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I have an XP Pro SP3 system where the KB2676562 update fails to install. Here's some of the KB2676562.log: 1.563: ================================================================================ 1.563: 2012/06/01 14:48:10.109 (local) 1.563: C:WINDOWSSoftwareDistributionDownload5c8e9e17998db0bdd75732d7c2f21e47updateupdate.exe (version 6.3.13.0) 1.610: DoInstallation: GetProcAddress(InitializeCustomizationDLL) Returned: 0x7f 1.625: Hotfix started with following command line: /si /ParentInfo:b048f44098f9cf49a0b55113c69dbeb4 1.625: In Function GetReleaseSet, line 1240, RegQueryValueEx failed with error 0x2 1.657: Return Value From MpSysCheck = 1 1.657: MpSysCheck returned 441092 1.657: Return Value From MpSysCheck = 1 1.657: MpSysCheck returned value( 0x1 ) which is Equal To 0x1 1.657: Condition succeeded for section MagicTrap.Check.Condition in Line 1 of PreRequisite 3.344: DoInstallation: CleanPFR failed: 0x2 3.375: In Function GetReleaseSet, line 1240, RegQueryValueEx failed with error 0x2 3.375: SetProductTypes: InfProductBuildType=BuildType.IP 3.422: SetAltOsLoaderPath: No section uses DirId 65701 done. 3.485: SessionImageSize is Present 3.485: SYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory ManagementSessionImageSize is Greater or Equal To Specified Value 3.485: Condition Check for Line 1 of win32k.Session.ExtendedConditional returned FALSE 3.625: CreateUninstall = 1,Directory = C:WINDOWS$NtUninstallKB2676562$ 3.641: LoadFileQueues: UpdSpGetSourceFileLocation for halmacpi.dll failed: 0xe0000102 3.672: ref tag c:windowsdriver cachei386sp4.cab does not exist 3.672: ref tag c:windowssystem32sp4.cab does not exist 3.672: ref tag c:windowssystem32sp3.cab does not exist 3.672: ref tag c:windowssystem32sp2.cab does not exist 3.672: ref tag c:windowsdriver cachei386sp1.cab does not exist 3.672: ref tag c:windowssystem32sp1.cab does not exist 3.672: ref tag c:windowssystem32fp40ext.cab does not exist 3.672: ref tag c:windowssystem32fp40ext1.cab does not exist 3.672: ref tag c:windowssystem32wms4.cab does not exist 3.672: ref tag c:windowssystem32wms41.cab does not exist 3.688: ref tag c:windowssystem32ims.cab does not exist 3.688: ref tag c:windowssystem32ims1.cab does not exist 3.688: ref tag c:windowssystem32ins.cab does not exist 3.688: ref tag c:windowssystem32ins1.cab does not exist 3.719: Starting AnalyzeComponents 3.719: AnalyzePhaseZero used 0 ticks 3.719: No c:windowsINFupdtblk.inf file. 3.750: SetupFindFirstLine in LoadExclusionList Failed with error: 0xe0000102 3.750: SetupFindFirstLine in LoadExclusionList Failed with error: 0xe0000102 3.750: Enumerating Devices of computer, GUID {4d36e966-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} 4.391: OEM file scan used 672 ticks 8.157: AnalyzePhaseOne: used 4438 ticks 8.157: AnalyzeComponents: Hotpatch analysis disabled skipping. 8.157: AnalyzeComponents: Hotpatching is disabled. 8.157: FindFirstFile c:windows$hf_mig$*.* 13.719: KB2676562 Setup encountered an error: The update.ver file is not correct. 21.188: KB2676562 Setup encountered an error: The update.ver file is not correct. 23.500: KB2676562 Setup encountered an error: The update.ver file is not correct. 23.782: KB2676562 Setup encountered an error: The update.ver file is not correct. 24.766: KB2676562 Setup encountered an error: The update.ver file is not correct. 31.172: AnalyzeForBranching used 250 ticks. 31.860: AnalyzePhaseTwo used 688 ticks 31.860: AnalyzePhaseThree used 0 ticks 31.860: AnalyzePhaseFive used 0 ticks 31.860: AnalyzePhaseSix used 0 ticks 31.860: AnalyzeComponents used 28141 ticks 31.860: Downloading 0 files 31.860: bPatchMode = TRUE 31.860: Inventory complete: ReturnStatus=0, 28266 ticks 31.860: Num Ticks for invent : 28266 31.860: [dumpDownloadTask] We have all necessary files for the package to install. Return STATUS_READY_TO_INSTALL 31.860: dumpDownloadTask returned 0xf201 (ready to install) 31.891: KB2676562 installation did not complete. 