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Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This critical security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Graphics Rendering Engine in the way that it handles specially crafted images. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted image that could potentially allow remote code execution if a user opened a specially crafted attachment in e-mail. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. Link To Original Article

Reuters - News Corp.'s unit HarperCollins Publishers said it would make digital book content available for Apple Inc.'s iPhone. Link To Original Article

Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This critical security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights Link To Original Article

[/url]Reuters - Orange, the mobile phone arm of telecoms group France Telecom , declined to comment on Wednesday on reports it had won the license to sell Apple Inc.'s iPhone in France. Link To Original Article

Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in addition to other security issues identified during the course of the investigation. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. Link To Original Article

PC World - The nonprofit Linux Foundation has unveiled the Linux Weather Forecast, a Web site aimed at giving people a better sense of the status of specific Linux kernel projects. Link To Original Article

Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This critical security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted Web page. The vulnerability could be exploited through attacks on Object Linking and Embed Link To Original Article

With child safety features in Windows Vista, you can decide which Web sites your children can visit, how long they can spend on the computer, and which online games they can play or programs they can run. Link To Original Article

Nearly two years after they were expected to announce a Microsoft Office killer, Sun Microsystems and Google may finally be planning to do it. Or not. By way of background, following much hype about a partnership in October 2005, Sun and Google held an anticlimactic news conference in which all they announced ... Link To Original Article

InfoWorld - CA and Deloitte & Touche are expanding an existing partnership to cover more of Asia, hoping to tap growing demand from large companies for software that improves security. Link To Original Article

Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This critical security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could be exploited through attacks on Microsoft XML Core Services. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. Link To Original Article

On Monday, AMD released a proposal for "Lightweight Profiling" instructions (or LWP; download here), describing a new way for software developers to gather information on software while it runs. I've only had a few minutes to check out the document, but it looks pretty interesting. Existing performance analysis tools, ... Link To Original Article

Learn about and download the latest computer security updates for August 2007. Read tips on protecting your computer by using anti-spyware and anti-spam programs. Link To Original Article

Also: Squirrels wield a hot secret weapon. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra. Link To Original Article

Wired is suggesting that Adobe Systems may launch a competitor to Microsoft Office. Not only would this not be surprising (though I see little evidence in the article pointing to the presumption), but if anyone were to do it well, it would be Adobe. The only thing better would be if Adobe, Apple, and OpenOffice could get together. Open source plus two of the most innovative makers of software in the industry...I'm salivating. (In fact, don't you think that it makes a lot of sense for Apple to acquire Adobe, given the similar corporate mentalities/competencies? Me, too.) From the article: ... Link To Original Article

PC World - Oracle Corp. has issued details on pricing for its new 11g enterprise database, with the vendor making some of the most talked-about features available as extra-cost add-ons. Link To Original Article

Hello, David_C I´ve executed BITS_fix.bat, but thera are two error messages: Couldn´t load "msxml.dll" and "initpki.dll" - both are missing. Is there any chance to extract them from the original Vista-DVD ??? Where can I get these two dll´s frome else ??? -- Manfred Deterding Bochum Germany --------------------- Windows Vista Ultimate Office 2007 "David_C" wrote: > Hello all, > > If deleting the ..\downloader folder has not solved your problem try > this. It should do the trick. > > 1. Open a new text document on your desktop. > -right click on desktop > -point to new > -point to text document > > 2…

Hi. I get this error on my Vista (Ultimate) machine if I try to login away from the network. The machine will reboot 4-5 times with a "windoes has encountered a critical error and will close in 1 minute". No other users experience the issue. Is there a Group Policy setting being applied here preventing local access unless a DC is available? Regards and thanks in advance. Mark

I've a VAIO laptop running Vista Home Premium with a DLINK router. I've searched threads here and elsewhere and found similar problems but no definitive solution for my problem. The problem is I get seemingly random occurrences of Local Only access. I say seemingly random but it seems to occur after exiting sleep mode, after switching user or when going from battery power to mains power but not every time. The signal strength remains at normal strength hence no loss of siganl. The cure is sometimes to disable and re-enable the PCs wireless adapter, sometimes re-boot the computer and sometimes I have to power off the router. KIM (MS) replied to a similar …

Hello, I am trying to find a way to obtain the list of patches and security updates that should be installed for specific Microsoft operating systems and applications. It has to be some sort of list, which depending on the operating system or application given, it brings the list of patches or updates that should be installed. I would like to know if this information can be obtained from the WSUSSCN2.CAB file and how. The KB article 927745 brings some information on this issue, but I find it quite cryptic and incomplete. Using MBSA and MBSACLI are not an option, because they both require administrator rights. Thank you for your attention!

Dell Inspiron 6000, Running Windows XP. Computer has worked perfectly all along. Today I noticed that the remove button from Add and Remove Programs was missing. Then I noticed that there are tons of new programs listed - looks like many of them are mtoolkit files according to some research I've done. Some forums say they are unique to Dell some say they are related to wireless. I am looking for a definitive answer to what these files are, why they showed up after two years and if I can delete them – and if so, how to delete them because they don't show up in a search and there is no remove function in Add/Remove programs. Here is a partial list mCore mDrWi…

Dell Inspiron 6000, Running Windows XP. Computer has worked perfectly all along. Today I noticed that the remove button from Add and Remove Programs was missing. Then I noticed that there are tons of new programs listed - looks like many of them are mtoolkit files according to some research I've done. Some forums say they are unique to Dell some say they are related to wireless. I am looking for a definitive answer to what these files are, why they showed up after two years and if I can delete them – and if so, how to delete them because they don't show up in a search and there is no remove function in Add/Remove programs. Here is a partial list mCor…

My XP PRO SP2 frequently forgets at least some 'settings' upon a fresh boot-up. For example - my resolution is supposed to stay set at 1280X768 to handle my LCD monitor, but this AM, the machine booted up to 800X600. The desktop display also threw all my icons to upper left portion of the screen, requiring me to manually put them back where they were when I shut down. There are other 'forgets'. Is there a fix or utility for this anomaly? Thanks Jethro

Normally on this PC if I check IE6 - properties- " Temporary Internet Files settings" it shows the Temporary Internet Files folder as being: C:\Documents and Settings\Bill\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files OCCASIONALLY, when I check it, it shows as it does right now : ( OLD designation): "C:\Docume~\Bill\LocalS~\Te Internet Files " ( I wrapped text 'cuz that's how it looks) If I click 'View files' it shows full path in Explorer, but why a '~' on Settings page ? I noticed it today and it was AFTER Norton Antivirus had updated ( at boot time). It took the system a few minutes to 'get going' (I've noticed that when NAV updates at boot time) and…

Normally on this PC if I check IE6 - properties- " Temporary Internet Files settings" it shows the Temporary Internet Files folder as being: C:\Documents and Settings\Bill\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files OCCASIONALLY, when I check it, it shows as it does right now : ( OLD designation): "C:\Docume~\Bill\LocalS~\Te Internet Files " ( I wrapped text 'cuz that's how it looks) If I click 'View files' it shows full path in Explorer, but why a '~' on Settings page ? I noticed it today and it was AFTER Norton Antivirus had updated ( at boot time). It took the system a few minutes to 'get going' (I've noticed that when NAV updates at boot tim…