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Windows Vista rocks Austin at SXSW

March 19th, 2007 | Category: Vista

I wanted to share a great email I just received from my colleague Greg Amrofell, Windows Vista Sr. Product Manager for consumer mobility. Greg and a few others are down in Austin this week taking part in the festivities surrounding the giant music/film/interactive media festival, South by Southwest:

It has been a great week in Austin with […]

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Windows Vista EULA Modified for Windows Anytime Upgrades

March 19th, 2007 | Category: Vista

We’re making a small but significant modification to the Windows Vista End-User License Agreement (EULA) for Windows Anytime Upgrade. Customers who purchase a retail copy of Windows Vista and then upgrade to another version of Windows Vista using Windows Anytime Upgrade will be affected by this modification, while all other WAU licensing terms remain unchanged.
Now, those […]

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Windows DreamScene Content Pack Released

March 19th, 2007 | Category: Vista

Recognizing Windows Vista Ultimate users’ interest in Windows DreamScene, the Ultimate Team has announced the release to Windows Update of the Windows DreamScene Content Pack. These 4 videos are available with the new Windows DreamScene Content Pack:
A field of thistle with a bee gathering pollen
Rushing water in a forest stream
A streetlamp reflected in a puddle, with […]

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Installation Resources for Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit Systems

March 19th, 2007 | Category: Vista

Our Support Team has put out two useful Knowledge Base (KB) articles to relay information on upgrading and/or installing Windows Vista from Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
KB 932616: Installation choices for consumer versions of Windows Vista (32-bit only)
KB 932795: Installation choices for 64-bit consumer versions of Windows Vista
If you have questions on the Windows Vista […]

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