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Captain America theme
Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios’ new blockbuster Captain America: The First Avenger comes alive with this free theme for Windows 7. Includes imagery that captures the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program, turning him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. Other stills include Captain America and his team waging war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull.
Play games online: Best free game downloads and top time wasters
Playing thousands of free games, online games, and digital downloads is easy with the Windows operating system. From casual to social and massively multiplayer games, you can enjoy today’s best new titles and top online gaming sites.
The world’s top gaming platform, the Windows operating system (including the latest version, Windows 7) remains one of today’s best choices for computer games, from free online downloads to massively multiplayer virtual worlds.
Thanks to genre-defining Games for Windows titles, optimized for use with the free multiplayer online games service Games for Windows—LIVE, gamers have even more choices. Owners can also buy casual and bargain PC games online easily and affordably via Games for Windows Marketplace.
From car games to first-person shooters, Windows doesn’t just make it easier to install your favorite titles or to enjoy online computer gaming. It also offers instant access to today’s hottest advancements, including casual games, social games, and free-to-play outings.
Free online game sites
Thousands of games can be played or downloaded for free from web browsers likeInternet Explorer. Many can be enjoyed in just five minutes, making them perfect for coffee breaks. Others will keep you captivated for hours on end.
To start enjoying free sports games, action games, and more, including titles for both casual and hard-core gaming fans, just visit these sites:
Free massively multiplayer online games
Many virtual worlds and massively multiplayer online (MMO) games are completely free to play yet still compete with the best that retail games have to offer.
Several have optional in-game bonuses, power-ups, and items to buy if you want a time-saving boost, though value-minded shoppers needn’t spend a cent.
From fantasy to sci-fi, war, and even kids games, all offer a great way to play online alongside fellow gaming fans.
Top 10 social games
Playable on Facebook and other social networks, social games are free, intuitive, and accessible right from your web browser. One of gaming’s hottest new trends, they feature everyday topics from food to fashion, music, and art.
To get started playing, just create a social network account, sign in, and click some of these 10 top suggestions:
Best casual games downloads
Countless casual games for all ages, including board games, puzzle games, card games, and more, can quickly be downloaded to your computer.
Smash hits like Mystery Case Files and Diner Dash typically cost less than U.S.$20 and can be tried free for 60 minutes. Monthly subscriptions to sites like Big Fish Gamesand discount deals from publishers like Sandlot Games and PopCap also allow you to purchase titles for as little as $6.99.
To try some of the hundreds of great casual game downloads available for both kids and adults, be sure to visit Games for Windows Marketplace. Five top suggestions include:
Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server
The Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server provide connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server from PHP applications. In addition to some important bug fixes for the existing SQLSRV driver, version 2.0 release adds support for PDO with a new PDO_SQLSRV driver.
Quick details
| Version: | 2.0.1 | Date Published: | 6/16/2011 |
| Language: | English | ||
| File Name | Size | |
|---|---|---|
| SQLSRV20.EXE | 790 KB | DOWNLOAD |
Overview
The Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server are PHP 5 extensions that allows for the reading and writing of SQL Server data from within PHP scripts. The SQLSRV extension provides a procedural interface while the PDO_SQLSRV extension implements PDO for accessing data in all editions of SQL Server 2005 and later.
The major feature in the version 2.0 release is the support for PDO with a new PDO_SQLSRV driver. In order to support the new PDO_SQLSRV driver to be consistent with the existing SQLSRV driver, the code was re-architected into a core functional layer and an "API" layer above. The SQLSRV driver is built from this re-architected code, and also includes some important bug fixes. This release is available to all SQL Server users at no additional charge.
An update version (binary version 2.0.1802.200), released in November 2010 contains some critical fixes reported by our customers and developers. Please refer to the included SQLSRV_Readme file (or our blog) for additional details on the fixes.
The major feature in the version 2.0 release is the support for PDO with a new PDO_SQLSRV driver. In order to support the new PDO_SQLSRV driver to be consistent with the existing SQLSRV driver, the code was re-architected into a core functional layer and an "API" layer above. The SQLSRV driver is built from this re-architected code, and also includes some important bug fixes. This release is available to all SQL Server users at no additional charge.
An update version (binary version 2.0.1802.200), released in November 2010 contains some critical fixes reported by our customers and developers. Please refer to the included SQLSRV_Readme file (or our blog) for additional details on the fixes.
System requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 3
- PHP 5.2.4, or later. For more information about downloading and installing PHP, visit PHP on Windows.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Native Client (available in the SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Pack.
- Any edition of SQL Server 2005 or later.
- A Web server configured to run PHP.
Instructions
Perform the following steps to download and install the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server:
- Download SQLSRV20.EXE to a temporary directory
- Run SQLSRV20.EXE
- When prompted, enter the path to the PHP extensions directory
- After extracting the files, read the Installation section of the SQLSRV20_Readme.htm file for next steps
HealthVault Device Driver Development Package
Development kit contains documentation and sample drivers to help you build drivers for your health and fitness devices.
Quick details
| Version: | 1.0 | Date Published: | 7/18/2011 |
| Language: | English | ||
| File Name | Size | |
|---|---|---|
| HealthVaultDDP.zip | 1.0 MB | DOWNLOAD |
Overview
This kit contains various components intended to help development of a device driver for Microsoft Health Solutions. It is intended for use by HealthVault Partner software developers. The following is a general description of the contents:
•Code: Contains code for enabling HealthVault Partner devices to interact with the HealthVault ecosystem, such as the HealthVault Partner WPD driver.
• Docs: Contains general documentation for building WPD drivers for HealthVault Connection Center.
•Tools: Contains useful driver development tools, such as WpdInfo, which can be used to interact with and test WPD drivers.
•Code: Contains code for enabling HealthVault Partner devices to interact with the HealthVault ecosystem, such as the HealthVault Partner WPD driver.
• Docs: Contains general documentation for building WPD drivers for HealthVault Connection Center.
•Tools: Contains useful driver development tools, such as WpdInfo, which can be used to interact with and test WPD drivers.
System requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Visual Studios 2005, 2008
Windows Driver Development Kit
Windows Driver Development Kit
Instructions
This device driver development kit requires that Visual Studio 2005 SP1 or Visual Studio 2008 and Windows Driver Development Kit in order for the sample drivers to compile.
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