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Rate Editorial series - Microsoft's future: part one

Original at KezNews.com external link    -421 minutes ago

A new hope The year 2009 has been an important one for Microsoft. Redemption is in reach again, after taking hits from increasingly hostile publicity, against its mishandled operating system Windows Vista; several corporate snafus also shone a bad light on their Redmond campus. Suppose...

Rate Editorial series - Microsoft's future: part one

Original at Neowin.net external link    1 hour ago

By Max Majewski A new hope The year 2009 has been an important one for Microsoft. Redemption is in reach again, after taking hits from increasingly hostile publicity, against its mishandled operating system Windows Vista; several corporate snafus also shone a bad light on their Redmond campus. Suppose...

Rate Patch: New Malware Campaign Exploits Microsoft Security Updates

Original at SPAMfighter external link    11 hours ago

The patch is applicable to the following OS versions - Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Millenium and ... and more »

14 hours ago

 

Rate >>>Top viewed issues in Nov

Original at MSMVPS.COM external link    14 hours ago

By bradley gt;>>Top viewed issues in Nov Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 Issue Description: ------------------------------ What is the best practice to enable roaming profile cross between x86 and x64 OS.   Analysis: ------------------------------ Although there is a best practice d...

Rate Platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista

Original at Computeractive external link    15 hours ago

From the same stable as the ever more popular Firefox web browser, Thunderbird handles your email and RSS news feeds. Thunderbird 3 has several improvements ...

Rate Why did the word Start disappear from the Start button?

Original at blogs.msdn.com external link    Mon, Dec 14

By oldnewthing Commenter Mike Dunn would like to know why the word Start disappeared from the Start button in Windows Vista. After all, adding the word Start helped new users figure out what they should click first. Second, the design folks might have wanted to give Windows Vista a distinctive new "look",...

Rate Exklusive Helfer: Kleine PC-WELT Tools mit großer Wirkung

Original at PC-Welt external link    Mon, Dec 14

Aus XP-Home wird XP-Pro, Windows Vista bekommt einen Performance-Schub und die neue Windows-Setup-CD enthält alle aktuellen Updates - alles dank unserer PC-WELT-Scripts. In unserem exklusiven Download-Special haben wir Ihnen eine Auswahl der beliebtesten und nützlichsten PC-W...

Rate Opinion: Understanding the Windows Pagefile and Why You Shouldn't Disable It

Original at Lifehacker external link    Sun, Dec 13

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By The How-To Geek Windows 7 includes a file caching mechanism called SuperFetch that caches the most frequently accessed application files in RAM so your applications will open more quickly. It's one of the many reasons why Windows 7 feels so much more "snappy" than previous versions—and disabling the p...

Rate How To: Windows Vista / 7 Tips & Tricks | Windows Leopard XVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Dec 13

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By rss@youtube.com (ExtremelyTech) Author: ExtremelyTech Keywords: Windows Vista seven Tips and Tricks Leopard snow mac free easy rocketdock make your window into quick Added: December 13, 2009

This Week

 

Rate How To Make A Program Using Notepad*With Windows Vista*Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Dec 12

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By rss@youtube.com (MultiMarriland) Author: MultiMarriland Keywords: WindowsVista Notepad MultiMarriland Windows HaveFun!!! LOL Added: December 12, 2009

Rate How To: Windows Embedded Standard 2011 Compatible Applications

Original at blogs.msdn.com external link    Fri, Dec 11

By Embedded Most applications that run on Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP will run on Windows Embedded Standard 2011.  Templates now make it easy to ensure that all of your favorite and most important applications will run on Windows Embedded Standard 2011.  These templates allow an applica...

Rate Patch: Re: Service Pack 3 - cannot upgrade

Original at microsoft.public.windows.vista.general Google Group external link    Fri, Dec 11

By pabear...@gmail.com (PA Bear, MS MVP) Crosspost to Windows Update newsgroup WITH quoting] Error message when you try to install Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: "An internal error occurred while installing the service pack": link]

Rate Rather than patch, Microsoft blocks buggy code

Original at Computerworld external link    Thu, Dec 10

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The update targets only the oldest editions of Microsoft's operating system: Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Windows Vista, Windows 7 and ... WINDOWS PROBLEMS (AND COMPUTERS GENERALLY): DON'T PANIC – PART 1SE Calgary News

Rate "We Fight for Freedom, and Windows Vista Is F*cking Us Up" [BSoD]

Original at Gizmodo.com external link    Thu, Dec 10

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By Major Tom Major Tom (not his real name) is a ground controller at an United States Air Force Base. He wrote to us because he and his military colleagues are extremely frustrated with Windows Vista. Here's his hated BSOD and his story. So there you have it. We Fight for Freedom, but Windows Vista salutes us...

