

Microsoft honing its ‘better together’ story for Windows 7 and Office 14
All about Microsoft — January 15th, 2009 Microsoft honing its ‘better together’ story for Windows 7 and Office 14 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:58 am Categories: Windows client , Windows server , Windows Live , Corporate strategy , Office , SharePoint Server , Windows 7 , Office 14 , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Office , Microsoft Windows Live , Microsoft Corp. , O14 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software ...

AutoPlay - Fun and social engineering
Hardware 2.0 — January 19th, 2009 AutoPlay - Fun and social engineering Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:20 am Categories: Thoughts , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Social Engineering , Downadup , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes This is something that Microsoft needs to fix in Windows 7. Downadup’s autorun.inf file uses an action keyword and icon extracted from shell32.dll to produce the following: windows_vista_open_folder_to_view_files.png The category is ...

Microsoft: IE 8 Release Candidate won’t install on Windows 7
All about Microsoft — January 19th, 2009 Microsoft: IE 8 Release Candidate won’t install on Windows 7 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:18 pm Categories: Windows client , Corporate strategy , Internet Explorer , App Compatibility , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Release Candidate , Microsoft Corp. , Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate , Web Browsers , Internet , Mary Jo Foley Windows 7 testers won’t be able to install Microsoft’s ...

Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?
Hardware 2.0 — January 20th, 2009 Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 1:57 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating System , Benefit , Microsoft Windows Vista , End-user Performance , Beta 1 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems Note : A couple of weeks ago Ed Bott and I decided that we’d each write a piece offering up our view of what’s new in Windows 7. This is my piece. You can find Ed Bott’s thoughts ...

Microsoft tweaks deployment tools for Windows 7
All about Microsoft — January 21st, 2009 Microsoft tweaks deployment tools for Windows 7 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:48 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Channel , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Tool , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft officials have said relatively little about the features and functionality the company is building into Windows 7 for business (as opposed to home) users. But a new blog post on the ...

Microsoft seeking Win 7 testers for netbooks?
All about Microsoft — January 22nd, 2009 Microsoft seeking Win 7 testers for netbooks? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:12 pm Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Windows XP , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Hardware , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft has put out feelers among the beta-testing community for individuals in a number of countries outside the ...

Win 7 on a netbook? Microsoft seeking beta testers outside U.S.
Between the Lines — January 22nd, 2009 Win 7 on a netbook? Microsoft seeking beta testers outside U.S. Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:48 pm Categories: General , Microsoft Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows , Hardware , Operating Systems , Software , Sam Diaz Mary Jo Foley, over at All About Microsoft, is reporting that Microsoft is searching for people in several countries who might be interested in trying Windows 7 on a ...

Win 7 beta: February 10 is the download cut-off date
All about Microsoft — January 26th, 2009 Win 7 beta: February 10 is the download cut-off date Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:58 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Beta , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft officials said late last week they already have more than enough beta testers for Windows 7, but still are extending the cut-off date for downloads of the beta release . Microsoft had a rocky start to its Windows 7 beta ...

Microsoft neuters UAC in Windows 7
Hardware 2.0 — January 30th, 2009 Microsoft neuters UAC in Windows 7 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 3:45 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , UAC , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes In an attempt to make Windows 7 generate fewer UAC (User Account Control) prompts Microsoft has neutered the mechanism to the point where it’s next to useless. Here’s Long Zheng’s take on the issue: The Achilles’ heel of this system is that changing UAC is also considered a ...

Microsoft confirms no more betas for Windows 7
All about Microsoft — January 30th, 2009 Microsoft confirms no more betas for Windows 7 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:25 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Release Candidate , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft officials on January 30 reiterated that there will be no public Beta 2 of Windows 7 and the ...

XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm
All about Microsoft — February 2nd, 2009 XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:57 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Service Pack , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Whenever Microsoft releases a new version of Windows, there’s always some period of uncertainty ...

Windows XP still powering 71 percent of business PCs
All about Microsoft — February 2nd, 2009 Windows XP still powering 71 percent of business PCs Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:00 am Categories: Apple , Linux , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , PC , Microsoft Windows XP , Business PC , Microsoft Windows Vista , Forrester Research Inc. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software More than two years after the Windows Vista launch, XP is still the ...

Microsoft’s Windows 7 line-up: The good, the bad and the ugly
All about Microsoft — February 3rd, 2009 Microsoft’s Windows 7 line-up: The good, the bad and the ugly Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:10 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , SKU , Microsoft Windows , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Operating Systems , Software , Hardware , Mary Jo Foley If you were one of those ...

Is UAC broken in Windows 7 beta?
Hardware 2.0 — February 4th, 2009 Is UAC broken in Windows 7 beta? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:58 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , UAC , Microsoft Windows , Security , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Is the UAC (User Account Control) mechanism built into Windows 7 beta broken? UAC broken - Windows 7 The other day I blogged about a piece written by Long Zheng which showed how easy it is in Windows 7 beta to step over the low ...

Microsoft’s worst nightmare: Windows 7 deemed less secure than Vista
All about Microsoft — February 4th, 2009 Microsoft’s worst nightmare: Windows 7 deemed less secure than Vista Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:27 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Security , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: User Account Control , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley While Microsoft officials won’t say it (at least not publicly), one of Windos 7’s main selling points is likely to be ...

Windows 7 as a free upgrade? I don’t think so!
Hardware 2.0 — February 5th, 2009 Windows 7 as a free upgrade? I don’t think so! Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:56 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , OEM , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Over the past few weeks I’ve read a number of articles by tech pundits who seem to be seriously suggesting that Microsoft gives away free copies of Windows 7 to … well, pretty much ...

Microsoft: UAC security setting not changing (for now)
All about Microsoft — February 5th, 2009 Microsoft: UAC security setting not changing (for now) Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:43 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Security , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: User Account Control , Security , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Via a hefty (but uncharacteristically responsive and timely) post to the Engineering Windows 7 blog, Microsoft officials said that they believe ...

How would you tweak Microsoft’s Windows 7 line-up?
All about Microsoft — February 5th, 2009 How would you tweak Microsoft’s Windows 7 line-up? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:42 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Virtualization , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , SKU , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Virtualization , Software , Hardware , Mary Jo Foley With 1 billion users served, it’s impossible to make everyone happy. But with its Windows 7 SKU plan , ...

Windows 7 chiefs: We messed up
All about Microsoft — February 5th, 2009 Windows 7 chiefs: We messed up Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 4:35 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Security , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: User Account Control , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Scratch all the confusion over the past few days regarding whether Microsoft would take user feedback into account and make the User Account Control (UAC) setting in Windows 7 better ...

Microsoft backpedals on UAC flaw
Hardware 2.0 — February 6th, 2009 Microsoft backpedals on UAC flaw Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:19 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Flaw , Change , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes After initially describing the ability for code to change UAC (user account Control) levels on Windows 7 beta without generating a UAC prompt as “by design” Microsoft has now agreed to make changes to the Release Candidate code to ...

Windows 7 Starter Edition on a netbook … Non-Starter if you ask me!
Hardware 2.0 — February 9th, 2009 Windows 7 Starter Edition on a netbook … Non-Starter if you ask me! Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 10:10 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Netbook , PC Pro , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows , Hardware , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes PC Pro is reporting that Microsoft’s decision to limit the number of concurrent applications that you can run on Windows 7 Starter Edition to three will push up the ...

Ratbags take Windows 7 (actually KDE 4) to the street [video]
Between the Lines — February 11th, 2009 Ratbags take Windows 7 (actually KDE 4) to the street [video] Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:46 am Categories: General , Linux , Microsoft , Open Source , Software Infrastructure Tags: Experiment , Microsoft Windows 7 , Video , KDE , Microsoft Windows , Corporate Communications , Open Source , Operating Systems , Software , Marketing Our colleagues at ZDNet Australia just conducted a very interesting experiment. They took KDE 4 to the streets and ...

Windows 7 build 7022 leaked
Hardware 2.0 — February 11th, 2009 Windows 7 build 7022 leaked Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:55 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Performance Management , Operating Systems , Software , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes A new build of Windows 7 has been leaked, a build that promises better stability and increased performance. The latest build 7022 which is timestamped 090115-1850 (which is in the format YYMMDD-HHMM) is the first 2009 build of ...

Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users
All about Microsoft — February 11th, 2009 Vista or Windows 7? Just get rid of XP, Microsoft tells users Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:03 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Service Pack , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft’s latest Windows deployment guidance for ...

Windows 7 build 7022
Hardware 2.0 — February 12th, 2009 Windows 7 build 7022 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 11:10 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Beta , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes I’ve had some hands-on time with the interim build 7022 of Windows 7. So, what’s changed in a month since the beta build 7000 was fixed? To be honest with you, not much. On the surface this build seems to have receved a few minor UI tweaks that might pass you by if you’ve not paying attention. There are no new ...

Report: July 1 kick-off for Windows 7 free-upgrade program still likely
All about Microsoft — February 12th, 2009 Report: July 1 kick-off for Windows 7 free-upgrade program still likely Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 1:06 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , TechARP , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley There’s more evidence that if you’re in the market for a new Windows PC and can ...

Worst. Windows 7. Piece. EVER!
Hardware 2.0 — February 17th, 2009 Worst. Windows 7. Piece. EVER! Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 3:07 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Adobe PhotoShop , Microsoft Windows 7 , Audio Card , Cracks , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Over on Slashdot is perhaps the worst piece on Windows 7 that I’ve see so far (I find it hard to believe that this one will be beaten anytime soon …). A few days’ testing of Windows 7 has already disclosed some draconian DRM, some of it unrelated to media ...

Open letter to Microsoft - Can we have a Windows 7 beta 2 please?
Hardware 2.0 — February 19th, 2009 Open letter to Microsoft - Can we have a Windows 7 beta 2 please? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:37 pm Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , Feedback , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , Beta Tester , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes An Open Letter to Microsoft I’ve been running Windows 7 beta 1 for now eight weeks and I’ve put this beta thorough a serious workout. I’ve done my bit testing the OS (even ...

What do Windows 7 beta testers really want?
All about Microsoft — February 20th, 2009 What do Windows 7 beta testers really want? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:30 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Office , Office 14 , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Team , Microsoft Windows 7 , Feedback , Tester , Steven Sinofsky , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Team Management , Software , Management Windows beta testing ain’t what it used to be. Over the past couple of days, this reality seems to be setting in among some ...

Windows 7 updates next week: Don’t get too excited
All about Microsoft — February 20th, 2009 Windows 7 updates next week: Don’t get too excited Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:52 am Categories: Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Update , Microsoft Windows , Blogging , Operating Systems , Software , Internet , Mary Jo Foley Speaking of what Microsoft is and isn’t sharing with Windows 7 testers , starting on February 24, Microsoft is planning to roll out test updates for Beta 1 users. As explained on the Microsoft Update Product Team blog, these ...

Microsoft readies a new ‘netbook-like’ Windows Server SKU
All about Microsoft — February 24th, 2009 Microsoft readies a new 'netbook-like' Windows Server SKU Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:17 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Financial Analyst Meeting , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn , Windows client , Windows server Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Server , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops ...

Windows 7: Beta testers, not Microsoft, need more feedback
All about Microsoft — February 25th, 2009 Windows 7: Beta testers, not Microsoft, need more feedback Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:20 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Team , Microsoft Windows 7 , Feedback , Microsoft Corp. , Tester , Microsoft Windows , Team Management , Operating Systems , Software , Management When I asked last week what Windows 7 testers wanted , the predominant answer was more information — specifically more information about which bugs ...

Microsoft: Here are some of the Win 7 changes coming in the next build
All about Microsoft — February 26th, 2009 Microsoft: Here are some of the Win 7 changes coming in the next build Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:25 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Feedback , Microsoft Corp. , Windows SuperSite , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley 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 ...

New test release of Microsoft's App-V for Windows 7 available
All about Microsoft — February 27th, 2009 New test release of Microsoft's App-V for Windows 7 available Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:19 am Categories: App Compatibility , Virtualization , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , App-V , Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft posted for download on February 27 of its App-V virtualization product a first test build ...

Nvidia launches drivers for Windows 7 beta
Between the Lines — March 2nd, 2009 Nvidia launches drivers for Windows 7 beta Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:55 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Microsoft Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , NVidia Corp. , Beta , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Larry Dignan Looking to avoid the driver problems it had with Microsoft Vista, Nvidia said Monday that drivers for the Windows 7 beta are available immediately.  If you recall, Nvidia drivers were a major stumbling block for Vista. And given that ...

What's inside Windows 7's Vault?
All about Microsoft — March 4th, 2009 What's inside Windows 7's Vault? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:52 am Categories: Security , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Windows experts Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera have been peeling back the covers on Windows 7. Underneath the surface, they’ve discovered a few features that Microsoft hasn’t detailed and disclosed, including something called the Windows Vault . I asked Microsoft about the ...

IE now uninstallable from Windows 7
Hardware 2.0 — March 4th, 2009 IE now uninstallable from Windows 7 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:03 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Web Browsers , Internet , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes According to screenshots published by AeroXperience Internet Explorer is now uninstallable from the latest build of Windows 7 (they specifically mention build 7048). [image] This seems to only remove the IE executable ( iexplore.exe ) but that does render IE unusable. Good ...

Will business users bite on Windows 7?
All about Microsoft — March 4th, 2009 Will business users bite on Windows 7? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:43 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Most of the Windows 7 features Microsoft has demonstrated and touted for the past few months have been aimed at consumers, not business users. Sure, if you really pushed the ...

Microsoft hedges its Windows 7 bets with new IE 8 'removal' option
All about Microsoft — March 4th, 2009 Microsoft hedges its Windows 7 bets with new IE 8 'removal' option Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 1:53 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Google , Internet Explorer , Legal , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , Windows Team , Microsoft Windows , Web Browsers , Operating Systems , Software , Internet , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft has taken another step to hedge its Windows bets in ...

Microsoft admits users will be able to turn off IE 8 in Windows 7
All about Microsoft — March 6th, 2009 Microsoft admits users will be able to turn off IE 8 in Windows 7 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:09 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Google , Internet Explorer , Legal , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , XPS , Microsoft Windows , Web Browsers , Operating Systems , Software , Internet , Mary Jo Foley After a couple of days of “no comments,” Microsoft has ...

First look at Windows 7 build 7048
Hardware 2.0 — March 6th, 2009 First look at Windows 7 build 7048 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:21 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Windows 7 has come a long way since the Beta 1 bits that were released back in January. Let’s take a look at the latest build to escape into the wild. Windows 7 build 7048 The build I’m looking at here is 7048 and this has the build number of 7048.0.090219-1845, and what’s significant here is the build date ...

Windows 7: New app-compat toolkit coming in April
All about Microsoft — March 9th, 2009 Windows 7: New app-compat toolkit coming in April Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 4:22 pm Categories: App Compatibility , Corporate strategy , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Application Compatibility , Q , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software Microsoft is readying a new version of its ...

Windows 7 build 7048 vs. Windows 7 beta 1 vs. Vista vs. XP performance shootout - which is best?
Hardware 2.0 — March 10th, 2009 Windows 7 build 7048 vs. Windows 7 beta 1 vs. Vista vs. XP performance shootout - which is best? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:41 am Categories: On the test bench , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating System , built-In , Microsoft Windows Vista , ISO , Beta , Microsoft Windows , Iso standards How does the latest leaked build of Windows 7 (7048) compare to the beta 1 (build 7000), Vista SP1 and XP SP3 in terms of ...

Microsoft gambles that "Starter" edition dissatisfaction will boost revenues
Hardware 2.0 — March 11th, 2009 Microsoft gambles that "Starter" edition dissatisfaction will boost revenues Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:15 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Revenue , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Hardware , Software The sudden popularity of netbooks caught Microsoft off-guard. Vista’s bloated system requirements forced the company to dust off Windows XP and offer ...

Microsoft weekend roundup: Win 7, GP 11 and more
All about Microsoft — March 13th, 2009 Microsoft weekend roundup: Win 7, GP 11 and more Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:11 pm Categories: Azure , Corporate strategy , Database , Dynamics CRM , Dynamics ERP , SQL Server , Search , Utility/cloud computing , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , SQL , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Programming Languages , Team Management , Databases , Operating Systems , Software , Software ...

Windows 7 build 7057 - Performance that blasts past XP, Vista and previous builds
Hardware 2.0 — March 16th, 2009 Windows 7 build 7057 - Performance that blasts past XP, Vista and previous builds Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 6:14 am Categories: Microsoft , On the test bench , Windows 7 Tags: 32-bit , Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating System , built-In , Microsoft Windows Vista , ISO , Release Candidate , Microsoft Windows Over the weekend I’ve been spending time with the latest leaked build of Windows 7 - build 7057. While this ...

