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Hello, I use Windows XP Pro SP2 and Norton Internet Security 2006. The Norton Firewall *continually* pops up messages about msi.dll accessing the internet via some port or another, usually involving "UDP" (and nope, I dunno what that really means, just that it's some sort of "access protocol..) I had tried telling it to not give alerts when "unused ports" are accessed, but then it simply blocks them all, and this totally fouls up my internet access. Unfortunately, there is no option for "allow this time" - it's only "block all access" or "permit all access". Blocking usually causes Internet Explorer to stop functioning. I've been looking all over the …

Hi all, Lately when over I need to open some pages from hotmail.com and others that I trust I am getting this message: The current web page is trying to open a site in your trusted sites list. Do you want to allow this? It always comes up now? How can we get rid off it? Thanks, Joe

Hi all, Lately when over I need to open some pages from hotmail.com and others that I trust I am getting this message: The current web page is trying to open a site in your trusted sites list. Do you want to allow this? It always comes up now? How can we get rid off it? Thanks, Joe

Hi All, I occasionally get an "insufficient system resource" error message from a database management system my company has developed. I noticed that there was a recent fix to SQL Server for this same problem (KB274310). My app isn't based on SQL server, but if this SQL fix was something generic in the I/O handling that I might be able to replicate in my code, then I'd like to know. Can anyone out there find out what this SQL fix was, or if you've run into a similar problem, how did you fix it? Thanks for any and all information. Lewis Henderson henderso@opentext.com

Hi All, I occasionally get an "insufficient system resource" error message from a database management system my company has developed. I noticed that there was a recent fix to SQL Server for this same problem (KB274310). My app isn't based on SQL server, but if this SQL fix was something generic in the I/O handling that I might be able to replicate in my code, then I'd like to know. Can anyone out there find out what this SQL fix was, or if you've run into a similar problem, how did you fix it? Thanks for any and all information. Lewis Henderson henderso@opentext.com

hello I have a sony laptop VGN SZ440 with nVidia Geforce GO 7400 as display adapter. I have a Philips 190CW7CS/00 wide screen 19.1" monitor. My problem is that the intensity and gray shades are so bad on the external monitor I will not be able to read the label text under the icons on the desktop as its in white color. Even the color plates in MS office will skip the first 4 lines as shades are not differentiated (all look white). I have the right drivers and updates for the display adapter for VISTA Business and the monitor latest VISTA driver. but we are still facing this - very bright no shades. We changed the cable, we changed the monitor, worked wi…

I have a file server running 2003 server which holds several hundred thousand files that much be accessed from a dozen or so Windows XP/Vista machines. Can I set up a server-side search index so windows desktop search will find all of those photos but won't have to index everything themselves (the average day sees another couple thousand files added to the server)?

I have a file server running 2003 server which holds several hundred thousand files that much be accessed from a dozen or so Windows XP/Vista machines. Can I set up a server-side search index so windows desktop search will find all of those photos but won't have to index everything themselves (the average day sees another couple thousand files added to the server)?

Here is your solution: Go into "My Computer" Access properties of the local disk (C:) Click on the security tab Click on advanced Check the box for Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects Click apply Any program that was failing to install can now be installed. Check WMI to verify it works: Right click My Computer in the Start menu and click on Manage Expand Services and Applications Click on WMI Control Right click WMI Control and select properties You should have Successfully Connected to <local computer> Run LiveUpdate for Norton Run Windows Updates -- Horsepower

Here is your solution: Go into "My Computer" Access properties of the local disk (C:) Click on the security tab Click on advanced Check the box for Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects Click apply Any program that was failing to install can now be installed. Check WMI to verify it works: Right click My Computer in the Start menu and click on Manage Expand Services and Applications Click on WMI Control Right click WMI Control and select properties You should have Successfully Connected to <local computer> Run LiveUpdate for Norton Run Windows Updates -- Horsepower

i was using my digital camera etc. with no problems. but now when i connect them i get the message that no hardware is detected. i downloaded a new driver for my digital camera but was unable to instal on comp also tried to instal new software for my mobile phone when the instalation process got as far as instaling drivers it just skipped past that section the n would not work. have treid looking for a solution but cant find one any help would be much appreciated. thanks

i was using my digital camera etc. with no problems. but now when i connect them i get the message that no hardware is detected. i downloaded a new driver for my digital camera but was unable to instal on comp also tried to instal new software for my mobile phone when the instalation process got as far as instaling drivers it just skipped past that section the n would not work. have treid looking for a solution but cant find one any help would be much appreciated. thanks

