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Microsoft's First Windows 7 Beta Patch Fixes MP3 Bug [Windows 7]
i.gizmodo.com - 1/14/2009
Microsoft's First Windows 7 Beta Patch Fixes MP3 Bug [Windows 7]
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Microsoft has issued it's first patch for the Windows 7 beta—a fix that focuses on correcting a flaw that shaves several seconds off edited MP3s. Up until now, this patch had to be found and installed manually—but if you missed it, a recent Microsoft patch article notes that it may ...
microsoft.com - 1/10/2009
Download the Windows 7 Beta
— microsoft.com — Some product features of Windows 7, such as the ability to watch and record live TV or... navigation through the use of "touch," may require advanced or additional hardware. You'll need a system recovery disk (and know how to use it). You're [almost] ... (more) Download the Windows 7 Beta
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windowsteamblog.com - 1/8/2009
Information on Downloading and Installing Windows 7 Beta - Windows 7 Team Blog - The Windows ...
— windowsteamblog.com — As of today, I am running the Windows 7 Beta on several different PCs including my laptop,... my work PC, and my PC at home, which I upgraded recently to Windows 7 from Windows Vista SP1. (I’ll be outlining the PCs I’m using to test Windows 7 shortly.) ... (more) Information on Downloading and Installing Windows 7 ...

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windowsteamblog.com - 1/9/2009
Update on Windows 7 Beta Availability - Windows 7 Team Blog - The Windows Blog
— windowsteamblog.com — It is very disappointing for me to see that anouncement... If you people there in Microsoft couldn't... estimate that there would be such big interest in the beta, how are you supposed to know what we want? Come on, instead of telling people about it on ... (more) Update on Windows 7 Beta Availability - Windows 7 ...
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Windows 7 Beta Patch Fixes MP3 Bug [Windows 7]
Lifehacker — ... , install the patch, and you should be aces. If you've experienced the corruption issue, the same page suggests that you may be able to restore corrupted files by right-clicking the file, selecting Properties, and using Windows 7's file versions list to restore to a previous version of the file. [ via ]

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