Gartner: Businesses don't need to wait for Windows 7 SP1
All about Microsoft — March 24th, 2009 Gartner: Businesses don't need to wait for Windows 7 SP1 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:51 am Categories: App Compatibility , Corporate strategy , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Gartner Inc. , Service Pack , Michael Silver , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Windows 7 hasn’t even hit the Release Candidate test phase, but already analysts at Gartner are advising business users they shouldn’t plan to ...

Microsoft accidentally confirms Windows 7 RC coming in May
All about Microsoft — March 26th, 2009 Microsoft accidentally confirms Windows 7 RC coming in May Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:28 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Windows Team , ArsTechnica , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Team Management , Software , Management , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft posted prematurely a download page for the Windows 7 Release Candidate and — gasp! — one with a date of May 2009 attached to it. ...

First look: Windows 7 build 7068
Hardware 2.0 — March 31st, 2009 First look: Windows 7 build 7068 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:18 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Release Candidate , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Over the past few days I’ve been experimenting with the latest Windows 7 build to leak out of Redmond - build 7068 . [image] Note : For those of you out there interested in such things, build 7068 has the following build string: 090321-1322. This translates to a build date stamp of ...

Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP
All about Microsoft — April 6th, 2009 Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:04 am Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Microsoft Windows XP , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft and its PC partners are going to allow Windows 7 ...

If not Windows 7, then... XP?
Between the Lines — April 6th, 2009 If not Windows 7, then... XP? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:20 pm Categories: Apple , General , Microsoft , Windows 7 , Windows Vista Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Microsoft Windows XP , Software , Sam Diaz I couldn’t help but chuckle when I read Mary Jo Foley’s post this morning about Microsoft and its PC partners allowing Windows 7 users to downgrade all the ...

Windows 7 beta testers - get ready for a wipe and reload
Hardware 2.0 — April 8th, 2009 Windows 7 beta testers - get ready for a wipe and reload Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:35 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Clean Install , Upgrade Scenario , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes The latest post on Microsoft’s Engineering Windows 7 blog outlines what existing Windows 7 beta testers will have to do in order to be able upgrade to the release candidate. Two words: Clean install. We’ve also learned that many of you ...

Windows 7 build 7077
Hardware 2.0 — April 10th, 2009 Windows 7 build 7077 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:35 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes There’s a lot of interest surrounding each of the leaked Windows 7 build, and the latest build 7077 is no different. Check out the Windows 7 build 7077 gallery The latest build, which has a build date of April 4th, 2009, 12:55pm, is on the face of it identical to build 7068. In fact, unless you’re the kind of person who ...

Take a closer look at Windows 7's Jump List feature
Between the Lines — April 12th, 2009 Take a closer look at Windows 7's Jump List feature Posted by Greg Shultz @ 6:00 pm Categories: General , Windows 7 Tags: Category , Menu , Microsoft Windows 7 , Section , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Icon , Feature , Start , Taskbar , Internet Explorer Let Guest post: For more posts from Greg Shultz, see TechRepublic’s Microsoft Windows blog . Jump Lists are a new feature in Microsoft Windows 7 that are designed to make it easier to find what you ...

News to know: Windows 7; Twitter; Satyam; Apple
Between the Lines — April 13th, 2009 News to know: Windows 7; Twitter; Satyam; Apple Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:00 am Categories: General , News to know Tags: Larry Dignan , Microsoft Windows 7 , Dana Blankenhorn , Satyam , Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Twitter , Sam Diaz , Microsoft Windows Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know vi a email al ert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech ...

Vista/7 more secure than Linux and Mac OS X
Hardware 2.0 — April 13th, 2009 Vista/7 more secure than Linux and Mac OS X Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:26 am Categories: Security Tags: Apple Mac OS , Apple Macintosh , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , Microsoft Windows Vista , Apple Mac OS X , Operating System Security , Linux , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems Operating system security is always a hotly contended subject, and last week Microsoft amped up the hype by claiming that Windows Vista and the soon-to-be-released 7 is the ...

Parsing the nuances of OS decisions
Between the Lines — April 13th, 2009 Parsing the nuances of OS decisions Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:15 am Categories: Apple , General , Linux , Microsoft , Open Source , Windows 7 , Windows Vista Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Information Technology , Operating System , Survey , Andrew Nusca , Apple OS X , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Larry Dignan A survey reveals that 84 percent of IT pros don’t have plans to upgrade to Windows 7 in the next year ...

Building a "High Performance" Windows 7 PC
Hardware 2.0 — April 15th, 2009 Building a "High Performance" Windows 7 PC Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:39 am Categories: Components , DIY PC , Windows 7 Tags: Card , Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , PC , High-performance , Microsoft Windows , Power Supply , CPU , Core , Leadership With Windows 7 release candidate just around the corner, the other day I was asked to spec out a high performance PC suitable for Windows 7 64-bit, This system would also be a great Vista system. Note : ...

Windows 7 Release Candidate due date is May 5
All about Microsoft — April 18th, 2009 Windows 7 Release Candidate due date is May 5 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:20 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , Windows client , Windows server Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Release Candidate , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Server 2008 , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Looks like Microsoft’s March slip-up that pinpointed the next milestone delivery date was ...

Have we arrived in the post-Windows era?
Between the Lines — April 20th, 2009 Have we arrived in the post-Windows era? Posted by Jason Hiner @ 3:00 am Categories: Linux , Microsoft , Open Source , Operating Systems , Windows 7 , Windows Vista Tags: Web , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , Smart Phone , Microsoft Windows Vista , Web Browser , Netbook , Computer , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems Microsoft knew this day was coming. This was the reason it desperately wanted — no, needed— to take down ...

Microsoft's forgotten Windows 7 netbook version: Home Premium
All about Microsoft — April 20th, 2009 Microsoft's forgotten Windows 7 netbook version: Home Premium Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:42 am Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , Corporate strategy , Google , Linux , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Microsoft Windows , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Operating Systems , Software , ...

Should I upgrade to Windows 7?
Hardware 2.0 — April 20th, 2009 Should I upgrade to Windows 7? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 1:14 pm Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , OS Upgrade , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes A question that’s hitting my inbox a lot lately: Should I be starting to think about upgrading to Windows 7? [image] I’ve been running Windows 7 on several systems now for a number of months. I first got my hands on the Windows 7 beta just before the Holidays last year ...

News to know: Oracle-Sun, IBM, Apple ads, Windows 7
Between the Lines — April 21st, 2009 News to know: Oracle-Sun, IBM, Apple ads, Windows 7 Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:00 am Categories: News to know Tags: Larry Dignan , Advertisement , Oracle Corp. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Sun Microsystems Inc. , Apple Inc. , IBM Corp. , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows , Open Source Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know vi a email al ert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s ...

Telstra joins the XP to Windows 7 club
Between the Lines — April 21st, 2009 Telstra joins the XP to Windows 7 club Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:43 am Categories: General , Microsoft , Software Infrastructure Tags: Telstra Corp. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating Systems , Software , Larry Dignan Australia’s largest telecom provider Telstra said it will migrate its 45,000 employees to Windows 7 from XP. Telstra had skipped the Vista upgrade.  ZDNet Australia quotes Telstra’s chief technology architect Clive ...

Microsoft exec outlines Windows 7 security [video]
Between the Lines — April 22nd, 2009 Microsoft exec outlines Windows 7 security [video] Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:15 am Categories: General , Microsoft , Security , Software Infrastructure Tags: RSA Security Inc. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Video , Microsoft Corp. , Security , Larry Dignan Mobile-device security, two factor log-ins, and AppLocker, a code-signing feature for applications, are just a few of the security advancements Microsoft is rolling out with its Windows 7 operating system. ...

Microsoft: The four elephants in the room
Between the Lines — April 23rd, 2009 Microsoft: The four elephants in the room Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:30 am Categories: Earnings , Economy , General , Microsoft Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , PC , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows , Sales Strategy , Hardware , Operating Systems , Software Microsoft’s fiscal third quarter results will be notable on four fronts: Potential layoffs, the impact on weak PC demand, the effect of netbooks and ...

