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Determine if your hardware can support Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 TechRepublic, KY In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, I'll help you cut through all the hype surrounding the hardware requirements for running Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 by describing the procedures that I went through to determine if my ... More...

F Microsoft programmer who decided WinExplorer can choose templates/appearance/sorting by what he prefers, and now what customer saved or how it looked on last exit. Fyou mqan and I hope you get f-d so bad you lose your job. I am exhausted to reset appearance, and sorting every few hours, sometimes you set WinExplorer look one way, and 10 mintes later magically "tags, size, dat emodified, etcc" appear and 'type" disappears, and all the crap gets sorted by NAME, not by TYPE. Does anyoen remember WindowsXP Explorer? You set it ONCE, and done. Yes sometimes it may reset window size/location, but that's the worst of it, and in my case even that wasn't hap…

Up Front: NSA would have central role in military cyber command BetaNews By the way, here's something you may only see right here and nowhere else in your life...not even if you own the thing: It's Windows 7's retail package, which Microsoft unveiled last night. It's a little plainer looking than Vista's, but it keeps the ... More...

Product Reviews Windows 7 Beta Shuts Down Next Week InformationWeek, NY "Still on Windows 7 Beta? You need to move to the RC and fast," said Microsoft's Stephen Rose, in a blog post Tuesday. Users who continue with Windows 7 Beta beyond next week are in for a nasty surprise. "Starting July 1, the Beta will start to reboot ... Microsoft Readies Windows 7 Upgrade Program ChannelWeb Windows 7 RC Downloads to Stop in Mid-August PC Magazine Free Windows 7 won't last forever ZDNet Asia Washington Post - Windows 7 News all 146 news articles More...

How do we disable hibernation with a GPO? The command "powercfg.exe /hibernate off" in KB920730 works perfectly, but I need to be able to control this setting via policy. I cannot beleive they would put a Hiberfil.sys file in the root of every Server 2008 (or vista) install by default. Who puts their server to "sleep"?!?!?! Thanks.

I have spent a lot of time trying to find where to put this topic , but I didn't . I have a problem with deploying Project Server 2007 Web Services on Windows Server 2008 , But I have seen that there is a problem with the Server . I have tried NUSoap php library , I have made soap server and soap client on the localhost , it worked well on the the server machine , but when trying to do that on my machine , I get this error . [color=#000000][font=times new roman]wsdl error: HTTP ERROR: Couldn't open socket connection to server http://localhost/soaptest/soap_server.php?wsdl, Error (10060): A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly re…

Today, it is most likely that Microsoft has implemented a code freeze. There might be changes but these are small changes in branding, icons, or anything that is not in the core functionality of the operating system. This is the time that the packaging department are busy, the marketing doing all the finishing branding touches, [...]Post from: Windows Vista Weblog More...

Windows 7 RC Downloads to Stop in Mid-August PC Magazine by Chloe Albanesius Downloads of the Windows 7 release candidate (RC) will end on August 15, Microsoft said in a Tuesday blog post. "Want to download the RC? The RC download program closes August 15. After that, you won't be able to get the download, ... More...

Hurry, hurry. Windows 7 offer must end soon TG Daily Over at the Windows 7 blog, you'll be glad to hear that the packaging for the new OS will be easier to open than the Vista boxes, which apparently caused confusion amongst unsophisticated folk. We also learn that throwing the OS away is cool too, ... More...

Hi, I'll like to ask, is it a must to have two separate servers for NAP DHCP as some examples I've seen online make use of two servers (1 as domain controller another as member server) or is it possible to have both functions done on 1 server? Thanks for your help

Pocket-lint.com WinInfo Short Takes: Week of June 22 Windows & Net Magazine, OH Essentially a free version of the anti-malware technology that previously appeared in OneCare, MSE will ship in beta form for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP on June 23, 2009, and in final form by the end of 2009. You can read all about it on ... Money well spent Bangkok Post Windows Live Messenger has 330 million active users Ars Technica Microsoft stops paying for remaining employees' iPhones MacDailyNews Windows 7 News - MyADSL all 226 news articles More...

