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Windows 7: RDP changes improve remote desktop performance

By anyweb,
The Remote Desktop Client in Windows 7 is equipped with new features and enhancements via Remote Desktop Protocol 7 (RDP). The most interesting enhancement is the support for Desktop Composition, full Aero glass effect.
Below are the features introduced in Windows 7 Remote Desktop Client
* Windows 7 Aero support
* Direct 2D & Direct 3D 10.1 application support
* True multi-monitor support
* RDP Core Performance Improvements
* Multimedia enhancements
Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 beta coming May 2009
By Tobie,
Just an FYI that the Configuration Manager Team blog posted an announcement concerning the Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 beta that’s scheduled for May 2009. Included are some of the new features so if you haven’t seen it you’ll want to check it out here.
Microsoft Still Vague on Possibility of Windows 7 Netbook SKU

By anyweb,
Will there be a specific windows 7 SKU tailor-made for netbooks, or not? Until recently, that seemed very likely, but as time went on, the answer to that question got muddy again. During the past few weeks, Microsoft has been very adamant to reiterate that all Windows 7 SKUs can run on netbooks, and that it will enable customers to upgrade to higher SKUs easily. Recent comment by Steve Ballmer, however, indicate that Microsoft is still thinking about a specific netbook edition.
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Microsoft Makes IE8 Optional in Windows 7

By anyweb,
Details are scarce at the moment, but testers familiar with the recently leaked Windows 7 build 7048 confirm that Internet Explorer 8 is now an optional component in Windows 7. This is most likely a direct consequence of the EU investigation into the bundling of IE. Still, a few questions remain.
more >> http://osnews.com/story/21079/Microsoft_Ma...al_in_Windows_7
Microsoft Details 36 Changes between Windows 7 Beta and RC

By anyweb,
Based on all the user feedback ignited by the Windows 7 beta, Microsoft has made a set of tweaks to the release candidate of Windows 7. The Engineering 7 weblog details 36 of those tweaks, in quite some detail actually. Let's take a look at some interesting ones.
The Aero Peek feature has been received quite positively, as it really can be quite useful when working with lots and lots of windows. It reminds me a lot of Expose - not in how it works, but in how useful it is. When I first heard
Windows 7 Testers Find 2,000 Bugs: Be Proud You Found One

By anyweb,
It's been nearly two months since the beta of Windows 7 was officially released to the general public, and some of us have been getting fidgety to know just what bugs have been reported and what will be fixed. Microsoft was biding its time, letting the information collect and nearly stagnate, when we finally got official word on some of the results of the testing process.
The reason it took so long, so says Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president for Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group
SP2 RC for Vista, Server 2008 Coming Next Week

By anyweb,
A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to Betanews this afternoon that the first release candidates (without numerals) for Service Pack 2 for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 will be released to the general public for testing next week. This after private testers with the MSDN and TechNet services receive their copies first.
more > http://osnews.com/story/21040/SP2_RC_for_V...oming_Next_Week
Windows 7 RC set for April 10, 2009

By anyweb,
There have been so many dates flying around concerning the upcoming Release Candidate for Windows 7, and it's beginning to become a daily subject in the blogosphere. Just when you thought that we were going to see a Windows 7 RC by the end of February, a trusted source within Microsoft has informed Neowin that the RC will not be ready by the end of February.
At this time, Windows 7 RC is internally being tested and the official release date is set for April 10, 2009. The Windows team is righ