Windows 7 Availability Date Confirmed as October 22nd |
The availability date of Windows 7 has been really mysterious, and there were rumors that it would be October. According to the latest post at Windows blog, Windows 7 will be in stores beginning October 22nd.
Microsoft Introduces Touch Pack For Windows 7 |
The Windows 7 team at Microsoft has been working closely with the Microsoft Surface team to bring multi-touch to Windows 7. Last week the Windows 7 Team Blog unveiled the Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7 which includes three multi-touch optimized casual games and three Microsoft Surface applications.
Microsoft Removes 3 Application Limit From Windows 7 Starter |
Microsoft has officially shared more details about Windows 7 Starter Edition, and the most refreshing news would be the company has decided to remove the 3 application limit from the Starter.
Windows 7 to Boost Hyper-Threading Technology |
Microsoft has officially announced that the upcoming Windows 7 operating system will offer improved support for hyper-threading technology.
Bill Veghte, Microsoft’s senior VP for Windows development, said that the company has been working closely with Intel to bolster Windows 7′s ability to get the most from hyper-threading, according to Informationweek.
Windows 7 Retail Case Designs Surface |
Windows 7 is said to hit retail this holiday reason, and the Polish website centrumxp.pl has managed to score early pictures of the package of Windows 7, along with the Anytime Upgrade packs that enable users to update their Windows 7 variant to a higher one.
A Tip on RivaTuner Compatibility Problem With ForceWare 185.85 X64 |
Last week NVIDIA released GeForce/ION Driver 185.85 WHQL, and one of our readers has found that the new driver has a compatibility problem with RivaTuner Version 2.24: if you’re a Windows Vista 64-bit user, when you install ForceWare 185.85, the RivaTuner v2.24 can not detect the correct information (shown as above).
AMD Releases WHQL Certified Driver For Windows 7 |
AMD has announced that its Windows 7 driver has received Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) certification on the first day of the certifying program.
Catalyst 9.3 Comes With Official Windows 7 Support |
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AMD has been improving its graphics card drivers and Catalyst 9.3 is said to be the first one with official Windows 7 support. AMD released Windows 7 driver Beta back in January, and now it’s time to become official.
Download: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candidate |
Microsoft has released the Windows Vista SP2 RC and Windows Server 2008 SP2 RC. The Release Candidate Version is Build 16670 which was offered to ordinary users in five languages (English, German, French, Japanese and Spanish) or all languages including Simplified/Traditional Chinese.
Windows 7 7048 Build Get Confirmed |
Windows 7 7048.0.x86fre.winmain.090219-1845 has been compiled according to Win7, and Microsoft has sent an invitation to seveal Windows Logo Kit testers to test Windows Logo Kit 1.4.7048 Build. Windows 7 7048 has been refered as the one with maximum stability, but no download is found yet.
Download: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candidate |
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candidate (Build 16670.090130-1715 v.286) has been leaked by NGOHQ. But it seems there is an installation bug with it. Installation may fail and show a OxC004F013 error code sometimes. You can download Microsoft’s System Update Readiness Tool (KB947821), run “slmgr.vbs -rearm”, reboot and try installing SP2 again.
Windows 7 RC to Be Available on April 10th? |
There have been heated discussion about Windows 7 around the internet over the past few days. Actually we don’t see so-called 7048 build as of today. But Windows 7 RC is reportedly to be launched on April 10th.
Screenshots of Windows 7 Home Premium 7036 |
There’re more and more editions of Windows 7 coming out. Besides 7022 and 7032 which we covered in the last two weeks, 7035/7036/7048 have been leaked to the web as well. But 7032 is the latest version available till now. The guys at pcbeta have unleashed some screenshots of Windows 7 Home Premium 7036. Let’s enjoy!
List of Antivirus Softwares That Work With Windows 7 Beta |
Windows 7 has proved to work better than Vista, but which antivirus softwares it can work with? Microsoft recommends users to use Norton, AVG and Kaspersky, but actually there’re other ones which’re also compatible with Windows 7 which Techspot has listed.
Schedule of Windows 7 Launch Revealed |
