Comments on: Windows 7 software logo requirements published

By: Uninstall Programs

Uninstall Programs — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:33:17 +0000

informative post. I hope you keep on writing such interesting articles

By: Robert Orange

Robert Orange — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:42:00 +0000

I am just wandering what the system requirements are going to be for windows 7. Please email me back and let me know.

By: Ramanathan

Ramanathan — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:25:00 +0000

yeah, it sure looks like the vista logo to me…

By: Windows 7 Software - Windows 7 Forums

Windows 7 Software - Windows 7 Forums — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:11:29 +0000

[...] Logo Program for Client Operating Systems� document for the Windows Logo Program for Windows 7. Read more at the source. Later [...]

By: 4sysops - Windows 7 news

4sysops - Windows 7 news — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:44:48 +0000

[...] The I started something blog writes about the Windows 7 logo requirements. Most interesting is that the support of Windows 7 x64 is required. It is really time for the 32-bit area to end. I hoped that there wouldn’t be a 32-bit edition of Windows 7, but I guess that it is not yet possible, mostly because of Netbooks and similar devices. It is also important that software vendors have to follow the UAC guidelines. This will significantly reduce the number of UAC prompts that we will see in the future. GA_googleFillSlot(“Content-Middle”); [...]

By: Johnny Coates

Johnny Coates — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:04:22 +0000

Yeah, it sure looks like the vista logo to me…

By: Andre

Andre — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:52:00 +0000

“I love the “Do not prevent an installation or application from launching because of OS version checking” rule”

This rule has two sides. I prefer a message box “This application does not run on Win98″ over “Entry point CreateWindowW not found in user32.dll”

If Microsoft really wants to help users and developers they should require executables to export a function which returns the set of supported Windows versions aka

BOOL QuerySupportedVersions(datatype *pdwVersions, [...])
{
// {VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT, 0×500}
…
}

On a newer Windows version the OS could then inform the user that he is using an older app which has not been tested on the new OS and ask him how to proceed. This would also make compatibility / virtualization easier by going back to the last supported OS.

MS should also maintain a database where everyone can freely create an account and add his apps with version and update information.

By: Fowl

Fowl — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:46:42 +0000

@anonymous: “MS should really enforce native 64-bit for the software logo.”

Why? “Native” x64 would not benefit many (most) apps, and would double disk/download footprint, as well as the testing matrix.

By: dovella

dovella — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:56:49 +0000

OT.
@Long

Are you ready to go?

By: Microsoft releases Windows 7 Software Logo Program Requirements | Windows 7 Center

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:00:22 +0000

[...] Long Zheng took the liberty of pointing out some main highlights of the 10-page document: Finally the application must, [...]