Category Archives: Windows 7

Windows 7 Family Pack Now Available in 46 Countries

Windows 7 Family Pack became available outside the United States On Oct. 22 . When Family Pack was launched earlier this month in the USA, more than 94% of folks who try Windows 7 love using it. With Family Pack you can upgrade three PCs to Windows 7 Home Premium for a significant savings – which makes Windows 7 a great gift for your family or someone you love. And if you want to set up a home network, Windows 7 has built in features like Home Group that make it simple to get all of your home PCs connected and sharing files, music, photos and printers.

But, don’t wait. Windows 7 Family Pack will only be available while supplies last, so go check it out at your local retailer today.

Here are the countries where Family Pack is available (or will be in the coming weeks):

Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC officially released

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We had posted a couple of days back that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service pack 1 RC has been leaked.Today just after the two days of leak,Microsoft has officially released the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Release Candidate helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level, provides ongoing improvements to the Windows Operating System (OS), by including previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms based on customer and partner feedback, and is easy for organizations to deploy a single set of updates.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Release Candidate will help you:

Keep your PCs supported and up-to-date

Get ongoing updates to the Windows 7 platform

Easily deploy cumulative updates at a single time

Meet your users’ demands for greater business mobility

Provide a comprehensive set of virtualization innovations

Provide an easier Service Pack deployment model for better IT efficiency

In order to download and install the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Release Candidate you must currently have a Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 already installed.
If you have previously installed the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta on your machine, you must uninstall the beta before installing the Release Candidate.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Release Candidate is available for installation in the same languages made available at original launch of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

You can download the Service Pack 1 RC from here

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC build 7601.17105.100929-1730 leaked

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We had mentioned in our previous article that Windows 7 SP1 RC has already been compiled,now the Russian site Wzor has leaked it.The Build number is 7601.17105.100929-1730 which states that the version was compiled on 29th September.

Here are the details of the builds-

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 RC x86
BUILD: 7601.17105.100929-1730
FILE: Windows6.1-KB976932-x86-INTL.exe
SIZE: 353,458,408 byte
SHA-1: 8752FC227921995170E1AA6556C476EFDCD8A7D6
MD5: 5BF2AA8D339A036659ABF530932D9F52
CRC: 7808E98B

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 RC x64
BUILD: 7601.17105.100929-1730
FILE: Windows6.1-KB976932-X64-INTL.exe
SIZE: 644,616,752 byte
SHA-1: B8E8935D782599B977D3D0FF15D8B3B539CA39C8
MD5: 59BA49FE307B89C20EBBE8D4C95622B0
CRC: 5329BB53

The build is available in English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish languages.

We would suggest not to download from third party sites,unless the release is available on Microsoft site.

Windows 7 family pack to release to the rest of the world today!!

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Today Microsoft will release Windows 7 family pack in all the other countries which are outside the U.S, although it will continue to sell in the U.S until it is sold out. The price for this family pack is $150 for three licences ($50 per licence) and is available in most electronic stores. Don’t delay as this offer is a limited offer as it was in the U.S.

Here are the countries it is available at: United States, Canada, UK, France, Germany, China, Russia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Romania, and Ukraine.

(Note: this is an Update version of Windows 7 Home premium, not a full version and can only be used to upgrade genuine versions of Vista and XP.)

Microsoft releases Eerie Autumn and Lightning themes for Windows 7

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Microsoft has released two new themes for Windows 7 named as Eerie Autumn and Lightning.The Eerie Autumn is a Halloween based theme with creepy wallpapers and sounds..

Eerie Autumn

Scared much? Gargoyles, gourds, and ghostly creatures haunt this eerily elegant Windows 7 theme.

Download Here

Lightning

You can almost hear the thunder boom along with the electrifying lightning images contained in this Windows 7 theme.

Download Here

Windows 7 passes Phase-2 testing and is IPv6 Ready

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The University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory has certified Windows 7 as IPv6 Ready, which confirms via third-party testing that the IPv6 protocol in Windows 7 complies with interoperability and conformance tests defined by the IPv6 Ready Logo committee.

To see the versions of Windows that have passed interoperability testing, click here.

[via IPv6 Blog]

Best of Bing 4 theme available for Windows 7

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Another theme has been released for Windows 7 named as Best of Bing 4.The theme contains 18 stunning wallpapers

The best keeps getting better, with attention-grabbing landscapes, animal shots, and other eye-catching Bing images in this Windows 7 theme.

You can download the theme from here

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 RC-Escrow leaked screenshots

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Apparently there has been no information available from the official sources,but sp3ciali5t has posted at Twitter that Windows 7 SP1 RC-Escrow with build number 7601.17104 has been compiled and is available to Microsoft partners and select testers. He has also posted couple of screenshots, just take a look here-

If the Windows 7 SP1 RC Escrow has been compiled it means that Windows 7 SP 1 RC would be following soon and we could expect it within couple of weeks.

Windows 7 themes now available on Bing Visual search

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Microsoft has launched Windows 7 themes on Bing Visual search. At present total of 83 themepacks are available on Bing Visual search.The themepacks are categorized as Animals, Arts and entertainment, Automotive, Branded themes, Holidays, Nature, places and landscapes. They are even categorized as Tags, Windows Colors and the number of wallpapers.

When you select any theme you will get you a whole lost of details including the source,System requirements,date added,category,Number of wallpapers,file size and details about the theme and a preview of the images so you can preview them before downloading.

[via MSDN Blog ]

Windows 7 family pack now available in US

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Windows 7 family pack finally makes a comeback and is now on sale in US.You can use this family pack to run three PCs with Windows 7 Home Premium for as low as $149.99

The Windows 7 family pack would be available in the following countries from 22nd October:

United States, Canada, UK, France, Germany, China, Russia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Romania, and Ukraine.

If you are living in US,you can purchase the family pack from any of the participating retailers or or online at the Microsoft Store.

[via Windows Team Blog]