Microsoft Support & Discussions

Italia SW 'Windows 7 Capable' PCs Slated For June InformationWeek, NY ... according to the blog. A Microsoft spokeswoman said Monday that she was not immediately able to confirm the information. Microsoft offered a similar program in 2006 that allowed consumers to upgrade systems from Windows XP to Vista after Vista ... Cringely: Vista Capable suit no longer has class The Times Microsoft readies new Windows 7 and Vista releases VNUNet.com Microsoft Testing Windows 7 Updater Tom's Guide InternetNews.com - FayObserver.com all 74 news articles More...

'Windows 7 Capable' PCs Slated For June InformationWeek, NY ... according to the blog. A Microsoft spokeswoman said Monday that she was not immediately able to confirm the information. Microsoft offered a similar program in 2006 that allowed consumers to upgrade systems from Windows XP to Vista after Vista ... More...

Hi, I am unable to install root CA sertificate to my workgroup computer. From workgroup pc I opened http://myCA/certsrv and downloaded CA certificate chain certificate ("certnew.p7b"). After this I opened "Certificates (local omputer)" MMC and tryed to import this certificate to Trusted Root Certificate Authorities and got an error "The file type is not recognized. Select Another file". whats is another the simplest way to enrol root certificate ? can I export it from my root CA via "mmc/certificate(local computer)/Trusted root certificate authorities/" and import it to workgroup computer as root certificate??? thanks

Three cheers for Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Computerworld, MA MBAM runs on Windows XP, Vista (32-bit only) and Windows 2000. I mentioned MBAM last month in a posting about removing malware from an infected PC. I mention this because the product description from Malwarebytes is not as complete as it could be. ... More...

Leo and I discuss Windows Mobile 6.5, Vista SP2, IE8 RC, and more... More...

Hi, I am trying to learn AD and Server 2008 features using a VHD... I can't quite figure out how to make it so users of computers logged into the server have admin rights locally (by using group policy). I have seen tutorials on using restricted groups, but there is not a restricted group under computer configuration > windows settings > security Do I just add it or is there something I am missing?

The Inquisitr Windows 7 enhances its gaming corner The Inquisitr, Australia There are really a lot of cool things in Windows 7 many of which aren’t always apparent at first or even second and third glance. I’ve written about some of them over on my home blog but I wanted to share this as many folks as I could because I think ... More...

Microsoft Wins "Vista Capable" Round One InformationWeek, NY One of the interesting points of this round: the judge said the plaintiffs had failed to demonstrate that the "Vista Capable" program increased sales of Windows Vista. If that program wasn't a common reason for consumers to purchase Vista, ... More...

ScienceBlogs Search This Blog using Google ScienceBlogs DOn't know how supported it is in OSX, but it would at least let you run Linux instead of windows. If W2K or XP, then I'm surprised you find they assume more than OS X, because in general OS X makes far more aggressive assumptions and restricts choice ... More...

Microsoft (finally) strikes back against the iPhone with a new Windows Mobile 6.5, My Phone, and Windows Marketplace... More...

Microsoft readies new Windows 7 and Vista releases VNUNet.com, UK In a posting on The Windows Blog, Windows 7 manager Brandon LeBlanc said the firm would be releasing up to five test updates on February 24, which “will allow us to test and verify our ability to deliver and mange the updating of Windows 7â€. ... More...

EfluxMedia News Microsoft Releases “Update†For Vista SP2, Possibly the Release ... EfluxMedia News, New York By Christian Coley As Microsoft prepares to release the final version of the Service Pack 2 update for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, some of the company’s beta testers have recently received an important “update†for SP2 beta. ... More...

Giving In to Pressure: Hulu, Facebook Buckle E-Commerce Times A few years ago, when Microsoft was first trying to push its current operating system onto the public, it allowed computer makers to slap stickers on their new PCs that advertised their ability to run Windows Vista. The problem was that some of those ... More...

IE8 available for download Kingsport Times News, TN Otherwise, Windows XP SP3 and IE8 RC1 will become permanent. I installed IE8 on both an XP WP3 machine, and Vista. I have no intention of going back to IE7. IE8 looks like IE7 but with lots of improvements, including speed. The browser is easier to use ... More...

