Atgram Systems Blog » windows http://www.atgramsystems.com/blog excellence in technical services Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:49:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ en hourly 1 Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Released http://www.atgramsystems.com/blog/2011/04/01/windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1-released/ http://www.atgramsystems.com/blog/2011/04/01/windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1-released/#comments Fri 1 April at 10:00 +0000 Atgram Systems http://www.atgramsystems.com/blog/?p=64 Microsoft have released Service Pack 1 for their latest popular consumer Operating System (OS), Windows 7.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level. It also provides ongoing improvements to the Windows Operating System, by including previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms based on customer and partner feedback. This enables organizations to deploy a single set of updates.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 will help you:

  • Keep your PCs supported and up-to-date
  • Get ongoing updates to the Windows 7 platform
  • Easily deploy cumulative updates at a single time
  • Meet your users’ demands for greater business mobility
  • Provide a comprehensive set of virtualisation innovations
  • Provide an easier Service Pack deployment model for better IT efficiency

Read more about the Service Pack and download it directly from the Microsoft website.

]]> http://www.atgramsystems.com/blog/2011/04/01/windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1-released/feed/ 0 Pre-ordering of Windows 7 E Starting Today http://www.atgramsystems.com/blog/2009/07/15/pre-ordering-of-windows-7-e-starting-today/ http://www.atgramsystems.com/blog/2009/07/15/pre-ordering-of-windows-7-e-starting-today/#comments Wed 15 July at 10:00 +0000 Imtiaz Chowdhury http://www.atgramsystems.com/blog/?p=57 Microsoft Windows 7 Packaging

Microsoft Windows 7 Packaging

Will you be buying Windows 7 when it is released on 22 October 2009? If so, you are better pre-ordering a copy of it, between today and 9 August. But hurry, stock is limited – sold on a first come first serve basis, and they’re selling out fast!

Windows 7 Home Premium E is available to pre-order for £50 and Windows 7 Professional E for £100. Some sellers have reduced the prices slightly, Amazon.co.uk charging £44.97 and £89.97 respectively.

The “E” versions for the UK ship without Internet Explorer, so you will have to install your own choice of browser after installing Windows, and you won’t be able to upgrade directly from a previous version of Windows. Atgram Systems recommends choosing Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

See Microsoft’s pre-order offer

]]> http://www.atgramsystems.com/blog/2009/07/15/pre-ordering-of-windows-7-e-starting-today/feed/ 0 Official Pricing For Microsoft Windows 7 http://www.atgramsystems.com/blog/2009/06/26/official-pricing-for-microsoft-windows-7/ http://www.atgramsystems.com/blog/2009/06/26/official-pricing-for-microsoft-windows-7/#comments Fri 26 June at 08:00 +0000 Imtiaz Chowdhury http://www.atgramsystems.com/blog/?p=39 Microsoft Windows 7 Packaging

Microsoft Windows 7 Packaging

Microsoft has just published the pricing for Windows 7. You can upgrade from Windows XP or Vista, or buy the full retail version. Here are the prices:

Windows 7 Home Premium: $119.99 UPGRADE or $199.99 FULL VERSION
Windows 7 Professional: $199.99 UPGRADE or $299.99 FULL VERSION
Windows 7 Ultimate: $219.99 UPGRADE or $319.99 FULL VERSION

However, you can pre-order Windows 7 for just $49.99 or $99.99 for Home Premium or Professional, respectively.

In Europe, we’re a little less lucky. Here are our local prices:

Windows 7 Home Premium: £80
Windows 7 Professional: £190
Windows 7 Ultimate: £200

For us, the “upgrades” are actually the same as the full retail versions. However, these prices are only until 1 January 2010, and after that, they will be bumped up to cost:

Windows 7 Home Premium: £150
Windows 7 Professional: £220
Windows 7 Ultimate: £230

Luckily though, we too can pre-order our copies of Windows 7 from 15 July 2009 for £49 for Windows 7 Home Premium E and £99 for Windows 7 Professional E. The “E” stands for “no Internet Explorer”, as requested by EU regulators.

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Microsoft Windows 7 Packaging

Microsoft is doing everything to push the new Windows 7 far beyond Windows Vista ever made it. Today they’ve unveiled the packaging Windows 7 will ship in. They’ve apparently increased the economic value by 50%, by ensuring that the packaging is 37% lighter than that of Vista, and it includes just the disc, the plastic box, a cover sleeve, and a basic Getting Started Guide.

View the Ars Technica article with a photo of inside the packaging.

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