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Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and Windows Vista SP2 Beta has been released. Below are details from Microsoft:Brief DescriptionWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Beta and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Beta is an update to Windows Server and Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers.OverviewWindows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and Windows [...] More...

Sun shows Microsoft how it's done InfoWorld, CA - 8 minutes ago ... blog however, the real question for me is: Why on Earth didn't Microsoft implement something similar for Previous Versions under Windows Vista? ... More...

The new Games for Windows LIVE 2.0 client stops copying the Xbox 360 Dashboard and adopts a more media-centric UI... More...

Thoughts and Theories From Roger Andre ZDNet UK, UK - 6 hours ago Lo and behold there it was on windows update! my missing ethernet driver. This was a treat from MS I'd only seen before on vista machines. ... More...

Microsoft offers Windows 7 betas to attract developers, so when ... guardian.co.uk, UK - 23 minutes ago As the blog post says: "No date has been announced for the Windows 7 Beta. If you attend an MDC event we will make sure you receive a Windows 7 Beta DVD ... More...

Radio 1 Microsoft spells out Vista SP2 contents Computerworld, MA - 24 minutes ago For example, Celine Allee, a director in the Windows client IT team, listed several more new features in a post yesterday afternoon to her group's blog. ... Microsoft expands Vista SP2 testing CNET News SP2 beta for Windows Server 2008, Vista available NetworkWorld.com Microsoft is releasing a beta of Vista SP2 tomorrow guardian.co.uk Seattle Post Intelligencer - Digitaltrends.com all 121 news articles More...

Expert questions Windows 7 user interface InfoWorld, CA - 39 minutes ago So argues Windows expert Paul Thurrott on his SuperSite for Windows blog. Thurrott, the author of Windows Vista Secrets, based his observations on pre-beta ... More...

hannsf173193 Wrote: > Recovery policy configured for this system contains invalid recovery > certificate. > I am running Vista Business. > I can't get past this point. Thanks for any help. I am having the same problem with Vista Business, SP1. I looked into quite a number of newsgroups including MS TechNet and MS online Help. All solutions explained there do not help. To make things simple, I deleted every recovery certificate from my computer (it is in a network domain), and our domain-wide rule is set to "no recovery agent necessary". I also created new certificates, both for EFS and for EFS agent recovery. Whatever I try, the problem remains.…

CNET News Switch faster between multiple open windows CNET News, CA - 4 minutes ago Press the Windows key and Tab to get a 3D view of your open windows in Vista. Unfortunately, when you're cycling through nine e-mails with similar subjects ... More...

The next public update of IE8 (for Windows Vista- and Windows XP-based operating systems as well as the Windows 7 Beta) includes improvements to Compatibility View that help end-users when they visit web sites that are not yet ready for IE8’s new, more standards-compliant defaults. This blog post describes the technical background and how this new functionality works. A Brief History of Standards, Interoperability, Compatibility, and IE8 As we improve the interoperability of Internet Explorer by delivering better implementations of web standards, some users may face compatibility issues with sites that rely on the behavior of previous versions of Internet Explore…

Yesterday (on desktop and 17") I checked for Critical Updates and before it would do the check, it stated that it had to update the Windows Critical Update, which it did and then I could see if there were any critical updates. No critical updates for either PC (which have WinXPsp3). However, tonight I did the same on the Vista and also got a message about the Critical Update site needing to be updated. I clicked on OK and then the computer had that 'green' bar going from left to right for a fairly long time (a few minutes), and then it just stopped and switched back to the Scandoo page. I went back to the Critical Update and did a search for Critical upda…

I've enabled auditing on our file server by enabling the "Audit Objects" policy within the systems Local Policy settings - both Success and Failures. I then went to the root of the folder and drilled into the Advanced Security settings to add the 'Domain Users' group and only checked the options for Successful 'Delete', 'Delete Subfolders and Files', and 'Change Permissions'. However when I review the Security logs, I see 'Object Access' category entries that specify 'Joe User' accessed this file with 'READ ATTRIBUTES' permissions. These, of course, are extraneous entries and aren't what I'm looking for. Can anyone shed some light on why these entrie…

Expert questions Windows 7 user interface The Industry Standard, CA - 33 minutes ago So argues Windows expert Paul Thurrott on his SuperSite for Windows blog. Thurrott, the author of Windows Vista Secrets, based his observations on pre-beta ... More...

DailyTech Microsoft spells out Vista SP2 contents Computerworld, MA - 25 minutes ago For example, Celine Allee, a director in the Windows client IT team, listed several more new features in a post yesterday afternoon to her group's blog. ... Microsoft expands Vista SP2 testing CNET News SP2 beta for Windows Server 2008, Vista available NetworkWorld.com Windows 7 Beta in January? Enterprise IT Planet guardian.co.uk - Seattle Post Intelligencer all 96 news articles More...

Looking for an Xbox 360 this holiday season? Here's what's happening with Microsoft's video game console this year... More...

Acer One Runs Vista! But Not For Long. ZDNet UK, UK - 7 minutes ago Lo and behold there it was on windows update! my missing ethernet driver. This was a treat from MS I'd only seen before on vista machines. ... More...

Microsoft spells out Vista SP2 contents Computerworld, MA - 26 minutes ago For example, Celine Allee, a director in the Windows client IT team, listed several more new features in a post yesterday afternoon to her group's blog. ... More...

dBTechno Will January Bring Windows Beta 7? eFluxMedia - 1 hour ago In other news, Microsoft announced Monday that beta versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service pack 2 (SP2) had been made available to ... Windows 7 Beta in January? Enterprise IT Planet Microsoft Prepares The Release Of Its Windows 7 Beta eFluxMedia all 18 news articles More...

Would You Like an Update With Your Java? Washington Post, United States - 22 minutes ago I'm happy to report I've been living without Java on my Windows Vista system for several months now without any regrets or apparent need for the program. ... More...

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 (Windows Vista) LAPTOP Magazine, NY - 12 minutes ago The Mini 12 also includes 1GB of RAM and Microsoft Vista Home Basic. (Windows XP and Ubuntu will be available before the end of the year. ... More...

Eclipse coaxing developers away from Windows Vista? CNET News, CA - 23 minutes ago Approximately 85% of Eclipse download requests are for the Windows OS. With the Vista release there are a number of efforts to port Windows applications. ... More...

Windows 7, Vista SP2 Hit Beta Milestones InformationWeek, NY - 23 minutes ago Windows Vista Service Pack 2 will be available for free download from Microsoft's TechNet Web site beginning Thursday, according to a blog post by Microsoft ... More...

eFluxMedia Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD Coming in January PC Magazine - 28 minutes ago The release is not markedly different from Windows Vista, but does enhance the ways in which users can interact with the OS, including new networking ... Microsoft Getting Closer To Releasing Beta Of Windows 7 dBTechno Microsoft Prepares The Release Of Its Windows 7 Beta eFluxMedia all 12 news articles More...

Windows Vista SP2 beta available to all TechRadar UK, UK - 14 minutes ago While Microsoft is making the beta available to all, Mike Nash, Corporate Vice President of Windows product management, on the site's blog is encouraging ... More...

Recovering photos from bad flash CNET News, CA - 20 minutes ago I plugged to card into a reader attached to my computer (running Windows Vista). No luck Windows said the card wasn't formatted. ... More...