Microsoft bends (a little) on Windows 7 due date
All about Microsoft — April 23rd, 2009 Microsoft bends (a little) on Windows 7 due date Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 1:59 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Company Official , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft’s third-quarter fiscal 2009 earnings are out and they’re not good . Company officials are acknowledging soft PC and ...

Five unanswered questions after Microsoft's Q3 earnings call
All about Microsoft — April 23rd, 2009 Five unanswered questions after Microsoft's Q3 earnings call Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 4:17 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Internet Explorer , Legal , Office , Search , Windows Live , Windows server , Yahoo Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Earnings , Microsoft Windows , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Operating Systems , Microsoft Office , Software , Hardware , Office Suites I could have ...

Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) leaked
Hardware 2.0 — April 24th, 2009 Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) leaked Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 6:07 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: 32-bit , Microsoft Windows 7 , Release Candidate , Q , RC , 64-Bit , Microsoft Windows , Iso standards , Network Technology , Processors As I had expected, the Windows 7 Release Candidate build (build 7100) has been leaked ahead of an official release by Microsoft. [image] I received confirmation early on Wednesday that build 7100 had been finalized and ...

Windows 7 Release Candidate now available for unsanctioned download
All about Microsoft — April 24th, 2009 Windows 7 Release Candidate now available for unsanctioned download Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:21 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Internet Explorer , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Developer Network , Microsoft Windows 7 , Release Candidate , Microsoft Corp. , RC , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Server 2008 , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley From the “that didn’t take long” files: The Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) ...

Windows 7 Release Candidate release dates confirmed
Hardware 2.0 — April 25th, 2009 Windows 7 Release Candidate release dates confirmed Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:01 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Developer Network , Microsoft Windows 7 , Release Candidate , Microsoft TechNet , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Microsoft has confirmed the release dates for the Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) which was leaked earlier in the week. The dates were posted on the Windows Team Blog by Brandon LeBlanc : I’m ...

First Look: Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100)
Hardware 2.0 — April 25th, 2009 First Look: Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:02 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Release Candidate , Microsoft Windows , Performance Management , Operating Systems , Software , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Let’s take a look at the newly leaked Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100). Check out the Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) gallery ...

Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout
Hardware 2.0 — April 25th, 2009 Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:22 am Categories: Gaming , On the test bench , Performance , Windows 7 Tags: 32-bit , Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 , Games , Performance Management , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Microsoft Windows , Personal Technology Is it worth upgrading your Vista gaming rig to Windows 7? Will you see ...

Microsoft to provide 'XP Mode' with Windows 7
All about Microsoft — April 25th, 2009 Microsoft to provide 'XP Mode' with Windows 7 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:40 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Virtualization , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft is publicly acknowledging a new XP virtualization technology it is readying for Windows 7 that two Windows experts first revealed late on April 24. On Friday, ...

Windows 7 RC (build 7100) not the same as build 7077
Hardware 2.0 — April 27th, 2009 Windows 7 RC (build 7100) not the same as build 7077 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 3:53 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Insider , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes There seems to be a fair bit of confusion and misinformation surrounding the leaked Windows 7 RC build (marked as build 7100) and an earlier leaked build. [image] Rumors have been circulating that the latest build 7100 is identical to build 7077. Bottom line, it’s not. Sure, they ...

What's the big deal about the Windows 7 "XP Mode"?
Hardware 2.0 — April 27th, 2009 What's the big deal about the Windows 7 "XP Mode"? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:29 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating Systems , Microsoft Windows , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes The news from Redmond that some editions of Windows 7 are to include a feature called XP Mode has caused quite a stir . Maybe I’m missing something, but I just can’t see why this is a big deal. Let’s examine what we know here. I’ve not used XP Mode yet ...

Windows 7 on a netbook - My verdict
Hardware 2.0 — April 28th, 2009 Windows 7 on a netbook - My verdict Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 6:33 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Netbook , Samsung NC10 , Battery Life , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows , Hardware , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes I’ve been running Windows 7 on a Samsung NC10 netbook for some months. With the Windows 7 Release Candidate now leaked, it’s time for a verdict on whether Microsoft’s latest OS is ...

Max memory limits for 64-bit Windows 7
Hardware 2.0 — April 28th, 2009 Max memory limits for 64-bit Windows 7 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:48 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Limit , Microsoft Windows 7 , Memory , Microsoft Windows Vista , Edition , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Microsoft Windows , 64-Bit , Operating Systems , Software While the maximum RAM limit for 32-bit Windows 7 editions is 4GB, when it comes to the 64-bit editions, the amount of memory that the OS can address depends on which edition you are running. Here are ...

More Windows XP mode questions and more Microsoft answers
All about Microsoft — April 28th, 2009 More Windows 7 XP Mode questions and more Microsoft answers Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:44 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Virtualization , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , PC , Microsoft Corp. , Windows XP Mode , MJF , MED-V , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating Systems , Software Over the past few days — since word of Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC went ...

Windows 7 "XP Mode" system requirements
Hardware 2.0 — April 29th, 2009 Windows 7 "XP Mode" system requirements Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 6:06 am Categories: Virtual Machines , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , System Requirement , CPU , Intel Corp. , Virtualization , Microsoft Windows XP , BIOS , Microsoft Windows , Cloud Computing , Storage Management User of the higher-end editions of Windows 7 (Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise) will be able to download and install the XP Mode feature that will allow them to run a ...

Verdict: Windows 7 - Like Vista, just a bit easier to use and less annoying
Hardware 2.0 — April 30th, 2009 Verdict: Windows 7 - Like Vista, just a bit easier to use and less annoying Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 11:47 am Categories: Thoughts , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes I’ve been running Windows 7 on a selection of systems for over four months now, so I’ve had plenty of time to become acquainted with the OS. During that ...

Microsoft caught flat-footed by Windows 7 download rush
All about Microsoft — April 30th, 2009 Microsoft caught flat-footed by Windows 7 download rush Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 1:17 pm Categories: Channel , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , Windows client , Windows server Tags: Microsoft Developer Network , Microsoft Windows 7 , Release Candidate , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft TechNet , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley On April 30, ...

Windows 7: Arriving in a system near you Oct. 23?
Between the Lines — April 30th, 2009 Windows 7: Arriving in a system near you Oct. 23? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:16 pm Categories: General , Microsoft Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Larry Dignan Windows 7 may be arriving on systems Oct. 23, according to an Acer exec that provided a fine slip up at a press conference in Europe just as Windows 7 RC 1 was overheating download servers . ZDNet UK’s Rupert Goodwins reports : David Meyer has just phoned in a hot news tip moments ...

Microsoft releases final Windows 7 system requirements
All about Microsoft — April 30th, 2009 Microsoft releases final Windows 7 system requirements Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:38 pm Categories: Channel , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Disk , Microsoft Windows 7 , System Requirement , Microsoft Corp. , RAM , Graphics , Microsoft Windows , 64-Bit , Operating Systems , Software When Microsoft released the Beta of Windows 7 in January, it released a set of recommended system ...

Get your Windows 7 GPU drivers
Hardware 2.0 — May 1st, 2009 Get your Windows 7 GPU drivers Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:44 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , GPU , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes If you are going to be playing with the RC of Windows 7 you’ll need the appropriate GPU driver to get the best from your system. [image] If you use your PC as an office PC then you’ll be fine with the built-in GPU drivers, but if you’re planning on gaming, these drivers are a must. AMD/ATI The latest ...

Microsoft's 'new' XP policy for netbooks isn't new
All about Microsoft — May 1st, 2009 Microsoft's 'new' XP policy for netbooks isn't new Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:16 am Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Windows Executive , Microsoft Windows , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating Systems , Software , ...

Hands on: Windows 7 'XP Mode'
Hardware 2.0 — May 1st, 2009 Hands on: Windows 7 'XP Mode' Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 10:47 am Categories: Virtual Machines , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating Systems , Microsoft Windows , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Over the past few days a huge number of electrons have been inconvenienced to bring you news about a new Windows 7 feature called XP Mode. In this post I’m going to take a closer look at this technology and what you need to make it work for ...

The logistics: Windows 7 RC public download to last through July
All about Microsoft — May 4th, 2009 The logistics: Windows 7 RC public download to last through July Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:09 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , Windows client , Windows server Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Logistics , Release Candidate , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley If you aren’t an MSDN or TechNet ...

