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Windows Logo Program Requirement and Policy Updates
The Windows Logo Program would like to inform partners of the following requirement and policy updates. You can find complete details using the LogoPoint tool on the Winqual Web site ( https://winqual.microsoft.com/): . BUSPORT-0023. Clarified title. . POLICY-0021. Added text to disallow usage of identical names in the Unclassified and Logo categories. . SYSFUND-0192. Changed to explicitly state that Windows 7 systems may only include devices and drivers that are certified for the Windows 7 logo. . POLICY-0005. Clarified text about drivers allowed to ship on logo-certified systems. . SYSFUND-0001. Clarified text. . SYSFUND-0121. Clarified text. . POLICY-0023. Added form factors. . SYSFUND-0215. Updated definition of hybrid graphics solution. . SYSFUND-0004. Added exemption for dual-socket systems. . DEVFUND-0046. New requirement for command-line device management utility, applicable to Windows Server only. . INPUT-0048. Updated and clarified details. . INPUT-0049. Updated and clarified details. . STORAGE-0026. Updated from STORAGE-0018. . STORAGE-0018. Removed open and closed session read requirement for ROM drives.
Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions
The Windows Logo Program ensures that every logo-certified product has been tested to install readily and run reliably on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
To help our hardware partners achieve logo certification, the Windows Logo team is pleased to announce that for a limited time we are reducing the submission fee. Effective with the release of Windows 7 RC, the fee for every new submission for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 logos will be only $100, a $150 discount. Please note that this offer will be for a limited time. We will announce the end date for this offer when Windows 7 RC is released. Stay tuned!
This is a great opportunity to lower your development costs by downloading the latest Windows Logo Kit (WLK) and testing your system or device for submission during this limited timeframe. This offer is available to both device and system partners.
Driver Update Acceptable Fee Reduced to $100
We are pleased to announce a reduction in the Driver Update Acceptable (DUA) fee. Beginning April 1, 2009, the standard DUA fee will be reduced to $100 from the previous $250. This $150 reduction will help you ensure that the most current drivers are always available for your hardware.
Windows Logo Kit 1.3 QFE 008 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 008 to the Windows Logo Kit (WLK) version 1.3 is now available for download at the WLK Connect site ( https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE resolves the issue of filtered tests incorrectly appearing in the Failed section in DTM Studio. This QFE is not a filter update. If a filter has not already been applied to your test, this QFE will not change the status of that test. This QFE is for use with WLK 1.3 RTM (version 1.3.7000. xx). QFE 008 includes the cumulative changes from the required QFE 001.
Windows Logo Kit 1.3 QFE 005 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 005 to Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.3 is now available for download at the WLK Connect site ( https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE fixes several problems related to the local area network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) programs in WLK 1.3. These improvements affect only the LAN and WLAN programs; all other network-related programs remain unchanged. QFE 005 addresses the following problems: . WLAN: Windows XP logo certification is blocked because of the improper inclusion of the Dot11n_security_ext test. . WLAN: Tests sometimes begin to run before a device is ready, causing the tests to stop responding. . Multi-path exerciser (MPE): Backchannel problems cause tests to go into an infinite loop. . WLAN: Universal Serial Bus (USB) drivers require a delay after being disabled. . WLAN: The ndistest test raises an exception during the Driver Test Manager (DTM) run while running the softap_autthentication_ext test. . MPE: Windows XP devices under test (DUTs) fail to connect to a Windows Vista SoftAP access point. . LAN: The keep-alive test should not be run on operating systems earlier than Windows 7. . LAN and WLAN: Miscellaneous backchannel problems affect both LAN and WLAN testing. . WLAN: The AdhocInterop_ext test causes other tests to stop responding.
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