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I have written about the Windows Vista Customization (here and here) contest with over 1,100.00 in prizes where I am one of the judges. We are now down to the grand finals where TechnoSpot vs Technix Update and Wincert.net vs MaximumPCGuides are in competition. Vote in the finals here. Tags: Microsoft, Vista, WindowsShare This More...

First Thunderbird 3 beta arrives with UI improvements Ars Technica, MA - 8 minutes ago On Windows Vista, Thunderbird will integrate with the platform's search and indexing system. Tighter Linux integration is coming, too. ... More...

The Tech Herald Microsoft addresses six critical patches in final update of 08 The Tech Herald, IN - 11 minutes ago Chinese research blog "KnownSec" reports seeing a new Zero-Day for IE7 in the wild. The exploit works on fully patched Windows systems, including those ... More...

TWENTY-THREE critical bugs patched this month. Wow. Computerworld, MA - 21 minutes ago If you have Windows XP, Vista, Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 or 2008, get your spackle ready -- cuz it's time to patch! ... More...

Microsoft surfs the Live Wave of the future, maybe Deccan Herald, India - 14 hours ago If you use Microsoft Windows XP or preferably Vista, Microsoft is also offering the Live Essentials suite of software to connect Windows PCs to these Live ... More...

First Look: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta VNUNet.com, UK - 5 minutes ago Mike Nash, corporate vice president for Windows product management, said in a blog posting that Windows Vista SP2 will include all updates delivered since ... More...

Had a game called Air Conflicts installed on my PC (Vista Home Premium) and it worked very happily, I got bored with the game and removed it. Have had some young relatives staying so decided to re-install it for them. It installed fine but when I try to use it I get "ac.exe has stopped working" followed by a message from Microsoft saying "Virus alert: Microsoft detected the Win32/PSW.Lineage.DN/ PWS-Lineage virus on your computer This problem was caused by Win32/PSW.Lineage.DN/ PWS-Lineage, a known computer virus. Solution -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To prevent this problem from occurring again, …

What You Want from Windows 7 Redmond Channel Partner, CA - 16 minutes ago We asked you last week what you wanted from Windows 7, and some of you answered, in great detail, in the comments section of the RCPU blog online (and thank ... More...

Azaleos puts the cloud computing paradigm on its head by offering remote admin of Exchange 2007... More...

I just got the same problem and went all over the internet to find a fix. the only thing you have to do is download and install windows vista service pack 1. after i finished installing it started working just like normal.

Microsoft is going to release Microsoft Windows Vista Red Editionfor their support to “Product Red†which is a group focused on the fight against AIDS where proceeds would be donated to the group.This is not the first time Microsoft has supported AIDS charities but did so when they sold their operating system on Dell [...] More...

The IE Cumulative Security Update for December 2008 is now available via Windows Update. Alternatively, you can receive this and all other Microsoft updates via the new Microsoft Update. I encourage you to upgrade to Microsoft Update if you haven’t already to ensure that you receive the latest updates for all Microsoft products. This update addresses four remote code execution vulnerabilities. The security update addresses these vulnerabilities by modifying the way that Internet Explorer validates parameters, handles the error resulting in the exploitable condition, and handles extra data when embedding objects in Web pages. For detailed information on the contents…

InternetNews.com Pirates Snag Latest Windows 7 Build InternetNews.com - 17 minutes ago Despite its rhetoric and efforts to the contrary, the company's current OS, Windows Vista, faced criticism since its launch nearly two years ago. ... More...

How do I… Install KDE applications on Windows? TechRepublic, KY - 10 minutes ago What you can get, however, is a lot of the KDE-specific applications up and running on Windows (2000, XP, and Vista). And many of these applications are ... More...

Open Thread — Off-Topic / Notebook vs. Netbook Liberty Papers, CA - 20 minutes ago This is somewhat off-topic, but as I know many bloggers and blog-readers are technophiles, I wanted to get advice from the best place I could. ... More...

Windows Vista SP2: Second time's the charm InfoWorld, CA - 2 hours ago By Randall C. Kennedy Good news, Vista users: Microsoft finally seems to be getting a handle on the Windows code base. First we learned that Windows 7 would ... More...

I am reading this article which talks about using the keyboard more. The author argues that Microsoft just kept on making their operating system less keyboard dependent and mouse dependent. I don’t see any problem with the mouse as with the author however, he says it poses two problems — “it reduced productivity and increases [...] More...

Intel Atom Processor Roadmap Springs a Leak eWeek, NY - 8 minutes ago “Note that unless Microsoft offers a lower cost version of Vista Premium/Windows 7-equivalent for netbooks, we do not expect the Windows user interface to ... More...

Aero Snaps is a touch-friendly way to manage onscreen windows in Windows 7... More...

ITProPortal Stephen Fry Lambasts Vista and Sony Laptops, Become Biggest ... ITProPortal, UK - 11 minutes ago He spent $4000 on a Sony Vaio laptop (probably purchased in the US) with Windows Vista (I guess it was a Vista Business model) and blasted it as the most ... More...

Does the Windows 7 team have too much Apple envy? Readers weigh in ZDNet - 6 minutes ago I am simply more used to Windows and so it is more intuitive for me.) Hundreds of blog comments and e-mail responses later, I’d say the feedback on my ... More...

My predecessor either has a sick sense of humor or wasn't sure how to manage folders!! Most of our folders in all remote sites (1000's of folders across about 20 locations) are managed by the share permissions and not security. User and only user has full control in Share while Everyone has full control in Security. I was trying to correct these with minimal effort by using the rmtshare command. The issue is when I used the command to add myself to the share tab it works but if I try to delete the folder or make any changes it seems to keep the connection open. If I try to delete the folder remotely I get 'Access Denied' even though I can see myse…

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message news:OoDIv2CWJHA.4888@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > If you really want to learn then send me your email address and I will > send you a nice write up in a small file called I Love You (poem)which was > going around in the mid to late 90's. You will learn much from that. > Guaranteed > -- > Peter > -- I've paid rapt attention to my 'inbox', Mr Foldes, but it appears that you have not yet kept your promise! style_emoticons//sad.gif There is still so much to learn. Dave --

[Forwarded to Vista Security newsgroup via crosspost for additional discussion] Surgery wrote: > Ah, sorry. > I'm Windows Vista Home SP1. The test is some javascript that uses active x > controls and xml and will be done locally, not online. I am using > ZoneAlarm > with an up-to-date subscription. Thanks. > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: >> Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3 Vista SP1) when >> posting to this newsgroup. >> >> What anti-virus application is installed and is the subscription current? >> >> What are you going to test? Are you going to do this testing online? >…