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Microsoft denies Windows 7 security feature contains bug Computerworld, MA - 9 minutes ago UAC, which debuted in Windows Vista, is a security feature that prompts users for their consent before tasks such as program and device driver installation ... More...

Microsoft denies Windows 7 security feature contains bug Computerworld, MA - 4 minutes ago UAC, which debuted in Windows Vista, is a security feature that prompts users for their consent before tasks such as program and device driver installation ... More...

It's time to 'fess up, Steve Internet News (subscription), CA - 14 minutes ago As you noted in the Engineering Windows 7 blog, people don't want to go back to their old OS. I'm in the same boat. I use XP at work because I have to, ... More...

IT PRO Where did Microsoft go wrong with Vista? IT PRO, UK - 16 minutes ago Vista faces a new challenge in Windows 7, but did Microsoft's many missteps ever really give its predecessor a fighting chance. By Nicole Kobie, 2 Feb 2009 ... More...

Microsoft Denies Windows 7 UAC Vulnerability PC World - 29 minutes ago UAC has been a controversial feature since Microsoft introduced it in Windows Vista to improve its security and give people who are the primary users of a ... More...

Code aims to bypass UAC security in Windows 7 ZDNet UK, UK - 3 minutes ago User Account Control (UAC) is a Windows security feature, introduced in Vista, that checks whether a user really intends to launch a program or whether ... More...

Windows 7 to warp to Release Candidate 1 Fudzilla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 12 minutes ago According to Steven Sinfosky, senior vice president for Windows and Windows Live Engineering and his blog, there might not be a Windows 7 Beta 2 after all. ... More...

XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm ZDNet Blogs - 20 minutes ago But Mike Fiorina, a Microsoft account tech specialist based in New England, grabbed the Windows-upgrade-confusion bull by the horns in a blog post this past ... More...

Microsoft warns that Vista, XP upgrade blockers set to expire Computerworld, MA - 9 minutes ago ... newest service packs of Windows Vista and Windows XP will expire in the coming months. In a note on a company blog aimed at enterprise IT professionals, ... More...

Microsoft: No More Windows 7 Betas WinInformant.com, OH - 13 minutes ago Insiders I've spoken to say we can expect to see the RC version of Windows 7 in April alongside Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2), and the RTM release by ... More...

Windows 7 on release fast track Personal Computer World, UK - 35 minutes ago Drivers and software products that work with Vista should work with Win7, says the Microsoft blog, though hardware and software vendors are already fielding ... More...

Windows 7 Will get no Second Beta I4U - 25 minutes ago The first beta for Windows 7 was released late last year. Microsoft's Steve Sinofsky said in a blog post that there would be only one beta version of the ... More...

DailyTech Windows 7 UAC Leaves Door Open for Attacks DailyTech, IL - 9 minutes ago (Source: Started Something) When Windows Vista was launched, it brought to the table a new feature that was supposed to safeguard the user: the User Account ... More...

Windows 7 heads for Release Candidate stage VNUNet.com, UK - 6 minutes ago The disclosure came in an end of January update to the Engineering Windows 7 blog by Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft's senior vice president for Windows. ... More...

Windows 7 ditches beta testing Absolute Gadget, UK - 12 minutes ago Microsoft thinks that it will have a hit with its Vista replacement Windows 7. The company is to launch its Release Candidate 1 to a public that has been ... More...

Microsoft says it again - no second beta for Windows 7 Register, UK - 10 minutes ago The software giant’s Windows development boss Steve Sinofsky said in an official blog post on Saturday that there will only be one beta of Windows 7. ... More...

Techtree.com Internet Explorer 8: Release Candidate 1 Techtree.com, India - 15 minutes ago The text can be used in various ways such as to open a web service (Accelerator) with it, or to blog with Windows Live, to Map with Live Search, ... More...

Leo and I discuss doing more with less, Gmail offline, IE 8 RC1, Windows 7 UAC, and more... More...

Confronting Windows 7 at home ZDNet - 12 minutes ago If I buy Windows 7 (What - Super Vista?), I will have the same issues with drivers, accessories, updates and peripherals that I would have with the current ... More...

Windows 7 "Security Flaw" Really Is By Design InformationWeek, NY - 8 minutes ago So if you aren’t guaranteed that your elevated processes aren’t susceptible to compromise by those running at a lower IL, why did Windows Vista go to the ... More...

EfluxMedia News Microsoft To Release Windows 7 On October 3, Report Says EfluxMedia News, New York - 11 minutes ago On the other hand, the post published on the Windows 7 blog pointed out that the information should be considered neither as a change or plans, ... More...

ThinkPad users beware of Internet Explorer hang problems Computerworld, MA - 7 minutes ago I didn't keep good notes, because I never expected to blog about it. In the two months after disabling the Lenovo password add-on, IE7 has been running fine ... More...

Hello, We have an application on a web server that allows us to export a csv file. When I export it from a computer on my corporate network the file is 87k from home the file is 135k. All data that comes into work goes through some type of bluecoat device. Is it posssible that some type of filtering or scanning can be removing the data? Thanks

More Indications Windows 7 Is Coming In 2009 Slashdot - 6 minutes ago Microsoft has always said 'three years after the general availability of Windows Vista,' which was released on January 30, 2007, and that the release date ... More...

EfluxMedia News Microsoft to Release Windows 7 on October 3, Report Says EfluxMedia News, New York - 11 minutes ago On the other hand, the post published on the Windows 7 blog pointed out that the information should be considered neither as a change or plans, ... More...