Microsoft Support & Discussions

From the Chino Now blog, January 9 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, CA - 41 minutes ago Officials say a good way to start the year fire safe is to create a home escape plan by drawing a map/floor plan of the home showing windows and doors that ... More...

Steve Ballmer who is making his debut as a keynote speaker at Computer Electronics Show (CES) took the opportunity to announce that Windows 7 is currently available to MSDN and Technet subscribers. I haven’t checked my MSDN page as I am still happy with my Lenovo S10 powered by Windows Vista Ultimate. Yup, that’s what [...] More...

Ballmer's Big Night Forbes, NY - 5 hours ago What Ballmer didn't talk about was the 800-pound sickly gorilla in the room: Windows Vista, the company's current operating system, a piece of software so ... More...

San Francisco Chronicle Great Things Come in Small Packages: No Handbag or Overcoat Is ... MSNBC - 1 hour ago You also have the convenient choice to start up in Windows Vista® or to access the Internet and other key functions using the XMB� (XrossMediaBar) at the ... Sony to launch world's lightest 8-inch notebook PC Washington Post all 262 news articles More...

Microsoft: the year ahead ComputerWeekly.com, UK - 6 hours ago In his investment blog, Domenic Strazzulla notes that a large portion of Microsoft's revenues come from selling software such as the Windows OS and Office ... More...

Read all 'Windows 7' posts in The Download Blog CNET News, CA - 16 minutes ago Let me preface these quick impressions of Redmond's latest opus by saying that I came to Windows 7 after having happily run the much-maligned Windows Vista ... More...

Sydney Morning Herald Reasons to skip Microsoft’s Windows 7 Beta download ZDNet - 31 minutes ago My experiences with Windows Vista sent me over the edge, prompting me to add the “hardcore†next to my “Mac guy†title. Still, I was excited to hear that ... Brier Dudley's Blog Seattle Times BARRON'S BLOG: A Running Blog Of Microsoft CEO's CES Speech CNNMoney.com Live blog: Ballmer at CES CNET News Computerworld - CNET News all 838 news articles More...

WindowsForDevices Dock turns phones into terminal servers WindowsForDevices, CA - 23 minutes ago Though described as creating a "virtual dual-boot system," Redfly PC Software requires Windows XP or Vista, according to the company. ... More...

Ballmer Makes It Official: Windows 7 Beta Available Redmond Developer News, CA - 5 minutes ago Stephen Chapman, author of the Charlotte, NC-based UX Evangelist blog site, provided an in-depth look at Windows 7 Beta 1 Build 7000 to Redmond Developer ... More...

New OEMs, new hardware designs, and a great update to an old favorite... More...

Slippery Brick HP Mini 2140: The Mini Note 2133, Mini 1000 rolled into one Netbook Inquirer.net, Philippines - 1 hour ago We’ve got good news for those who love the HP Mini Note 2133 for its design and form factor but hate its processor and Vista OS. HP has decided to continue ... HP's new Mini 2140 stuffs Atom, larger screen into original form ... engadget all 113 news articles More...

A Web Exclusive from Windows IT Pro Windows & Net Magazine, OH - 21 minutes ago Using WinAdmin -- which is priced at $11.99 -- you can remotely access a Windows PC (Windows Server 2008/2003/2000, Vista, and XP Professional are ... More...

Stuff.tv CES 2009 – Microsoft launches Windows 7 beta Stuff.tv, UK - 27 minutes ago Find out more at our live CES 2009 blog. Microsoft also talked about the new Windows Live service – it'll have Facebook, IM and Flickr integration, ... More...

Windows 7 public beta to be available Friday Computerworld, MA - 8 hours ago The beta only supports an upgrade from Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). Microsoft declined to get specific about upgrade paths for the final version of ... More...

News to know: CES Windows 7 Satyam Examiner.com - 1 hour ago ... Bott: Six Vista annoyances fixed in Windows 7CES Coverage:Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft at CES: Zune Mobile, no Win 7 Beta 1, yesLive-blog: Ballmer kicks ... More...

Ballmer touts Windows 7 beta, new deals CNET News, CA - 52 minutes ago On the PC side, Microsoft is looking to turn the page from Vista to its successor, Windows 7. Microsoft isn't talking about any new features of Windows 7, ... More...

I have been trying to add a readonly permission to a key in in HKLM using the following code (simplified) ================================ RegistrySecurity security = new RegistrySecurity( ) security.AddAccessRule( new RegistryAccessRule( Read ) ) RegistryKey key = RegistryKey.OpenRemoteBaseKey( HKLM, "computer" ) key = key.OpenSubKey( @"SOFTWARE\Test", true ) key.SetAccessControl( security ) ================================ This currently throws the following error "The supplied handle is invalid. This can happen when trying to set an ACL on an anonymous kernel object" If I modify the code to perform the task on the local machine everything is fine. …

Enterprise IT Planet Windows 7 Beta: Open to All Jan. 9 Enterprise IT Planet, CT - 6 minutes ago Whereas corporate adoption of Windows Vista can hardly be considered robust, so far Windows 7 is being met with guarded enthusiasm, if not tentative ... More...

Microsoft partners up Seattle Post Intelligencer - 3 minutes ago The company's most recent operating system, Windows Vista, has been widely panned. Its Live Search continues to lose share to Google. ... More...

BARRON'S BLOG: A Running Blog Of Microsoft CEO's CES Speech CNNMoney.com - 23 minutes ago 6:53 Windows Live. Announcing new Windows Live Essentials with mail, messenger and photo gallery. Final and free works on XP, Vista and 7. ... More...

Pining away for the Windows 7 Beta? Well, the wait is over! Here's what you need to know about the timing of the public beta. More...

Ballmer touts Windows 7 beta, new deals CNET News, CA - 25 minutes ago On the PC side, Microsoft is looking to turn the page from Vista to its successor, Windows 7. Microsoft isn't talking about any new features of Windows 7, ... More...

Microsoft to let consumers test Windows 7 on Friday Reuters - 17 minutes ago Wall Street has identified the timely launch of retail sales of Windows 7 as one of the critical challenges for Microsoft this year, after Windows Vista ... More...

Great Things Come in Small Packages: No Handbag or Overcoat Is ... SYS-CON Brasil, NJ - 1 hour ago You also have the convenient choice to start up in Windows Vista® or to access the Internet and other key functions using the XMB� (XrossMediaBar) at the ... More...