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Windows 7 Offers 21 New Hotkey Combos InformationWeek, NY - 13 minutes ago By Paul McDougall Microsoft has built its new Windows 7 operating system with an eye toward simplicity and efficiency. Gone, among other things, are Vista's ... More...

I am logged in to another system using Remote Desktop Connection. The remote account is an admin account, and I have supplied the username and password. When I do a disk defrag, using Windows Explorer / Properties / Tools / Defragment Now... the dialog box stays forever, and cannot be closed (on a local disk the UAC prompt appears). I assume that the UAC prompt has appeared on the remote system (unattended). How can I reslove this?

Windows 7 has 21 new hotkeys domain-B, India - 5 minutes ago Though it could take a while to learn and get used to, Microsoft's Windows 7, the successor to the hugely unpopular Windows Vista will have numerous ... More...

I grew tired of using Virtual PC (Windows Server 2003, MOSS/SharePoint 2007, SharePoint Designer, etc.) as my development environment and last night I decided to dual boot one of my laptops which is loaded with Windows Vista Enterprise edition.I have repeatedly written how I love Virtual Machines but I found development faster when everything I [...] More...

Getting to know Windows' system commands CNET News, CA - 4 minutes ago Exactly one year ago in this very blog, I promised to describe how to use commands to manage Windows. The earlier post linked to a comprehensive list of ... More...

PC World Obama Gets His BlackBerry, but What About Facebook? PC World - 13 hours ago Windows Vista Migration: The Business Proposition It's not so much a matter of "if" but "when" for most organizations regarding migration to Windows Vista. ... More...

Windows 7 put up against Vista and XP in hardcore multicore ... engadget, CA - 3 hours ago Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. ... More...

Linux Netbooks: A Tough Ticket? bMighty.com, NY - 39 minutes ago Hardware OEMs, for obvious reasons, keep mum about the arrangements they make with Microsoft to procure volume-priced copies of Windows XP (Vista is a ... More...

Behind Microsoft's 5000 job cuts Register, UK - 28 minutes ago Netbooks typically run Window XP, not high-priced copies of Windows Vista. Which hurt Microsoft even further. And so the company said it will cut 5000 ... More...

Anonymous blog posts give clues to Microsoft layoffs ITworld.com, MA - 4 minutes ago The team is rapidly preparing Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista , for release potentially later this year. The Windows client division, ... More...

This major update to my Styles article includes Style Pack info and five freely downloadable Style Packs! More...

It was reported that Microsoft is currently hiring testers sent by email invitation to test out Windows 7 spefically on netbooks. This job hunt is restricted to Chile, Egypt, Lebanon, Brazil, Jordan and India, according to the invitation.The letter goes like this“You are invited to join a beta trial for a specialized version of Windows [...] More...

Anonymous postings give clues to where Microsoft's cutting jobs Computerworld, MA - 18 minutes ago The team is rapidly preparing Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista, for release potentially later this year. The Windows client division, ... More...

Anonymous postings give clues to where Microsoft cutting jobs Computerworld, MA - 7 minutes ago The team is rapidly preparing Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista, for release potentially later this year. The Windows client division, ... More...

I use Vista (32bit) and I get this message almost everytime I start my HP laptop.... Host Process for Windows Services stopped working and was closed. A problem caused the application to stop working correctly. Windows will notify you if a solution is available. Does anyone know what this is and what the solution is? Windows has never notified me abgout anything concerning this. Everything seems to run just fine so it is primarily a nuisance.

Microsoft 'About to Release' IE8 RC1 PC Magazine - 8 minutes ago "We're about to release [iE8 RC1] for Windows Vista and Windows XP," wrote Microsoft's Frank Olivier, a user experience program manager. ... More...

That's the reason I posted those to my blog, they are more then 2 years old. People think David Lipman is a Usenet God and they think he is trustworthy. They don't know the things he does when not posting to Usenet or the things he does when he does not like someone. They accuse me of stealing yet every attempt they have made to stop me has failed. They just can't handle the truth. My Remove-it software is unique and has been for over a year now since I incorporated measures to prevent it from working if they try to copy it. -- The Real Truth http://pcbutts1-therealtruth.blogspot.com/ "Ed" wrote in message news:Xns9B9B76D969B472362352@127.…

WindowsForDevices Microsoft cuts jobs amidst revenue gloom WindowsForDevices, CA - 29 minutes ago Meantime, desktop editions of Windows, such as Windows Vista, Windows XP, and the newly announced Windows 7, are part of Microsoft's Client division. ... More...

Windows 7: taming (and tweaking) the beast within ZDNet Blogs - 51 minutes ago The How-To Geek blog has a full guide in getting this back with screenshots included. Windows key + Down - restores that window to original state. ... More...

Microsoft Kunckles Down for Hard Times Microsoft Watch - 1 hour ago [Editors Note: Because of today's stunning early earnings announcement and news of layoffs, I will blog first on the now and future first. ... More...

Obama wants to know: Why open source? CNET News, CA - 3 hours ago My son in University ran into the cold hard fact of lock in when his course mandated the use of Windows XP or Vista and a copy of Microsoft Office. ... More...

> Has anyone succeeded in getting IEPK2.73 to work on 32-bit Vista? It does "work" with Vista, though a number of areas available to clean (Prefetch, Start Menu Items, etc.), are not available. -- RoninV

Boston Globe Windows 7 Offers 21 New Hotkey Combos InformationWeek, NY - 45 minutes ago By Paul McDougall Microsoft has built its new Windows 7 operating system with an eye toward simplicity and efficiency. Gone, among other things, are Vista's ... Microsoft tweaks deployment tools for Windows 7 ZDNet Blogs RE[5]: Comment by Kroc Newmobilecomputing.com Is Microsoft improving its image? IT PRO Microsoft Watch - VNUNet.com all 242 news articles More...

Windows 7 Offers 21 New Hotkey Combos InformationWeek, NY - 7 minutes ago By Paul McDougall Microsoft has built its new Windows 7 operating system with an eye toward simplicity and efficiency. Gone, among other things, are Vista's ... More...

CNET News The Mobile Internet Device: In search of itself CNET News, CA - 24 minutes ago ... touchscreen LCD with 1280x800-pixel resolution, a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, a 60GB or 120GB hard disk, Windows Vista Home Premium, and so on. ... More...