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For the past several months, I’ve had the unique pleasure of helping to diagnose a variety of web site compatibility problems. Now I realize that I just called debugging web site issues a “unique pleasureâ€â€”why? Because I was able to use IE8’s enhanced script error dialog and developer tools! I found that script errors are one of the most common web site compatibility issues—often the source of many visual discrepancies in the layout of a page. These errors raise a lot of questions. What can you do to remedy pages that have script errors? How can you provide helpful feedback to sites that experience script errors? And as web developers, how can you utilize IE8 

PC World Google Updates Gmail for iPhone and Android OS PC World Windows Vista Migration: The Business Proposition It's not so much a matter of "if" but "when" for most organizations regarding migration to Windows Vista. Laying the groundwork now for this migration can yield higher ROI than waiting until later. ... More...

I have a user who has a very locked down machine. They have at some point entered their username and password into a popup and clicked sav password. Now the password has changed but they cant access the run command or the control panel to clear those saved credentials. I can log on with my ID and have access to those commands but it of course only shows saved credentials for me not the other users. Without altering the group policy is there a place I can go to on the file system and delete where the credentials have been stored or maybe a registry key? Can I just wipe out their profile on the machine to do it?

Windows XP lives to fight another day. Geekzone, New Zealand It seems the business community has sent a loud and clear message to Microsoft regarding Windows XP – keep selling it. We used to struggle to find HP machines that didn’t have Vista for our customers who demanded XP, however that seems to have a role ... More...

By now, everyone is aware that the biggest competitor of Microsoft Windows Vista is it’s predecessor, Windows XP.With the release of Windows 7,*enterprise businesses*are expected to skip migration to Windows Vista and wait for it’s successor.Currently, Windows XP’s market share is 62.85 and shipment of the operating system would continue on netbooks. Given the explosion [...] More...

I 'd set users' profile to d:\Users\john and terminal service profile to d:\users\john already. But when I login with "john", it created both profile on drive c: and d:. I believe which one on c: is just profile image. Question is I can't remove or disable it.

Why you should not install Internet Explorer 8 Computerworld, MA But this blog is for people who depend on their computers in a non-trivial way. The risk/reward tradeoff pre-supposes a reward. So, back to Internet Explorer 8, does it bring a lot to the table? One new IE8 feature is private browsing (actually three ... More...

Here are some shots of Windows 7 build 7077, the latest interim build of Microsot's next desktop OS... More...

Review – BumpTop 3D Desktop Software CTV.ca, Canada The free version is basically the full version. While there is room for the application to still grow and evolve (with support for more than just Windows XP/Vista), the basic concept is there and full realized and worth your time and attention. More...

Take a closer look at Windows 7's Jump List feature TechRepublic, KY In this edition of the Windows Vista & Windows 7 Report, I’ll introduce you to Windows 7’s Jump List feature. As I do, I’ll show you the Jump Lists for several applications and describe the features in more detail. Note: Keep in mind that this is a ... More...

ZDNet Blogs CTIA 09: REDFLY Mobile Viewer free beta available now ZDNet Blogs The REDFLY Mobile Viewer runs on Windows XP and Vista computers and lets you fully control your Windows Mobile device. Now, for things such as web browsing and Office documents it doesn’t seem to make much sense to use a less powerful software ... More...

Australian Personal Computer Experts to Microsoft: set your Windows patches free! Australian Personal Computer, Australia Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, writing on zdnet’s Hardware 2.0 blog, has taken up the cause. Kingsley-Hughes points out that while Microsoft offers all security updates, service packs and other critical reliability updates for Windows XP and Windows Vista ... More...

CNET News Get Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 free (today only) CNET News, CA Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 requires Windows 2000, XP, or Vista. It's a 241MB download. Remember: today only. Grab this $40 app free of charge before it's too late, and start making full-system backups like you know you should. Rick Broida, a technology ... More...

