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Hotmail Improves Yet Again, This Time with Newsletter Filtering
by Guest Paul Thurrott- 0 replies
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By Paul Thurrott Just days after I discussed my move from Gmail to Hotmail for all of my personal email, Microsoft revealed yet another improvement to its web-based email service. To be clear, Hotmail has been on a rapid update cycle of late, and if you are using this service, I suspect you’ve noticed the improvements over the past year especially. Continue reading...
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Error_SXS_Assembly_Missing when trying to install Windows 7 SP1
by Guest Aaron A Thomas- 0 replies
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I have tried to install Windows 7 SP1 several times with no success. The error refernces that ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING. Here is what I have already done: 1) Disabled any Antivirus software 2) Ran Microsoft System Readiness Tool 3) Ran Micorsoft Fix It 4) Ran SFC 5) Tried rebooting in selective startup and installing 6) Tried windows Update and Manual SP1 update from microsoft download site 7) Windows Update works for all updates except SP1 None of the above fixes mentioned across numerous forums worked. I am at a loss as to why it will not work. Continue reading...
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Disable USB port in Windows 7 & Xp using script
by Guest johncheri- 0 replies
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HI Iam trying to disable the USB port in Windows Xp and Windows 7 , I have tried opening the registry of the workstation of Win7 & xp and tried changing the Dword = 4 in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\USBSTOR which works very well . USb ports get disabled Iam tying is to run the same using the the command prompt on these workstaion to see the whether the regkey can be changed...below is the command and i dont see the registry dword changes to "4". I would like to know whether the below syntax is right or wrong . regedit /s [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\USBSTOR] "Start"=dword:00000004 Thanks JC John cheria…
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Error while opening pdf
by Guest samjas- 0 replies
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I am having probelm while opening a pdf from the website and it throws me the following error. Did try to do reasearch and find solution, couldn't find any useful materials. Error: Runt Continue reading...
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Favorites does not work
by Guest JacobH123- 0 replies
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The favorites sidebar and toolbar don't work. If i click the add favourites button, nothing happens. I have checked the shell folders registry and it is correct, and the favorites folder does exist. Continue reading...
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Hello, I have to uninstall my Office 2010 Plus installation completely and install again due to some problems I am having on this computer. Since I have 3 maximum allowed installations, how can I activate the new installation after I remove the existing one? Is it possible to deactivate the existing installation before uninstalling so that after the reinstall, I can activate this one again? Adobe Acrobat installation allows this deactivation/activation process. Thank you. Continue reading...
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Can I run The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool w/ Kaspersky AntiVirus w/out...
by Guest JenniferBernardino- 0 replies
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Can I run The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool w/ Kaspersky AntiVirus w/out any issues? Continue reading...
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running a full scan and continue to work in programs
by Guest pcalehmann- 0 replies
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HELP. CAN I RUN PROGRAMS (PLS-CADD) AND STILL DO A FULL SCAN WITH MICROSOFT ESSENTIALS? Continue reading...
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Security settings
by Guest rosieXF- 0 replies
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My windows Defender is set to off, when I attemp to change it to on, it stops and tells me to reset, I try that and it still goes back to reset. How can I solve this problem Continue reading...
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WMPNetworkSvc error
by Guest mrgbhunt- 0 replies
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ID: 14344 Source: WMPNetworkSvc Any help? Continue reading...
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I am using Windows XP Professional. I do not have a floppy drive. When I run Backup, at the end of the process, a dialog box appears that says I can't create a restore disk because I don't have a floppy drive. Continue reading...
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Do I have to uninstall Nortan intrenet security before I download Microsoft Security...
by Guest ChasityJackson- 0 replies
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Do I need to uninstall Norton internet security before I install Microsoft Security Essentials Continue reading...
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when I open a new tab and click Home, it changes my previous internet tab to Home
by Guest aaronfitzgerald- 0 replies
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Hopefully the Title explains it well enough.... Continue reading...
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Can't completely remove aborted install of Office 2010 Prof+
by Guest cwinner- 0 replies
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I started with the message "the language of this installation package is unsupported by your system" and went through a whole regedit process that i found online to attempt a complete uninstall. This was unsuccessful. Now I have a partial install that I can't back out. Am doing this from an official microsoft backup disk with key. Continue reading...
