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Steven Sinofsky on Windows 7 disclosure principles: respect and responsibility

If you've wondered why not much has been officially said about Windows 7, a blog on CNet posted today where Steven Sinofsky discusses his principles of deliberate disclosure. These two excerpts had the most resonance for me Respect I think that we're
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UAC in MSI Notes: Answers to questions in comments from earlier blog posts.

This is the twenty-seventh in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view
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UAC in MSI Notes: What are the Hurdles in Windows Vista Logo compliance related to UAC and MSI?

This is the twenty-sixth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view
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UAC in MSI Notes: How do I get one credential dialog for a multiple package install?

This is the twenty-fifth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view
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UAC in MSI Notes: Easier for my current custom installer to support UAC than switch to MSI?

This is the twenty-forth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view
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UAC in MSI Notes: How to Build Packages that work for both Standard User and Per-Machine?

This is the twenty-third in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view
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UAC in MSI Notes: Is "this" intentional? If so, why?

This is the twenty-second in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view
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UAC in MSI Notes: Do I need to consider "this" when I'm designing for UAC in MSI? Generally, no.

This is the twenty-first in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view
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UAC in MSI Notes: How do I troubleshoot UAC in MSI via the log?

This is the twentieth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view of
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UAC in MSI Notes: How do I get the shield on the advertised shortcut?

This is the nineteenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view of
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UAC in MSI Notes: When General Custom Action Mitigation Fails

This is the eighteenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view of
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UAC in MSI Notes: Should I write my installer as a Standard User install? If yes, how?

This is the seventeenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view
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UAC in MSI Notes: Read the Friendly Manual

This is the sixteenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view of
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UAC in MSI Notes: O Whitepaper, Where Art Thou?

This is the fifteenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view of
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UAC in MSI Notes: Challenges for a Beautiful Custom Action

This is the fourteenth in a series of notes about UAC in MSI. Per the earlier caveat , these are just my notes and not an official position from the Windows Installer team . The previous entries Introduce... ...the UAC in MSI Notes series ...my view of
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