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Doubt cast on Seinfeld as Windows TV ads near Computerworld, MA - 23 minutes ago Oh, so they want to be cast as late-middle-age almost stodgy oldster," one blog quoted by Brandweek said. Advertising industry experts say that whether ... More...

GameSHOUT Microsoft warns of IE8 lock-in with XP SP3 Computerworld, MA - 8 hours ago "A prompt in your Windows task bar will alert you when IE8 Beta 2 is ready for installation," she said. Windows Vista users, however, will not see IE8 Beta ... IE 8 Beta 2 not without its faults CNET News Warning: IE8 and Windows XP Forever GameSHOUT IE8 Beta 2 has a surprise for Windows XP SP3 users TG Daily Internet News - Lifehacker Australia all 16 news articles More...

Hi, I've 2 Windows 2008 Domain Controllers with intermittent event id 2012 ( While transmitting or receiving data, the server encountered a network error. Occassional errors are expected, but large amounts of these indicate a possible error in your network configuration. The error status code is contained within the returned data (formatted as Words) and may point you towards the problem. ) Both DC are already installed to the latest Windows Updates, unable to find any clues to this issue for Windows 2008. Appreciate any help. Thanks

Microsoft Unveils More Mojave Details for Skeptics Redmondmag.com, CA - 16 minutes ago There also have been complaints about the lower end Windows Vista Home Basic consumer-grade OS being a less-than-adequate upgrade from XP, and that it lacks ... More...

GameSHOUT Microsoft warns of IE8 lock-in with XP SP3 Computerworld, MA - 7 hours ago "A prompt in your Windows task bar will alert you when IE8 Beta 2 is ready for installation," she said. Windows Vista users, however, will not see IE8 Beta ... Warning: IE8 and Windows XP Forever GameSHOUT IE8 Beta 2 has a surprise for Windows XP SP3 users TG Daily Microsoft Issues Warnings on IE 8 Beta 2 Internet News Lifehacker Australia all 12 news articles More...

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GameSHOUT Warning: IE8 and Windows XP Forever GameSHOUT - 1 minute ago Windows Vista users will not see the IE8 Beta 2 update because the update cannot identify if the IE8 Beta 1 is installed. Those users must remove Beta 1 ... More...

When I am launching an app from the TS Web Access page and have "Private Computer" checked, it is trying to use credentials that I don't want. How do I change it? Thanks! Shawn

Microsoft: Performance key in Windows 7, IE8 Computerworld, MA - 3 minutes ago Cherry suggested Microsoft consider performance for Windows 7 the way it did security with Vista. When Microsoft made security integral to the OS, ... More...

Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into ZDNet - 4 hours ago I’ve been following the Engineering Windows 7 blog closely and I’ve come to the conclusion that while Steven Sinofsky is a man of many words, ... Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive? ZDNet all 6 news articles More...

Greetings, We have our first Vista (64 bit untimate/sp1) machine in this Department and have a security related problem. We do a lot of scripting and much of this is with perl. We added the Active State Perl: http://www.activestate.com/index.mhtml If I run a script that creates a directory within my own space and authority, under user\name\documents, the secutiry permissions on the newly created directory are totally crazy. I am listed under "group or users names" but have no permissions set and cannot set them. The icon next to the folder name indicates it is shared but properties indicates it is not shared. If I try to move a folder with explorer…

Greetings, We have our first Vista (64 bit untimate/sp1) machine in this Department and have a security related problem. We do a lot of scripting and much of this is with perl. We added the Active State Perl: http://www.activestate.com/index.mhtml If I run a script that creates a directory within my own space and authority, under user\name\documents, the secutiry permissions on the newly created directory are totally crazy. I am listed under "group or users names" but have no permissions set and cannot set them. The icon next to the folder name indicates it is shared but properties indicates it is not shared. If I try to move a folder with explorer…

As Paul mentioned in Part 1 of this post, we’ve really focused on making your everyday browsing experience better. In addition to the useful changes he talked about, we’ve made IE8 even more useful with integrated services so that you can easily accomplish the common things you do on the web – search for a product, check the weather, map an address, and more) In Beta 1, we showed how IE8 could be better with services with features like Accelerators and Web Slices (BTW, Accelerators are the same as the Beta 1 Activities with an updated name and icon). For Beta 2 we have even more features that help you use your favorite sites in new ways. Check out these features…

Siliconrepublic.com Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Goes Public Windows IT Pro, CO - 7 hours ago This version of the product, which will be made available free to Windows XP, Vista, 2003, and 2008 users, adds many functional advances and some new ... Microsoft Shows Off IE8's Ad-Blocking, Page-Tabbing Chops TechNewsWorld Microsoft releases IE8 Beta 2 Bluhalo Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Now Available Bink.nu Redmond Channel Partner - TechSpot all 807 news articles More...

Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into ZDNet - 3 hours ago I’ve been following the Engineering Windows 7 blog closely and I’ve come to the conclusion that while Steven Sinofsky is a man of many words, ... Performance-improvement Integral to Windows 7, IE8 PC World Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive? ZDNet all 5 news articles More...

Performance-improvement Integral to Windows 7, IE8 PC World - 5 minutes ago IE 7 and Windows Vista have had serious performance problems early on that have alienated users and damaged the reputations of the products. ... More...

Microsoft warns of IE8 lock-in with XP SP3 Computerworld, MA - 4 hours ago "A prompt in your Windows task bar will alert you when IE8 Beta 2 is ready for installation," she said. Windows Vista users, however, will not see IE8 Beta ... IE8 Beta 2 has a surprise for Windows XP SP3 users TG Daily How to get rid of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Lifehacker Australia all 9 news articles More...

yes there is a service pack 3 wont take 4 hours to down load it took 45 min just up grades you to do more stuff later so ya do it -- wbw "RG" wrote: > Sorry if this is elementary, but I'm not knowledgeable about Windows. I'm > getting conflicting information about Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. My > automatic update feature wants to download and install it, but the support > folks at Dell tell me SP 3 is not for XP. I asked because the update site > says it's a four-hour-plus download. Do I need it, or not? > > Any help greatly appreciated. > -- > RG

Tnx, Lucky Lady worked for me, too, for XP SP3. Also, a part of my problem could have been a virus. When I clicked on the link to d'load the WGA Diag Tool, BitDefender announced it had found a virus in the path, c:\Docu....ADiag[1].exe. They called it Generic.Malware.SYkd.64E1CCB4. After quarantine, ran the Tool, and the install went as usual. "Lucky Lady" wrote: > David: I had the same error message and spent hours trying to follow > numerous convoluted instructions on how to correct "my" problem before I > finally got a quick & easy fix thanks to Sally Tang. I am pasting her > instructions below. Hope this works as well for you…

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I have a few servers that have ports open and listening for data, but I've found some security vulnerabilities with leaving them open. The ports are needed to talk between several known servers. Does anyone know a way to make it so only the servers that need to talk to each other can access the open port, any other server/machine that tries to hit the port gets server refused or something of that nature? I could have it done with a lot of firewall rules on my routers, but I really want this taken care of on the servers rather then through the routers. Ideas oh smart admins?

I installed AOL's Xdrive but have decided against it. How do I get rid of the Loopback?

On both of my Dell desktops, I am having the same problem in Display Properties/Power Schemes. I set it to turn off monitor after 10 minutes, and "apply". Many times, the next day, when I leave either computer, the monitor fails to turn off after 10 minutes. If I redo the setting, it goes off that day, but the problem starts again after rebooting. Each system has a different brand monitor (Dell, NEC). The NEC is more problematic. I have searched web for solutions to no avail. Any suggestions as to solving this? XP is always updated, and even if I turn off all tasks running in backround, problem persists.

bit-tech.net The Black Desktop of Death RealTechNews, CA - 39 minutes ago By Jimmy Daniels of Windows Tips I swiped this title from a comment on the Tech Blog at the Houston Chronicle. Microsoft this week has begun updating its ... Windows XP Piracy Badgering Set To Begin CRN Black screens for pirate copies of Windows Custom PC Microsoft Tweaks Anti-piracy Check for Windows XP PC World ZDNet - Computerworld all 43 news articles More...

Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into ZDNet - 44 minutes ago I’ve been following the Engineering Windows 7 blog closely and I’ve come to the conclusion that while Steven Sinofsky is a man of many words, ... More...