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windowsteamblog.com - 4/29/2009

Windows Vista SP2 RTM + Windows Vista SP1 Blocker Tool Removed

— windowsteamblog.com — Today we are announcing the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista... and Windows Server 2008. SP2 represents the latest step in Microsoft’s commitment to continuous improvement. It includes all updates that have been ... (more) Windows Vista SP2 RTM + Windows Vista SP1 Blocker Tool ...

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bit-tech.net - 4/27/2009

Windows XP embedded into Windows 7

— bit-tech.net — Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will feature a virtualised Windows XP environment - based on Virtual... PC technologies - for backwards compatibility. (more) Windows XP embedded into Windows 7

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Windows 7

Windows XP

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Intel GN40 netbooks held back by Windows XP
DriverHeaven.net — ... One of the main selling points of Intel's Atom N280 processor and GN40 chipset bundle for netbooks is enhanced 3D graphics performance and hardware video decoding, but some of these new features make use of DirectX 10 and DXVA 2.0 (DirectX Video Acceleration 2.0) APIs which require Windows Vista or later. Of course most netbooks are still shipping with Windows XP. ____________ Source: Digitimes ...

Intel GN40 based netbooks held back by Windows XP
DV Hardware — ... DigiTimes reports one of the selling points of the Intel Atom N280 and GN40 chipset bundle is the enhanced 3D graphics performance and hardware video decoding, but unfortunately these features aren't available Windows XP. To use DirectX 10 and DirectX Video Acceleration 2.0 you need Windows Vista, and there are very few netbooks that use that operating system. ...