As we all know that Microsoft is a software company and it is well known for Windows ,Office and Visual Studio but with Windows 7 Microsoft taking an active role in customizing PC’s goes into sells via its online store or PC manufactures like HP,Dell or Compaq.
Microsoft Signature PCs come with full versions of the software you need, pre-configured and ready to run.* Included are:
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Internet Explorer 8: Surf the Internet faster, safer, and more easily than ever before.
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Windows Media Center : Preconfigured home entertainment shell allowing users to watch/record TV and download videos/shows on PC, manage pictures, movies, music, play stored media from TV and handset; additional configuration included
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Internet TV Update for Media Center: Software update which enables TV playback on PC.
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Playready PC Runtime (for WMC) Allows access to play-ready content
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Microsoft Security Essentials:
Automatically updated software that protects against malware, spyware, virus, worms, and other threats to your security. -
Microsoft Silverlight:Software for delivering rich Web applications similar to Adobe Flash; Web application run-time.
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Adobe Flash Player for IE: Software for viewing Shockwave Flash (SWF) animations and movies using Internet Explorer.
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Adobe Acrobat Reader: Software for viewing PDF documents
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Bing 3D Maps: 3D mapping program for Bing Maps.
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Zune 4.0:Music, video, FM radio, and podcast player; provides access to Zune marketplace for music and TV shows.
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Live ID Sign-in Assistant: Software utility to link Windows account with Live ID.
Windows Live Essentials
- Windows Live Call : Allows users to make PC-to-PC and PC-to-phone voice and video calls
- Windows Live Family Safety : Software for controlling and monitoring online activities of children
- Windows Live Mail : E-mail client successor to outlook and windows mail; includes Calendar, Contacts, Feeds, Newsgroups
- Windows Live Messenger : Instant Messaging, calling, and video chat program
- Windows Live Photo Gallery :
Photo-management software - Windows Live Writer : Blog-publishing software
- Microsoft Office Live Add-In:
Software allowing MS office programs to save files to and access files from a shared online workspace - Windows Live Sync : File-synchronization program
- Windows Live Movie Maker :Movie-making software
- Windows Live Toolbar : Web browser toolbar to facilitate connection with Windows Live
*Software may vary from manufacturer’s original software provided.
