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What others say: Articles and podcasts on the "Save XP" campaign InfoWorld, CA - 41 minutes ago Microsoft keeps insisting that Windows Vista is a winner, but the questions keep mounting -- and Thursday’s quarterly report only added to the doubts. ... More...

InfoWorld's other XP and Vista stories InfoWorld, CA - 41 minutes ago If you read my blog yesterday, you noticed my entry about Microsoft's move to retire XP and effectively force Windows shops into a wasteful migration to ... More...

I have a file (a Crystal report) in a share that I want to access from an app installed on computers that are on a different domain from the server on which the share exists. There is no trust set up between the two domains. Previously this file was held on a Windows 2000 server and I had no problems accessing it. Now the file is located on a Windows 2003 server and I can no longer access it. The share permissions are the same on the new server as they were on the old one and I realise that the Everyone token is no longer handed out to anonymous logons anymore by default in 2003 so I enabled the default domain controller policy setting to allow everyone permiss…

I am still having slow startup issues. I found and ran a copy of bootvis.exe. It shows the "login + serv" function taking almost 100 seconds. Exactly what is going on here? What is "login + serv"? Thank you.

Is your PC ready for Windows 7? InfoWorld, CA - 1 hour ago Take the Windows Sentinel widget for a test run as an "easy way to get a generalized sense of a system’s suitability for running a post-Vista Windows OS." More...

I bought my copy of XP Pro OEM before SP1 and SP2. As they came along I installed them on top of my old version. Now I have a few programs (one is OE 6) that have been corrupted but still work after a fashion. I would like to do a repair install but my install disc tells me that it can't do it because my Win XP has been modified or upgraded or something like that. But, I have a brand new unopened copy of XP-SP2 OEM that I plan to use to build another system. Can I use that copy to repair the programs on my current system?? If that is possible, would the repair do anything goofy like implant its ID or serial number on top of my current install. Would …

I am the administrator on this machine. Windows Vista Business on a corporate network. I tried the solutions offered in an earlier post namely: configuration./Admin.Templ./ Win Components/Windows Sidebar "Disable unpacking and installation of gadgets that are not digitally signed." to disabled and "turn off user installed gadgets" to disable. After restarting the machine I still cannot install gadgets message "Can only be installed by system administrator." Any suggestions would be appreciated. -- dpeters Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

Is your PC ready for Windows 7? InfoWorld, CA - 31 minutes ago Take the Windows Sentinel widget for a test run as an "easy way to get a generalized sense of a system’s suitability for running a post-Vista Windows OS." More...

XP: The end is nigh IT Week, UK - 44 minutes ago Microsoft is finding it hard to move Vista and many have seen its move to stop shipping Vista as a kind of lure. As of now a petition to keep sales of Vista ... More...

Analyst Evans Data Corporation has reported that only 8 percent of developers are targetting Windows Vista while 49 percent are still developing for Windows XP. John Andrews, CEO & president of Evans Data, says developers are on a wait-and-see mode on Vista because of driver issues, software incompatibility and steep hardware requirements. It’s pretty ironic since developer’s [...] More...

iLike Rhapsody - why don't more people? Los Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours ago Alas, the plan is to equip the phones with the same flaky Microsoft DRM (the misnamed "PlaysForSure," now redubbed "Certified for Windows Vista" -- oh so ... More...

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Blog: Intel Passes on Vista for Own Employees CIO Australia, Australia - 1 hour ago "I wanted to love Vista," one reader wrote. "Windows Vista is a lemon," said another. And the beat goes on. But Intel passing on Vista is another thing ... More...

The background in my desktop help sreens are a bright blue and I can not read them - I am also having the same problem when I go to write e-mails in yahoo and on some web pages.(like the page I used to pst this question).

Subscribe to our e-mail newsletters Computerworld, MA - 33 minutes ago Next month, Persystent will add support for Windows Vista and offer integration with whole-disk encryption tools. Fitzpatrick says the company plans support ... More...

iLike Rhapsody - why don't more people? Los Angeles Times, CA - 31 minutes ago Alas, the plan is to equip the phones with the same flaky Microsoft DRM (the misnamed "PlaysForSure," now redubbed "Certified for Windows Vista" -- oh so ... More...

Intel Backstabs Microsoft by Abandoning Vista PC World - Jun 27, 2008 According to the New York Times, Intel has decided that it won't upgrade the PCs of its 80000 computers to Windows Vista. The Times reports: the company ... More...

I got the same error. How to solve this error without reinstall WSUS?

I tried download this hotfix: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942845 But when i try to install it, i get the message "the update does not apply to your system" so this file won't update the system. I have Vista SP1

I was having a similar problem...my screen would go black when switching users... I have an HP 9250 Vista Home Premium 64 bit system. I just discovered that there is an update to the nVidia drivers that fixes this problem. Chuck -- chuckcobb

how do it remove this without reinstalling windows. since it was installed my wireless mouse and keyboard will stop working and I have to reinstall it. would just like to get hid of hid non-user input data filter

I just tried to load a Santana album into itunes and followed the directions to install the copyright protection on the cd (Media Max) BIG Mistake! My AVG flagged it as a virus. I did a little reserch and found some of the problems I am now in for. I am very carefull about what programs I install and stupidly trusted that a legitimate sony bmg cd would be OK. I undestand it is a security risk and want it gone, but I have read that it can be a real problem to try and unistall. What now? Thanks in advance for any assistance.

LXer Weekly Roundup for 29-Jun-2008 LXer (press release), TX - 50 minutes ago Where Microsoft gave us a press release, blog post, and a video, all announcing Windows XP for the XO laptop. Well, thanks to the sleuths on OLPC News Forum ... More...