Windows 7: A better Vista?
With its new operating system, Microsoft looks to address many of Vista's shortcomings while keeping things largely the same under the hood.
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Test drive: Windows 7 on a Netbook
Still semi-jetlagged from Las Vegas, one of the very first items on our to-do list was to install the now widely available Windows 7 ...
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Windows Vista to Windows 7 - Step-by-step!
Is it tricky upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7? No! Here's a step-by-step look at the process.
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Six new annoyances introduced in Windows 7
As a flip-side to Ed Bott's "Six Vista annoyances fixed in Windows 7" I thought I'd play Devil's Advocate and offer up what I ...
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Gallery: Ballmer kicks off CES
Microsoft's CEO announced the release of Windows 7 beta 1 during his keynote at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Photos: Windows 7 on the go
At WinHEC in Los Angeles, Microsoft shows off a variety of laptops running the next version of Windows.
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CES 2009: Microsoft previews Windows 7
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer opens the show with a look at the future of entertainment. He ...
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Ballmer touts Windows 7 features
At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed that Windows 7 is going to be a major release, not just ...
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Windows 7: The information lockdown
Microsoft is maintaining a cloak of silence around its next major release of Windows. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan talks with blogger colleagues ...
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Windows 7 prebeta (build 6801)
Although not even in beta, Windows 7 already appears stable and full of consumer-friendly features.
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And Windows 7 is to be called ... Windows 7
Microsoft puts us out all of out misery as to what the next version of Windows will be called - Windows 7.
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Windows 7 will be called... Windows 7
It's official. The final name of the product codenamed "Windows 7" will be "Windows 7."
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Windows 7 build 7048 vs. Windows 7 beta 1 vs. Vista vs. XP performance shootout - which is best?
How does the latest leaked build of Windows 7 (7048) compare to the beta 1 (build 7000), Vista SP1 and XP SP3 in terms of performance? According to my Hardware 2.0 inbox, this is a question that...
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Windows 7 will be called... Windows 7
Great overview of Windows 7 available here... Here is a great overview and FAQ of what is in Windows 7 and what has changed etc. Go here - http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/windows_7.asp RE:...
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And Windows 7 is to be called ... Windows 7
And this new naming scheme will last.... ...until next time, when they'll abandon yet another naming scheme and decide to call the new version something stupid, like "Windows...
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Windows 7 - Everything in the Control Panel (First Look at Windows 7)
Looks like MS is going for Fedora look Glad to see them catching up again. Now, how about some stability? That would be good. RE: Windows 7 - Everything in the Control Panel (First Look at...
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Windows 7 build 6956 - Desktop (Windows 7 build 6956)
MS had bettter drop the word "Ultimate" ... from some of those screens. I think just like "Vista", "ultimate" is pure marketing poison. RE: Windows 7 build 6956 - Desktop (Windows 7 build 6956)...
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Windows 7 (Build 6965) (Windows 7 (Build 6965): opened up to the world)
Just like OS X. [nt] [nt] "just like OS X"... and Mac OS 7 (7.5?)... mid 1990s, 8, 9 up to OS X. ... RE: Windows 7 (Build 6965) (Windows 7 (Build 6965): opened up to the world) How does the...
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First look at Windows 7 beta 1 Windows 7 beta 1 (build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400)
RE: First look at Windows 7 beta 1 Windows 7 beta 1 (build 6.1.7000.0.08121 Thanks for the update Adrian. :) BTW It was obvious what the extra digits meant. There's no need for MJF to act as...
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Windows 7 beta 1 (build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400) (First look at Windows 7 beta 1)
Too much like Vista If users can't get the bad taste of Vista out of their mouths why would they eat something that looks like it again? your missing the point Too much like vista? What are you...
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