The Beta News

Windows Vista And Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta Available On Technet

I’ve just downloaded Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta from TechNet Plus. I was a bit surprised to see Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta in the same pack.
I didn’t even know there was a Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1?! Why yes there is. It’s already built into Windows Server 2008. Pretty clever [...]

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Windows 7 Milestone 1 Released To A Select Few - Leaked Already

According to several rumours and pirate-sites Windows 7 Milestone 1 is available as a torrent.
The developer build of Windows 7 was released to a select few a couple of days ago, but now it’s already available on several torrent sites.
However several of the pirated images are empty ISO-files, so the question is. Is Windows 7 [...]

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Windows Vista SP1 To Be Released February 15th?

According to Digitimes.com’s article about the tight DRAM supply in the second half of 2008. Nanya Technologies’ spokeman Pei-lin Pai talks about the short supply of DRAM.That’s not the interesting news in the story. Later on in the article he says:
But the PC market will rebound in the second quarter, he said. The launch of [...]

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Is Windows Seven Scheduled For A H2 2009 Release?

According to tgdaily.com Windows 7, also known as codename Blackcomb or Vienna, has already been shipped to key partners as a Milestone 1. Tgdaily also say they’ve recieved a roadmap that indicates Windows 7 will be released in the second half of 2009.
This means a beta version of Windows 7 will be ready in a [...]

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Windows Vista Performance And Reliability Pack Unofficial Release

I found this one Neowin:
Remember these patches goes live next Tuedays, so they are official, just not released.
Thanks Nekrosoft for the news on this major update to Windows Vista that should for most of us improve the speed and reliability of Windows Vista significantly!
Please note: These fixes break all current methods of bypassing driver singing [...]

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Windows Vista SP 1 To Appear At TechEd Australia?

Long Zheng from Istartedsomething.com discovered something really interesting on the official TechEd site. Apparently you can get your hands on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 in the Windows Vista Hands-on Lab.
To see it with your own eyes go to TechEd Australia and click on “Education”, then “Hands-on Labs” and “Windows Client”.
According to istartedsomething.com Microsoft is [...]

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Windows Vista SP 1 Beta 1 Is Released Next Week

Microsoft surprised most of us by unofficially announcing the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta 1 mid-July.
We were led to believe the Service Pack was delayed with a beta release at the end of the year, but now it sounds like it will be released around the same time as Windows Server 2008. [...]

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MSN Launches ‘Live Earth Tree’

Microsoft, the exclusive online media sponsor for Live Earth, has launched the MSN Live Earth Tree - an interactive online animation that lets people worldwide pledge their commitment to the environment and join the battle to halt climate change.
The Live Earth Tree can be found at http://www.liveearthtree.com/ and users are invited to visit the site [...]

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Skinkers Is Bringing Live TV To Your Desktop - Join The Beta

Livestation is currently a project under development, and a joint effort from Skinkers and Microsoft.
Read on if you are interested in testing it.
LiveStation is currently in beta stage, but essentially the project is designed to enable users to watch live television on their machines. “Interactive live TV on the PC that works” is in fact [...]

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Download Windows Live OneCare 2.0 Beta

In an email sent to Windows Live OneCare testers, Microsoft confirmed the imminent start of the OneCare 2.0 beta program. Designated as a “pre-premiere”, OneCare 2.0 will not be available as a public beta initially.
New features we should be seeing include:

Multi PC management - designate a hub PC and then add additional PCs to your [...]

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