As a heavy Vista Media Center user, I’m looking forward to the improvements to Media Center in Windows 7.

Below are some screenshots of Window 7 Build 6956 Media Center from The Green Button.? As you can instantly see there are many new features in W7MC.

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New Features in Windows 7 Media Center:

• H.264 support (not sure if Xbox 360 Extenders will support)
• Custom strips increased from2 to 20
• Colour code shows by category in the Guide
• Similar movies grouped together
• Cast info: While watching a movie you can view the cast, see other movies they are played a role in e.g. starred in or directed

For more screenshots of Windows 7 Media Center visit the Windows 7 Screenshots Section.

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The first version of Windows 7 that leaked to various P2P networks was the released handed out at the Professional Developer Conference. The latest leak of build 6956 of Windows 7 happened during the WinHEC 2008 conference in Beijing. The release made its way on various torrent websites from where it can be downloaded. It is not supplied in ISO format but as a Virtual Hard Disk image. To run that image you would need one of the following programs: Virtual Server 2005, Hyer-V HyperVisor or Windows 7 Disk Management.

Another possibility that is outlined would be the following:

• extract HEC.rar, you can get a .VHD image.
• Use WinMount3, extract .VHD image to a new ntfs disk.
• Use VistaBootPro, add the disk to your boot menu.

Please note that those information have been directly taken from information supplied by people distributing those files. You already find blog articles that explain how to combine both leaked Windows 7 builds so that the newest build can be installed on every computer system.

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Microsoft is currently holding another WinHec conference in China where it is showcasing the latest Windows 7 build 6956. Several Chinese tech sites have posted screenshots of the latest build. The latest build does not contain that many changes to previous builds. Most notably are the new Windows 7 start screen. The other notable change is an increase in the Windows Experience Index which is now ranging from 1.0 to 7.9.

There is also another screenshot that is showing a DirectX 11 booth.

Windows 7 Build 6956 Screenshots

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