SMB2 Protocol - what is a Symbolic Link?
I had a comment from my last post about the new SMB2 protocol that I wanted to follow up on...There was mention of support for 'Symbolic Links' in the post and Mr. Kevin Owen asked for some clarification.
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Windows Vista Retail Direct Link from Microsoft Leaked
2 days ago, there is Windows Vista retail download links posted on some forums. That seems pretty normal as there are people kept on uploading whenever Rapidshare removes them.
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13.4.2007 Internet Explorer 8 - IE8 Beta 2 Direct Download Link Without WGA
After the almost disastrous launch of IE 8 Beta 1, the second beta of IE8 (Internet Explorer has been released for free download. Various improvements, enhancements, bug fixes and some new features are added to the new version of IE8 Beta 2.
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26.10.2008 Temporary Windows 7 Beta Download Link Not Changing Microsoft's Plans
There is, without a doubt, a consistent volume of anticipation related to the upcoming beta for Windows 7.
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22.12.2008 Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) Responder (KB922120) for Windows XP
This package contains the Microsoft Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) responder.
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23.11.2006 Panda Internet Security 2010 Free Trial Direct Download Link
In addition to Panda Antivirus Pro 2010, Panda has also released new version for it’s another security application – Panda Internet Security 2010.
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9.7.2009 Instantly Link Windows Live ID with Windows 7 User Account
Microsoft Windows 7 lets you add Online ID providers like Windows Live ID and associate with Windows 7 user. Here is Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant 6.5 installs the Windows Live ID online provider for Windows 7.
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5.10.2009 iPod Nano May Have Some Big problems
What some analysts have billed as the "top MP3 player this fall" may have just hit a potentially damaging roadblock - its own frailty.
Complaints have begun to circle on both Web logs and Apple's own support forums surrounding an issue with the polycarbonate plastic that covers the front of the iPod Nano. Some users claim the player scratches extremely easily, enough that it makes the screen difficult to read.
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iPod, iTunes Have Problems with Vista
If you have an iPod, and plan to install Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, Apple has one word of advice for you: don't.
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4.2.2007 Windows Vista Activation Problems
Windows Vista has had everything but an easy ride since it hit the shelves in January 2007. The operating system was plagued by a luxuriant variety of problems from hardware and software incompatibilities to lack of support and poor performance and reliability.
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23.11.2007 Microsoft Sued for Xbox 360 Problems
Microsoft has been sued by a Chicago man who bought the company's new Xbox 360 game console over alleged overheating and lockup issues. The suit, which asks for class-action status, accuses Microsoft of rushing to market a flawed system to ensure it beat competitors Sony and Nintendo to the punch.
According to Reuters, the suit seeks damages and litigation related expenses, as well as a replacement or recall of Xbox 360 consoles
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6.12.2005 Quick Fixes for Five Nasty Vista Problems
Cool, it Works! One of the most common gripes we've seen in message boards all around the Internet involve users not being able to install AMD's Cool & Quiet drivers on Windows Vista, and therefore not getting the power saving effect.
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19.3.2007 Quick Fixes for Five Nasty Vista Problems
Cool, it Works! One of the most common gripes we've seen in message boards all around the Internet involve users not being able to install AMD's Cool & Quiet drivers on Windows Vista, and therefore not getting the power saving effect. AMD's driver Web pages only contain C&Q drivers for Windows XP.
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23.3.2007 Windows Vista Interface Causes Problems For Consumers
Windows Vista Interface Causes Problems For Consumers, Support Firm Says. Navigating Windows Vista's Aero user interface is a big problem for many consumers learning Microsoft's 6-month-old operating system, a technical support company said Thursday. Thanks to pacpis for this news.
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13.7.2007 Microsoft execs saw problems with early Vista
Even some of Microsoft Corp.'s top officials struggled to make Windows Vista work smoothly when it was released, according to internal e-mails released Wednesday.
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28.2.2008 Vista SP1 Has Driver Compatibility Problems? Do Tell!
Ever since February 4, 2008, the day Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 were released to manufacturing, Microsoft made a move indicating that it was not entirely comfortable to release Vista SP1.