31.891: Update.exe extended error code = 0xf201 1.250: ================================================================================ 1.250: 2012/06/01 14:55:56.265 (local) 1.250: C:WINDOWSSoftwareDistributionDownload888bd630a02581b550845dde5f47a0eeupdateupdate.exe (version 6.3.13.0) 1.250: DoInstallation: GetProcAddress(InitializeCustomizationDLL) Returned: 0x7f 1.250: Failed To Enable SE_SHUTDOWN_PRIVILEGE 1.266: Hotfix started with following command line: -q -z -er /ParentInfo:f05416be97631748a95e24d377b91956 1.266: In Function GetReleaseSet, line 1240, RegQueryValueEx failed with error 0x2 1.266: Return Value From MpSysCheck = 1 1.266: MpSysCheck returned 441092 1.266: Return Value From MpSysCheck = 1 1.266: MpSysCheck returned value( 0x1 ) which is Equal To 0x1 1.266: Condition succeeded for section MagicTrap.Check.Condition in Line 1 of PreRequisite 1.750: ---- Old Information In The Registry ------ 1.813: Source:C:WINDOWSsystem32SET1A.tmp (1.9.40.0) 1.813: Destination:C:WINDOWSsystem32LegitCheckControl.dll (1.7.69.2) 1.844: Source:C:WINDOWSsystem32SET1B.tmp (1.9.40.0) 1.844: Destination:C:WINDOWSsystem32WgaLogon.dll (1.5.540.0) 1.844: Source:f:a29200e47dfd545a7781bcwgasetup.exe (1.9.40.0) 1.844: Destination: 1.844: Source:f:a29200e47dfd545a7781bc 1.844: Destination: 1.844: ---- New Information In The Registry ------ 1.844: Source:C:WINDOWSsystem32SET1A.tmp (1.9.40.0) 1.844: Destination:C:WINDOWSsystem32LegitCheckControl.dll (1.7.69.2) 1.844: Source:C:WINDOWSsystem32SET1B.tmp (1.9.40.0) 1.844: Destination:C:WINDOWSsystem32WgaLogon.dll (1.5.540.0) 1.844: Source:f:a29200e47dfd545a7781bcwgasetup.exe (1.9.40.0) 1.844: Destination: 1.844: Source:f:a29200e47dfd545a7781bc 1.844: Destination: 1.844: In Function GetReleaseSet, line 1240, RegQueryValueEx failed with error 0x2 1.844: SetProductTypes: InfProductBuildType=BuildType.IP 1.844: SetAltOsLoaderPath: No section uses DirId 65701 done. 1.859: SessionImageSize is Present 1.859: SYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory ManagementSessionImageSize is Greater or Equal To Specified Value 1.859: Condition Check for Line 1 of win32k.Session.ExtendedConditional returned FALSE 1.859: CreateUninstall = 1,Directory = C:WINDOWS$NtUninstallKB2676562$ 1.859: LoadFileQueues: UpdSpGetSourceFileLocation for halmacpi.dll failed: 0xe0000102 1.859: ref tag c:windowsdriver cachei386sp4.cab does not exist 1.859: ref tag c:windowssystem32sp4.cab does not exist 1.875: ref tag c:windowssystem32sp3.cab does not exist 1.875: ref tag c:windowssystem32sp2.cab does not exist 1.875: ref tag c:windowsdriver cachei386sp1.cab does not exist 1.875: ref tag c:windowssystem32sp1.cab does not exist 1.875: ref tag c:windowssystem32fp40ext.cab does not exist 1.875: ref tag c:windowssystem32fp40ext1.cab does not exist 1.875: ref tag c:windowssystem32wms4.cab does not exist 1.875: ref tag c:windowssystem32wms41.cab does not exist 1.875: ref tag c:windowssystem32ims.cab does not exist 1.875: ref tag c:windowssystem32ims1.cab does not exist 1.875: ref tag c:windowssystem32ins.cab does not exist 1.875: ref tag c:windowssystem32ins1.cab does not exist 1.875: Starting AnalyzeComponents 1.875: AnalyzePhaseZero used 0 ticks 1.875: No c:windowsINFupdtblk.inf file. 1.875: SetupFindFirstLine in LoadExclusionList Failed with error: 0xe0000102 1.875: SetupFindFirstLine in LoadExclusionList Failed with error: 0xe0000102 1.875: Enumerating Devices of computer, GUID {4d36e966-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} 2.250: OEM file scan used 375 ticks 2.297: The file c:windowssystem32ntkrnlpa.exe is open or in use by another application. Close all other applications and then click Retry. 2.297: AnalyzePhaseOne: used 422 ticks 2.297: GlobalErrorReturnCode set to 1359 (0x54f) 2.297: AnalyzeComponents: Cancelled 2.297: Inventory complete: ReturnStatus=1359, 438 ticks 2.297: Num Ticks for invent : 438 2.313: An internal error occurred. 2.313: KB2676562 installation did not complete. 2.313: Update.exe extended error code = 0x54f Suggestions? View this thread

