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Reminder: Expiration of Windows 7 RC is on the horizon

by certifiedbug on February 1, 2010

in Microsoft

Windows 7 Blog

On February 15th, people still running the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) will receive a notification reminding them that starting March 1st, 2010, their PC will begin experiencing bi-hourly shutdowns. These shutdowns will continue through June 1st, 2010.

On June 1st, 2010, a non-genuine experience is triggered where your wallpaper is removed and “This copy of Windows is not genuine” will be displayed in the lower right corner above the taskbar. This means your PC will no longer be able to obtain optional updates or downloads that require genuine Windows validation.

During these shutdowns, your work will not be saved! Brandon LeBlanc suggests in order to avoid any data loss users plan to move to a released version of Windows 7 before the automatic shutdowns start.

For more information on the expiration of the Windows 7 RC see this KB article

Windows Blog article here

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Microsoft Opens Windows 7 Theme Experience to advertisers

by certifiedbug on November 13, 2009

in Microsoft

Microsoft PressPass

Microsoft is enabling global marketers to utilize the desktop or Internet browsing experience exclusively for their brand, with Windows Theme Experience and Windows Personalization Gallery. The announcement was made at the Monaco Media Forum in Monte Carlo.

Both of these Windows 7 theme experiences are being tested by a handful of brands as part of a pilot program that runs until October 2010. The themes allow new consumer engagement opportunities across Microsoft’s unique product portfolio and let consumers connect with their favorite brands outside of traditional online advertising. The themes are opt in for consumers, who have the choice to download the branded themes they are most passionate about.

ZDNet article. http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=4538

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ITIC Survey: 50% of businesses to deploy Windows 7 in first year

October 20, 2009

Windows XP was released on October 25, 2001 making the operating system eight years old this week. Windows Vista became available to the general public on January 30, 2007.
In two days the latest operating system from Microsoft will be in the stores, Windows 7.
Nearly half of 1,200 companies surveyed by a veteran technology analyst plan [...]

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Windows 7 October 22

October 18, 2009

This is Microsoft Windows 7 week!
Take a tour
Watch the videos
Compare editions
Explore the features
See what makes it different
Get free themes, desktop backgrounds, and gadgets

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Developers, free Windows 7 Seminar

October 8, 2009

Join Windows 7 engineers including Mark Russinovich, Landy Wang, and Arun Kishan at the

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Installing Windows 7

September 7, 2009

Being fortunate to have an MSDN subscription provided by the MVP Program as part of the award, this week I upgraded my 32 bit machines to Windows 7.
Here I was with a brand new operating system in my hands waiting to go. This geek couldn’t wait another day.
Desktop computer running Vista: Upgrade.
First I ran the [...]

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Windows 7 Language Packs- Enterprise

August 26, 2009

These language packs are available for download from Windows Update to enterprise customers running Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Ultimate RTM versions only.
Languages:
* Arabic
* Brazilian Portuguese
* Bulgarian
* Chinese – Simplified
* Chinese – Traditional [...]

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Windows 7 in Europe-update

August 24, 2009

Windows 7 Blog, Brandon LeBlanc
… starting with the launch of Windows 7 on October 22nd, customers will be able to buy a Family Pack in the US & Canada. This allows users to install Windows 7 Home Premium on up to 3 existing Windows PCs for a reduced price. It’s an easy and cost effective [...]

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MSDN subscribers – early access to Windows 7

August 7, 2009

August 6th, the first public release of Windows 7 was made available to MSDN Subscribers.
893 different images are being released to MSDN Subscriber Downloads in three waves through August 21st to support the variety of languages and builds.
Wave 1 (August 6th):

All Windows 7 Client (x86 and x64) Retail and VL Editions – English only
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ESET Smart Security and Windows 7 upgrades

August 3, 2009

ESET Technical Alert
Microsoft has notified software developers that some of the technologies used by security, backup, disk utility and network management programs are incompatible with the Windows Vista to Windows 7 upgrade process. This is a direct result of Microsoft’s design decisions and impacts most antivirus solutions that scan network data.
ESET has verified that the [...]

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