Windows Archive

Windows Server Feedback Site Launched

Eugenia Loli 2004-06-08 Windows 34 Comments

Microsoft put up a site asking for feedback about Win2k3. All feedback submitted will be sent to the Windows Server Development Team for review and analysis. Your ideas can impact Windows Server in many ways, and might even be incorporated into new Service Packs, Feature Packs etc.

Microsoft slows to support customers’ pace

Eugenia Loli 2004-06-06 Windows 66 Comments

The software maker's decision to extend support for many of its products reflects a new reality: Customers are increasingly reluctant to update major software components every few years just to keep up with Microsoft's shipment schedules.

Microsoft offering free OS for ‘cold’ servers

Eugenia Loli 2004-06-04 Windows 6 Comments

In what could be a sign of things to come, Microsoft Corp. is offering a small sweetener to its Software Assurance licensing program. From this week the company will allow servers used for disaster recovery to carry copies of its Windows server software at no extra cost. Update: Elsewhere, IBM this week relaxed stringent requirements for running the highest-end version of its Windows server software, effectively lowering the overall price 30 percent in some cases and potentially expanding the pool of interested customers.

Brighthand Reviews Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition

Eugenia Loli 2004-06-03 Windows 4 Comments

The first Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003 is out, and Brighthand's Ed Hardy brings us his impressions of the new version of Microsoft's handheld operating system.

A First Look at Longhorn

Submitted by ALET Yann 2004-05-31 Windows 100 Comments

Microsoft released the second build of Windows Longhorn at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in early May. This latest build is much more stable than the one distributed at the Professional Developer Conference (PDC) in 2003, and includes more features as well. In this article, you will get walked through some of the features in the most recent build of Longhorn. Update: Here is another review with many screenshots.

Tablet OS Makes Progress

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-29 Windows 11 Comments

Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005—the first major upgrade to the Tablet PC operating system—provides enough enhancements to entice some new converts. The update also will tide over current fans and developers until the release of a "Longhorn" version for Tablet PCs—or whatever Microsoft has planned for the Tablet operating system on the company's long and often-winding product road map.

Microsoft Offers Glimpse of Windows Server 2003 R2

David Adams 2004-05-26 Windows 27 Comments

Microsoft Corp. gave a sneak preview yesterday of new functionality in Windows Server 2003 R2, an update to Windows Server that the vendor plans to ship next year.During a keynote presentation by Corporate Vice President Andy Lees at the Tech Ed conference in San Diego, Microsoft demonstrated an early version of R2, which hasn't yet reached the beta stage. More at Computerworld.

Visual Team Studio 2005 Videos and Info

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-26 Windows 19 Comments

.NET luminaries discuss themselves, their technology expertise, and whatever else comes to mind, this time about Visual Studio.

Microsoft Creating Windows for Supercomputers

Submitted by --_==Josh==_-- 2004-05-24 Windows 52 Comments

Microsoft has launched an effort to produce a version of Windows for high-performance computing, a move seen as a direct attack on a Linux stronghold.

Microsoft’s Joe Beda Replies to Questions

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-24 Windows 32 Comments

Given yesterday's exposure of the Microsoft PPT slides from WinHEC, Joe Beda takes the time to reply to some questions people had in the forums: he discusses about the importance of eye candy, Windows and 64bit, the Longhorn machine requirements and more.

Ballmer touts new developer tools

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-24 Windows 4 Comments

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced a few new developer tools but otherwise played a greatest-hits set before an audience of about 10,000 information technology professionals at the TechEd conference.

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 Platform SDK RC1

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-24 Windows 16 Comments

This is the Platform SDK for Windows XP Service Pack 2 Release Candidate 1. Developers can use this to build and test pre-release applications for Windows XP Service pack 2.

The Innovations of Longhorn’s Avalon Graphics Engine

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-23 Windows 114 Comments

Joe Beda writes that slides from the WinHEC sessions are posted up: Greg Schecter: Avalon Graphics Stack Overview , Joe Beda: Avalon Graphics - 2D, 3D, Imaging and Composition , Kerry Hammil: Graphics on the Windows Desktop , David Brown: Avalon Text . The slides were targeting hardware people. This was really about letting IHVs know what they can do to prepare for what is coming in Longhorn and Avalon.

Longhorn: Will Microsoft Keep the Door Open?

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-23 Windows 32 Comments

"I'm not sure what to think about Longhorn yet. On the one hand, it looks like it will potentially be a truly revolutionary new version of Windows that has all kinds of new potential built into it. On the other hand, it looks like it could be made into the most proprietary operating system ever. One in which only Microsoft can extend or do anything meaningful to it." Read the editorial by Stardock's Brad Wardell.

Tiling window manager for Microsoft Windows

Guest post by David Ross 2004-05-22 Windows 24 Comments

WindowSizer was just released, a tiling window manager for Microsoft Windows: It picks up where the Tile Windows command leaves off. Useful for viewing multiple application windows. Resizing one window resizes others to maintain a no gap, no overlap efficient workspace. Swap window positions in arrangement with drag and drop. Save common work arrangements to bring back when you like.

Windows 98SE emulated on Pocket PC

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-22 Windows 8 Comments

PocketGamer is carrying a story on the successful emulation of Windows 95 and Windows 98SE on the Pocket PC. This was made possible by a Pocket PC port of Bochs, an x86 emulator. Read more in the report over at Slashdot.

Interview with Microsoft’s Bob Muglia Regarding Longhorn

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-21 Windows 14 Comments

Muglia, a 16-year veteran of Microsoft, is tasked with building Longhorn Server, likely the most complex operating system ever designed. What's more, Muglia must keep a long train of updates and service packs for older versions of Windows rolling off the production line. He sat down with CNET News.com to talk about Longhorn, the evolving Linux threat and how Microsoft builds Windows.

Microsoft Aims To Make Windows PKI, RMS Certificates Interoperable

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-20 Windows 5 Comments

As Microsoft works to get the Windows client and server security packs out the door, it's also pushing the software's existing authentication and access control facilities--namely, public key infrastructure (PKI) and digital rights management services (RMS)--to get customers to batten down the hatches.

Information on Tablet PC 2005 OS

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-18 Windows 24 Comments

Peter Loforte, general manager of the Tablet PC team, shows us what is cool about the upcoming Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 software update (code-named "Lone Star.") This is a free update and will automatically come with the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2.

TweakHound’s Super XP Tweaking Guide, Version 5.0 Released

Submitted by Eric 2004-05-17 Windows 15 Comments

This guide is all about optimizing XP. Version 5.0 has more changes than any previous version. The changes include: Tweaking levels added,Bad Tweaks section, Page file section improved, Services section completely revamped, Additions and subtractions to every section.