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28 Mart 2009 Cumartesi

nVidia Forceware 182.47 is out

NVIDIA OpenGL 3.1 Developer drivers.

Operating System: Windows Vista 32bit
Driver Version: 182.47
Driver Date: 2009-03-19 (YYYY-MM-DD)
Driver Size: 40.48 MB
Driver Released by: NVIDIA OpenGL 3.1
MS WHQL Certificate:

Setup Files Included:

International Files:

Vista x86

Vista x64

WinXP x86

WinXP x64
OpenGL 3.1 Driver Release Notes

You need one of the following graphics cards to get access to the OpenGL 3.1 and GLSL 1.40 functionality:
Desktop

* Quadro FX 370, 570, 1700, 3700, 4600, 4700x2, 4800, 5600, 5800, Quadro VX200, Quadro CX
* GeForce 8000 series or higher; Geforce G100, GT120, 130, GTS 150, Geforce GTS 250, GeForce GTX 260, 280, 285 and 295, any ION based products.

Notebook

* Quadro FX 360M, 370M, 570M, 770M, 1600M, 1700M, 2700M, 3600M, 3700M
* GeForce 8000 series or higher

This driver implements all of GLSL 1.30 and all of OpenGL 3.0, and all of OpenGL 3.1 and GLSL 1.40, except for the following functionality:

* The std140, column_major and row_major layout qualifiers in GLSL 1.40
* The API call BindBufferRange() ignores the and parameters. In other words, BindBufferRange() behaves the same as BindBufferBase()

This driver exposes the following new extensions:
OpenGL 2.1 extensions:

* ARB_vertex_array_object
* ARB_framebuffer_object
* ARB_half_float_vertex

OpenGL 3.0 extensions:

* WGL_create_context
* GLX_create_context
* ARB_draw_instanced
* ARB_geometry_shader4
* ARB_texture_buffer_object

OpenGL 3.1 extensions:

* ARB_compatibility
* ARB_copy_buffer

Ubuntu 9.04 Beta

Steve Langasek has announced the beta release of Ubuntu 9.04, code name "Jaunty Jackalope": "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 9.04 desktop and server editions. Ubuntu 9.04 desktop edition brings faster boot speeds and a new notification system to your everyday computing experience. Ubuntu 9.04 server edition makes it easy to experiment with cloud computing using Eucalyptus on your own servers, and sports an improved mail server integration stack based on Postfix and Dovecot. The Ubuntu 9.04 family of variants, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, and Mythbuntu, also reach beta status today." See the release announcement and release notes for a detailed listing of all features and upgrade instructions. Download (MD5): ubuntu-9.04-beta-desktop-i386.iso (697MB, torrent), ubuntu-9.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (696MB, torrent). The other Ubuntu subprojects have also announced their respective beta releases: Kubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntu download, release notes), Ubuntu Studio (download) and Mythbuntu (download). (

Windows 7 reaches build 7068

A Microsoft Employee, in his blog post explaining about the new Windows

7 Gadgets platform, ended up posting the initial Windows 7 build 7068 screenshot. The screenshot is just the Windows 7 Desktop but the build string is clearly visible - 7068.winmain.090321-1322 - which means that this build 7068 was compiled on March 21, 2009.

It was also rumored earlier that Windows 7 build 7068 is released on Microsoft Connect to a select group of testers. WinFuture reports that this build might have been released to the Windows 7 TAP Customers, who get involved closely with Microsoft in beta testing their products.

With builds rapidly progressing, we still have more chances that Microsoft may confirm its Windows 7 RC Escrow build at the end of April.

More Windows Mobile 7 screenshots emerge with Zune UI

WMPoweruser has posted some more alleged screenshots of Windows

Mobile 7. The screenshots Neowin sighted earlier showed the Today Screen and the Maps utility. The new screenshots shown below, give us a picture of Windows Mobile Marketplace, IM and Zune, possibly from the Windows Mobile 7 UI.

Unlike the earlier screenshots which had a date of October 16, these screenshots reveal no such date details, so as to give away the time this UI was devised and tested.

If these screenshots are from Windows Mobile 7, then the Zune UI confirms the recent rumor that Zune is indeed coming to Windows Mobile 7. Windows Mobile 7 would allow users to wirelessly download music from the Zune Store and billed through the carrier/operator (Over the air downloads via carrier's network), making the bill payments easier. It is quite possible that carriers could bundle a subscription to Zune music with an unlimited data package.

Also, we have to wait and see whether this will expand Zune outside U.S as currently Zune is available only to U.S

Images Courtesy: WMPoweruser

Windows Vista SP2: RTM Escrow build reaches beta testers

Neowin earlier reported that the RTM Escrow build of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 had been released to a group of internal testers. Microsoft today released WindowsVista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 RTM Escrow build to Connect beta testers.

This build is available on Windows Update for download and install or by a number of other package options such as Slipstream versions and Standalone installers, for the Connect beta testers. The build string reads 6002.17043.090312-1835 which is different from the one we reported earlier.

If you are a Windows Vista

and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Connect beta tester, you can download this build today from Microsoft Connect.

