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Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:18 AM

Answers from Windows 7 Upgrade Install Hack post coming on Monday

After putting up my Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade. What you need to know post earlier this week, I have been receiving a lot of great comments and questions being sent in to me, posted in the Blog comments, etc. 
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:34 PM

No, OEM Microsoft Windows licenses cannot be transferred to another PC

Earlier today I put up the , “ Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade. What you need to know ,” post here on my Blog and shortly afterwards I received the following question offline: “If I have an old PC with an OEM Windows
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:07 AM

Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade. What you need to know.

UPDATE: "Hack" identity and more answers from Windows 7 Upgrade Install posted HERE First, the feedback, excitement, etc. we’ve been seeing since the launch of Windows 7 last week has been phenomenal! Thank you to all of you for providing your
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:20 AM

A new Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) Portal experience is coming soon. Give us your input.

A new Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) Portal experience is coming soon, and we’d like to hear your questions and comments about the changes! As Allison Watson mentioned during WPC 2009 , all of us in the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group are focused on
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:10 AM

Windows 7 is here! Props to Microsoft Europe for this Windows 7 Video

As I posted earlier this morning, today is the Windows 7 launch day and you are all invited to watch the Windows 7 Launch Event Live from New York online .  Well, the Microsoft Europe Team posted a Windows 7 video for the launch and I thought I would
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 6:21 AM

Watch the Windows 7 Launch Event Live from New York here online

The wait is over and today marks the day of Windows 7 general availability launch worldwide!  Windows 7 has been setting pre-order sales records and getting great reviews from beta testers, Partners, press, analysts, and more and now it is available
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:26 AM

Win a Windows 7 PC and $7,000 in the 7 Ways To Change The World Competition

To celebrate the launch of Windows 7 we are launching an exciting new online competition today called 7 Ways to Change the World .  The premise of this competition is relatively simple:  Create a two minute video explaining how you believe a
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:11 AM

Free eBook: Deploying Windows® 7 Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine

Microsoft Windows 7 launches tomorrow and making sure you have the information and resources you need for your move to Windows 7 has been a strong focus for us here.  One of the resources which we have available for you is the free eBook, Deploying
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:03 AM

Microsoft Windows® Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows® 7 – Free Resources for the Windows 7 launch

Microsoft Windows 7 launches tomorrow and making sure you have the information and resources you need for your move to Windows 7 has been a strong focus for us here.  Two of the resources which we have available for you are the Microsoft Windows®
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:27 AM

Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor – Free Resource for the Windows 7 launch

Microsoft Windows 7 launches tomorrow and making sure you have the information and resources you need for your move to Windows 7 has been a strong focus for us here.  One of the resources which we have available for you is the Microsoft Windows 7
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Monday, October 19, 2009 10:23 AM

Visual Studio 2010 addition to Microsoft Partner benefits and MSDN – What it means for you and when

Today, the Microsoft Developer Division announced the immediate availability of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 to MSDN subscribers, with general availability following on Oct. 21.  This is an exciting new
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Friday, October 16, 2009 11:42 AM

Technical School Live Meetings: Windows 7 Overview Session

Back on the 5 th of October, I told you about the Microsoft UK Business School Live Meeting sessions that the UK Team here at Microsoft is running to provide you with business related guidance and information to help you succeed. I am happy to let you
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 12:37 PM

Microsoft Customer Service comes to Twitter – Check them out @MicrosoftHelps

Yesterday I posted about Microsoft CPE and how Microsoft is continually striving to improve it’s service and the experience for our customers and Partners around the world.  For those of you that have been following the various online resources that
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 2:08 PM

Microsoft CPE – Working to Increase Customer and Partner Satisfaction and Experience

Back in October of 2008, I put up my, “ Parting is such sweet sorrow… Again. (It is time to move on) ” post announcing that I was moving on from the Microsoft U.S. Team over the Microsoft Worldwide Team to expand my coverage beyond the U.S. and focus
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 10:56 AM

Known issue with KB974571 and LCS/OCS – Read before installing

Here is a quick alert on an issue that is currently under investigation that you should be aware of if you are applying KB974571 (MS09-056: Vulnerabilities in CryptoAPI could allow spoofing) and have Live Communications Server or Office Communications
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:18 AM

Microsoft October Security Bulletin Posted – Webcast tomorrow

The October Microsoft security bulletin is now posted and includes 13 separate bulletin IDs, including: MS09-050 , MS09-051 , MS09-052 , MS09-053 , MS09-054 , MS09-055 , MS09-056 , MS09-057 , MS09-058 , MS09-059 , MS09-060 , MS09-061 , & MS09-062
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009 10:10 AM

Ask Partner – Great Partner support resource from Microsoft UK!

Here is a great Partner support initiative and resource that the Microsoft UK Team has put in place for Partners called, “ Ask Partner .”  Ask Partner is a Microsoft call centre service that provides Microsoft UK Partners with pre-sales product and
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:58 AM

Microsoft Heartland Area Partner Connection Series

Are you wondering about how you can increase your Partnership with Microsoft or better understand what Partnership opportunities are available?  Maybe you are wondering what local resources may be available for you as a Microsoft Partner?  Or,
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Monday, October 05, 2009 8:48 AM

Microsoft Partners earn $8.70 for every $1.00 Microsoft earns – IDC study released

For decades, Microsoft has built its business strategy around having and building a healthy, strong, vibrant Partner community around the world that sells, installs, supports, develops on, teaches, and more the technologies that Microsoft produces. 
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Monday, October 05, 2009 7:17 AM

Microsoft UK presents – Business School Live Meetings

Here is a great new Live Meeting series being launched by the Microsoft UK Team designed to help the Microsoft Small Business Specialists (SBSC) and the other Microsoft Partners that specialize in servicing the needs of the SMB market place. This new
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Friday, October 02, 2009 8:22 AM

“I’ll be back!” (In your best Terminator impression)

Yes, it has been a little quiet here on the Blog this past week, and for those of you that follow me on Twitter also, you know that it has been very quiet there as well from me this week.  It’s not because I have forgotten about you or don’t have
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