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EXTRA: Will Windows 7 be a trick or a treat? Computerworld, MA - 5 minutes ago What if Microsoft waved a magic wand and everything people hated about Windows Vista went away? You might have an operating system that you liked — and ... More...

Can`t make new folders,shortcuts, etc. Appreciate any help. Regards buddy b

I have a perplexing problem. The scenario... Every morning one particular Vista user (out of approximately 75) has to reset her default printer. Once reset she is fine for the day. She will log off and leave for the day. Later, she will connect to our network via VPN, use Remote Desktop to reach her office PC, and log in. She doesn't try to print since she's working remotely. The following morning (or next time in the office) she will log onto her desktop locally and the default printer will be reset to the first printer in the list. The environment... Vista SP1 on the desktop. Windows Server 2003 SP2 on the server side with all network print…

Microsoft Gives Bloggers Laptops, Again Microsoft Watch - 16 minutes ago The E7 blog and new Windows 7 Team Blog are the beginnings of a broader, perception-setting effort. Because of Vista, the Windows perception-messaging team ... More...

Microsoft warns of another update to Windows Update Computerworld, MA - 5 minutes ago The new Windows Update client will be downloaded and installed to machines running Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008. ... More...

CNET News Microsoft Reveals Windows 7 Washington Post Blogs, DC - 29 minutes ago Earlier this week, Microsoft provided the first extensive preview of Windows 7 -- the successor to Windows Vista that may ship in early 2010 -- at its ... Microsoft previews Windows 7, and it looks like... Vista Dallas Morning News Revealed: How a new feature gets into Windows TECH.BLORGE.com So, why do you hate Windows Vista? PC Pro all 59 news articles More...

Hi newsgroup. The last months I noticed that opening the context menu of shortcuts took sometimes very long (5-10 seconds). I found out fast that this happens only on shortcuts that are broken (the executable the shortcut links to does not exist anymore) - but it only happens on one PC therefore a software (or to be detailed a shell extension) must have been the cause. Investigating a problematic shell extension isn't simple but finally I found today the cause: Using Sysinternals ProcessMonitor i traced the long delay back to a shell extension named "CmdLineExt.dll" (located in the system32 folder). The DLL description named it as "SecuROM context menu for …

InternetNews.com Take That, Apple! InternetNews.com - 15 minutes ago "I’m really excited about Windows 7 as a whole," wrote the Windows Now blog. "Windows 7 is Windows Vista done right," said Paul Thurrott on his Windows ... More...

I've disabled the indexing service because I'm using and alternative tool to search inside files. I ocassionally use the search box to find files by name in a folder but then an annoying message reminds me the indexing is disabled. Is there a way to disable this message? Thanks Javier --------------------------------------- http://www.tex-tipografia.com/orto.html

When I try to use the visual keyboard included in my Windows Vista computer, I get that message: «A referral was returned from the server». I was able to open the visual keyboard until recently. Why is this message appearing now? Thanks for your help, André

Canada.com Simon Bisson & Mary Branscombe's Blog IT PRO, UK - 17 hours ago The only thing that’s different from the laptop you can buy today is that it’s running the pre-beta build of Windows 7 that’s been distributed here at ... Windows 7 May Trigger 64-bit OS Adoption Internet News Vista's successor is more than Windows dressing guardian.co.uk BLOG: Why Windows 7 could change the way you make music MusicRadar.com - The place for music makers jkOnTheRun - PC World all 856 news articles More...

WinInfo Short Takes: PDC 2008 Special Edition Windows IT Pro, CO - 8 minutes ago Short TakesPDC 2008: For Windows, the Swagger is BackThe past several years haven't been great for Windows. Part of the problem, of course, is Windows Vista ... More...

-- hi again i come back to you after several tries to put out of my system a virus or something like that all the anti virus or malwres found nothing on my system but - the windows security center doesn t load anymore and i can t activate it manually - when i try to start windows defender it says "impossible to start the application 0x800106ba, a problem stopped this program", the same message is told when i restart my system - windows update is also disabled and when i try ti load it, the system says"windos update encountered an unknown error, Code 80070422 thanx in advance for your help regards from france Didier DIAS NB: my sytem is VISTA home premium…

