Top month news:
Activate Windows 7 Pre-Beta 6801 with Vista Beta or RC Product Key without Crack
Already download and install Windows 7 Pre-Beta build 6801? You probably have to leave the product key field blank during installation in order to complete the setup of Windows 7.
windows -
1.11.2008 Windows 7 pre-beta build is 6801
Microsoft announced the availability of a critical security patch yesterday affecting a variety of Windows operating systems.
windows -
24.10.2008 Introducing the Windows 7 UI
Update: For more video demos please check out the Windows 7 Demos post.
windows -
28.10.2008 Windows 7 User Interface – The Superbar - Enhanced Taskbar
One of the elements of the Windows graphical user interface that is evolving past what end users have come to traditionally associate with it is the Taskbar.
common -
4.11.2008 Vista SP2 Build 16489 released to testers
Microsoft has released an early beta build of Vista SP2 to testers according to those familiar with the beta program.
windows -
24.10.2008 The Windows 7 Desktop
Microsoft is laboring to deliver a new level of personalization, choice and control with the Windows 7 desktop, according to Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, Steven Sinofsky.
windows -
3.11.2008 The Secret Windows 7 Pre-Beta Build 6801 Aero Shake
Despite the fact that Windows 7 pre-beta build 6801 was showcased and subsequently released at the Professional Developers Conference at the end of the past month in Los Angeles, Microsoft still has some aces up its sleeve when it comes down to the next iteration of the Windows client.
windows -
3.11.2008 Windows 7 (15-Seconds-Boot) No Match for Windows “Instant On” (8-Seconds-Boot)
Microsoft revealed that it is targeting a 15 seconds boot time for Windows 7 in laboratory conditions, but the fact is that the Redmond company is cooking even something better.
windows -
16.10.2008 Windows 7 in details
Given that I knew most of you would be virtually blasted out of your chairs by a “shock and awe” of Windows 7 reviews once the news embargo on the OS was lifted (combined with the fact that I only got my hands on a copy of Build 6801 a couple of days later), I decided to take my time to get to knows the OS before I shared with you my thoughts and feelings about Microsoft’s latest OS.
windows -
6.11.2008 Windows 7 Pre-Beta Build 6801 Wallpapers Desktop Slideshow
The Desktop Slideshow is one of the features that Microsoft has tucked away in Windows 7, hidden even from testers (at this point in time) including the participants at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles at the end of the past month.
windows -
5.11.2008 Microsoft gets serious about Windows piracy
Microsoft has been battling piracy since the beginning. But it seems as though they have finally had enough. In one of the more recent Windows Updates, Microsoft deployed what they feel is a step in the right direction for preventing the theft of their software.
microsoft -
6.11.2008 How to Rearm and Extend Free Usage Activation Grace Period of Windows 7 to 120 Days
Windows 7 (SeVeN) is probably going to continue the trial software trend that starts with Windows Vista’s rearm, that user can install Windows 7 without any product key for free usage of 30 days as evaluation period.
windows -
5.11.2008 Vista SP2 and Windows 7 by the End of June 2009
The evolution of the Windows client, involving both Windows Vista (now with Service Pack 1) and Windows 7, appears to be closer than Microsoft is ready to acknowledge officially.
windows -
18.10.2008 New Windows Live Messenger Wave 3 UI
Microsoft just demonstrated the latest UI for Windows Live Messenger in a Windows 7 session here at PDC.
microsoft -
28.10.2008 Oh yes, the Superbar is available in Windows 7 Build 6801
Wishing that the new "Superbar" was available for the PDC build of Windows 7? What about for your trusty copy of Vista?
windows -
3.11.2008 WPA Encryption No Longer Secure
Security researchers Erik Tews and Martin Beck have succeeded in partially cracking the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption, which until now had been considered safe.
common -
7.11.2008 MinWin is in Windows 7, after all
MinWin — the core of the Windows operating system — is, indeed, in Windows 7. It’s just not part of it in the way many people (including yours truly) initially assumed.
windows -
3.11.2008 Details on Windows Vista SP2 emerge
Microsoft has begun to release some details on the enhancements that they intend to bring with Windows Vista Service Pack 2. As we reported on Neowin last week, Microsoft has released an early beta build of Vista SP2 to testers weighing in at around 290MB.
windows -
26.10.2008 Microsoft sends Vista SP2 invites - beta release in 4 weeks
Thanks to a tipster we have learned Microsoft has started sending Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 invites to select testers today.
windows -
17.10.2008 A first look at Windows 7 s pre-beta PDC release
Is it a major release or just a revamped Windows Vista? That’s the big question surrounding Windows 7, which made its public debut in a keynote address by Steven Sinofsky today at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.
windows -
31.10.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience
You may ask yourselves, why should this article be any different from all those tweaking tutorials around the Internet or, better yet, why should you read this when you can install a program that does it all for you?
windows -
23.10.2008 Windows 7 Needs to Be Windows 6.1
At the start of this week Microsoft revealed that for the next iteration of the Windows client, the codename, product number and official label would be one and the same: Windows 7.
windows -
17.10.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part III
Welcome back to the registry optimization saga! If you’re just joining us, please start by reading at least our first episode, which describes a few rules that must be followed in order for the optimization process to take place successfully...