Windows 7 RC users get new IE 8 'tab responsiveness' feature
All about Microsoft — May 4th, 2009 Windows 7 RC users get new IE 8 'tab responsiveness' feature Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:19 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Internet Explorer , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Web Browsers , Internet , Mary Jo Foley Even though Microsoft already released the final standalone version of Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8) in March, the company is continuing to add new functionality to the ...

Windows 7 RC ready for public download
Hardware 2.0 — May 5th, 2009 Windows 7 RC ready for public download Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 1:46 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , 64-Bit , Servers , Operating Systems , Software , Processors , Semiconductors , Hardware , Components Been waiting patiently to get your hands on Windows 7 Release Candidate? Your wait is over! [image] Both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads are available here  (the TechNet route seems quieter that the official download ...

Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
Hardware 2.0 — May 5th, 2009 Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:58 am Categories: Security , Windows 7 Tags: Virus Writer , Microsoft Windows 7 , Executable , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes The good folks at F-Secure uncover the first Windows 7 security fail … and it’s a classic. The issue in question is nothing new. In fact, it’s been around for so long that I didn’t even bother checking to see if it had ...

Nvidia: We're ready for Microsoft this time (no, really)
All about Microsoft — May 7th, 2009 Nvidia: We're ready for Microsoft this time (no, really) Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:55 am Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , Security , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , NVidia Corp. , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley When chalking up what went wrong with Vista, ...

With Windows 7, 'Genuine' is out; 'Activation' is in
All about Microsoft — May 7th, 2009 With Windows 7, 'Genuine' is out; 'Activation' is in Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:56 am Categories: Activation , Anti-piracy , Corporate strategy , Vista , WGA , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft is giving its anti-piracy/DRM technology a PR face lift ...

Windows 7 patches, both fake and real, in the hopper
All about Microsoft — May 11th, 2009 Windows 7 patches, both fake and real, in the hopper Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:17 am Categories: Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Patch Management , Release Candidate , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Patches , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft has made available a patch to a Windows 7 bug in the Release Candidate (RC) and is preparing to roll out some “fake” test patches to verify Windows 7’s automatic-updating abilities this ...

Microsoft finally acknowledges Windows 7 will ship in 2009
All about Microsoft — May 11th, 2009 Microsoft finally acknowledges Windows 7 will ship in 2009 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:09 am Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , PC , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Windows Client Official , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo ...

Microsoft shows off file classification in Windows Server 2008 R2
All about Microsoft — May 11th, 2009 Microsoft shows off file classification in Windows Server 2008 R2 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:34 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , Windows server Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Server , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Server 2008 , Servers , Operating Systems , Software , Hardware , Mary Jo Foley ...

Report: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks
All about Microsoft — May 22nd, 2009 Report: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:54 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , TechARP , Microsoft Windows , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Operating Systems , Software , ...

Microsoft: No more three-app limit in Windows 7 Starter Edition
All about Microsoft — May 29th, 2009 Microsoft: No more three-app limit in Windows 7 Starter Edition Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:30 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Windows 7 Starter Edition , Microsoft Windows , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Operating Systems , Software , Hardware , Mary Jo Foley Blogger Paul Thurrott was right . ...

Microsoft sees sense, kills "three app limit" on Windows 7 Starter edition
Hardware 2.0 — May 30th, 2009 Microsoft sees sense, kills "three app limit" on Windows 7 Starter edition Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:32 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Hardware , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes It seems that Microsoft has seen the light and decided to remove the arbitrary “three app limit” that was imposed on Windows 7 Starter edition, the edition most likely ...

Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7?
Hardware 2.0 — June 1st, 2009 Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:11 am Categories: Ad industry , Microsoft , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes According to NetApplications , Windows XP is still the OS of choice for users out there in ...

Why Windows 7's netbook success isn't a slam-dunk
All about Microsoft — June 2nd, 2009 Why Windows 7's netbook success isn't a slam-dunk Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:13 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows , Hardware , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley In spite of Microsoft’s claims to the contrary, the ...

Windows 7: The incentives are coming
All about Microsoft — June 2nd, 2009 Windows 7: The incentives are coming Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:26 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Incentive , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Sales Force Management , Software , Sales , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft and its partners are entering that challenging period that ...

Microsoft: No Windows 7 for ARM-based netbooks (for now)
All about Microsoft — June 3rd, 2009 Microsoft: No Windows 7 for ARM-based netbooks (for now) Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:08 am Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , Corporate strategy , Google , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: ARM , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Hardware , ...

Microsoft: No Windows 7 for ARM-based netbooks (for now)
All about Microsoft — June 3rd, 2009 Microsoft: No Windows 7 for ARM-based netbooks (for now) Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:08 am Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , Corporate strategy , Google , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: ARM , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Hardware , ...

Snow Leopard and Windows 7: Two flavors of the same GUI?
Hardware 2.0 — June 4th, 2009 Snow Leopard and Windows 7: Two flavors of the same GUI? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:20 am Categories: Mac , Windows 7 Tags: Apple Macintosh , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , GUI , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Apple Mac OS , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Has Microsoft, after more than 20 years of work, finally come up with an operating system that rivals the Mac OS? Are the two just different flavors of the same GUI? ...

Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing
All about Microsoft — June 5th, 2009 Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:03 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Pricing Strategy , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft officials may not be ready to share the date of the Vista-to-Windows 7 upgrade program they ...

The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse?
Between the Lines — June 8th, 2009 The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:21 am Categories: Dell , General , Hardware Infrastructure , Hewlett-Packard , Intel , Microsoft , Windows 7 , Windows Vista , netbooks Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , PC , Microsoft Windows XP , Netbook , PC Shipment , Tech Executive , Microsoft Windows , Desktops , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Operating Systems How long ...

Microsoft exec shares some of the method behind the Windows 7 pricing madness
All about Microsoft — June 8th, 2009 Microsoft exec shares some of the method behind the Windows 7 pricing madness Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:27 am Categories: Channel , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Pricing Strategy , Microsoft Windows , Pricing , Operating Systems , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Software , Marketing In spite ...

Should "Standard User" be the default in Windows 7?
Hardware 2.0 — June 11th, 2009 Should "Standard User" be the default in Windows 7? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:29 am Categories: Security , Windows 7 Tags: Standard User , Microsoft Windows 7 , Malware , Admin Account , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Microsoft Windows , Cyberthreats , Security , Operating Systems , Software It seems clear to me that combining an Admin accounts with Windows 7’s “low nag” User Account Control (UAC) setting is a bad idea . Problem is, Admin ...

Microsoft proposes launching an IE-free Windows 7 'E' in Europe
All about Microsoft — June 11th, 2009 Microsoft proposes launching an IE-free Windows 7 'E' in Europe Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:26 am Categories: Housekeeping Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , European Union , Microsoft Windows , Web Browsers , Operating Systems , Software , Internet Microsoft is stepping up its campaign to try to appease European Commission (EC) regulators who are mulling possible remedies in the ongoing Opera-Microsoft browser-bundling ...

Poll: Is Microsoft's Windows 7 E a stroke of genius?
All about Microsoft — June 11th, 2009 Poll: Is Microsoft's Windows 7 E a stroke of genius? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:23 am Categories: Apple , Channel , Corporate strategy , Google , Legal , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , Microsoft Windows , Web Browsers , Operating Systems , Software , ...

Open letter to Microsoft: It's time for a single version of Windows
Between the Lines — June 12th, 2009 Open letter to Microsoft: It's time for a single version of Windows Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:30 am Categories: Microsoft , Windows 7 , Windows Vista Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Jason Hiner An Open Letter to Microsoft: Windows XP did a great thing. It united two operating systems - the Windows 9x codebase and the Windows NT codebase (including Windows 2000). I would argue that the move to ...

European regulators, Opera weigh in on Microsoft's Windows 7 E plan
All about Microsoft — June 12th, 2009 European regulators, Opera weigh in on Microsoft's Windows 7 E plan Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:11 am Categories: Apple , Channel , Corporate strategy , Google , Internet Explorer , Legal , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Opera Software , Regulator , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , Web Browsers , Microsoft Windows , Regulations , Internet , ...

Microsoft to EU: Antitrust this! Will remove IE from Win 7 in Europe
ZDNet Government — June 12th, 2009 Microsoft to EU: Antitrust this! Will remove IE from Win 7 in Europe Posted by Richard Koman @ June 12, 2009 @ 6:00 AM Categories: Antitrust , Microsoft Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Antitrust , Europe , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , European Union , Web Browsers , Microsoft Windows , Internet [image] News.com reported Wednesday that Microsoft plans to strip Internet Explorer from sales of Windows 7 in Europe. Redmond plans to ...