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4.3.2008 Five Vista perception problems Windows 7 must overcome
Wide Angle Zoom You can just feel Apple getting ready with a new slate of "I'm a Mac" ads featuring Windows 7. They'll have to roll off Microsoft like Teflon.
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29.5.2009 Windows Vista: Betas show potential and problems
Windows Vista shows a lot of promise. With beta 2 of Microsoft's much anticipated operating system nearly ready to be released to the public, users will soon have the ability to judge for themselves how Microsoft's next generation operating system is coming along.
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19.5.2006 Nvidia’s High-End Chipset Under Fire for Problems
Nvidia Corp., a leading designer of graphics processor and core-logic sets, is about to face criticism from enthusiasts for the problems that occur with the company’s latest premium-class chipset.
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16.12.2006 Microsoft Responds To Vista's Network and Audio Problems
With the discovery last week of the connection between Vista's poor networking performance and audio activities, word quickly spread around the Net. No doubt this got Microsoft's attention, and they have responded to the issue. Thanks to pacpis for this news.
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27.8.2007 XP SP3 Download Still Live Despite Widespread Problems
Downloads of Windows XP SP3 are still live and they’re going to remain this way, despite widespread problems.
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12.5.2008 Resolve Vista SP2 Sound Problems Automatically
Microsoft is making it easy for users running Windows Vista Service Pack 2, but also SP1, to resolve sound problems affecting the operating system after the deployment of a service pack.
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15.6.2009 Tech problems hit Xbox Live video service
True on-demand TV has been a long promised dream of many, and that dream appeared to move closer this week when Microsoft launched its Video Marketplace service.
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26.11.2006 Microsoft Confirms That Its Secret Alterations of Windows Generate Problems
Microsoft has been modifying files in the Windows Vista and Windows XP operating systems without the knowledge or consent of the users that have acquired the products in good faith.
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28.9.2007 What do Xbox Live problems say about Microsoft’s back-end infrastructure?
Whether you think the recently proposed class action lawsuit over Xbox Live service holiday outages is crazy or justified, there are undeniable problems with Microsoft’s back-end Live infrastructure that Microsoft needs to address.
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7.1.2008 Common Errors and Problems when Activating Windows Vista with KMS Server
Windows Vista Business edition and Windows Vista Enterprise edition can be activated by using a corporate KMS (Key Management Service) server, without contact or communicate with Microsoft.
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14.12.2006 Early Vista SP1 64-bit installs causing new problems?
An iTWire journo by the name of Alex has found yet another Vista SP1 issue to bitch about, this time it's the x64 version and early reports are pointing to several problems.
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25.2.2008Apple comes clean on MobileMe problems, marketing
In an e-mail to customers, Apple admitted it had problems with its MobileMe launch last week, and is prepared to compensate them for lost time.
Marketing of the service is also set to change...
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16.07.2008Vista SP1 serves up its own sets of problems
Every technology site is full of information regarding Vista SP1, even our own. But, not everyone is happy with the way it performs, for some,
entirely new problems have cropped up after installation.
While Vista SP1 will not fix existing compatibility problems
with older applications and hardware, it can improve the reliability of most systems but may introduce new complications.
The
Daytona Beach Journal Blog
reports in its test that one laptop was upgraded to Vista SP1 without problems but the test desktop reported that Vista was no longer valid after the
installation and wanted a new license key.
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19.12.2007Troubleshoot Networking
Problems in Windows XP
Charlie Russel explains how to
troubleshoot problems on your
Windows XP network...
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04.01.2006Having Some Problems With WLM?
Have you been having some
problems with Windows Live
Messenger lately? Not to
worry, it's no biggie.
Some users
(including me) have been
having many connection
problems in WLM lately. You
may have noticed that alot of
your contacts are suddenly
missing or are in the wrong
groups, you may have been
getting signed out a lot.
And the most common
issue was users reporting that
little yellow "Due to
connection problems, your
settings may not be applied on
other computers" message at
the top of the window.
Well don't worry
about it, these are just a few
temporary problems with the
messenger servers and the
Windows Live Messenger team
are working hard on it to get
it fixed as soon as
possible.
