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Windows 7 UAC Control, Control, Control
In the next version of the Windows client, end users will be able to customize the level of nagging that the operating system generates via the User Account Control, revealed Steven Sinofsky, Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, on behalf of the team building the feature. Sinofsky emphasized that, as early as Windows 7 pre-Beta Milestone 3 Build 6801, users of the operating system would be able to see a reduction in the volume of prompts associated with UAC.
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16.1.2009 34 Vista Ultimate MUI Language packs for Ultimate SP2 via HTTP from MS
Here are the complete links direct from the Microsoft Windows Update server
for 34 MUI language packs for Vista Ultimate with or without SP1 or SP2
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3.7.2009 Vista Firewall Control
Thanks to hermanhlam for this post in our forum. Vista Firewall Control Protects your applications from undesirable network incoming and outgoing activity, controls applications internet access.
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28.3.2007 Hacker Control Via ISP
Knowing the rate of cyber-crime the UK has it's no wonder they're trying to think of anything that might work to take it down. Now, a few Lords are asking Internet Service Providers to "Police" the Internet.
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7.9.2007 Sphinx - Vista Firewall Control 1.0.2
Due to looking for Sphinx software on this forum....this ended up being double posted. Thanks to hermanhlam and odeeee for this download.
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22.7.2007 NBC to Control Cable Channel After Deal With Microsoft
NBC Universal is taking control of its flagging cable venture, MSNBC, ending the decade-old broadcast partnership with Microsoft Corp., the two companies said yesterday.
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26.12.2005 Turn Off or Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista
User Account Control (UAC) is a new security feature in Windows Vista that requires all users to log on and run in standard user privileges mode instead of as administrator with full administrative rights, thus prevent unauthorized or accidental changes that could destabilize the computers or allows virus and malware to exploit the system-level privileges provided to the local administrator to attack the network security, compromise computer safety and privacy, and damage files and settings in the network.
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19.12.2006 Jim Allchin explains Windows Vista User Account Control
One of the most basic conundrums in computer security is the constant trade-off between security and usability. At the end of the day, if security is too complicated to use, then it simply won't be used.
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24.1.2007 Microsoft is not trying to block access says Kaspersky
Microsoft's new operating system Vista will not make it more difficult for anti-virus systems to work, Russian computer security group and potential IPO candidate Kaspersky Lab said on Friday, contradicting rivals.
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9.10.2006 Access 2007 Runtime SP1 is now available
This version of the Access 2007 Runtime contains files whose versions are slightly higher than the level of the same files that are updated by Office 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
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30.3.2008 Access Windows 7 Feature Walkthroughs
Windows 7 brings to the table a variety of new and evolved features, and Microsoft has taken the necessary measures designed to bring them to center stage.
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2.4.2009 Microsoft Sued Over Mobile E-Mail Access
Microsoft is facing a new lawsuit today from telecommunications provider Visto claiming that the software giant "...infringed upon multiple patents Visto holds regarding proprietary technology that provides enterprises and consumers with mobile access to their e-mail and other data."
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16.12.2005 Quick Reference for Outlook Voice Access
Outlook Voice Access lets UM-enabled users to access their Exchange 2007 mailbox using analog, digital, or cellular telephones.
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12.6.2006 Windows 7 Non-Uniform Memory Access Architectures
Windows 7 will be able to take advantage not only of faster CPUs, but of multiple processors on a single chip. The 64-bit edition of the operating system in particular will be able to support over 64 Logical Processors per machine.
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28.12.2008 Windows 7: Internet access to home media
By linking your Live ID to your user account in Windows 7 (from build 7048), you can now stream your home media to your another PC/laptop connected to a work or public network.
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12.3.2009 Google to Give Developers Access to Trends API
Google will eventually give programmers access to an API for its Trends analysis tool.
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5.12.2007 Microsoft Backtracks, Allows MSN Music Access Until 2011
After taking some heat for its April decision to shutter its MSN Music servers, Microsoft this week backtracked and decided to allow access until the end of 2011.
