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Windows XP downgrade deadline extended to July 31, 2009 engadget, CA - 37 minutes ago ... something to do with the fact that some folks don't want to move to Vista at all. Take your pick. Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. ... More...

Microsoft is known to have code names for their products and eventually changing its name a few months before its release. For the successor of Windows Vista, named Windows 7, it most likely that Microsoft is going to create another name for it since “7″ doesn’t cut it because they have never named Windows in [...] More...

I have 2 new hds they are not twins not puchaced at the same time, one is a white label. I cannot get xp32 or 64 to see this drive. the install disk sees it. vista sees it. linux sees it, and partition manager (dos) sees it. xp says there is something on the sata channel but that it has no id, therefore has no idea what it is so i can't use it. The only difference in the hd id's that i can see is the white label has an ascii charector at the end of its id. is this odd or what?

Within the last couple of weeks i have had a couple of users call me and tell me that they have received an error box about the DEP. I have also experience it on my system and really confused as to why we are getting these messages. Nothing has changed on the computers.. no new software (except for ms updates) or even hardware. the systems that these machines are getting the DEP message are Windows XP SP3... What can i do to stop this besides turning DEP off? -- Thank you,

Microsoft has again extended the life of the Windows XP media to large OEMs from the current January 31, 2009 to July of 2009. A Microsoft spokesman contends that they are doing it to help companies become confident in using Windows Vista and allow them to have a painless transition. But given thatWindows 7 is expected to [...] More...

All - I have a Terminal Server Cluster that has been built. In my testing, I placed a user that has a large (2.5 GB) Exchange mailbox. When he launches Outlook 2007, it comes up, but he gets an hourglass for about 5 minutes. During that time, he can go on do other things, but when he comes back to Outlook, he gets the "Not Responding" or the white screen. Eventually, it comes back around and he's able to use it. He's not running in cache mode, because of running on TS. All patches have been applied to the servers in the cluster. I've disabled the add-ins that would allow me to. I know that the account size is an issue, but he didn't have the pr…

When try to oper SB Equalizer I get EQRes.crl is missing. How do I find this? Tried to reinstall driver and did not change. Any ideas?

I am looking to have windowsXp explorer automatically changing the color of the folder icon if no files exist in the folder. I have seen tricks to change the color manually, but that is just not what I am looking for.

I have a graphics folder where I have many sub folders dividing my graphics into categories. It's all very nice and organized. However, I also have a folder that has the same subfolders dividing the same graphics. If I delete one set of graphic folders the other one also gets deleted and the same happens if I delete just one graphic. I can't figure out if I'm actually using double space - there's nothing that tells me one is a shortcut (although shortcuts don't delete originals). Oh... and one of the folders has folder upon folder upon folder before you get to the actual grahpics. How do I get rid of this? wiersma7

Hi, I'm having problems redirecting a usb printer (samsung ml 2150) with RDP client in Vista Home Edition. I've enabled printers to be redirected from the local pc, but no luck. Is there a solution to this? Thanks, JG

*Photo Gallery Problem - Saving* I have been looking for any information anyone may have on the following error message: "*-Changes to this picture can not be saved because Photo Gallery has experienced a problem" -* This happens after opening any and ALL pictures in Windows Photo Gallery, making any changes (crop, reduce red eye etc) then letting it "auto-save" (as there is no save option). It's almost as if the pictures are read only (I have checked - they're not). I've exhausted all known avenues to me....if anybody has a fix ...please let me know thanks Trevor Vista Home Premium 32bit -- trevorld

Hi I am trying to achieve something very specific using RDP. I have 2 windows XP systems. System 1 is currently in a session and System 2 RDPs into System1. This is the simple part. Can I detect from a running application on System 1 that I am about to be logged off because System 2 is requesting a connection. I need to detect it before the session is closed and moved to system 2. I tried all the WTS_SESSION_CHANGE messages and its already too late the system has already been locked or logged off. Thanks for any ideas, Marc -- ....

you are only repeating my concerns what is the solution to the situation. Do you enter the BG_ in and expect results or what? There is no substance to your question and answer dialogue. "thedriver" wrote: > CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHY IM NOT ABLE TO DOWNLOAD SP2 FOR WIN XP HOME EDITION. > IT KEEPS FAILING AND THE CODE 0X80200010 COMES UP > -- > Dave

