Spruced up 64-bit Windows beta ready
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Microsoft on Wednesday made available the latest builds of its 64-bit version of Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise, that each features a handful of new improvements including the Luna user interface, Windows Messenger, Windows Media Player, infrastructure support for Bluetooth, and the .Net Framework 1.1.
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Multiple Microsoft sources have confirmed that the first beta test editions of Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista were distributed to a select group of about 12,000 testers today. BetaNews learned these are indeed exclusive invitees, not merely a subset of the company's MSDN or TechNet subscriber base.
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Got Vista already? Make it your own with these five easy customization tweaks.
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Microsoft has announced the availability of Beta 2 of its SQL Server 2005 database, which will include support for AMD's 64-bit Opteron CPU and Intel's 64-bit Itanium chip.
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It's still considered beta, though, and doesn't include Sidebar or Gadget features found in the Windows version.
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Microsoft engineer shows off a new "MinWin" kernel that takes up a fraction of the space of the traditional OS.
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Microsoft have let the public use a beta of their tool for some months while testing continues. The last few days have seen a new release of the beta which seems to be getting closer to bringing back consistently sensible results.
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Forget about 'upgrading.' Blowing away everything on each machine and beginning from the ground up results in a faster, more stable install.
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Workshop Windows virus cleanup primer
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Some Windows advocates are using my post about Leopard as "proof" that Vista is really what you need. When I said Leopard feels like Windows, I meant that it locks up, disappears, freezes and crashes. That I have to trick it into doing the right thing. I wasn't paying Windows a compliment, geez, you guys need to learn how to read. And by the way so do some of the Mac advocates. I didn't say you're having no fun with Leopard. Glad you're pleased. I wish I could gloat at how great an upgrade it was, nothing would make me happier. And btw, since writing the piece yesterday, it's been performing pretty well on all four systems I have it installed on. Maybe getting all that out in the open is just what was needed. For the record, I've never used Vista, I don't want to, honestly I'd rather live in Bucharest than use Vista. Not today's Bucharest, which I hear is actually pretty nice, I'm talking about the Bucharest of Ceausescu. The one who taught Cheney and Bush all they know about torture.
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The new Windows operating system is worth the upgrade. Here's why.
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MinGW: A native Win32 port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), with freely distributable import libraries and header files for building native Windows applications; includes extensions to the MSVC runtime to support C99 functionality.   Test version 4.0 beta2 is now available for download, please read this first:      This version is fully compatible with v4.0 beta1.          As with 4.0 beta1, this version should correctly read virtuawin.cfg file of v3.2 and earlier releases but will generate a virtuawin.cfg file which will not be correctly read by these earlier versions.      Please backup your virtuawin.cfg file so you can roll back to an earlier release.      This version does not load your existing tricky.cfg, sticky.cfg, assignment.cfg or userlist.cfg as these files and concepts have been merged into one - Window Types stored in the new window.cfg file. You will need to recreate these configurations using the new Window Type setup dialog.  This version has:      * 1886979 Fixed flag problem which left windows being 'sticky'.     * 1887127 Automatically change window-list menu to compact.     * 1843056 WinList: Removed error dialog if taskbar not found.     * Also see change log for 4.0 beta1  See HISTORY.TXT for a full list of changes and our main support page (http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/support.php) for more information on test versions.
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You&#39;ve been patient. You&#39;ve done what Microsoft asked you to do. You&#39;re ready to download Service Pack 2 for Windows XP.
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Running 32-bit and 64-bit applications on the same system is a step closer to reality.
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A beta version is due this week, so developers can get started before the release in March.
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PC World: Businesses don&#39;t have to dump Windows to test drive free or low-price applications whose use may improve the bottom line.
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The latest beta release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is available to the general public as a free download. Microsoft decided to release the update publicly several weeks earlier than planned, easing Vista early adopters' year-long wait for enhancements to the desktop operating system.