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Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable on June 18th
04 June 09 10:28 AM | Stephen L Rose | 0 Comments   
  Windows 7 Application Compatibility: Your Questions Answered (Part 1) Date: Thursday, June 18 Time: 11:00am Pacific Time https://ms.istreamplanet.com/springboard Windows 7, is approaching fast and from the application standpoint is very similar Read More...
Are Your PCs Ready For Windows 7?
02 June 09 01:42 PM | Stephen L Rose | 1 Comments   
When planning for migration to Windows 7, specific knowledge about each computer on the network and its readiness for migration is essential. Manually conducting a detailed network inventory is time consuming and costly; and existing assessment management Read More...
Windows 7 Beta Expiration Correction
26 May 09 08:49 AM | Stephen L Rose | 1 Comments   
Over the weekend, some of you may have received an email from us reminding you that “the Windows 7 Beta expires on August 1st, 2009. In that email, we ask that if you are still on the Windows 7 Beta that you should consider moving to a “non-expired” copy Read More...
Windows 7 Release Candidate Available for Immediate Download
05 May 09 06:30 AM | Stephen L Rose | 2 Comments   
We are pleased to announce that Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is available for immediate download to the general public here . Windows 7 Ultimate is the Release Candidate edition; it is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions in English, French, Japanese, Read More...
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Windows 7 RC is available for TechNet and MSDN subscribers to download
30 April 09 08:00 AM | Stephen L Rose | 2 Comments   
We are pleased to announce that the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is available for immediate download to our TechNet and MSDN subscribers. If you’re not a TechNet Plus subscriber, please click here to learn about the benefits of becoming one. Windows Read More...
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Plan Ahead for Windows 7 Beta and RC Expiration Dates
30 April 09 07:38 AM | Celine Allee | 15 Comments   
Attention Windows 7 Beta and Release Candidate (RC) testers! To avoid interruption, you’ll need to start planning now to rebuild your test machines using a valid version of Windows before the software expires. Windows will notify you that the expiration Read More...
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Windows 7 Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5: Interview with Jeremy Chapman
03 April 09 01:15 PM | Celine Allee | 4 Comments   
Hello again from Redmond. Let’s talk compatibility – a big component of any operating system deployment project is knowing what applications, hardware and devices your users have and whether they will work on the new OS. With Windows 7 approaching fast, Read More...
Windows 7 Virtual Roundtable Q&A: Part Two
01 April 09 07:28 AM | Celine Allee | 2 Comments   
As noted in our previous post , our recent Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable— Windows 7: To the Beta and Beyond —with Mark Russinovich resulted in numerous viewer-generated questions on the Windows 7 Beta release that the panel was unable to address, Read More...
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Windows 7 Virtual Roundtable Q&A: Part One
09 March 09 08:49 AM | Celine Allee | 12 Comments   
In our recent Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable— Windows 7: To the Beta and Beyond —with Mark Russinovich, we fielded numerous questions on the Windows 7 Beta release that the panel was unable to address, given time limitations. As promised, we have Read More...
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Windows 7 Beta Update Tests Begin February 24, 2009
23 February 09 05:13 PM | Celine Allee | 1 Comments   
As part of the regular beta testing cycle, the Windows 7 Engineering team will be releasing “test updates” to Windows Update. Users of beta build 7000 will receive notification of the “test update,” but it will not install automatically. While these test Read More...
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Windows 7 Deployment Tools Interview with Jeremy Chapman, Part 2
10 February 09 09:50 AM | Celine Allee | 2 Comments   
Before we dive into part two of our interview with Jeremy Chapman, Windows Senior Product Manager, on new image management and deployment technologies in Windows 7, we want to remind you to join Mark Russinovich for a Virtual Roundtable discussion on Read More...
Windows 7 Beta Program Updates
06 February 09 01:33 PM | Celine Allee | 1 Comments   
Response to the beta has been fantastic, and we now have more than enough customers enrolled in the Beta to provide the feedback that Engineering needs to finish the product. Because interest in the beta is so high, we have decided to extend availability Read More...
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Got questions for our Windows 7 Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable? Here’s your chance.
06 February 09 10:59 AM | Celine Allee | 2 Comments   
I wanted to take a moment to offer our blog readers a direct invitation to submit questions for our upcoming Virtual Roundtable Windows 7: To the Beta and Beyond , airing live February 12, 2009 at 11:00am Pacific Standard time. The panel will be answering Read More...
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Windows 7 Deployment Tools Interview with Jeremy Chapman, Part 1
03 February 09 10:44 AM | Celine Allee | 3 Comments   
We see the Springboard Series blog as a place to communicate important information and updates for desktop and laptop-focused IT professionals—what you need to know to effectively perform your job. Now on to a discussion on Windows 7, and what you’ll Read More...
New deployment tools available for Windows 7 Beta!
22 January 09 05:00 PM | Celine Allee | 1 Comments   
We know many of you have downloaded the Windows 7 Beta (enough to overwhelm our servers!), and are likely putting the new operating system through its paces. Now that you’ve had a chance to explore the new UI and some of the advanced end-user features, Read More...
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