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USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Silicon Valley has asked a question about Facebook: Who will invest in - if not own - the wildly popular social-networking site? Link To Original Article

Hypervisor technology cannot be used to hide rootkits from detection, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon and Stanford researchers. Link To Original Article

CHIBA, Japan--Microsoft for years has been trying to bring more consumers into computer gaming, but Nintendo was the company that figured out how to do it, said Yasutoshi Magara, managing director of Microsoft Japan, in a briefing at Ceatec Japan 2007, the country's big technology trade show. Microsoft Japan ... Link To Original Article

USATODAY.com - In the Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, your most important asset isn't a sword or shield, but a thin, white writing utensil. Link's latest journey is a delightful mix of nostalgic action reborn with a unique control system centered around only the touch screen and stylus of the Nintendo DS. Link To Original Article

I clicked on the activate now in works 8, then was on screen for windows ID, i logged in put in my details and my product key, it then said it would send me an e-mail, i clicked on the link on the e-mail adn it brought up a screen called microsoft works8 but i didnt see an activate button anywhere, does this mean my product is activated or not, tried to click the link again it says already clicked and that microsoft is ready to do what i want but i have no idea how to bring up the microsoft works screen and dont know if its activated or not. Its OEM so i dont think you can activate by phone -- nymous

I usually suspend and resume my laptop instead of shutdown. Always, when I resume, I find a "host process terminated" message. This happens with all my Vista installations on laptops. Is there a resolution?

I'm trying to get rshsvc from the Windows 2000 resource kit to work on Win 2K3, but I'm running into problems. When I try to send a remote command from one host to another I get a "Access Denied" message. The instructions are a bit sparse, and I have tried with a hosts.equiv, and a rhosts file that I've tried in several folders with no success. Does anyone know where the files should be located? Can I use IP addresses in the files instead of domain names? Thanks Dan H Canton, MA

I'm trying to get rshsvc from the Windows 2000 resource kit to work on Win 2K3, but I'm running into problems. When I try to send a remote command from one host to another I get a "Access Denied" message. The instructions are a bit sparse, and I have tried with a hosts.equiv, and a rhosts file that I've tried in several folders with no success. Does anyone know where the files should be located? Can I use IP addresses in the files instead of domain names? Thanks Dan H Canton, MA

Hi there, I am new to setting up faxing and have been asked to setup a solution that involves receiving a fax in through a normal analogue line. I have setup fax console to receive the faxes from this line and that has been tested and working. We are operating on a domain and i need to be able to forward the incoming faxes to a shared public folder on the exchange server that holds its own email address. I can send the faxes to email addresses manually by right clicking the faxes in the fax console and sending them to an email address that way, but the problem is I need the solution to be fully automated, ie the fax comes into the fax console and automatic…

I'm getting this kind of error when trying to play Lord of the rings online TurbineLauncher.exe - Bad Image --------------------------- C:\Windows\system32\security.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support. --------------------------- OK I'm not getting any help from the lord of the rings online support, so I thought about that I'll post it here. So what I need is some info on security.dll, whats it for, what programs use it etc... so I could isolate what is causing the error. I …

On a 2003 server running MS-SQL the internal clock changes the date 10 minutes past midnight. The time is running correct, but from 00:00:00 to 00:10:00 the date is "yesterday". The server is part of a NT4-domain, and the "Windows Time" service is running. On some of the other servers and PC's in the network we're running the K9nt time service, but not on this particular server. Other servers - independent of the K9nt service - is changing the date correct. Any suggestions ? Jorgen Beck-Bang IT Administrator

On a 2003 server running MS-SQL the internal clock changes the date 10 minutes past midnight. The time is running correct, but from 00:00:00 to 00:10:00 the date is "yesterday". The server is part of a NT4-domain, and the "Windows Time" service is running. On some of the other servers and PC's in the network we're running the K9nt time service, but not on this particular server. Other servers - independent of the K9nt service - is changing the date correct. Any suggestions ? Jorgen Beck-Bang IT Administrator

Here is what may be a similar issue. When I hit any of the letters asdfjkl;\ on my keyboard I immediatley get the characters \;lkjfdsa appear as a result AND the windows search dialog box opens. What is the cause and the solution for this? -- Larry "Malke" wrote: > TommyGun1948 wrote: > > > Thanks Doug. On a Scale of 1-10 I give your reply a 20. > > I'm not Doug, but I'm sure he would pleased to know he made you happy. > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User >