I bought a desktop from Walmart, a few days later I get "This copy of Windows is not genuine" error. I realize I'm new, but would appreciate any help! Thanks in advance!! Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0): ----------------------------------------- Windows Validation Data--> Validation Code: 50 Cached Online Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004f012 Windows Product Key: *****-*****-T7WC8-4M2PP-2VFTM Windows Product Key Hash: 6mAMI3zfzVsFp8hy1MUn9Lu39vA= Windows Product ID: 00359-OEM-9820603-62562 Windows Product ID Type: 8 Windows License Type: COA SLP Windows OS version: 6.1.7601.2.00010300.1.0.003 ID: {500C6CB3-F128-4EF6-8B55-9CBBACC9923D}(1) Is Admin: Yes TestCab: 0x0 LegitcheckControl ActiveX: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Product Name: Windows 7 Home Premium Architecture: 0x00000009 Build lab: 7601.win7sp1_gdr.120330-1504 TTS Error: Validation Diagnostic: Resolution Status: N/A Vista WgaER Data--> ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Windows XP Notifications Data--> Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 File Exists: No Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGA Notifications Data--> Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGA Data--> Office Status: 109 N/A OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002 Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3 Browser Data--> Proxy settings: N/A User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible MSIE 8.0 Win32) Default Browser: C:Program Files (x86)Internet Exploreriexplore.exe Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled Active scripting: Allowed Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed File Scan Data--> Other data--> Office Details: {500C6CB3-F128-4EF6-8B55-9CBBACC9923D}1.9.0027.06.1.7601.2.00010300.1.0.003x64*****-*****-*****-*****-2VFTM00359-OEM-9820603-625628S-1-5-21-1699841669-102042571-466405090GatewayGM5664Phoenix Technologies, LTD6.00 PG20071126000000.000000+000D3673107018400F204090409US Eastern Standard Time(GMT-05:00)03GATEWASYSTEM 109 Spsys.log Content: 0x80070002 Licensing Data--> Software licensing service version: 6.1.7601.17514 Name: Windows® 7, HomePremium edition Description: Windows Operating System - Windows® 7, OEM_COA_SLP channel Activation ID: 5e017a8a-f3f9-4167-b1bd-ba3e236a4d8f Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f Extended PID: 00359-00196-206-062562-02-1033-7601.0000-1532020 Installation ID: 018430867160552003068160841190970152608861106861340821 Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88338 Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88339 Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88341 Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88340 Partial Product Key: 2VFTM License Status: Notification Notification Reason: 0xC004F009 (grace time expired). Remaining Windows rearm count: 2 Trusted time: 6/1/2020 2:44:27 PM Windows Activation Technologies--> HrOffline: 0x00000000 HrOnline: N/A HealthStatus: 0x0000000000000000 Event Time Stamp: N/A ActiveX: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395 Admin Service: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395 HealthStatus Bitmask Output: HWID Data--> HWID Hash Current: MAAAAAEAAgABAAEAAQACAAAAAQABAAEAeqhiqyDYIqOSADQrhswWQhrsnCX2cdbH OEM Activation 1.0 Data--> N/A OEM Activation 2.0 Data--> BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes Windows marker version: 0x0 OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: yes BIOS Information: ACPI Table Name OEMID Value OEMTableID Value APIC GATEWA SYSTEM FACP GATEWA SYSTEM HPET GATEWA SYSTEM MCFG GATEWA SYSTEM SSDT GATEWA SYSTEM SLIC GATEWA SYSTEM View the thread

