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Avalon Take 2 Redmond Developer News, CA The initial promise of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), the Windows graphics subsystem that debuted with Vista, got somewhat muddled in the execution. With WPF 3.0 (aka Avalon), many developers were unclear on what to do with the Windows client ... More...

Windows 7 Promises Faster Desktop Search InformationWeek, NY "Many users, me included, store their files, music, and pictures all over the PC in various folders," noted Yochay Kiriaty, a Windows 7 developer at Microsoft, in a blog post Monday. "This affects the indexing and therefore the entire search experience ... More...

Report: XP downgraders to receive free Windows 7 upgrades InfoWorld, CA [ Keep up with Windows Server and related developments in InfoWorld's Enterprise Windows blog. ] In Microsoft's terminology, "downgrade" describes the Windows licensing rights that let users of newer versions replace the OS with an older edition ... More...

Microsoft unleashes a new low-cost version of Windows Server 2008... More...

Windows 7 Beta to RC transition - What you need to know Neowin, Netherlands Every one of us is waiting for the upcoming Windows 7 RC release. In the meantime, Windows 7 Team has blogged on the upgrade experience from pre-RC builds to RC build, even when the RC dates are not officially out. This blog post indeed shows the ... More...

Windows 7: The good, the bad, and the ugly (episode 4) InfoWorld, CA It's no secret I'm a big fan of Windows' Image Backup facility. In fact, I've extolled its virtues many times here on this very blog. However, I never realized how dependent I had become on this virtual safety net until I managed to completely hose my ... More...

Sydney Morning Herald Just In: Tweak Windows Folders With Hassle-Free PC Washington Post, United States Vista has a weird quirk: If the navigation pane is enabled for any given window, folders won't open in new windows. Believe it or not, this makes sense. The navigation pane by design lessens the need for separate windows you can drag and drop from the ... Why you should back up your PC Stuff.co.nz all 14 news articles More...

CNET News Unboxing HP's Pavilion dv2, featuring the new AMD Athlon Neo CPU CNET News, CA AMD claims the 1.6GHz Neo handles multiple apps better than the Intel Atom, and it comes paired with ATI Radeon graphics (it's also restricted to Windows Vista--sorry, no XP option). We'll be testing and reviewing the HP Pavilion dv2 this week. ... More...

Techtree.com Microsoft: Windows 7 Downgradeable to XP Techtree.com, India Under the downgrade option, PC buyers would be able to downgrade Windows 7 to Vista or even Windows XP. Of course, there would be certain conditions applicable. Microsoft s Windows 7 looks good enough to repair Windows Vista s woes. ... Microsoft Confirms Windows 7-To-XP Downgrades ChannelWeb Microsoft’s Netbook Conundrum New York Times Return Windows XP to a previous working state with System Restore TechRepublic PC Magazine - PC World all 130 news articles More...

Microsoft Boasts Windows Netbook Success OS News Also, what is up with that story on AppleInsider about Microsoft offering Windows-7-to-XP downgrade rights? Is that really so special? The blog entry written by LeBlanc details the success of Windows on netbooks. Back in the first half of 2008, ... More...

Windows 7 is not yet on production release and the recent builds are several months away from the commercial release but a sizeable number of people are already using it as their primary operating system removing Windows Vista for good. As such, Windows Vista Magazine has posted 81 wallpapers that you can download. Wallpapers has [...] More...

I am frequently logged into multiple domains, with mappings to multiple servers, and sometimes with various VPN connections running. Is there a tool (command-prompt utility?) that can list all the ways I am presently authenticated? "Whoami" and "System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent()" tell me my current "primary" user information. However, they do not tell me with which identity, for example, I have a drive mapped in a different domain, nor what account I used to log into a VPN. I'm sure there should be a simple way of getting this information, but I haven't found it yet. Any ideas? Thanks! Brad.

Geek.com Microsoft Confirms Windows 7-To-XP Downgrades ChannelWeb, NY "We will offer downgrade rights from Windows 7 to Windows XP in the same way we did with Windows Vista," a Microsoft spokesperson told Channelweb.com. "Volume licensing customers have always had the option of downgrading to a previous version of ... Microsoft’s Netbook Conundrum New York Times Return Windows XP to a previous working state with System Restore TechRepublic Microsoft Champions Windows 7-Based Netbooks PC Magazine Australian Personal Computer - eWeek all 59 news articles More...

