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Windows 7 RC Bits Expire June 1, 2010

For those of you who jumped on the Beta and RC bandwagon because you were excited to put the new Operating System to the test, we thank you. Now that you’ve been running it for close to a year, its time to start thinking about moving to the release product. Do you have customers still using...

Posted to In The Know - Charles Van Heusen's Weblog (Weblog) by charlesv on Mon, Feb 1 2010
Windows XP SP2 & Windows Vista RTM End of Support Information

There are a number of Microsoft support lifecycle milestones on July 13 th 2010. We need to make sure customers are aware of the milestones and plan system and OS deployments to ensure that they maintain access to Microsoft support and updates. · Windows XP SP2 will no longer be the supported...

Posted to In The Know - Charles Van Heusen's Weblog (Weblog) by charlesv on Wed, Jan 20 2010
What you need to know about Microsoft Security Essentials

If you are wondering what Antivirus package you should purchase for your new Windows 7 , Vista, or XP PC or Laptop, look no further. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free download that will protect your 32 bit or 64 bit installations. While Security Essentials is a fairly new offering from Microsoft...

Posted to In The Know - Charles Van Heusen's Weblog (Weblog) by charlesv on Wed, Jan 20 2010
Windows 7 Dual Boot works without Hardware Assisted Virtualization (HAV)

I received a question about one of my old screen casts , and I thought I should share it, and the answer, with you: Rob, I have viewed you video on dual boot xp and win 7 beta. My question is will the same procedure work with xp and the newly released windows 7? I had my computer refurbished and to my...

Posted to Rob’s Ragg…. Tech Talk & Cool Toys for Grown up Boys & Girls (Weblog) by rwagg on Sun, Dec 6 2009
Windows 7 Location Aware Printing

Are you tired of trying to remember to change your default printer every time you go from work to home with your laptop? That’s where Windows 7 can come to the rescue with Location Aware Printing. This is a new feature that is enabled in the Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise versions...

Posted to In The Know - Charles Van Heusen's Weblog (Weblog) by charlesv on Tue, Oct 27 2009
Windows 7 hit the shelves yesterday…

Today is Day 2 of the Windows 7 era and personally, I’m glad it’s here. I’ve been running Windows 7 since the Beta release and I really enjoy the improvements it includes. Not only is it faster, but it’s also raised the bar on security again. If you used Windows Vista, do you remember...

Posted to Rob’s Ragg…. Tech Talk & Cool Toys for Grown up Boys & Girls (Weblog) by rwagg on Fri, Oct 23 2009
Windows 7 SKU Lineup – Understanding your options

In the graphic below, you’ll find a total of 6 different SKU’s listed for the new Windows 7 family. If you are wondering what makes sense for you, let me help you understand your choices. Let's start at the bottom and work our way up. The Windows 7 Starter SKU is designed for an...

Posted to In The Know - Charles Van Heusen's Weblog (Weblog) by charlesv on Thu, Oct 22 2009
Windows 7 is Here!!! Where do you begin??

If you’ve turned on the TV, opened a newspaper or magazine, you’ve likely heard about the new operating system, WIndows 7 that just released today. I woke up this morning to find Steve Ballmer on TV delivering live demonstrations of Windows 7 for Matt Lauer on the Today Show. As I made my...

Posted to In The Know - Charles Van Heusen's Weblog (Weblog) by charlesv on Thu, Oct 22 2009
Microsoft FY10 – Its going to an EXCITING YEAR!

As you can tell, its been a while since my last post. A lot has been going on over the last few months at Microsoft as we’ve transitioned into a new Fiscal year which I hope will be one of the most promising years in over a decade for the company and for you, our partners. Many wondered what...

Posted to In The Know - Charles Van Heusen's Weblog (Weblog) by charlesv on Tue, Sep 1 2009
It is Official Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 RTM’s (Released to Manufacturing)

Well after all the RTM rumors of the past weeks, it is official July 22nd, 2009 Windows 7 RTM’s; Check out the Windows 7 team blog post: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/default.aspx Along the same lines it is important to point out that Server 2008 R2 RTM’d as well: http://blogs.technet.com...

Posted to BVA (Weblog) by bryanvon on Wed, Jul 22 2009

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