April 30th, 2009
Microsoft made the first release candidate of Windows 7 available for free download on Thursday. In an unprecedented move for the company, the software will run on a user's PC for more than a year.
Windows 7 RC1 can be downloaded now by MSDN, TechBeta and TechNet subscribers, and the general public will be able to download it on May 5. There is no limit to how many copies can be downloaded. The software will run until June 1, 2010, in what a Microsoft marketing manager described to ZDNet UK as a "try before you buy" scenario.
"There is no cap on the amount of downloads [of Windows 7 RC1]," Laurence Painell said in a prebriefing session on Wednesday. "However, we only recommend that people with a reasonable amount of IT knowledge use it."
Windows 7, the successor to Vista, brings new features such as multitouch interaction, Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: download, Download Glitch, Intel X86, Microsoft Corp...., Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating Systems, release candidate, Servers
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April 30th, 2009
In our ongoing quest to introduce users to Windows 7 and get them used to the interface (OK, so we won't know the final one until the final release but we are pretty clear that it will look a lot like the Beta, the RC is due on May 5th and we will have even more clarity) we found this short but useful article from Microsoft on our twitter page .
OK – is everyone enjoying their use of the Windows 7 Beta? Based on the continuing flow of Tweets on Twitter it is certainly getting used – that much is for sure.
I have been using the Windows 7 Beta since it released several months ago and I have been very impressed with it. It runs very well on my hardware including a two and a half year old Gateway MX6455 with Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: how-to, microsoft, story, taskbar, Windows 7
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April 29th, 2009
Note: See an important update at the end of this post. Contrary to some published reports, Internet Explorer does not get special treatment in Windows 7 Starter Edition.
If you’ve read anything about Windows 7 Starter Edition, your first reaction was probably the same as mine: Is Microsoft nuts? This ultra-cheap edition is intended for use on netbooks, but its biggest restriction sounds like a complete deal-breaker: it only runs three applications at once.
But I prefer to form my opinions based on facts, not press releases. So, for the sake of research, I’ve spent the last three weeks running Windows 7 Starter Edition on an ultra-portable Sony notebook. Here’s what I learned. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Construction, Desktop Gadget, Hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbook, Netbooks..., Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Window
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April 29th, 2009
Microsoft has unveiled the lineup of editions of Windows 7. There will be six editions this time around as Microsoft has made some improvements to the scheme used in Vista.
After a ton of guesswork and rumors flying around, Microsoft has finally confirmed what much of the evidence was pointing to: there will indeed be six editions of Windows 7, just like there were for Windows XP and Windows Vista. Customers will be able to choose from Windows 7 Starter Edition, Windows 7 Home Basic Edition, Windows 7 Home Premium Edition, Windows 7 Professional Edition, Windows 7 Ultimate Edition, and Windows 7 Enterprise Edition. The news comes hot on the heels of the Windows 7 Ecosystem Readiness Program announced yesterday.
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Tags: enterprise, home, Microsoft Windows, premium, professional, release, skus, ultimate, versions, windows, Windows 7
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April 29th, 2009
It looks like Microsoft is yet again revealing more than it wants to, according to a Microsoft Partner Program webpage. May 5 looks like the date that Windows 7 RC will be available publicly.
It seems that those who have the Windows 7 beta or those that couldn't get a copy of beta and want to try Windows 7 will have to wait till May 5th for the Release Candidate. This version will be available in the Windows 7 ultimate version and will be valid until June 2010. Those with existing Windows 7 Betas will have to do a fresh install of the RC as there are no upgrades available. Those on XP or Vista can upgrade from their version directly. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: may 5th, Microsoft Windows, public, release candidate, Technet, Windows 7, windows 7 professional, windows 7 ultimate
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April 28th, 2009
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 Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Virtualization, Windows 7, Windows Virtual PC, Windows XP Mode
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April 22nd, 2009
We came across this article while doing an install for one of our clients and could not get ESXi server to install on a dell server that was 5 years old. Needless to say this really saved us some headaches and time and we got the installation to proceed smoothly after following these procedures.
By default, if the ESXi install can not find a supported device to install to, then the installer will quit with the error message: "Unable to find a supported device to write the VMware ESX Server 3i 3.5.0 image to." If it is the case that the IDE drive in your host is not recognized by ESXi, then you will be able to modify the install script TargetFilter.py to recognize your IDE device as a supported install device. You can find the list of devices that ESXi can recognize here.
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Tags: ESX 3i, Installation, Server, VMWare
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April 7th, 2009
I found this useful article over at LGR Internet Solutions Blog on 5 steps to take to secure your wordpress blog from hackers. I believe that at minimum two of these should be implemented on your blog to make it harder for hackers or any envious competitor to do some nasty things with your blog. Read on as it’s short and to the point, Enjoy!
Blogging can be a lot of fun and there is nothing more thrilling than having people appreciate your hard work by leaving comments and passing the word around about how great your blog is. Unfortunately along with all of your great fans there are also just as many bad guys out there that would love to deface and hack your beautiful creation. Here are five basic security tips that you can easily implement on your WordPress blog to try and keep the bad guys out. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: blog, hacking, lockdown, secure, security, Wordpress
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