Rate Help IT Pros Deploy The New Efficiency - today!

Original at blogs.msdn.com external link    Tue, Dec 8

By nickmac · Resolution: By using Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and virtualization, you can consolidate the total number of physical servers running on both Windows and Linux operating systems. · Conflict: “With the data center humming along, you turn to the desktop. System Center reveals pocket...

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Opinion: Is Windows 7 Worth It?

Original at MS Windows Vista Compatible Software external link    Sun, Dec 6

By magakos for Windows Vista: a 1-GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of free disk space, and a DirectX 9–compatible graphics device with a WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. Th at’s for the 32-bit version of Windows 7; the 64-bit version of the OS requires a 64-bit CPU, 2GB of RAM, and 20GB of disk space. Fear of incompatible...

Rate How To: Windows Vista Activation Exploit SL08-010 Part 2Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Dec 6

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By rss@youtube.com (azuUpoon) Author: azuUpoon Keywords: windows vista ultimate how to Added: December 6, 2009

Rate Opinion: CyberNotes: Six Amazing Plug-Ins for Vista Media Center

Original at CyberNet Classics external link    Thu, Dec 3

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By Ashley WebGuide WebGuide is one of the most popular plug-ins for Windows Media Center because it allows users to manage all of their recordings from any browser. This means that when you’re away from home, you can easily set a show to record. Even more impressive is that users are able to stream cont...

Rate Windows 7 impresses Woolworths, MYOB

Original at ZDNet.com.au external link    Wed, Dec 2

By edit@zdnet.com.au (Josh Mehlman) Supermarket chain Woolworths is currently trialling Windows 7 and looking to upgrade its corporate desktops from Windows XP to the new operating system in 2010, while local software house MYOB has revealed internal migration plans.

Rate Patch: malware is the problem behind Windows 7 'Black Screen of Death'

Original at palmaddict.typepad.com external link    Wed, Dec 2

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By sam mcloughln according to the BBC today. "Initially it was thought that Microsoft's own security update could have caused the problem but that has now been ruled out. The software firm that suggested the security update was the problem has apologised for its claims. Reports suggest the problem also aff...

Past Month

 

Rate Windows 7 Security: UAC Gets Tolerable

Original at MS Windows Vista Compatible Software external link    Mon, Nov 30

By magakos Speak for yourself, Redmond: I have every intention of recommending the intermediate settings to most people who ask me for advice, since those settings retain most of UAC’s theoretical value without driving users bonkers. Other than salvaging UAC, Microsoft has made relatively few s...

Rate Opinion: Windows 7 Interface: The New Taskmaster

Original at MS Windows Vista Compatible Software external link    Fri, Nov 27

By magakos The Windows experience occurs mainly in its Taskbar—especially in the Start menu and System Tray. Vista gave the Start menu a welcome redesign; in Windows 7, the Taskbar and the System Tray get a thorough makeover. The new Taskbar replaces the old small icons and text labels for running app...

Rate How To Get Years of Good Use Out of Your Existing Tape Backup Setup with Server 2008

Original at Redmond Channel Partner external link    Mon, Nov 16

Discover how the BackupAssist™ tape backup solution provides ongoing viability for existing tape hardware on Server 2008. This Whitepaper explains how to continue using tape for data archival backup while delivering cost-efficiency and labor savings with Windows Server 2008, Wind...

November of 2009

 

Rate GeekPost Weekly Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 5

Original at Geekzone external link    Fri, Nov 13

By JamesHip CourseTitleRTM Date5105CDeploying Windows Vista Business Desktops (3 days)8/17/20096445AImplementing and Administering Windows Small Business Server 2008 (5 days)8/21/20095115BInstalling, Configuring, and Troubleshooting Windows Vista (3 days)8/21/20095118BSuppor...

Rate Podcast: Automating Windows 7 Deployments Using System Center Configuration Manager

Original at Microsoft Podcasts about Windows Vista external link    Wed, Nov 11

We focus on automating Windows 7 operating system deployments using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager in this webcast. First, we cover how to automate hardware and software inventory using Asset Intelligence to determine what applications and hardware are needed for de...

