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I recently upgraded from Win 2000 Pro to XP Pro. Now when I want to access my Hotmail account, I check the option titled "Save email address and password?" and enter the info, but the password does not stay. I end upo having to type it back in every time. This feature worked with Explorer 6, but not with Explorer 7 and XP. What gives?? Also, in Explorer 7, I get a lot of web pages with VERY SLOW scrolling. Never had that in Explorer 6. Are there fixes for these problems??

I recently upgraded from Win 2000 Pro to XP Pro. Now when I want to access my Hotmail account, I check the option titled "Save email address and password?" and enter the info, but the password does not stay. I end upo having to type it back in every time. This feature worked with Explorer 6, but not with Explorer 7 and XP. What gives?? Also, in Explorer 7, I get a lot of web pages with VERY SLOW scrolling. Never had that in Explorer 6. Are there fixes for these problems??

We have seen all the different fixes: It is a nightmare of different tactics...... Where is MSN engineering with the fix??????? Time is pressing on with this security issue. Some 5 days now. Curt

When trying to install a program with Russian data, the dialog boxes that came up during the install process from XP had garbled characters. The program when installed displays correct Cyrilic characters. Another program installed yesterday can not display the symbol for degrees of temperature. What setting do I have wrong in XP?

When trying to install a program with Russian data, the dialog boxes that came up during the install process from XP had garbled characters. The program when installed displays correct Cyrilic characters. Another program installed yesterday can not display the symbol for degrees of temperature. What setting do I have wrong in XP?

Could you please make a Speech Recognition update so that people (and me) can use it with dutch computers Thank you, Armand ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.mspx?mid=92441d14-e942-42b9-8a5e-2b5295d9adf9&dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.general

Hi, I created my own shell replacement and it's working quite well. The shell is registered in the registry in "...\Winlogon\Shell" instead of explorer.exe. My problem is, that the shell32.dll doesn't provide any functionality anymore (I think the functionality was provided by explorer.exe previously). How can my own shell provide this functionality? My concret problem is the following: I'm still using explorer.exe as file manager and it works without major problem, but there is one minor: The explorer.exe isn't able to call SHChangeNotifyRegister and so it doesn't immediatly display changes in the file system. Whenever files are copied or deleted, the explo…

Hi, I created my own shell replacement and it's working quite well. The shell is registered in the registry in "...\Winlogon\Shell" instead of explorer.exe. My problem is, that the shell32.dll doesn't provide any functionality anymore (I think the functionality was provided by explorer.exe previously). How can my own shell provide this functionality? My concret problem is the following: I'm still using explorer.exe as file manager and it works without major problem, but there is one minor: The explorer.exe isn't able to call SHChangeNotifyRegister and so it doesn't immediatly display changes in the file system. Whenever files are copied or deleted, the explo…

Hello, I am trying to control (disable/enable/set the volume) of the front and back audio connectors of an AC´97 audio device. I am using Windows XP. Right now when I plug a speaker in the back connector and a phone in the front connector, both play audio at the same time. I would like to be able to control that, as well as the mic levels. Some documents about the AC´97 architecture indicate that this would depend on the software and drivers that are installed. But I have upgraded the driver and still am not able to do it. Do you know if this separate control for the AC´97 hardware is feasible? How can I do that? Thanks in advance, Inacio.

Hello, I am trying to control (disable/enable/set the volume) of the front and back audio connectors of an AC´97 audio device. I am using Windows XP. Right now when I plug a speaker in the back connector and a phone in the front connector, both play audio at the same time. I would like to be able to control that, as well as the mic levels. Some documents about the AC´97 architecture indicate that this would depend on the software and drivers that are installed. But I have upgraded the driver and still am not able to do it. Do you know if this separate control for the AC´97 hardware is feasible? How can I do that? Thanks in advance, Inacio.

Hello, I am trying to control (disable/enable/set the volume) of the front and back audio connectors of an AC´97 audio device. Right now when I plug a speaker in the back connector and a phone in the front connector, both play audio at the same time. I would like to be able to control that, as well as the mic levels. Some documents about the AC´97 architecture indicate that this would depend on the software and drivers that are installed. But I have upgraded the driver and still am not able to do it. Do you know if this separate control for the AC´97 hardware is feasible? How can I do that? Thanks in advance, Inacio.

