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Buy Vista, (help fight AIDS) Seattle Post Intelligencer - 8 minutes ago 15: A stand-alone version of Windows Vista to benefit the AIDS-fighting Global Fund. Vista now joins an odd group of mega-brands linked to (RED), ... More...

Thanko USB bear gloves don't inhibit your typing, keep palms toasty engadget, CA - 8 minutes ago Apparently they help Vista run faster on a mac as well. Outstanding!! lol why does the picture have the old Macbook running Windows Vista? ... More...

Microsoft surfs the Live Wave of the future, maybe guardian.co.uk, UK - 23 minutes 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...

I have 2008 setup as a workstation and everything seems to be working pretty well. Its definitely better than running Server 2003 as a workstation. But, I do have one outstanding problem. I setup a VPN to connect to my work network, which works, but every time I try to access a network resource it asks for my credentials. Even if I check the "save my password" option, it asks for my creds every time. A co-worker of mine is running Vista and has the same setup (VPNs into work a lot). He does not have this problem and can access any network resources without being asked for creds. He doesn't remember having to set any options to get this behavior. How can I get s…

Microsoft Vista Ultimate gets the (PRODUCT) RED treatment engadget, CA - 2 minutes ago by Darren Murph, posted Dec 8th 2008 at 2:53AM It's not like (PRODUCT) RED versions of Windows Vista haven't been shipping on associated systems for months ... More...

You read that right! Dell is now charging three times the amount they charged a few months back if you want to downgrade your Dell 530 Desktops and Inspiron 1525 notebooks to Windows XP. This option is only available on Windows Vista Business and Ultimate editions however, the disk for your Windows Vista would still [...] More...

I have previously written about the contest “Best Windows Desktop Customization Site” on which I am one of the judges.All entries were posted here where almost 30 entries were put up. Currently, the list has been narrowed down and the finals begin on Dec. 8 at 7 a.m. MDT. Go ahead and vote here.Tags: Microsoft, [...] More...

In this episode: Windows 7 Beta 1 on the way, Windows Live Wave 3 services, Vista SP2 and more... More...

"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 > Let us start with your post today in the 'test' group - microsoft.public.test.here "The idiots son is teaching the Yanks to fly. Was sent over from the British isle to do this. Bunch of bushtit. End Test" Your English is apalling Mr Foldes. Your understanding is worse. My surviving son spent fo…

Advent Eco PC gets photographed, tested engadget, CA - 12 minutes ago ... CPU would've probably increased the "greenness," and quite frankly, this machine lacks the raw horsepower necessary to adequately handle Windows Vista. ... More...

Windows 7's new Aero Peek feature lets you look quickly at the desktop or at the contents of any open window... More...

[Forward to Vista Security newsgroup via crosspost] Davis wrote: > Runing IE7 ver 7.0.6001.18000 on Vista Home Premium SP1 - with Protected > Mode ON, cannot view/listen to any streaming video/audio, cannot downlaod > files, etc. When turn Protected Mode OFF all problems go away. I realize > PM > prevents executables from accessing higher level areas of computer. Only > workaround I've found is going to Tools/Internet Options and un-click PM > check box. Any way to adjust PM so it does not block this content? Or will > MS be adding a dialog box for user to give permission for each instance? > Thanks, Davis

[X-post to Vista Security newsgroup] How long have you been running Vista, Jack? (Unlike WinXP, rhe true Administrator in Vista is a hidden profile.) How does your first question pertain to IE? If you Save an MHT file to your hard-drive, right-click on the file and select "Run as Administrator," does it open? -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ Just Jack wrote: > I constantly get the message that I am NOT the administrator (user) when > using IE 7. BUT I AM THE ONLY USER AND HAVE MADE ME THE ADMINISTRATOR. I > use Vi…

A number of post-M3 Windows 7 builds have now leaked to the public. Find out what's new... More...

DailyTech Vista SP2 Beta Available For Public Download InformationWeek, NY - 40 minutes ago It also adds Microsoft's Windows Connect Now Wi-Fi configuration tool. As for the forthcoming Windows 7, another Microsoft blog post states that programmers ... Microsoft spells out Vista SP2 contents Computerworld Microsoft expands Vista SP2 testing CNET News SP2 beta for Windows Server 2008, Vista available NetworkWorld.com guardian.co.uk - Seattle Post Intelligencer all 159 news articles More...

Nick Mediati from PCWorld has already installed Windows Vista SP2 on an HP test machine which took him 30 minutes and 2 restarts. From the Vista SP2 Beta documentation, it says you only need 1 restart however, Nick encountered an error 2 minutes into the installation and needed to restart to restore his state from [...] More...

LifeTakesVista.com was put up by 28-year old Seattle resident Shmuel “Shmuly” Tennenhaus as his own creative campaign against the Vista vs PC advertisements. He has a knack for creative campaigns as seen on previous projects such as Ask a Jew, political kippahs, fake break-in, and other online juices. He got popular in those previous campaigns however, [...] More...

On Tuesday, Microsoft is expected to release their monthly bulletin for December which happens to be the final update for the year. The company is closing out 2008 with 8 bulletins targeting flaws in Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. Six of the eight bulletins are rated critical which in previous releases meant codes can be executed [...] More...

Who's Breaking Moore's Law? InternetNews.com - 7 minutes ago After all, what's stopping us from dusting off those old Windows 98 disks and installing them on a 2008 Windows Vista PC? Would that give us 32 times the ... More...

DailyTech Vista SP2 Beta Available For Public Download InformationWeek, NY - 31 minutes ago It also adds Microsoft's Windows Connect Now Wi-Fi configuration tool. As for the forthcoming Windows 7, another Microsoft blog post states that programmers ... Microsoft spells out Vista SP2 contents Computerworld Microsoft expands Vista SP2 testing CNET News SP2 beta for Windows Server 2008, Vista available NetworkWorld.com guardian.co.uk - Seattle Post Intelligencer all 153 news articles More...

ABC News IBM Drops Two Bombs on Microsoft Seeking Alpha, NY - 6 hours ago Microsoft Windows' market share recently fell below the 90% mark, according to The Raw Feed, a gadget blog I follow closely. (Full disclosure: I used to ... IBM's 'Microsoft-free' desktop saves '50%' on costs ZDNet Asia New virtual Linux desktop bundle comes 'Microsoft-free' InfoWorld all 98 news articles More...

WinInfo Short Takes: Week of December 5, 2008 Windows IT Pro, CO - 26 minutes ago I expect Windows 7 to be finalized by April 2009 at the latest, and to be completed simultaneously with Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 ... More...

I find that I am no longer able to change the status of programs in the Security Center. The enable/disable buttons are gone. A link tells me that a Group Policy has resulted in this problem, but I am not part of a network, I run Home Premium, and I am the only administrator. Has anyone seen this happen before, and what is the solution? Lee -- leeherman99

I have previously written about the download page for the Windows Vista SP2 Beta and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta for x86 computers. Below is the download for the x64 computer version:Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta - Five Language Standalone for x64-based systems (KB948465)Brief DescriptionWindows Server [...] More...

I have previously written about two downloads: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta for x86 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta for x64Below is the standalone version for Windows Server 2008 SP2.System RequirementsSupported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based SystemsWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta - Five Language Standalone for ia64-based [...] More...