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21.6.2008 Microsoft sets sail with high-seas Net access
Just the thing for the ideal boating experience? High-speed Internet access.
As part of Microsoft's attempt to make the Web omnipresent, the company announced a new service Thursday that will connect boaters to the Internet. Seafaring Web surfers can stay connected 25 miles from land thanks to a partnership struck between Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft and antenna maker KVH Industries.
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17.2.2006 Microsoft Outlook Web Access 2007 - new features in Beta 1
Hi. I'm DJ Schwend, a product designer working on the OWA team here in Exchange. I've put together this overview of the best new features in our Beta 1 release. We've made huge strides to improve the online experience and our goal is to keep being the best web mail client in the world.
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18.5.2006 Microsoft: Vista Wireless Access Could Cause Laptop Battery Drain
Users running Windows Vista on laptops may see batteries draining faster than they expect, Microsoft said in a warning, because some wireless access points aren't configured to take advantage of the new operating system's Wi-Fi power-saving mode.
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9.12.2006 Network Access Protection for XP SP3 and Vista SP1
Network Access Protection is designed to permit a high degree of control over client computers across a network.
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13.10.2008 Enable Vista-Native Network Access Protection on XP SP3
Network Access Protection (NAP) is one of the few features that were actually added to Windows XP SP3.
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13.5.2008 Access Windows Server 2008 SP2 Performance Tuning Guidelines
The need to squeeze every last drop of performance out of a specific system running Windows is even more stringent when it comes down to server infrastructures compared to client machines.
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29.7.2009 Vista to Windows 7 Upgrades Kill Access to OEM Recovery Applications
Users that upgrade Windows Vista OEM computers to Windows 7 might find that the recovery applications set in place by the original equipment manufacturer are no longer accessible.
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9.10.2009 Microsoft Serves the Official Version of the Hack Used to Access Windows Vista SP1
Do you remember a time when Windows Vista SP1 was not available as a public download? In the pre-Release Candidate Stages of Vista SP1, Microsoft restricted the access to the service pack only to selected testers.
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12.12.2007 Windows XP SP3 Update Breaks Windows Home Server Remote Access
Windows Home Server users are reporting Remote Access problems after updating their home computers to Windows XP Service Pack 3.
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18.5.2008 It's Not Ultimate Enough
Windows Vista Ultimate users looking for "extras" shouldn't wait on Microsoft.
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9.7.2007 How [Vista] Ultimate Is This?
Windows Vista Ultimate is Microsoft's operating system with all the whiz and bang for all users. But there is something important missing after all: Extended lifecycle support.
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27.2.2007 The Ultimate Wallpaper
It was looking empty, so we created something special just for Ultimate users.
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9.3.2007The oldest trick in the book, literally, defeats UAC in Windows 7
Though the fellows sounding the warning today are the best in the business, it didn't take a lot of know-how to develop a proof-of-concept that the
new User Access Control panel can be disabled by VBScript...
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30.01.2009The Ultimate con
Long Zheng: Even if the
Windows Ultimate team has fled to the International Date Line,
summer is officially over. Normally I wouldnt care what season it is in the northern hemisphere but today it proves this team is incapable delivering
anything and should never be trusted again.
Two months ago, after weeks of
pressuring for answers, Microsofts Windows
Ultimate group director Barry Goffe
finally
spoke out about the missing Windows Vista Ultimate Extras. As implied throughout most marketing materials including the
official website and even Window
Vistas own control panel, Ultimate Extras were suppose to be frequent and free premium products and services delivered to the customers who wanted it
all. And the truth is, customers are getting near to nothing. Although realistically not everyones equally upset at the lack of extras, some argue it
wasnt part of their choice to buy Vista Ultimate, which is fine but that doesnt help the people who did.
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23.09.2007Microsoft talks about Office
2007 Ultimate
For those who don't know
about it yet, Microsoft Office
2007 Ultimate Edition is, as
Ultimate Edition, a sum of
every features of the product.