The February Expert Zone Chat has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 24th at 10:00AM PST/18:00 UTC. If you can’t join us live, the transcript for all chats are available here. See you Tuesday. Thanks everyone! -Allison More...

This is a question on Vista Business. There is a workgroup with 4 workstations (1, 2, 3, 4) and 4 is sharing a folder. 1 & 2 can access that drive by simply mapping to the share, no name/password is required. When you try to get 3 to map, you are asked to provide credentials. Since the other computers can access the share properly, I would think the problem is on 3. There is a limit of 10 users on the share, and since 2 are connecting, I'm (I hate to use this word) assuming the permissions for the share are correct. I looked at the local security settings on all the workstations, they all seem to be set the same. Ideas? Pointers to where I'm scr…

WinFE: Windows Bootable Forensic CD Dark Reading, NY It took me less time to build the CD than it took to download the necessary tools to built it (ie, Automated Installation Kit for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008). In about 10 minutes max, I had a working WinFE ISO that I booted in VMware ... More...

DailyTech Windows 7 Updates on 24 February Techtree.com, India Microsoft has announced that it will roll out updates for Windows 7 Beta next week. In a blogpost on the Windows blog, Brandon LeBlanc mentions that the updates will allow Microsoft to 'test and verify their ability to deliver and manage the updating ... Testers get near-final Vista SP2 ZDNet Asia all 307 news articles More...

WinFE: Windows Bootable Forensic CD Dark Reading, NY It took me less time to build the CD than it took to download the necessary tools to built it (ie Automated Installation Kit for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008). In about 10 minutes max, I had a working WinFE ISO that I booted in VMware ... More...

CNET News Microsoft Readies Vista Update PC World Judging by the timeline from SP2 beta, a final version could be ready to go within in the next 4 to 6 weeks however, the Malaysian blog TechARP, which has been right about Microsoft timetables before, believes Vista SP2 will start shipping around ... WinInfo Short Takes: Week of February 23, 2009 Windows IT Pro Windows 7 boot animation customization will not be supported Ars Technica Microsoft Windows 7 Beta, Vista SP2 Updates Coming eWeek Techtree.com - Register all 170 news articles More...

hello, i'm trying to implement a SCEP client library for the use of my company. I've read the scep draft and the rfc's related to the topic, then tried to use xenroll.dll (i'm using windows xp) to create a pkcs#10 message, but the CA's don't seem to recognize it (testing against a Cisco IOS CA and a Windows Server 2003 Standard CA with the MSCEP addon). Then i tried to envelope this message with the EnvelopedCms (System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs.EnvelopedCMS) to make a pcks#7 envelope around it, but i couldn't found how to add the necesary authenticated attributes. I then tried many other thins (even a openSSL wrapper) but can't find the way to make this wor…

TechRadar UK Microsoft Readies Vista Update PC World Judging by the timeline from SP2 beta, a final version could be ready to go within in the next 4 to 6 weeks however, the Malaysian blog TechARP, which has been right about Microsoft timetables before, believes Vista SP2 will start shipping around ... WinInfo Short Takes: Week of February 23, 2009 Windows IT Pro Windows 7 boot animation customization will not be supported Ars Technica Microsoft Windows 7 Beta, Vista SP2 Updates Coming eWeek Techtree.com - Register all 166 news articles More...

This is probably overkill, but this script will show all patches and stuff installed. It provides the option of connecting to a remote computer. Keep in mind you must have permission to pull the info from the remote computers registry. It needs a little cosmetic clean-up. Const HKLM = &H80000002 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE strComputer = "." strKey = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\" strEntry1a = "DisplayName" strEntry1b = "QuietDisplayName" strRunTime = Now () wscript.echo ("Script executed at: " & strRunTime & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & vbCrLf) strComputer = InputBox ("What is the name of the remote computer?") If strComp…

Hi, I am trying to find out if I can use VBScript/WMI to read the information contained within a certificate. Using Scriptomatic, I get the following script, but nothing is returned: On Error Resume Next Const wbemFlagReturnImmediately = &h10 Const wbemFlagForwardOnly = &h20 arrComputers = Array("localhost") For Each strComputer In arrComputers WScript.Echo WScript.Echo "==========================================" WScript.Echo "Computer: " & strComputer WScript.Echo "==========================================" Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\ServiceModel") Set colItems = objWMIService.Exec…