Microsoft’s new three-pane Bing design highlights inputs from users’ social networks, and adds a more Metro-inspired design. Source: All About Microsoft

I want to alert you that i have been receiving at least 15 phone calls a week from someone posing as a tech from your technical dept. trying to tell me that i have serious problems on my computer and i need to give him access to my computer so he can resolve the issues on my computer so i won't lose all the data on my computer. No matter how many times i've told him i don't want him calling me anymore he still call s 2 and 3 times a day. I know this is a scam and would never give out any information on the phone unless i called the person or company myself. But i can't help but think there are alot of people that would fall for a scam like that and believe that the call was authentic, and make the mistake of allowing access to their computer just because the person claimed to be a Microsoft employee. I thought that a public anouncement from Microsoft would alert people not to fall for the scam, that Microsoft doesn't operate that way. Thank You Joe Morgan View this thread

We built a new browsing experience in lockstep with Windows 8 to give you all the advantages that Metro style apps offer. We built that experience by extending IE’s underlying architecture to provide a fast, fully hardware-accelerated browsing engine with strong security and support for HTML5 and other web standards. Internet Explorer 10 is designed to make website interaction fast and fluid for touch as well as for heavy mouse and keyboard use. With IE10, websites participate in the Metro style experience in Windows 8, including the Start screen, charms, snap, and more. IE10 also provides the best protection from malicious software on the web while providing convenient control over your online privacy. The Metro style browsing experience is a better way to browse on a desktop computer with a big screen, mouse and keyboard, or on a touch-enabled mobile device. As people browse more “chromelessly” on their phones, they’ve become accustomed to a more immersive and less manual browsing experience compared with the desktop. Metro style browsing offers you a full-screen, immersive site experience with every pixel of the screen for your favorite sites. With IE and Windows 8 you can always use the charms to accomplish what you want to do next with a website (e.g. share, print, search…). We’ve heard from many people – even those with the most enthusiastic and intense browsing patterns – prefer Metro style browsing because it’s fast, fluid and more focused on what you browse than on how you browse. Download this video to view it in your favorite media player: High quality MP4 | Lower quality MP4 Note: On June 7, 2012, we updated the video above to provide a more illustrative demo of interacting with videos in IE10. Browsing more of the web The Windows 8 Release Preview includes a new power-optimized, touch-friendly Adobe Flash Player for IE10 that is updated through Windows Update. Adobe Flash content on compatible websites will now play in the new Metro style web browser. This optimized Flash Player is integrated with IE 10 in Windows 8 to ensure that our customers have a great experience browsing the web on Windows 8. We believe that having more sites “just work” in the Metro style browser improves the experience for consumers and businesses alike. As a practical matter, the primary device you walk around with should play the web content on sites you rely on. Otherwise, the device is just a companion to a PC. Some popular websites require Adobe Flash and do not offer HTML5 alternatives, and this change to the product reflects the feedback that we’ve heard from customers about their experience with sites that do not offer an HTML5-only experience for Metro style IE. For example, try pbskids.org on an iPad. Some workforce solutions, like Beeline, require Flash. Some financial management sites, like this one, require Flash. And some sites still deliver their best experience with Flash, such as youtube.com. You can read more about the technical details and architectural improvements to the underlying HTML5 “Trident” browser engine and Chakra JavaScript engine, including support for integrating the Flash Player on the IE Blog. The Metro style browser for Windows 8 We built IE10’s user experience exclusively around all the Metro style design patterns to be fast and fluid for even the most intense everyday browsing. We listened to your feedback from the Consumer Preview and acted, adding more conveniences like saving images from web pages, “paste and go” for faster navigation, and integrated network diagnostics. We designed the interface and controls to be there when you need them and out of view when you don’t. We also designed in the comprehensive functionality that people need for everyday heavy-duty web browsing: great touch keyboard support for forms, integrated spell checking with AutoCorrect, finding text on the page, etc. The user experience follows Metro style patterns and conventions for personality, animations, and command activation, and support for Windows 8 charms, snap, and more. .IE10 puts the focus on your sites, providing a full screen edge-to-edge experience that uses every pixel for the web. . Tabs are available, and stay out of your way until you need them. IE10 is fast and fluid for the full web, not just the mobile versions of sites. We made IE super responsive to touch, mouse, and keyboard. The Metro style browser delivers on touch browsing, not just browsing on a touch device. You can feel it in the stick-to-your-finger responsiveness of the touch support for panning and zooming, swiping back and forward for page navigation, and double tapping to zoom in and out of content. The Release Preview includes improved visual feedback when following links with touch, for higher confidence even when the site isn’t coded for touch. Context menus and form controls are optimized for touch, and the browser responds fluidly to device orientation (scaling smoothly to landscape and portrait screen layouts) and “snapping” Windows 8 applications next to it. IE10 also improves on the experience of browsing the Web with mouse and keyboard with support for the keyboard shortcuts you expect, and convenient mouse affordances for back and forward navigation. These are also improved in the Release Preview for example, you can just slam your mouse to the left edge of screen and click on the back button, which is now smaller. Metro style IE10 takes a different, more modern approach to browsing. It puts the focus squarely on the websites you browse rather than the tab and window management intensive activity that has defined browsing for the last decade. For example, in the Release Preview, you can double-tap to focus on HTML5 video with full-screen playback. On our hallways, we’ve been using it as our primary browser on laptops and desktop workstations, with touch screens as well as with keyboards and mice. From tiles on the Start screen for websites to the immersive full screen web experience, we designed IE in Windows 8 to be your daily browser for the real web. Navigation: Navigation tiles are designed to help you find and navigate to sites immediately using the site’s icon and color while minimizing your typing. In the Release Preview, we improved the layout of these tiles for efficiency and speed, optimized for visual recognition of sites you visit most often, and with clearer consistency with the Start screen. . Get to your most important sites quickly with navigation tiles. You can quickly access your favorites by typing the first few letters of the name and in the Release Preview, favorite and pinned sites are marked with a badge for quick recognition. IE shows you frequently visited sites as well as sites that you’ve pinned to the Start screen. As you type in the address bar, the navigation tiles filter to show you sites from your history, favorites and even popular URLs. With Windows 8 roaming and connected accounts, your browsing history and favorites roam with you so that you can easily access recent webpages across all of your PCs. . Access your favorites by typing the first few letters of the name. Favorite and pinned sites are marked with a badge for quick recognition. The navigation bar in IE10 appears when you need it, again keeping the focus on websites. In the Windows Release Preview, the navigation bar consolidates easy-to-use controls (touch or keyboard/mouse) for common operations like back, forward, stop/refresh, pinning sites to the Start screen, and getting an app. The address bar shows badges and coloring for secure sites, SmartScreen, and InPrivate browsing. It also supports auto-complete as well as web search, matching the behavior of IE on the desktop. Also new in Release Preview is the “Paste and Go” command for fast navigation to copied URLs or search terms on the clipboard. The address box shows a progress indicator when a page is loading, and includes indicators for site compatibility and tracking protection. The navigation bar includes commands for Find on Page, and Open in IE on the desktop, for compatibility with sites that require legacy plug-in technologies, or for when you are using desktop tools and wish to continue using