"Windows 2000 code was 5.0 and then we shipped Windows XP as 5.1, even though it was a major release we didn't' want to change code version numbers to maximize application compatibility."   ...   "That brings us to Windows Vista, which is 6.0. So we see Windows 7 as our next logical significant release and 7th in the family of Windows releases."   ...   "So we decided to ship the Windows 7 code as Windows 6.1 - which is what you will see in the actual version of the product in cmd.exe o

Clinic 5935 - Introducing Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008   This 2-hour online clinic provides IT Professionals experienced in Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 with the knowledge and skills to implement and manage Hyper-V in an IT environment.   Topics covered in the clinic include:   Features of Hyper-V Features of server consolidation Hyper-V implementation Creation of virtual machines Dynamic datacenters Clustering in virtual environments   Access it online at

Do you want a free hypervisor – Now you can download Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008.   Licensing Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008   Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 is a stand-alone product that will be available via the Microsoft Download Center free of charge. Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 does not require CALs for the product itself. CALs will be required for all Windows Server virtualized operating systems which are hosted on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 will

User Interface: Managing Windows windows   We’ve booted the machine, displayed stuff on the screen, launched programs, so next up we’re going to look at a pretty complex topic that sort of gets to the core role of the graphical user interface—managing windows. Dave Matthews is program manager on the core user experience team who will provide some of the data and insights that are going into engineering Windows 7. --Steven   The namesake of the Windows product line is the simple “window” –

download and install the Release Candidate for Openoffice 3   then download and install the plugin   that’s it now start OpenOffice Draw and edit or create PDF’s,   cool !   cheers anyweb

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The IE team at Microsoft has released the 2nd beta Internet Explorer 8. Contrary to the first beta, which was aimed at developers, this one one is aimed at normal people like you and me. The list of new features and changes is decent, all focused around three themes (marketing alert): "We focused our work around three themes: everyday browsing (the things that real people do all the time), safety (the term most people use for what we've called 'trustworthy' in previous posts), and the platform (

The Windows 7 craze is barely over, and yet the internet is already buzzing with the next big thing from Microsoft: a project called Midori. The SD Times claims to have seen internal Microsoft documents detailing what Midori actually is, and they say it's the clean-break from Windows many of us have been waiting for. The SD Times article is heavy on the details, and quite technical, but luckily Ars Technica provides a more accessible summary of what Microsoft has in store for Midori.   via osn