Archive for July, 2005

Microsoft to Begin Beta Testing “Windows Vista”

Sunday, July 31st, 2005

REDMOND, Wash., July 22, 2005

Today Microsoft Corp. announced the official name of its next-generation Windows® client operating system, formerly code-named “Longhorn”.

Beta 1, targeted at developers and IT professionals, will be available by August 3, 2005.

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Sunday, July 31st, 2005

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Microsoft Introduces New Piracy Checks

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

Microsoft has gone live with its blocking technology that will require people to validate their copies of Windows before being allowed download access to updates.

The novelly titled Genuine Advantage 1.0 program will check that anyone accessing Windows Update, Microsoft Update for Windows or the Microsoft Download Center has a genuine Windows operating system before allowing any downloads. Security updates will however be exempt from the ban. Read the article.