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For a while, had been wondering when Microsoft would ship CardSpace 2.0, the last, un-delivered piece of its Geneva set of security wares. The answer, it turns out, is never. View the full article
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According to the January data from comScore, Microsoft and Yahoo have finally managed to hit a new high: A combined share of 29.2 percent of explicit core search share in the U.S. View the full article
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Supersite Today: IE 9 RC hits Windows Update, an IE 9 blocker tool, Apple goes subscription for content providers as expected, Apple takes credit for lowering suicide rate at Foxconn, an iPhone auto-correct gaff leads to violence, Microsoft certifications don't pay off, Facebook's new photo viewer stinks, YAAT, and more moaning about Windows Phone. ... View the full article
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Over the past few days, more and more Microsoft watchers are noticing that Microsoft execs seem to be making a deliberate effort to avoid using the Z (Zune) word. That avoidance has set off a wave of speculation. View the full article
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Windows IT Pro Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer this week provided a keynote address at Mobile World Congress and gave some insight into the company's plans to update its Windows Phone OS this year. There was precious little in the way of true news, if you've been following the rumor mill, but the talk was still interesting because it was the first time the software giant had formally acknowledged some of these upcoming new features and services. ... View the full article
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Windows IT Pro At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona one year ago, Microsoft executives announced the company's plans to deep-six its aging and incompetent Windows Mobile system and replace it with a new mobile platform called Windows Phone. The message at this year's MWC is about updating and improving that new platform. ... View the full article
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Microsoft will be providing to its partners the “Mango” update (Windows Phone OS 7.X) with an IE 9-based browser this summer, so they can get it to users by fall/holiday 2011. What does it mean, exactly, that Microsoft will have IE9 on a smartphone? View the full article
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, keynoting the Mobile World Congress conference on February 14, announced a set of features that Microsoft is promising it will bring to Windows Phone 7 in 2011. View the full article
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Windows IT Pro Monday morning, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will provide a keynote address at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. And while the eyes of the wireless industry will be watching, in the wake of last week's partnership announcement with Nokia, in which the two companies will partner on Windows Phone, many questions still remain. ... View the full article
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Supersite In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Tom Merritt and I discuss Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate, the RTM of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Nokia and Microsoft rumors and Paul's merger suggestions, HP's webOS-based tablet, Zune's gain on iTunes in 2010, and rumors of a massive Microsoft reorg. ... View the full article
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Supersite Amazon's app for Windows Phone works exactly as you'd expect. And it works just as well as you, a Windows Phone user, deserves. Which is to say, very well. ... View the full article
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Supersite This week, Nokia and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership focusing on Windows Phone. While much has been made about this announcement, what did the companies really say? And what does it mean for Windows Phone? ... View the full article
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What does a multi-partner ecosystem look like when not all participants are deemed equal? We’re about to find out in the Windows Phone world. View the full article
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Windows IT Pro Microsoft and Nokia announced plans for a broad strategic partnership in which they will create a new global ecosystem built around the Windows Phone smart phone platform. ... View the full article
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Hi, I go to Features y Server Roles, and I got this error: : This server might need to be restarted after the installation completes. .NET Framework 3.5.1 Features .NET Framework 3.5.1 WCF Activation HTTP Activation Non-HTTP Activation Windows Process Activation Service Process Model .NET Environment Configuration APIs .NET Framework 3.5.1 Features: Installation failed : Attempt to install .NET Framework 3.5.1 failed with error code 0x80070643. Fatal error during installation : Attempt to install Non-HTTP Activation failed with error code 0x80070643. Fatal error during installation : Attempt to install HTTP Activat…
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Windows IT Pro An often irreverent look at some of this week's other news, including my thoughts on a Nokia and Microsoft alliance, Microsoft's head in the clouds over Bob Muglia's replacement, Google whining, Bing gains on Google Search again, a sad and quiet launch for the Verizon iPhone, Ken Olsen passes, and a quick trot though early NT history. ... View the full article
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What’s on tap for Microsoft at the upcoming Mobile World Congress? Word is we may hear more (officially) about Mango, the first “major” update to Windows Phone 7. View the full article
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Hi Everyone, I have an installed windows Server 2008 and Novell Netware 6.5.Now I want to get rid of Novell Netware 6.5 and just have Windows Server 2008. So I need to copy all the Data from Novell Netware 6.5 to Windows Server 2008.Please note that Windows Have problem in regards to file naming Conventions i.e. it cannot copy files with names > 256 characters. To my Knowledge - If we can communicate both of the OS's i.e. Novell uses IPX/SPX protocol and Windows uses TCP/IP protocol.We need to do that by installing Nwlink IPX/SPX Netbios protocol Compatibility Transport Portocol but in windows 2008 we cannot install Nwlink IPX/SPX Netbios protocol Compatibil…
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Supersite I've written what I hope is a pretty thorough overview of the Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate. But here's some more information you may want or need around this release. ... View the full article
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On February 10, as expected, Microsoft is making available for download the near-final test build of Internet Explorer (IE 9). View the full article
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Even though Microsoft delivered updated Windows Phone 7 development tools to testers in early February, the first software update to Windows Phone 7 isn’t here yet. In fact, according to various testers and other sources with whom I’ve spoken, it won’t arrive until early March. View the full article
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Supersite Today, Microsoft is releasing the final major pre-release milestone of Internet Explorer 9, a release candidate build that the company tells me is very, very close to final. I've only had the RC build for a short time, so a full review isn't yet possible. But I'll save that for the final release of IE: For now, let's take a look at what's new in the release candidate. ... View the full article
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Windows IT Pro Microsoft on Wednesday announced the RTM, or release to manufacturing, of the first service pack for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. While this is a major milestone for both operating systems, SP1 adds no significant new features to Windows 7. On Windows Server 2008 R2, however, SP1 adds two major new features that expand the product's virtualization capabilities. ... View the full article
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Microsoft is planning to make available to its Software Assurance volume licensing customers a smaller footprint, locked-down version of Windows 7 that functions as a thin client. View the full article
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Supersite Microsoft announces the RTM of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The public release is February 22. ... View the full article
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