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Now that I've spent more time with this interim Windows 7 build, I've uncovered a few more interesting changes... More...

Where Are All The Linux Netbooks? DaniWeb, VA I'd like to do a side-by-side "taste test" with Netbooks using Linux versus ones using Windows (XP, Vista, 7) and see for myself--and report back to you of course--if there are performance-related issues with Windows-equipped models. ... More...

Earthtimes (press release) Windows To Allow Users To Switch Off IE RedOrbit, TX "In addition to the features that were already available to turn on or off in Windows Vista, we've added the following features to the list in Windows 7," Microsoft program manager Jack Mayo wrote Friday in a post on the company’s engineering blog, ... Microsoft to include IE opt-out feature in Windows 7 Siliconrepublic.com all 58 news articles More...

It was previously reported that a Microsoft executive couldn’t find a PC perfect for his son who was going to a University. Microsoft has now announced their ultimate Academic PC in partnership with Lenovo.This partnership create PCs perfect for university students, faculty and staff. The Lenovo machines is loaded with Windows Vista Ultimate and [...] More...

Hi, I decided to reinstall windows. I installed Windows 7 64 again. I had windows 7 64 installed before, but I suspect for this question Windows 7 64 behaves similar to Windows Vista 64. I have ghost backups of my previous install. However, I forgot to export 1 certificate from IE that I need. Is there any way I can get it back by mounting a ghost image and browsing the files? Can I somehow pick out this individual certificate either with windows explorer or with some special piece of software? Or is there a way to restore all IE certificates or all windows certificates to my new install? by copying files from the ghost image to my new windows drive?…

Leo and I discuss IE 8 and Windows 7, Microsoft's Strategic Update, and more... More...

Does anyone know anything about SAML support in active directory for Web SSO applications? Is it available\supported etc?

Microsoft Windows 7 to offer opt-outs for users International Business Times, NY In a blog post published on "Microsoft's Engineering Windows 7", Jack Mayo who is the group program manager for our Documents and Printing team and also worked on Internet Explorer 8, shared how users can disable Internet Explorer 8 if they want to by ... More...

Here's what you need to know about next month's Windows 7 Release Candidate build... More...

TopNews United States Why the recent builds of Windows 7 have option to turn “On†or ... TopNews United States, Arkansas Michael Cherry, an analyst for the research group Directions on Microsoft says that Microsoft direly needs a hit, after Windows Vista's dull performance. Cherry says he does not see much use for the Internet Explorer check box beyond appeasing the ... More...

Mix09 is just around the corner, approaching quickly. I’m really excited to get back to Vegas and back to the conference. The Internet Explorer sessions are now live on the MIX website (http://2009.visitmix.com) and there’s lots of great content there. If you aren’t already registered, there is still time. It’s a great opportunity to find out what’s going on with Internet Explorer. Many people from the engineering team will be at the conference both giving talks and helping out at the IE compatibility lab. To whet your appetite, we figured we’d put everything together in one place so you can see what’s going on. Dean Hachamovitch’s Keynote Th…

Microsoft is expected to release and upcoming patch on March 10 which address issues on Vista, Windows Server 2003, XP, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 2000. Patches include 1 “critical” which is the highest Microsoft alert level, 2 “important”, and the rest within the 3rd and 4th alert level status. There are no details yet of [...] More...

In an expected move, Microsoft has included Internet Explorer 8 in the list of features you can turn on or off. Microsoft has pushed Internet Explorer from it’s birth as a free application in their operating system which led to a number of lawsuits and pressure from anti-monopoly agencies. Does this mean Microsoft is [...] More...

What Microsoft Gains From Windows 7 Features' On-Off Switch, Part 2 Microsoft Watch The newly renamed "Turn Windows features on or off" control can be found in earlier versions of the operating system. I've often used it when running Windows Vista. Microsoft has added nine new features to the list, most notably Internet Explorer 8 and ... More...

