Windows 7 News: Software, Virus Protection

Still on the Windows 7 Beta,? You need to move to the RC and fast. Starting July 1st, the Beta will start to reboot every 2 hrs and expire Aug 1st.
Want to download the RC? The RC download program closes August 15. After that, you won’t be able to get the download, but you can still install the RC and get a key if you need one. (To get a key, just go to the Downloads page and follow the instructions.)
If you’re using the Windows 7 Release Candidate, …

It was just a matter of time,the last build before the RTM escrow that’s Build 7229 has been leaked and is available for download on various torrent sites.The Build string is 6.1.7229.0.winmain.090604-1901.which shows that the build was compiled on 4th June.The more important thing is that this Build no longer accepts Windows 7 Beta or RC keys and probably this is the last build before the RTM that would be presented to the TAP testers.
Here are the build details
Windows 7 build 7229 x86 BUILD: 6.1.7229.0.winmain.090604-1901 …

There is a new Windows 7 BETA power management whitepaper available.  Key points from the whitepaper include:

Improved idle efficiency – Windows 7 reduces resource utilisation when the system is idle and reduces or eliminates background activity on the system.
Timer Coalescing – for background activity that cannot be reduced, Windows 7 has been modified to defer then execute non-critical background activity at once.  It also defers non-critical background activity when on battery power.
Trigger start services – when your computer boots it loads a number of system services …

According to the Microsoft partner site,Windows 7 RC would be available on 5th May.Adding to it the site reads that Windows 7 RC is now available on MSDN and TechNet.I just checked the TechNet but it wasn’t able till yet so we could expect it within the next couple of hours.
Here is what the Microsoft partner site reads
We are pleased to announce that Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is available. Windows 7 RC is the prerelease version of Windows 7. Since this is not the final release, your PC will …

Geeks and IT Pros often have to burn an ISO image (.iso file) to physical media such as a CD or DVD to test out and install software. We have made it easier to burn ISO images in Windows 7 by natively supporting the ability to burn ISO images directly within Windows without the need of a third party tool.
To burn an ISO image in Windows 7, all someone needs to do is simply right-click on an ISO image and choose “Burn disc image”.

This launches Windows Disc Image …

Already their has been lot of rumors about the Windows 7 RC . Today the Engineering Windows 7 blog has posted the long article explaining how to upgrade from Windows 7 beta to Windows 7 RC. Here are some of the main points from the long post
Here’s what you can do to bypass the check for pre-release upgrade IF YOU REALLY REALLY NEED TO:

Download the ISO as you did previously and burn the ISO to a DVD.
Copy the whole image to a storage location you wish to run …

To celebrate the new Windows 7 TechCenter,the french TechNet team is giving away 1000 DVD’s of the beta version of Windows 7.To get the DVD all you have to do is to sign up for the technet newsletter on this page and if you one of the first 1000 users who have subscribed for the newsletter,you would be getting Windows 7 Beta complete with a DVD from Microsoft.

Even if you are already registered for the TechNet newsletter, you can again join using the form and you’ll have a …

We’ve got .NET sample libraries and example for managed code developers to target Windows 7 new APIs!
The Windows 7 Beta SDK is a great source of documentation and examples for using these new sets of APIs. However, most of the examples are written in native code similar to Windows 7 APIs which are all native C, C++, and COM APIs, which makes the life of managed code developers a bit hard. For that reason, Microsoft created the Windows Vista Bridge project that makes it easier for managed code developers to …

devolo, the global leader in the powerline market, has announced the availability of comprehensive software support for Microsoft Windows 7 with the launch of its v20 software package. devolo is the first powerline manufacturer to offer Microsoft Windows 7 support. Its new v20 software package comes with corresponding system support and contains the necessary functional improvements for the new Microsoft operating system. devolo customers who switch to the new Microsoft OS at the time of the launch can be sure that their dLAN network is ready to use immediately and …

The Engineering Windows 7 blog has posted another list of changes in the RC version of Windows 7.
Here are the changes published by the blog
Desktop Experience
1. Improved taskbar thumbnail overflow
For RC we’ve made the list view architecturally the same as the thumbnail view, just sans thumbnails. Customers will now enjoy close buttons and the menus open on hover (in Beta one had to click to open them).
Fig 1.
List View of running windows appears on hover and supports close

2. Control Panel Jump List
Right-clicking on the Control Panel icon on the …