Windows 7 News: Software, Virus Protection

Just after the leak of Windows 7 build 7127 the MS Office 2010 technical preview v14.0.4006.1010 has been leaked and is available for download on many torrent sites.
MS Office 2010 wouldn’t be released in 2009,the final RTM version will be presented in the first half of 2010, but the RTM build will be available to Microsoft partners much earlier, possibly in March 2010,until then the two beta versions will be released. The first beta version of Office 14 Beta 1 is scheduled to be out very soon, in the month …

We have posted earlier that Windows Virtual PC beta and Windows XP mode were available for download on TechNet and MSDN,now Windows Virtual PC beta and Windows XP mode beta are available for public download
Windows Virtual PC provides the capability to run multiple Windows environments such as Windows XP Mode from your Windows 7 desktop. To download Windows Virtual PC and the Windows XP Mode environment, please follow the steps below. For information on how to set up Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode, check out Running Windows Virtual …

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 …

The release notes for Windows Virtual PC Beta has been available and can be downloaded here
Here is what the download page reads
Windows Virtual PC (Beta) is the latest Microsoft virtualization technology that allows you to run many productivity applications on a virtual Windows environment, with a single click, directly from a Windows 7-based PC. For more information about Windows Virtual PC, please visit the Windows Virtual PC website. The Release notes provide important information you should know prior to installing and using Windows Virtual PC, including known issues. You should …

According to the Microsoft Press site beta version of  Windows XP Mode will be made available on April 30.Windows XP mode allows users of Windows 7 Professional and above to launch many older Windows XP productivity applications directly from their Windows 7 desktop. The Windows XP Mode stand-alone feature is specifically designed to help small businesses that are using Windows XP applications move to Windows 7. For larger businesses, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) MED-V 2.0 builds on top of Windows Virtual PC and provides centralized management of Windows XP …

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 …

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 …

As Microsoft makes it’s path towards Windows 7 RC,their has been many interim builds compiled by Microsoft,out of which barely a couple of builds were leaked on the net,and screenshots were available of some of the builds.In one of the screenshots by Will Volker, a Microsoft evangelist who installed Windows 7  on an ASUS 1000HE netbook it’s being clearly stated that the build being 7055 and the complete build string is 7055.winmain.090303-2130 which clearly states that the build was compile on 3rd March just 2 days before the compilation of …

Windows 7 build 7057 has already been leaked on the net and is available for download and you may have noted the new login screen in this version of Windows.

Vishal Gupta,a Microsoft MVP has uploaded the login screen for Vista on Deviantart
After downloading the ZIP file, extract it using WinRAR or 7-zip. Now install “Stardock LogonStudio for Vista” which is FREE and included in the pack.
After installing LogonStudio, double-click on the “SevenVG Login Screen.logonvista” file. It’ll open in LogonStudio, apply the login screen and you have done.
Xonrick has created …

We have a limited number of places available on a 4-day Windows 7 and Windows Vista application compatibility lab on 31st March 2009 in London.
The purpose of this lab is to provide training on the changes in Windows 7 and Windows Vista that are most likely to cause compatibility issues with client applications designed to run on Windows XP or earlier. Microsoft application compatibility experts will be on hand to help test and debug those applications and, either mitigate or identify the fixes required to resolve any problems that may …