As of now, there are three ways to get a genuine copy of Windows 7 for free:
1) Download through the MSDN Academic Alliance (MSNDAA) if you are currently enrolled in University or College and in an engineering and science program. It differs for different school so therefore you should check at this page – http://www.msdnaa.net/search/schoolsearch.aspx [...]
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23 Jul 2009Microsoft today announced that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have hit the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) milestone. The software giant still has a lot of work to do, but the bigger responsibility now falls to OEMs that must get PCs ready, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) that are testing their new apps, and Independent [...]
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12 Jul 2009The big day has home. Tomorrow Windows 7 RTM will be published to Windows 7 fans. Some of you may ask what rtm is ?
RTM means that Microsoft has a new software product that has reached the Release To Manufacturing status, a.k.a. generally available to the public.
According to rumors microsoft will publish RTM on 13th [...]
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24 Apr 2009A number of sources including Neowin have confirmed that the official Windows 7 RC build has been completed at build 7100.
The build string is 7100.0.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700 and compile date is at Tuesday April 21st, 2009. It was reportedly distributed to OEM partners and TAP Gold partners. It’s been two weeks since the last build leak of [...]
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22 Apr 2009The development of Windows 7 has been exciting and, lately, brimming with confusion; this confusion is pegged at eleven with Windows 7’s entry into code escrow and the appearance of Windows 7 build 7106. Build 7106, which first appeared strictly in Chinese, is something of a spanner in the works for people who have followed [...]
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22 Apr 2009lot of people’s first reaction after hearing about Windows 7 Starter’s three app-limit was that it was horrendous and they would do whatever they can to stay away from it. However, most of these thoughts were merely based upon opinions around Microsoft’s vague description of what was within the “three-app limit” of Starter.
Ed Bott from [...]
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22 Apr 2009Windows Vista’s UAC fiasco left a lasting impression on many as a good reason to just disable UAC or stay away from Vista altogether. The good news is that software developers have had more than three years to make their apps UAC-friendly by not unnecessarily requiring admin privileges, reducing the overall number of UAC prompts.
User [...]
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22 Apr 2009I attended Scott Charney’s keynote this morning at RSA – Moving Towards End to End Trust: A Collaborative Effort. I would assume that many of the readers of this blog are not familiar with the End to End Trust story. In a nutshell, End to End trust is Microsoft’s vision for creating a safer, more [...]
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22 Apr 2009There is a new Windows 7 BETA power management whitepaper available. Key points from the whitepaper include:
Improved idle efficiency - Windows 7 reduces resource utilisation when the system is idle and reduces or eliminates background activity on the system.
Timer Coalescing - for background activity that cannot be reduced, Windows 7 has been modified to defer [...]
RSA is here again, and presents a great opportunity to discuss the security in Windows 7: specifically how certain features in the OS address key security-related enterprise scenarios. In today’s economic times, businesses and their shareholders need to know that when they make an investment in a product, they are doing so responsibly and securely, [...]
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