XP to Windows 7 handoff expected to boost PC sales
Between the Lines — June 16th, 2009 XP to Windows 7 handoff expected to boost PC sales Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:05 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Microsoft , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Egbert , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Larry Dignan The bandwagon of folks hoping for a big Windows 7 PC replacement cycle is beginning to fill up. This time, Jeffries analyst ...

Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?
All about Microsoft — June 16th, 2009 Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:29 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Linux , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , PC Company , OEM , Microsoft Corp. , Pricing Strategy , Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows , Pricing , Operating ...

What's really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!
Hardware 2.0 — June 16th, 2009 What's really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much! Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 10:36 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , Microsoft Corp. , Feature , Killer Feature , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes So far, I feel that Windows 7 has had a pretty easy ride, both by tech pundits and tech enthusiasts. People who see and get a chance to spend time with Windows 7 seem to like the OS. There are even Mac ...

Will touchscreen Windows 7 netbooks be hot or not?
All about Microsoft — June 16th, 2009 Will touchscreen Windows 7 netbooks be hot or not? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:42 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Research , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Touch Screen , Microsoft Windows 7 , PC , Netbook , Microsoft Windows , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Keyboards , Desktops , Operating Systems , Software As I’ve noted here before, I am not among the ...

Beware of Windows 7 downgrade/upgrade mess
Hardware 2.0 — June 17th, 2009 Beware of Windows 7 downgrade/upgrade mess Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:50 am Categories: Microsoft , Software , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , PC , Microsoft Windows Vista , Software Assurance , Michael Silver , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Desktops , Operating Systems According to Gartner analyst Michael Silver, businesses looking to migrate to Windows 7 could find the whole process much harder ...

Microsoft puts an 18-month cap on Windows 7 to XP downgrades
All about Microsoft — June 18th, 2009 Microsoft puts an 18-month cap on Windows 7 to XP downgrades Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:21 am Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , Service Pack , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , Windows 7 Volume Licensee , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo ...

More questions (and even a few answers) about Windows 7 E
All about Microsoft — June 18th, 2009 More questions (and even a few answers) about Windows 7 E Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:43 am Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Web Browsers , Operating Systems , Software , Internet , Mary Jo Foley It’s been a week since Microsoft publicly ...

News to know: Morro reviewed; RIM; Intel; Windows 7
Between the Lines — June 19th, 2009 News to know: Morro reviewed; RIM; Intel; Windows 7 Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:00 am Categories: General , News to know Tags: Apple iPhone , Research In Motion Ltd. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Andrew Nusca , Microsoft Corp. , Intel Corp. , Data Centers , Microsoft Windows , Advertising & Promotion , Storage Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know vi a e mail al ert and RSS daily . For continuous ...

Counting down to Microsoft's Windows 7 retail-price unveiling
All about Microsoft — June 22nd, 2009 Counting down to Microsoft's Windows 7 retail-price unveiling Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:29 am Categories: Advertising , Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Pricing Strategy , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Any day now, Microsoft should be going public with its long-awaited Windows 7 retail ...

Microsoft preps PC makers for Windows 7 Upgrade launch
All about Microsoft — June 22nd, 2009 Microsoft preps PC makers for Windows 7 Upgrade launch Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 1:09 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley The clock is ticking. Microsoft is getting its partners prepped for the Windows 7 ...

A reminder: Win 7 testers, your beta is about to expire
All about Microsoft — June 23rd, 2009 A reminder: Win 7 testers, your beta is about to expire Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 1:05 pm Categories: Activation , Anti-piracy , Corporate strategy , WGA , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Release Candidate , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley If you’re one of those Windows 7 testers still running the Beta — and not the Release Candidate — of Microsoft’s next-generation client, ...

If you're running the Windows 7 beta, time is running out for you!
Hardware 2.0 — June 24th, 2009 If you're running the Windows 7 beta, time is running out for you! Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 8:59 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Beta , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes If you’re running a build of Windows 7 beta, then time is running out for you. Unless you want to start experiencing reboots and eventually be locked out of the OS, you need to upgrade to the RC (Release Candidate) soon. Why? Because starting July 1st, users still running ...

Microsoft's Windows 7 pricing: Too high, too low, or just right?
All about Microsoft — June 25th, 2009 Microsoft's Windows 7 pricing: Too high, too low, or just right? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:00 am Categories: Apple , Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Pricing Strategy , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Pricing , Operating Systems , Software , Marketing , Mary Jo ...

Why is there no Windows 7 E upgrade for Europe?
All about Microsoft — June 25th, 2009 Why is there no Windows 7 E upgrade for Europe? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:49 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Legal , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Windows 7 E , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley One item buried in Microsoft’s announcement on June 25 about its retail pricing plans for Windows 7 is how ...

Windows 7 upgrade pricing is too expensive
Hardware 2.0 — June 26th, 2009 Windows 7 upgrade pricing is too expensive Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:10 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Apple Macintosh , Microsoft Corp. , Pricing Strategy , Ed , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Apple Mac OS X , Apple Mac OS , Operating Systems , Software Windows 7 upgrade pricing is too darn expensive. There, I’ve said it, and I feel better for having that out in the open. And not only is the upgrade pricing expensive, it’s overly complicated. [image] ...

Could Windows on a thumb drive = Microsoft StartKey?
All about Microsoft — June 26th, 2009 Could Windows on a thumb drive = Microsoft StartKey? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:55 am Categories: Channel , Code names , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows Live , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Corp. , USB Flash Drive , U3 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows 7 , Flash Memory , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley In reading News.com’s Ina Fried’s blog post about ...

Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too
Between the Lines — June 29th, 2009 Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:28 am Categories: General , Microsoft , Software Infrastructure , Windows 7 Tags: Gross Domestic Product , PC , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Larry Dignan Expectations for Windows 7 may be getting a bit out of hand. It’s one thing to expect Windows 7 to juice a PC upgrade cycle, Microsoft’s earnings and tech industry growth. It’s quite another to think that Windows 7 ...

Microsoft: Windows 7 Upgrade deal maxes out at 25 PCs
All about Microsoft — June 29th, 2009 Microsoft: Windows 7 Upgrade deal maxes out at 25 PCs Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:42 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: PC , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley There’s one more bit of small print regarding Microsoft’s Windows 7 Upgrade Option program , which ...

Microsoft sets pointless 25-PC upgrade limit for Windows 7
Hardware 2.0 — June 29th, 2009 Microsoft sets pointless 25-PC upgrade limit for Windows 7 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 12:37 pm Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Volume-license , OEM , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Productivity , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes It never fails to amaze me how Microsoft can make things far more complex for the end user than it needs to be. Take the Microsoft Windows Upgrade Option that was announced last Friday where you can buy a PC ...

And Windows 7's killer feature is ...
Hardware 2.0 — June 29th, 2009 And Windows 7's killer feature is ... Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:07 pm Categories: Windows 7 Tags: PC , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes I keep hearing about how Windows 7 is going to be just the CPR that the ailing PC industry needs to get itself out of the hole it’s in. It seems that folks, both consumer and enterprise, are going to be flocking to their favorite OEMs and throwing cash at them in exchange for brand-spanking-new PCs ...

Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7, eventually; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XP
Between the Lines — July 1st, 2009 Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7, eventually; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XP Posted by Jason Hiner @ 1:50 pm Categories: IT Management , Microsoft , Windows 7 , Windows Vista Tags: TechRepublic Inc. , Information Technology , Survey , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating Systems , Software , Jason Hiner A new TechRepublic survey shows that 96% of IT departments are still running Windows XP ...

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Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fade
All about Microsoft — July 2nd, 2009 Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fade Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:31 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Pricing Strategy , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley The dust is beginning to settle a week after Microsoft went ...

Life beyond Windows 7: Microsoft updates other products
All about Microsoft — July 7th, 2009 Life beyond Windows 7: Microsoft updates other products Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:45 am Categories: CRM Live/CRM Online , Code names , Corporate strategy , Dynamics CRM , Dynamics ERP , Office , Service Pack , Speech , Telecommunications , VOIP , Web conferencing Tags: Microsoft Commerce Server , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Office , Server , Microsoft Windows , Service Pack , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Update ...

