VPC Hard Disk Image for testing websites on IE6 SP2

 

 

 

Windows Media Player 11 is here Download it for free today Get the new version of Windows Media Player today to find great new ways to store and enjoy all your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV. Download now...

 

Windows Media Player 11 has been publicly available as a beta download since May of this year.

However, issues with the quality of the release caused Microsoft to delay the final product while last minute bugs were ironed out.

Windows Media Player 11 is available for Windows XP users only and is available for both 32-Bit and 64-Bit platforms.

 

Windows Live Barcode is a set of services that transfer information between

 various media (PCs, billboards, magazines etc.) and handsets via

Quick Response Code (QR Code), a two-dimensional barcode.

It provides a new method for people to exchange information

and enjoy various online services on handsets. Windows Live Barcode

aims to enhance handset utility and provide you with more convenience and flexibility.

 

 

The build is marked as 1.1.1592.0 and it seems it can be installed over top previous versions (Beta 2, It can not be installed over top Beta 1 aka. Windows Anti-Spyware Beta).

The only noticeable changes are the minor color scheme updates to the User Interface (Previously a Light Blue > Dark Blue gradient, now a Blue > Green gradient.) And as well a new option to display the System Tray Icon even when the program is not in the process of updating or scanning the computer. Other changes include more improvements to the scanning engine as well as an improved Software Explorer.

Windows Defender can be installed on both 64-Bit and 32-Bit versions of Windows XP / Windows Server 2003. However, unlike previous releases, Defender is no longer supported on the Windows 2000 platform. For Windows Vista users, well it seems you're left in the dark on this one. This build can not be installed on Vista and the integrated version can not be updated to the new version through the integrated updating engine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s new in Virtual PC 2007 Beta

 

Hardware-assisted virtualization*

 

Support for Windows Vista as a host operating system

 

Support for Windows Vista as a guest operating system

 

Support for 64-bit host operating system

 

 

 

Download: Virtual PC 2007 Beta 

The new version not only features the changes announced back in august,

but also introduces a user interface update to resemble that of most other

Windows Live services, the unification between OneCare and

Windows Defender technologies, new backup features and compatibility with

Windows Vista.

Just minutes ago, Microsoft released yet another refresh of Windows Vista to its beta testers via Microsoft Connect.

Buid 5728 is available for x86, which is about 2,622MB (2.6GB)

and x64 which is just over 3,620MB (3.2GB).

The download is available in English, German and Japanese.

Also available is build 5728 of Windows Longhorn Server which again, is available for both x86 and x64 platforms.

 

Download: Windows Vista Build 5728 (Testers Only)

This is an update to the Beta 2 version of a 2007 Microsoft Office system product. Beta 2 Technical Refresh updates are compatible with the Microsoft Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 pre-release product.

 

Download: Download Office 2007 Beta 2 TR

 

Download: Download Project 2007 Beta 2 TR

 

Download: Download Visio 2007 Beta 2 TR

 

Download: Download SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 TR

 

 

The Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta program has officially started! All accepted participants of the beta program can download build 0064 of WLM 8.1 from MS Connect right now.

 

What are the new features?

- Improved Vista Compatibility

- New Personal Expressions UI (Winks and Emoticon menus, etc)

- New Personal Status Message options

- A new branding platform

- Improved re-authentication at sign in

- Roaming display pictures

- New platform architecture in key areas such as automatic updates and object store (where your personalized data is kept on your computer)

Windows Vista RC1 Starter Edition can be found on the RC1 DVD ,Windows Vista Starter doesn't include Aero Glassand some other stuff,

but we can get some new Wallpapers at this Starter Edition.

 

To install the Windows Vista RC1 Starter Edition ,you need to let the place to enter product key blank,and you can select the edition of Windows you purchased like picture below:

 

 

After Install you will get the some new wallpapers as below:

 

 

 

Microsoft have just released Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 for XP. Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 for Windows XP offers you unmatched choice and flexibility for your digital media. You can easily manage your libraries of digital music, photos, and video on your computer; explore a new world of music through the integrated URGE music service; and connect with mobile devices so you can have your digital media collection wherever you want it.

Windows Media Player 11 is designed to work with all versions of Windows XP with Service Pack 2, including Windows XP Home Edition N and Windows XP Professional N. Beta 2 includes fixed issues from Beta 1, additional online stores, and changes to sharing digital media content. To learn more about these changes, use the link below.

 

Download: Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 for XP

 

Officer site:Windows Media Player 11 Beta

 

View: Learn More about Beta 2 Updates

 

 

Today, Microsoft is announcing the availability of Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) for Windows XP, available via free download at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx . With this release, Microsoft is strongly encouraging web developers, enthusiasts and IT professionals to finalize their testing and ready their environments for the final availability of IE7.

Microsoft is confident that developers and designers who optimize their web sites and applications with this build will be compatible with the final version when it is released later this year. For an easy path to compatibility, Microsoft encourages technical audiences to download the free Readiness Toolkit.

The RC1 build includes improvements in performance, stability, security, and application compatibility. With this build, Microsoft has also made enhancements to the fit and finish of the user interface, completed CSS platform changes, added language support and included an auto-uninstall feature in Setup, which automatically uninstalls prior betas of IE7 making installing the new build even easier.

IE7 RC1 is available in English today, and all localized versions of RC1 will be available in September including Arabic, Finnish, German, and Japanese as well as the French and Spanish versions which will be available for the first time.

As previously announced, to help our customers become more secure and up-to-date, Microsoft will also distribute Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates soon after the final version is released for Windows XP later this year.

 

Not sure how long this has been out for but i only learnt about it recently with the upcoming TechEd in Australia & New Zealand Etc.

Microsoft are celebrating the occasion by giving away free TechEd megos for your Messenger account.

So what does it mean…Here’s your chance to personalise your own Tech.Ed MeeGo character which you can use in different ways to enhance your messaging experience…your mego will move and respond to your emoticons.

Get one now : http://www2.meegos.com/teched/

Source:MSBlog

Microsoft will be reaviling a new Windows Live product on 14th August 2006. This new product will be called Windows Live Writer. This new product from Microsoft will allow a user to write documents/blog postings from a downloadable application called Windows Live Writer and post them to a blog (other than Windows Live Spaces). Right know, we have no other known features, except Spell Check, of this product untill Monday the 14th.

Beau Giles creator of Inside-Live.com is the only known person (that we know) that has this new software from Microsoft. He gave me a few hints, but was not the person that I found out it was Windows Live Writer from. He also gave me a screenshot, but I don't know if it is the real thing:

It looks (maybe) like a screenshot from early builds of Windows Live Mail Desktop. When we get any more news from/about Windows Live Writer, we'll let you know. That is all we have now.