Windows 7 News: Software, Virus Protection

With Windows Anytime Upgrade (or WAU), we make it super easy and convenient for the small number of customers who’s PC needs evolve to need a higher edition of Windows 7.

Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Home Premium: $79.99
Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional: $89.99 Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate: $139.99*

The Windows 7 Family Pack will be available starting on October 22nd until supplies last here in the US and other select markets. In the US, the price for …

According to the information available Windows 7 has been finally RTMed.The build string 600.16385.090713-1255 has been declared as RTM.Though the refreshed build would be available on connect on 24th July.
Here are the details
MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.7.ULTIMATE.7600.16385.RTM.X86.RETAIL.ENGLISH.DVD-WZT BUILD: 7600.16385.090713-1255 7600.16385.090713-1255_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULFRER_EN_DVD.iso SIZE: 2,501,892,096 byte
Windows 7 ultimate build 7600 x64 BUILD: 7600.16385.090713-1255 7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso SIZE: 3,223,209,984 byte
Windows 7 Enterprise build 7600 x86 …

Finally today,Microsoft has released the prices for Windows 7.Windows Team Blog has posted the full information regarding prices and other details.
Here is what the team blog reads
In fact, we know many people need that new PC sooner – for back to school specifically. And we have the answer for people who need a new PC now but still want to get Windows 7 and that’s the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program, which kicks off tomorrow, June 26th! Anyone who buys a PC from a participating OEM or retailer with Windows …

Windows XP mode is now available on Technet and MSDN.Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to install and run many of your Windows XP productivity applications directly from a Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC to provide a Virtual Windows XP environment for Windows 7. Windows XP Mode provides a 32-bit Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (SP3) environment pre-loaded on a virtual hard disk.

Here are the instructions posted on technet
Note:
- You can use Windows Virtual PC to run Windows …

Finally after long wait Windows 7 RC and Windows Server 2008 R2 RC is now available for download on TechNet and MSDN.

The following downloads are available

Windows 7 Ultimate RC (x86) – DVD (English)
Windows 7 Ultimate RC (x64) – DVD (English)
Windows 7 RC Language Pack (x86) – DVD (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish)
Windows 7 RC Language Pack (x64) – DVD (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish)
Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 RC and Windows Server 2008 R2 RC (x86/x64/ia64) – DVD (English) …

Windows XP Mode is specifically designed to help small businesses move to Windows 7. Windows XP Mode provides you with the flexibility to run many older productivity applications on a Windows 7 based PC.
All you need to do is to install suitable applications directly in Windows XP Mode which is a virtual Windows XP environment running under Windows Virtual PC. The applications will be published to the Windows 7 desktop and then you can run them directly from Windows 7.
Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC are best experienced on …

We have been posting continuously about windows 7 build 7048 since past two days regarding some of it screenshots and then confirming it that it actually exist,now the german site winfuture.de has posted good number of screenshots showing the differences in the previous version and in build 7048. As reported earlier the build string is 7048.0.winmain.090219-1845 stating that it was compiled on 19th feb 2009 at 18:45 hours.This build is currently available to few of the Microsoft internal testers and  TAP partners.
The confirmation post regarding build 7048 hints that this …

After the official announcement about the various editions of Windows 7 by Microsoft two days back,their has been news about the pricing of the different versions of Windows 7. According to the German Website Windows Secrets the different versions of Windows 7 would cost between  $199.95 and $ 319.95,though Microsoft has not published any news about the same. 
The Starter Edition of Windows 7 is valued at $199,95 which would be available worldwide. The Starter Edition of Windows 7 wouldn’t be available in stores, but exclusively through OEM partners. …

In a recent briefing with Paul Thurrott,  Bill Veghte revealed the editions of Windows 7 that will be shipping in.
Here is what his post reads
"At a macro level, there are a couple of niches that are important to us, and we are a global business after all, so there are certain market dynamics that we need to address," Veghte said. These niches will be addressed by OEM-only Windows 7 product editions, which is to say that these products will be sold only with new PCs. The first is Starter …

Damien Reynolds of Neowin.net has posted information regarding downloading and installing Windows 7 updates from the Microsoft Connect web site, no matter whether what we’re running the Windows 7 Ultimate Beta, the Windows 7 Home Premium Beta, or Windows 7 Server Beta.
These are some of the updates provided on the Microsoft Connect Site:

Windows 7 Beta Critical WMP and WMC Critical Update – KB961367
Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 Beta Preliminary Release Notes
Windows 7 Beta (7000-0-081212-1400) SDK and Symbols
Windows 7 Beta (7000-0-081212-1400) WDK
Windows 7 Beta (7000-0-081212-1400) …