May 1st 2009
Windows Weekly 105
Paul's Itties
Windows 7 Release Candidate, Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC, Windows Vista and Server 2008 Service Packs, Zune Rumors, and more.
Windows 7 Release Candidate, Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC, Windows Vista and Server 2008 Service Packs, Zune Rumors, and more.
- Windows 7 Release Candidate is out, available on MSDN and TechNet.
- Windows 7 will feature a Windows XP mode, allowing XP apps to run seamlessly side by side with Windows 7 apps with near 100 percent compatibility.
- Windows Vista and Server 2008 Service Packs 2 are also complete.
- Office 2007 Service Pack 2 is complete and out now.
Software Picks of the Week: Panda Cloud Antivirus, a free antivirus solution, and Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 which is now available for download.
Audible picks of the week: Along Came a Spider, Unabridged, By James Patterson, Narrated by Charles Turner. For a free credit toward the audiobook of your choice, visit Audible.com/windows.
Software tip of the week: You can install and run Windows XP applications in Windows 7, for example Internet Explorer 6, using this technique.
Check out Paul's blog at the SuperSite for Windows for more information.
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