Remove Windows 7 or Vista from a dual-boot configuration with the Bootsect command [video]
Between the Lines — July 8th, 2009 Remove Windows 7 or Vista from a dual-boot configuration with the Bootsect command [video] Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:20 am Categories: General , Microsoft , Software Infrastructure , Windows 7 , Windows Vista Tags: Operating System , Microsoft Windows Vista , Video , Dual-booting Windows , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating Systems , Corporate Communications , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Software Dual-booting Windows is ...

Business licensees to get final Windows 7 release in July
All about Microsoft — July 10th, 2009 Business licensees to get final Windows 7 release in July Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:10 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client , Worldwide Partner Conference (WWPC) Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Software Assurance , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft officials have said the company expects to release ...

Dell's analyst meeting: Looking for the big vision
Between the Lines — July 13th, 2009 Dell's analyst meeting: Looking for the big vision Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:46 am Categories: Cisco , Datacenter , Dell , General , Hardware Infrastructure , Hewlett-Packard , IBM , Infrastructure Tags: Dell Computer Corp. , PC , Analyst , Vision , Cihra , Data Centers , Microsoft Windows 7 , Storage , Desktops , Hardware Dell’s analyst powwow on Tuesday is expected to focus heavily on storage and cost cutting, but lack ...

Microsoft shares more developer-focused Windows 7 E details
All about Microsoft — July 13th, 2009 Microsoft shares more developer-focused Windows 7 E details Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:27 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Internet Explorer , Legal , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Developer , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Web Browsers , Operating Systems , Software , Internet In a July 13 ...

Take two: Microsoft says business licensees to get Windows 7 bits on September 1
All about Microsoft — July 13th, 2009 Take two: Microsoft says business licensees to get Windows 7 bits on September 1 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:54 am Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client , Worldwide Partner Conference (WWPC) Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Last week, it seemed ...

Yahoo and Microsoft: If at first you don't succeed...
All about Microsoft — July 17th, 2009 Yahoo and Microsoft: If at first you don't succeed... Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:15 am Categories: Advertising , Channel , Corporate strategy , Google , Search , Worldwide Partner Conference (WWPC) , Yahoo Tags: Yahoo! Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Reports , Sales Strategy , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Business Structures , Sales Force Management , Search , Sales Reports are flying yet again that Microsoft and Yahoo ...

Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home Server
All about Microsoft — July 17th, 2009 Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home Server Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:13 am Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , Code names , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows Home Server , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server , Server , Netbook , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley The Windows Home ...

Microsoft's fiscal 2010 game plan: Seven must-see slides
All about Microsoft — ... , Database , Network service providers , OEMs , Office , Office 2010/Office 14 , Resellers , SharePoint Server , System builders , Systems integrators , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , Windows client , Windows server , Worldwide Partner Conference (WWPC) Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Games , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating Systems , Software , Personal Technology , ...

Intel debuts 34nm NAND flash SSDs; lowers prices 60%
Between the Lines — July 21st, 2009 Intel debuts 34nm NAND flash SSDs; lowers prices 60% Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 9:21 am Categories: Enterprise 2.0 , Hardware Infrastructure , Intel Tags: NAND Flash , NAND , Intel Corp. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Workstations , Memory , Operating Systems , Software , Semiconductors [image] Intel on Tuesday announced that it is moving to a more advanced, 34-nanometer manufacturing process for its NAND flash-based solid-state drives. The ...

Who will get the Windows 7 bits and when?
All about Microsoft — July 21st, 2009 Who will get the Windows 7 bits and when? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:37 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft is sure trickling out the Windows 7 news as slowly as possible. On July 21, via a posting on the Windows Team Blog, Microsoft shared its delivery timetable for the Windows 7 bits . Without yet disclosing the release-to-manufacturing ...

Will the 'real' Windows 7 testers please stand up?
All about Microsoft — July 22nd, 2009 Will the 'real' Windows 7 testers please stand up? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:36 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Pilot , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley After two-plus years of development, Windows 7 is almost done. Microsoft officials have been thanking ...

They're soup: Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 released to manufacturing
All about Microsoft — July 22nd, 2009 They're soup: Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 released to manufacturing Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 1:38 pm Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows Server , Server , Microsoft Corp. , Manufacturing , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Server 2008 , Operating Systems , ...

Who can get the final Windows Server 2008 R2 bits and when?
All about Microsoft — July 23rd, 2009 Who can get the final Windows Server 2008 R2 bits and when? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:11 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , Windows client , Windows server Tags: Microsoft Windows Server , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Server 2008 , Microsoft Windows 7 , Servers , Operating Systems , Software , Hardware , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft released to manufacturing ...

The Scarlet V: What's a Vista business user to do?
All about Microsoft — July 23rd, 2009 The Scarlet V: What's a Vista business user to do? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:10 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Service Pack , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing and is obviously the operating system that Microsoft and ...

Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferrals
Between the Lines — July 23rd, 2009 Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferrals Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:29 pm Categories: General , Microsoft Tags: Revenue , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Client Revenue , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operational Accounting , Microsoft Windows , Finance , Operating Systems , Software Microsoft’s fourth quarter earnings were in line with expectations, but the software giant’s client (Windows) revenue skidded 29 percent compared to a year ago. For the ...

Microsoft and the 'premium mix' dilemma
All about Microsoft — July 23rd, 2009 Microsoft and the 'premium mix' dilemma Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:35 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Housekeeping , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: PC , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Windows Vista PC , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Desktops , Operating Systems , Software Microsoft’s ...

Windows 7: The waiting is the hardest part (for Microsoft)
Between the Lines — July 24th, 2009 Windows 7: The waiting is the hardest part (for Microsoft) Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:44 am Categories: Earnings , Economy , General , Microsoft , Software Infrastructure , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Holt , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Larry Dignan Microsoft’s fourth quarter results reveal just how much is riding on Windows 7. In a word: Everything. As reported ( Techmeme ), Microsoft’s client revenue ...

Microsoft agrees to give choice of browsers to Windows 7 users in Europe
All about Microsoft — July 24th, 2009 Microsoft agrees to give choice of browsers to Windows 7 users in Europe Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:10 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Internet Explorer , Legal , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , Ballot Screen , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Web Browsers , Operating Systems , Software , Internet , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft is going to provide Windows 7 users in Europe with a choice of browsers, ...

Microsoft will offer browser choice to European users
ZDNet Government — July 25th, 2009 Microsoft will offer browser choice to European users Posted by Richard Koman @ July 25, 2009 @ 5:45 PM Categories: Microsoft Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , Web Browsers , Microsoft Windows 7 , Internet , Richard Koman In what is definitely a first, Microsoft’s Windows 7 will offer European customers a ballot screen that offers to download alternative browsers and lets users turn off Internet Explorer, the New York Times reports. The E.U. was as enthusiastic as the bureaucracy is capable of ...

Microsoft: European XP and Vista users to get the ballot screen, too
All about Microsoft — ... users to get the ballot screen, too Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:25 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Internet Explorer , Legal , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , Ballot Screen , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows 7 , Web Browsers , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , ...

TechRepublic's CIO Jury: Split on deploying Windows 7
Between the Lines — July 28th, 2009 TechRepublic's CIO Jury: Split on deploying Windows 7 Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:30 am Categories: General , IT Management , Microsoft , Windows 7 Tags: TechRepublic Inc. , CIO , Information Technology , Director Of Information Technology , Jury , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Jason Hiner IT departments have largely ignored Windows Vista and stuck with Windows XP as the corporate standard. However, Windows 7 has ...

Microsoft external PR chief to get a blue badge
All about Microsoft — July 28th, 2009 Microsoft external PR chief to get a blue badge Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:51 am Categories: Corporate strategy Tags: Vice President , Microsoft Corp. , Frank Shaw , Public Relations , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows 7 , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Corporate Communications , Operating Systems Microsoft’s newest Corporate Vice President, who picks up his blue employee badge at the end of August, will be someone very familiar with the inner ...

Ballmer: He knows when you're using a Mac
Between the Lines — July 30th, 2009 Ballmer: He knows when you're using a Mac Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:46 am Categories: Apple , General , Microsoft Tags: Apple Macintosh , Steve Ballmer , Apple Inc. , Hardware , Microsoft Windows 7 , Larry Dignan So what does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer do when he faces a room of press and financial analysts toting a bunch of Macs. He counts Apple logos. The man knows when you’re using a Mac. He knows when your Vista PC is awake. It’s unclear if Ballmer knows if you’ve been bad or good, but ...

