All posts tagged Windows 7

Microsoft Extends Consumer Support For Windows 7 & Vista To 10 Years

by admin on February 28, 2012 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on Microsoft Extends Consumer Support For Windows 7 & Vista To 10 Years

Traditionally, individual consumers have enjoyed 5 years of Mainstream support for their Windows product, in which time they received major upgrades, bug fixes, security patches, and more. Businesses enjoyed this same Mainstream support, but also the Extended support which lasted for 5 more years and included only security updates.

Although Microsoft has not made a big deal out of the change, individual consumers will also enjoy the 10-year Extended support from now on, meaning support will end on November, 2017 for Vista users and on January, 2020 for Windows 7 users. As a result, support for Vista will not end later this year as it was meant to.

Link – http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=Windows+Vista&Filter=FilterNO

Microsoft Extends Consumer Support For Windows 7 & Vista To 10 Years

by admin on February 28, 2012 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on Microsoft Extends Consumer Support For Windows 7 & Vista To 10 Years

Traditionally, individual consumers have enjoyed 5 years of Mainstream support for their Windows product, in which time they received major upgrades, bug fixes, security patches, and more. Businesses enjoyed this same Mainstream support, but also the Extended support which lasted for 5 more years and included only security updates.

Although Microsoft has not made a big deal out of the change, individual consumers will also enjoy the 10-year Extended support from now on, meaning support will end on November, 2017 for Vista users and on January, 2020 for Windows 7 users. As a result, support for Vista will not end later this year as it was meant to.

Link – http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=Windows+Vista&Filter=FilterNO

Windows 7 and SSDs: just how fast are they?

by admin on January 25, 2011 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on Windows 7 and SSDs: just how fast are they?

Does a solid-state drive make a difference in the performance of Windows 7?

In a word: Yes.

Conventional hard disks are typically the biggest bottleneck in any computing environment. If you can speed up disk activity, especially reads, the effects on system startup and application launch times can be breathtaking.

Link – http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-and-ssds-just-how-fast-are-they/2902

Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7

by admin on April 22, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7

The Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7 is a collection of games and applications that are made available to computers with multi-touch enabled displays running Windows 7.
The Touch Pack includes:
Microsoft Blackboard, an intricate game of physics in which you solve a puzzle by creating a fanciful machine on a blackboard.
Microsoft Garden Pond, a tranquil game that takes place in serene Japanese water gardens.
Microsoft Rebound, a game in which you use your fingertips to control Tesla spheres with an electrical field between them to catapult a metal game ball into your opponent’s goal.
Microsoft Surface Globe, a program that you can use to explore the earth as a flat 2-D map or as an immersive 3-D experience.
Microsoft Surface Collage, a program that you can use to explore and interact with your photos and arrange them as a desktop background.
Microsoft Surface Lagoon, a screen saver and interactive water simulation, complete with a meditative rock arrangement and playful, shy fish.

Link –http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b152fadd-82e4-4ddb-a46a-aebe49944428&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MicrosoftDownloadCenter+%28Microsoft+Download+Center%29#tm

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

by admin on April 2, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

Download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to see if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware, devices, and installed programs for known compatibility issues, gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found, and recommends what to do before you upgrade.

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15

Microsoft extends free Windows 7 trial

by admin on April 1, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Microsoft extends free Windows 7 trial

icrosoft has extended its programme offering businesses a free trial of Windows 7 Enterprise to the end of 2010.

The 90-day trial programme was introduced in September, ahead of Windows 7’s official launch. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced the new schedule for it.

"Due to popular demand, the Windows Enterprise Trial program has been extended. This means you now have till 31 December 2010 to download and evaluate the trial version," wrote Stephen Rose, senior community manager for Windows, in a post to the Windows team blog.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/springboard/archive/2010/03/30/the-windows-enterprise-90-day-trial-has-been-extended.aspx

The Man Behind Windows 7’s Fast Start

by admin on January 26, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on The Man Behind Windows 7’s Fast Start

REDMOND, Wash. – Jan. 25, 2010 – Months before Windows 7 launched, Aaron Dietrich’s boss forwarded him an early product review from CNET, an online technology news site. Until then, Dietrich hadn’t heard an outsider’s take on the new operating system. When he read the article, he found a prominent—and glowing—mention of lightning-fast start-up times.

“I always viewed myself as just one piece of the whole Windows puzzle,” Dietrich says. “It’s really when we brought it all together that we got such a great product.”

"It gave me a really good feeling," Dietrich says. "I thought, ‘Wow, it’s not just that we’re on the right path, but we’re really making a change in perception for reviewers and the general public here.’"

