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extended64.com - 1/14/2009
Why I think XDDM on Windows 7 Beta 1 is a key scenario
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A lot of people have been telling me things like, “Of course Windows 7 Beta 1 doesn’t work with XP drivers.”  As if there’s no shot that it’s even supposed to work.  Well, it works in Vista and it’s a key feature.  Microsoft rearchitected the graphics architecture in ...
brandonlive.com - 1/15/2009
Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet
— brandonlive.com — Got yourself a shiny new Windows 7 Beta install?  Here’s a little cheat sheet I made up... for some of the handy new hotkey combinations, many of which I’ve become quite dependent on! General Win+Up Maximize Win+Down Restore / ... (more) Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet

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The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets
blogs.msdn.com - 1/13/2009
The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets
— blogs.msdn.com — It’s great to see Windows 7 Beta finally released to the world! We're very proud of what... has been accomplished over the last months; in many ways, it sets a new quality bar for a beta operating system release. Building on top of the Windows Vista ... (more) The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets

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microsoft.com - 1/10/2009
See how to work your way with Windows 7 Beta
— microsoft.com — Improved taskbar and full-screen previews The taskbar at the bottom of your screen is what you use... to switch between the applications you've got open. In Windows 7 you can set the order in which the icons appear and they'll stay put. They're easier to ... (more) See how to work your way with Windows 7 Beta

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Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft
All about Microsoft — ... while still building it on top of the Vista kernel.) All that said, I’d bet Microsoft and its PC partners aren’t very keen on seeing users run Windows 7 on older machines. They want to encourage them to buy new — and preferably more expensive — PCs. (That’s a big part of the reason Microsoft and its OEMs are pushing multitouch as a new, hot feature for forthcoming Windows 7 PCs.) Even if Microsoft could support the older XDDM drivers on Windows 7 , I doubt that it will do so, as that would send mixed messages about both its intention to move users to the new WDDM driver ...

Will Windows 7 make old hardware feel new again?
TechBlog — ... : . . . I'd bet Microsoft and its PC partners aren't very keen on seeing users run Windows 7 on older machines. They want to encourage them to buy new -- and preferably more expensive -- PCs. (That's a big part of the reason Microsoft and its OEMs are pushing multitouch as a new, hot feature for forthcoming Windows 7 PCs.) Even if Microsoft could support the older XDDM drivers on Windows 7 , I doubt that it will do so, as that would send mixed messages about both its intention to move users to the new WDDM driver model, as well as its desire to get users to buy more new PCs. ...

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