The actual Ultimate edition
contains the following
products:
-Word
-Excel
-PowerPoint
-Outlook
-Publisher
-OneNote
-Groove
-Access
-InfoPath
But
all those features have a
price, which is already
mentioned: 679 US$. We
currently don't know if it
will offer special services
like those that will be
available to Windows Vista
Ultimate Edition users.
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27.05.2006Early Windows 7 Milestone 1 Screenshots?
A Chinese website posted screenshots reported to be the early Milestone 1 build of the next client version of Windows codenamed '7'. The screenshots
are almost identical to Windows Vista with minor changes such as the About Dialog displaying 'Windows 7 Ultimate' SKU, integrated XPS Viewer,
PowerShell, new Control Panel layout, Gadgets integrated into the Explorer and new Control Panel layout.
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24.01.2008Vulnerability in the ActiveX Control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access
Microsoft is investigating active, targeted attacks leveraging a potential vulnerability in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft
Access. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page. When a user views the Web page, the vulnerability
could allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user.
The ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access enables you to view an Access report snapshot without having the
standard or run-time versions of Microsoft Office Access. The vulnerability only affects the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft
Office Access 2000, Microsoft Office Access 2002, and Microsoft Office Access 2003.
The ActiveX control is shipped with all
supported versions of Microsoft Office Access except for Microsoft Office Access 2007. The ActiveX control is also shipped with the standalone
Snapshot Viewer.
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07.07.2008Microsoft Color Control Panel
Applet for Windows XP
The Microsoft Color
Control Panel Applet adds a
new 'Color' item to the
Windows control panel,
providing a single place to
view and edit color management
settings in Windows XP. Using
it, you can install and
uninstall color profiles,
change color profile
associations for displays,
printers and scanners, view
detailed properties for color
profiles (including a 3D
rendering of the color space
gamut), and rename color
profiles, keeping the
filenames and "internal"
names
consistent.
This tool also enables
Windows to automatically
adjust the gamut curve of the
display when a color profile
containing gamut table
information is set as the
default profile for the
display. Typically, such
profiles are created by custom
monitor calibration tools,
such as those available from
ColorVision, GretagMacbeth,
and X-Rite. If a color profile
has this information, it is
shown with an asterisk (*) in
the user
interface.
Using
the Microsoft Color Control
Panel Applet, you
can:
* Install
and uninstall ICC color
profiles
* Inspect,
rename, and compare two
different color profiles
* View a 3D graphics plot
of color profile color
gamuts
* Associate
color profiles with devices
such as printers, monitors,
and scanners
* Apply
custom color gamut adjustments
to one or more displays ???on
the fly???
* Set up
display calibration reminders
at intervals you
specify
Download: Microsoft
Color Control Panel Applet for
XP..
winbeta.org - 02.11.2005
Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 £40 deal: one week left
Some of you have no doubt heard of this offer before, but many out there may not have--or they may have thought it was over. Well, it almost is. UK
students who want to get their hands on a legit, full copy of Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 for less than £40 have until midnight (GMT) on 30
June 2009 to take advantage of Microsoft's long-running "Ultimate Steal" promotion. Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 contains Access, Excel,
Groove, InfoPath, OneNote, Outlook, Powerpoint, Publisher and Word. If you want to secure your copy, you should visit the "Ultimate Steal"
promotion site.
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story.....
neowin.net - 22.06.2009
Independent research firm recognizes Microsoft NAP as a leader in Network Access Control
Microsofts Network Access Protection (NAP) solution was cited as a leader (the top category) in a recent independent report, The Forrester Wave:
Network Access Control, Q3 2008. Microsoft was one of the many network access control (NAC) vendors invited to participate in the report.
Forrester placed a lot of emphasis on different access control scenarios for the evaluation and the different vendors were evaluated
around twelve different scenarios as well as strengths across technology, strategy and market presence.
winbeta.org - 18.09.2008
Nvidia ForceWare 96.33 For
Windows Vista RC1 now
available
NVIDIA has released the
following Beta drivers for use
with Windows Vista RC1 that
will enable you to test the
basic features and
capabilities of the new
operating system.
