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10 years of the worst Windows flaws: related news
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An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft's Mike Nash came forward today in a blog post on the Windows Vista Blog and revealed the official name for Windows Code Name '7' as simply 'Windows 7.' The reasoning, by Mr. Nash, is that Windows 7 is 'the seventh release of Windows.' As much wonderful sense as this makes on first glance, it seems as if Microsoft's marketing teams pulled this number out of thin air: the Windows 7 kernel is version 6.1, and there's no way Windows 7 adds up as the seventh release of Windows anyway."
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via Slashdot @ 11:16 14th Oct
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Brandon LeBlanc: As you probably have noticed, we just re-launched our blog today as The Windows Blog sporting an all-new look and feel reflecting Windows in a broader sense instead of a single Windows release. We figured it was time to give our blog a good facelift (it’s looked the same since we originally launched in October of 2006) – especially as we start talking about Windows 7, Windows Live, and many other interesting Windows topics. Our old design focused strictly on Windows Vista. Our new design is no longer tied to a specific Windows release allowing us to talk about a wider range of topics.
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via ActiveWin.com @ 16:50 28th Oct
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Categories: Vista, Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn, Windows client, Windows server, Corporate strategy, Windows XP, App Compatibility, Windows 7, Service Pack, Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server")
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via ZDNet @ 20:02 4th Nov
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The word is out. Microsoft decided to call the next version of Windows simply Windows 7. No more dates (Windows 95, Windows 98). No more "aspirational" names (Windows Me, Windows XP, windows Vista). Just this: Windows 7.
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via GeekZone @ 5:36 14th Oct
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As you probably have noticed, we just re-launched our blog today as The Windows Blog sporting an all-new look and feel reflecting Windows in a broader sense instead of a single Windows release. We figured it was time to give our blog a good facelift (it’s looked the same since we originally launched in October of 2006) – especially as we start talking about Windows 7, Windows Live, and many other interesting Windows topics. Our old design focused strictly on Windows Vista. Our new design is no longer tied to a specific Windows release allowing us to talk about a wider range of topics.
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via Windows Vista Magazine @ 3:10 28th Oct
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June 25, 1998, and June 30, 2008, marked two important milestones in Microsoft's evolution of the Windows OS -- the passing of the torch from Windows 95 to Windows 98, and the less seemly transition from XP to Vista.
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via InfoWorld @ 6:22 7th Oct
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arcticstoat writes "Microsoft has said that it plans to remove a lot of the standard apps from Windows 7 in order to make the new OS 'cleaner.' Among the apps for the chop are Windows Mail, Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Movie Maker, which will no longer be included with the operating system as standard. Instead, equivalent versions of the apps will be available from Microsoft's Windows Live download service as optional free downloads, much like the new BETA versions of the apps that Windows Live offers today." Meanwhile, jammag writes that "tech pundit Mike Elgan posits that the rushed-to-market Windows 7 — due in 2010, now being beta released this October — may in fact merely be Vista with new packaging.
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via Slashdot @ 21:31 24th Sep
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Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows Vista
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via CWSApps @ 15:20 25th Sep
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Brandon LeBlanc: I’ve gotten the chance to play around with the Windows 7 pre-beta build and I feel like a kid in a candy store. There are many new features that I personally am excited about that I hope to blog about over time. To kick things off I wanted to discuss the several new features in Windows 7 that make managing and sharing your files on your home network a much easier experience than ever before. Using Windows 7’s Libraries along with its HomeGroup network sharing feature, I was able to share content with other PC users on my home network. I’m going to go into detail on my experience with Libraries and setting up a HomeGroup on my network with Windows 7 to illustrate these new features for you. And believe it or not… it all starts with the relatively minor changes made to the naming of folders within User Profiles in Windows 7
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via ActiveWin.com @ 17:10 29th Oct
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Windows Server robotSay hello to Windows Server 2008 R2. Live Migration for virtual machines is the promised "marquee feature" of WS2008 R2, says Oliver Rist on The Windows Server team blog. But that may not be the OS's most important contribution. If the team has its way, enterprises will be drawn to the R2/Windows 7 combo to end the reign of VPNs as the mainstream method of secure networking.
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via NetworkWorld @ 19:27 29th Oct
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"If you ever tried to sync your iPod using Windows Media Player, then you know that the two just won't play together. Unfortunately, the only way to sync your iPod is to use Apple's iTunes software. Till today... That's right, kiss iTunes goodbye and start syncing your iPod with Windows Media Player! Finally, there is a solution that is fully integrated into Windows Media Player. MGTEK dopisp is a plug-in for Windows Media Player that enables you to sync your MP3 music to your iPod directly from within Windows Media Player. There is no external user interface, no fluff, not even a program icon to click on. Just connect your iPod, fire up Windows Media Player, start moving your music to your iPod, and forget that the two once didn't play together.
