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| May 20, 2008 | MS blocks HP's AMDs from SP3 update for XP (I love acronyms) | Since HP can’t seem to make the SP3 patch for XP work with its AMD procs, Microsoft has blocked these computers from getting the free update from Windows Update.
The bug affected AMD-based computers that were getting updates for Intel-based... |
| Feb 25, 2008 | IE8 beta 1 coming to testers soon, to public afterwards | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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Microsoft has sent an e-mail to a select number of its previous beta testers regarding the upcoming release of IE8 beta 1
We ar... |
| Nov 19, 2007 | Microsoft working on some sort of new product | Something cryptic is going on. Apparently Microsoft is gearing up for a $300 million "creative consumer assignment" for a "brand new product." McCann Erickson, Microsoft’s current ad agency of choice, is allegedly pitchi... |
| Aug 22, 2007 | Windows Home Server Starts Shipping September 15th? | Hewlett Packard’s MediaSmart Home Server, pictured here, made a brief blip on the internet radar recently when it showed up and quickly disappeared from various online stores (it’s still up on Amazon, however).
It’ll apparently be available... |
| Jan 30, 2007 | Microsoft releases six updates for Windows Vista | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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Microsoft released its first batch of Windows Vista updates today along with two Ultimate Extras. In total, six updates to Vist... |
| Jan 13, 2007 | Is Internet Explorer 8 in the works? | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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Who needs Internet Explorer 7 when you can just wait for Internet Explorer 8? According to ActiveWin, Microsoft has already bee... |
| Dec 3, 2006 | Microsoft looks to testers for help with next Windows release | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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A beta tester's work is never complete, at least not in the world of Windows. Last week, the long awaited launch of Windows Vis... |
| Sep 13, 2006 | A closer look at Microsoft’s Volume Activation program for Vista | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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With the release of Windows Vista and Longhorn Server coming relatively soon, Microsoft is looking to try a new form of product... |
| May 15, 2006 | Vista bug hunt: Microsoft internal challenge offered cash to bug hunters | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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How did you spend your weekend? Relaxing, perhaps? Mowing the lawn? Sleeping in instead of going to church? Sleeping in while g... |
| Mar 27, 2006 | Windows Vista build 5342 released | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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Even with all the Windows Vista delay hoopa-la, Microsoft has taken the time to grace its Technology Adoption Testers (TAP) wit... |
| Mar 10, 2006 | Office 2007 shows up with bells and whistles on | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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Microsoft is getting set to release an update to its Office 2007 Beta product next week. The company is calling this update a &... |
| Feb 27, 2006 | Microsoft: Office 12 Beta 1 review | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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ActiveWin has a nice review of Microsoft’s Office 12 Beta 1 with a great collection of screenshots. The article covers the crux... |
| Feb 24, 2006 | Feature complete Windows Vista CTP released | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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Vista testers get your guns ready: Vista Community Technology Preview (CTP) Build 5308 is out and ready to go. Yesterday, Micro... |
| Feb 24, 2006 | Office 2007 Beta 1 and February Vista CTP agree to disagree | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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Betas never work right! Isn't it about time that we start getting betas that don't crash? Seriously. Anyway, reports have emerg... |
| Jan 25, 2006 | New Internet Explorer 7 build escapes from Redmond | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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As if you couldn't have guessed, the new build of Internet Explorer, number 5299 for those of you who are counting, has been le... |
| May 9, 2005 | More Xbox 360 pictures | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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More photos of the xbox 360 have been released on the internet by ActiveXbox.com. We first posted about the xbox 360 appearance... |
| May 9, 2005 | Yet Another XBox360 Story: Specs leaked to internet | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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ActiveWin.com is reporting leaked specs for the XBox360. They are as follow:
2 types of Xbox Live:
Xbox Live Silver (no subscri... |
| Jul 12, 2000 | New MSN Next Week | ActiveWin is reporting that a new version of MSN Mars may arrive on July 18th, the same day as the expected release of a new version of Windows Media Player 7. Keep checking back with BetaNews and ActiveWin later today for more information ... |
| Jul 10, 2000 | What is Windows Me Really Like? | ActiveWin has posted an extensive review of the upcoming new operating system from Microsoft, Windows Me. A slew of reviews have been written on the subject, and ActiveWin has not fallen short, detailing the finer points of the system and t... |
| Jul 1, 2000 | IE 5.5 Nears Final Public Release | It looks like Microsoft is much closer to releasing the long awaited new version of their Web browser, Internet Explorer. The Internet Explorer 5.5 .dat files, which guide the Active Setup program, have finally been updated. Instead of disp... |
| May 25, 2000 | Download MSN Preview 1 | Microsoft has released a preview version of their latest efforts to keep up with AOL in the all-in-one Internet Service Provider/Content provider race. This preview, mentioned on BetaNews earlier this week, will offer Microsoft's "inte... |
| Mar 21, 2000 | Whistler Hits the Web | An internal build of Microsoft's future operating system, set to combine consumer and business versions into a product currently codenamed Whistler Windows 2001, has leaked out onto the Internet. Build number 2211.1 was posted onto various ... |
| Feb 24, 2000 | Microsoft Develops Mars...MSN Mars | Microsoft has begun development on next-generation Internet software, code-named 'Mars', for its MSN online service. Secretly in the works for months, Microsoft refused to acknowledge the existence of Mars until ZDNet's John C. Dvorak annou... |
| Jan 29, 2000 | ActiveWindows Forced To Alter Site By Microsoft | Established software news site ActiveWindows has been forced to change its name to ActiveWin after attorneys for Microsoft Corp. contacted the site and forced them to remove all Microsoft trademarks from the site. ActiveWin had been named A... |