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Who isn’t annoyed with the Windows Genuine Advantage? After paying a few hundred dollars here and there Microsoft is accusing you of an illegal copy of their operating system. Who gets to benefit on the Windows Genuine Advantage? Microsoft. The software giant does not give away installation discs and instead give you a

HELP FILE: Freeing Up Disk Space After a Vista Update, A Bogus ... Washington Post, United States By Rob Pegoraro QIs it true that Microsoft's Service Pack 2 update for Windows Vista can free up disk space by deleting older patch files? AThis new update -- it should arrive as an automatic update soon, or you can download a complete installer from ... More...

marty224570 Wrote: > Pete wrote: > > Is it possible to make Vista remember the Explorer (and other) window > size > > and position? I keep resizing it but the next time I start Explorer > it > > reverts back to a small window and the same position on the screen. > > Try deleting the 2 registry keys as described here: > > 'Saving last window position and location - Vista Help' > (http://forums.techarena.in/showpost.php?p=...339&postcount=1) > > Cheers, > Marty If the issue is INTERNET Explorer windows, this worked for me: 1. open an IE window. 2. open a new window (CTL + N or "New Window" in Pa…

Does anyone know whether the Task Scheduler in Vista Home Premium SP1 can pick up the event of a USB Device being loaded. I want to start a VB task that checks to see whether the device is a specific Hard Disk (by Volume label) and, if so, provide a warning that backup processes will start to that drive. I don't want a VB task to cycle round on a timer checking for the existence of the drive, nor do I want a windows form or console window appearing until the scheduler detects a USB device load. I also have all autorun processes disabled and do not wish to resolve this process via the autorun. AlanP

Working with Vista Ultimate. HTC smartphone [Windows Mobile 6.1 installed] had worked flawlessly for the first months of the year with regard to recognition, email, and media. Not used for last two months due to travel. Returned to find that the phone was not recognized as a phone but a removable drive. Only change was an upgrade from Office 2003 to 2007. Now I do not know if: - Office 2007 was the proximate cause - The two month hiatus - OS issue Do not know where to begin in troubleshooting this issue. Guidance sought

Techtree.com Microsoft to replace failed Live OneCare security service with ... Techtree.com, India The software gaint had hard time facing the fact that their last operating system Windows Vista wasn t as secure as it was projected to be. Microsoft touted that Morro will provide protection against several types of malicious codes like viruses, ... Microsoft's Morro: Does It Stand a Chance? InternetNews.com Report: Microsoft preps beta of free antivirus app InfoWorld all 212 news articles More...

Android is making it’s way to the netbooks market which was initially dominated by Linux, then trumped by Windows XP. Acer’s stand two months ago was that Android was not ready for installation and sale on netbooks market. Just recently, they have changed their viewpoint and announced that they have finally decided to load Android [...]Post from: Windows Vista Weblog More...

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During the IE8 beta periods, we unveiled a bunch of exciting new changes to the address bar. Throughout the beta period, we observed how the feature was being used and listened to your feedback. Two major themes developed from this feedback: performance, and control. Performance Although the Smart Address bar performance during the beta periods was acceptable for the most part, in some cases the address bar performed a bit slowly, and sometimes incredibly slowly. We made several changes under the hood with the net result of improved performance by 50% on average, and over 98% in some scenarios. Most of these changes don’t affect the actual behavior of the address…

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The Tech Herald Microsoft's Morro: Does It Stand a Chance? InternetNews.com, NY ... was going to be available for Vista only to drive people away from Windows XP -- but they're doing the right thing and making it available for XP and Vista (as well as '7')," wrote Eric Cameron, professor at Passaic Community College, in his blog. ... Report: Microsoft preps beta of free antivirus app InfoWorld all 209 news articles More...

DailyTech The skinny on power management in Windows 7 CNET News, CA Windows Vista added 30 new features for energy efficiency and Windows 7 enhances some of those. For example, Windows 7 has a "wake-up LAN" feature so that Wi-Fi-connected PCs can get roused out of sleep mode to get software updates. ... Report: Windows 7 UAC Still Contains Major Flaw ChannelWeb Should "Standard User" be the default in Windows 7? ZDNet Vista-To-Windows 7 Free Upgrades Start June 26 InformationWeek Register - ashdowngroup.com all 173 news articles More...

