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Speed up a slow computer in 4 steps - OCRegister
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Speed up a slow computer in 4 steps OCRegister, CA Ed Schwartz, NOCCC member. View his blog at www.edwardns.com/blog. Visit the Gadgetress' PC Club page at ocregister.com/link/pcclub. To get this answer delivered to your computer automatically, sign up for the e-mail update HERE. Recent PC Club answers: More...
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Microsoft tightens Windows 7 security for USB drives - CNET News
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Microsoft tightens Windows 7 security for USB drives CNET News, CA The change will show up in the release candidate version of Windows 7 that is being released to developers this week and publicly on May 5. Microsoft said it is planning on making the change available on Windows Vista and Windows XP, as well. ... Windows 7 Eliminates AutoRun/AutoPlay Security Hole Technologizer Windows AutoRun gets a makeover to combat malware ZDNet Blogs all 5 news articles More...
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The Many Lives of XP - New York Times
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Ars Technica The Many Lives of XP New York Times, United States The aim is not to subvert the new OS, but to bolster it, says Microsoft's Scott Woodgate on a company blog. “All you need to do is to install suitable applications directly in Windows XP Mode,†wrote Woodgate. “The applications will be published to the ... Microsoft Launches Tool To Simplify XP To Windows 7 Migration Wall Street Journal Windows 7 To Include Bridge To XP Applications ChannelWeb Will Windows 7 Include 'XP Mode'? Datamation eWeek - PhysOrg.com all 177 news articles More...
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Windows 7 Eliminates AutoRun/AutoPlay Security Hole - Technologizer
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Windows 7 Eliminates AutoRun/AutoPlay Security Hole Technologizer, CA Windows 7 won't display AutoRun items in this menu, and Microsoft says it'll update Windows Vista and Windows XP to behave the same way. Conficker may be devious, but the security hole was pretty gaping all along it's surprising that it took this long ... Windows AutoRun gets a makeover to combat malware ZDNet Blogs all 3 news articles More...
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Windows AutoRun gets a makeover to combat malware - ZDNet Blogs
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Windows AutoRun gets a makeover to combat malware ZDNet Blogs The changes, detailed on Redmond's Security Research & Defense blog, have been built into Windows 7 will be back-ported to Windows Vista and Windows XP in the near future. AutoPlay will no longer support the AutoRun functionality for non removable ... More...
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Microsoft promises better security with Windows 7 - GCN.com
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Microsoft promises better security with Windows 7 GCN.com, DC Those features include a revised User Account Control (UAC) feature, an enhanced BitLocker encryption solution, Authentication Profiles and a new Windows Biometric Framework. Most of these features were first introduced in Windows Vista. ... More...
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Read all 'Office 2007 SP2' posts in Beyond Binary - CNET News
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Gotta Be Mobile Read all 'Office 2007 SP2' posts in Beyond Binary CNET News, CA The Windows team, on the other hand, is offering far less detail. It will confirm that there is a Service Pack 2 for Vista, but that's about it. "Microsoft is working on a second service pack for Windows Vista (Windows Vista SP2) and Windows Server ... Hands On with Office 2007 SP2 PC Magazine all 11 news articles More...
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Windows 7 Gets Its Own Web Site - InformationWeek
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Ars Technica Windows 7 Gets Its Own Web Site InformationWeek, NY If Microsoft is following a timetable similar to that employed for Vista development, then it's highly possible that the company is eyeing a September release date for Windows 7. The first version of Windows Vista RC dropped in September 2006, ... Microsoft Launches Tool To Simplify XP To Windows 7 Migration Wall Street Journal Windows 7 To Include Bridge To XP Applications ChannelWeb Will Windows 7 Include 'XP Mode'? Datamation eWeek - PhysOrg.com all 157 news articles More...
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Windows 7 Gets Its Own Web Site - InformationWeek
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Windows 7 Gets Its Own Web Site InformationWeek, NY If Microsoft is following a timetable similar to that employed for Vista development, then it's highly possible that the company is eyeing a September release date for Windows 7. The first version of Windows Vista RC dropped in September 2006, ... More...
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Hands On: Ubuntu 9.04 Brings Only Minor Updates - PC World
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Hands On: Ubuntu 9.04 Brings Only Minor Updates PC World In reality, the PC contained not just a previous version of Ubuntu, but Windows Vista and an abortive installation of Mac OS X as well. Lucky for me I know how to manage partitions by hand. During installation, the system offered to migrate user ... More...
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Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 Preview
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Discover a secret new feature that brings XP app compatibility to Windows 7... More...
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Easy steps in Disabling Windows Vista Aero
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Despite the hardware capabilities that are now available compared to those that came out when Windows Vista first came out, people still want to disable the built-in Windows Vista Aero.Below are the easy steps in doing this:1. Right-click on the desktop2. Click on “Personalizeâ€3. Click on “Windows Color and Appearanceâ€4. Click the link on the [...] More...