windows -
25.10.2008 NVIDIA Unleashes Big Bang II
A few months ago, NVIDIA announced its plans to release a GeForce R180 series of drivers meant to bring new features and technology innovations to its graphics cards.
common -
23.10.2008 Windows 7 Touch
By now you should have seen the news about the new Windows 7 UI and touch based advances. If not then please checkout our introducing the Windows 7 UI article.
windows -
29.10.2008 SP1 Is Old News, Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Already in the Making
Microsoft made available for download the first service pack for Windows Vista on March 18, 2008, this even though the bits had been released to manufacturing as early as February 4, 2008.
windows -
15.10.2008 You are got Windows 7 questions, I have got answers
It’s impossible to offer a comprehensive evaluation of a product as big and sprawling as Windows 7 with just screenshots and specs.
windows -
30.10.2008 Windows 7 Path to RTM: Broad Beta and Public Release Candidate (RC)
There are just three more development milestones left out of the development process of Windows 7, following the first three.
windows -
5.11.2008 Microsoft confirms Windows 7 is final name
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will be the final name for the next generation operating system.
windows -
13.10.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part II
Allow me to start this article by recommending you read (if you haven’t already) the first part of this “tweaking series,” as it sets the ground rules that must be followed in order to get the job done right.
windows -
24.10.2008 Microsoft: Pirates prefer Windows XP over Vista
Software counterfeiters pass on Windows Vista and instead prefer to pirate Windows XP, a Microsoft Corp. attorney said today, outlining a practice that tracks with the leanings of many of the company's customers.
windows -
24.10.2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 revealed
Microsoft announced the second release of its Windows Server 2008 operating system at its Professional Developer Conference in Los Angeles this week.
windows -
31.10.2008 Windows Vista & Server 2008 SP2 Beta released to testers
Microsoft have made available build v6002-16497 of Service Pack 2 for both Windows Vista and Server 2008 to testers late last night. The bits show a compile date of October 17th and weigh in on average around the 3 Gigabyte mark.
windows -
2.10.2008 OpenOffice is definitely good enough
There is a reason that the OpenOffice.org 3.0 servers are struggling to keep up with demand.
common -
14.10.2008 Windows 7 to RTM within a year?
Microsoft has let the cat out of the bag a week early and stated "there is not another WinHEC planned before Windows 7 is released."
windows -
22.10.2008 Bill Gates founds a new tech company
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has founded a new company (some time in between sleeping and working countless hours for the Gates Foundation and a day a week for Microsoft).
common -
22.10.2008 OS X versus Vista, RAM division
As I noted earlier this week, I’ve begun using a MacBook (the basic white model) and keeping a log of my experiences.
windows -
26.10.2008 Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Vulnerability Hit by Malware
Microsoft issued a warning related to the detection of new examples of malicious code in attacks attempting to exploit a vulnerability affecting various Windows client and server releases.
windows -
6.11.2008 Windows 7 to have only one "compatible" logo
The Register is reporting on an interesting story from WinHEC about how Microsoft is planning to change how it will run the “compatible with Windows 7” logo program.
windows -
6.11.2008 Network Access Protection for XP SP3 and Vista SP1
Network Access Protection is designed to permit a high degree of control over client computers across a network.
windows -
13.10.2008 Microsoft beep patent
Those b#$*@*%s at Microsoft got another patent.
microsoft -
20.10.2008 Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokes
A team of Swiss researchers say there are several ways to recover keystrokes from wired keyboards by simply measuring the electromagnetic radiations emitted when keys are pressed.
common -
20.10.2008 Trouble Ahead for Microsoft's Windows OS
There is trouble ahead for Microsoft's Windows operating system. The Redmond company's flagship product is in for a tough run because of the U.S. credit crunch and the global financial problems it generated.
windows -
16.10.2008 Microsoft starts two new blogs focused on Windows 7
Microsoft has started two new blogs centered around Windows 7, to complement the existing "Engineering Windows 7" blog most Microsoft enthusiasts are already used to reading.
microsoft -
26.10.2008 Web Application Installer for Vista RTM/SP1
Hot on the heels of the Microsoft Web Platform Installer Beta comes the Microsoft Web Applications Installer.
windows -
16.10.2008 Windows 7: What’s coming for business users
Microsoft showed off publicly for the first time Windows 7 at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) on October 28.
windows -
28.10.2008 Microsoft to Mac enterprise bloggers: How much to sell out Apple?
Vista is much better than Mac OS X, right? For the enterprise. And how much will it take to get you to write up that thesis?
microsoft -
21.10.2008 New Slim Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Netbook
The famous multinational technology company, Dell has introduced its new slim and stylish netbook - Dell Inspiron Mini 12 (1210), which designed primarily for teens, tweens, travelers and ‘Tweeters’ to surf the Web on the go.
common -
27.10.2008 Zombie PCs: Time to infection is less than five minutes
A fascinating — and horrifying — new article in The New York Times offers the lowdown on “zombie computers,” the half-a-million-or-so machines that are converted, assembled into systems called “botnets” and forced to do a shadowy figure’s bidding, namely in the form of automated programs that send the majority of e-mail spam, illegally seek financial information and install malicious software on still more PCs.
windows -
22.10.2008 Windows Mobile Is an Also-ran
Today, Microsoft's CEO wasted time defending Windows Vista and slamming Google Apps. What he needed to do, but couldn't: Defend Microsoft's mobile strategy.
microsoft -
18.10.2008
