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Just wanted to get a post out to let people know that we’ve updated the IE VPC Test images. These images are meant to make it easier for you to ensure your website works properly across different browser versions and different operating systems without having to have a separate box dedicated to that particular OS. You can download them via the IE Developer Center or more directly through the Microsoft Download Center. As a reminder, you need to have Virtual PC installed on your computer which is also available on the Download Center. Available for download are the following VPC’s: [*]Windows XP with SP3, Internet Explorer 6, expiring August 31, 2009 [*]Windows…

CNET News Netbook phenomenon caught Intel by surprise CNET News, CA One of the distinct advantages that Intel Atom-based Netbooks have over other devices--such as those based on ARM processors--is Windows. ARM-based devices today don't run Windows XP or Vista--and won't run Windows 7. Intel-based Netbooks can run all ... More...

The Age Windows 7 'Release ... InternetNews.com, NY - Stuart J. Johnston By Stuart J. Johnston: More stories by this author: Microsoft began limited distribution of the final test version of Windows 7 on Thursday -- putting final release of the planned replacement for Windows Vista that much closer to reality. ... Report: Acer To Launch Windows 7 PC On Oct. 23 ChannelWeb Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate Arrives for Some – Most Must ... eWeek Windows 7's virtual 'XP mode' could mean support nightmares Computerworld InfoWorld - ZDNet all 736 news articles More...

Sydney Morning Herald Microsoft delivers new storage-appliance code ZDNet Blogs - Mary Jo Foley The new release, Windows Storage Server 2008 (WSS08), is built on top of Windows Server 2008. According to a blog post on the Windows Server blog, WSS08 includes a new file de-duplication capability, and an ISCSI software target for unified file- and ... Top 10 reasons I like Windows 7 InfoWorld XP Mode for Windows 7 goes live ZDNet Windows 7 Downloads and Downsizing in Redmond Redmond Developer News ZDNet UK - Australian Personal Computer all 742 news articles More...

IPv6 security guru fields questions Computerworld, Norway - Brad Reed If you have machines on your network that run Vista, then that would run both protocols at the same time. And even if your network isn't using the IPv6 stack, there are ways to awaken the IPv6 stack. For instance, Windows XP systems can be configured ... More...

IPv6 security guru fields questions Computerworld, MA - Brad Reed If you have machines on your network that run Vista, then that would run both protocols at the same time. And even if your network isn't using the IPv6 stack, there are ways to awaken the IPv6 stack. For instance, Windows XP systems can be configured ... More...

Experts: Windows 7 at risk from legacy flaw ZDNet UK, UK - Tom Espiner "In Windows NT, 2000, XP and Vista, Explorer used to Hide extensions for known file types," Hyppönen wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. "And virus writers used this 'feature' to make people mistake executables for stuff such as document files. ... Win 7 RC fails to thwart well-known hacker risk Register Windows 7 at risk from legacy flaw, F-Secure says CNET News Windows 7 Retains Windows Explorer Security Risk InformationWeek all 10 news articles More...

Sydney Morning Herald First Windows 7 RC patch turns off 'hang time' correction in IE8 BetaNews - Scott M. Fulton, III In a blog post Monday, IE8 engineers reported an uptick in the number of hung tab reports it received from users of the Windows 7 Release Candidate, one day before the general public got its turn. "Based on the initial, Microsoft-internal, ... Top 10 reasons I like Windows 7 InfoWorld XP Mode for Windows 7 goes live ZDNet Windows 7 Downloads and Downsizing in Redmond Redmond Developer News ZDNet UK - Australian Personal Computer all 716 news articles More...

Windows 7 promises better SSD-ing performance than Vista Register, UK - Chris Mellor It's nothing very clever, but it should make for a snappier Windows. A Microsoft blog on the topic says that the main problem areas are the limited life of SSDs, extended by wear levelling and random writes. Windows 7 has been tested and tuned to deal ... More...

Microsoft has delivered an unprecedented software bounty to its public servers! Gentlemen, start your downloads ... More...

CNET News Some Intel chips don't support Windows 7 'XP mode' CNET News, CA - Brooke Crothers BTW, I have not meet many SMB CFOs or controllers who do not take issue w/ being told that, after purchasing a new PC w/ Windows on it, they still have to spend the $35-50/yr per pc (5pc minimum) for MS Vista Business Upg w/ MDOP under an Open Value ... More...

Windows 7 Retains Windows Explorer Security Risk InformationWeek, NY - Thomas Claburn Specifically, Windows Explorer provides a way to hide a file's extension. Virus writers use this feature to disguise executable files as something more innocuous, such as text files, Hypponen explains in a blog post. By also changing the appearance of ... Experts: Windows 7 at risk from legacy flaw ZDNet UK Win 7 RC fails to thwart well-known hacker risk Register all 8 news articles More...