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Hands On with Office 2007 SP2 - PC Magazine
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Hands On with Office 2007 SP2 PC Magazine Microsoft also claims improved performance with multiple graphics elements present, better printout quality, and as the Office Sustained Engineering blog notes, "Improved interoperability using standard DrawingML markup to describe the visual ... More...
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Sun offers Java dev kit for device apps - InfoWorld
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Sun offers Java dev kit for device apps InfoWorld, CA Built to run on Windows XP and Vista, the SDK is the successor to Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2 and Java Toolkit 1.0 for CDC (Connected Device Configuration). Some critics wanted to know when Mac, Linux, and OpenSolaris support would be offered. ... More...
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i found this a couple of days ago these wallpapers are cool beautiful having high resolution which increase ur screen beauty!!! http://sneerwell.blogspot.com/2009/04/download-windows-7-regional-wallpapers.html:)
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Conficker worm? - Sydney Morning Herald
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Conficker worm? Sydney Morning Herald, Australia The best source of information on the worm I could find was an analysis of the Conficker worm at http://mtc.sri.com/Conficker/. It doesn't quite squeeze under the ‘low tech' reading goal I've set for this blog, but it's worth the effort. ... More...
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In new Windows, Microsoft makes the switch - Cape Cod Times
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In new Windows, Microsoft makes the switch Cape Cod Times, MA I should, in the interest of full disclosure, point out to you that while I am an early adopter of Linux systems, I still use Windows XP and never really switched to Vista at all — in fact, after giving it a fair shake, I removed Vista from my current ... More...
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GETTING MAIL: Some Hotmail clients can now use any e-mail program - Winston-Salem Jou
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GETTING MAIL: Some Hotmail clients can now use any e-mail program Winston-Salem Journal, NC The Windows Mail program built into Windows Vista was worst of all. Its new-account "wizard" refused to set up Hotmail access, claiming that it was impossible. I had to edit another account's settings to work around this defect. More...
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RSA was great last week - security was clearly top of mind for the attendees, and I fielded a number of different questions last week about how Microsoft protects our customers. Some are pretty straightforward around how the various Windows 7 security technologies work, but many have focused on how we actually deliver protection to customers on an ongoing basis. One question that comes up more than I would have ever expected is: Who gets security updates? There seems to be a myth that Microsoft limits security updates to genuine Windows users. Let me be clear: all security updates go to all users. Not only do all security updates go to all u…
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The Best-Laid Schemes of Tech Reviewers Often Go Awry - Hot Hardware
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The Best-Laid Schemes of Tech Reviewers Often Go Awry Hot Hardware, MA That was on my Windows Vista testbed. My Mac testbed fared even worse. On my Mac there were some file types, such as MP3 files, that would just not copy over in batches--they generated a collection of baffling error messages. They would copy over just ... More...
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Windows 7's virtual 'XP mode' could mean support nightmares Computerworld, MA XPM is a smart, if necessary, move, given the reception users gave to Windows Vista, Cherry said. "Because of the way Vista was received -- it's got enough baggage already -- the more they can do to address all those things [Vista was criticized for] ... More...
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Seagate's Replica makes backup copy of entire PC - CNET News
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CNET News Seagate's Replica makes backup copy of entire PC CNET News, CA This is nothing new for Windows either. Apple just reinvented the wheel with Time Machine. The name says it all. Crave is our blog about gorgeous gadgets and other crushworthy stuff. If you would like to contact Crave with a tip or comment, ... More...
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Microsoft Launches Tool To Simplify XP To Windows 7 Migration - Wall Street Journal
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Techtree.com Microsoft Launches Tool To Simplify XP To Windows 7 Migration Wall Street Journal Microsoft is hoping to make Windows 7 as attractive as possible to corporate customers after many IT departments proved reluctant to install Windows Vista, the operating system that followed Windows XP but preceded Windows 7. ... Could Windows 7 Ship on Back-to-School pcs? eWeek Microsoft to Deliver Windows 7 RC This Week Windows IT Pro Windows 7 to get XP Mode for compatibility VNUNet.com Ecommerce Journal - Geek.com all 80 news articles More...
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RODC DMZ Guide Now available
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Microsoft has now released their RODC guide for the DMZ: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd728034.aspx -- Paul Bergson MVP - Directory Services MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci 2008, 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT4 http://www.pbbergs.com Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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Flip 3D Activator
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In case you want to get fancy with your Windows Vista computer and have three dimensional items flipping in front of your computer, look into Flip3D Activator application from NOTJ.net to do the job for you.Despite its functional 3D purpose, the system is light with only 2MB of installation required.After downloading the application, installation is [...] More...