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Windows 2000 Pro Automatic Log On Issue
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I have lost the auto log on feature and now have to enter a password. I went to Control Panel, Users & Passwords. The "Users must enter a user name & password to use this computer" box IS ALREADY UNCHECKED. Also, the "Require Users to press Ctl-Alt-Del before logging on" is CLEARED (unchecked). What am I missing here? Why doesn't the O/S boot right past this password entry icon as it did before? -- Thomas Peter v B
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Siliconrepublic.com In Microsoft's Windows 7, IE On-Off Option a Win for Users NetworkWorld.com, MA By Shane O'neill , CIO , 03/11/2009 Initially, Microsoft refused to discuss the Windows 7 "kill switch", saying only that it could not comment on unreleased products. But the company followed the next day with a post on its Engineering Windows 7 blog ... Microsoft Gets New Deadline in EU Antitrust Case Bloomberg Multiple features can be disabled in Windows 7 GCN.com Microsoft confirms IE8 removal option for Windows 7 VNUNet.com Tech Fragments - Australian Personal Computer all 201 news articles More...
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Web Slice and Feed Authentication – Developer Guidelines
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Hello, my name is Amy Placzkiewicz and I’m a Lead Software Design Engineer in Test on Internet Explorer’s Web Service Integration team. I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about the different mechanisms for providing a great and secure experience for Web Slices and feeds. We first described Web Slices when we launched them in IE8 beta 1, and also talked about the improvements we made to Web Slices and RSS in IE8 beta 2 as well as the post Ritika recently made about Dynamic Web Slices. Now available in IE8 RC1 is HTTP authentication support for feeds and Web Slices. And cookie/forms based authentication that is persisted‘just works’. There are multi…
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Windows 7 Is 'Rescuing' Apps, Microsoft Says - ADT Magazine
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PC World Windows 7 Is 'Rescuing' Apps, Microsoft Says ADT Magazine "We started out with a goal of making sure if an application worked on Windows Vista it should work on Windows 7," the team wrote in the blog. "We have taken that further by bringing applications that never worked on Vista to work on Windows 7 and even ... Microsoft wants to 'rescue' apps for Windows 7 Builder AU all 285 news articles More...
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Microsoft cries uncle when it comes to bundled Windows 7 features TechRepublic, KY In my recent TechRepublic Microsoft Windows blog, Be ready for new and improved applets in Windows 7, I told you that three of the four standard Windows applets have been endowed with some new features and updated user-interface components. ... More...
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Windows software architect picks a netbook - WindowsForDevices
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WindowsForDevices Windows software architect picks a netbook WindowsForDevices, CA Finally, Hall says he never even booted into the Windows XP image that the AOD150 comes with! Instead, he installed a build of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 7, touted as running much better on netbooks than Windows Vista has. ... More...
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Microsoft wants to 'rescue' apps for Windows 7 - CNET News
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Product Reviews Microsoft wants to 'rescue' apps for Windows 7 CNET News, CA "This means that Windows 7 will have higher application compatibility than Windows Vista," Microsoft said. Microsoft's blog lists a host of non-English applications that have been "rescued." Presumably, it is doing the same with some English programs, ... Multiple features can be disabled in Windows 7 GCN.com Microsoft confirms IE8 removal option for Windows 7 VNUNet.com Windows 8 to Include Software Management System? Tech Fragments Australian Personal Computer - CIO all 170 news articles More...
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Windows 7 Benchmarks - Windows 7 News
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Windows 7 Benchmarks Windows 7 News, UK All tests were conduced on several operating systems including Windows 7 build 7048 64-bit, Windows 7 build 7000 64-bit and 32-bit, Windows Vista SP1 32-bit and Windows XP SP3 32-bit. The 32-bit edition of Windows 7 build 7000 was placed first on the ... More...
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March Security Bulletin Issued Without Excel Fix - ENT News
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The Tech Herald March Security Bulletin Issued Without Excel Fix ENT News The flaw allows users to log onto an SSL-protected server using "only the public key component of a certificate, not the associated private key," according to a Microsoft blog. The second important fix addresses vulnerabilities in Windows 2000, ... Inside MSRC: Microsoft updates DNS, kernel SearchSecurity.com Microsoft plugs remote execution, spoofing holes in Windows ZDNet Asia all 102 news articles More...
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Microsoft Announces Windows 7 RC Changes - Enews 2.0
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Enews 2.0 Microsoft Announces Windows 7 RC Changes Enews 2.0, UK In response, the giant software company has made public some details of how the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) will probably look like. The RC is expected to arrive as early as April. In a Thursday post to the Engineering Windows 7 blog, ... More...
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Microsoft Opens Up On Windows 7 RC Changes - ChannelWeb
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PC World Microsoft Opens Up On Windows 7 RC Changes ChannelWeb, NY ... will have "quite a few changes" that reflect feedback Microsoft received during the beta, Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president for the Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, wrote in a Thursday post to the Engineering Windows 7 blog. ... Windows 7 Changes: Too Many Too Late? CIO Microsoft Announces Windows 7 RC Changes Enews 2.0 all 403 news articles More...