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2010/jan10/01-25windows7profile.mspx?rss_fdn=Custom

The Man Behind Windows 7’s Fast Start

by admin on January 26, 2010 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on The Man Behind Windows 7’s Fast Start

REDMOND, Wash. – Jan. 25, 2010 – Months before Windows 7 launched, Aaron Dietrich’s boss forwarded him an early product review from CNET, an online technology news site. Until then, Dietrich hadn’t heard an outsider’s take on the new operating system. When he read the article, he found a prominent—and glowing—mention of lightning-fast start-up times.

“I always viewed myself as just one piece of the whole Windows puzzle,” Dietrich says. “It’s really when we brought it all together that we got such a great product.”

"It gave me a really good feeling," Dietrich says. "I thought, ‘Wow, it’s not just that we’re on the right path, but we’re really making a change in perception for reviewers and the general public here.’"

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2010/jan10/01-25windows7profile.mspx?rss_fdn=Custom

Windows 2000 to Windows 7

by admin on December 31, 2009 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Windows 2000 to Windows 7

It’s almost been 10 years since Windows 2000 was released. Now several versions later, We have all come to accept the way it looks today. But has that much really changed? Take a look at some screenshots, showing the difference.

Boot Screen
bootscreen Windows-7-boot-screen

Login Screen
login Microsoft_Windows_7_Setup_WelcomeScreen

Desktop
desktop win7_rtm_ultimate_01

Start Menu
startmenu image

Media Player
mediaplayer win7wmp

Taskbar
taskbar win7taskbar

How we designed the default background in Windows 7

by admin on December 8, 2009 in Uncategorised with 1 Comment

Channel 9’s Larry Larsen pinged me earlier today to let me know of a video they just posted to Channel 9 on the default background in Windows 7. Larry was able to talk to Denise Trabona who is a Senior UX (User Experience) Lead on the Windows Design and Research Team. Denise shares insight into how we went about designing the default background see on Windows 7 desktops (the default) and also the logon screen. If you’re someone interested in UI and the thought processes behind how and why we make things look the way they do in Windows, this video is just for you.

Link http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/12/06/how-we-designed-the-default-background-in-windows-7.aspx

Windows 7 Starter hides but allows ad-hoc networking

by admin on December 4, 2009 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Windows 7 Starter hides but allows ad-hoc networking

This week, I was disassembling software that a major, to-remain-nameless OEM, put out for their netbook customers. I was ready to call them out on code that deliberately bypassed a licensed feature check in Windows, enabling ad-hoc wireless networking… but when I booted up an Eee PC, ad-hoc wireless networking worked out of the box.

Link – http://www.withinwindows.com/2009/12/02/windows-7-starter-hides-but-allows-ad-hoc-networking/

Windows 7: Past, Present and Future

by admin on November 28, 2009 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Windows 7: Past, Present and Future

A year after its triumphant debut at PDC 2008, Windows 7 is, of course, complete and shipping to customers. There are lots of things one might discuss around the Windows 7 development process, but the most impressive aspects, I think, are that Windows 7 happened on schedule–literally within two weeks of an internal schedule Microsoft previously denied ever using–and encompasses in final form almost exactly the product that it had publicly promised.

Link – http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/nowwhat.asp

Windows 7 234% better than Vista at launch

by admin on November 7, 2009 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Windows 7 234% better than Vista at launch

In its first few days of sales, Windows 7 has obliterated the number managed by the previous version of the OS, Vista.

Admittedly it’s only sales in the US, but in the first few days of being made available to the public Windows 7 has sold 234 per cent more copies than Vista managed in the similar period.

Link http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/pc/windows-7-234-better-than-vista-at-launch-647548

Windows 7 with RDP7: Best OS for VDI

by admin on November 3, 2009 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Windows 7 with RDP7: Best OS for VDI

In the minds of IT admins looking to enable a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment, Windows XP has by far been the preferred OS running in the VMs. However, with the arrival of Windows 7, IT admins have several important reasons, as outlined in this blog, to reconsider. In fact, an upcoming RDP Performance Whitepaper will provide a rich set of data to convince even the most skeptical critics that Windows 7, with its enhanced user experience, performance on the wire, and security outshines Windows XP as the virtualized guest OS of choice.

Link – http://blogs.msdn.com/rds/default.aspx

Windows 7 Upgrade Scenarios

by admin on October 29, 2009 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Windows 7 Upgrade Scenarios

Well, it’s come to this. My attempt to understand and document the ways in which you can clean install Windows 7 with Upgrade media (see my previous article on this topic) has opened the proverbial can of worms. While I wish that Microsoft had stepped up to the plate months ago and simply described the ways in which this process can work, they have not, at least not adequately. And with millions of people purchasing Upgrade versions of Windows 7 without fully understanding what they’ve gotten into, it’s pretty clear that someone needs to confront the challenge of figuring this all out.

Link – http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/upgrade.asp

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