OCRegister Have your pictures really been hijacked by photo software? OCRegister, CA For Windows Vista users, you can search by click the Start button and entering *.jpg in the Search box. Next click Search Everywhere. When the next window opens showing your search results, the folders containing your jpg's will be listed. ... More...

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BetaNews First Look: Microsoft Security Essentials PC World The app, previously code-named Morro, replaces Windows Live OneCare and fights the usual rogues' gallery of PC threats, including worms, Trojans, and other troublemakers. Security Essentials runs on Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 (beta or release ... Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Now Available InformationWeek Microsoft and the Power of Free eWeek First Look: Microsoft Security Essentials offers free and non ... InfoWorld all 108 news articles More...

I have a user with Vista Business in a 2003 AD environement that recently had to recreate his documents folder. We have his documents folder on a 2003 server as a mapped drive u:\userx. After we recreated it, it shows contents in my documents, but when another user browses the share it shows up as u:\documents. From the server itself, it shows as u:\userx. The user also has offline sync. Havent seen this before, but most of our clients are still XP. Can anybody clue post any information related to this if they have dealt with it before Many Thanks Carll

Microsoft gives away client security to consumers. Why not businesses too? More...

CNET News Touched by the iPod update CNET News, CA Service pack is an update and vista is a new operating system so its upgrade. The os 3.0 in this case is an update. by SiliconValleyJoe June 23, 2009 12:27 PM PDT OS 3.0 is not OS 2.0 as in Windows XP is not VISTA or the repackaged Windows 7. ... More...

I am using Vista Home Premium SP1. I have been using the backup program found in "backup and restore center" to backup to an external drive called "MyBook" successfully. For no reason that I can recognize, backup attempts have started getting me the message "The system cannot find the file specified ... (0x80070002). ... MyBook (G:). This happens whether I try a partial or a full backup. Is the file which has become corrupted on my computer, or is it out on MyBook? What do you advise me to do? Thanks. Spencer Please respond only to group.

Microsoft Readies Windows 7 Upgrade Program ChannelWeb, NY Microsoft is preparing to take the wraps off its Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program, which is intended to sustain Vista PC sales in advance of Windows 7's launch in October. The program enables OEMs to buy Vista Home Premium, Vista Business and Vista ... More...

Ghacks Technology News Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Now Available InformationWeek, NY Windows Live OneCare will no longer be available as of next week. Microsoft Security Essentials runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and the forthcoming Windows 7 operating system. It's designed to have a smaller footprint and to demand less computing ... Microsoft and the Power of Free eWeek First Look: Microsoft Security Essentials offers free and non ... InfoWorld all 73 news articles More...

Ghacks Technology News Windows Security Essentials beta available NOW! ZDNet Go get it! 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. Microsoft and the Power of Free eWeek Microsoft's New Antivirus: Free, But Not Terrific PC Magazine Microsoft Security Essentials beta now available Seattle Post Intelligencer InfoWorld all 63 news articles More...

CNET News Get a refurbished Acer laptop for $299.99 CNET News, CA The Aspire isn't dramatically better in either respect--it has a 1.6GHz single-core AMD Athlon 2650e and Windows Vista Basic--but it should run at a decent clip thanks to its 3GB of DDR2 RAM. Other noteworthy specs include a 160GB hard drive, ... More...

Microsoft’s shares went down three weeks ago, it was their lowest in 11 years as the PC market shifted to the netbooks hardware instead of the conventional desktop or laptops. The low-cost netbooks brought slimmer revenues for Microsoft. Recognizing the explosion of netbooks, Steve Ballmer has already told analysts that their strategy was to [...]Post from: Windows Vista Weblog More...

Lenovo slims down new ThinkPad T400s InfoWorld, CA Available immediately at a starting price of $1599, T400s comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz processor, LED-backlit screen, 120GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, an integrated Intel GMA 4500 graphics chip, DVD burner, and Windows Vista Business. ... More...

Microsoft and the Power of Free eWeek, NY A couple of years ago when Microsoft was first hinting at all the security features they were planning to put into Vista, AV giants like Symantec and McAfee started flipping out. The security companies said at the time that this was mostly related to ... More...