Rate Opinion: CyberNotes: How to Edit MP3 Details in Vista

Original at CyberNet Classics external link    Sat, Nov 7

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By Ashley Microsoft Monday Your Week in Review with Sunday’s SummaryGoogle Maps Gives Editing Rights to UsersWindows Vista Beta 2 Update AvailableCyberNotes: Your Week in Review with Sunday’s SummaryCyberNotes: iCal vs. Windows Calendar

Rate Patch: 'Fix It' Released for Upgrade hangs at 62%

Original at Bink.nu external link    Tue, Nov 3

By Sumeeth Evans This Fix it Solution automates setting a system variable to ignore the IphlpsvcMigPlugin.ddd plug-in on Windows Vista which enables the update to occur successfully from Windows Vista to Windows 7. Microsoft cautions that this Fix it solution should not be used for Windows 7 upgrades th...

Rate Podcast: Aufzeichnung zum Oktober-TechTalk: Windows 7 – ein Überblick für Entwickler (Teil 1)

Original at Channel9 posts by user: The Channel 9 Team external link    Tue, Nov 3

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By Jan Schenk In dieser TechTalk-Aufzeichnung erklären Oliver Scheer und Peter Kirchner, wie etwa die neue Taskbar genutzt werden kann, indem die Preview-Ansicht gesteuert, Status-Informationen ausgegeben oder die Sprunglisten nach Ihren  Wünschen angepasst werden können. Wir zeigen neue M...

Rate Windows 7 with RDP7: Best OS for VDI

Original at blogs.msdn.com external link    Mon, Nov 2

By termserv When users connect to a Windows 7 VM, the RDP7 protocol will be used to communicate between client and VM if RDP 7 or Remote Desktop Connection 7 (RDC7) client is used. RDC7 client is offered on variety of OSs, including XPSP3, Vista SP1 and Vista SP2 and the same client is part of the Windows 7 O...

October of 2009

 

Rate Opinion: Windows 7 Guides: The Best Of

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, Oct 28

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By John Herrman Microsoft says that Windows 7 is the "seventh" major Windows version, which it isn't, but whatever. Adding to the mystery, the Windows 7 version number will actually be 6.1, the same as Windows Server 2008 R2. Microsoft has included the option to use BitLocker Drive Encryption without a com...

Rate How To: Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media

Original at Hard OCP external link    Fri, Oct 23

Here is your handy-dandy Windows 7 tip of the day. Those of you that use this method, let us know in the comments section how this worked out for you. First of all, the double install trick from Windows Vista actually still works in Windows 7. But there's a better way. Here's how to clean install Wi...

Rate Podcast: Choosing a Windows 7 Version: Home, Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate

Original at Digital Trends external link    Wed, Oct 21

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By Leif Iverson Windows Vista users, your long-overdue reprieve has finally arrived: Today you can walk into your local software retailer and pick up your very own copy of Windows 7. The days of endless crashes, long boot times and piles of clutter are over, but not with a quite literal price. Microsoft exp...

Rate Best of Questions and Answers for the IT Manager Community Talk with Kevin – Windows 7 “What’s in it for you?” (Part 2 of 3)

Original at TechNet Blogs external link    Tue, Oct 20

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By KevinRemde “How will Windows 7 improve my user's ability to search for files on our network?” “Is Windows Defender still available in Windows 7?” Yes. “Does Windows 7 require Windows Server 2008 R2 to effectively manage the desktop?” No. Here is the Windows 7 Software Logo Program

Rate A Windows XP user's game plan for Windows 7

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Wed, Oct 14

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By Dwight • Manually run Windows Update to check for any patches and fixes to Windows 7. The installation process is supposed to install these, but do this just to be safe. (And note that the first critical security update for Windows 7 is already available.)

Rate Patch: Download HPC Pack 2008 SDK SP1 Fix for Nehalem CPUs MPI Performance Degradation

Original at Softpedia external link    Tue, Oct 13

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By Softpedia News (Marius Oiaga) “This SDK update fixes an issue where after applying Service Pack 1 you may experience a performance degradation in MPI jobs,” Microsoft explains. “Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2003 x64 editions; Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista; Windows Vista...

Rate Installing Windows 7 on an older computer: a realistic scenario

Original at blogs.msdn.com external link    Wed, Oct 7

By randguth Step 3. Apply all current updates, drivers and patches.  Go to programs, then run Windows Update. This took me over an hour because you have to keep repeating this step five or six times since some updates have to be applied before the next one’s become available.  Take a look at both optional an...

Year 2009

 

Rate If Microsoft sold a lifestyle, would you buy it?

Original at BetaNews external link    Thu, Sep 17

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By Joe Wilcox People can easily forget they use Windows; there is no strong brand identification, and operating systems function too much as utilities. From a branding perspective, the best thing Microsoft has done for the operating system in years (other than advertising) is to replace the "Start"...

