beta testing

Microsoft's Office 2010 review | Technophile | Technology | guardian.co.uk Microsoft's Excel 2010 web application I'm writing this using the beta of Microsoft Word 2010, part of the Office 2010 suite due to hit the shelves later this year. You can try out the whole suite for free, too – the...

With the first wave of the Office 2010 launch now on the horizon, Microsoft is gearing up to shut down the testing program that helped build the next iteration of the Office System. Early adopters involved in the Beta of Office 2010 are receiving email messages, informing them that the program...

Well folks, it's not often you see me start a thread in the support forum. But in my lazy days, I just don't feel like looking around for a solution myself. The problem is a long delay after login. I login, and then it takes 30+ seconds for my PC to be ready to use. The only start-up programs...

I been playing this for about a week now, and it's coming along quite nicely from the look of it. The character creation is pretty decent, for the two factions currently available, lots of nice tweaks although I think its a bit of a cheek to charge game credits to change your avatar at a later...

Link Removed Similar to previous external beta service pack rollouts, Microsoft has enabled – via updates you already installed – a beta ‘candidacy check’ within its Windows Update software. Link Removed - Invalid URL, a registry key and value pair need to be added prior to being...

Link Removed - Invalid URL Upgrading to the resource hog that was Windows Vista meant that home and business users alike also required a hardware upgrade. The fact that Vista required quite expensive new hardware in order to run at a level of performance equivalent to Windows XP’s...

Can someone explain how technet works? I called them and asked the same question. A very helpful lady told me I could download an ISO of any of the MS software up to 10 times and that each ISO has 10 activation keys. That makes 100 copies for my own use of each of their software titles. Is...

Okay, when I decided I wanted to use Windows 7 the only thing in my way was Windows Media Player 12. I love WMP11, a lot of people hate it, but I love the way you can navigate your music in it. When I tried the beta I tried WMP12 and hated it, I was sure they would have it running nicely later...

Since I have been beta testing Win 7 Ultimate and now have RC1 as my OS, I would like to be able to just purchase a license for it and prevent the expiration in August 2010. Is there any difference between RC1 & OEM or store bought Win 7? If not, can I just buy the new license & some how apply...

While Windows 7 is generally better accepted compared to Vista's launch all those years ago, that doesn't mean the latest operating system from Microsoft is trouble free. Word has it that Microsoft is already looking to roll out its first beta of Service Pack 1 to testers by December 2009, with...

I am running Windows 7 beta, testing to see if the product is right for a client. The client has an Epson 3800 photo printer and uses the print preview function. I have installed the latest printer driver for Windows 7, the latest NVidia driver available (ver. 8.17) and the system blacks out...

Last Friday I installed my fresh Win 7 Professional. All is good yesterday my Touch Screen, the HP L2105tm, arrived It works as expected with the OS's capabilities. But whatever happened to the Windows 7 Touch Pack that was seen during beta testing? If the Touch Pack is no longer available...

Microsoft is warning that some users will be unable to revert to an older version of its Internet Explorer browser if they upgrade to version 8. In a blog posting, Redmond said that users who were running Windows XP Service Pack 3 would be unable to remove the browser and install a previous...

Just raising this for other ArchiCAD users. Freezing Issue, but work around after The stats first ArchiCAD V12 (2675 AUS FULL) Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional 8.1.6 (I know 9 avail, but waiting till next time I have excess money in pocket) Windows 7 Eval Build 7100 Intel Q9400 2.66GHz Quad Core...

I must say, I'm easy when it comes to operating systems. I was lucky enough to get into the Windows Vista, and subsequently, Windows 7, Beta testing. I therefore had the advantage of not having to dig to deep into my pocket to examine the OS’s. Although my preference is Windows in all...

I've been going at this all day searching, trial and error, and it's all very frustrating at this point. I wanted to try Windows 7 since it has been released in the RC status (because I had aquaintances try 7000 beta, and no one liked it). So I want to have it on my machine to tinker with and...

Hi folks, I have a very specific problem with Windows 7 build 7100 ... when I try to install programs I get a severe lag. For instance, on microsoft office 2007, Photoshop CS4 and some other programs (btw, this does include game updates also for some beta's I'm in) the system slows down to the...

Microsoft. I have enjoyed using the Windows 7 RC. I was emailed an offer to upgrade to Windows 7. The email says the discount price because I have been testing the release candidate, is $99 for Pro. When I click on the link the price says $199. What is up with the bait and switch tactic...

The update will include several new features that take advantage of features in Windows 7: Full Image-based Backups of Windows 7 PCs. After the Windows Home Server Connector is installed on your Windows 7 PCs, Action Center should no longer display that your files are not being backed up...

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