them in your existing workflows. . Navigation is faster with Paste and go. Enhanced touch browsing: In the Release Preview, IE10’s Metro style experience offers a new way of browsing multi-page and sequenced content. Flip ahead enables you to navigate your favorite sites like you read a magazine by replacing the need to click on links with a more natural forward swipe gesture on touch-centric devices (and forward button with mouse). Imagine flipping through a multi-page New York Times article, through product listings on Amazon or eBay, or quickly catching up on the latest news by flipping through CNN.com, all by simply swiping forward without hunting for the "Next" link on the page. . You can swipe to flip ahead to next page listings without hunting for the “next” link. . Transitioning to next page is fast and fluid with touch. . Moving through multi-page content is fast and fluid. Once you turn on Flip Ahead, you can swipe through content spread across multiple pages to go to the next page within the same article, post or thread. When browsing sequenced content, such as blogs or news sites, and whenever you've reached the end of your multi-page content, flip ahead will suggest an appropriate next article, post or thread to continue your exploration. Using Flip Ahead requires end user opt-in, and sends your browsing history to Microsoft to improve the quality of the experience. Other aspects of the Metro style experience have largely stayed the same: Tabs: Browsing multiple web pages is core to any good web experience. The Metro style tab switcher appears when you swipe in from the bottom or top of the screen with touch, right-click with the mouse, or press Windows key+Z on the keyboard: . Active tabs are shown as page thumbnails with page titles in text overlays. Tabs have a touch-friendly button for closing, and button for creating a new tab, or a new InPrivate tab. IE10 shows the last 10 tabs you’ve used, reducing the need to actively manage your tabs. You can even clean up tabs quickly and easily with one command. Touch keyboard: IE10 works great with physical keyboards as well as the Windows 8 touch keyboard, which it automatically adjusts to make your experience easier. For example, when you set focus in the address bar, the “/” and “.com” keys become available to quickly enter URLs: . IE automatically adjusts the touch keyboard based on where you’re typing. For example, email form fields show the “@” and “.com” keys. IE10 takes a clean, “low nag” approach to notifications. All alerts and user prompts come through a notification bar at the bottom of the screen. IE uses Windows 8 Metro style “fly-outs” when more interaction is needed. Notification bars automatically dismiss as appropriate. Downloads in the Metro style browser protect you from malicious software via SmartScreen’s Application Reputation, as in IE on the desktop. The Release Preview adds support for “pop-up” windows as background tabs in the Metro style experience. Connecting websites and apps in the Metro style With IE10, websites are part of the Metro style experience in Windows 8. Through snap, charms, and integration with the Store and the Start screen, Metro style browsing blurs the boundaries between the web and apps. With site pinning, you can personalize your Windows Start screen with the sites you use all the time. You can pin any website to the Start screen from IE10, so you have one place to access all the things you care about or need. The tiles for pinned sites reflect the site’s color and icon. In the Release Preview developers can provide higher resolution PNG file site icon and specify the tile background color. With IE10, sites can provide background notifications for new messages and other account activity on the website. The site can also program additional commands that appear in IE’s navigation bar in a touch-friendly way, the same way that sites can program jumplists for IE on the desktop. . Site tiles let you go directly to your sites from the Windows 8 Start screen. . Pinned site high-resolution image, custom tile colors, and background notifications make it easier to find your favorite site and keep you up-to-date at a glance. Integration with the Store makes it easy to discover and launch Metro style apps for the sites you visit in IE. In Release Preview, we have continued reducing UI concepts to make you even confident in IE. The Tools icon is updated to tell you when there is something "special" about the page. You can tap on it to go to the store to install an app. Once an app is installed, you can launch it directly from the site. For example, here’s WordPress.com in IE10: . Updated tools menu lets you know when there is an app for the site. Other aspects of integrating sites in the Metro style experience include: Snap makes it easy to use Windows 8 for more than one thing at a time. You can browse in IE10 and have side-by-side access to your mail, music, or any other application. The browser adapts to the narrow “snap” size and automatically undocks when necessary for user interaction. All of the core browsing capabilities are available when snapped – panning, pinch and double-tap zooming, and following links. . Multitasking with Windows 8 “snap” lets you put your site side-by-side with other applications like the Messaging app. Charms provide a consistent way to perform common actions like searching and sharing in Windows 8. IE10 supports the Search, Share, Devices, and Settings charms: . The charms appear when you swipe in from the right edge, press Windows key+C, or move your mouse to the bottom or top-right corner of the screen. For the Search charm, IE10 uses the default search engine, which you can set to your preference. After initiating a search in the charm fly-out, search results are shown as you type, including the same picture and instant results you see in IE on the desktop, if your search engine supports them. With the Share charm, you can access any application that supports sharing (like Mail). This allows you to send a rich link preview with image, description, and hyperlink so it’s easy to share more than just a link. . IE10 and Mail support sending rich link previews with image, description, and hyperlink, you can share more than just a link with very little work. The Devices charm makes printing, projecting, and playing to external devices easy and consistent. For example, you can print from any webpage from IE – handy for things like airline boarding passes –by tapping or clicking the Devices charm and selecting a printer. The Settings charm provides quick access to the most frequently used configuration settings for IE10. You can quickly clear browsing history, control location access, and more. Consumers get a simplified interaction with IE settings, while enthusiasts still have an easy way to access fine-grained controls through settings in IE on the desktop. Protection from the malicious web IE10 offers the same industry leading security, privacy, and reliability features, building on IE9’s SmartScreen, XSS filtering, Application Reputation, InPrivate browsing, Tracking Protection, and hang detection and recovery. In addition, IE10 makes your security and privacy more convenient with “Enhanced Protected mode” for better isolation of website content in each tab, and new in the Release Preview is one simple setting (on by default) for sending the Do Not Track (DNT) signal to web sites. . Summary of other key changes from the Consumer Preview IE10 in the Windows 8 Release Preview brings a more full-featured Metro style experience to your browsing. Again, you can read more details of changes to the underlying HTML5 engine and more on the IE blog. Here are just some of the improvements to IE10 for fast and fluid browsing: Improved Fast & fluid touch: full independent composition for real web sites (including fixed elements, sub-scrollers, animations, and video) Smoother UI transitions and animations with less flicker on low-end hardware Support for subset of Flash in Metro style IE for top sites for media playback and gaming Support for full-screen HTML5 video, including double-tap zoom to full-screen Improved layout for site selection with “light dismiss” and notation for Favorites and Pinned site Improved browser command bar layout and favicon treatment, with consolidated navigation bar controls Adjust default web page zoom level on high res screens Context menu for “Save Image” Context menu for “Paste and Go” Improved touch visual feedback for following links Support for high-res image for pinned sites tile in start screen Integrated network trouble shooter in Metro style IE Metro style auto-complete drop down Flip ahead for next page navigation (user opt-in) Do Not Track (DNT) setting on by default Metro style and no-compromise browsing You used to have to make a choice between browsing the mobile web on small screens with good touch support, and browsing the full web with good mouse and keyboard support on big screens. The Metro style web experience in IE10 in the Windows 8 Release Preview means no compromises. You can browse and touch and multitask and print and share with all the power of Windows 8 and your PC. The web with IE10 is more fast and fluid, better connected to your applications, and more secure and private. Source: Windows 8 Blog