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via Digital Media Thoughts @ 6:02 7th Nov
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While we still wait for something official from Microsoft in terms of its long-time rumored Windows Mobile 7 smartphone OS, Motorola seems to know more and unveiled that Microsoft will release Windows Mobile 6.5 in advance. Sanjay Jha, co-Chief Executive of Motorola and Chief Executive of mobile devices, said during Motorola's Thursday earnings call that "Windows Mobile 6 has not delivered the experience that I think Apple has been able to deliver, but as you look at the plan that is Windows Mobile 7 and even 6.5, I think there are significant new added features which will help the platform".
in Mobile Technology
via The Unwired @ 1:42 1st Nov
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Categories: Windows client, Windows server, Corporate strategy, Windows 7, WinHEC, Multicore/distributed computing, Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server"), PDC 2008
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via ZDNet @ 16:02 30th Oct
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Categories: Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server, Corporate strategy, Windows Essential Business Server (Centro), Code names, Linux, Windows Small Business Server (Cougar)
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via ZDNet @ 23:56 18th Sep
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Windows Mobile can be used as a hacking utility on computers with Windows XP installed. If a hacker plugs Windows Mobile into a machine with ActiveSync, the hacker will have TCP/IP access. According to Windows For Devices, "The problem is that in order for the ActiveSync operation to perform authentication of the session, the RNDIS connection must first establish an IP connection," he writes. "Once the IP addresses are assigned and TCP/IP data can flow, the syncing process starts. In other words, a Windows Mobile device connected to a system with ActiveSync 4.x running will have direct TCP/IP access through an uncontrolled and unprotected network interface."
in Computer Security
via Pocketnow.com @ 1:24 10th Oct
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the Windows Firewall on my Windows Home Server, so I did what I though would help me solve my issues. If you open the options for the Windows Firewall on your Windows Home Server, there is an advanced tab with an option to "Restore Defaults." I figured this would restore the Firewall to the state it ships with Windows Home Server. Unfortunately, this isn't the case; it restores the Firewall to a BLANK state, losing all the necessary exceptions for WHS to function properly.
in Computer Security
via Warp 2 Search @ 15:09 15th Sep
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While many are waiting for the new features of Windows Mobile 7, Motorola CEO is saying that there is a stop-over with Windows Mobile 6.5 according to CoolSmartPhone. When asked about how effective Windows Mobile is in competing with the iPhone, Moto is saying: "Windows Mobile 6 has not delivered the experience that I think Apple has been able to deliver, but as you look at the plan that Windows Mobile 7 and even 6.5, I think there are significant new added features which will help the platform." I guess Motorola isn't going to read Adam's post anytime soon.
in Mobile Technology
via Pocketnow.com @ 3:23 31st Oct
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Categories: Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server, Corporate strategy, Windows Essential Business Server (Centro), Code names, Linux, Windows Small Business Server (Cougar)
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via ZDNet @ 23:55 18th Sep
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Welcome to the first post of a new Windows 7 blog. This blog will mainly focus on the development aspects of Windows 7 by providing valuable content for developers. We shell call this blog “The Windows 7 Blog for Developers”. By valuable content we mean that this blog will be a “one stop shop” on the road to get yourself familiar with what Windows 7 has to offer for developers and how you can “Light-Up” using Windows 7 features in your application.
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via Bink.nu @ 9:56 23rd Oct
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Motorola is making 2 kinds of devices powered by Windows Mobile: for consumer market (smartphones from Motorola Q series) and enterprise market (rugged devices). Interestingly apart from Windows Mobile update Motorola is announcing also availability of "multiple OS option" for some of their rugged devices so users can run both Windows Mobile and Windows CE - maybe it is a sign that Motorola could deliver also this "multiple OS" option for consumer devices and offer dual-OS with both Windows Mobile and Google Android?
in Mobile Technology
via MS Mobiles @ 3:47 30th Oct
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Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, 2008 Core.
in Computer Security
via Bink.nu @ 10:25 23rd Oct
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As you probably know, Windows 7 has also been the codename for Microsoft's next OS, so this marks the first time Microsoft has used the codename for the final retail name of a Windows product. According to Microsoft, the Windows 7 name was chosen for its simplicity:
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via Gamers.com @ 1:02 15th Oct
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and Windows 7 Server (Windows Server 2008 R2) are due to come, bringing to the table enhancements designed to increase the security of Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructures. In this regard, DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) proposes a solution for delivering increased protection. Testing DNSSEC at this point in time is rather simple, since Microsoft made available the bits for Windows 7 pre-Beta Build 6801 at the Professional Developers Conference 2008 and at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2008.
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via Softpedia @ 2:17 14th Nov
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snydeq writes "InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy examines Windows 7 from the kernel up, subjecting the 'pre-beta' to a battery of benchmarks to find any signs that the OS will be faster, more responsive, and less resource-intensive than the bloated Vista, as Microsoft suggests. Identical thread counts at the kernel level suggest to Kennedy that Windows 7 is a 'minor point-type of release, as opposed to a major update or rewrite.' Memory footprint for the kernel proved eerily similar to that of Vista as well. 'In fact, as I worked my way through the process lists of the two operating systems, I was struck by the extent of the similarities,' Kennedy writes, before discussing the results of a nine-way workload test scenario he performed on Windows 7 — the same scenario that showed Vista was 40 percent slower than Windows XP.
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via Slashdot @ 8:18 11th Nov
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We have heard a few rumours just recently of the arrival of an interim update before the late arrival of Windows Mobile 7 in late 2009 or 2010 and it looks like this will be called Windows Mobile 6.5. The guys over at Smartphone France claim to have unearthed some screenshots of Windows Mobile 6.5 and it looks like a much more finger friendly interface. We have the pictures below so you can see. Also just released today is an emulator of the upcoming IE 6 on 6 they state that it will be available on new Windows Mobile devices soon, this browser will provide a high-quality browsing experience on your device that more closely resembles a desktop browsing experience. The Internet Explorer Mobile 6 Emulator is available for download today.
in Mobile Technology
via Mobility Today @ 14:06 16th Nov
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