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Windows Hardware Error Architecture ACPI Table Specification
White Papers This specification contains details of four Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) tables created for use with the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) feature introduced in the Windows Server 2008 operating system.
[September 16, 2009, 1:22]
TechNet Webcast: Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 (Level 200)
White Papers The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment version 2.0 deployment tool enables one to determine in a matter of hours whether the computers on the network are ready for the Windows Vista operating system. The presenter of this webcast demonstrates how...
[August 28, 2007, 1:00]
TechNet Webcast: Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 Solution Accelerator Debuts (Level 200)
White Papers This webcast introduces Windows Vista Hardware Assessment version 2.0, an automated software tool that helps eliminate the need for IT staff to perform a manual inventory. With detailed information of each computer on the network, Windows Vista...
[August 28, 2007, 1:00]
Setup and troubleshoot Windows XP hardware components and device drivers
White Papers This sample chapter, taken from Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Windows XP Operating System Exam Cram 2 (Exam 70-271), discusses how manage and troubleshoot hardware devices and drivers. This sample chapter, taken from Supporting Users and...
[May 25, 2006, 3:17]
Is Windows 7 better than Vista on (Slightly) Older Hardware?
Blog Why is a year-and-a-half-old Linux based distro RUNNING FROM CD better than the shiny new Windows 7 installation with regards to hardware support? Well, in terms of performance on this particular hardware, Windows 7 is just the same as Vista.
[October 28, 2009, 8:12]
Is Windows 7 better than Vista on (Slightly) Older Hardware?
Blog Comment Windows Mail, Movie Maker and Photo Gallery. Win7 is Vista re-deux. Supposedly a new and streamlined OS, not really. Win7 is missing some "features" from Vista eg. While the debate whether or not these were "features" is academic they are missing.
[October 27, 2009, 18:24]
TechNet Webcast: Maximize New Server Hardware Potential With Windows Server 2003 Enterprise X64 Edition (Level 200)
White Papers Now that many of the new x86 servers are 64-bit capable, and Windows Server 2003 x64 editions have been on the market for two years, it might be time to take full advantage of x64 technology. The attendee of this webcast will learn about the...
[August 28, 2007, 1:00]
Upgrading to Windows Vista: Is Your Hardware Ready? - Are You?
White Papers There are five choices of the Windows Vista operating system. Four retail versions either preload on a new PC purchase or one purchased separately; they are: Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, and Windows...
[January 23, 2008, 10:31]
Windows XP Hacks: Uncover Hidden Hardware With the Device Manager
White Papers One of the strangest hardware problems one will encounter in XP are hidden and ghosted hardware devices that are invisible to one but that can cause system conflicts. Most newer devices are Plug and Play, so one will most likely encounter this...
[October 10, 2007, 1:00]
Check RAM when a Windows install fails
News And in my experience, a hard drive issue, Windows hardware compatibility problem, licensing crisis, or a corrupt installation file is usually the culprit. But I recently encountered an installation error that illustrates how a seemingly unrelated...
[February 5, 2003, 11:53]
Ballmer: Make computing easier
News During his opening keynote, which kicked off this year's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft President Steve Ballmer entreated hardware developers to renew their vision of the way computing devices should look and act...
[April 8, 1999, 9:33]
Windows 7 heads to netbooks as well as PCs
News 'Choice' was the watchword in the Windows 7 discussion on Wednesday at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, as Microsoft aimed to highlight what it sees as its chief advantage over rival Apple.
[November 6, 2008, 14:55]
Microsoft takes Web services to the home
News At its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Seattle, Microsoft will announce a specification, software development kit and partner support for new technology that links consumer-electronics devices to Windows.
[May 4, 2004, 14:40]
Microsoft admits targeting Wine users
Talkback If I am running Windows under a virtual machine (Virtual PC or VMWare) I am not running on the minimum hardware required, it is running on emulated not real hardware. Most software also states what the minimum hardware requirements are.
[February 25, 2005, 19:37]
Gartner: Ignore Vista until 2008
Talkback Windows does not support most of the hardware . Most of the hardware supports windows. Anyone who brags about how great macs are, while completely ignoring the fact that Mac is an overpriced system runing a hand picked set of software on a hand...
[November 12, 2005, 1:09]
Via demonstrates Tablet PC
News Semiconductor maker Via Technologies is demonstrating a working prototype of its Tablet PC reference design this week at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Taipei, Taiwan, as it continues to push into the growing market for...
[May 8, 2002, 17:31]
Longhorn's needs set for revelation
News Microsoft said it will unveil the hardware requirements needed to run Longhorn -- the next version of Windows -- at developer conference in May. In an email, the software maker said it will outline the required specifications for computers to run...
[February 19, 2004, 7:20]
Desktop Linux wins plaudits for stability
Talkback "But since we're talking GUI, XWindows (unlike Windows) allows apps to access hardware directly" X Windows does not allow ANY direct access to video hardware. But this is a far cry from providing "direct access" to hardware.
[March 11, 2005, 17:25]
Microsoft to spell out Vista's needs
News After months of providing only basic guidance about the kind of PC hardware needed to run Windows Vista, Microsoft is ready to get a bit more specific. The company also hosts its annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) for hardware...
[May 18, 2006, 8:45]
Gates announces 40 million Vista sales
News Microsoft has sold nearly 40 million copies of Windows Vista so far, Bill Gates told a crowd of hardware developers on Tuesday. That's more than the total install base of Windows' largest competitors, Gates quipped, as he began his keynote at the...
[May 16, 2007, 10:31]
