The program update to Office 2010 for boxed versions purchased Office 2007 will start from March 5 and will last until September 30.

These versions have therefore purchased a free upgrade to Office 2010 if you choose to download and then pay to receive a DVD version.

Date of availability depends on each country but the October 31, 2010 all countries should be able to download or order their upgrade to Office 2010.

According to tests conducted on three different configurations and three types of facilities, equipment deployments of Microsoft have therefore concluded that installing Windows 7 would last from 30 minutes to 21 hours in the most extreme case.

Despite these rather impressive numbers, but rather compare the time installations of Windows 7 (right column graph) compared to those of Windows Vista SP1 present in the left column of the chart.

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There can then be noted that Windows 7 has made progress at the time of update, the performance is notable for example in case of configuration error with Mid Super User or there are more than 100 minutes of differences between two.

All details on the configuration selected in these tests are present on the blog of Chris Hernandez

With the arrival of the update pack for Windows Live Essentials, Microsoft has issued this pack in the final video editing software Windows Live Movie Maker.

Much change compared to the versions shipped with Windows so far.

First a new interface based on the Office 2007 Ribbon

New possibilities of transitions are available, it is now possible to make "mix €? at the sound of an assembly and it is also possible to let the hand with the software Auto assembly which is fully automatic just to give your images / music videos and the rest just happens.

Another new export video in HD 1080 P, on DVD or directly on YouTube (with the Soapbox service closed its doors yesterday).

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See the various plugins available for Windows Live Movie Maker

Since August 25, users of version 8.1 or 8.5 of Windows Live Messenger are offered the update to version 14 of Windows Live Messenger. This update is currently not mandatory but only a warning is also valid for users of versions of the 14.x branch before the build number 14.0.8089 but for those below the warning will begin to emerge in mid October.

From mid-September, users of versions 8.1 and 8.5 of Windows Live Messenger will be mandatory to update their version of WLM for other (earlier version at 14.0.8089) this phase already starts in late October.

These updates are necessary to protect users from a security point of view but also because they provide new features like the social part with for example the section "What's New? ", Options and more customizations and other news emerged since version 8.1.

If you prefer not to wait until the mandatory update know that you can download this version directly from the site download.live.com.

Download Windows Live pack includes Essential Windows Live Messenger, Live Movie Maker, Live Mail, etc. ...

The price of Microsoft France were announced today for the upgrade to Windows 7, two waves will occur.

One will take place from July 15 and will last until August 14. This first wave will only apply for preorders, Windows 7 will not be delivered to that date.

Versions affected by this first wave are:

Windows 7 Home Edition Premium which will be € 49.99 on the Microsoft Store.

Windows 7 Professional Edition, which it will be € 109.99 still on the Microsoft Store.

Distributors will also pre-order these editions but prices are set by themselves.

The second wave will exit October 22 and will last until the end of the year during this period will publish complete the proposed price of an update.

Windows 7 Home Premium 119.99 €

Windows 7 Professional Edition 285 €

The other way to acquire Windows 7 will be that set out yesterday by the website updated and will be available to all new PCs purchased from June 26 but also the boxed versions purchased.

Go therefore on the Microsoft Store dice July 15 if you pre-book your edition of Windows 7.

Note on the blog of Microsoft Windows 7 France