CNET News Declining sales are an opportunity for the PC industry CNET News, CA Even with the UAC turned completely off, it still nags about access rights & privileges. by tfkfan March 6, 2009 1:04 PM PST by josh606 March 6, 2009 1:40 PM PST I agree, Windows Vista is a dog to support both in performance and viruses. ... More...

TweakTown Microsoft: lots to turn off in Windows 7 CNET News, CA However, in its blog, Microsoft noted that there are a number of things that users could not turn off in Windows Vista, but will be able to in the final version of Windows 7. Among the new options, users will now be able to turn off things such as ... Internet Explorer Will be Optional in Windows 7 PC Magazine Windows 7 Will Have IE 8 On-Off Switch InformationWeek Report: Microsoft To Launch IE8 In Mid-March ChannelWeb Microsoft Watch - Wired News all 399 news articles More...

What Microsoft Gains From Windows 7 Features' On-Off Switch, Part 1 Microsoft Watch Increased modularity is more about what now can be turned off rather than there being dramatic architectural changes compared to Windows Vista. If a feature is deselected, it is not available for use. This means the files (binaries and data) are not ... More...

HI there,I'm new to networking and windows 2008. I've created a domain and users in windows 2008. my question is how do i connect a pc either on win xp pro or win 2000 pro from a workgroup to this domain? when i enter domain info in the pc's networking section, it gives me error that domain not found. i can ping the domain server from the other pcs.please help or refer me to any site where i can find this info. google doesn't help much on this.Thanks,Rehan

Windows 7 Will Have IE 8 On-Off Switch InformationWeek, NY The final version of Windows 7 is expected by early next year. The OS was released in beta in January. Mayo said the list of features that can be turned off was expanded, compared to what was available in Windows Vista. Besides IE 8, users can toggle ... More...

TechFlash | Q&A: Windows Secrets editor on Microsoft's changes ... TechFlash, WA So I have a lot of hope for Windows 7. But I had hope for Windows Vista, too. So the proof is really when hundreds of millions of people start trying to use it. On blogging: The people who think they can quit their jobs and blog need to know that they ... More...

UberGizmo Internet Explorer Will be Optional in Windows 7 PC Magazine Certain features are expected to be available to third-party developers of Windows applications, so the developers are concerned about avoiding a compatibility fiasco like they experienced with Windows Vista. The post does not mention legal issues ... Report: Microsoft To Launch IE8 In Mid-March ChannelWeb Microsoft Gives Windows 7 Fans the Option to Ditch IE 8 Wired News Microsoft to Businesses: Windows 7 Is About You CIO TechWhack - PC Advisor all 185 news articles More...

Hey folks! This is not a critical issue but it is driving me crazy and I haven't been able to find an answer to this on the net. Hopefully one of you exceedingly bright people will shed some light on the errors I'm getting. The setup is this: I use Arcserve to back up our various servers (all fully up-to-date Windows 2003 SP2), mostly using shares on those servers as the targets. Haven't had any problems with this procedure until I created our standard backup area on a new server that's running SQL 2005, which dumps its backups into this area. I've double and triple checked all permissions and they are identical to all the other backup areas on our networ…

The latest build in Windows Vista Service Pack 2 has been released by Microsoft. This release candidate has the following description:Windows Server 2008 SP2/Windows Vista SP2 RC is prerelease code offered to the public through our Customer Preview Program. Please see the Windows Server SP2/Windows Vista SP2 Customer Preview Program page on TechNet/MSDN for additional [...] More...

WinInfo Short Takes: Week of March 9, 2009 Windows IT Pro, CO An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including a Denver trip, Windows 7 wireless bundles, a public release of Windows Vista/Server 2008 SP2 RC, Windows Mobile thoughts, IE usage share, a tough PC market, and a pending release of ... More...

IT PRO Microsoft to patch three flaws next week IT PRO, UK The other two flaws are rated “important†and relate to spoofing in versions of Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Bill Sisk, security response communications manager for Microsoft, wrote on the Microsoft Security Response Centre blog: “We are also ... More...