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Green Dam exploit in the wild ZDNet UK, UK ... this stack-based, buffer overflow vulnerability in Green Dam 3.17," Trancer wrote in his Recognize-Security blog. "I've tested this exploit successfully on the following platforms: IE6, Windows XP SP2, IE7, Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1. ... More...

Seattle Times Brier Dudley column: Comcast converter a must or you ... TMCnet Eyeing Windows 7 If you're shopping for a new PC, you may want to wait until Friday. That's when Microsoft and computer makers could start giving coupons for a free copy of Windows 7 to people who buy a new Windows Vista PC. The coupons are intended to ... More...

BBC News A browser-free Windows 7 BBC News, UK You upgrade from XP or Vista to Windows 7, and then find you've got no browser. No problem, I hear you say, you just go and download one - say Firefox, or Chrome, or Safari or maybe Internet Explorer 8. Using your browser. Ahh...right. ... More...

Microsoft announces the retail pricing for Windows 7, as well as info about a money saving promotional pre-order program! More...

ZDNet Are Windows stealth updates back again? ZDNet Adrian is a technology journalist and author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology. He also runs a popular blog called The PC Doctor. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations. More...

Microsoft has already announced the removal of Internet Explorer 8 for Windows 7 that are going to be released in Europe. The European Commission comes down hard on companies that have been judged guilty of anti-monopoly. Intel was previously slapped with $1.45 billion dollars after the chipmaker was found guilty of anticompetitive practices four years [...]Post from: Windows Vista Weblog More...

Hey guys! I got some questions for you.. My dad wants to have a home server in our house... At first, he wanted some god-like server, which can do everything... But I talked him out of that pretty fast, because it needs A LOT of power, if you want to play games over a terminal session.. Anyways... The server should be able to hold all our data and to make it accessable... It'll also run a streaming software, so I can watch stored movies with my PS3... There we got the first problem... The PS3 can't play the *.mkv format, which means, that the server has to decode the movie and then send it to the PS3... I store all my bluray movies as *.mkv on my hdd, so more…

Hello recently I installed Windows Server 2008 R2 fresh install. One of the services I put in was Windows Media service. I also have II 7.5 all ok there. Well I put the server in like right after it was released maybe 10 days ago. All was fine until today. I went to run the service and it was gone. I went to admin tools and not even on the menu. went to event log and it says following since 6/23 The description for Event ID 300 from source WMServer cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can inst" went back to 6/16 and it said the same thing....Funny thing is I use…

Australian Personal Computer Windows 7: now easier to open! Australian Personal Computer, Australia Microsoft has added another bullet point its brag list of Great Things in Windows 7 – the redesigned box containing the OS can be opened without needing an instruction sheet! If you're looking for proof that Windows 7 is Vista done right, ... More...

VC's automated Twitter feed spreads malware CNET News, CA And these are some of the best hackers on the planet the Russian Business Network has yet to succeed against Vista. The difference between Windows Vista and OS X is that OS X has one defense, and one defense only... authentication. ... More...

Is Apple 'open enough' to rule the next decade of mobile? CNET News, CA Yes, I would rather say you did spend more time focusing on Windows and Microsoft than you did on Apple or the iPhone. The anti-MSFT slant your blog post takes is rather apparent to the point of making a person wonder if you only tossed in references ... More...

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Microsoft tries to make Windows 7 easier to open ZDNet Asia, Singapore In a blog posting Wednesday, Microsoft said it will use a package that is shaped similarly to the Vista one. However, the box will open more like a standard DVD case. The case, which will be recyclable, will contain just the disc and a getting started ... More...

Hi, I'm running WinXP-SP3, with latest updates I am aware of. MS Baseline Security Analyzer gives a warning that "Scripts virtual directory was found under one or more web sites". Step 2 of the "How to Correct this" info is "In the Internet Information Services Manager, right-click the virtual directories to remove...". Trouble I'm having is that there doesn't seem to be one (or more), at least by the name "virtual directory". Where are they?!? And given that I have all FTP sites, SMTP virtual Servers, and Web Sites (all of which are only default) stopped, is this even an issue? Ah - noticed a directory named Scripts the is apparently empty, has a …

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I had a friend ask me about 64bit compatibility issues and wanted me to post it here so here goes. Q: Does System Mechanic Pro support Vista 64bit? A: Yes and No... The 64bit issue is only for the Anti-Virus and Firewall portion of System Mechanic Pro. But they keep promising that it is in the works and will be released as soon as they finish making it compatible with 64bit Operating Systems. I am still waiting... Q: Is System Mechanic Pro and other system maintenance suites dangerous to use? A: Again Yes and No... As far as the use of such programs as System Mechanic I can only speak about System Mechanic from Iolo Software, other brands I have se…

I bought a "Rock HDD" 160 gig to do backup using Live Onecare. Apparently 160 gig is not big enough. I want to remove this HDD and install it on another PC in my Onecare circle. I'm trying to erase the disk so it will be blank when I install it. My problem is that when I try to install it I get the messge Access denied to Destination Folder. Permission required. I am the administrator of this PC. Who, what or how do I get permission to erase this disk? -- lepayton

CNET News The middle ground won't work for Netbooks CNET News, CA For example, Dell's Inspiron 13 laptop sports a 13.3-inch display, a 2.0GHz Intel Dual Core processor, Windows Vista Home Basic, and a 160GB hard drive for $499. It weighs just 4.6 pounds. The company's top-of-the-line Netbook, the Mini 12, ... Study: Consumers confused over Netbooks vs. notebooks CNET News all 57 news articles More...

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CNET News Daily Podcast: Microsoft measures home energy use CNET News, CA Also in this podcast: Comcast and Time Warner are teaming up to bring cable subscribers TV shows online why you might want to hold off on buying a Windows Vista machine and a few of the hidden features in iPhone OS 3.0 that Apple hasn't publicized. ... More...

Boxee comes to Windows, inks MLB deal CNET News, CA Most notably, the company announced that it has made Boxee publicly available to Windows users. The public alpha version of Boxee for Windows will work with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Users will also be able to run it on Windows Media ... More...

How do I... Use the Windows Common Feed List to manage RSS feeds? TechRepublic, KY With the release of Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows Vista, and Outlook 2007, Microsoft has also included a new feature, the Windows Common Feed List (CFL), as a viable option for managing your RSS Feeds. Microsoft has made it easy to have all of ... More...

Study: Consumers confused over Netbooks vs. notebooks CNET News, CA Lance is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and he is not an employee of CNET. by kaibelf June 24, 2009 8:47 AM PDT Of course consumers are confused. They are morons. They were "confused" by digital TV too. There's no limit to the depths of stupidity ... More...

Cheap Laptops Microsoft tries to make Windows 7 easier to open CNET News, CA In a blog posting on Wednesday, Microsoft said it will use a package that is shaped similarly to the Vista one. However, the box will open more like a standard DVD case. The case, which will be recyclable, will contain just the disk and a getting ... Windows 7 Beta Shuts Down Next Week InformationWeek Microsoft Readies Windows 7 Upgrade Program ChannelWeb Microsoft Extends Windows 7 RC Download to August 15 Windows & Net Magazine ZDNet Blogs - PC Magazine all 159 news articles More...

Windows 7 packaging officially revealed Neowin, Netherlands In a post over at the Windows 7 Team Blog, Brandon LeBlanc reveals that, as with the new operating system, the packaging has also been simplified since Windows Vista. Unlike the fairly complicated side opening three-step method required for the Vista ... More...