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This is a very cool group you have going here. I find it quite interesting how computers behave at times. Sometimes you wonder if they have a mind of their own or not. These posts are quite interesting and educational for me - I've learned a bit about the errors that can occur. Scan your computer for Errors For Free! http://errors.www-marketingpros.com

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Schedule system restore to run on boot-up using task scheduler What file (program do I use?) what arguments do I have to specify & or switches? Thanks

I am running Windows Vista Business, i have installed Office Communicator 2007 successfully. Aftre typing in my 'Sign- in address', 'User name ' and 'Password' I get the following message "'Cannot sign in to Communicator'. You may have entered your sign-in address, username and password incorrectly or the authentication service may not be incompatible with this version of the program". if i do this from an XP workstation it works fine, i.e. same sign-in username and password.

Hi Several times each day, I get lots of shortcuts with a wrong icon. This happens on the desktop, in folders as well in menu START. The problem can be solved for some time by killing explorer.exe and restart is using task manager. However, a few hours later that garbage is back again. How to stop this? Any idea? Kind Regards, Ruud Uphoff

AP - Amazon.com Inc. launched its much-anticipated digital music store Tuesday, a move analysts say represents the first hint of real competition for Apple Inc.'s market-leading iTunes. Link To Original Article

[/url]AP - Just hours after die-hard fans finally got their hands on a copy of "Halo 3," blogs brimmed with reports that special limited-edition packaging is scratching the video game disks. Link To Original Article

AP - The Smithsonian Institution's museum dedicated to black history and culture launches this week with an interactive Web site � long before its building opens for visitors on the National Mall. Link To Original Article

[/url]AP - An Internet posting that appeared to threaten the judge in Phil Spector's murder trial has become the latest twist in the lurid court case. Link To Original Article

InfoWorld - MontaVista Software planned to announce on Wednesday the latest version of its Linux-based mobile phone operating system, expected to be available in November. Link To Original Article

[/url]AFP - Samsung Electronics, South Korea's best-known company and one of the world's leading manufacturers of mobile phones, is embroiled in a court battle with a local food supply chain over an Internet domain name, news reports said here Wednesday. Link To Original Article

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Reuters - Software maker Red Hat Inc. , which had planned to introduce a new version of its Linux software for personal computers in August, said on Tuesday that the product won't be out until next month at the earliest. Link To Original Article

A vulnerability in OpenOffice could allow attackers to remotely execute code on computers running Windows, Linux or Mac OS. Link To Original Article

InfoWorld - SWsoft, the company behind the*Parallels Desktop*virtualization software for Macintosh, expects to release a beta version of a server edition of the software in the next four to six weeks. It is also working on new management tools for the datacenter that will control other vendors' virtualization products. Link To Original Article

Security company MessageLabs warns of risk posed by malware-infected e-mails aimed at the "chiefs" of public companies. Link To Original Article

[/url]AFP - Social networking sites like Facebook have wooed millions of users with their easy format for keeping in touch but left them navigating the pitfalls of interacting online -- is it really private? Link To Original Article

The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will consider a patent case between LG Electronics and a group of Taiwanese companies, including Quanta Computer, according to Reuters. The case could have far-reaching implications on the computer industry because it would determine whether patent holders can receive royalties from various companies ... Link To Original Article

DMV officials tell colleagues that now's the time to start plotting ways to counteract negative messages about the forthcoming ID cards. Link To Original Article

[/url]Reuters - Microsoft Corp is offering to replace damaged discs of its just-launched "Halo 3" game for the Xbox amid reports that special limited-edition packaging is scratching them. Link To Original Article

I am having trouble using IIS. My problem is that I am far from an IT Pro and the only thing I want to use it for is testing my PhP scripts locally. I don't have any idea how to post the pages to my local server without having to jump through a million of those "Are You Sure?" bubbles that pop up in Vista. I want to be able to copy files to the inetpub/wwwroot directory and edit them without jumping through all these hoops, can you guys give me a hand? Oh and I tried just unchecking the "read-only" box in the directory properties page, it just changes it back the second I close the dialog box.

I have attempted to download the Office 2003 SP3 three times (at ca. 108 MB a try) from the update website. Each time the download fails when it has retrieved all the file. I have even tried to download the free-standing update exectuable (at ca. 117 MB). This was interesting, as the package was not digitally signed (unknown publisher), and when I ran it, it complained: "Extracting file failed. It is most likely caused by low memory (low disk space for swapping file) or corrupted Cabinet file." I have 100s of GBs free on my drive, so it must be a corrupt CAB file. Is there a known problem with this update, or must I continue to tryto download this file u…

On the Microsoft Office Outlook Calendar, when you change time zones, all of your yearly appointments (like birthdays, anniversaries) come up as 2 day appointments and not 1. Is there a way to fix this or could it be under consideration for a future update? I notified Microsoft of this last year and they assured me it would be considered. It is really a pain and something I feel time should be spent on. I like accuracy and when I change a time zone in the computer, I don't think this should have an effect on yearly appointments. -- Eric H

1. I have noticed a lot of people, including myself have big trouble with Media Center in Vista when they upgrade from Windows XP Media Center Edition. The answers are always to do a clean install but I purchased the upgrade edition plus it would be a massive hassle. It would be ideal if we could just clean install/re-install Windows Vista applications such as Media Center. 2. How many people can read and fully understand the Windows Error Reports (Problem Details)? Am I wasting my time including these when I ask for technical support from non-Microsoft companies? Do they provide any/enough information that would help software developers identif…