Return Windows XP to a previous working state with System Restore TechRepublic, KY Note: System Restore in Windows Vista is similar, but different enough to warrant its own blog post. Look for the Vista version in a later post. Also, System Restore may be turned off via Group Policy, so the feature may be missing on some enterprise ... More...

TrustedReviews Dell netbook roadmap leaks out TechSpot Its 11.6-inch screen will be HD capable, presumably 720p, and should feature 2GB of RAM alongside 250GB storage capacity and Windows Vista for a starting price of $499. However, the more immediate action will be in the Inspiron Mini 10 model, ... Dell 'Leaked' Laptop Roadmap Seems Fishy to Me The Industry Standard all 33 news articles More...

Dell 'Leaked' Laptop Roadmap Seems Fishy to Me The Industry Standard, CA The documents were uncovered by the German blog Netbook News, and seem to come from a powerpoint presentation for Dell employees. According to one of the slides, all three of these devices are still in the planning stages so they may change ... More...

Microsoft’s Netbook Conundrum New York Times, United States Having two, distinct versions of Windows was helpful. How will Microsoft handle this $50 gap when Windows 7 can run on netbooks and regular laptops? Microsoft has tried to address the potential Windows 7 netbook kerfuffle. On Friday, it put out a blog ... More...

Dell 'Leaked' Laptop Roadmap Seems Fishy to Me PC World The documents were uncovered by the German blog Netbook News, and seem to come from a PowerPoint presentation for Dell employees. According to one of the slides, all three of these devices are still in the planning stages so they may change ... More...

First hands-on with Pogoplug CNET News, CA The software driver works great on a Mac (I tried it on OS X 10.5.6), but there's no driver for 64-bit Vista that should come out in about two weeks. I'd like to see more options for sharing, too, such as embeddable widgets to insert in blog posts or ... More...

Apple's new iPod shuffle is too small and tries to do too much, though the VoiceOver feature seems to work pretty well... More...

Washington Times Microsoft launches Windows 7 developer blog Australian Personal Computer, Australia Joining the host of other official blogs from Microsoft, such as the Windows Experience blog, over time it will become a home to useful code examples, demonstrations and advice for those creating software for Windows 7. Currently there are some links ... Windows 7 Software Compatibility Testing Windows 7 News all 11 news articles More...

Windows 7 vs. Vista, a Dell Perspective Softpedia, Romania Dell did not disclose the exact number of machines used to test drive Beta Build 7000, but the OEM did conclude that Windows 7 was superior to Windows Vista. The Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker touted Windows 7 in comparison to Vista, ... Microsoft launches Windows 7 developer blog Australian Personal Computer Windows 7 Software Compatibility Testing Windows 7 News What Windows 7 means for your notebook TechRadar UK all 4 news articles More...

Hardware: 3 computers, 1 home use router the 1st and 2nd computers have been added within same domain(test.com) 1st computer - dc.test.com (with AD and DNS) ip 192.168.1.1 2nd computer - ts.test.com (with tsGateway and ADCS) ip 192.168.1.2 3rd computer - client.outsider.com (different domain, with Win xp sp3) ip 192.168.2.1 router - ip 192.168.1.100 i want to use my 3rd computer to connect the tsGateway(ts.test.com) , and then, remote the ad server(dc.test.com). i have stick the cables(form 3 computers) to the lan ports of the router(all the computers connected to the lan port), and i use the "remote desk" program from my 3th computer to remote the ad serve…

All My Movies Lets Users Browse Virtual Shelves to Find a Film PR Web (press release), WA Similar to Windows Vista desktop search, it displays the titles of the relevant movies instantly as the user starts typing the first letters into the search box. The movie collection can be exported to many formats, including PDF, HTML, TXT, ... More...

How I Came to Get a PC and Not a Mac Microsoft Watch Windows 7 is the reason. I don't write about everything I learn about Microsoft on this blog. Through unnamed sources (and not from Microsoft) I got enough early information about Windows 7 to expect it to be the Vista that should have shipped in ... More...