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Excel Worksheet I asked to Alpha A-Z and it moved only the Last Name to alpha, but not the complete line of info with the last name - HELP View the thread

I use Windows Live for my email. I accidentally deleted it, then I deleted all my deletions. Any way to restore? If so, how can I do this? View the thread

Posted on [*]It is the first native store integrated into the operating system [*]Users can buy, download and install apps right from their desktop, in a trusted environment [*]Microsoft will create a new revenue source that will grow considerably over time The Windows Store version that Microsoft included in the Consumer Preview has been criticized for a number of reasons, among them the failure to include desktop applications in the store, or a confusing navigation. Microsoft has made modifications to the store in the Release Preview of Windows 8 that the company released yesterday, lets take a look at what’s new and what has been improved. The store in its current form supports 26 different markets, or locales, which is an increase of 21 from the 5 the Consumer Preview supported. While that is still not all markets that Microsoft targets with Windows, the company noted that it will expand the service further in the coming months. For now, unsupported markets will see a generic catalog. As far as navigation goes, the initial release of Windows Store was criticized for being difficulty to navigate in, especially the return to home link and the page listing all installed applications were not found easily by many testers. Microsoft has added a nav bar to the Windows Store that users can display when they right-click on a blank spot in the store. This nav bar leads directly to the homepage of the store, or to the installed applications on the system. [url=http://www.everything-microsoft.com/2012/06/01/windows-store-update-windows-8-release-preview/windows-8-store-nav-bar/" rel="attachment wp-att-94462">http://cdn6.everything-microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/windows-8-store-nav-bar-400x225.png?9d7bd4 Microsoft furthermore has added the Metro-style command bar to application installations, to provide better app management. The bar allows you to pause or cancel the download or installation of apps in the operating system. Another change is the new Share contracts mechanism, that you can use to share discovered apps with contacts right from the apps listing page in the store. Just move the mouse cursor to the lower right corner of the screen, select Share from the Charms menu and then the share option that you would like to use. [url=http://www.everything-microsoft.com/2012/06/01/windows-store-update-windows-8-release-preview/windows-store-share/" rel="attachment wp-att-94463">http://cdn10.everything-microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/windows-store-share-400x225.png?9d7bd4 Desktop apps are now also listed in the store, but do not function in the same way as Metro apps. While they are listed in the store, the store fronts only link to the program homepages. This basically means that the applications need to be purchased, downloaded and installed manually, instead of automatically. Still, the addition of desktop apps is a step in the right direction for Microsoft and users. You find more information about the updated Windows 8 Store over at the [url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/05/31/windows-store-for-release-preview.aspx">Windows Store blog. [url=http://www.everything-microsoft.com/2012/06/01/windows-store-update-windows-8-release-preview/">Windows Store Update in Windows 8 Release Preview, What’s New? was posted on [url=http://www.everything-microsoft.com">Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & Themes. If you are not reading this content in an email newsletter, it is being used without permission. View the full article

I had to re load pc, running win 7 home premium, I upgraded to win 7 pro a year ago. How do I redownload and install, I have the product key. View the thread

I'm using Win 7 on my HP Elite to record TV in Media Center. Can I copy/transfer the recorded files to my other machine (Pavilion p6-2100, w/o TV recording h/w) for later viewing on that machine? Thanks. -- Allen View the thread

I have window 7 product key and i want to change to a new harddisk as my old harddisk is full of virus. Can i install window 7 on my new laptop hard disk using my existing product key. where can i downdload to install window 7. Need your advise as soon as possible. I do not want to backup as i m afraid the backup dixk might also have virus. View the thread