AP - Vonage Holdings Corp., the beleaguered provider of Internet-based telephone service, said Thursday it has settled a patent lawsuit brought by Verizon Communications Inc. for a maximum of $120 million. Link To Original Article

AP - Online technology news and entertainment provider CNet Networks Inc. has sold photo-sharing site Webshots to American Greetings Corp. for $45 million, substantially less than the service cost to acquire three years ago. Link To Original Article

AP - Given the option of contesting a traffic ticket, most motorists — 19 out of 20 by some estimates — would rather pay up than pit their word against a police officer's in court. Link To Original Article

InfoWorld - Leading search companies Google and Yahoo didn't appear to have a presence at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment conference in San Francisco this week, but their startup competitors and smaller rival AOL were all angling for influence over mobile search. Link To Original Article

InfoWorld - The new Gateway will launch a complete line of notebook PCs as one of many steps to revitalize its business after*merging with Acer, an Acer executive said Friday. Link To Original Article

BusinessWeek Online - When I think of the scores of products designed to take digital video stored on a personal computer and play it on a TV set, and the millions in research and development funds spent on them, I'm left scratching my head. So many of them -- from Apple (NasdaqGS:AAPL - News) TV to Microsoft's (NasdaqGS:MSFT - News) Media Extenders and scads of competing devices -- force users into the needless complexity of creating a home network, wired or wireless, between a TV and a PC that's likely stationed far away in another room. Link To Original Article

InfoWorld - JasperSoft's next upgrade of its open-source business intelligence suite, due out Nov. 1, will improve the ability for users to create their own customized reports. Link To Original Article

A few years ago market share data clearly demonstrated Linux server growth outpacing Windows server growth. Today, Linux server growth has apparently slowed while Windows is picking up, according to IDC. Why? The rate of migration from Unix to Linux has slowed. In other words, Linux may have hit the end of Unix's low-hanging fruit (which also might mean that Sun's OpenSolaris has picked up...?). Linux growth in the U.S. x86 server market has, over the past six quarters, started to falter and reverse its positive course relative to Windows Server and the market as a whole. The annual rate at which Linux is growing in the x86 server space has fallen from …

USATODAY.com - Microsoft posted a rise in quarterly profit Thursday, boosted by healthy demand for personal computers loaded with its Windows operating system and strong sales of its "Halo 3" video game. Link To Original Article

Microsoft sure is taking its time dying. What with open source cutting it off at the knees and all, I would have expected it to be packing its bags and heading home. But no, the company continues to frustrate my prophecies with great earnings. Microsoft's only weak area was online. Everything else is booming to the tune of $4.29 billion in profit. Which begs the question: who wins in the stand-off between open source and proprietary software? And when? In the short-term, the answer is clearly that open source and proprietary vendors will coexist relatively peacefully because there's still plenty of room for Oracle's consolidation play, Microsoft's ecosystem …

TechWeb - The combined revenue of Microsoft's client, business, and server and tools divisions grew by more than 20%, the company said. Link To Original Article

Plus: Shuttle docks with space station. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra. Link To Original Article

Microsoft just bought a small stake in Facebook for $240 million (more than Facebook's 2006 revenues, which is interesting) on a $15 billion valuation. Kevin Johnson, president of Microsoft's Platform and Services Division, sent this e-mail to all Microsofties explaining why this was such a coup: From: Steve Ballmer Sent: 25 October 2007 02:28 To: Kevin Johnson; Microsoft - All Employees (QBDG) Subject: RE: Facebook Partnership Great job you really pulled this together unbelievably From: Kevin Johnson ...