Windows 7 News

Windows 7 ‘Infecting’ Other Operating Systems

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/25 19:14 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 619 views

If only success could be infectious. If only code quality, performance, security, usability, reliability, improved user experience could spread like a plague from one product to another. With over 60 million licenses sold worldwide in just a few months after release and the incontestable owner of the fastest selling operating system in history, Windows 7 has certainly raised the bar for Microsoft. But the Redmond company is little shy when it comes down to piggyback-riding on the latest version of the Windows client.

Windows 7 PCs Stop Responding After Clean Install on Second Boot

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/25 18:55 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 1,421 views

A computer on which Windows 7 has been deployed via a clean install can stop responding completely after the second restart. This issue also affects Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft informed, and is related to the 1394 bus driver. According to the Redmond company, machines running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 can also stop responding when customers enable or install a 1394 device.

Windows 7 RTM Application Compatibility Update Available

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/25 18:50 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 1,354 views

Unlike Windows Vista RTM, which delivered an extremely poor application compatibility experience to end users, the evolution to Windows 7 is causing extremely few apps to break when installed or run on top of the new operating system. But with exceptions to every rule, Windows 7 does fail to play nice with a small number of programs.

Windows 7 PCs May Freeze When a Blu-ray Disc Is Inserted

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/25 18:42 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 1,533 views

Customers running the latest iteration of the Windows client on a computer equipped with a Blu-ray drive might find that in certain situations they won’t be able to continue working on the PC after they insert a recordable BD-R. According to Microsoft, Windows Server 2008 R2 users reported similar problems. The Redmond company already has a hotfix available which the company offers to affected customers.

Windows Media Center, gaming fixes arrive for Windows 7

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/24 20:19 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 623 views

Microsoft has released a slew of nonsecurity updates on Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center, the majority of which are for the latest versions of the client and server operating systems.

Troubleshoot: Windows 7 Firewall, Diagnostics, Tools

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/24 20:15 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 644 views

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, in Windows 7 & Vista is a stateful, host-based firewall that filters incoming and outgoing connections based on its configuration.

Windows 7 Pays Off in 13 Months: Microsoft Study

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/24 20:10 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 536 views

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is touting a study it commissioned from IT research firm Forrester Research that purports to show that deploying Windows 7 in a corporate setting can pay off in as few as 13 months.

Microsoft fixes Windows 7 Activation Exploits

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/23 18:07 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 623 views

Microsoft has released a security update to fix Windows 7 Activation Exploits and prevent piracy. This update for Windows Activation Technologies helps detect validation errors and activation exploits. It also detects any tampering attempts made to important Windows 7 system files.

Windows 7 Browser Update Could Open Door for Hacks

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/23 04:52 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 592 views

This week Microsoft is starting to test drive a browser update which will be served automatically to users of Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP in the European Union as of March 1st, 2010. The “Web browser choice screen” refresh is designed to promote choice in terms of browsers for Windows users, and to compensate for the bundling of Internet Explorer and Windows, which the European Antitrust Commission found to be a monopolist move on behalf of Microsoft. Security company Sophos is now warning that Microsoft’s “Web browser choice screen” could be used by attackers to compromise the computers of unsuspecting victims.

Windows 7 Gets 59 New Language Interface Packs (LIPs)

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/23 04:26 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 708 views

Microsoft is expanding the language support for the latest iterations of its main cash cows, Windows 7 and Office 2010. Specifically, no less than 59 new Language Interface Packs (LIPs) will be made available. The new LIPs are designed to integrate with both Office 2010 and Windows 7. In addition, the Redmond company will also be providing four new LIP additions for the next generation of its development platform, Visual Studio 2010.

Windows 7 Crushes Vista

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/23 04:21 Posted in Vista News, Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 942 views

Coincidentally, yesterday, February 22nd, 2010 is Windows 7’s forth month of general availability, as the operating system hit the shelves on October 22nd, 2009. A research study from Janco Associates indicates that the latest iteration of the Windows client is simply crushing its predecessor in terms of the adoption rate. Statistics released by Janco reveal that Windows 7 uptake is over two times that of Windows Vista’s, as you can see via the graphic included in this article.