Release Highlights:
* These drivers are only
compatible with Windows Vista
RC1 build
5600.16384.060829-2230 and
higher, and should not be used
with other versions of Windows
Vista.
* Includes the
new NVIDIA Control Panel.
Please visit the NVIDIA
Control Panel website for more
information.
*
Includes OpenGL driver for
compatibility testing.
* Improved application
compatibility and
performance.
* For a
full list of fixes issues,
please view the Release Notes...
windowsvistax.com - 04.09.2006
Where are the Extras?
Some people may have noticed that the Windows Ultimate Extra Language packs went missing over the weekend, many suspected a prelude to new updated Extras. Turns out
it was in internal Microsoft process change that inadvertently caused the currently offered language packs to be withdrawn. They have resolved the
issue put the language packs back up and the contents have not been changed...here is a little more detail. On Friday 24 August, an internal
process change inadvertently caused the current versions of the Windows Vista language packs offered as Ultimate Extras to be withdrawn earlier than
normal in preparation for release of new updates to these language packs. This situation has since been resolved and the language packs are once more
available to Windows Vista Ultimate customers via Windows Update. The content of the language packs themselves has not been changed.
Finer points
Validation of these language packs is handled in the same manner as security updates.
- If they are
accessed directly from Microsoft.com Download Center, then validation is required to download.
- If they are accessed via the Windows
Update control panel, then validation is required before updates will appear.
- If Automatic Update (AU) is enabled in Windows Update,
then all of these updates will install automatically. There is no validation on AU.
Clock is still
ticking on Ultimate Extras...
winbeta.org - 30.08.2007
Disappearance Of Vista Language Packs
On Friday 24 August, an internal process change inadvertently caused the current versions of the Windows Vista language packs offered as Ultimate
Extras to be withdrawn earlier than normal in preparation for release of new updates to these language packs. This situation has since been resolved
and the language packs are once more available to Windows Vista Ultimate customers via Windows Update. The content of the language packs themselves
has not been changed.
Finer points:
▪ Validation of these language packs is handled in the
same manner as security updates.
▪ If they are accessed directly from Microsoft.com Download Center, then validation is required to
download.
▪ If they are accessed via the Windows Update control panel, then validation is required before updates will appear.
▪ If Automatic Update (AU) is enabled in Windows Update, then all of these updates will install automatically. There is no validation on AU.
jcxp.net - 30.08.2007
No Ultimate Extras for Windows 7
Windows Vista Ultimate had an interesting feature touted by Microsoft before it's release, named Extras. This was intended to be an added extra
for the paying the hefty price of Ultimate, to give some bonuses to those who paid for it. Unfortunately, Microsoft didn't plan it very well, and
included very few with in the release of Vista Ultimate. This led Microsoft to publicy apologizing over the matter, and to this day not a great number
have been released. This led people to wonder about Windows 7 Ultimate. Would it feature Extras, or would Microsoft not worry about them this time
around?
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neowin.net - 07.02.2009
Asustek plans to launch touch panel notebooks in 1H09
Asustek Computer is planning to launch notebooks featuring a touch panel in the first or second quarter of 2009, according to sources at panel makers,
in addition to Eee PCs as previously reported.
Asustek's new touch panel notebooks are expected to take advantage of Windows 7, said
the sources. Asustek showed concept notebooks featuring two touch panels during Computex 2008.
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neowin.net - 16.10.2008
Touch panel component makers sampling for future Eee PCs
Sources at touch panel and related component makers have revealed that companies are currently having their products undergo sampling with Asustek
Computer in bids to win orders for next-generation Eee PCs which are set to launch later this year.
The second-generation of Eee
PCs will support panel sizes of 8-, 9- and 10-inch, the sources said, of which, the 9-inch panel versions will feature a touch panel.
The 9-inch touch panel-equipped Eee PCs will adopt four-wire resistive touch screen technology. The expected bill of materials (BOM) to add touch
panel functions is under US$15 , the sources said.
winbeta.org - 18.01.2008
Microsoft Confirms Office
Ultimate SKU
Bink.nu spotted a slide in
Microsoft Chairman Bill
Gates' Windows Hardware
Engineering Conference
(WinHEC)keynote that no one
else spotted.
