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Windows 7 Beta + McAfee = Bad News Tom's Hardware Guide, CA - 4 minutes ago According to this blog, PCs with Windows 7 Beta installed will not be able to run McAfee Total Protection or McAfee Antivirus... at least not at the moment. ... More...

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Microsoft Certified Professional - 1 hour ago In a blog post, Symantec said its researchers were seeing a "considerable" build up of Conficker-type bugs that can ding Windows-based PCs with malicious ... Microsoft, RIM, Oracle release critical patches Computerworld New Zealand all 46 news articles More...

Wednesday, 14 January 2009 Microsoft issues first Windows 7 beta ... Macworld UK, UK - 3 minutes ago Microsoft also recommended that users back up all MP3 files before doing an upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista, and that they set all of them to ... More...

CNET News Prevent snoops from recovering your erased files CNET News, CA - 7 minutes ago Few file-wiping utilities are easier to use than Heidi Computers' Eraser, which has Explorer-like windows into which you can drag and drop the files you ... More...

CrunchGear Dearest Microsoft, I hacked you. Love, the friendly Russian hacker CrunchGear, NY - 25 minutes ago Here’s the strangely friendly message for your enjoyment: I saw your post in the blog (10-Oct-2008) about my previous message. You are really good guys. ... More...

As I have reported last week (story here), Microsoft has now released their most recent critical patch. As described on their site:Executive SummaryThis security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution on affected systems. An attacker who [...] More...

Below are the Windows 7 minimum requirements:1GHz processor (32- or 64-bit) 1GB of main memory 16GB of available disk space Support for DX9 graphics with 128MB of memory (for the Aero interface) A DVD-R/W driveMost of the PCs right now should have the specifications above and by the time Windows 7 launches and they still [...] More...

Xavier School dumps Windows for Linux Cnet Asia, CA - 9 minutes ago The views expressed in this blog are the author's, and not those of CNET Asia. spangaroo: Hmm...makes me think who I would sacrifice? ... More...

Aero Snaps is a secret new feature in Windows 7 discovered by Rafael Rivera... More...

Microsoft Issues One Critical Fix For Patch Tuesday CRN, NY - 4 minutes ago The error affects all versions of Windows, including Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008. Microsoft gave the vulnerability the highest ... More...

As a Program Manager, I love to write feature specifications (that’s a job description requirement)! In each spec, PMs carefully weigh the pros and cons of certain design tradeoffs, consider the customer requests, available feedback and telemetry data, etc. Based on all of that information, we make certain informed assumptions about what we would like to build and how. Despite our best planning efforts, we know that some of the assumptions made in early specs may change at any time through development. One of these common areas of change is in the web standards space—therefore we plan extra time in our schedule to re-evaluate current conditions and make changes to the…

Microsoft issues first Windows 7 beta patch Computerworld, MA - 5 minutes ago Microsoft also recommended that users back up all MP3 files before doing an upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista, and to set all of them to "read-only" ... More...

Marathon Technologies CTO Discusses "Marathon and Microsoft Fault ... DABCC.com, FL - 1 hour ago I wanted to use this blog post to answer two questions: why this announcement matters and how could it impact your role managing your Windows infrastructure ... More...

Microsoft lifts 2.5 million limit on Windows & Beta downloads domain-B, India - 6 minutes ago Microsoft's decision to put a time limit on Windows 7 beta's availability mimics its practice more than two years ago, when it launched Windows Vista Beta 2 ... More...

Windows 7 Beta Bonus: IE8 Included InformationWeek, NY - 4 minutes ago "The Windows 7 Beta includes a beta of Internet Explorer 8," notes Microsoft program manager Paul Cutsinger, in a blog post. ... More...

Microsoft ditches Windows 7 beta download limit Computerworld, MA - 12 minutes ago By using the same "slmgr -rearm" command that gained notoriety after Windows Vista's debut, they can extend that trial period to a total of 120 days. ... More...

Businesses need to start evaluating the next Windows sooner rather than later... More...

Updated! I've added a number of fixes and workarounds to my Windows 7 Beta Compatibility article... More...

Will '7' be Windows' Lucky ... InternetNews.com - 5 minutes ago "All the blog sites have given [the beta] thumbs up … I think Windows 7 will actually be a big hit relative to Vista," Kay said. More...

Will '7' be Windows' Lucky Number? Internet News (subscription), CA - 2 minutes ago "All the blog sites have given [the beta] thumbs up … I think Windows 7 will actually be a big hit relative to Vista," Kay said. More...

Microsoft Offers Unlimited Windows 7 Downloads InformationWeek, NY - 8 minutes ago Compared with the widely maligned Vista, Windows 7 "should boot more quickly, have longer battery life, and fewer alerts," Ballmer said. ... More...

Vista Service Pack 1, with 300 fixes, released to PC makers Secure Computing, Australia - 2 minutes ago New PCs with SP1 installed will be sold in retail outlets in the coming months, Microsoft Windows product manager Mike Nash noted in a blog post. ... More...

Taking the plunge into Windows 7 Houston Chronicle, United States - 11 minutes ago Although Windows Vista has sold relatively well — if only because it’s the default OS that comes on most PCs now — it has not exactly been embraced with ... More...

Vishal is at it again. He has quickly released a theme that would allow your Windows XP box to look like Windows 7. As described on his site: Finally the wait is over. The impossible is possible now. You asked for full Start ORB. You asked for Superbar in XP. You asked for Big and iconized taskbar buttons in [...] More...