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Hi I am running AVG antivirus(not the free one) and have defender turned on. The other day when booting, I was asked if a windows 2003 SBS file in a temp directory could be run. I assented. Since, the Vista security centre has failed to recognize my antivirus and reminds me that defender is turned off. Defender is actually on. If I click turn on Defender from the security centre, then it spends 5 minutes looking for something then informs me that there "are no new definitions available" to me. There seems to be no way to tell it that AVG is installed. I would be grateful for any advice thanks jc =============== Jonathan Crawford jc@tgsi.ne…

Hi I am running AVG antivirus(not the free one) and have defender turned on. The other day when booting, I was asked if a windows 2003 SBS file in a temp directory could be run. I assented. Since, the Vista security centre has failed to recognize my antivirus and reminds me that defender is turned off. Defender is actually on. If I click turn on Defender from the security centre, then it spends 5 minutes looking for something then informs me that there "are no new definitions available" to me. There seems to be no way to tell it that AVG is installed. I would be grateful for any advice thanks jc =============== Jonathan Crawford jc@tgsi.ne…

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This is an interesting post on UAC wherein people of about 12% has decided to disable the feature of Windows Vista, making it behave like Windows XP. Though there are risks associated with it and Microsoft is doing things to make Vista secure even if UAC is disabled. 12% may be small, but the amount [...] More...

Apple has just released a fix for a security flaw in Safari running on Windows Vista. The flaw allows download of software from malicious sites without the knowledge of the user.This flaw is finally fixed, almost two months after Microsoft has released a warning on it (found here).The flaw works by luring a user to [...] More...

Microsoft is discontinuing their support for Windows Vista in two weeks’ time and this comes after the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 which makes the lower cost operating system attractive for consumers who wants a basic box. The release of the latest service pack of Windows XP strengthens the interest and desire of [...] More...

I just update (KB947562) and when i run narrator, A message appear like this: C:\Windows\System32\Narrator.exe A refferal was returned from the server. I did uninstall the update and the narrator's program work fine. This KB947562 is considered as Recommended update from Microsoft for compatibility issues on Vista. Here are details for this update: -------------------------------------------- Update for Windows Vista (KB947562) Installation date: ‎21/‎06/‎2008 12:33 PM Installation status: Successful Update type: Recommended Install this update to resolve a set of known application compatibility issues with Windows Vista. After you install t…

While I know you can right click on a document and add tags, comments, details, etc.. Is there any way to choose which of these details gets displayed in the pop-up description when one hovers over the document? If not, which attribute should I fill out in order to have it be displayed in this box? Thanks.

Hi, I've noticed that I'm getting dotted rectangles, called "focus boxes" appearing around desktop icons when I select them. Even when I deselect the icon, the focus box remains. This only happens on the desktop, not in folders. This has only recently started happening, and I haven't made any major updates or changes for a while. Anyone know how to turn these off? Thanks

Mac Bloggers Give 2 Cents on Firefox, Rub Lucky Penny for OpenCL ... MacNewsWorld, CA - 14 hours ago As one commenter brought up on the MacRumors.com site, Firefox can be an important transition application for Windows-to-Mac switchers. ... More...

Hi! I am trying to figure out how to change the color of a Windows XP (service pack 2) window for 1 Word document only. I am doing a tri-fold brochure for a client. Normally, on my computer, I have changed display/appearance settings so that I have a cool kind of rose color for for my windows. (As you may know, if you don't want your Windows "windows" to have a standard white background, you can go into cntl panel/display/appearances/advanced and change the color of a "window" to one of the preset, or a custom color.) Changing the custom settings back and forth is tricky, and I often "lose" my custom color settings. Thus, I don't want to have to ch…

As James and I mentioned in our blog post What’s coming in IE8 for IT Pros?, IE8 can now be slipstreamed into Vista and Window Server 2008 OS images. If you manage the desktop images for your organization, slipstream saves you time by simplifying the task of adding Internet Explorer 8 and any IE updates. If you’re adding Internet Explorer 7 to a Windows XP image you’ll typically install XP and then add IE7 before capturing the image -this can take 2 hours! With IE8 and Windows Vista, you are able to integrate IE8 into the image file of the original operating system in about 15 minutes. No more booting the OS image, manually installing IE and re-capturing the image. …

