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Bloomberg is adding fuel to the rumor fires claiming that Microsoft may show off the tablet version of Windows 8 next week at the AllThingsD conference. If and when that happens, here’s what to watch for. Steven Sinofsky, the President of Microsoft’s Windows client division, is slated to take the stage during the three-day confab, which kicks off on May 29. Ever since Sinofsky’s appearance at the show was confirmed earlier this week, there’s been talk that he’d show off an updated version of Windows 8 there. In spite of Microsoft’s vague claims about the accuracy of recent Windows 8 information that has leaked and been announced (by both Microsoft partners and Mi…

My HP is giving me the error &quothard disk 1 SMART (301). What does this mean?!?!? I just had it worked on and it was restored like it was fresh out of the box and it was fine for about a week now this.... Please!!! Might I add that I have been trying for 2 hours to run the primary hard disk self test &quotquick test&quot and it is still at 2%?? I cannot stress how much I need my laptop for school and how much I am disappointed in HP equipment since this is the second one I have owned in 3 years..... View this thread

Hello, I am testing Office 2010 deployment. We currently are using Office 2000 on Windows XP computers. I have a test PC with Office 2000 installed. I am using the Office Customization Tool for Office 2010. I have set it to remove previous versions of Office. After the install of Office 2010 Office 2000 still remains. I also tried installing Office 2010 from the CD without using the OCT. It never prompts me to upgrade or remove Office 2000. Office 2010 just install and leaves Office 2000 on the computer. My question is this... Is there a way to remove Office 2000 while doing the install of 2010 or will I have to manually uninstall Office 2000 and then install Office 20…

I am using Windows 7 (64bit) with IE9 and Office professional 2007 but with One Note 2010 because it prints in a 64 bit system. All the Office programs are 32 bit installations. I have been advised to install IneNote as 64bit but your website says all office programs must be either 32 or 64bit. I have lost all ability to print to OneNote from any application (including the browser), or to Send to OneNote from any application. I purchased OneNote 2010 in June of 2010, installed it, and it has worked great until approximately April 15. The error message i get from outlook is AddIns are disabled. But none are indicated as disabled. When printing from the bro…

Hi, Does anyone know if Office 2010 has a sound add-in? View this thread

BetaArchive just posted a leak of Windows 8 build 7850. Early reports are this is a real Build of Windows 8 although some are claiming it's not. It looks and feels like Windows 7, but, under the hood is where the good stuff is at. If Microsoft follows the same plan they had with Vista and Windows 7 you won't see any GUI changes in Windows 8 until later when the beta starts. Right now you'll still get the Windows 7 GUI when you install this build of Windows 8. Build specific information: 6.1.7850.0.winmain_win8m1.100922-1508_x86fre_client-enterprise_en-us.iso - 2.45 GB (2,637,101,056 bytes) MD5: EA2DCFADA6BBA517A0A0649D15E1EB3D News courtesy of BetaArchive

Microsoft quietly announced general availability of the next version of its Dynamics SL ERP product on April 1. View the full article

The iPad may be “magical,” but future Winpads will be “immersive.” Understanding what Microsoft means when it invokes the “I” word is going to become increasingly important to Windows developers (and to a lesser extent, users), in the not-too-distant future. View the full article

In all the stories speculating about who may bid for Nortel’s war chest of more than 6,000 telecommunications-related patents, there’s one name noticeably absent: Microsoft. View the full article

Supersite Amazon Cloud Drive is a new consumer-focused cloud storage service that is particularly well-suited, for now, to storing digital music. And when combined with the associated Cloud Player, Amazon is providing a near-complete replacement for iTunes and Windows Media Player. ... View the full article

Supersite XMarks is a browser add-in, or extension, for Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer that achieves the basic goal of syncing bookmarks between different browsers, and different browser versions, from different vendors, and running on different platforms (Mac, PC). ... View the full article

Microsoft finally has published the list of all 123 planned sessions for its upcoming Mix ‘11 development/design conference in mid-April… sort of. While there are blurbs for most of the planned sessions, there are 11 Windows Phone sessions that still are “TBA” (to be announced) View the full article

Windows IT Pro Google Android usage surged in the previous quarter while Apple iPhone usage stood flat, the latest indication that Google's mobile OS isn't just winning the war—it's destroying the previous market leader. ... View the full article

Supersite LogMeIn lets you remotely control a PC, similar to the Remote Desktop Connection (software included in Windows. And with the LogMeIn Ignition mobile client for iPad, iPhone (and iPod touch), and Google Android, you can access your Windows desktop, and its files, while on the go. ... View the full article

Supersite In our latest look at secret new Windows 8 features, we present Internet Explorer Immersive, a special new version of Microsoft's browser aimed at tablets and smaller form factor devices. ... View the full article

Supersite Ribbon usage is accelerating again in Windows 8, with Microsoft's next major OS including this UI in the most visible of all possible places, Windows Explorer. In early builds of Windows 8, this Ribbon UI is only half-finished, however, and it's unclear at this time how it will eventually look. ... View the full article

Supersite Ribbon usage is accelerating again in Windows 8, with Microsoft's next major OS including this UI in the most visible of all possible places, Windows Explorer. In early builds of Windows 8, this Ribbon UI is only half-finished, however, and it's unclear at this time how it will eventually look. ... View the full article

Supersite In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and I discuss Microsoft's antitrust complaint against Google, Windows Phone 7 software updates in the wild and how you can get yours now, Windows Phone 7 predicted to beat iPhone by 2015, Paul Allen writes a tell-all book and blasts Bill Gates for greed, Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud Player, and a call for information from IT pros about the consumerization of IT in their businesses. ... View the full article

Supersite Turning my attention to the more pragmatic issues of missing and incomplete features in Windows Phone 7, I present the first app pick that is designed to overcome one of these limitations: The ability to find, download, sync, and enjoy podcasts, over-the-air, from your handset. And this week's pick, BringCast, is a great solution for doing just that. ... View the full article

The March edition of my free Microsoft Codetracker is done and ready for download. This month includes “Broadway,” among other new Microsoft codenames. View the full article

Supersite In the first of what will be a long series of co-posts unveiling specific new Windows 8 features, Rafael Rivera and I present the new Windows 8 Welcome screen. ... View the full article