List/Grid Monthly Archives: January 2009
Windows 7 RC in April and RTM in October
The Engineering Windows 7 blog reported that the next version of Windows 7 would be the RC built instead of the Windows 7 beta 2 rumours. Microsoft’s Swedish partner blog…
Windows 7 Theme Pack
Mike Swanson,a MS employee has created a theme pack for Windows 7.Here is what his blog post reads- Windows 7 introduces theme packs, which are .cab files that contain all…
Washington D.C. Theme for Windows 7
If you are still feeling patriotic and are using Windows 7 then you can check out Paul Thurrott’s new Washington D.C. theme pack for Windows 7. He has made the…
Windows 7 Beta General Availability to end soon…
Brandon LeBlanc, has posted a blog post, updating the dates and deadlines for the broad availability of Windows 7 Beta. Though if you are a TechNet or MSDN Subscriber this…
Windows 7 feedback invitation for technet subscribers
If you are a technet plus subscriber then you can submit feedback to the Windows 7 team directly through Microsoft Connect.All you need is to go to this page here…
Windows 7 gets you What you Expected!!
The Technet India blog has written a nice article regarding the features of Windows 7.Here is what it reads- Windows 7 , the next client release of Microsoft will be…
Live Mesh update for Windows 7
Today the Live Mesh team has updated the software for Windows 7.Now Live Mesh no longer disables Windows 7 aero theme while using it.Here is what the Live Mesh Blog…
Download official personalization extras for Windows 7
After the launch of the Windows 7 beta, the new Web site for Windows 7 went online. Currently the new site for Windows 7 is available in the following countries-…
Early Content for Windows 7 ISV Partners
With the recent announcement for Windows 7 Beta, there are now tools for ISVs to evaluate the opportunity on Windows 7 including ISV Goal Resource Value Compatibility of my shipped…
Windows 7 x64 beta ISO leaked on torrent trackers
Just before the release of Official Windows 7 beta by Microsoft at CES 2009,the 64 bit version of Windows 7 has been leaked on the net,this time it’s the Russians…
PC makers to provide free upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 from July 1
As we have already reported earlier about the Microsoft’s upgrade plan leak here ,tech ARP is reporting that the Windows Vista PCs purchased by end users between July 1, 2009…
Windows 7 beta to be released today?
The Chinese technet site has now started showing signs that the Windows 7 is coming pretty soon.The Windows 7 has been listed in the Released in the near future to…
DNSSEC support for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
One of the novelties of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (the "7 Windows Server") is the support for DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC), as described in RFC 4033, 4034…
Windows 7 security software providers
Microsoft has updated the security providers page for Windows 7.Now the page features AVG and kaspersky antivirus which are compatible with Windows 7. Here is what the page reads- We…
Extend Windows 7 trial period to 120 days
If you have Win7 then definitely you must have got the Windows 7 pre beta keys along with it, remember that Windows is not a trialware, you cannot try the…
Open elevated command prompt in Windows 7
Many don’t know know what’s the difference between opening the elevated command prompt and the default command prompt.These images would make it clear Elevated command prompt Command Prompt Notice…