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19.07.2006Free video-editing software
Peter Butler: One of the most frequent questions I get from
CNET Download.com users is
"What free software can I use to
edit
video?" If I didn't respond to you personally, it's likely because there's not an easy answer. It depends on what type of video you have, and
what you want to do with it.
Let's start with the basics. If you didn't know, you likely already have
Windows Movie Maker, which was
included with
Windows XP Service Pack 2,
and recently beefed up for Windows Vista.
The XP version of Movie Maker is adequate for putting together clips into larger
videos, adding simple transitions, and making basic edits, but I can't recommend the experience. The
review on CNET Download.com is overly harsh, but it
encapsulates several problems you may encounter.
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17.10.2007Apple Fixes Security Patch
Problems
Two weeks after issuing a
security update to plug 17
potential vulnerabilities in
Mac OS X, Apple has released a
second patch to correct
problems with the first and
resolve newly discovered
flaws. The fixes involve a new
"download validation
mechanism" designed to
prevent malicious files from
being run automatically...
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14.03.2006Windows Live FolderShare Beta refreshed to fix a bunch of problems
Less then two weeks after releasing the new Windows Live FolderShare Beta the team has dropped a refreshed build (14.0.1329.0317) on to the web
that fixes a bunch of problems users had been experiencing with the bits. According to their
team blog this release should fix
all known sign in and library management problems. It also improves the responsiveness of the tray application.
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28.03.2008Resolving Windows XP
SP2???related application
compatibility problems
Columnist Mitch Tulloch
identifies common Windows XP
SP2???related application
compatibility problems and
identifies ways to resolve
them...
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04.01.2006Resolving Windows XP
SP2–related application
compatibility problems
Columnist Mitch Tulloch
identifies common Windows XP
SP2–related application
compatibility problems and
identifies ways to resolve
them...
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21.08.2006Microsoft Lags on Antitrust
Tech review of documentation
finds continuing problems with
protocols, which Microsoft
must share.
About 350 problems with Microsoft's technical documentation remained at the end of September, after a judge ordered the software company to share its proprietary communications protocols as part of an antitrust settlement in late 2002, according to a status report released last week.
A technical committee assigned to work with Microsoft has identified 550 problems with the protocols' technical documentation since a new documentation project began in March, according to the report. The procedure is part of U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's ongoing monitoring of Microsoft. Kollar-Kotelly approved an antitrust settlement between U.S. Department of Justice and Microsoft in November 2002.
Microsoft was required to share its communication protocols with other software vendors as part of Kollar-Kotelly's wide-ranging settlement in the lengthy antitrust case. To date, 23 companies have licensed Microsoft's protocols, with no additional licensees since June. Twelve of those licensees are shipping products using Microsoft's protocols, an increase of three companies since then.
The technical committee and Microsoft have established service-level goals for fixing the technical documentation, and Microsoft has met those goals 100 percent of the time since the goals were established in mid-July, the report said. Under the goals, Microsoft has agreed to fix high-priority problems within seven days, medium-priority problems within 17 days and low-priority problems 32 days..
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24.10.2005Palm Pre post launch user reported problems surface
When a product is hyped up as much as the Palm Pre was you would expect a flawless product when launched. But if history is anything of an indicator
there will be initial issues and of course the Pre is no different. The Palm Pre went on sale this past Saturday and reports from users are coming in
about issues with screen uniformity, Pre's that are running hot, phones that are experiencing random shut downs and some have dead pixels. The
picture posted below is what many users are reporting as screen uniformity problems. Speculation is that it is due to the phone over heating but the
cause still remains unknown.
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08.06.2009Google, others to build massive under-sea Internet link to Asia
A new group comprised of six companies including Google publicly revealed plans to build an undersea fiber-optic cable that will link Japan to the
west coast of the United States...
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26.02.2008Windows Vista Betas Show
Potential and Problems
Windows Vista shows a lot of
promise. With beta 2 of
Microsoft's much anticipated
operating system nearly ready
to be released to the public,
users will soon have the
ability to judge for
themselves how Microsoft's
next generation operating
system is coming along.
