I’ve been running Windows 7 build 7264 for a few days and decided I should run our licensing utility on the various product editions to make sure the Windows 7 Product Editions Comparison is up-to-date. While nosing around in the DVD file structure, I...

I'll need to see if this information really does appear in the Windows 7 Home Premium EULA, and of course, Microsoft could simply remove it before RTM anyway. But the company did tell me they were considering it, so this does make sense. Thanks to...

No announcement, but Microsoft has quietly released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 in all languages ... 32-bit download 64-bit download DVD ISO standalone image Thanks very much to Emmanuel P. for the tip!

Mozilla released Firefox 3.5 today as previously expected. There's a lot of info out there: Product overview The Fastest Firefox Yet Things move quickly online, and we’ve beefed up the engine that runs Firefox to make sure you can keep up: Firefox...

From Microsoft: Today, Microsoft announced that Hotmail email account aggregation is rolling out in the US, Canada and Brazil.  This is a feature that allows consumers to receive email from other POP-enabled email accounts (including Gmail, Yahoo...

For you Luddites out there... Classic Start Menu for Windows 7 Get all the features of Windows classic Start menu back into Windows 7! Seven Classic Start returns the convenience of Windows original Start menu to Windows 7 users, making the new system...

You know you want it. :) Daniel Escapa on the OneNote team has the info: I am sure many of you saw Office 2010 the Movie where they are showing a short trailer promoting the upcoming Office 2010 Technical Preview.  On that site you can also sign...

So the number one question I've gotten since the Windows 7 pre-order went up, by far, is ... What is this thing? 32-bit? 64-bit? Both? That's a great question. And it's not obvious. I don't know. I've put in the question with Microsoft...

Microsoft's Windows 7 pre-order is up, and in addition to Amazon, there are a number of retailers offering Home Premium and Professional at significant discounts: Costco Sam's Club Best Buy Walmart.com Microsoft Store - Here, you can choose between...

Amazon PR: Amazon.com today announced that the Amazon.com Software Store is now offering Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system Home Premium Upgrade and Professional Upgrade packages for $49.99 and $99.99, which represent a savings of 50 percent and...

I've gotten a ton of questions about the Windows 7 retail pricing stuff, as expected. But the number one question, by far, is an oldie but goodie: "Can I use a Windows 7 Upgrade version to perform a clean install of the OS?" This is becoming...

This is from this morning's WinInfo , but I want to make sure everyone caught it. Microsoft this morning announced its retail pricing plans for Windows 7. First, the good news: Contrary to rumors, the company is not raising prices. The bad news? It's...

I think this is new: I opened up Windows Media Player today in Windows 7 and saw the beta guide for the first time.

Microsoft sends word describing the wind-down of public availability of the Windows 7 release candidate: Still on the Windows 7 Beta? You need to move to the Release Candidate (RC) and fast. Starting July 1st, the Beta will start to reboot every 2 hours...

You know, this is one of the things that's really bugged me about the Xbox 360. (This and the whole "reliability" thing.) The console's Dashboard has always been terribly slow. In fact, if you want to really frustrate yourself in the...