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Windows Vista Magazine March 2009
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Have you got the Windows Vista Magazine March 2009 issue? Below is what you are getting:Issue 28 - March 2009Issue 28 of Windows Vista: The Official Magazine is now available at your newsagents. Inside you will find tips and guides to help get the most out of Windows Vista and your PC! Find out [...] More...
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More IE8 Extensibility Improvements
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We’ve made a few improvements to our extensibility model in IE8 RC1 based on feedback we’ve received both internally and externally. WebBrowser (WebOC) Rendering Mode Changes About a year ago, I posted an entry talking about WebBrowser Control Rendering Modes in IE8. You may recall that applications using the WebBrowser Control (also known as the WebOC, or Trident hosts) can use a Feature Control Key to select the default rendering mode of webpages they load. Since our release of IE8 Beta 1, we’ve changed the name of the Feature Control Key that is used to toggle that behavior. The key was previously called FEATURE_NATIVE_DOCUMENT_MODE. IE8 now refers to it…
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Get a MAC Dock on Your Windows Vista
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Below is a video of how to work your way around making a MAC dock in Windows Vista:Tags: Microsoft, Vista, WindowsShare This More...
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How Vista mistakes guided changes to Windows development - TMCnet
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How Vista mistakes guided changes to Windows development TMCnet [ From InfoWorld's Test Center: Windows 7 benchmarks unmasked | Special report: Early looks at Windows 7. | Get the analysis and insights that only Randall C. Kennedy can provide on PC tech in InfoWorld's Enterprise Desktop blog. ... More...
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George Lucas should totally hire this 12-year-old kid! National Post, Canada Although the effects themselves are kinda cool, I personally dig the techno beats, the not-so-subtle plug for Windows Vista (do they know about this?) and the child acting techniques, which have a certain charm against the backdrop of a drab suburban ... More...
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Living free with Linux: Round 2 - Computerworld
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ComputerworldUK Living free with Linux: Round 2 Computerworld, MA Loads of people responded with advice for newbies and Windows refugees on installing and updating software in Linux. I've learned a lot from them, as well as from my colleague Steven Vaughn-Nichols' blog, "Installing Linux software 101 for Windows ... Why the Windows 7 software bill is rocketing TechRadar UK Analyst sees Windows 7 done by summer ZDNet Asia Where Are All The Linux Netbooks? DaniWeb ZDNet Blogs all 138 news articles More...
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Artisteer - Web and Blog Design Automation Software Updated to ... - PR Newswire (pre
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Artisteer - Web and Blog Design Automation Software Updated to ... PR Newswire (press release), NY Artisteer runs on Windows 2000/XP/Vista, is priced at $49.95 to $129.95 per user, and is available now at www.artisteer.com. Extensoft is a unique consumer software company with the goal of bringing creativity and productivity to computer users ... More...
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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Fixes Eight Bugs - PC Magazine
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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Fixes Eight Bugs PC Magazine Today's updates also include an update to the Outlook junk mail filters, a new Malicious Software Removal Tool and some updates to metadata of older updates. Originally posted on the PCMag.com security blog, Security Watch. Inside MSRC: Microsoft updates DNS, kernel SearchSecurity.com Why the Windows 7 software bill is rocketing TechRadar UK Analyst sees Windows 7 done by summer ZDNet Asia Computerworld - DaniWeb all 144 news articles More...
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Windows 7 Feature Focus: Guest Mode (Updated)
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A hidden Windows 7 feature lets you set up safe user accounts for children on shared computers... More...
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Microsoft hoping gimped Windows 7 Starter on netbooks will drive ... engadget, CA by Tim Stevens, posted Mar 10th 2009 at 8:19AM When all six versions of Windows 7 were announced, we couldn't help but recoil in horror -- most still don't have all the flavors of Vista straight and now we all have to learn a new recipe for confusion. ... More...
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Artisteer - Web and Blog Design Automation Software Updated to ... - Send2Press (pres
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Artisteer - Web and Blog Design Automation Software Updated to ... Send2Press (press release), CA Artisteer runs on Windows 2000/XP/Vista, is priced at $49.95 to $129.95 per user, and is available now at www.artisteer.com. Extensoft is a unique consumer software company with the goal of bringing creativity and productivity to computer users ... More...
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Windows 7: Choice is Good
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Microsoft's decision to allow users to remove key Windows 7 features won't just benefit individuals. It will also be a boon to businesses as well. More...
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I have installed server 2008 sbs. On the server is one program which is used by 5 users. At the start this program works ok. But after fev days this program works very slow. Like 10 times slower. I noticed that when only one person works on this program it works ok, but when there are two of them it slow down drasticly. I don't know why this happend after fev days. I did turn off firewall and antivirus program, but no changes. Can someone help me with this?
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IE8 to be Released on March
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IE8 beta looked and felt so good in my Windows 7 installation. This version was first shown during MIX08 conference last March and there are lots of speculation that the final version might come out middle of March this year during MIX09 to be held on March 18-20 in Las Vegas.The last version of IE [...] More...