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While it may be a short term solution, there's a beta security program named ESET Endpoint Security (Beta) that runs well on Windows 8 CP. It's good through 04/30/2012. ESET has always delivered great security products, and is working hard to deliver more. For those who doesn't trust Windows...

Allow me to preface this w/ WOW! (Now dual-boot W8 & W7, both x64) Installed in about 15 mins. & takes up 14.4Gig; couple mins. more to put in personal info, personalize things an initial bit & a few secs. (for it) to find Devices (camera, printer, etc.). Cool differences & greater...

Win 8 beta wants key number, so it won't install [solved] I just burned the iso of Win 8 Consumer Review 64bit and booted it up to install on my hard drive that was formated to ntfs, just like the Developers Preview last year, but this time the install didn't let me select the hard drive and...

Well, since I finally tossed my x86 Win7 yesterday... I decided to throw Windows 8 DP where the W7 x86 had been. Only for a few hrs til it gets replaced w/ the Beta but, I was anxious to see the DP non-virtual, even if only briefly. Took 20 mins to install & 14.4 Gigs. Only problem is it's so...

Today, during mobile world congress, Microsoft/Skype confirmed the availability of the first official version of Skype! While it is currently in beta (and only at version 0.2), it comes packed with some of the most basic features you'd expect in a Skype for mobile client - IM, Skype-to-Skype...

Allow me, from me, to strive to convey a perspective on (Windows) OSs & continums. This ties directly w/ things that are said, written & thought, @ all & various stages of things. >> 1 OS does not mean the sudden death or 100% loss of usefullness & value regarding OSs or hardware, already in...

The latest rumor flying around today seems to indicate that February 26th will be the release date for the Windows 8 Beta. The fact that, that is on a Sunday is a little peculiar but does fit with most of the other earlier rumors regarding late Februrary as being the general release time frame...

Describes an beta update for the .NET Framework 4 runtime. This update includes some new features that are based on some requests from a specific customer and that are based on some important .NET Framework scenarios. Link Removed

Describes a problem in which an attempt to join a domain fails, or DCPROMO fails, and you receive a "the parameter is incorrect" error on a Windows 7 Beta-based or a Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta-based computer. Link Removed

Fixes a problem in which SuSE Linux 10.0 clients cannot mount a Network File System (NFS) share from a server that is running Windows 7 Beta. Link Removed

Describes the availability of a hotfix that fixes some issues with the DirectAccess feature in Windows 7 Beta. Lists the issues that are fixed. More...

Fixes an issue in which Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting – Satellite (ISDB-S) tuners in Windows 7 Beta do not play ISDB-S streams. Link Removed

This might interest you : http://news.softpedia.com/news/Don-...Build-8102-M3-After-March-8-2012-224506.shtml In my case, I have covered all that I find that could be of interest in Windows 8. It is so similar to Windows 7, that this field is limited. With the news in the linked article, I...

According to rumours started by a popular Windows 8 news site, Win8China, Microsoft is set to provide a public BETA build of Windows 8 to the public soon, maybe even September 30th 2011. I personally don't believe these rumors, but if MS does manage to deliver a new build soon, you may as well...

There are a set of 11.9 Beta Catalysts at Guru3d.com that are working well on 8.

This guide is for newcomers to Windows 8 with questions regarding the compatibility of different anti-virus programs and versions that do and do not work on Windows 8. This list will be frequently updated to reflect the most current builds of Windows 8. Please contribute any information on other...

Today at Microsoft BUILD, Microsoft confirmed that the developer bits of Windows 8 will be available for download starting at 8 PM AST (this translates into 12 am Atlantic, 11 PM eastern time and 4 am british). It includes demonstration/developmental apps and a fully featured metro UI. Taken...

Following the foot steps of Windows Phone and Windows 8, the 2011 fall update for the Xbox 360 dashboard has been previewed again. Originally shown at E3, many were confused by the new system. Since then, Microsoft has worked fruitlessly on improving the navigation and other things on the new...

Hello Windows7forums!!! :p;) I'm new to Windows7forums but not Windows 7. I was a one of the Windows 7 Beta downloaders during the first part of 2009. I spent most of my time on w7forums and actually became Mod there. Sometimes I wonder if I am actually worthy of that title though. There is so...

Link Removed due to 404 Error By Paul Thurrott Back when Windows 7 was still in beta, I offered up a set of Windows 7 themes around such topics as Paris, Washington D.C., and coffee, and I wrote a Feature Focus article about this technology. I’ve gotten some requests recently to re-post those...