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Mark Russinovich the Master Guru of Windows Troubleshooting from Microsoft talks about solving the unsolvable on your system done step-by-step with real case studies he shows how to solve Windows Crashes, Process Hangs, Security Vulnerability's, DLL Conflicts, Permissions Problems, Registry Misconfiguration`s, Network Hangs and File System Issues Video Here: http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=722

Microsoft Have released a new version of a patch previously not needed for Vista... Issued: June 24, 2008 Why was this bulletin revised on June 24, 2008? This bulletin was revised to add Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems, and Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems as affected software upon which Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 runs. This is a detection change only for the KB936181 package. There were no changes to the binaries. Customers with Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems...

Its here. Its awesome. It doesn't need to be installed, it runs from the folder as a stand alone program. And has all the functions of the x86 version. Addons are few right now but DAMN! Its fast! Check it out here. 64bit - x64 - Firefox x64, version requiring no installation And more here. http://www.vector64.com/WindowsBuilds.html

The mystery of Vista's faces likely piqued your curiosity because it was well, weird. A photograph too tiny to see of three smiling guys embedded in the Vista installation DVD? What's next, a microdot to dot the "i" in Microsoft? It sounded like an urban legend... Actually, it's not the strangest thing Microsoft's done to combat counterfeiters and pirates. As the world's largest software maker, the company has also been in the forefront of antipiracy measures. And sometimes the front of the line is -- well, weird. So, in a piratical spirit -- that's half pirate, half puritan -- we offer these other hidden treasures... Full Article @ source: FAQ: For Microsoft, antipiracy is a naked baby

Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer will tonight unveil the first official news about Window's Vista's Successor - Windows 7 - at the WSJ All Things Digital Conference. Wow. And yeah i meant Window's 7!

Firefox 3.0 Released Mozilla Firefox 3 released on 6-17-08. Started at these times: (12PM US Central Time) The Fixed Time World Clock Read more at: The Mozilla Blog Download from here to help set a Guinness World Record : http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/ OR Firefox web browser | Faster, more secure, & customizable OR http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html NOTE: Make sure that it says it is the 3.0 version instead of the older one before downloading. You may need to refresh the download page to see it. Enjoy, Shawn

Well...it seems Microsoft is releaseing Windows 7. There appears to be a beta, with the lable build 6519. Milestone 1. Its avalible if you look. I'm downloading it now, but its slow. I dont know if a torrent has been released or not. But when I get this tested I'll let ya know.

Hi there - Quick reminder for all of you out there who helped test Windows Vista SP1 and may still be running Release Candidate builds (any build less than 6.0.6001.18000). The RC builds will expire on June 30th - so if you happen to running one, be sure to uninstall it before the end of the month. Source:- Microsoft Update Product Team Blog : Reminder - Windows Vista SP1 RC Builds Expire soon!

Vista 32-bit vs. Vista 64-bit Benchmarked Posted by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2-21-2008 SOURCE: Vista 32-bit vs. Vista 64-bit - Benchmarked | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com NOTE: Click here to read the complete article. My benchmarking marathon last week seemed to generate more questions and requests for further benchmarking. A popular request from you, Constant Reader, was to see Windows Vista 32-bit benchmarked against Windows Vista 64-bit. You asked, I delivered. Enjoy! The Test System To carry out this run of benchmarks I chose a base system that represents the sort of system that someone might want to have 4GB or more of RAM installed and therefore want to go the 64-bit route. I’m certain that my choice of system will generate a...

Hi Everyone, This is the second in a series of monthly newsletters for participants in the IE8 Technical Beta program.

Austin Wilson has been working with the product team on UAC well before it was even created in Windows Vista and gives us some insight into why it is the way it is. He clears up what UAC really is and speaks about the parental control capabilities with UAC. Some hard questions are answered like why should a consumer or an IT Pro even bother to run UAC and if we're doing anything about the number of prompts people get. Additionally, he shows us how and why an IT Pro can still use UAC and not get prompted as well as giving us insight into what are plans for UAC are in the future. Video and Story here: Vista UAC PM Interview | Media | TechNet Edge

Announcing Windows Search 4.0 SOURCE: Windows Search For more details on this, see the source. DOWNLOAD SEARCH 4.0 AT: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940157

Ad-Aware 2008 Works on 64 bit Vista Now Free Download Link: http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php Enjoy, Shawn

Modern Windows versions allow you to set up multiple users with differentiated rights, ranging from administrators to regular users. For various reasons, ranging from default installation settings over the requirements of carelessly written software to laziness, most Windows users are using an user account with administrator privileges in their daily work. Windows also allows you to run each application with the privileges of a chosen user account. So, while we grudgingly accepted that we won't change people to use restricted user accounts in their daily work, we've decided to pursue a compromise: determine which applications are endangered the most, and allow the user to run those with restricted rights only. Now, since comfort is...

I seem to have miised this one the other day. Source:- Neowin.net - Microsoft Launches New Windows Vista Ultimate Extras

Typically when Microsoft ships a new OS (like Windows Vista), we immediately start talking about the next version-which begs two questions: 1) is Microsoft working on a new version of Windows, and if so, 2) why aren't you talking about it? I thought I would spend a minute giving you an update on where we are. First, yes, we are working on a new version of Windows. As you likely know, it's called Windows 7.We are always looking for new ways to deliver great experiences for our customers. This is especially true of Windows - where we're constantly examining trends in hardware, software and services to ensure that we continue to drive the innovation that has both made Windows the world's most popular operating system and has provided a...

Software giant Microsoft has dropped its three-month-old bid to buy internet firm Yahoo because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price. Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer formally withdrew the offer in a letter to Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang. Mr Ballmer said Microsoft had raised its original offer from $44.6bn to $47.5bn (£24.1bn) - $33 per share. But he added that Yahoo had insisted on at least $53bn, or $37 a share - more than Microsoft was prepared to pay. The software giant had wanted to do a deal to be able to compete with Google, which dominates the lucrative market for internet advertising. This market was worth $40bn in 2007 and is predicted to double to $80bn by 2010. 'Distraction' In...

February 27th, 2008 KB940510 highlights some counterfeit Windows installations Yesterday Microsoft released a new update for Windows Vista via Windows Update - KB940510. This update, when installed, will detect certain software used to bypass Windows product activation. Here’s how Microsoft describes this latest update:This update enables Windows Vista to detect activation exploits that bypass product activation and that interfere with usual Windows operation. An exploit is a form of software that replaces or modifies authentic Windows components. When exploits are present on a system, it indicates that a software or hardware vendor may have tampered with genuine Windows to enable the sale of counterfeit software. Therefore, the...

REDMOND, Wash. — May 18, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today issued the following statement: “In light of developments since the withdrawal of the Microsoft proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft announced that it is continuing to explore and pursue its alternatives to improve and expand its online services and advertising business. Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo! an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo! but not an acquisition of all of Yahoo! Microsoft is not proposing to make a new bid to acquire all of Yahoo! at this time, but reserves the right to reconsider that alternative depending on future developments and discussions that may take place with Yahoo! or discussions with shareholders of...

Intel's long-awaited DirectX-10 graphics update for its chipsets is available. DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling multimedia tasks in Microsoft-based environments, especially those tasks related to games and video. DirectX-10 support was mentioned by Intel as far back as 2006 when its popular 965 chipset was introduced. The new Windows Vista driver enables DirectX10 functionality for Intel GM965 and G35 Express chipset based platforms. The GM965 uses the X3100 Intel graphics engine, while the G35 uses the X3500. The update is available here. "We have been able to add features to products using these chipsets via driver updates. DX10 is the latest capability we have been able to...