Good News! Windows 8 Will Run on Windows 7 and Vista Systems!

Microsoft is expected to release its next operating system Windows 8, by next year.

We already knew Windows 8 is optimized for tablets, but skeptical if it would require new hardware for current Windows 7 users. Well, we finally got the answer. Windows 8 will still run on Windows 7 systems! That means you don’t need to upgrade any hardware of your Windows 7 systems to install Windows 8. This is according to Tami Reller, corporate VP of Microsoft’s Windows division, while speaking at the 2011 Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles.

In both of our Windows 8 previews, we talked about continuing with the important trend that we started with Windows 7, keeping system requirements either flat or reducing them over time. Windows 8 will be able to run on a wide range of machines because it will have the same requirements or lower.

A refresher to Windows 7 basic system requirements, you’ll need:

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor


• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)


• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)


• DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

And since Windows 7 also runs in computers with Vista previously installed, logically, those computers will also rock Windows 8. Just in case you’re wondering how Microsoft engineered Windows 8 to practically work on Windows Vista and Windows 7 systems, here’s what Reller said:

We’ve also built intelligence into Windows 8 so that it can adapt to the user experience based on the hardware of the user. So, whether you’re upgrading an existing PC, or buying a new one, Windows will adapt to make the most of that hardware.

Cool! Now it would make sense not shelling out extra bucks for better hardware; but of course – you need to spend on OS upgrade.J[via]



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Download Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) – Final

Microsoft has already released the final build of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

The final RTM version has build number 7601.17514.101119-1850, which indicates the date the service packs have been compiled (November 19, 2010). Users who will download this SP will get the same benefits as the beta version of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. Detailed instruction on how to download the first ever service pack of these OS’s is available at the Microsoft Download Center.

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Angry Birds Now Has Windows 7 and XP Version

Squawk! One for the best decisions the Angry Birds developer, Rovio, has ever made to continue dominating the casual game arena is to expand support to other platforms other than Android and iOS.

Yesterday, the Angry Birds team announced the availability of the game at the Intel AppUp Center for those who want to play it in the comfort of their netbooks or laptops.

The new version works both in Windows XP and Windows 7 with some enhancements not found in Android and iOS versions.

The game initially includes 195 levels packed with hours and hours of gameplay. Customers can expect free updates and additional levels to the game. In addition to this, there will be unique enhancements not found in the mobile version, free of charge.

Originally priced at $9.99, Rovio is offering the game for a limited time a special promotional price of $4.99. If interested, just hit this link to download the Intel AppUp client as well as the Angry Birds game.



Update: The promo has already ended. A free version is available here: Download Free Angry Birds for PC



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Google Cr-48 Notebook Hacked to Run Windows 7 and Mac OS X

Remember that Cr-48 notebook again which was announced last month as the first laptop to run the much-anticipated Google Chrome OS?

Oh, yeah. We actually joined the ride with the folks at CNET with their first look of Chrome OS on Cr-48. I assume you learned Google is inviting participants of its Pilot Program to test Cr-48 Chrome notebook and have them sent with detailed feedback.

Mac OS X on Cr-48

It turns out there’s even more than a detailed feedback, but some sort of - bad news for Google perhaps? The unbranded matte black notebook donning a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N455 CPU is actually designed to run Chrome OS. Interestingly, it has been hacked to run Ubuntu, and now – the Windows 7 and Mac OS X. The interface is obviously sluggish, that’s basically the Cr-48 specs was not designed to run these platforms. Nevertheless, the trick to do that is indeed something awful. Check out the videos after the break.



Cr-48 Running Snow Leopard





Cr-48 Running Windows 7





The Google Chrome OS is due mid this year, as expected, so just stay tuned for more updates.



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