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Announcements: the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program and Windows 7 Pricing

New from Brandon over at the Windows team blog on the Windows 7 upgrade program. Windows 7 is coming on October 22, 2009. For customers in certain markets, here’s an easy way to get it fast and save a bundle: Pre-order a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $49 or a Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $99 at this link on the MS Store site. (or visit the Store here today). That’s about half off the estimated retail prices.

Finally, as a way of saying thank you to our loyal Windows customers, we are excited to introduce a special time limited offer! We will offer people in select markets the opportunity to pre-order Windows 7 at a more than 50% discount. In the US, this will mean you can pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium for USD $49.99 or Windows 7 Professional for USD $99.99. You can take advantage of this special offer online via select retail partners such as Best Buy or Amazon, or the online Microsoft Store (in participating markets).

This program begins tomorrow in the U.S., Canada and Japan. The offer ends July 11th in the U.S. and Canada and on July 5th for Japan or while supplies last. Customers in the UK, France and Germany, can pre-order their copy of Windows 7 starting July 15th and will run until August 14th (or supplies last) to ensure folks don’t miss out on this. Act fast if you want to be the first in line to get Windows 7 at this screaming deal! Note: The special low pre-order price will vary per country.

For more information on this special pre-order offer, click here

Brandon sat down with Brad Brooks to talk about these announcements…


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Your questions: what do I like about Windows 7? Windows Easy Transfer for migrating your life to a new PC

A quick post during a break in the day, as I’ve been executing a clean install on my PC with Windows 7 Release Candidate OS, and that means transferring my settings and files.  Windows Easy Transfer simplifies the process.

As noted here on the Engineering 7 blog about the upgrade experience, I have great appreciation for the clean installation of the OS and how Windows Easy Transfer can expedite and simplify the process of getting your current Windows Vista PC ready for the general availability (aka "GA") of Windows 7 in October. (You may also be considering migrating your Windows XP computer to Windows 7: I briefly noted my experience in migrating my old Windows XP era Tablet PC in Even lower cost Netbooks- the case for a Revitalized Notebook.)

WET01I love the simplicity of Windows Easy Transfer: with it, you can migrate your personal user accounts, as well as all the associated application settings, documents in the user volume, IE broswer favourites and more. I also like that it not only provides a list of what was transferred to my new PC, but a list of the applications that I may need given what was transferred. 

As Brandon notes in his blog post, one of the new features in the latest version is Windows Easy Transfer Reports, where you can view a report after your migration that covers the items that were moved.

WET02I like that this post-migration report also includes links to the relevant software provider web sites, so I know where to get more information on an application. Seeing the list of commercial apps is a benefit, so I can quickly reference which installers I need to access and reinstall (either a disc or installed over the network). (Note to self: ask the planning team to see if we can note serial numbers or keys associated with these apps in future releases.) And as a number of the applications or widgets on my PCs are free of charge — like the Windows Live suite and Delicious tags — I appreciate the prompt with a URL on where to visit on the web to reinstall these applications.

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Brandon covered some of the improvements in WET in Windows 7.

TechNet articles covering scenarios to upgrade or migrate files and settings to Windows 7:

  • Upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7. This scenario provides steps to upgrade a computer that is currently running Windows Vista to Windows 7. You can also use these steps to upgrade to a more recent build of Windows 7.
  • Migrate files and settings to a new computer. This scenario provides steps to migrate files and settings from a computer running Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 to a new computer running Windows 7.
  • Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7. This scenario provides steps to upgrade a computer that is running Windows XP to Windows 7 by migrating files and settings to the new operating system.

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Preview: Windows 7 Application Compatibility Roundtable Springboard Series Discussion Highlights

New on the Springboard Series Blog, highlights from the latest Virtual Roundtable on Application Compatibility for Windows 7. I’m looking forward to having the full programme posted online.

          <a href="http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-US&amp;playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:7372d3d7-4c99-4561-9591-7fd338650d58&amp;showPlaylist=true&amp;from=msnvideo" target="_new" title="VRT Promo" rel="noopener noreferrer">Video: VRT Promo</a>

Missed it? Well, here is a promo video of some of the highlights. Watch for details later this week here on where to view the full program.

 

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Announcement: Microsoft Security Essentials Beta now available

The Windows Security Essentials beta is now available for download on a new Microsoft site dedicated to Security Essentials. Windows Security Essentials will replace Windows Live OneCare. The new software package will provide a basic level of antimalware and virus protection, defenses against worms, Trojan horses, rootkits and spyware.

What is Microsoft Security Essentials

You’re too busy to spend a lot of time worrying about protecting your PC. With Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, you get high-quality protection against viruses and spyware, including Trojans, worms and other malicious software. And best of all, there are no costs or annoying subscriptions to keep track of.

Security Essentials is easy to install and easy to use. Updates and upgrades are automatic, so there’s no need to worry about having the latest protection. It’s easy to tell if you’re protected – when the Security Essentials icon is green, your status is good. It’s as simple as that.

When you’re busy using your PC, you don’t want to be bothered by needless alerts. Security Essentials runs quietly in the background, only alerting you if there’s something you need to do. And it doesn’t use a lot of system resources, so it won’t get in the way of your work or fun.

This beta is available only to customers in the United States, Israel (English only), People’s Republic of China (Simplified Chinese only) and Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese only).Please visit the more information page to learn more about system requirements, our End User License Agreement and other important information.

To get the beta, just click here or visit the Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Home page to get to the appropriate page on Microsoft Connect. There you’ll answer a few questions and be able to download the Security Essentials beta.

 

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Of interest: Blog post on Windows 7 for Europe

Of interest, a new post on the Microsoft On The Issues blog from Dave Heiner, on Working to Fulfill our Legal Obligations in Europe for Windows 7…



“Earlier today CNET reported that Microsoft had sent a memo to computer manufacturers and retailers about our plans for Windows 7 in Europe.  We’re getting quite a few calls on this, so we thought it would be helpful to explain our plans.”


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