This document provides information regarding features that differ in functionality from Windows XP SP2. It is important to note that this document uses the Windows XP SP2 feature set as the baseline for comparison with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Features not documented here are at parity with Windows XP SP2 and function the same way.
Windows Media Player 9 or 10 FIX: MPEG4 videos
In Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 or 10, you may experience a color smearing or bleeding effect when you play some MPEG4 videos. This behavior often occurs when the video contains fast-moving scenes of varying colors.
Update for Windows XP (KB893357)
This update to Windows XP provides support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), which is the latest standards-based wireless security solution derived from the IEEE 802.11i standard. It also contains Wireless Provisioning Services (WPS) Information Element support, which enables improvements in wireless network discoverability.
MSN Messenger 7.0.0813
Given the leak of the QFE Patch today, which officially upgrades MSN Messenger 7.0.0777 to 7.0.0813, a reasonable number of users will have updated to that version by now. Especially for them, Rolando has worked very hard to release a new Mess Patch. But others might even want to consider updating to the new build, just to try the multitude of new options that come with this Mess Patch! ;-) If you're not downloading it right away, then let's see if the changelog can convince you!
Mess.be
Mess.be
Microsoft WinHEC 2005 @ TechReport
Regardless of whether most consumers will benefit much from 64-bit computing, Microsoft, AMD, and Intel are pushing it as the next step in the evolution of PC computing. In addition to all of the x64 hype, WinHEC also yielded some interesting information regarding 64-bit drivers, Windows "Longhorn," Samsung's hybrid hard drives, and Shuttle's Pentium M-based home theater PC.
SafeDisc Windows XP Fix for Microsoft Games
When running a restricted user account with fast user switching under Windows XP, some games will not start correctly. The game requests that the original disk be placed in the drive, even if it is already present. To remedy this issue, download and run this fix.
Longhorn 5060 Wallpaper
Yes, this is official. It's only 800x600 apparently because of DPI and stuff they are testing. Looks fine at 1280x1024. Shame it doesn't come in larger sizes but this is the real deal. Remember where you saw this first. This is a Neowin Exclusive:
WinHEC 2005 Coverage
WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) 2005 has now begun and Microsoft have given the Longhorn preview build to attendees. Build 5048 sports the new "Aero" theme and new search features. Neowin has been covering WinHEC since Monday and here is a roundup of the interesting stuff from WinHEC 2005.
Neowin.net
Neowin.net
WinHEC 2005 Keynote by Bill Gates online NOW
View an on-demand webcast of Bill Gates' keynote remarks during WinHEC 2005, brief video clips of Bill speaking about the future of Windows, or the PowerPoint presentation that accompanied Bill's remarks:
Bink.nu
Bink.nu
Microsoft presents PDF rival at WinHEC
Bill Gates presented a new file format at WinHEC to battle the PostScript and PDF-technology from the Adobe, Macromedia alliance. The new format from Microsoft is codenamed Metro and will use XML to store data.
DV Hardware
DV Hardware
Windows Longhorn 5048 Screenshots
After playing around with this new build I decided to post a few screenshots of it. First impression on this new build is that it seems pretty stable, however, driver support is still lacking. click here for screenshots
WinHEC 2005 - Keynote and Day 1
Welcome to the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2005. We've got opening keynote and day one coverage hot off the press.
AnandTech
AnandTech
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition trial software
Thank you for your interest in evaluating Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. This trial software allows you to evaluate the product for 120 days. Register to order a CD.
Longhorn WinHec 2005 build 5048
WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) 2005 has now begun and Microsoft have given the Longhorn preview build to attendees today. Build 5048 sports the new "Aero" theme and new search features.
Neowin.net - WinBeta.org
Neowin.net - WinBeta.org
Upgrade to Windows XP Professional x64 Edition from Windows XP Professional (32-
The Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Technology Advancement Program enables customers who have purchased Windows XP Professional (32-bit) to exchange it for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. You will need to have an x64 processor (the AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron, Intel Pentium 4 with EM64T, or Intel Xeon with EM64T) to run the new software.
IE7 beta 1 ? A few details
We?ve heard some great feedback on what web developers would like to see in IE7, both from the responses to my last post and from the resources I referred to. The rest of the team was cranking away while I was away on parental leave, and I wanted to share a few details about what they were doing: The first couple of things they?ve done are:
MSN Messenger 7.0.0814
A new internal Build of MSN Messenger 7 - 7.0.0814 has just leaked. Main Improvements made in this build seem to be speed/performance improvements.
.NET Framework Version 2.0 Beta 2 (x86) & (x64 Bit) Released
Microsoft has just released a new beta version of their .NET Framework. Released 04/17/2005. ATI Catalyst CCC users should upgrade, as this new beta features improvments over the official 1.1 and original beta 1 package.
FIX: Updates for Windows Media Player 9 & 10 Series
This article describes the updates for the following issues that may occur in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series and in Windows Media Player 10: