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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...

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?

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...

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Scan Results 1 item detected (settings modifier)...file c:\windows\winsxs\x86.... Action remove all....file read-only Access Denied, i cant change attribs of this file...help??/

Analyst sees Windows 7 done by summer ZDNet Asia, Singapore Officially, Microsoft has said only that it will have Windows 7 on the market by next January, the three-year anniversary of Windows Vista's mainstream launch. However, the company has been aiming to have it out in time to be on PCs that ship during ... More...

Internet Explorer 8 now allows users to more easily manage their toolbars and add-ons. Feedback from Internet Explorer 7 users clearly indicated that there is a need for easier management of toolbar and add-ons. Our IE7 user feedback showed that less experienced users had problems with hiding toolbars to free up browser screen real estate, or to get rid of a toolbar that they no longer wanted. More experienced users understood that any toolbar and add-on that runs in a browser will have an impact on browser startup time, new tab creation time, and navigation speed and they wanted an easier way to manage the set of add-ons that actually run. In Internet Explorer 7 m…

PC World Canada Why Apple will have to release a netbook Computerworld, MA As I've recently written, Windows now has a 90% share of new netbook sales, effectively killing Linux as a serious desktop competitor. In addition, Microsoft designed Windows 7 to run well on netbooks. And just recently, the company also announced that ... Where Are All The Linux Netbooks? DaniWeb all 16 news articles More...

Product Reviews Windows 7: New app-compat toolkit coming in April ZDNet Blogs The first part of the transcript from that roundtable is now available on the Microsoft Springboard Series blog. Microsoft released an updated version of the app-compat toolkit (version 5.0) for Vista and XP SP2 in September 2008. ... Why the Windows 7 software bill is rocketing TechRadar UK Analyst sees Windows 7 done by summer CNET News all 34 news articles More...

Opinion: Google's Android OS is coming to the desktop this year Computerworld, MA By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols March 9, 2009 (Computerworld) It's not news that Microsoft will get Windows 7 out as fast as possible this year. Vista has been a complete dog, so Microsoft will rush to deliver what is essentially a cleaned-up, ... CIO en VO : Google veut frapper Microsoft au coeur avant la fin de ... CIO-Online all 9 news articles More...

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Multiple features can be disabled in Windows 7 GCN.com, DC Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, claimed in the March 6 blog post that "you'll see Windows 7 take significantly less space on install than Windows Vista." However, some observers have ... More...

bit-tech.net Analyst sees Windows 7 done by summer CNET News, CA In the future you really shoulf think before posting to a MS blog. Really you have nothing relevant to add to this conversation. by XPSTEADY March 9, 2009 11:09 AM PDT Windows 7 is just a code name for Vista. XP works and does what I want it to do and ... Why the Windows 7 software bill is rocketing TechRadar UK Windows 7 to make IE optional bit-tech.net Microsoft bows to EU pressure Siliconrepublic.com DaniWeb all 24 news articles More...

Internet Explorer 8 can be 'turned off', not removed in Windows 7 Neoseeker The Internet got a little overexcited last week and spread rumours the latest version of Microsoft's Windows 7 (build 7048) has an option to completely remove Internet Explorer 8, initiated by some blog reports based on usage of a leaked post-beta ... More...

PC World Microsoft: SP2 for Windows Server 2008, Vista hit final beta NetworkWorld.com, MA The final release of the software will come before the end of June, according to the Windows Vista Team blog. There have been reports that the target date is in mid-May, but Microsoft will not confirm that timeframe. There has been but one public beta ... What's changing through Windows 7 beta CNET News Windows 7 Includes Three New Games InformationWeek Vista Took One for the Team eWeek ChannelWeb - InternetNews.com all 403 news articles More...

Windows 8 to Include Software Management System? Tech Fragments, Birmingham In addition to the features that were already available to turn on or off in Windows Vista, they've added the following features to the list in Windows 7: "It is worth describing the details of remove since this too is a place where there are ... More...

AMD's ATI FirePro 2450 quad-display card engadget, CA Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. ... More...

Microsoft bows to EU pressure Siliconrepublic.com, Ireland Mayo said that in addition to features that could already be turned off in Windows Vista, the company has added: Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center, Windows DVD Maker, IE 8, Windows Search, Handwriting Recognition (through the Tablet PC ... More...

TechRadar UK Why the Windows 7 software bill is rocketing TechRadar UK, UK "We started out with a goal of making sure if an application worked on Windows Vista it should work on Windows 7," concludes the blog. "We have taken that further by bringing applications that never worked on Vista to work on Windows 7 and even future ... More...

bit-tech.net Windows 7 to make IE optional bit-tech.net, UK We already know that Windows 7 brings usability and performance benefits to the table when compared to its predecessor – the much-derided Windows Vista – but Microsoft has revealed that another new feature will be making its début with the OS: better ... Microsoft: Windows 7 has option to turn “On†or “Off†a number of ... TopNews United States Switch Off IE in Windows 7, Says Microsoft SDA India Magazine Microsoft to include IE opt-out feature in Windows 7 Siliconrepublic.com all 14 news articles More...

OCZ is at the higher spectrum in memory hardware but they have recently joined the netbooks market and have released Neutrino.The specs as reported by Engadget are as follows:The 10.1-inch machine will come loaded with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, a 945GSE chipset, up to 2GB of RAM, an optional 250GB OCZ SSD, 1,024 [...] More...

This is a short list of Windows Vista SP2 information as listed by MaximumPC:1. SP2 RC doesn’t include a lot of visible razzle-dazzle, but….2. .. it’s designed to make your system work better with the latest hardware…3. …and to clean up after itself.4. It includes over 600 hotfixes to help your system work more reliably, [...] More...

Our company uses network with a Domain Controller configured on Windows Server 2008 with Active Directory and group policies implemented. All of our developers login from Domain controller on their machines and on local computers those users are member of "Standard User" group only. When we are logged in with local user on those machines we cannot manage (Add/Edit/Delete) the Virtual Directories in IIS installed on local computer. But when we login with Domain Administrator user on the same machine it gives all the options to manage Virtual Directories in IIS. We want to restrict the users to be member of "Standrad User" group only and can't include them in local Admi…

Microsoft Vista SP2 Comes With Few Significant Upgrades eWeek, NY By Andrew Garcia Microsoft has fulfilled its promise of a quick delivery of a Release Candidate for SP2 for Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Server. Unfortunately, enterprises will see few worthwhile upgrades. There are some hardware and wireless ... Win 7 to be sexier-than-Vista for business Australian Personal Computer Going Green: The Alternative Culture Column Tufts Observer Online Microsoft accused of price gouging in Vista downgrade lawsuit TECH.BLORGE.com all 6 news articles More...

Win 7 to be sexier-than-Vista for business Australian Personal Computer, Australia Microsoft is starting to let the cat out of the bag with an update on the official Windows Blog. Most impressive, and clearly having listened after the lack of interest from some quarters in Vista Enterprise, Microsoft revamped the way that industry ... More...