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Patches were delivered Tuesday via Windows Update and are targeted at Windows XP, and to a lesser degree Vista. Beta users of Windows 7 don't appear to have ... and more »

Microsoft says that particular flaw does not affect the Windows 7 release candidate (RC), but does affect Windows 7 Beta. The IE 8 updates for the Windows 7 ... Microsoft issues patches, including one for IE exploitCNET News Update IE8 in Windows 7 and Patch 0-Day VulnerabilitySoftpedia

 Australia That's the fallout from Microsoft's recently released new Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta. With all eyes on Microsoft's up-coming Windows 7 operating system, the software giant recently released its first “release candidate” version of the OS to the ...

 CA Client support is included in Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), and the Windows 7 Release Candidate. These client services provide posture gathering and reporting to Windows Server 2008 for enforcement and remediation decisions. ...

 NY These updates do not deliver any new features or fixes," Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc wrote in a post on the Windows 7 Team blog. This will be the second test of the feature. Microsoft released a similar set of dummy updates for the beta of Windows 7 ...

 CA In addition to the RC itself, Microsoft is also making available a beta version of XP Mode, an add-on to Windows 7 that uses virtualization to run programs that run in XP but not in Windows Vista. Windows 7 is widely expected to be released in time for ...

Vista SP2 will also include a number of bug fixes and all the incremental updates rolled out since SP1 was released. I'll admit that ever since the Windows 7 beta arrived, Vista has disappeared from my PCs in favor of dual booting XP and Windows 7, ...

Internet Explorer 8 RTW (release to web) is not affected on any previous releases of Windows, including Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft informs. However, not the same can be said about the pre-release version of IE8 which ships as a ...

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By Jose Vilches, techspot.com AMD has unleashed its latest update to the Catalyst driver pack, version 9.4, which is available in the usual Windows Vista and XP flavors for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems in addition to a Windows 7 beta option. ... AMD ati Catalyst 9.4 Hard OCP

One of the analysts who originally suggested that Windows Vista was a dog and needed to be replaced with a new version -- which has emerged as Windows 7 -- is now recommending that enterprise IT buyers begin planning as soon as the new OS ships, instead of waiting for Microsoft's first Servi...

The latest version of AMD's Catalyst unified driver suite for Radeon based video cards was released today. Among the changes with the new driver is support for Windows 7 Beta operating systems, which includes Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.1 compliance, and according to the relea...

By Jose Vilches, TechSpot.com Following on from its previous update, Microsoft has unveiled 27 more changes it plans to make before upgrading Windows 7 from beta to release candidate. Once again, these are small tweaks based on user feedback aimed at ...

Microsoft patched the first critical vulnerability in Windows 7 Tuesday as it rolled out an update that fixes three flaws in the new operating system's kernel.

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Microsoft Corp. patched the first critical vulnerability in Windows 7 Tuesday as it rolled out an update that fixes three flaws in the new operating system's kernel. The MS09-006 update, which researchers tagged as the most serious of the three issued Tuesday and the one to patch first, in...

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However, Windows 7 beta, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 beta, and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 beta are mentioned in the accompanying frequently asked questions (FAQ) section of the TechNet bulletin specific to the update (MS09-006). A Microsoft ...

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According to the security bulletin for the last one, Microsoft said that the patch was meant "for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008." So I was surprised to see it ...

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nVidia announced the availability of device drivers for Windows 7 today. Customers running the Windows 7 beta had to access supported drivers through Windows Update, now you can download them directly by going to nVidia’s website. "Since its release last month, the Windows 7 Beta has b...

The new Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.5 Cumulative Update 1 release contains all current hotfixes, along with an update that lets it run on the Windows 7 Beta operating system. App-V allows users to run virtualized applications, ...

The current RC1 version is meant to run on "Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008 and Window Server 2003," according to Microsoft. Those running the Windows 7 Beta can get the KB962921 patch through Windows Update or Microsoft's Download ...

It added that about 1.5% of users were encountering full-on crashes of IE8, currently available only in trial form, on Windows 7 Beta. "This is relatively good for a pre-release version of Internet Explorer running on a beta operating system," ...

After applying the update, Windows 7 still reports IE8 as "Beta." "Most of the issues that we discovered through the [IE8] Beta are fixed in the Release Candidate 1, which is now available for Windows Vista and Windows XP," said Ng. "[But] this update ...

 Romania The new version of the worm, which is capable of infecting all Windows client and server operating systems, including Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows 7 Beta, now also comes in the Conficker.B++ or Worm:Win32/Conficker. ...

 UK Microsoft has announced it is to release new updates for PCs running the Windows 7 beta next week, whilst at the same time seeding the Release Candidate build of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 to a select group of testers. ...

 Romania - Feb 10, 2009 The Windows Installer 4.5 redistributable is currently available for Windows Vista RTM and Service Pack 1, Windows XP SP3 and earlier, Windows Server 2008 ...

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By claus Tags: Microsoft, Security, Browsers, Firefox, Internet Explorer via Blogdigger blog search for "Windows 7" (Beta OR Microsoft OR MinWin OR Vista OR multitouch OR taskbar OR OS OR "Windows Vista" OR kernel OR "operating system").

Microsoft issues patches for 'nasty' Windows bugs  MA - Microsoft last week also issued the first patch for the Windows 7 operating system beta it had released days earlier. That update fixes a flaw that shaves ...

