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File Name: Windows Server 2012 RC File Submitter: BSchwarz File Submitted: 31 May 2012 File Category: Windows 2012 Server The next release of Windows Server, Windows Server 2012, will offer businesses and hosting providers a scalable, dynamic, and multitenant-aware, cloud-optimized infrastructure. It securely connects across premises and helps IT Professionals to respond to business needs faster and more efficiently. Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC): Takes you beyond virtualization Delivers the power of many servers with the simplicity of one Opens the door to every app on any cloud Enables the modern work style Need more information? See the prod…

File Name: Windows 8 Release Preview File Submitter: BSchwarz File Submitted: 31 May 2012 File Category: Windows 8 Builds Windows 8 Release Preview Setup will check to see if your PC can run Download Windows 8 Release Preview and select the right download. Setup also features a compatibility report and upgrade assistance. Make sure your devices are connected to your PC and turned on before you run Setup. Built-in tools for creating an ISO or bootable flash drive are available for some previous versions of Windows (excluding Windows XP and earlier). You can find system requirements and additional information in the FAQ and in the links on this page. Click …

While checking for an update, the error that is receive is mentioned above. Please help. View this thread

Since 16-05-2012 my Vista Home Premium laptop fails to download M.S.E.virus and spyware definition updates.Can someone help please? View this thread

t’s that time again: With the new Release Preview and the new developer tools, Windows 8 is one step closer to final release. And just like in the Consumer Preview, our engineering team has been hard at work polishing the development platform to provide you with the best possible development experience on Windows 8. In this post I highlight a few of the new features that we’ve been working on and I also help get you started on migrating your existing Consumer Preview apps to the Release Preview. But first a few insights on the Windows development process Before I jump into some of the new features in the Release Preview I’d like to give a little insight into how our t…

I found the phone number on Microsoft web site and called them. They said they did call and started in trying to sell to me again. I am confused. View this thread

After a window update MSE cannot be found. I cannot reinstall I get a error 0x8004FF83. so I want to remove it completly to reinstall. Running XP Home Addition. 32 bit. View this thread

All other virus/malware programs are turned off so as to not inhibit the process. However, BOTH times it has crashed my puter and I can only get back on via "Safe Mode" and then have had to restore it to factory settings to get my puter back up and running. I would love to have this as it is highly recommended, but this is ridiculous! I'm not a rookie in computers, but I'm not a pro either. It shouldn't be this hard to do, and I'm assuming that it shouldn't crash my computer when I try and install it. What am I missing here? How do I get this to work without completely screwing up my computer? The computer is only about a year and half old and now after this sec…

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reinstalled wintows vista business onto my computer from original disks wiping hard drive clean. Backed up computer onto external hrd drive and now I would like to retrieve some of the old files. Is this possible? View this thread

i have same folder and really scare me, but now i know what that thing for , for those friends who say that the folder i empty ,yes it look empty but it take space ! this folder if you check it's property (by right click) you will notice it's hidden and write only folder .i delete it for several times but it generate it self immediately and that why it was scaring me .but if it's some staff for WMC ,then it' OK and i will forget about it ... View this thread

Steven Sinofsky has announced the availability of the Windows 8 Release Preview today http://freepchelp.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/6cc095dee2c6becf5a2b39488bce4a39._.gif[/img] Source: Windows Team Blog

The near-final Release Previewtest build of Windows 8 is available. Here’s what’s in (and not) in the latest build. Source: All About Microsoft

Today, Windows 8 Release Preview is available for download in 14 languages. This is our final pre-release, and includes Windows 8, Internet Explorer 10, new Windows 8 apps for connecting to Hotmail, SkyDrive, and Messenger (and many more), and hundreds of new and updated apps in the Windows Store. Since our first preview release last September, millions of people now use the pre-release product on a daily basis and millions more have been taking it through its paces, totaling hundreds of millions of hours of testing. We genuinely appreciate the effort that so many have put into pre-release testing, and of course, we appreciate the feedback too. Direct feedback and f…

I have all activation codes. View the thread

Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.2 Locale ID: 16393 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: fe BCP1: 0000000000000008 BCP2: 0000000000000006 BCP3: 0000000000000005 BCP4: FFFFFA800281EC80 OS Version: 6_1_7601 Service Pack: 1_0 Product: 768_1 this happen many time i also shows continues message of usb drive not recognized is this relate with it? how can i stop this problem View the thread

Okay here's the deal I have ten Microsoft Visual Redistributables (2005-2010). Should I delete some of them and keep the newest one ? Look at the picture - https://secure.flickr.com/photos/79802442@N08/7309369226/in/photostream/lightbox/ View the thread

I am running Windows Vista home premium 32BIT.I have purchased the upgrade disc to install Windows 7 Home premium.Where can I find a step by step procedure for installing the upgrade? View this thread

I recently moved my operating system from a hard drive to an SSD. It seems to have moved successfully -- mostly. That is to say that Windows 7 loads. But it cannot find my desktop, and it tells me that my Windows is not genuine (but it is). Task Manager will allow me to establish a command prompt, but if I try to access any system files it tells me that it cannot find the path (even if I browse to the file). I think I either need to rename the drive from G to C (presumably by using MMC) or to activate the administrator account from the command line. Does anybody know how to do this? View the thread

For some time we are running Outlook BCM 2010 in a client-server setup: - Server has BCM server tool running the database (Server's OS (SBS-2011), BCM server tool etc. all installed in Dutch) - Clients run Outlook 2010 (in Dutch) with OUtlook BCM 2010 (in Dutch) All fine so far. The problem now is that I hired a English speaking sales guy, that has an all-English-language laptop setup (Win 7 + Office 2010). But how do I get him an English language version of Outlook BCM 2010??? I noticed that the other way around (server is English, clients's BCM is English, there is a Dutch language pack available). But that would require a full reinstall of all.... But I want i…

i was trying to make my fujitzu computer run faster and updated some files. Afterward from start/shutdown, the standby option from the dropdown menu disappeared. All that remained were log-off, restart, and shutdown. Thanks, View this thread

Some laptops I work with recently stopped updating. When I try to, I get "Windows update can not currently check for updates, because the service is not currently running , try restarting your computer". I am trying to figure out why this would happen. The only recent changes done to them were the 18 or so updates from a week or so ago and nothing else. So what I am basically asking is, what would be causes for this to happen? Anyone have any ideas as to why? *Info* Windows 7 Enterprise x64 Have since resolved issue Just need info on why this would happen View this thread

Both these updates have been downloaded automatically many times, and also tried updating by going to Windows Update, but they have repeatedly failed to install. What else can I add? View this thread

I inadvertently put my password into Window ID when I signed into Hotmail. Now when I click on Windows ID the password pops up along with my Windows ID. How can I remove the password from the pop up window when I click on Windows ID View the thread

Hi, I had not updated windows for a while, and I thought it would be a good idea to update it. I had disabled checking for updates automatically so I go to check for an update manually and I get error code 80244022, I seemed to have fixed that, but now when I go to Check for an Update I get error code 8024402F, I have tried all the options that are applicable to me in any of the help articles connected to this error code but to no avail, also when I tried to run the FixIt it sais the troubleshooter is temporarily unavailable and it had an issue downloading one or more components and cannot run the troubleshooter, so I find the updated FixIt for Windows Update and it s…