| Register! Windows 7 Hardware Ecosystem Event, December 1-3, 2009
Make plans to join members of the Windows team December 1-3, 2009, in Redmond to learn how you can enable your devices to take full advantage of the Windows 7 operating system. What: Windows 7 Hardware Ecosystem Device and Logo Event When: December 1-3, 2009 Where: Redmond, Washington Register Today! You can register online at http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032432265&Culture=en-US. Registration requires a Windows Live ID. Questions: DXPSUPP@microsoft.com Over the course of two and a half days, you will have the opportunity to talk directly with Windows device experts and hear them present on a variety of topics. Sessions include the following: - Windows 7 Device Experience Overview and Demos - Windows 7 Device Experience Documentation and Web Resources - Introduction to the Windows 7 Logo Program for Hardware - Windows 7 Logo: Device Fundamentals - Windows 7 Device and Logo Chalk Talk and Panel Discussion - Windows 7 Logo: System Fundamentals - Introducing Windows Logo Kit 1.5 - Winqual Metadata Walkthrough and Business Rules - Container IDs, Model IDs, and Multifunction Devices - Device Metadata Authoring, Parts 1 and 2 - Windows 7 Marketing Overview and Opportunities - Windows 7 Logo Results to Date You can find session summaries on our registration Web site. Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day, and we'll be providing a trip to the Microsoft Company Store for those who are interested. Wireless access will be provided onsite. This is a free event with a limited number of seats. Register today!
News for Windows Hardware and Driver Developers
Windows 7 Compatibility Center and Windows Logo With the Windows 7 operating system available, there is increased interest for compatibility information on old and new devices alike. Now is a great time to ensure that all of your devices are listed in the Windows 7 Compatibility Center ( http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7). - For devices earning the "Compatible with Windows 7" logo, ensure that you enter an announcement date and complete the Marketing Name information in WinQual for submissions that you want listed ( https://winqual.microsoft.com/Help/how_to_add_marketing_names.htm). - For devices that you do not plan to logo, send feedback or submit new devices using the online product submission form ( https://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/partner/submission.aspx). Using this submission form, you can also send us any changes, corrections, or updates that you want to make to your device listing. If your company has not yet done so, now is the time to earn the "Compatible with Windows 7" logo for your devices and promote compatibility with Windows 7. After you earn the logo, you can: - Display the logo on your product packaging and on your Web site. By displaying the logo, you capitalize on the power of the Microsoft brand, communicate your commitment to compatibility and reliability, and help customers to make informed and confident purchase decisions. - Get listed with the logo prominently displayed in the Windows 7 Compatibility Center. - Have the logo displayed by CNET Content Solution's retail partners ( http://www.cnetcontentsolutions.com/news/2009_10_22.aspx). -Visit the Windows Logo Program home page ( http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/default.mspx) to find out more about the "Compatible with Windows 7" Logo program.
Updated: Microsoft Device Experience Development Kit The Microsoft Device Experience Development Kit provides information and material that you need to know to develop Device Stage experiences for eligible devices on Windows 7. This is the updated 7R2 release of the kit ( http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/DeviceExperience/Dev-Kit.mspx). Device Stage provides a new way for users to interact with eligible devices in Windows 7. It includes a visual interface that makes it easy for customers to find and use applications and services for their devices. Device Stage also provides a multifunction version of AutoPlay for certain eligible devices. Device makers that develop device experiences for Device Stage use a new set of XML schemas to specify rich branding and customization of the interface, including defining custom tasks to install software and links to services. Device makers can update their custom Device Stage experiences by submitting updates to Microsoft for distribution across the Internet to PCs running on Windows 7.
What's New in Blogs for Hardware and Driver Developers
"The Machine SID Duplication Myth" by Mark Russinovich in "Mark's Blog" "On November 3 2009, Sysinternals retired NewSID, a utility that changes a computers machine Security Identifier (machine SID). I wrote NewSID in 1997 (its original name was NTSID) because the only tool available at the time for changing machine SIDs was the Microsoft Sysprep tool, and Sysprep doesn't support changing the SIDs of computers that have applications installed. A machine SID is a unique identifier generated by Windows Setup that Windows uses as the basis for the SIDs for administrator-defined local accounts and groups. After a user logs on to a system, they are represented by their account and group SIDs with respect to object authorization (permissions checks). If two machines have the same machine SID, then accounts or groups on those systems might have the same SID. It's therefore obvious that having multiple computers with the same machine SID on a network poses a security risk, right? At least that's been the conventional wisdom." Read more: http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2009/11/03/3291024.aspx
Windows Logo Program News
New Frequently Asked Questions for the Windows Logo Kit We have posted answers to many common questions about the Windows Logo Kit on a new frequently asked questions (FAQ) page on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site ( http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/wlkfaq.mspx). If you have questions about logo program testing that are not covered by the FAQ, please contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support.
Windows Touch Test Lab in Taiwan Is Up and Running! The new Windows Touch Test Lab (WTTL) in Taiwan is now open. With Windows Touch gaining momentum, we are getting more and more logo program submissions that require Windows Touch testing, especially from partners in Taiwan. This new lab will help expedite these submissions and make it easier for partners to ship hardware to the lab. When you make a submission that requires Windows Touch testing, send e-mail to tab-ext@microsoft.com to inform the WTTL team of your submission. For submissions that will be verified in the WTTL in Taiwan, send the submission to: Windows Touch Test Lab, Taiwan c/o Joye Lin 8F, No. 7, Sungren Road Taipei, Taiwan 110
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