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Earlier Tuesday, Windows Update, Microsoft's primary update service, began delivering the first patch to Windows 7 since the company struggled to launch the public beta last Friday.

While Microsoft issued the patch for Windows 2000, Windows XP (x86 and x64), Windows Server 2003 (x86 and x64), Windows Vista (x86 and x64), ... Microsoft Leaves Windows 7 Beta Vulnerability Unpatched Softpedia What Windows Server 2008 Has in Store for SMBs PC Magazine

By ITworld staff Microsoft Corp. Tuesday issued its first patch for the just-released Windows 7 beta, but it passed on plugging a hole in an important file-sharing protocol that it fixed in older versions of the operating system. read more

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Sir Steve Ballmer has announced the availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live here at his CES keynote. The official word is this: "The beta version of Windows 7 , Microsoft's next-generation PC operating system, can . ... Good news: the next version of Microsoft's Windows OS appears to be...

By Sunshine The Live Mesh Team is out of their holiday blackout period for releases and announces the long awaited Windows Client update will be available later today. Version number of the Windows Live Mesh Client after the update will be version 0.9.3424.14.

The software giant has also released the first patch for their recently made available Windows 7 Beta. The company said that this patch is to fix a flaw ... 1 Security Patch for all Windows versions, also 2008 Core, no ... Bink.nu Microsoft, RIM, Oracle release critical patches PCWorld.co.nz

By Steven Bink MSSRB: Today Microsoft is releasing one new bulletin, MS09-001. This bulletin is rated as ‘Critical' for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and is rated as ‘Moderate' for... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu

By Spy Yesterday we made the Windows 7 Beta available for public download. Hopefully you’re as excited as I am that the beta is here! The Windows 7 Beta is already getting some rave reviews for its new... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu

By Sumeeth Evans Deploy Windows 7 beta with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010. Join the beat and download MDT 2010 now at http://connect.microsoft.com. MDT 2010 is the next version of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit,... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu

One Fix for Patch Tuesday; Windows 7 Beta Extended; Microsoft Releases IE8 Blocking Tool; Enterprise Data Breaches on the Rise; Software Pirates in China Get Hard Time; more.

Update, 1:30PST: Computerworld reports that a Microsoft spokesperson said that the company is shoring up their servers to deal with the unexpectedly high demand for the Windows 7 Beta download. ...

The 2.4GB Windows 7 public beta download is now no longer available from Microsoft, but the 2.5 million product keys Microsoft's promised are not yet being distributed. Update, 5:30PST: Product keys are available, ...

UPDATE 5:05 PST: The official Windows 7 beta download link is still down, but Lifehacker has managed to track down the direct download links to the 32-bit and 64-bit version. [Microsoft]. Read More: Microsoft, windows 7, ...

By Sumeeth Evans Entitled Windows 7 beta customer preview program, the company has posted the beta bits to the Microsoft TechNet pages. Be warned it's rather slow at the moment. Download: Windows 7 x86 (32bit)... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu

By Darren Murph Tags: beta, breaking news, BreakingNews, ces, ces 2009, ces 2009 breaking, Ces2009, Ces2009Breaking, Microsoft, operating system, OperatingSystem, os, software, windows, windows 7, windows 7 beta, Windows7, Windows7Beta ... The Windows 7 Beta only supports Windows Vista SP1 to Win...

By Jose Vilches Microsoft will be sharing details on Windows 7 next week, but there will also be news around Vista, with the company planning to distribute a beta of Service Pack 2 to a small group of Technology Adoption Program members. Some of the features to be included with SP2 are native Blu-ray record...

With Microsoft picking up the pace in both the development and marketing of Windows 7, it's also finding itself moving ahead with the next amendment package for Vista not too long after the release of SP1.

Microsoft will be focusing on promoting Windows 7 next week, but there will also be news around Vista: The second Service Pack (SP2) will be released to a greater, but still “small group Technology Adoption Program customers”, the company announced today. Among the new features are Blu-...

Windows 7 Becomes Official; Fake Security Updates Follow Patch Tuesday; Microsoft Releases Tools for Web Developers; and Intel Posts Strong Financial Year

By Jose Vilches Microsoft is preparing new service packs for Windows Vista and its server counterpart, Windows Server 2008. The updates, according to sources, will likely arrive before the release of Windows 7. Details of expected features and release dates are scarce at the moment, but rumors indicat...

By Brad Linder Windows 7 may be grabbing all the headlines these days, but that doesn't mean Microsoft has forgotten about Windows Vista. ZDNet reports that while Windows 7 is due out next year, Microsoft plans to release at least one major update for Windows Vista before launching Windows 7.

By Kevin Purdy The All About Microsoft blog at CNET hears (and sees) that a second Service Pack for Vista will be released before Windows 7, as a beta has already been released to developers. Could some Windows 7 features end up in Vista SP2? What Vista issues would you hope to see addressed?

By sumeethevans@bink.nu Windows 7 is the only piece of the Windows client roadmap for which Microsoft is willing to provide a date right now. Here’s what I’d guess about the rest of the client roadmap: Update to Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack: Fall 2007 Windows Vista SP1 : November 2007 Windows XP SP3 : Late 20...

By Mary Jo Foley Now that Microsoft has provided an official ship target for Windows 7, the next major version of Windows client, it's time for some educated guess work. Windows 7 is the only piece of the Windows client roadmap for which Microsoft is willing to provide a date right now. Here's what I'd guess a...