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Windows 7, DirectX 11! Maximum PC, CA - 5 minutes ago ... Windows 7 blog suggests, that's much more likely than a repeat of the poorly handled rollout of Vista-ready hardware at Vista's introduction. ... More...

All of a sudden after doing a full system scan, I now get the Software Explorer when starting up saying it blocked (Not Yet Classified) the following: Amazon Unbox Video Acer eAp Launch Tool Acer Tour Reminder Launcher.exe N/A (this one looks suspicious) PCMMediaSharing.exe Sysmonitor eDataSecurity PowerReg SupportSoft Most of time it shows Permitted on the other start up tasks being mostly Microsoft ones. My machine is made up of the following: Acer Aspire M5100 Processor AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ 2.3 Ghz Memory 1 gig System 32-bit operating system Anyone ever run into this one??? Bob

Ballmer ordered to testify in 'Vista' case Seattle Post Intelligencer - 19 minutes ago Mr. Ballmer's knowledge about the Windows Vista Capable program comes from the executives he empowered to run the program and make decisions, ... More...

Apple’s ad spend almost a half-billion dollars ZDNet - 1 hour ago Windows XP was around for something like 6 years before Vista came on the scene - and then it was a nightmare. And so far, Microsoft’s $300 million hasn’t ... More...

CNET News Intel graphics discontent justified? CNET News, CA - 10 minutes ago ... US District Court Judge Marsha Pechman, Microsoft objected to an Internal Intel link "positioning the 915 GM as optimum for Windows Vista on Mobile PCs. ... More...

Windows 7 will come with DirectX 11, Vista support Neoseeker - 51 minutes ago If you care to check out the progress on Windows 7 and/or DirectX 11, be sure to head over to the Engineering Windows 7 blog -- it's good readin'. More...

I have a user who needs to be able to view and run two Scheduler jobs, as well as at view a particular service so she can check and make sure the service has not stopped. At this time she is in the local Remote Desktop Users and Users groups only. By adding her to the local Power Users group she still cannot perform either previously mentioned task. When her ID is placed in the Administrators group she is able to perform both tasks. We do NOT want her in the local Administrators Group for security reasons. We have tried giving her Full Control security rights on the security tab by right clicking on both of the defined scheduled tasks. However, she sti…

Hang 10 on a Tech Wave Fire Chief, IL - 13 minutes ago ... then a Nuvi GPS and recently Windows Vista, while three of my childhood friends still don’t even have e-mail addresses. If you are reading this blog, ... More...

Microsoft hopes to make Windows 7 use less disk space Ars Technica, MA - 3 minutes ago The Windows 7 team outlined tradeoffs between disk space and a few key features, and emphasized the reliability concerns that Windows Vista addressed in ... More...

WinInfo Short Takes: Week of November 24, 2008 Windows IT Pro, CO - 4 minutes ago Don't forget to follow me on Twitter, Friendfeed and the SuperSite Blog.Short TakesMicrosoft Asks for Dismissal of Vista Capable SuitMicrosoft on Thursday ... More...

Hello, I have Flash Player 9 installed on my Vista machine. Today when I visited the http://utorrent.com/ the download page, a strange window appeard... { [Window Title:] Adobe Flash Player 9 [Content:] Where is the debugger or host application running? (radiobutton) Localhost (radiobutton) Other Machine Enter IP address: (inputtext) (BUTTON: OK BUTTON: Cancel) } I want to know if this Window has been generated safely by my Adobe Flash Player 9 or was created by someone else without my permission. ( a printscreen you can find here: http://s1.microblog.ro/image.jpg ) Thank You! Please HELP ME!

I learned to love Microsoft Live OneCare and despite it’s annoying Family protection pop-up everytime I load Windows Vista, I still appreciate all the other features that come with OneCare.But apparently, Microsoft had other plans with their Live OneCare — death. That’s right, Microsoft has announced they are no longer supporting Microsoft Live OneCare and [...] More...

Didn’t Microsoft kill Netscape? Maybe they have forgotten about numerous lawsuits regarding their monopoly stance. Apparently, both Symantec and McAfee has taken direct stock hits with Microsoft’s announcement on their security freebie called Morro.Both the stocks of Symantec and McAfee has taken a nosedive in anticipation of declining sales following the freebie offering from Microsoft. [...] More...

ZDNet Security in Windows 7: UAC and You PC Magazine - 1 hour ago The first group upgraded to Vista from XP, possibly without running the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor to make sure their hardware and software would be ... Windows to Get Free Malware Protection U.S. News & World Report Microsoft to offer free security software NetworkWorld.com Microsoft to offer free security solution, discontinue OneCare SC Magazine US eBrandz - Washington Post Blogs all 295 news articles More...

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Unsealed court filing: HP’s Hurd had Vista concerns ZDNet - 36 minutes ago Windows Vista has since been beaten up by bloggers and, of course, Apple in many of its “I’ma Mac, I’ma PC†commercials because of the operating system’s ... More...

Blog: Is Windows Vista 'Capable' or Culpable? CIO Australia, Australia - 5 minutes ago Once-private e-mails between executives at Microsoft, Intel and Hewlett-Packard are tumbling out of the "Windows Vista Capable" class-action lawsuit and ... More...

hello @LL i use subst command to create local disk G: of D:\folder1\ how to make it permanent? thanks

I just realized or read that my last post titled — What to do with My Lenovo IdeaPad S10? was the 1000th post of Windows Vista Weblog.The image below shows the stats of WVW: 1000 posts and 1822 comments.It has been a wonderful 3 years, going fourth here at WVW and I would like to [...] More...

Dear OIT--Vista hates me and the feeling's mutual Princeton University The Daily Princetonian, United States - 48 minutes ago ... just like we have the option of using Windows on the New Macs. Send us a tip or join our ranks ... The Prox is a blog about campus life, issues, ... More...

Australian Personal Computer Windows 7 to launch in 56 fruity flavours? Australian Personal Computer, Australia - 19 minutes ago In a blog posting, Vista executive Chris Flores confirmed that view: "One of our design goals for Windows 7 is that it will run on the recommended hardware ... More...

The announcement of IE8 Beta 2 started an important and public phase of the product development cycle getting broad public feedback. The team is providing detailed information and answering questions about the product in many different places. Now’s a good time to talk about what comes next. Since the release of Beta 2, the team has been absorbed in the data we get from real people about the product. We have combed through instrumentation of over 20 million IE sessions and hundreds of hours of usability lab sessions. Together with IE MVPs, we have scrutinized thousands of threads from user forums and examined the issues that people are raising (not to mention all the…

Seattle Post Intelligencer On the shelf: Windows Vista for SENIORS Seattle Post Intelligencer - 17 minutes ago ... Windows Vista for SENIORS). Seems like it's infantalizing seniors a little bit. What do you think? There are currently no comments for this blog entry. ... More...

Take back control of Vista’s default programs and the Open With list TechRepublic, KY - 10 minutes ago In this edition of the Windows Vista Report, I’ll show you how to clear out Vista’s Open With list. This blog post is also available in the PDF format as a ... More...

Redmond Vole Gets More Vigilant With Free Anti-Malware Security Suite eBrandz, India - 15 minutes ago In 2006 and 2007, Symantec and McAfee raised concerns that Microsoft had designed Windows Vista to deny them access to the heart of the operating system, ... More...