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  1. Windows 7 Available September 1st

    From Softpedia.com Windows 7 Available on September 1, 2009 And even earlier, only weeks after RTM By Link Removed - Invalid URL 14th of July 2009, 15:51 GMT Adjust text size: Link Removed - Invalid URL Link Removed - Invalid URL...
  2. Brandon LeBlanc on RTM

    Over the past week, there have been many rumors surrounding RTM. We are close, but have not yet signed off on Windows 7. When we RTM you will most certainly hear it here. As we’ve said all along, we will RTM Windows 7 when it’s ready. As previously stated, we expect Windows 7 to RTM in the...
  3. Windows 7 MSDN O/S subscription to Windows 7 upgrade?

    I own a completely legit (but as of now, expired) MSDN operating system subscription, which comes with 10 licenses for every version of windows currently released. The question is, if I buy two Windows 7 Pro upgrades right now while they're on sale, will I be able to use both of them? The thing...
  4. Windows 7 Definitive Answer -- Upgrading RC to RTM

    Check out http://windows7news.com/2009/04/27/upgrading-from-windows-7-rc-to-final/ for a fairly logical and believable answer to the question of upgrading from RC to RTM. The pertinent text is shown below: The only official indicator that upgrading from Windows 7 release candidate to Windows 7...
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    Windows 7 RC build random freezes on Dell E4300

    I installed MSDN RC build on my Dell laptop a week ago. Twice I've come out of sleep and the operating system freezes after about 30 seconds. No keys or mouse are responsive. I have to hard boot. I had this happen to me in Beta when I put the laptop to sleep and after awoke it running on battery...
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    Windows 7 Random Freezing after Boot (Build 7077)

    it seems to be random but its not power settings as i tried setting Power management to S1 , S3 and S1&S3 i even enabled HPET i wasnt having a problem with any of the prebeta, beta and beta 2 builds. i'm using a legitimate copy as well as CD-key straight off an MSDN account (thank to my friend...
  7. Windows 7 Anyone have the RC yet?

    Just curious. I should be able to pick it up from MSDN tomorrow through work (assuming the links I've read saying it's available through MSDN/Technet are true). My boss has the account info for MSDN and he's out today so I won't be able to download until tomorrow. I'll be reloading my desktop...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 RC

    MS partner site says that RC is available to MSDN and Technet Plus users, but the links still show the betas posted in January, so hopefully they are about ready to post it.
  9. Windows 7 Sinofsky: Windows 7 RC releases April 10th

    From Neowin: There have been so many dates flying around concerning the upcoming Release Candidate for Windows 7, and it's beginning to become a daily subject in the blogosphere. Just when you thought that we were going to see a Windows 7 RC by the end of February, a trusted source within...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Release Candidate Expected In February February

    Is that true? It is found from Windows 7 Forums. Link Removed - Invalid URL We reported yesterday that Microsoft was already working on release candidate builds of the windows 7 operating system. Our assumption at that time was that the Windows 7 Release Candidate would be released in...
  11. Windows 7 Desktop Feedback Tool now works

    Microsoft have now sorted out the bug in the desktop icon for "Feedback Tool". MSDN and Technet subscribers can now submit bugs through this. You need to have activated with a key provided by either of those programs. You must sign in through Link Removed - Invalid URL You can then start to...
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    Windows 7 Send Feedback Not Working

    When I try to use the Send Feedback feature in Win7, I get an error saying that my account does not have permissions to submit bugs. I downloaded the beta from the MSDN site, so I never really signed up for anything. Is there somewhere I can sign up to sumbit feedback? I tried the MS Connect...
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    Windows 7 Battery Life

    I heard rumor the battery life in Win7 is supposed to be better than in Vista. Currently, I am experiencing worse battery life, like around 70% or so. I am running Beta 1 downloaded from the MSDN site and using the "Balanced" power setting. How has everyone elses experience been with...
  14. Windows 7 Windows 7 On TechNet and MSDN

    Windows 7 Beta has been released on TechNet and MSDN and on Friday will be released worldwide to EVERYONE.
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Public Beta: January 9th

    It's official, Steve Ballmer has just announced that you can find the Windows 7 Ultimate Beta (Build 7000) on the Microsoft website as of January 9th. No information on how to get 7 Ultimate beta keys have been released yet, I'll keep you posted. As for Technet and MSDN, they've got their...
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    Windows 7 Library Refrence for windows 7

    Does anyone know where I could find a refrence on how Microsoft is going to handle the new library class in C#? I can't find it on the MSDN or the PCD sites I was given. I would assume it will be something to the effect of CurrentUser.Library.whatever but I cannot confim this. If someone...
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    Windows Vista Vista SP1 integrated

    Anyone know when this will be available on MSDN or in retail? I'm ready to buy Vista but I really want an official DVD with SP1 integrated. I will probably buy Vista SP1 Ultimate OEM (whenever that is available - should be quicker than the retail package though right?)
  18. Windows Vista SP1 released for some

    Hi, I found this on the 'Tweakguides.com' site: Windows Vista SP1 15 February 2008 Microsoft has released Vista SP1 to MSDN and Technet subscribers. It can be found in the Top Subscribers Download section on the subscriptions home page, as well as on Connect.
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    Windows 7 Dx11 and games...

    No 1: http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2007/03/14/xna-bods-talk-directx-11 No 2:When ilooked at the size of AoeII(i still play it) and the size of the games that came with Vista i noticed there isn't too much difference so i thought it would be cool to add it for free with...
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    Windows Vista Installation Problems of Windows Vista Beta 2

    Hi, I am having installation problems of MS Vista Beta 2 downloaded from Microsoft MSDN. -Windows Vista Beta 2 (x86) - DVD (English) I had a dual boot of Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista Beta1 (starts up first) System specification are: Compaq Deskpro EN Series, Intell Pentium II...