Rate Podcast: What is Microsoft's Visual Basic 6 Support Strategy?

Original at Channel9 posts by user: The Channel 9 Team external link    Mon, Sep 14

By Beth Massi Read the Official Support Statement on Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP

Rate Patch: MSI 4.5 natively included with SP2 for Windows Vista & Server 2008

Original at blogs.msdn.com external link    Wed, Aug 12

By Windows Installer Team ·         KB 958655 – Error message when you use Windows Installer (MSI) 4.5 to install multiple MSI packages in Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP: "API call rejected - No actions in Context". ·         KB 967756 – After you uninstall some software upda...

Rate Podcast: The Complete Guide to Windows Easy Transfer

Original at Channel9 posts by user: The Channel 9 Team external link    Thu, Aug 6

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By Nic Fillingham In this video we cover virtually everything you would ever want to know about Windows Easy Transfer and demonstrate the application in action on a Windows XP machine (creating a *.MIG file and backing up to USB key) and transferring files and settings from Windows Vista to Windows 7 via an E...

Rate Windows 7 Review: You Can Quit Complaining Now

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, Aug 5

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By matt buchanan In short, Windows 7 is what Windows should feel like in 2009. Media Player still sucks to use, though "Play To" and internet streaming features are nifty The mess that is Control Panel—after all that UI work, what the eff, guys? Microsoft Windows 7]

Rate Podcast: Mark Russinovich and David Solomon: Windows Internals 5 Released

Original at Channel9 posts by user: The Channel 9 Team external link    Fri, Jun 19

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By Charles Windows kernel expert and kernel "professor" David Solomon and Windows Kernel Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich have written another great book covering, in great detail, the internal composition of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. A third author,Alex Ionescu, joined th...

Rate Podcast: Windows 7 Deployment Enhancements

Original at Microsoft Podcasts about Windows Vista external link    Wed, Jun 10

Discover the enhanced deployment capabilities available in the Windows 7 operating system. In this webcast, we explore virtual hard disk (VHD) image management and deployment, dynamic driver provisioning, and multicast multiple stream transfer functionality that is used with Win...

Rate How to get aero effect on Windows Vista Home BasicVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Mar 21

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By rss@youtube.com (razzostrife) Author: razzostrife Keywords: How to get aero effect on Windows Vista Home Basic glass windows tricks tutorial Added: March 21, 2009

Rate How to make Windows Vista 80 to 90% fasterVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Mar 5    1 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (vanityscreamreacords) this is a short video on some steps you can take to make your Vista... Author: vanityscreamreacords Keywords: Windows Vista Faster fast 90% 80% really how to Make Added: March 5, 2009

Rate Podcast: Windows 7 = Vista Upgrade

Original at LarrysWorld.com external link    Mon, Feb 2

I don’t know why it took so long, but Microsoft has finally fixed Vista. Only it isn’t calling it Vista. Instead the company is working on what it’s calling a new version of Windows, Windows 7. The operating system isn’t commercially available, but is likely to be out by the end of the year.

Year 2007

 

Rate Patch: Windows Vista SP1 "slipstream" Guide

Original at Bink.nu external link    Thu, Aug 30

By bink@bink.nu Microsoft has confirmed that there will no way to directly slipstream the Service Pack. Nevertheless, the method outlined below will still work. Microsoft has confirmed that there will no way to directly slipstream the Service Pack. Nevertheless, the method outlined below will still wo...

Rate Podcast: Recovering Windows PasswordsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at The Chris Pirillo Show external link    Mon, Aug 27

By chris@pirillo.com (Chris Pirillo) Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes Formats Available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4) Flash Video (.flv) MP3 Audio (.mp3) Master Password in FirefoxHappy Birthday!Password StorageErase FilesWindows Vista in Your WordsWindows Vista and Outlook 2007 ThoughtsEd Bott and Windows Vi...

Rate Opinion: How to secure a wireless network

Original at Security Garden external link    Sun, Aug 19

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By Corrine Here's a great tip via Josh at Windows Connected: Join the fun at Windows Connected. I'm connected, are you? Computer security news & information, help, tips and more, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Rate Dreamscene cracked to work on all editions of Windows Vista

Original at ActiveWin.com external link    Thu, May 10

Microsoft has been hard at work trying to bundle a set of special goodies to reward people who shelled out the cash for Vista Ultimate, such as Dreamscene, a bundle of animated wallpapers that uses Vista's advanced compositing display engine. Well, the hackers have been hard at work disse...

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