Microsoft is confirming that
there is, indeed, a Microsoft
Office Ultimate 2007 SKU in
the works. A company
spokeswoman provided us with
the following statement when
we asked about Office
Ultimate: "Microsoft Office
Ultimate 2007 will be a new
package offered in retail and
OEM channels at general
availability. It will give
people working at home access
to the full line-up of 2007
Microsoft Office applications
so they can create, find,
manage and share information
across boundaries using the
toolset they're familiar with
at the office."
jcxp.net - 25.05.2006
UN panel: Cows emit more greenhouse gases than cars
A panel convened at the United Nations yesterday to discuss what the IT industry could do to better the environment, nearly came to the conclusion its
practitioners could do more by changing their lifestyle...for instance, how they eat...
betanews.com - 29.11.2007
US Internet control lead topic in Rio
Debate over U.S. control of core Internet systems threatens to overtake an international meeting in Brazil next week that was meant to cover topics
including spam, free speech and cheaper access.
The Internet Governance Forum is the result of a compromise world leaders reached
at a U.N. summit in Tunisia two years ago. They agreed to let the United States remain in charge.
But they established an annual
forum to discuss emerging issues, including whether control of how Internet addresses are assigned and thus how people use the Internet should
remain with the U.S. government and an American nonprofit.
Many countries complained U.S. dominance wasn't discussed enough
during the first forum last year, in Athens. In meetings leading to the second round opening in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, China, Iran, Russia and
Brazil, among others, won an opening-day panel devoted to "critical Internet resources."
winbeta.org - 11.11.2007
Microsoft Launches New Windows Vista Ultimate Extras
Despite no announcement being made on UltimatePC.com, Microsoft have released a new sound scheme and a content pack for Windows DreamScene as part of
its Windows Vista Ultimate Extras offerings for customers who purchased the Ultimate edition of Vista.
After installing the sound pack
customers get Ultimate Extras Pearl and Glass sound schemes and additional Windows DreamScene Content.
For those who have been waiting for
Ultimate Extras perhaps this is a sign that more is to come from the software giant.
neowin.net - 23.04.2008
Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade retail boxing revealed
AeroXperience's Bryant Zadegan has got his hands on an exclusive look at the Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade retail boxing. Those who are familiar with
the Windows Vista Anytime Upgrade will remember that it was only pushed online, but Zadegan says that "Microsoft will indeed be pushing Anytime
Upgrade through retail channels." On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled the final design for the regular retail box. The anytime upgrade boxes are the same
shape and design as the full version or regular upgrade boxes, except slightly smaller since they just contain a product key used to migrate Windows 7
from Home Premium to Professional or Ultimate from within the Windows 7 control panel. More images are available over at the AeroXperience Blog.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 26.06.2009
Sam's Tip of the Week
So, I'm going to start writing tips with anything that could do with computing here every week. They could be software, hardware, Mac OS, Windows,
anything.
I'll start off with a tip specific to Windows:
ClearType, the sub-pixel font rendering technology present in Windows
since XP, makes fonts look great on LCD displays. Learn more about ClearType here.)
Unfortunately, it doesn't always look so hot. Some drivers (or lack thereof) can cause ClearType's rendering
to be lighter than is optimal. In XP, this was much more common and needed tweaking on many machines before looking acceptable (probably the reason
it's off by default in XP; you'll find the setting in the Effects dialog from the Appearance tab in the Display control panel).
In XP,
you can to download the ClearType PowerToy
or use the online tuner to tweak ClearType.
In Vista, you must use the online tuner.
In Windows 7 however, there is a brand new tuner included with the operating system. To
access it, open the Control Panel and select the small or large icons view mode (category mode is a mess). Open Display, and then find "Adjust
ClearType Text" on the sidebar. Open it up, and follow through the steps.
jcxp.net - 13.08.2009