Win 7 RC fails to thwart well-known hacker risk Register, UK - John Leyden By John Leyden • Get more from this author An almost-ready version of Windows 7 retains a feature from Windows NT which expedites a well-known hacker trick, according to net security experts. Win 7 RC omits a fix for a long-standing security ... More...

WA today Windows 7 Ultimate test version available to public today Seattle Post Intelligencer Microsoft's most recent operating system, Windows Vista, generated a lot of uproar, and the company says it got the message and has fixed Vista's annoyances with Windows 7. Starting today, the public gets to find out. Microsoft released a free version ... XP Mode for Windows 7 goes live ZDNet Windows 7 Downloads and Downsizing in Redmond Redmond Developer News Windows 7 Release Candidate: a first look ZDNet UK Australian Personal Computer - InfoWorld all 594 news articles More...

Here is the article I read on the topic: IIS 6.0 Tuning for Performance I havent used this in practice, but this paragraph contains the suggested solution: Set minFreeThreads to 88 * # of CPUs . This setting is used by the worker process to queue all the incoming requests if the number of available threads in the thread pool falls below the value for this setting. This setting effectively limits the number of requests that can run concurrently to maxWorkerThreads - minFreeThreads . Set minFreeThreads to 88 * # of CPUs. This limits the number of concurrent requests to 12 (assuming maxWorkerThreads is 100). Can anyone please tell me what I need to set these to…

Put aside some money for Christmas as strong speculations indicate that Microsoft is pushing for a Holiday release of Windows 7. The release candidate of Windows 7 is looking good and we are still months away from the holidays. The way Microsoft is going from the release of Windows 7 builds to RC, it is [...]Post from: Windows Vista Weblog More...

Australian Personal Computer Top 10 reasons I like Windows 7 InfoWorld, CA Windows Vista let you perform saved searches and create virtual folders in Explorer. However, Windows 7 libraries also let you write to these saved searches, which you couldn't do before. 8. UAC slider. Personally, I liked the UAC (User Account ... First Windows 7 RC feature gets pulled Australian Personal Computer all 74 news articles More...

As we described on Monday, the IE8 in Windows 7 RC includes additional tab “hang†reporting functionality. This functionality relies on a timer threshold to determine when a tab might be unresponsive. This threshold was calibrated based on data from internal Microsoft users. As we began to look at data coming in from real-world Win7 RC users, we noticed that some users are being prompted to recover from hung tabs more frequently than some would like. We stated on Monday that if the data suggests that too many users are being prompted too frequently that we would publish an update to resolve the issue. Based on the data we’ve seen so far, today we are publis…

McAfee: New botnets dwarf Conficker threat CNET News, CA - Lance Whitney Lance is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and he is not an employee of CNET. by AppleRocks1963 May 5, 2009 9:52 AM PDT Windows: The gift that keeps on giving--to thieves, scam artists, spammers, etc. etc. by Michichael May 5, 2009 10:21 AM PDT And ... More...

How do I... Remote desktop to a Windows XP PC from Windows Vista? TechRepublic, KY - Mark Kaelin Editor's note: Recent events have made this How do I blog post more relevant, so I thought it best to revisit this previously published tip. Microsoft Windows Vista adds several layers of system security above and beyond what was used in Windows XP. ... More...

Time for Microsoft to fess up on Windows 7 date CNET News, CA - Ina Fried In its blog posting announcing the release candidate's availability, Microsoft said when the test code would expire, but again refused to say when it will actually become obsolete. Clearly Microsoft was burned by its experience with Vista, ... More...

DailyTech XP Mode for Windows 7 goes live ZDNet - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes You can read my XP Mode Hands on post here, and my verdict on XP Mode here. 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. ... Windows 7 Release Candidate: a first look ZDNet UK How compatible is Katmai with Windows 7? InfoWorld Leaked copies of Windows 7 RC contain Trojan Computerworld Daily Contributor - bMighty.com all 394 news articles More...

Sydney Morning Herald Windows 7 Release Candidate: a first look ZDNet UK, UK - Simon Bisson Enterprise users have had access to Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualisation tools (MED-V) for some time, which lets administrators control a virtual XP desktop running alongside Windows Vista. This blends XP applications with the Vista desktop ... How compatible is Katmai with Windows 7? InfoWorld Leaked copies of Windows 7 RC contain Trojan Computerworld Windows 7 Bundles Virtual PC Virtualization Review all 335 news articles More...