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I have noticed that my computer has had no automatic updates coming through, yet my wifes computer has. I decided to get some updates but I cannot get into the update pages - I am met with the following error message The faqs and find solution options do not help at all. I am running Windows XP with SP3. Computer is AMD Athlon 64 processor 3800+, 2.4 GHz, 2.23 GB of RAM. I have searched the web for that specific error number, but cannot find anything on it. Please help

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Bertie replied April 16, 201113 yr

Supersite In this edition of the mailbag: Whether Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) will be a free update, when Verizon will start selling a Windows Phone, confusion over Windows Home Server's support for domains, some Zune Pass questions, whether I'll be reviewing any Windows 7-based Slate PCs, whether the expiration of Microsoft's consent decree will make the company more aggressive, and my plans for migrating to the final version of Windows Home Server 2011. ... View the full article

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AWS replied April 16, 201113 yr

Supersite Live from NAB in Las Vegas, it's the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, where Leo and I discuss Microsoft's confirmation of my Windows Phone update carrier blocking claims, MIX'11, Windows Phone "Mango" features, Internet Explorer 10 and the path to Windows 8, IE 9 vs. Chrome, more Windows 8 features revealed, Google's purchase of ITA, and the Winklevoss Brothers loss in the Facebook suit. ... View the full article

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AWS replied April 16, 201113 yr

Supersite Microsoft will release a major update to Windows Phone, internally called Windows Phone 7.5 and codenamed "Mango," sometime in the final quarter of 2011. Here's what we know so far. ... View the full article

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AWS replied April 16, 201113 yr

what one do you think is faster and more secure :D

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AWS replied April 15, 201113 yr

While Microsoft has begun detailing some of the planned packaging and pricing for its Office 365 suite of cloud-hosted applications, a few details still remain murky — including when, how and whether dedicated and federal versions will be available. View the full article

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AWS replied April 15, 201113 yr

Supersite The NoDo update for Windows Phone 7 adds a few minor functional changes to Microsoft's new mobile platform. But the more interesting story is how we got here, and why NoDo could be the only update Windows Phone customers get in the platform's first year on the market. ... View the full article

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AWS replied April 15, 201113 yr

Microsoft is readying private and beta marketplace access for Windows Phone as part of its “Mango” update coming this fall. View the full article

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AWS replied April 15, 201113 yr

Supersite In the wake of Microsoft's MIX'11 conference, at which the software giant unveiled a number of interesting developer-oriented features for Windows Phone OS 7.5 ("Mango"), we're faced with what is an all-too-common situation when it comes to the Windows Phone team: They don't say much, but when they do, we're left with as many questions as answers. ... View the full article

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AWS replied April 15, 201113 yr

Windows IT Pro An often irreverent look at some of this week's other news, including the Windows Phone team's latest 'jump the shark' moment, Microsoft dropping Vista support in IE 10, IE 9 hits Windows Update, Nokia Windows Phones in 2012, Mango is not enough for WP to catch up, Google earnings, Android surges, PlayBook launches, Apple poaches, white iPhone 4 is coming, Kinect/Netflix compatibility, Wii 2 talk, Nintendo 3DS sales, and another trip to Las Vegas. ... View the full article

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AWS replied April 15, 201113 yr

As you may know Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing, had a great start. According to some news, it started to overtake Yahoo. Bing also grabbed market share from Google. Is it possible? I don’t think so. People’s habit is hard to change and most of us is using Google as the default homepage. I think more creative ideas and some vision is needed to overtake Google. __________________

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pctechwizard replied April 15, 201113 yr

Windows 8 will be released in 2012 but news is already swirling about the operating system backing up to Microsoft's cloud storage service. According to Download Squad, a job posting, which has since been pulled, states that Microsoft is "working on a Windows Azure-based service and integrating with certain Microsoft online services and Windows 8 client backup. Many of the features we develop have ended up in the Windows Client and Windows Server OSes." The news does not specifically mention Windows Azure but it's clear any cloud-backup would be part of the Azure platform. Online storage for the every day user is a growing business. Microsoft is actually lau…

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pctechwizard replied April 15, 201113 yr

Microsoft today announced students would be able to purchase upgrade versions of Windows 7 for a significantly reduced price until January 3, 2010 at 12:00am CST. A valid e-mail address given by a college or university must be used. An e-mail will be sent telling the student if he or she qualifies for the discount. Eligible students are allowed to purchase one copy of either Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional from the online store. The discount price applies to the following countries: the UK (£30) and the US ($30). More information is available at win741.com, a site just launched today that is dedicated to advertising Windows 7 to students. Sourc…

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pctechwizard replied April 15, 201113 yr

Windows IT Pro Microsoft corporate vice president Joe Belfiore offered the first comprehensive look at the developer oriented features of "Mango," the major Windows Phone 7 software update that the software giant plans to ship by the end of the year. And while he said the future Mango revelations around consumer and business end-user features would wait for a future date, enough details slipped out to please even the most jaded Windows Phone fan. ... View the full article

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AWS replied April 13, 201113 yr

Windows IT Pro At the start of a keynote address on the second day of the MIX'11 conference in Las Vegas this week, a senior Microsoft executive apologized for his company's bungling of Windows Phone software updates. This very public mea culpa comes on the heels of a disastrous four months during which Microsoft and its partners have consistently missed deadlines for updating for the platform, angering customers. ... View the full article

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AWS replied April 13, 201113 yr

Windows IT Pro At the MIX'11 conference this week in Las Vegas, Microsoft provided a compelling public demonstration of its Kinect developer tools for Windows, showing off how programmers will be able to create interactive applications for its motion sensing hardware. ... View the full article

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AWS replied April 13, 201113 yr