With WinHec next
week (which Neowin will be
attending), now seems to be a
good time to take an inventory
of where things stand with
Windows Vista.
As the article below makes
clear, Windows Vista is very
impressive but it also has
some serious problems that
Microsoft needs to address
prior to release. How serious
are the problems, read the
whole thing and decide for
yourself.
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20.05.2006Windows Genuine Advantage suffers worldwide outage.
Late last night we started receiving reports from readers experiencing problems with Windows Genuine Advantage authentication. Users of both Windows
XP and Windows Vista were writing to say that they could not validate their installations using WGA, and one user even said that his installation was
invalidated by the service.
We contacted our sources at Microsoft, who told us off the record that the company is aware of a major WGA
server outage affecting users across the globe. The Windows Genuine Advantage support forum has exploded with complaints, as a result, and Phil Liu,
WGA project manager, says that he won't sleep until the problem is fixed. Windows Vista and XP are affected, 32- and 64-bit versions.
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26.08.2007Some Xbox 360 buyers reporting
problems
Microsoft Corp. on
Wednesday said some Xbox 360
owners are reporting problems
with the new video game
console that debuted in North
America earlier this
week.
"We
have received a few isolated
reports of consoles not
working as expected,"
Microsoft spokeswoman Molly
O'Donnell told Reuters in a
telephone
interview.
Enthusia
st Web sites such as
[url]www.engadget.com and
[url]www.xbox-scene.com as
well as Microsoft's own Xbox
Web forum on Wednesday carried
postings from Xbox 360 owners
reporting that some systems
had crashed during regular
play as well as during online
game play using the Xbox Live
service.
Problems
included screens going black
and the appearance of a
variety of error messages...
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24.11.2005Microsoft Patch Problems
Some Windows 2000 users could
be unprotected even with
recent patch.
Windows users continue to experience problems with Microsoft's latest round of security patches. This time a problem with a critical patch relating to Microsoft's DirectShow streaming media software is leaving some Windows 2000 users unprotected, even after they've installed a patch...
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22.10.2005Microsoft: We can Fix that for you
Microsoft Windows operating systems like Windows XP and Windows Vista provide troubleshooting options for errors that occur in your PC and sometimes
provide a link which can have a solution for that error. But finding a proper fix has always been a difficult task for many. Sometimes we may think
why can't Microsoft fix this for me? The Fix-it teams' purpose is to help users fix their problems in a click of a button. The Microsoft KB
articles and the Windows Error Reporting are now fix-it enabled with a list of steps that can be followed to resolve the issue.
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03.01.2009Mac OSX upgrade problems
Apple released a statement warning users upgrading from Leopard, about the newest available upgrade for Mac OSX to 10.5.6. The problem occurs from an
incomplete software update getting into the update process that can cause Mac OSX to cause errors during the "Configuring Installation" window
process. Apple recommends users, if they haven't already, to force the software update process to quit the download, remove the partial update
from your library and re-download the update. This problem is also been found in the standalone update from Apple's web site, and the combo
update. If users still faced with problems updating their Mac OSX machine, they are encouraged to contact Apple with related issues.
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19.12.2008D-Link Debuts 3G Mobile Router
Networking equipment manufacturer D-Link has released a router that allows users to share a 3G mobile wireless broadband connection at speeds of up to 2.4Mbps where service is available. The device supports EVDO, UMTS, Flash-OFDM and HSDPA technologies...
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30.08.200511 open-source projects certified as secure
Coverity, which creates automated source-code analysis tools, announced late Monday its first list of open-source projects that have been certified as
free of security defects.
Eleven projects made the list:
Amanda,
NTP,
OpenPAM,
OpenVPN,
Overdose,
Perl,
PHP,
Postfix,
Python,
Samba, and
TCL.
San Francisco-based
Coverity, working in collaboration with Stanford
University and under a contract from the Department of Homeland Security, is analyzing source code to certify that open-source projects written in C,
C++, and Java are secure. Coverity has not disclosed the amount of the DHS contract.
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