Microsoft does a 180: Tech testers to get a copy of Windows 7 for free
All about Microsoft — July 30th, 2009 Microsoft does a 180: Tech testers to get a copy of Windows 7 for free Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:34 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate , Microsoft Corp. , Tester , Beta Tester , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley After irritating more than a few of its technical beta testers by telling them they wouldn’t get a free copy of the ...

Ballmer: He knows when you're using a Mac
MacBytes.com — July 30th, 2009 Ballmer: He knows when you're using a Mac Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:46 am Categories: Apple , General , Microsoft Tags: Apple Macintosh , Steve Ballmer , Apple Inc. , Hardware , Microsoft Windows 7 , Larry Dignan So what does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer do when he faces a room of press and financial analysts toting a bunch of Macs. He counts Apple logos. The man knows when you’re using a Mac. He knows when your Vista PC is awake. It’s unclear if Ballmer knows if you’ve been bad or good, but ...

Beware the gotchas in Microsoft Windows 7 upgrade, family pack pricing
All about Microsoft — July 31st, 2009 Beware the gotchas in Microsoft Windows 7 upgrade, family pack pricing Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:24 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Ed Bott , Microsoft Corp. , Pricing Strategy , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley On July 31, Microsoft went public with two key pieces of Windows 7 pricing ...

Benchmarks: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista, XP
Between the Lines — August 3rd, 2009 Benchmarks: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista, XP Posted by Andy Smith @ 2:15 am Categories: Microsoft , Windows 7 , Windows Vista Tags: Performance , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating System , Microsoft Windows Vista , SuperFetch , Mobile Platform , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems Now that the final version of Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing, it’s time to find out how much of an improvement ...

Microsoft decides not to push Windows 7E on Europe, after all
All about Microsoft — August 3rd, 2009 Microsoft decides not to push Windows 7E on Europe, after all Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:25 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Internet Explorer , Legal , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , EC , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows 7 , Web Browsers , Operating Systems , Software , Internet , Mary Jo ...

Windows 7 ultrathins still not hitting the true netbook sweet spot
All about Microsoft — August 3rd, 2009 Windows 7 ultrathins still not hitting the true netbook sweet spot Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:30 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Financial Analyst Meeting , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows , Netbook , Intel Corp. , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Microsoft Windows 7 , Hardware , Mary Jo Foley At last week’s Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting, CEO Steve Ballmer ...

Microsoft: Buy now, buy later ...
Hardware 2.0 — August 3rd, 2009 Microsoft: Buy now, buy later ... Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:35 am Categories: Microsoft , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Microsoft is cutting the retail price of Windows 7 in an attempt to encourage entrenched XP users to upgrade, and to be able to squeeze more money from users down the line. Over the past few days a lot of ink (real and digital) has been spilled regarding Microsoft retail ...

Microsoft denies holding up Win 7 tools for PC makers
All about Microsoft — August 3rd, 2009 Microsoft denies holding up Win 7 tools for PC makers Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 4:00 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: PC Company , OEM , Microsoft Corp. , Tool , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Productivity , Tools & Techniques , Operating Systems , Software Microsoft is denying a DigiTimes report which claims the ...

Microsoft delivers near-final test build of Windows 7 XP Mode
All about Microsoft — August 4th, 2009 Microsoft delivers near-final test build of Windows 7 XP Mode Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:02 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Virtualization , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Virtualization , Release Candidate , Microsoft Corp. , XP Mode , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley On ...

Windows XP Mode RC - Serious improvement over beta
Hardware 2.0 — August 4th, 2009 Windows XP Mode RC - Serious improvement over beta Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:03 am Categories: Microsoft , Virtual Machines , Windows 7 Tags: Beta , Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Back in April, Microsoft introduced XP Mode beta for Windows 7. I covered the beta pretty extensively, and some might say rather harshly, and gave the product a disappointing F ...

MSDN, TechNet users to get Windows 7 tomorrow
All about Microsoft — August 5th, 2009 MSDN, TechNet users to get Windows 7 tomorrow Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:54 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Developer Network , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft TechNet , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley A quick reminder: Bar any server overload issues, the f inal Windows 7 bits will be available on ...

7 RTM vs. Vista SP1 vs. XP SP3 - Shootout, Part 1
Hardware 2.0 — August 5th, 2009 7 RTM vs. Vista SP1 vs. XP SP3 - Shootout, Part 1 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 11:26 am Categories: On the test bench , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows XP , SP3 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Over the past few months I’ve talked a lot about the performance side of things with regard to Windows 7. However, I’ve not been able to give you any actual ...

MSDN, TechNet subscribers start downloading final Windows 7 bits
All about Microsoft — August 6th, 2009 MSDN, TechNet subscribers start downloading final Windows 7 bits Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:21 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server") , Windows client , Windows server Tags: Microsoft Developer Network , Microsoft TechNet , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Just a quick update to yesterday’s Windows 7 availability post: Around 1 p.m. ET on August 6, ...

August update to Microsoft codename tracker is live
All about Microsoft — August 6th, 2009 August update to Microsoft codename tracker is live Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:46 pm Categories: Code names , Corporate strategy Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows 7 , E-mail , Microsoft Windows , Online Communications , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley While you’re waiting (and waiting and waiting) to grab those Windows 7 RTM bits from the MSDN and TechNet servers, why not download the latest edition of the “All About Microsoft” CodeTracker? The ...

TR Dojo: Three critical issues to consider before upgrading to Windows 7
Between the Lines — August 12th, 2009 TR Dojo: Three critical issues to consider before upgrading to Windows 7 Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:20 am Categories: General , Microsoft , Windows 7 Tags: Information Technology , Video , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Corporate Communications , Strategy , Operating Systems , Software , Marketing , Management IT professionals can already download Windows 7 through Microsoft’s TechNet or MSDN, and the retail release will take place on October 22. ...

Lauren's back - and HP says she's still a PC
Between the Lines — August 17th, 2009 Lauren's back - and HP says she's still a PC Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:45 am Categories: Advertising , Apple , Dell , Hewlett-Packard , Microsoft , Windows 7 , Windows Vista Tags: Commercial , Hewlett-Packard Co. , PC , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows 7 , Corporate Communications , Operating Systems , Software , Marketing , Sam Diaz Lauren - the not-cool-enough-for-a-Mac gal in Microsoft’s Laptop Hunters commercial - ...

Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode
Hardware 2.0 — August 17th, 2009 Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:50 pm Categories: Virtual Machines , Windows 7 Tags: XP Mode , Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Windows 7 , Security , Operating Systems , Microsoft Windows , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes According to security firm Sophos, Microsoft risks undoing much of the work it has done on the security front over the past few years by shipping XP Mode with Windows 7. Sophos’s Chief Technology Officer Richard ...

My top three Windows 7 annoyances ... and some fixes!
Hardware 2.0 — August 18th, 2009 My top three Windows 7 annoyances ... and some fixes! Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 3:48 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Annoyance , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes I’ve been using Windows 7 for quite some time now. In fact, I got my hands on an early beta a couple of days before Christmas last year. In that time I’ve become quite used to Windows 7, but it’s true to say too that in that time I’ve noticed several ...

Reminder: Win 7 RC download ends August 20th
Hardware 2.0 — August 18th, 2009 Reminder: Win 7 RC download ends August 20th Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 10:01 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Operating System , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Just a reminder - If you still feel like downloading the Windows 7 Release Candidate then you need to get your skates on! The Windows 7 RC download window ends August 20th, so if you want to grab yourself a copy, you need to get going. Download link . Note : The RC OS ...

Confusion over Windows 7 upgrade path
Hardware 2.0 — August 19th, 2009 Confusion over Windows 7 upgrade path Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 11:11 am Categories: Marketing , Microsoft , Windows 7 Tags: Operating System , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Over the past few days the number of Windows 7 related emails I receive has increased several fold. The top Windows 7 related question I’m getting related to upgrade options, and it’s clear that not are people confused, but that information from ...

Microsoft Word patent-infringement case: Playing chicken
All about Microsoft — August 21st, 2009 Microsoft Word patent-infringement case: Playing chicken Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:23 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Legal , Office , Office 2007 , Office 2010/Office 14 Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Word , Word Processors , XML , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Office , Office Suites , Software , Software/Web Development , Web Development September 23 is the date a federal appeals court has set for a hearing in the i4i vs. ...