Here is what may be a similar issue. When I hit any of the letters asdfjkl\ on my keyboard I immediatley get the characters \lkjfdsa appear as a result AND the windows search dialog box opens. What is the cause and the solution for this? -- Larry "Malke" wrote: > TommyGun1948 wrote: > > > Thanks Doug. On a Scale of 1-10 I give your reply a 20. > > I'm not Doug, but I'm sure he would pleased to know he made you happy. > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User >

I am new to our Applications team at work and I have struck a strange issue on one of the servers holding the application I look after. The problem is...when I try to create a new SQL ODBC connection or try to configure a SQL ODBC connection, the whole box terminates itself. It just disappears. I have tried re-installing the windows service pack 1 which didn't resolve the issue. I have also tried re-installing the MDAC on this box which made no difference. I have a test version of the server running same OS and Service Pack and has the same applications installed onto it. This test box works fine. I have tried copying over the SQLSRV32.DLL file from the test ser…

I am new to our Applications team at work and I have struck a strange issue on one of the servers holding the application I look after. The problem is...when I try to create a new SQL ODBC connection or try to configure a SQL ODBC connection, the whole box terminates itself. It just disappears. I have tried re-installing the windows service pack 1 which didn't resolve the issue. I have also tried re-installing the MDAC on this box which made no difference. I have a test version of the server running same OS and Service Pack and has the same applications installed onto it. This test box works fine. I have tried copying over the SQLSRV32.DLL file from the t…

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i can not access my control panel from neither the icon from the desktop or expanded view on the start menu. well it it a bit more then that, i see that it tries to open a window, but closes it moment later, so fast that you not notice it if not looking for it. on my start menu it shows an empty pane. i am not access mircosoft update from the taskmenu bar or start menu. i just lost the fuction to access personize from right clicking the screen i have to long leg it, my going thought my computer becuase i have side sreen on, where it shows all extention and access it that way. is there a easy way to solve this problem or do i need to brake out the instal…

I'm still trying to figure out the "setups" for locations of items in Vista. When I type a URL (Web address in the "Address Bar") it will auto delete the next day. I figured there might be a setting just for the length of time (or quantity of typed URL's) it will stay (or hold) in the address bar when you click the arrow rather than having to put it in your "favorites" and accessing the website from there or having to retype the URL again. I have my history files set for 22 days (I saw nothing else there), also I could not find it in the registry where the "Typed URL's" are located either. If someone could direct me to the location where I can adjust fo…

IDE CD-ROM visable in Window device manager. Tried to renistall driver w/o success since CD-Rom is not accessable. Any suggestions. This is a new Internal IDE CD-Rom that works properly in another identical lap- top.

"Remco" you hit it on the head. I had the same exact problem and had Nero Essentials witch came installed on my new PC. I uninstalled Nero Essentials and the problem is solved. Thanks. -- vaportrail_1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ vaportrail_1's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=32163 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=80957 http://forums.techarena.in

I am having an issue with Home Folder redirection. After 3 years of using this, we have begun to have an issue where the entire contents of the redirected folder (using AD folder redirection) are being replace with 0 KB files with names of frd*.tmp. Any help is greatly appreciated.

I am having an issue with Home Folder redirection. After 3 years of using this, we have begun to have an issue where the entire contents of the redirected folder (using AD folder redirection) are being replace with 0 KB files with names of frd*.tmp. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Jesper Johansson, former Security Program Manager at Microsoft, and currently in charge of security at Amazon, has just blasted the infernal hassles with Digital Rights Management. Although he specifically targets Microsoft, his comments apply to Apple as well. Jesper co-wrote *Protect Your Windows Network* with Steve Riley and he co-wrote *Windows Vista Security*: From Jesper's Blog (Read the rest here--) http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2007/09/24/blue-screen-of-drm-death-or-the-death-of-windows-media-center.aspx "I'm turning off, disconnecting, and throwing out my Windows XP Media Center PC. For two years it has been the DVR unit in my…

I Installed an Encore ENLTV Tuner in my Dell the other day and have been having problems with the video and sound matching up in Media Center. The sound matches what's on the TV in another room but the video is behind by about 2 seconds. Any help would be appriciated