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Where’s the extra driver info on Windows Update?

During the beta cycle for Windows 7, I noticed an interesting detail in Windows Update. If you’re offered a new driver file via Windows Update (or if you’re looking at the history of previously installed updates), there’s a link that offers to provide ...

From ED BOTT, Ed Bott's Windows Expertise,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

Office 2010 Beta now available

I’ve been running Office 2010 for several months for daily use and have been very impressed. If you’re comfortable with beta software and understand the risks, I recommend giving it a try. But please, please don’t try this on a mission-critical ...

From ED BOTT, Ed Bott's Windows Expertise,  18 Nov 2009

Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask Microsoft

If Microsoft expects its customers to take license agreements seriously, it has a responsibility to communicate the terms of those agreements to its customers clearly and unambiguously. As I noted earlier this month, Microsoft does a generally poor job ...

From ED BOTT, ZDNet,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Google Inc.

Your top Windows 7 questions, answered

I get mail. Whoa, do I get mail. Since Windows 7 launched on October 22, my e-mail inbox has been deluged with questions, comments, and pleas for help. I can’t possibly reply to them all personally, so I thought I would answer some of the most ...

From ED BOTT, ZDNet,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

Why I'm letting someone else run my Exchange 2010 server

Microsoft officially released Exchange Server 2010 today. As an MSDN and TechNet subscriber, I could go download the code for free and install it on my in-house Windows Server 2008 R2 box. But I have no plans to download those bits or install ...

From ED BOTT, ZDNet,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Google Inc.

Windows 7 information for IT pros

IT Expert Voice is a resource for IT professionals who are concerned primarily with making technology work in their organizations, and in particular with deploying Windows 7 in a sane and trouble-free manner. The site, which is sponsored by Dell, aims ...

From ED BOTT, Ed Bott's Windows Expertise,  9 Nov 2009

New CableCARD tools loosen the grip of DRM

I have two completely separate Windows 7 systems here that use ATI cable tuners. One system has a single tuner, the other has two tuners. In addition, each system has one or more over-the-air (OTA) and/or analog cable tuners. As of last night, I have ...

From ED BOTT, Ed Bott's Windows Expertise,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Letterman,  MSNBC,  C-SPAN,  HBO

At last, the CableCARD tuner has been liberated

Mike Garcen at Missing Remote just noticed that the long-awaited ATI CableCARD tuner update is finally available. I have two CableCARD-tuner-equipped systems here, one of which checked Windows Update this morning at 10:27 and found nothing. But when I ...

From ED BOTT, Ed Bott's Windows Expertise,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Comcast

Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap (or even free)

If you’ve read any reviews of Windows 7, you’ve seen references to its price list, which ranges from $120 for a Home Premium upgrade to $320 for a fully licensed copy of Windows 7 Ultimate. Well, guess what? You don’t have to pay that much. Most people ...

From ED BOTT, ZDNet,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

Got any Windows 7 questions for HP?

HP is doing something pretty smart this week, hosting a round-the-clock “Windows 7 Experts Day” on Thursday, November 5th, It starts at 12:01 am Eastern time and runs for 24 hours sraight.  The responders reportedly include more than 70 Windows 7 ...

From ED BOTT, Ed Bott's Windows Expertise,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Symantec

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