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Reminder: Use RTM Versions of the WDF 1.9 Co-Installers
With the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, all submissions that include Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) 1.9 co-installers must use the RTM fre version of the co-installer redistributables. The WDF 1.9 RTM fre co-installer redistributables work for all operating systems.
Office Hours Event Scheduled for September 2, 2009
The Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce our next Office Hours event. This event will focus on how to create a Windows Device Stage experience and how to submit device metadata. This event will take place Wednesday, September 2, at 18:30 Pacific Daylight Time (September 3, 2009, 01:30 Universal Time). Please note that this is a change from the previously announced date of September 1. Office Hours is a live interactive session featuring members of the Windows Logo Program team and other experts at Microsoft. Attendees can see and hear the team answering their questions and discussing hot topics. To prepare for this next Office Hours event, we suggest that you view the following webcasts and then either bring your questions to the event or submit your questions in advance through e-mail: . Device Experiences in Windows 7 ( http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032418085) . Developing Windows 7 Device Stage Experiences ( http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032418919) . Device Metadata Submissions ( http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032418918) This Office Hours event is an opportunity to meet the authors behind these webcasts and ask questions relating to these subject areas. For information on how to participate in the next live event, see the Windows Logo Program Office Hours page ( http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/office_hrs.mspx). Submit your questions prior to the event to logofb@microsoft.com ( mailto:logofb@microsoft.com). Please put "Office Hours Question" in the subject line. Questions and answers from previous Office Hours events are posted on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site. On the Office Hours page ( http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/office_hrs.mspx), click Office Hours FAQ.
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 018 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 018 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site ( https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE fixes multiple issues with WLAN and LAN tests in WLK 1.4. QFE 018 is required for testing WLAN and LAN in devices for all operating systems. It is not required for testing systems. Notes: . You must install QFE 003 before you install QFE 018. . After you install QFE 018, if the device under test (DUT) is on a laptop system, you must enable the sleep timer on the system before running a Driver Test Manager (DTM) test pass. . Before you apply a QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying a QFE might affect any submission that is in progress, so you should complete any submissions before applying the QFE. After installing a QFE, you must regenerate any incomplete submission that was begun before the QFE was installed.
Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Clusters Will Retire December 31, 2009
The Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for cluster servers will retire December 31, 2009. After that date, Microsoft will no longer certify clusters for the Windows Server 2003 logo, through either the logo program or the Enterprise Qualification Program (EQP).
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