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Windows Longhorn and Internet Explorer 7

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the arrrr-ess-ess dept.

An anonymous reader writes "At Gnomedex this year, Microsoft is excited about the new RSS integration into Windows Longhorn and Internet Explorer 7. Screenshots of Internet Explorer 7 reveal how Microsoft has added a search tool to the top right of the browsing window similar to the one found in Safari/Firefox. Also, Microsoft revealed that RSS will be integrated into the heart of Longhorn."

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  1. Looks like FireFox by ryg0r · · Score: 5, Informative

    Maybe its just me. But it looks like FireFox with some Longhorn UI added. :P

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  2. What's better than screen shots? by HyperChicken · · Score: 5, Informative

    Video: http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=8053 3

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  3. Re:Say "NO" to Bloatware by Anti_Climax · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well, they'll probably never give it to you, but you can definitely have it.

    http://www.nliteos.com/nlite.html allows you to pull unwanted components from your windows install cd's, including media player, messenger and internet explorer. If you're so inclined I highly recommend making your own personalized install.

    It also comes in particularly handy when you want to keep people from using IE after their machine gets hosed by malware.

    As an aside, I find it much easier to just write the new install files into my CD image rather than burn a new one from folders on the disk and as a bonus the CD is typically smaller that way as well.

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  5. Re:Say "NO" to Bloatware by quarkscat · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Has anyone suggested that Microsoft create 2 parallel operating systems: slimware version and bloatware version?"

    Well, yes actually. Microsoft now offers the following "flavors" of Windows:

    (1) Windows XP Home
    (2) Windows XP Pro
    (3) Windows XP Embedded
    (4) Windows XP "Lite"
    (5) Windows XP "Thin"
    (6) Windows XP Home Theatre Edition
    (7) Windows XP 64-bit Edition
    (8) Windows XP N
    (9) Windows CE

    Pray tell, just which other version of Windows were you actually looking for, that MSFT doesn't already offer (except "Windows XP Secure")?
    There are already more versions than you can shake a proverbial stick at, and all with varying levels of bloatware and also vulnerabilities. Pick your poison, and prepare to be "owned".