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TrustedReviews Don’t skip Vista — please! Reuters - 38 minutes ago Not so fast, Microsoft warned its corporate customers in a blog today. “We know some of our customers are considering waiting for Windows 7 instead of ... As window closes on Vista, Microsoft makes last-ditch corporate push Computerworld Why Microsoft's XP-to-Windows-7 upgrade strategy is right InfoWorld Windows 7 Beta Download Period Is Ending NewsFactor Network TechRadar UK - TechRepublic all 61 news articles More...

As window closes on Vista, Microsoft makes last-ditch corporate push Computerworld, MA - 30 minutes ago Microsoft also debuted a new blog called Windows for your Business to market Vista to its corporate customers. She urged companies to check when their ... More...

Rugged PC Review Dell Latitude XT2 Rugged PC Review, CA - 35 minutes ago Windows XP and Vista, of course, weren't designed for multi-touch, but it can be used in such apps as Google Earth, Outlook and Microsoft Office, ... More...

Windows 7 Beta Download Period Is Ending Sci-Tech Today - 16 minutes ago At the end of January, Microsoft Windows Communications Manager Brandon LeBlanc posted on The Windows Blog the procedure for ending the extended download ... More...

Microsoft places stamp of approval on Vista-based Ion SFF PCs engadget, CA - 1 hour ago As with so many other devices in the world, NVIDIA's Ion platform is now Certified for Windows Vista, meaning that PC users could one day experience all the ... More...

Ars Technica Apple boosts MobileMe syncing speed for Outlook on Windows Ars Technica, MA - 24 minutes ago In a post to its MobileMe news blog, Apple announced that it has essentially turned on Exchange-like syncing speeds for Windows users who sync their info ... More...

Shots of a new interim build of Windows 7 reveal a few changes since the Beta, including some Control Panel and... More...

TechRadar UK Windows 7 should be the final Vista Ultimate Extra TechRadar UK, UK - 1 hour ago On the Windows Vista Ultimate blog, Barry Goffe, director of Windows Vista Ultimate, apologised and said "Our goal is to provide the highest-quality, ... More...

Jakarta Post Why Microsoft's XP-to-Windows-7 upgrade strategy is right InfoWorld, CA - 1 hour ago This requires the user to back up their data, install Windows 7, re-install the programs, and restore their data. For PCs running Windows Vista, ... Download Windows 7 Beta before it’s too late Geek.com HP netbooks likely to run "at least" three versions of Windows 7 engadget Last chance for Windows 7 beta IT PRO developerFusion - Windows & Net Magazine all 616 news articles More...

We’ve previously blogged about Compatibility View this post is a follow-up on compatibility and Internet Explorer 8 RC1. As you are browsing the web with Internet Explorer 8 RC1, you might come across some web sites where everything is not displayed correctly: These issues can be fixed by clicking on the Compatibility View button on the address bar: This button draws the page the same way that Internet Explorer 7 would - allowing content designed for older web browsers to still work well in Internet Explorer 8. By default, Internet Explorer 8 displays a site using its most standards compliant mechanism. In the majority of cases, this works out just f…

How to use the Windows 7 taskbar PC Pro, UK - 55 minutes ago You won’t see too many headlines about it, but one of the big changes between Windows Vista and Windows 7 is the taskbar. Above, I’ve taken a grab of the ... More...

Hi, I have a Windows 2008 server which I am intergrating into our network and now want it to handle RADIUS Authentication with our Sonicwall firewall as its client. I have follwed the instructions on the following site: http://bunkerhollow.com/blogs/matt/archive...entication.aspx I have also changed the IP address on the Sonicwall but when I try to do a test I get the message Authentication Failed. Can anyone help? Thanks Anthony

DailyTech HP netbooks likely to run "at least" three versions of Windows 7 engadget, CA - 8 hours ago ... and Vista Business on its business-oriented netbooks even after Windows 7 ships... and ships, and ships. Please keep your comments relevant to this blog ... Microsoft Fan Urges Release of Windows 7 Windows & Net Magazine About That Microsoft 'Open Source' Job Opening InformationWeek How Handwriting Recognition Has Improved In Windows 7 Lifehacker Australia TechRadar UK - Infopackets all 114 news articles More...

The IE Cumulative Security Update for February 2009 is now available via Windows Update. Alternatively, you can receive this and all other Microsoft updates via the Microsoft Update. I encourage you to upgrade to Microsoft Update if you haven’t already to ensure that you receive the latest updates for all Microsoft products. This update addresses two privately reported vulnerabilities. The security update addresses these vulnerabilities by modifying the way that Internet Explorer handles the error resulting in the exploitable condition. For detailed information on the contents of this update, please see the following documentation: [*]Microsoft Security Bulletin …

A weekly roundup of news and developments in data security American Banker, NY - 1 hour ago 5 update to the Windows 7 blog on Microsoft's Developer Network Web site, the company acknowledged user concerns and said it would address the issue. ... More...

I have a network with servers and desktops that I want to put on one vlan segment, and laptops on a seperate vlan. I have seperate security zones on the router for laptops and desktops. Laptops are used with full admin rights, so my concern is a laptop infecting the rest of the network. I would like to open ports between the 2 security zones for file sharing, exchange email, antivirus updates, etc. My question is, if I open ports for these functions, am I defeating the purpose of segregating my networks.

WindowsForDevices Google adopts Microsoft sync protocol WindowsForDevices, CA - 43 minutes ago ... then renamed ActiveSync for Windows XP, and Windows Mobile Device Center for Windows Vista -- designed to trade information between a Windows CE or ... More...

Download Windows 7 Beta before it’s too late Geek.com - 13 minutes ago According to the Windows Team Blog, the beta won’t be available after Thursday. We’ve had a lot of fun with Windows 7 beta and highly recommend that you ... More...

DailyTech Windows 7 Beta Downloads Closing Up Shop Appscout, NY - 2 hours ago ... folks will still be able to register for product keys for the Windows 7 Beta," Brandon LeBlanc, Windows communications manager, wrote in a blog post. ... Microsoft Fan Urges Release of Windows 7 Windows & Net Magazine About That Microsoft 'Open Source' Job Opening InformationWeek Last chance for Windows 7 beta IT PRO developerFusion - Lifehacker Australia all 115 news articles More...

Electronic OS upgrades get faster and more automated in Windows 7... More...

Windows 7 gets IPsec VPN client NetworkWorld.com, MA - 1 hour ago The software gives NCP a lead over Cisco, which does not have IPsec VPN client software for 64-bit Windows, said blogger Paul Weterings. On his blog ... NCP engineering Provides First Windows 7 Universal IPSec VPN Client MSNBC and more More...

NCP engineering Provides First Windows 7 Universal IPSec VPN Client MSNBC - 41 minutes ago In addition to Windows 7, the bundled client software supports the Windows Vista and XP 32/64-bit, 2000, Mobile 5/6.x, CE, Symbian and Linux operating ... More...

Take advantage of tools to monitor memory usage in Windows 7 TechRepublic, KY - 54 minutes ago In this issue of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, I’ll take a closer look at the changes on Task Manager’s Performance tab and investigate the ... More...

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After MS Defender update, it cleared spyware(that Nod 32 left unnoticed) ,but then dsl modem stopped working and cannot be uninstalled(reinstalled again, because uninstall utility says it is already uninstalled although it is there). Restoring to some point before Defender update when modem was ok and comparing with the registry copy after the Defender intervention(with which tool?) would allow to remove manually the spyware key from reg and keep the modem, provided the sys restore also restored some system files that Defender possibly (accidentally) deleted. What chance is the spyware will not be working without its key and how about some other suggestions ho…