Microsoft pulls Windows 7 download tool

Microsoft pulls Windows 7 download tool Microsoft has halted distribution of its Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool after questions were raised as to whether the software utility makes improper use of open-source code. The tool is designed to help owners of Windows XP-based Netbooks get Windows 7 onto their machines. (Credit: Microsoft) digg_url = 'http://digg.com/microsoft/Microsoft_pulls_Windows_7_download_tool'; Microsoft has halted distribution of a tool aimed at making it easier to put Windows 7 on Netbooks amid allegations that the utility makes improper use of open-source code. The software maker said on Tuesday that it has pulled...

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Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Beta as a Free Download

LAS VEGAS – Microsoft’s excitable CEO SteveBallmer showed off Windows 7 — the slick, fast, user-friendly successor to the much-maligned Windows Vista — and said it will be available as a public beta on Friday. Unveiled by an intense Ballmer during his keynote address on the eve of CES 2009, Windows 7 will offer better performance on underpowered machines such as netbooks, support for multitouch interfaces, and simplified home networking. Ballmer said that this would be the "best version of Windows ever" and pointed out features that implicitly acknowledged the problems with Windows Vista. "We are putting in all the right ingredients —...

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Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit Release Candidate 1 (RC)

Microsoft Windows 7 is the next release of the Windows client operating system, built on the secure foundation of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Performance, reliability, security, and compatibility are core tenets of this release as we collect your feedback to meet our engineering goals of making Windows 7 the best-performing and most stable Windows operating system to date. New innovations in the product are designed to augment your ability as an IT professional to better provision and manage increasingly mobile PCs, protect data, and improve both end-user and personal productivity. This is the 32-bit version of...

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