My laptop is a Compaq Presario CQ61 and I'm running Windows Vista 32-bit service pack 2. I've had it for over two years. I turned it on today and it's asking me to activate Windows. I have no idea why it's doing this. It is a legitimate copy bought and activated two years ago.When I go to Control PanelSystem and MaintenanceSystem, under the Windows Activation section I have the message:"You must activate today. Activate Windows now"Product ID: XXXXX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXXX "Change product key"Apparently my product key is invalid, but as I've mentioned, I've been using it for nearly two years.This is an urgent issue as I'm currently abroad and require my laptop to organize flight details back home in a week. Any speedy assistance would be much appreciated.Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostic Tool output:Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0):-----------------------------------------Windows Validation Data-->Validation Status: GenuineValidation Code: 0Cached Online Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004f012Windows Product Key: *****-*****-Y2QYV-DJ8W3-749T4Windows Product Key Hash: JCyoK5+4wrzubemFqCsOJCkCjTA=Windows Product ID: 89572-OEM-7236386-91449Windows Product ID Type: 8Windows License Type: COA SLPWindows OS version: 6.0.6002.2.00010300.2.0.002ID: {3A06CD88-04F4-485B-BC9E-718B6A5EF56F}(1)Is Admin: YesTestCab: 0x0LegitcheckControl ActiveX: N/A, hr = 0x80070002Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002Product Name: Windows Vista ™ Home BasicArchitecture: 0x00000000Build lab: 6002.vistasp2_gdr.120402-0336TTS Error: Validation Diagnostic: Resolution Status: N/AVista WgaER Data-->ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002Windows XP Notifications Data-->Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002File Exists: NoVersion: N/A, hr = 0x80070002WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002OGA Notifications Data-->Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002Version: 2.0.48.0OGAExec.exe Signed By: MicrosoftOGAAddin.dll Signed By: MicrosoftOGA Data-->Office Status: 100 GenuineMicrosoft Office Home and Student 2007 - 100 GenuineOGA Version: Registered, 2.0.48.0Signed By: MicrosoftOffice Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3_E2AD56EA-765-d003_E2AD56EA-766-0_E2AD56EA-134-80004005Browser Data-->Proxy settings: N/AUser Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible MSIE 8.0 Win32)Default Browser: C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exeDownload signed ActiveX controls: PromptDownload unsigned ActiveX controls: DisabledRun ActiveX controls and plug-ins: AllowedInitialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: DisabledAllow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: DisabledActive scripting: AllowedScript ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: AllowedFile Scan Data-->Other data-->Office Details: {3A06CD88-04F4-485B-BC9E-718B6A5EF56F}1.9.0027.06.0.6002.2.00010300.2.0.002x32*****-*****-*****-*****-749T489572-OEM-7236386-914498S-1-5-21-2720355562-718120544-2691774524Hewlett-PackardSLIC-MPCHewlett-PackardF.0220090316000000.000000+00001303507018400F808090409SE Asia Standard Time(GMT+07:00)03HPQOEMSLIC-MPC100100Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007125CE2BDBED489F0CCR0A/aGjBoM8X25bdzhcEmoD+Ww=81602-902-4416695-681101 Spsys.log Content: 0x80070002Licensing Data-->Software licensing service version: 6.0.6002.18005Name: Windows™ Vista, HomeBasic editionDescription: Windows Operating System - Vista, OEM_COA_SLP channelActivation ID: 91dbad68-4713-4f9c-b351-6e77a8361741Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059fExtended PID: 89572-00144-363-891449-02-2057-6002.0000-1532012Installation ID: 001836301832121251725440964132635350610056074891664680Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=43473Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=43474Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=43476Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=43475Partial Product Key: 749T4License Status: LicensedWindows Activation Technologies-->N/AHWID Data-->HWID Hash Current: NAAAAAEAAgABAAIAAQABAAAAAwABAAEAeqjuyTbovOx6f0AU9mXWFfL0+H6w9s5lrFZGyg==OEM Activation 1.0 Data-->N/AOEM Activation 2.0 Data-->BIOS valid for OA 2.0: no, invalid SLIC tableWindows marker version: N/AOEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: N/ABIOS Information: ACPI Table Name OEMID Value OEMTableID Value APIC HPQOEM SLIC-MPC FACP HPQOEM SLIC-MPC HPET HPQOEM SLIC-MPC BOOT HPQOEM SLIC-MPC MCFG HPQOEM SLIC-MPC ASF! HPQOEM SLIC-MPC SLIC HPQOEM SLIC-MPC SSDT PmRef CpuPm View this thread

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GW laptop Win7 Home Prem, 64 bit. Been running MSE a long time with no issues (except it occasionally misses something coming in, but they all do). Last week it turned orange, which it's done in the past: 'you haven't run MSE in a long time and your system is potentially unprotected'. I updated the definitions and ran a full on C drive where all the programs are. Nope, still orange, and it did complete. Next day I updated again and ran a complete on D and E which are just storage partitions. Still orange. Never done this before. I used to be able to turn it back green by just running a complete on one major directory, like Windows. Any ideas? (and I did a Restart). thx *** Email address is removed for privacy *** 1.127.1171.0 View this thread

Hi, I had to reinstall windows and realized that I lost my upgrade key (to Pro) for my Home Premium. My orders in Windows Live is empty. I also deleted windows.old. Could someone please help? How come Microsft does not support retrieval when other sites (Adobe) support this? View the thread

My Picture files are stored and filed in my Documents Library (They always have been since our first stone age computer) Now running Windows 7. When I open Windows Live Photo Gallery it is a lottery whether or not the thumbnails choose to open. Some do and some don't. How can I guarrantee that all thumbnails will open. View the thread

