Articles on Windows 7 Release Candidate

Pirated Windows 7 PCs build botnet - May 18, 2009

Crave A pirated version of Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) infected with a Trojan horse has created a botnet with tens of thousands of bots under its control, according to researchers at ... Read story »

Office 2010 test version leaks onto Web - May 19, 2009

Crave Public testing of Microsoft's Office 2010 suite wasn't supposed to start until July, but a leak on Friday of the software onto torrent sites has sped up that process. I first ... Read story »

Windows 7 RC1 is finally available for public download - May 5, 2009

Blogs The much-awaited Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 (Win7RC1) was finally released for public download much earlier than expected (by a few hours, though). It was slated for download to public and ... Read story »

Windows 7 release candidate due in April - Feb 24, 2009

Crave According to an internal leak aimed towards Windows blog Neowin, the first (and potentially only) Windows 7 release candidate will hit beta testers on April 10. A release candidate is a ... Read story »

Windows 7 RC download countdown - Aug 19, 2009

Crave While Microsoft's Windows 7 will go on sale in just about two months, there is still a little time to get a free copy of the operating system. Well, at least ... Read story »

Microsoft confirms Windows 7 coming this year - May 12, 2009

Crave Microsoft confirmed that it is planning to release Windows 7 this year, in time for the holiday shopping season. "We are tracking well to a Windows 7 holiday," Microsoft Senior Vice ... Read story »

Microsoft sets dates for Windows 7 release candidate - Apr 27, 2009

Crave Microsoft said on Friday that it will distribute the near-final "release candidate" version of Windows 7 beginning next week. Subscribers to Microsoft's MSDN and TechNet developer programs will get the code ... Read story »

VirtualBox: Windows 7 on your Mac for free - May 19, 2009

Features We can't advise every Intel Mac user to do this, but if you're an experienced computer user, this method for getting the Windows 7 Release Candidate on your Mac is pretty simple.  Read story »

Get longer uptimes with Windows 7 - Sep 2, 2009

Crave Ruston Panabaker, Microsoft's principal program manager of strategic silicon partnering, shows how later builds of Windows 7 were able to let the processor enter low-power states for longer periods of time, ... Read story »

Windows 7: Internet browser compulsory - Aug 3, 2009

Crave Microsoft's proposed "ballot screen" that would let users in Europe choose which browser they want on their PC. It looks like there won't be a browserless version of Windows 7, ... Read story »

The long upgrade path for Windows 7 testers - Jul 7, 2009

Crave Going from Windows Vista to Windows 7 is relatively straightforward. So one might think that moving from a pre-release version of Windows 7 to the final version would also be simple. ... Read story »

Coming soon: Windows 7 upgrade program - Jun 25, 2009

Crave A posting indicates those interested in the Windows 7 upgrade program should check back on Friday. If you are thinking of buying a Windows Vista PC in the next day ... Read story »

Microsoft is making it easier to open Windows 7 - Jun 25, 2009

Crave Microsoft aims to make Windows 7 easier to use, even when it comes to getting the disc out of the box. One of the many criticisms of Windows Vista was ... Read story »

Windows 7 on a thumbdrive for Netbooks - Jun 29, 2009

Crave Microsoft has shown Windows 7 running on Netbooks ever since it introduced the operating system last fall. However, helping consumers get it on their notebooks has proven more tricky. Microsoft ... Read story »

Are touch gestures in Windows 7 overrated? - Jul 2, 2009

Crave N-trig's dual-mode digitizer allows for both pen and touch input and is used in laptops from HP and Dell. There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft ... Read story »

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