Microsoft has unveiled a Release Candidate (RC) for Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. – Microsoft has unveiled a Release Candidate (RC) for Service Pack 1 for
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. The final version of SP1 is due early in
2011, according to the company.
In addition to a handful of operating system updates, the Release Candidate
includes new features for Windows Serv…
Microsoft announced a Service Pack 1 beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 starting July 12, during the first day of its annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). – WASHINGTON, D.C. Microsoft announced the availability of a
Service Pack 1 beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 starting July 12,
also the first day of the companys annual Worldwide Partner Conference.
The
nearly weeklong WPC is a chance for Microsoft to tout the benefits of the
company…
Reporter’s Notebook: Expected in July, the first beta of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 delivers needed enhancements for VDI customers, although implementation requires a significant hardware refresh in the data center and possibly also at the edge. – At TechEd, held June 7 to 10 in New Orleans,
Microsoft unveiled the technical details and timing of the first service packs
expected for the Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 operating systems, which
could be of particular importance to companies investigating the use of VDI, or
virtual deskt…
Microsofts Windows 7 marked the company’s attempt to wipe the proverbial slate clean after the publicly-perceived misfire of Windows Vista, and the new operating systems sales seem to indicate that consumers have gravitated to the new offering in the seven months since its release. However, IT administrators and other tech pros voiced a number of complaints about the operating system soon after its release perhaps inevitable for a product of that magnitude, but also suggesting that Microsoft will have some issues to examine as it prepares the inevitable Windows 7 Service Pack 1.
– Microsoft made a huge bet
that Windows 7 would not only erase the stigma associated with Windows Vista,
but also help its own flagging revenues by impelling a massive tech refresh on
the part of businesses and consumers. In the months since the operating
systems October 2009 release, much of tha…
News Analysis: Microsoft Windows 7 might not have all the features users want, but unlike earlier versions of Windows, it looks like users will have little to gain by waiting for major enhancements to come when Microsoft releases Service Pack 1. The performance of Windows 7 presents a pretty good argument that it might not be necessary.
– A
build of Microsoft’s Windows 7 Service Pack 1 has leaked onto the Web,
allowing users to download it from a torrent site. According to reports, the
service pack has been downloaded quot;thousands of times. quot;
Microsoft can’t be happy that its service pack has leaked. The company is
noto…
Mozilla disables two Microsoft add-ons for Firefox to thwart a vulnerability that allows an attacker to take over Windows machines. The security flaw was fixed by Microsoft in the latest Patch Tuesday update.
– Mozilla is blocking the use of two Microsoft add-ons installed silently on Windows computers with .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1.
Mozilla is blocking the Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant and Windows Presentation Foundation components in light of a vulnerability that attackers can use to impac…