Hello, Even though a periodic "Full Scan" is essential, since it takes a significant amount of time, many a times a scheduled scan is aborted midway, leaving the system a bit vulnerable... 1. To optimize the scan time, I suggest that the before starting a scan, the application indicate the size of standard temporary files and give an option to delete the same. I believe it will help to integrate this check into the application. 2. Is it an incremental scanner? I mean, if a set of scanned files/ folders is not modified later on, does it skip them in the next run or maybe check them only for the updated items in the database? Best Regards, Suresh Upadhya. View this thread

I am using windows xp (32) bit and a message keeps coming up saying "Windows virtual memory is to low " what can I do about it please can anybody tell me ? View this thread

je n'ai plus de son à mon pc. (Pas de son internet, pas de son windows média ni VLC) Je vous explique : Hier j'avais du son, aujourd'hui je n'en ai plus. Je clique sur mon haut parleur en bas à droite (où il y a une grosse croix rouge inhabituelle) et je reçois une résolution de problème dont au final il m'indique le message suivant "un ou plusieurs services audio sont inactifs". Quand je veux lire une musique sur windows média, voilà le message que je reçois http://www.ultim-image.eu/?di=9ZW0 Je met tous les pilotes à jours. Ca fonctionne toujours pas.. Je vais dans gestionnaire de périphérique, je clique droit sur le haut parleur, propriété, et là bim plus rien dedans ! http://www.ultim-image.eu/?di=A5ZF Là je teste TLD, je lance la détection et j'attend de voir... TLD n'a rien donné J'ai le cd avec tous mes drivers. J'ai donc inséré mon cd driver motherboard asus. J'ai été dans les drivers audio, réinstallé les drivers, mais ça n'a de nouveau rien donné... Manipulation suivante - j'ai effectué une restauration du système antérieur à 3 jours ... toujours rien ! je désespère ... Est-ce que quelqu'un aurait une idée de ce que cela pourrait être ?? Je n'ai plus d'idées où chercher le problème... Ok sorry thanks very much View the thread

i installed microsoft security essentials on my pc for home use and i uninstalled the anti-virus software that i wanted to remove. now only microsoft security essentials is working on my pc . but i am worried if windows defender will interrupt with the fuctioning of microsoft security essentials ? thanks, View this thread

When i try to remotely log on to my windows 2008 server r2 it disconnects immediately with the following message.Your Remote Session has ended. The connection to the remote computer was lost possible due to network connectivity problems. Try connecting to the remote computer again. If the problem continues, contact your network admin. But the thing is i have other servers on the same network and i am able to remotely connect to them with any issues. Please help me out.FredAm View this thread

Hi All, A custom installation of Office 2010 was deployed via a computer startup script. Office customization tool was used. Part of the setup included configuring Outlook with a default sharepoint list with Contacts that reside on our sharepoint 2010 server. Now the sharepoint lists URL and stssync has changed...i need to remove the configured default list on all computers. Whats been done I've edited the original office MSP file used in the custom installation and removed the sharepoint lists from it. I've also set the option to disable. Then reapplied the OCT over a test machine, then logged into the machine as a fresh user BUT when outlook is launched the sharepoint list is there..why? I've tried using a GPO to disable and reapply a new default sharepoint list, but the original one added by the OCT is still there along side of the new one. The only way i can seem to remove it is using an outlook.exe /cleansharing switch to clear the list. It works fine. Can someone please tell me how to remove all sharepoint lists in the most effective way. I have 100 computers that need the lists removed. Ben. View this thread

I chose "Defender" in lieu of "M.S.E." when it simply vanished. "Defender" seems useless but a Microsoft Tech. told me "Defender" is just as usefull & both can't work in tandem. I don't agree & want "M.S.E." back but it won't install & I get the same "8004ff83" error code like the others. Any ideas? Kurt Nelsen View this thread

Posted on [*]Native Flash integration for the desktop and metro version of IE10. Probably the biggest change in terms of functionality, especially when it comes to the metro version is the native integration of Adobe’s Flash plugin in Windows. The version installed is 11,3,370,178. Why is this a big thing? Because Microsoft mentioned previously that the Metro version of IE would not support plugins which would have included Flash obviously. The company more or less circumvented this by integrating Flash natively into the browser. [*]Do not track feature is enabled by default. Do not track sends information to all websites you connect to, to let them know that you do not want to be tracked. This feature is enabled by default in Internet Explorer 10. You find the setting under Internet Options > Advanced > Always send Do not Track header near the bottom of the listing. [*]Internet Explorer 10 now supports non-vendor prefixed versions of standards: CSS transitions, transforms, animations, gradients, and CSS Fonts’ font-feature-settings property, as well as platform APIs [*]Performance has been improved across the board. IE 10′s rendering engine has received a speed and performance bump, and touch interaction with the browser has been improved. Microsoft is on a good way with Internet Explorer 10, the company made huge leaps in terms of standards compatibility and performance. You find a detailed article on what’s new in Internet Explorer 10 preview 6 on the [url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2012/05/31/windows-release-preview-the-sixth-ie10-platform-preview.aspx">official Internet Explorer blog site. [url=http://www.everything-microsoft.com/2012/05/31/internet-explorer-10-preview-6/">What’s new in Internet Explorer 10 Preview 6? was posted on [url=http://www.everything-microsoft.com">Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & Themes. If you are not reading this content in an email newsletter, it is being used without permission. View the full article