Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 available
Gabriel Lozano-Moran
writes "The Internet Explore[r] Team announced on their blog the availability of the next beta version of the Internet Explorer browser..."
Run A Red One and Lose It
Steve Dispensa
writes "I just ran across this on Ars: Inside Microsoft’s new Driver Quality Rating system Microsoft will start assigning ratings - green, yellow, red - to drivers, and only green drivers will be allowed to run on logo-certified PCs. (You lose your logo if you ship ...
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Windows Vista Public Beta 2 Online
Chris Haaker
writes "The Windows Vista Beta 2 public download site is now live. However, as one might expect, it is slammed. I cannot access it at the moment and don’t expect to be able to for some time..."
Windows Vista Build 5381
Gabriel Lozano-Moran
writes "Microsoft has released yesterday, 6th May, a new interim build of Windows Vista. This build with build number 5381 is released only a couple of weeks before the long-expected Windows Vista Beta 2..."
Customize the Windows Logon and Security Dialog Title
Dan Kohls
writes "This setting allows you to add additional text to the title of the standard Windows Logon and Windows Security dialog boxes..."
Windows Vista Build 5365 Rocks
Chris Haaker
writes "Okay, I am a lot less concerned about Windows Vista after seeing this build than I was with build 5308. The “fit and finish” of this build is way beyond what 5308 was. All of my device drivers for a Thinkpad R52 were automagically detected and installed..."
Windows Vista Build 5365 available for beta testers
Gabriel Lozano-Moran
writes "I have read here and there on the internet that Microsoft is going to release a new interim build of Windows Vista. This build with number 5365 will be release tomorrow (Monday) and will be available for download for the beta testers on the Microsoft Connect site..."
Apple Releases Software to Let Macs Run Windows
Chris Haaker
writes "Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday rolled out a software patch that enables its Intel-based Macintosh computers to install and run Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system.
Apple said that the new software, called "Boot Camp" is available as a download beginning today...
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My take on Windows Vista build 5308
Erwyn van der Meer
writes "I am currently running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition Version 6.0 build 5308 on my home PC. This is a dual boot installation with my old Windows XP Professional so I have something to fall back on. There has definitely been a lot of progress since I installed Beta 1 back in July 2005..."
Flavors of Next Versions of Windows Vista
Jerry Yasir
writes "The Next version of windows that was named Windows Vista will come in 6 new flavors..."
User State Migration Tool - on the web
Eileen Brown
writes "Microsoft® Windows® User State Migration Tool (USMT) version 2.6.1 migrates user files and settings during large deployments of Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP. USMT captures desktop, network and application settings as well as a users files, and then migrates them to a new Windows installation..."
Monthly Builds of Vista
Josh Phillips
writes "Here is quick recap for those that might have missed some of the action from this week. Windows Vista Build 5219 The first post Beta1 build Microsoft has been released to the public. They have also committed to making monthly builds available from here on out..."
Vista preliminary UI designs posted
Daren May
writes "If you want to get insight into Microsoft’s plans for the Vista UI experience, download the preliminary guide here..."
Customizing Windows Vista Beta 1 Deployments
Josh Phillips
writes "Paul Thurrot posted an article about building an unattended install of Vista Beta 1 using Setup Manager, ximage, and the new WIM files....
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WinFS Beta 1 Released to MSDN Subscribers
Josh Phillips
writes "Today Microsoft released Beta 1 of WinFS to MSDN subscribers. If you happen to be one of these individuals head on over and pick up your copy.
Channel 9 has also done an interview with the WinFS team to coincide with the release.
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Longhorn Beta 1 on Virtual PC 2004 SP1
Bryan Corazza
writes "Ok, so I downloaded the beta of Windows Vista or also known as “The Windows formerly known as 'Longhorn'”. Now while trying to install this on a VPC I ran into a few issues that I'd like to share with you..."
We christen you... Windows Vista
Glen Gordon
writes "Yesterday at MGB, Brian Valentine and Kevin Johnson announced the product name for what we've been calling "Longhorn" for a longtime now. World, meet Windows Vista! "
Microsoft Makes Public Its Longhorn Performance Goals
Josh Phillips
writes "Microsoft recently made some public commitments on its performance goals with Longhorn. According to Amy Stephan a senior product manager with the Windows client unit who spoke at the Microsoft Partner Conference in Minneapolis.
Longhorn will...
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WinSAT Command Lines for Longhorn
Josh Phillips
writes "WinSAT is a tool, built into Windows Longhorn, to assess the features, capabilities, and attributes of a Windows-based PC..."
What is the difference between a regular version of Windows and the MUI version?
Dr. International
writes "Yong Rhee had some very good questions come at his Deploying Windows MUI (Multilingual User Interface) breakout session. One of the best questions, is one I get all the time. What is the difference between a regular version of Windows and the MUI version? "
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