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Full scan
by Guest ALINEWRIGHT- 0 replies
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My computer shuts down or goes to sleep after a certain time of inactivity, if I am running a scan and it goes to sleep will the scan continue??? Does this question make sense? Continue reading...
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MSE problem
by Guest nonna4565- 0 replies
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This is in regards to my computer at work.....WinXPPro......every morning when I boot up the computer, the MSE icon is yellow, and tells me that the computer hasn't been scanned in awhile and might be at risk. I've a full scan several times, and quick scan almost daily.....no threats detected. The icon will remain green for the rest of the day, but is yellow again the next morning. How can this be fixed, and are we secure? Continue reading...
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Product Key
by Guest Karlhavana- 0 replies
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I am starting a business building computers to sell online, I enrolled in the Microsoft Partner Network, and currently working with the OPK creating an answer file. On the settings for the product key, there are two values, one of the values ask for the product key, the other WillShowUI should be OnError. My question is: Do I have to enter the product key on this step? Since I will use this file to create a reference installation, which later will be used to install the OS in more than one PC and I will need different product keys for each PC. I apologize for the question, but since I am new to this, I am going one step at a time, and I am stuck here not being sure wha…
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XP to Windows 7 upgrade 32 bit to 64 bit??
by Guest question4321- 0 replies
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Hi all, Tried finding the answer with mixed results. Can I upgrade my 32 bit xp to 64 bit windows 7 home edition upgrade? I know if possible it needs a custom install just want to confirm that I only need to buy the 64 bit windows 7 home upgrade rather than a full edition to take advantage of the 64 bits?? Thanks! Continue reading...
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set exclusions using command line
by Guest Piggy- 0 replies
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Hi all, I am using Microsoft Security Essentials as antivirus. And I find it very good even on the performances perspective. Since I am developer I would like to optimize the configuration to exclude my projects folder from scans and RT protection. But, since I want to be protected, I would like to run specific scans on the excluded folders and here comes the problems because the excluded path will remain excluded even with "custom scans" therefore I should manually remove exclusions, run scan, add exclusions and I am sure I will never do that!!! Is there a way to automate the whole operation using the commandline? 1. Remove exclusions 2. Launch a custom scan. 3…
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Can I run The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool w/ Kaspersky AntiVirus w/out...
by Guest JenniferBernardino- 0 replies
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Can I run The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool w/ Kaspersky AntiVirus w/out any issues? Continue reading...
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How do I remove an unwanted Tab, with an exclaimation point, that has appeared on top of my...
by Guest rextex1- 0 replies
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An unwanted Tab, with an exclaimation point, has appeared on top of my email next to the Inbox TAB. I want to remove it. I have tried "X-ing" out of it - but it comes back after a while. I right clicked on it and found that someone named "cute.buns35" has requested to talk to me or to have a conversation with me which I have declined. How do I remove it? Continue reading...
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running a full scan and continue to work in programs
by Guest pcalehmann- 0 replies
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HELP. CAN I RUN PROGRAMS (PLS-CADD) AND STILL DO A FULL SCAN WITH MICROSOFT ESSENTIALS? Continue reading...
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Celebrating Xbox 360 Success in a Down Year for Video Game Market
by Guest Paul Thurrott- 0 replies
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By Paul Thurrott Microsoft’s is celebrating the successes of its Xbox 360 console in 2011 this week. But truth is, 2011 was a down year for the broader industry, according to the market researchers at NPD that are also the sources for Microsoft’s cheering. Does that color the Xbox 360’s relative strength in any way? Continue reading...
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Security settings
by Guest rosieXF- 0 replies
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My windows Defender is set to off, when I attemp to change it to on, it stops and tells me to reset, I try that and it still goes back to reset. How can I solve this problem Continue reading...
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Microsoft Security Essentials icon keeps disappearing
by Guest LVRZN- 0 replies
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The icon for Microsoft Security Essentials keeps disappearing from my XP taskbar. The microsoft Mr. Fixit solution does not work. And I do not have "hide inactive icons" checked on my taskbar properties. Any help will be appreciated. Continue reading...