Hello All, I am new to TS but I want to setup a terminal server for a primary school in the netherlands. 30 users will connect to the server. Some users will use program X & Z and others will use program X & Y. How can I hide program Z for the second group of users... do I do this with security settings on the folders? Or is there an other (simpler way).. I need the users to have a windows look a like desktop (also for learning purposes (children need to get familiar with windows)) so remote apps is not an option... Thanks for your advise. Peter

Telegraph.co.uk Read all 'OS 3.0' posts in iPhone Atlas CNET News, CA Serlet runs through the features of Leopard, comparing it with Vista. "They're trying to get out of it with Windows 7," he says, referring to unfavorable reviews of Vista. He points out features of Windows that users should never have to deal with: ... Where does the iPhone 3G S get its speed? CNET News all 950 news articles More...

The Archos9 the first UMPC with W7 Mobility Site, AL A complete different picture than when Vista was about to be released. It's like oems are being very cautious this time. Unlike its predecessors, which are basic touchscreen internet media tablets, the Archos9 is a touch tablet that can run a full ... More...

Hello, With 2008 server, it's not possible for me to use my local path in remot Desktop appli mode. In my "remote desktop" connexion i want launch a specified .exe but the system return to me : "The system cannot find the file specified". For example i place my .exe in c:\test\appli.exe After this i change my path in my localhost path file. And I use cmd with this command line: " echo %path%" , i can see if my path is good, after i chek my appli.exe with command line and is well in localhost. But it's not possible for me to use my appli when i'm in rdp connexion. If you have an solution for my problem please help me ...

Do you want a more efficient Windows 7 taskbar? The middle click of your mouse on a taskbar icon opens up a new instance of the application which is can also be done using Shift + Click. A new functionality of the middle – click could allow you to close open applications. This can be [...]Post from: Windows Vista Weblog More...

Use 'Protected Mode' To Secure IE 7, Microsoft Says Redmond Channel Partner, CA By Jabulani Leffall A setting in Internet Explorer 7 running on Windows Vista can help stave off a particular remote code execution attack, according to Microsoft's security team. The setting, called "protected mode IE," runs IE 7 with lower privileges ... More...

BetaNews Up front: Microsoft no longer needs Money BetaNews June 11, 2009, 5:00 am EDT • The Associated Press is reporting that a South Korean District Court has thrown out claims from two software companies that produce messaging programs, that Microsoft's bundling of Windows Messenger with Windows disrupted ... More...

Two new Mac attacks surface CNET News, CA If you are a Mac, you get redirected to the pagemac.php page that downloads a QuickTime.dmg file, the blog post says." Read you ignorant MAC fan boys. It targets BOTH Mac and PC. They took a screenshot of the Windows variant.....which happens to be ... More...

I've been tasked with creating a Vista CredSSP that will log on, lock and unlock a user's desktop depending upon the state of an associated hardware device. I've written Gina replacements before but never a CredSSP so I'd appreciate a reality check from you more experienced Vista coders. 1) Given that this CredSSP must operate both from the secure desktop as well as the user's desktop, should the CredSSP run as an automatic service? If not, what would be a better way to do it? 2) How can the CredSSP (assuming that it is running as a service) determine the current login/logout/locked state? ============ Richard Lewis Haggard www.haggard-and-associates.…

CNET News Report: Windows 7 UAC Still Contains Major Flaw ChannelWeb UAC was one of the most reviled aspects of Windows Vista, and Microsoft altered UAC in Windows 7 to let administrators reduce the frequency of alerts. ... Vista-To-Windows 7 Free Upgrades Start June 26InformationWeek Windows 7 'should be successful'ashdowngroup.com Best Buy leaked memo spills Windows 7 upgrade detailsRegister ZDNet Asia -InternetNews.com -Corporate IT all 162 news articles

Microsoft proposes launching an IE-free Windows 7 'E' in Europe ZDNet Microsoft does provide both the Media-Player-bundled and Media-Player-free (Windows XP and Windows Vista N) versions of Windows in the EU. ... [/size] and more

CNET News Where does the iPhone 3G S get its speed? CNET News You know, just like microsoft is replacing that "great operating system" vista with windows 7 (great according to microsoft). Companies are good at spin. by ... [/size] and more

The many ways to access Wolfram Alpha CNET News I next tried the Windows Vista Desktop gadget, which plopped a Wolfram Alpha search field on my Vista sidebar. This came without links to the other sources ... [/size] and more