Category Archives: Microsoft
Microsoft Update KB2823324 has been recalled
Microsoft has recalled one of their recent windows updates yesterday. The update was causing a lot of Windows 7 systems to have a blue screen (0xc000021a Stop error) or generate event errors with ID 55 and may even cause your system to not be able to boot upon restart.
Microsoft has already removed the update from windows updates list and they are recommending their users to uninstall the update from their systems if they have already installed it. For more information and step by step instructions on how to remove the update visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2839011
Posted in Microsoft, Tech News.
Tagged Microsoft, Windows 7, windows updates
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 Trial now available
Office Professional Plus 2013 is the future of productivity. Office Professional Plus 2013 includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Publisher, and Lync.
Microsoft has announced the release of Microsoft Office 2013 Trial version which is available for free. This version allows users to evaluate the software for 60 days. If you are interested in checking this product out head to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj192782.aspx.
Microsoft Office 2013 Requirements
- Computer and processor: 1 gigahertz (Ghz) or faster x86- or x64-bit processor with SSE2 instruction set
- Memory (RAM): 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32 bit); 2 gigabytes (GB) RAM (64 bit)
- Hard Disk: 3.0 gigabytes (GB) available
- Display: Graphics hardware acceleration requires a DirectX10 graphics card and 1024 x 576 resolution
- Operating System: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012
- .NET version: 3.5, 4.0, or 4.5
Posted in Microsoft, Software Releases.
Tagged Microsoft, Office, Office 2013
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012
Microsoft has officially announced the release of Visual Studio 2012.
In addition to the things we know and love about the Visual Studio products, the newest version provides the core tools that are required to build compelling, innovative Windows Metro style applications. There are also numerous of new features and enchantments that come with this version. If you are interested in finding what are those Microsoft already created a web page which you can access here that contains all the information you will need about this release.
Also you need to keep in mind that the interface of the new Visual Studio has changed drastically since this version now uses a Metro style interface. If you are one of those people that didn’t particularly like the Metro style you might need to consider that before rushing to upgrade.
Download Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8
Visual Studio 2012 Online Installer (922kb)
Visual Studio 2012 Offline Installer (403MB)
Visual Studio 2012 Language Pack (20.2MB)
Posted in Microsoft, Tech News.
Tagged metro, Microsoft, Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2012
.NET Framework 4.5
Microsoft has officially announced the release of .NET Framework 4.5 today.
If you are programming in C#, VB.NET or any other language that uses .NET and want to take advantage of the newest features as well as having the ability to create Windows Metro style applications then feel to click the links at the bottom to download the newest version.
It’s also worth to mention that .NET Framework 4.5 is backward-compatible with applications that were built with the .NET Framework versions 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0. That means you are not required to install all the older versions in order to run application that were created using an earlier .NET Framework version.
Supported Operating Systems
- Windows Vista SP2 (x86 and x64)
- Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)
- Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64)
- Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x64)
- Windows Server 2012 (x86 and x64)
Download .NET Framework 4.5
.NET Framework 4.5 Online Installer (Multi-Language)
.NET Framework 4.5 Offline Installer (Multi-Language)
.NET Framework 4.5 Language Pack
Posted in Microsoft, Tech News.
Tagged .NET, .NET Framework, .NET Framework 4.5, Microsoft
Windows 8 Release Date Announced
Microsoft has announced that the retail version of Windows 8 will be available to the public on 26 October 2012.
If you want to try Windows 8 before buying it you can always install the release preview which can be found here for free.