How do I... Use System Restore in Windows Vista? TechRepublic, KY Sometimes Microsoft Windows Vista gets corrupted to the point where the last option before wiping the hard drive and reinstalling the operating system is to try a system restore. The recent trouble we have seen stemming from the installation of ... More...

IT PRO Millions running Windows 7 beta full time IT PRO, UK Earlier this year, John Curran, the head of Microsoft’s Windows Client arm, told IT PRO that upgrading from XP to Windows 7 was comparable to the move from Vista to Windows 7. “In terms of application compatibility and remediation, moving from XP to ... More...

Windows 7 is coming , Thailand Word of the week: Lifestreaming it means to collect all your social networks, RSS, video and similar feeds, and your own blog entries into one place example: the free Skimmer software uses Adobe AIR technology after it installs on your own computer ... More...

Upgrade of Windows 7 Beta to RC and RTM to require some mucking about Windows & Net Magazine, OH According to this post on the Engineering Windows 7 blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/04/07/delivering-a-quality-upgrade-experience.aspx") you won’t be able to perform an upgrade from the Windows 7 Beta to Windows 7 RC (or RTM) without a ... More...

Windows 7 Beta users being asked to get back to Vista TechWhack, India The company said in a blog post that most users would upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 so it is better to test the migration process from Vista rather than Windows 7 Beta. A big part of the beta process is making sure we get as much “real world†... More...

Microsoft Windows Vista has seen a number of charges filed against them since its launch and today, US state of Texas acknowledged that Vista operating system is buggy and consequently authorities should not purchase it – as outlined into the budget by Senator Juan Hinojosa. Sen. Juan, vice chairman of the Finance Committee, is the [...] More...

Microsoft details move from Windows 7 beta to RC TechSpot The recommended approach, according to them, is to go back to Windows Vista and upgrade from that. The reason offered by the software giant is that they need to get more feedback on the experience that the typical user will have in going from Vista to ... More...

The Tech Herald Windows 7 beta upgrade won't be easy CNET News, CA In a blog posting on Tuesday, Microsoft said that it is offering two options for going from the beta to the newer test version, which is due shortly. Neither is all that easy. The recommended approach, Microsoft said, is to go back to Windows Vista and ... Microsoft: Windows 7 Downgradeable to XP Techtree.com Upgrade From Windows 7 Beta 1 at Your Own Risk Microsoft Watch Microsoft: Go back to Vista then install Windows 7 release candidate Computerworld Digitaltrends.com - TechRadar UK all 227 news articles More...

Windows 7 RC Nears, and There Will Be Pain Virtualization Review, CA Another disappointment for many is that the Windows 7 team has confirmed that there will be no upgrade path to the Windows 7 product from Windows XP. Those using XP will either have to upgrade to Vista first or do a clean install of Windows 7 when it's ... More...

Microsoft hoping for Win 7 upgraders, reluctantly allowing downgraders engadget, CA But, it's now coming to light that the company will also allow downgrades -- not to simpler versions of Win 7, but to earlier operating systems like Vista and even XP. Yes, OEM manufacturers can still keep shipping XP Pro by "downgrading" Windows 7 ... More...

Windows Kicks Linux Out of Netbook Market Windows & Net Magazine, OH But today, market researchers at NPD say Windows ships on a whopping 96 percent of netbooks. "The growth of Windows on netbook PCs over the last year has been phenomenal," Microsoft's official Windows blog reads, quoting the NPD numbers. ... More...

The Age Windows 7 Promises Faster Desktop Search InformationWeek, NY "Many users, me included, store their files, music, and pictures all over the PC in various folders," noted Yochay Kiriaty, a Windows 7 developer at Microsoft, in a blog post Monday. "This affects the indexing and therefore the entire search experience ... Just In: Tweak Windows Folders With Hassle-Free PC Washington Post Why you should back up your PC Stuff.co.nz Windows 7 Libraries Windows 7 News all 19 news articles More...