News tagged with Windows (7 results)
5 Mistakes Microsoft made with Windows Vista
Windows Vista has kind of gotten a bum rap. Some of the rap is deserved -- Microsoft shipped it too early. But for the most part, the rap is carried on by vocal techies who just like to poop on things because they think criticizing things makes them appear more knowledgeable.
Talking to a techie ...
Three Ways To Access Linux Partitions (ext2/ext3) From Windows On Dual-Boot Systems
If you have a dual-boot Windows/Linux system, you probably know this problem: you can access files from your Windows installation while you are in Linux, but not the other way round. This tutorial shows three ways how you can access your Linux partitions (with ext2 or ext3 filesystem) from within Wi...
Windows Server 2008 Core Installation
Windows Server 2008 Core Installation
The typical server manager in the IT industry hails from the DOS era, and thus still sees the world without windows and colors. Consider that most of the procedures associated with server administration are controlled by the command console, and there is no...
Games for Windows Magazine Website
1Up and Microsoft Announce
that Games for Windows Magazine is going online only (thanks nin), ending a 27
year print run, mostly under the title Computer Gaming World. They express their
disappointment and link to related blogs by
Jeff
Green and
Simon
Cox, the later of which says this is...
Games for Windows Marketplace Coming, LIVE Gold Fees Going
Gamasutra
has word that Microsoft has announced plans to introduce a Games for Windows
marketplace similar to the Xbox LIVE marketplace. They also announce plans to
offer a less console-centric Games for Windows LIVE service and confirm that
they will be dropping the premium subscription fee...
Games for Windows LIVE Gold Refunds
Ars Technica's story on Games for Windows LIVE going free (thanks Mike Martinez) has
good news for gamers who may be ticked off they ponied up for the Gold
subscription fee that is being eliminated, as MS's Kevin Unangst tells them
early adopters will be getting refunds:But that's not all. T...
Auto Game Patching in Windows 7
ThinkNext has previews of
all sorts of features in Windows 7, one of which is the ability to scan for
automatic updates for installed games, apparently in the vein of the automatic
online updates for Windows and Office. They show a setup screen where Windows
offers the option of scanning for...
