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Saturday, Jan 23
PC Magazine review of AVAST Antivirus 5.0
Pros -- Improved user interface. New heuristic anti-malware engine. New code emulator technology. Powerful boot-time scan. Good malware removal. Effective malware blocking. Type: Personal Free: Yes OS Compatibility: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7
Sunday, Jan 17
Need help on Help?
For the record, I think Microsoft is brilliant! Brilliant as a star in another Galaxy... The key point being that sometimes they are in another galaxy. I cannot open Help files that require the Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) program. On computers that are running Windows Vista, Windows 7, Window...
Thursday, Jan 7
Enable Dreamscene in Windows 7 [How to]
Windows 7 - The Pocket Guide | Get FREE books (Password: ilikefree ) Windows 7 - The Pocket Guide | Get FREE books (Password: ilikefree)I was very disappointed to see the Ultimate Extras seen in Windows Vista, dropped in Windows 7 (if you can call Read More......(read more)
Monday, Dec 14
>>>Partner Community Hot issues December 2009
gt;>>Partner Community Hot issues December 2009 Product: Office Word 2007 Issue Description: ------------------------------ The Web Collection option is missing when searching Clip Art in Word 2007. After reinstalling Office 2007 on Windows Vista, the option is still miss...
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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...
Thursday, Nov 19
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Thursday, Nov 12
Migration Step Twenty Two: Adjusting the Group Policies
We're on to the next step where we clean out the old SBS 2003 group polices. This is where you need an extra cup of coffee or a Mountain Dew on ice to make sure you don't accidentally remove the wrong ones. They can be imported and exported from another good machine or rebuilt, so all is not lost e...
Tuesday, Nov 3
Patch: Microsoft: Vista Infected 62% Less Often Than XP
Windows Vista is dramatically more secure than Windows XP, according Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence Report, released Monday. The infection rate of Windows Vista SP1 was 61.9 percent less than Windows XP SP3, the company said.
Monday, Nov 2
Windows 7 development reorganized
Steve Sinofsky took over management of the Windows development team after Windows Vista. He was in charge of Office development for a number of years prior. I’ve been reading snippets over the past few years about how the development methodology of Windows 7 had changed. And how Windows...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Patch: [MS KBs] Description of the Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 client update for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) for Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows Vista SP2
INTRODUCTION This article discusses the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 7.0 client update tha... This article discusses the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 7.0 client update that enables you to use the new Remote Desktop Services features. These features Read More......(read more)
Friday, Oct 9
Professor Plum, in the Library with the Candlestick
Yesterday Tim Barrett and I did a presentation on Windows 7. And one of the features of Win7 that I said I liked was SMBv2 as it increased the speed of file transfers between a Vista/Windows 7 and a Server 2008. And one of the viewers of the presentation pointed out that at the present time, Mi...
Tuesday, Sep 29
OneCare news
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/activation/oc_eol_guidance.htm Sale of Windows Live OneCare retail boxes will be discontinued during the summer season. Windows Live OneCare will be removed from direct online renewal and sale this fall.
Thursday, Sep 24
Hyper-V: Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2 from Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V
Method 1 Perform an in-place upgrade of the parent partition from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2. Note On a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer, the Integration Services for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 will be listed in Programs and Features as "KB955484".
Thursday, Sep 17
Patch: Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7:
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on remote computers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2 (and, for some roles and features, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003) from a remote computer...
Thursday, Jun 4
Patch: 10 Microsoft Security Bulletins for June 2009
1. An updated version of Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 3. Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [June 2009] (KB905866) 4. Cumulative Update for Media Center TVPack for Windows Vista (KB966315) 5. Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista (KB96763...
Thursday, May 28
Patch: Windows Vista Application Compatibility List updated
Find out if your application is compatible with Windows Vista since Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for Vista. Download Vista Application Compatibility List document at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9df23606-7276-4ce2-899...
Tuesday, May 26
Patch: Ärgernis bei der Installation von Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is a prerequisite for installing SP2 in Windows Vista. If you use Windows Update or the Automatic Update feature in Windows Vista, you will not be offered the option to install SP2 until you first install SP1.
Patch: Vista Service Pack 2 Standalone is available
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone (KB948465) Note: Windows Server 2008 released with Service Pack 1 included. Windows Vista SP1 information and downloads can be found on the Windows Vista SP1 TechNet page.
Tuesday, Dec 2
Vista SP2, Server 2008 SP2 beta
On the Technet site tonight is the beta for Vista sp2 and Windows Server 2008 sp2. Yes that's right Windows Server 2008 SP2. For all those waiting for the first service pack of Windows Server 2008, it's already included as it shares the same code as Vista sp1.
Tuesday, Sep 9
Where is the Mail control panel in 64bit Vista?
Hello folks, Microsoft Outlook team blogged how to find the mail icon in a computer running Windows Vista x64. Read more at source: http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/archive/2008/09/05/where-is-the-mail-control-panel-in-64bit-vista.aspx
Friday, Aug 22
Patch: 19,500 Vista Drivers Ship With DVD
Windows Vista has more drivers built-in at launch than any previous version Windows - 19,500 in fact! In contrast, Windows XP only had 10,000 drivers on its CD, with only 2000 on the Windows Update service, so this is a major improvement. Marc Liron - Microsoft MVP
Tuesday, Feb 5
Patch: Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 RTM
Both the Windows Server and Windows Vista teams released new builds today. The much-awaited Windows Server 2008, formerly known by the code-name Longhorn Server, was released to manufacturing today, as was the highly anticipated service pack 1 update Read More......(read more)
Monday, Feb 4
Patch: Vista SP1 rtm's and plans for release...
Windows Vista Team Blog : Announcing the RTM of Windows Vista SP1: http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/02/04/announcing-the-rtm-of-windows-vista-sp1.aspx Download details: Release Notes for Windows Vista Service ...
