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1 in 3 Windows PCs vulnerable to worm attack Computerworld, MA - 10 minutes ago The worm exploits a bug in the Windows Server service used in Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008. Microsoft issued a patch in late October ... More...

Xinhua Windows 7 'Incredibly Stable', Intel Expert Says InformationWeek, NY - 22 minutes ago Windows 7 and companion OS Windows Server 2008, at least when it comes to the beta versions, are a whole different ball game from Vista, says Intel software ... Microsoft ditches Windows 7 beta download limit Computerworld Microsoft Offers Unlimited Windows 7 Downloads CRN Microsoft Extends Free Windows 7 Beta to Jan. 24 Redmond Channel Partner Houston Chronicle - Seattle Times all 655 news articles More...

Windows 7 'Incredibly Stable', Intel Expert Says InformationWeek, NY - 5 minutes ago ... a whole different ball game from Vista, says Intel software developer Doug Holland, in a company blog post this week. "I have now been using the Windows ... More...

Downadup worm infects 3.5 million PCs ComputerworldUK, UK - 5 minutes ago "[And] we still consider this to be a conservative estimate," said Sean Sullivan, a researcher at F-Secure, in an entry to the company's Security Lab blog. ... More...

Conficker Worm Still Wreaking Havoc on Windows Systems Redmond Developer News, CA - 11 hours ago The worm can affect Windows 2000, XP and Vista operating systems, as well as Windows Servers 2003 and 2008. Because this month's patch cycle was so thin, ... Researcher: Worm infects 1.1M Windows PCs in 24 hours NetworkWorld.com all 22 news articles More...

Google too powerful? What about the complicity of Google's own users? TPMCafé, NY - 15 hours ago It also was able to use its intimate knowledge---and, upon occasion, undocumented API calls---to make its applications work with Windows in ways the ... More...

Product Reviews Next Version of MS Office May Straddle Desktop and Cloud Wired News - Jan 13, 2009 Note: The link above to the leaked documents leads to UX Evangelist, a Windows news blog maintained by Stephen Chapman. He deserves special mention for his ... High-Tech Manufacturer Improves Customer Responsiveness, Partner ... PR Newswire (press release) all 42 news articles More...

Anyone interested in IT 'security' should enjoy this video presentation. Three excellent speakers! http://www.itbriefingcenter.com/programs/g...rosoft_358.html If there is one constant in IT security, it's that there will always be a new threat. Just when you think you've secured your organization, a new danger comes along. That's why organizations need to know that their software vendors are fully committed to security and vested in driving innovations that will counter emerging threats. Software vendors can no longer rely on ad hoc and unstructured security development approaches. Security must be engineered into every stage of software development. In…

What made Microsoft so popular to the media is the fact that Apple had made them very interesting. What made Apple very interesting is the return of Steve Jobs to the company he co-founded. It is saddening to learn that Steve Jobs has taken a medical leave of absence until July where Tim Cook (COO), [...] More...

In case you have installed or dual-booted Windows 7, I would suggest not to make it your primary operating system unless you have installed an anti-virus protection. Initial reports indicate that McAfee Total Virus Protection is not compatible with Windows 7 and upon installation it gives you this message:“The version of Windows installed on this [...] More...

Conficker Worm Still Wreaking Havoc on Windows Systems Redmond Channel Partner, CA - 6 minutes ago The worm can affect Windows 2000, XP and Vista operating systems, as well as Windows Servers 2003 and 2008. Because this month's patch cycle was so thin, ... More...

Back in October, Sunava described changes that we made to the XDomainRequest (XDR) object in IE8 between the Beta 1 and Beta 2 releases. This object allows your AJAX web pages to request data from sites with a different hostname from the page itself, something that IE doesn’t allow for security reasons via XMLHttpRequest. Since Beta 1 we’ve been working with the W3C Web Application group on the Access Control framework and the changes we made in Beta 2 were to adopt the Simple Cross-Site Access Request. I’m happy to announce that we have recently completed our support for the Access Control Check using the Access-Control-Allow-Origin header defined by the updated…

Product Reviews Microsoft's failed attempt to wean Intel off Linux CNET News, CA - 5 hours ago It has long been known that Microsoft leans heavily on its hardware partners to privilege Windows at the expense of competitors, but the emails in Comes ... Vista Service Pack 1, with 300 fixes, released to PC makers Secure Computing Xavier School dumps Windows for Linux Cnet Asia all 83 news articles More...

Microsoft Encourages Families to Get Game Smart PR Newswire (press release), NY - 2 hours ago ... ongoing commitment to this effort and complements the award-winning Family Settings tools we built into our products like Xbox 360 and Windows Vista. ... More...

McAfee: We'll Work With Windows 7 When It's Launched CRN, NY - 2 hours ago While Windows 7 is generally easy to get up and running as a clean install, or as an upgrade from Windows Vista, some of McAfee's top products - - including ... Windows 7 Beta + McAfee = Bad News Tom's Hardware Guide all 7 news articles More...

Microsoft Launches New Media Safety Education Campaign For Parents Gamasutra, CA - 1 hour ago The site features a blog designed to tackle issues such as "reducing family friction when it comes to video games" and to inform parents of trends to ... Microsoft Encourages Families to Get Game Smart PR Newswire (press release) all 22 news articles More...

Researcher: Worm infects 1.1M Windows PCs in 24 hours Computerworld, MA - 27 minutes ago s operating system, including Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008. Microsoft issued an emergency patch in late October, fixing the flaw ... More...

Researcher: Worm infects 1.1M Windows PCs in 24 hours Computerworld, MA - 32 minutes ago s operating system, including Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008. Microsoft issued an emergency patch in late October, fixing the flaw ... More...

Malware author greets Microsoft’s Windows Defender team ZDNet Blogs - 11 minutes ago I saw your post in the blog (10-Oct-2008) about my previous message. Just want to say ‘Hello’ from Russia. You are really good guys. ... More...

Ars Technica Gadget Guy Westside Today, CA - 22 hours ago Windows 7, Windows Live, lots of goodies all coming to fruition. Good stuff. Windows 7 is like Vista but slimmer and trimmer. ... What the World Needs Now: Microsoft's Not-So-Evil Empire TechNewsWorld all 5 news articles More...

Microsoft Issues First Windows 7 Beta Patch CIO, MA - 5 minutes ago Microsoft also recommended that users back up all MP3 files before doing an upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista, and that they set all of them to ... More...

Don't load on a DC. This would be best asked in the security NewsGroup. I have copied them in on this thread. -- Paul Bergson MVP - Directory Services MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci 2008, 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT4 http://www.pbbergs.com Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Mike L" wrote in message news:342466FB-9DBF-4422-A2EB-EF1270E766DC@microsoft.com... >I have an enterprise root CA installed on a member server that i need to > decomission and wanted to know the recommended place to install the > service. &…

Microsoft updates free tool to remove persistent worm InfoWorld, CA - 10 minutes ago Microsoft thought the flaw was so severe that it issued an out-of-cycle patch on Oct. 23 for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008. ... More...