From two Windows 2003 R2 servers, I have logs saved with the following counters: Processor/%Processor Time Physical Disk/Average Disk Queue Length Physical Disk/Avg Disk Read Queue Length Physical Disk/Avg Disk Write Queue Length Physical Disk/Disk Read Bytes/sec Physical Disk/Disk Write Bytes/sec SQL Server/Transactions Per Second If I attempt to convert the log files to csv format, it returns zero samples. SERVER 1: C:\relog LoadTest_10-06-08_ETS_000002.blg -f csv -o ets.csv Input ---------------- File(s): LoadTest_10-06-08_ETS_000002.blg (Binary) Begin: 10/7/2008 10:50:24 End: 10/7/2008 16:32:26 Samples: 2053 Output ----…

I'm struggling with setting up a VPN connection on a laptop. For some reason, it wants to default to the modem and not use the nic, even when I'm specifically setting up otherwise. The wizard seems to have a mind of its own. I've also tried it within the internet connection preferences. What should I do next?

Hi, I have been facing slow login process it gets time to show desktop i am using DELL inspiron 1520 i install modem on pc i dont think so that is the problem Can you suggest me what is problem? Regards, Ilyas.

Hi, We have problems with scheduled tasks failing on windows 2000. A reboot solves this but we cannot get to the bottom of the problem. It's Sp4 and there's no Human Interface Devices service. I've tried making jobs with the AT command, assigning runas service and bath permissions and pretty much worked through a lot of search results. It seems to be about every 7 days it fails. Can anyone shed light on this? There is nothing in event logs (app and system). Task log attached, job names aren't actually xxxxxxxxxx lol. "xxxxxxxxxx.job" (runxxxxx.bat) Started 06/10/2008 23:45:00 "xxxxxxxxx.job" (runxxxxx.bat) Finished 06/10/2008 23:49:14 Result: T…

If you are reading this article then you have probably come to the point where your computer has started to show declined performances and possibly become less functional. Unfortunately this will happen to almost every PC user who uses their computer frequently and changes software and hardware over time.There really is nothing more annoying than having a problematic computer which restricts your ability to work or play games and most of the time these problems arise as a result of registry errors. The registry is a database which stores all important information regarding software and hardware related setting in the form of keys. As time passes and your pc beco…

Vodafone BlackBerry Storm FAIL: Apple iPhone UI Geekzone, New Zealand - 56 minutes ago ... yet strange how there's no mention of Weta!?... sharmon on The Windows Mojave experiment results: I have started using Windows Vista about 2 mos ago. ... More...

Hi, We're experiencing symptom 3, Message 2 in the knowledge base article with some of our servers and were wondering if there's a fix that's going to be released. While the text of the KB advises its going to be in the next service pack, the fix wasn't credited as being in 3.5 SP1 as per http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951847. Can someone from MS please advise if it is included, but not credited otherwise we'll have to work with MS support to get the hotfix talked about in the original KB article. Cheers, Kieran

[X-post to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security newsgroup. This has nothing to do with Windows Update.] NAV (even if your subscription is current) will neither detect or remove such hijackware. Allow the MSRT to delete the file. Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315 Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting your hijackthis log to an appropriate forum. Checking for/Help with Hijackware http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878 http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal...n:_Introduction http://mvps.org/win…

[X-post to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security newsgroup. This has nothing to do with Windows Update.] NAV (even if your subscription is current) will neither detect or remove such hijackware. Allow the MSRT to delete the file. Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315 Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting your hijackthis log to an appropriate forum. Checking for/Help with Hijackware http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878 http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction ht…

I'm using the 64-bit version of Vista Ultimate. Just recently, when viewing folders in the Extra Large Icon view, my PDF documents no longer display a thumbnail of the document. I tried reinstalling Acrobat but the problem still persists. Anyone else experiencing this same problem? Thanks!

When opening .PDF files from a website, we receive the following error on a Windows Vista Ultimate computer: IEuser.exe - Bad Image c:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpOav.dll is either not designated to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the origional installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support. User is logged in as administrator Windows Defender is disabled This error occures every time we try to open a .PDF file from a website. Any suggestions? Many thanks!