WindowsForDevices Microsoft updates cloud sync beta WindowsForDevices, CA - 4 hours ago Intended to integrate desktop and mobile operating systems -- including Windows Mobile, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Macintosh OS X -- it provides ... More...

hello everyone i am connecting to internet through nokia cellphone via gprs. from last few days there is some problem. My internet connection gets disconnected automatically after few minutes of surfing or downloading. First this thing happened only while using outlook express. Whenever i was closing my outlook express, the net connection got disconnected but now its quite random and only after few minutes of browsing its gets disconnected. its pretty weird. I even thought of the probablity of a virus so i did scan my pc by AVG and symantic as well but no virus infection. So plz help me in rectifying this problem Thanks Kartikeya

Hi all. My pc is windows XP sp2, My pc was log off automatically when i log in. Is my pc infected virus? how can i repair this problem? Thanks Trang.

Hi all. My pc is windows XP sp2, My pc was log off automatically when i log in. Is my pc infected virus? how can i repair this problem? Thanks Trang.

Some Hard Data On Vista Users and UAC InformationWeek, NY - 1 hour ago Of all the changes in Windows Vista, perhaps the most controversial is the User Account Control (UAC) functionality that often results in multiple ... More...

Some Hard Data On Vista Users and UAC InformationWeek, NY - 38 minutes ago Of all the changes in Windows Vista, perhaps the most controversial is the User Account Control (UAC) functionality that often results in multiple ... More...

I have recently been connected to the Internet and can access certain websites but if for example I try to buy something from ebay or look at my yahoo emails it wont let me. Says i'm not connected to the server? I thought it was to do with my security settings but I have adjusted these and still have the same problem! does anybody have any suggestions? Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums

thx "wli2k2" wrote: > Thanks Mike, your reply is very detail, informative and useful. > > I also have another question. I did a chat with VeriSign and what I got out > of them was that I can use their SSL certificates to secure our email system. > (We are using Exhange 2000 with Outlook 2000/2003 clients.) They say we can > use the SSL certs to secure the emails we sent internally. But to secure > emails we sent to the outside world, we would need digital ids. > > Based on your knowledge, is this correct? > > thanks again. > > "Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote: > > > Yes, you will be able to issue …

Stupid question......but I have the file downloaded...but I dont know how to install it. The file is zipped..and when winzip tries to un-zip it..it does not work. Am I supposed to insert the file on the c drive somewhere as is? I go to the windows update section, and the file needed does not come up (I tried t his first) Any thoughts? "Wayne Wengert" wrote: > There is a conflict with Vista screen saver and several types of wireless > mice. MS has an optional update that corrects it. > Try this link for an alternative: > > http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/Download.mspx > > > HTH > Wayne > …

Microsoft Reissues Critical Security Fix For Windows XP InformationWeek, NY - 38 minutes ago The original patch worked on Windows Vista, but failed to accomplish its task in Windows XP SP 2 and SP3, Microsoft Security Response Center said. ... More...

thx "wli2k2" wrote: > Thanks Mike, your reply is very detail, informative and useful. > > I also have another question. I did a chat with VeriSign and what I got out > of them was that I can use their SSL certificates to secure our email system. > (We are using Exhange 2000 with Outlook 2000/2003 clients.) They say we can > use the SSL certs to secure the emails we sent internally. But to secure > emails we sent to the outside world, we would need digital ids. > > Based on your knowledge, is this correct? > > thanks again. > > "Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote: > > > Yes, you will be able to issue …

thx "wli2k2" wrote: > Thanks Mike, your reply is very detail, informative and useful. > > I also have another question. I did a chat with VeriSign and what I got out > of them was that I can use their SSL certificates to secure our email system. > (We are using Exhange 2000 with Outlook 2000/2003 clients.) They say we can > use the SSL certs to secure the emails we sent internally. But to secure > emails we sent to the outside world, we would need digital ids. > > Based on your knowledge, is this correct? > > thanks again. > > "Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote: > > > Yes, you will be able to issue …