27 Mart 2009 Cuma

Windows 7: Build 7057 blocks third-party video codecs

The latest beta of Windows

7 blocks the usage of third party video decoders from Windows Media Player and MCE. Albain, a DirectShow (ffdshow) developer explains in his own words

"Microsoft has locked mpeg4 and h264 codecs into Media Foundation, the replacer of DirectShow (even if directshow is still supported).There is no way to override those codecs, even if you develop a Media Foundation version of your decoder, because Microsoft maintains a list of preferred codecs (their codecs) into the registry (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and HKLM \MediaFoundation\Transforms\Preferred), and this registry key cannot be modified, even in admin mode. Only TrustedInstaller user can modify it, which is FYI the user that protects system files, and it cannot be used. Microsoft brought those new codecs, but blocked the possibility to use alternate codecs in their applications."

Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player users might need to worry whether things would still be the same in Windows 7 RC or whether it might change, even though there are alternative players options.

The E7 team revealed last month that in addition to built in DivX support, Windows Media Player will also natively support the .mov files. what he encountered when he was testing the multimedia pipeline of Windows 7 in the latest build 7057.

24 Mart 2009 Salı

DirectX End-User Redistributable 9.0c - March 2009

Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can be accessed by applications using the DirectX APIs.

At the core of DirectX are its application programming interfaces, or APIs. The APIs act as a kind of bridge for the hardware and the software to "talk" to each other. The DirectX APIs give multimedia applications access to the advanced features of high-performance hardware such as three-dimensional (3-D) graphics acceleration chips and sound cards. They control low-level functions, including two-dimensional (2-D) graphics acceleration; support for input devices such as joysticks, keyboards, and mice; and control of sound mixing and sound output. Because of DirectX, what you experience with your computer is better 3-D graphics and immersive music and audio effects.

Additional Information:
- The DirectX redist installation includes all the latest and previous released DirectX runtime. This includes the bi-monthly D3DX, XInput, and Managed DirectX components.
- The DirectX runtime cannot be uninstalled. We recommend Windows Me and Windows XP users create a "System Restore" point before installing.

Simply put, DirectX is a Windows technology that enables higher performance in graphics and sound when you’re playing games or watching video on your PC.

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Windows 2000 Professional Edition ; Windows 2000 Server; Windows 2000 Service Pack 2; Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows 98; Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows Home Server; Windows ME; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition; Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition; Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition ; Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 x64 Edition; Windows Server 2003 x64 editions; Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Web Edition; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 Datacenter; Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V; Windows Server 2008 Enterprise; Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V; Windows Server 2008 Standard; Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V; Windows Small Business Server 2003 ; Windows Vista; Windows Vista 64-bit Editions Service Pack 1; Windows Vista Business; Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Business N; Windows Vista Enterprise; Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Basic; Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Basic N; Windows Vista Home Premium; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Service Pack 1; Windows Vista Starter; Windows Vista Starter N; Windows Vista Ultimate; Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition; Windows Web Server 2008; Windows XP; Windows XP 64-bit; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Home Edition N; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Professional N; Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Service Pack 3; Windows XP Starter Edition; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

Homepage - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/

Size: 92.4 MB

Download for WinXP/XP x64/Vista/Vista x64

Microsoft Windows Vista 1.2

Windows Vista is now available for IT professionals and developers with MSDN and TechNet subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not members of the subscription services. Windows Vista comes with a breakthrough user experience and is designed to help you feel confident in your ability to view, find, and organize information and to control your computing experience.

The visual sophistication of Windows Vista helps streamline your computing experience by refining common window elements so you can better focus on the content on the screen rather than on how to access it. The desktop experience is more informative, intuitive, and helpful. And new tools bring better clarity to the information on your computer, so you can see what your files contain without opening them, find applications and files instantly, navigate efficiently among open windows, and use wizards and dialog boxes more confidently. Windows Vista is engineered to be the most secure version of Windows yet. The new features in Windows Vista help to give you the control and confidence you need to get the most out of your PC.

Windows Vista includes built-in accessibility settings and programs that make it easier for you to see, hear, and use your computer. The accessibility settings and programs in Windows Vista are particularly helpful to people with visual difficulties, hearing loss, pain in their hands or arms, or reasoning and cognitive issues.

Some features of "Windows Vista":
• User Experience
• Security
• Search & Organization
• Internet Explorer 7
• Sidebar & Gadgets
• Performance
• Windows Backup
• Networking
• Windows SideShow
• Speech Recognition
• Help and Feedback
• Windows Update

Major accessibility improvements in Windows Vista include:
• The new Ease of Access Center to help you find the settings and tools that make it easier for you to see, hear, and use your computer.
• Improved magnification capabilities in Microsoft Magnifier.
• Improved text-to-speech capabilities in Microsoft Narrator.
• The new Speech Recognition experience that lets you interact with your computer by voice.

For organizations with complex desktop infrastructures, whether large or small, Windows Vista Enterprise is the operating system designed specifically to help realize a better return on IT investments. In this VHD, you'll have the opportunity to road-test new and improved features including management (e.g. MUI, BDD, etc) usability (e.g. Search, Navigation, etc) and security (UAC, Windows Defender, etc), enhancements to the Windows Vista platform.