-- hi again i come back to you after several tries to put out of my system a virus or something like that all the anti virus or malwres found nothing on my system but - the windows security center doesn t load anymore and i can t activate it manually - when i try to start windows defender it says "impossible to start the application 0x800106ba, a problem stopped this program", the same message is told when i restart my system - windows update is also disabled and when i try ti load it, the system says"windos update encountered an unknown error, Code 80070422 thanx in advance for your help regards from france Didier DIAS NB: my sytem is VISTA home premium…

hi again i come back to you after several tries to put out of my system a virus or something like that all the anti virus or malwres found nothing on my system but - the windows security center doesn t load anymore and i can t activate it manually - when i try to start windows defender it says "impossible to start the application 0x800106ba, a problem stopped this program", the same message is told when i restart my system - windows update is also disabled and when i try ti load it, the system says"windos update encountered an unknown error, Code 80070422 thanx in advance for your help regards from france Didier DIAS NB: my sytem is VISTA home premi…

hi again i come back to you after several tries to put out of my system a virus or something like that all the anti virus or malwres found nothing on my system but - the windows security center doesn t load anymore and i can t activate it manually - when i try to start windows defender it says "impossible to start the application 0x800106ba, a problem stopped this program", the same message is told when i restart my system - windows update is also disabled and when i try ti load it, the system says"windos update encountered an unknown error, Code 80070422 thanx in advance for your help regards from france Didier DIAS NB: my sytem is VISTA home premi…

Windows 7 May Trigger 64-bit OS Adoption Internet News, CA - 9 minutes ago In late July, for instance, Chris Flores, a director on the Windows client communications team, wrote a post on the Vista Team blog, to the effect that ... More...

Hi all, on one of my Vista Home Premium (SP1) machines, working 100% reliable, quite erratically the Sidebar gadgets are jumbled up after boot. Sometimes once per day, sometimes once in 14 days... The Sidebar has about 30 gadgets, sitting on the right side of the righthand monitor of two, working excellently in Dual View mode, creating a very wide desktop area, which is great. The gadgets selection is not lost but it is a tedious job rearranging the gadgets again, in their 3 rows. Any suggestions as to cause and solution? Curious, Maria

Don't hit it. Hit F8 instead which gives you the angry user all the options of F12 plus quite a number of others. Indeed, some of theses other options maybe worthwhile even on an healthy machine. Indeed, I see it as a failing of Vista and MS when the OS suggests F12 rather than F8 when things go wrong. If you are an Newbie check this out. I may not be sober but I am at least partly right.........TRIG

pavilion HP dv-6141 amd turion hi at all.... after buy my portable pc HP, sometimes when i RECORD a tv movie with the windows XP media center, in random mode and random time it crash and BLUE SCREEN appars with this error: DRIVER_IRQL_LESS_OR_NOT stop: *** USBEHCI.SYS This error is frequently read in some FORUM on the web for more and more peolpe that have the Media Center of XP ! i contact microsoft but it say to contact HP, hp say to me this act: - Update BIOS with the new F3.D - Update Media center with the rollup2 - Update the Yuan Ec-300 tv tuner card HP with the new update - the KB918005 microsoft patch with the new driver E…

Hi all, I noticed that in my user directory, there are several folders with names something like this: {2d4a7764-44a4-4e2a-85d4-356053db96ba} These folders contain some dll and security catalog files. I was wondering how did those folders appear on my computer ad if it was safe to delete them. Thanks

TrustedReviews Microsoft enhances Live Mesh WindowsForDevices, CA - 25 minutes ago Intended to integrate desktop and mobile operating systems -- including Windows Mobile, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Macintosh OS X -- Live Mesh provides ... Windows 7 Sheds Vista Bloat Enterprise IT Planet all 393 news articles More...

I am partitioning my C drive so I can install Windows Pro as a duel boot to the pre-installed Windows Vista Home Premium 6.0 )build 6001: Service Pack 1) My instructions says that I am to select "Shrink Volume" in Disk Management. It starts to do that then I get a box that drops down that says, "Local Disk Manager" at the top, and below it says "Access is Denied". How do I get past this to shrink the volume? G@ry

CNET News Google Updates Chrome To Version 0.3.154.9 InformationWeek, NY - 1 hour ago ... Google Chrome (0.78%), and Opera (0.69%). Chrome is currently available for Windows XP and Vista Google plans to release a Mac version in the near future. Windows 7 Sheds Vista Bloat Enterprise IT Planet all 378 news articles More...

In preparation for the Professional Developers Conference, the IE team recently authored some articles for a special issue of Code Focus magazine. The articles cover everything from cross-version compatibility to performance, and include new sample code. You can read the articles online at the following locations: [*]Welcome to CoDe Focus for Internet Explorer 8![*]What’s New in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2?[*]Making Your Web site Compatible Across Multiple Versions of Internet Explorer[*]Introducing Compatibility View[*]Create Your Own Web Slices[*]Accelerators in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2[*]New Search Features in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2[*]Developer Tools in I…