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Hi, I playing with the new Windows 2008 and I found something missing now that I often use in Windows 2003. I right click on manage on the My Computer icon in 2003 and then, I was able to manage an other computer or server like services, event viewer, local users,... without make an RDP connexion. In 2008, unable to do that. Is thers somebody that know how to do the same job or it is not possible? Thanks :confused:

Microsoft Limits Free Windows 7 Upgrades InformationWeek "Anyone who buys a PC from a participating OEM or retailer with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate on it will all receive an upgrade to the ... [/size] and more

Leo and I discuss Windows 7 retail pricing, Windows 7 RC downloads... More...

RealPlayer SP offers two important features: The ability to download web video and copy it to portable devices... More...

Today when I booted I had the Windows Security Alert. It states that Windows Defender and Spyware Doctor are both turned off, and that's as it should be. I have BitDefender Internet Security 2009 and that indicates "No issue affects your computer." I ran that elevated command prompt to check the WMI and it says mine is consistent. So why, all of a sudden, did this Security Alert pop up?

Microsoft launches free Windows 7 upgrade deal Computerworld People who buy a PC equipped with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate from a participating retailer or computer maker will get an upgrade to ... [/size] and more

Does anyone know of a site which features 64 bit Vista free-software? I go to Nonags for 32 bit free-software.

I'm at my mom's place, and I can't access the internet on my Vista laptop. Her XP one works fine. I've seen that this is a common problem, but haven't seen a working solution. I tried a few of the regedit ones, such as disabling the IPv6, but that didn't work for me, and still showed the 6 running in my network settings. This is a direct connect too, not wireless. I figured I could get the IP info from her computer (subnet/gateway/ dns) and put that in mine for the automatic IP but that didn't even get hte initial local connection to work. I used her IP address, maybe that's the problem. Does anyone know of a solution that came out or how to find what IP…

Mapping an FTP drive can be achieved using Internet Explorer or an FTP program, however, you can map an FTP drive in Windows Vista explorer. Below are the steps to achieve this: 1. Click on the Vista Orb 2. Type “explorer†3. Click on “Computer†4. Click on “Map Network Drive†5. Select the drive you wan the FTP to [...]Post from: Windows Vista Weblog More...

How to run windows 2003 server 64bit: I am having OS vista home edition 32 bit. I want to run windows 2003 server 64bit edition through any VMware. is there any way?? -- avinaskumar

I have found a reference to a concept called "reversible" passwords that is, instead of storing the hash of a password, an encryption of the passwordis stored instead. I have a client that has a need for this feature. The problem is that although there are references to it, there is no discussion about how one gets the password from the database where passwords are kept, and decrypts it. Please, I do NOT want a lengthy discussion about why reversible passwords are a Bad Idea, or why getting the plaintext of a password is a Bad Idea. I, and a client I have, *understand* these issues. If it helps, the context is a system service running on a physically secure…

BetaNews New Vista buyers can expect to pay more for Windows 7 BetaNews The small print (and yes, there is small print and smaller print) reads as follows: "When you buy Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate either ... [/size] and more

I have seen this before If I visit www.puzzle.com with IE7, up comes a box saying it is installing Access 2000 SR-1. If I check Process I can see Windows Installer, msiexec, and it has spawned sub copies of itself. If I cancel the installation, it is persistent in that it comes up again to try and reinstall. IE7 is unrespnsive I dont think the installation of Access 2000 SR-1 is "hoax" (but it could be) but why cant I shut this undesireable behavior off in IE7? I have seen this before in several other websites, all of which think I need to install Access 2000 SR-1. Any background information on this?

I have a user whose documents folder on network show up as documents to users, on the server it show as username. What is causing this? it is the only one that shows as documents not username variable. regard ciassa

A lot of people are annoyed by the User Access Control of Windows Vista especially with all those pop-ups here and there. Most people turn this feature off, but in case you want to keep this feature turned on, you can still minimize the pop-ups by making an application always run in Administrator mode. Below [...]Post from: Windows Vista Weblog More...

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m >"Andy" wrote in message m >news:pqf845p8uhsiagcpdonv4jsk8fd8654g5m@4ax.com... > On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:49:41 -0700, "Richard" > wrote: > >>Acronis backup on Vista on the same computer. Image it from disk 1 C: >>disk 2 (2nd Partition) Restored on disk 2 partition 1. Took off the f >>drive and connected the 2nd drive and booted and it said "missing boo >>manager" I didn't put a jumper on it because it performs at SATA2 (3 >>gigss). I took my Vista disk and said fix the boot and that didn't w >>Maybe the image isn't no good. > > Make sure partition 1 is marked active. m >In vista when I can't bo…

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Hi everyone and sorry for my english... I have a new Windows 2008 Standard Standalone (no domain belong). I have set up Terminal Services in application mode. I have created several local user accounts and I have pick the "User must change his password in next logon" checkbox. When a User logs on the server, Windows ask him for change his password and when he writes the new password (and confirm), the server says: "Configuration Information could not be read fro the domain controller, either because the machine is unavailable, or access has been denied." What domain controller?. The server doesnt belong to any domain. Some help? Thanks in advance.

We are pleased to announce the availability of Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP for 5 additional languages today. These languages were tagged as “Coming Soon†in our blog post early June. Please visit our World wide sites page to download Internet Explorer in your preferred locale/ language. Languages newly available on Windows XP: [*]Telugu [*]Malayalam [*]Punjabi (India) [*]Kannada [*]Bengali (India) For reference, here’s a table with the full list of IE8 availability: LANGUAGE Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 x86 x64 x86 x64 PRO x86 x64…

Running Vista Home premium SP2 64 bit This appeared just after Windows completed loading and before my screen loaded the Vista background and icons some 6 days ago and continues at each re-start or start up. Google and Bing have failed me in a fix that does not include the dollar sign. Anyone assist these very old and drybones? Thanks in advance. Barron AKA drybones