I recently installed the latest updates to a x64 Windows Server 2003 with WSUS 3.0 (64 bit version) installed. After the reboot, WSUS was not working. After investigation, I discovered IIS was now in 32 bit mode instead of the 64 bit mode needed by WSUS 3.0. I found a script that restored IIS to the 64 bit version and WSUS was alright. The updates installed based on KB936357, KB926122, & KB925398. Has anyone else seen this issue with the lastest group of Microsoft Updates?

I have two Server Standard 2003 R2 SP1 Domain Controllers. Lets say one Domain is xyz.com and the other lab.xyz.com. Full names: adminserver.xys.com and labserver.lab.xyz.com. A trust relationship flows from adminserver to labserver, but not the other way around. WINS was initially put on adminserver, then I started having errors that made me believe I needed WINS on labserver. Now both have WINS. DHCP exists only on adminserver and handles both domains. So...in the DHCP scopes do I make adminserver the Primary WINS and labserver Secondary? Does it matter? All the lab computer will wind up using adminserver as Primary WINS. Or should I install DHCP …

I have two Server Standard 2003 R2 SP1 Domain Controllers. Lets say one Domain is xyz.com and the other lab.xyz.com. Full names: adminserver.xys.com and labserver.lab.xyz.com. A trust relationship flows from adminserver to labserver, but not the other way around. WINS was initially put on adminserver, then I started having errors that made me believe I needed WINS on labserver. Now both have WINS. DHCP exists only on adminserver and handles both domains. So...in the DHCP scopes do I make adminserver the Primary WINS and labserver Secondary? Does it matter? All the lab computer will wind up using adminserver as Primary WINS. Or should I install DHCP …

When I first got vista ulimate working o.k. I made a backup on a seperate sata hard drive now when I want to restore the complete hard drive I ran the installation cd went to restore your entire computer but got Windows complete pc restore "no valid backup location could be found" yet the backup file is on the sata hard drive What am I doing wrong??

[/url]AP - These aren't your teenager's social networking sites. Take a spin on MySpace and Friendster and most adults find amusement in the concept and technology, but relatively few practical reasons to keep coming back for more. They've been a boon to a mostly younger set of users looking to meet new friends, find a date, or just generally kill some time online. Link To Original Article

[/url]AP - Research In Motion announced a new BlackBerry model Tuesday that will provide wireless voice and data access over both cellular and Wi-Fi networks. Link To Original Article

AP - Microsoft, long stuck in third place behind Google and Yahoo in the search wars, suddenly boosted its share of the market last month by playing a shrewd game of chicken. Link To Original Article

USATODAY.com - Yahoo's second-quarter profit slipped slightly while revenue growth remained lackluster, extending a malaise that prompted the Internet icon to replace its chief executive recently. Link To Original Article

AP - The European Commission said Wednesday it had dropped its antitrust investigation into mobile phone roaming prices charged by operators in Britain and Germany after new EU rules forcing telecom companies to cut the cost of using mobile phones abroad. Link To Original Article

[/url]Reuters - The European Commission backed a Nokia-led mobile television broadcasting standard on Wednesday in a move that could spur growth in the fledgling but potentially lucrative sector. Link To Original Article

TechWeb - Microsoft says software that's licensed under GPLv3 isn't covered by the patent protection deal it recently signed with desktop Linux distributor Linspire. Link To Original Article

USATODAY.com - Microsoft's video game division is taking a one-two punch. Earlier this month came news that the software giant was taking a charge of more than $1 billion to pay for costs related to extending the Xbox 360 warranty to three years. Now Peter Moore, the company's Xbox standard-bearer for the last four years is resigning to join EA Sports as its president. Replacing Moore at Microsoft as senior vice president of interactive entertainment business (Xbox and Games for Windows) is Don Mattrick, who was once EA's president of its worldwide studios. Link To Original Article

Hopefully, a shift in Intel's marketing strategy will put the Core 2 Duo dancers on hiatus later this year, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said Tuesday. After Intel realized its fortunes had begun to turn last year, the company immediately began a marketing blitz called "Multiply," based almost exclusively around ... Link To Original Article

Microsoft's Jeff Bell and Reggie Bush at E3 (Credit: Dan Ackerman/CNET Networks)By now, the news has hit the wires (and the blogs) that Peter Moore, corporate vice president of interactive entertainment at Microsoft, is leaving Redmond to be president of the sports division at game publisher Electronic ... Link To Original Article