Windows 7 Desktop Optimization Pack 2010

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/23 04:14 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 773 views

Microsoft has labored to tailor its Desktop Optimization Pack solution accelerators to the latest iteration of the Windows client and server. On February 22nd, the Redmond company delivered the first Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2-friendly components of the Microsoft Optimization Pack 2010 (MDOP 2010), which are designed to play nice with additional technologies from the software giant, including the upcoming Office 2010.

Developer Says Windows 7 Eats Up Memory

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/23 03:55 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 868 views

Windows 7 is supposed to be much better at memory management than its maligned predecessor, Windows 7. But one developer said statistics show it’s no better.

Piloting Windows 7: Intro and Targeting Users for the Pilot

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/23 03:46 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 389 views

Now that I’ve written the most informal white paper ever published about operating system deployment, I’ve been inundated with requests to talk about piloting Windows 7. There were some excellent resources written in the Windows Vista timeframe from MVPs, but as they have pertained to Windows Vista and not Windows 7, not many people are finding or using them.

MDOP 2010 Opens Doors for Faster Windows 7 Deployment

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/23 03:40 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 495 views

Wow, can you believe it’s already been four months since we launched Windows 7? I wish I could say we’ve all been on vacation, but we’ve actually used much of this time for in-depth conversations with our customers, partners and analysts to find out what they really think of Windows 7 and how it’s influencing their business. I’d like to share what we’ve heard in terms of economic impact and how today’s launch of App-V 4.6 and release of the MED-V SP1 Release Candidate will help customers deploy Windows 7.

Over 70 Windows 7 RTM Cracks to Be Tackled by Microsoft This Month

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/12 18:10 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 640 views

Microsoft has apparently done its homework when it comes down to the plethora of cracks designed to illegally activate the latest iteration of its Windows client. The Redmond company identified in excess of 70 illegal activation bypass methods and has been cooking a small surprise for pirates. Come next week, Microsoft will start tackling what it referred to as the known and potentially dangerous activation exploits for Windows 7.

32% of Pirated Windows 7 and Win 7 Cracks Infected with Malware

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/12 17:38 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 1,649 views

Almost a third of the pirated copies of Windows 7 and the activation cracks for the operating system are infected with malicious code, and will cause users to infect their own machines, according to Microsoft. Joe Williams, general manager, Genuine Windows, cited data from a study performed by Media Surveillance, a German-based anti-piracy solutions company. At the end of 2009, Media Surveillance grabbed in excess of 500 pirated copies of Windows 7 and exploits designed to bypass the activation process of the OS. The company found that no less than 32% of all the items downloaded contained malicious code.

Microsoft Affirms BSOD, Halts Windows Patch

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/12 16:34 Posted in Vista News, Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 1,538 views

This time the patch in question (MS10-015) was for a long-unaddressed Windows kernel bug that could enable elevation-of-privilege control by an attacker. The patch, which was contained in Tuesday’s mammoth security update, was based on a security advisory that Microsoft released in late January.

Windows 7 ‘genuine’ nagware winging its way to OS

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/12 16:28 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 441 views

Microsoft has been keeping a surprisingly low profile about its recent nagware win – could that have anything to do with its latest efforts to sink marauding software pirates?

The company confirmed yesterday that it would pump out a Windows Activation Technologies patch for Windows 7 before the end of this month.

Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals Published

By Ben Ben | 2010/02/11 20:42 Posted in Windows 7 News | Comments (0) 377 views

The Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet listing software applications which have met Windows 7 Logo Program testing requirements for compatibility with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7, and have thereby earned the right to display the Windows 7 Logo Program logo with the application. These products are identified with the compatibility status “Compatible – Windows 7 Logo.”

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