Windows 7s draconian DRM?
Once again, we see fanciful claims about ludicrous DRM schemes in the new Windows operating system, but a closer look suggests that Windows isn't to blame after all. Most users, in fact, won't even notice Windows 7's DRM.
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18.2.2009 Windows 7s biggest threat: Journalists
When Microsoft finally releases its follow-up to Windows Vista and it's time for the business and technology journalists (yes, bloggers are included in that grouping) across the world to decide if Windows 7 is the kind of operating system most people should want to use, Microsoft will be facing a deluge of biased individuals that, aware of that bias or not, won't give Windows 7 a fair shake.
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17.11.2008 Windows 7s XP Mode Will not Run on Some CPUs
oping to use Windows 7's XP Mode on your new laptop? Better check your specs, because many big-name, Intel-powered notebooks including Asus, Dell Studio, HP Pavilion, Sony Vaio, and Toshiba Satellite models may not have what it takes to run Windows 7's XP mode.
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7.5.2009 Microsoft discusses Windows 7s XP mode in-depth
Earlier this month we reported that Microsoft was on the verge of announcing something major regarding Windows 7, and on April 24th our friend Paul Thurrott finally revealed what we were all waiting for.
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29.4.2009 Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Get Windows 7s AutoPlay-AutoRun
Even before the release of Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100 Microsoft announced that it would take extreme measures in order to increase end user protection and amputate the AutoPlay/AutoRun feature of the operating system.
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26.8.2009 Windows Vista Promises Group Policy Overhaul
Tech Analysis: The Group Policy Management Console will be the primary tool for domainwide Group Policy Objects management for the foreseeable future and that the tool automatically will grow and evolve in step with the Windows operating system.
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21.4.2006 Group Policy Settings Reference Windows Vista Beta 2
This spreadsheet lists the policy settings for computer and user configurations included in the administrative template files(admx/adml) delivered with Windows Vista Beta 2 (build 5384).
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26.8.2006 Windows Vista: Multi-Version Investments in Group Policy
As it turns out, the most "killer application" that utilized Active Directory back in 2000 was as the identity store for Exchange Server.
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15.12.2006 Group Policy Settings Reference for Microsoft Windows Vista RC1
This spreadsheet lists the policy settings for computer and user configurations included in the administrative template files (admx/adml) delivered with Windows Vista RC1 (build 5600).
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13.9.2006 Group Policy Log View
This page provides the Group Policy Log view tool for Windows Vista.
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4.12.2006 Microsoft to blast Google for its copyright policy
Microsoft Corp. is set to launch a blistering attack on rival Google Inc. on Tuesday for what the software giant argues is the Web search leader's "cavalier" approach to copyright protection.
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6.3.2007 More Free Windows to Keep Vista and XP SP2 Company
Without indicating a strong affinity for the open source business model Microsoft is rather generous with its operating systems.
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1.4.2008 Microsoft says: We're a hardware company, license us
NOT MANY people know this, but Microsoft is a hardware company, the firm said today, as it introduced a hardware licensing scheme.
Robbie Bach, head of the devices division at Microsoft said: "We've been a leading hardware innovator and supplier to the desktop peripherals industry for over 20 years."
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29.3.2006 Adware Company Sues Zone Labs
Adware software provider 180Solutions has filed suit against security company Zone Labs for what it claims are "false and misleading statements about 180's products" within the popular ZoneAlarm tool. ZoneAlarm alerts users to the existence of 180's Zango software, and says it may log keystrokes and track Web sites visited.
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1.12.2005 Microsoft says Zune executive to leave the company
A senior Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile , Research) executive who oversaw the launch of its Zune digital music player plans to leave the company, the world's largest software maker said on Wednesday.
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1.2.2007 Google buys RSS company FeedBurner
Google has acquired another medium for its advertising engine by purchasing FeedBurner, a company that distributes syndicated content for blogs and other media Web sites, the companies said Friday.
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2.6.2007 Microsoft Halo creators to be separate company
Microsoft said on Friday that Bungie, the crown jewel of its video game unit behind its hit Halo franchise, will become an independent company.
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7.10.2007 Bill Gates founds a new tech company
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has founded a new company (some time in between sleeping and working countless hours for the Gates Foundation and a day a week for Microsoft).
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22.10.2008 Microsoft dismissed enthusiasts in Vista marketing, company e-mails show
Spelling out which features of Windows Vista would work on a given PC might be useful to early adopters, but it would only "confuse the masses," a high-level Microsoft Corp. manager argued more then a year before the operating system shipped, according to internal company e-mails.
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3.3.2008 New Non-Critical Windows Updates are Available
KB904942 - Install this update to resolve HTTP authentication issues in Windows-based systems that do not appear until Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is installed.
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1.3.2006 Updates for Windows Vista
Here are new Updates for Windows Vista. (KB942089), (KB942089), (KB940069), (KB940069), (KB943544), (KB943544)..
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25.10.2007 Windows 7 Client Updates
Microsoft released several updates for Windows 7 Client.
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26.2.2009 Updates to Windows Live SkyDrive!
These past couple of months since our last release, we asked ourselves, “What can we do to make SkyDrive even better?” The most obvious answer is something that our users have asked us to do: give out more storage. We’re excited to announce that we’re doubling everyone’s storage to 1 GB!
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13.10.2007 Many Windows Users Get Unwanted Updates
What better gift could Apple ask for with the launch of its "Leopard" Mac OS X v. 10.5? How about a PR disaster surrounding Windows?
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27.10.2007 Reports: IE 7 Crashes While Accessing Windows Updates
Some users of Internet Explorer 7's beta are reporting problems accessing crucial update sites, but Microsoft denies any system-wide glitch.
Some users of Internet Explorer 7's beta are reporting problems accessing the crucial Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites, but Microsoft denied any system-wide glitch.
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20.2.2006 Latest Windows 7 Updates Cause BSOD: Fix
TechARP had been providing giving updates on the Windows 7 Downgrade Rights Program. Now Microsoft has confirmed the same in a blog post, regarding the Windows 7 Downgrade rights program.
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16.4.2009 Windows Updates Downloader v2.21 Final
Windows Updates Downloader is a small 3rd party utility that allows you to download all of the current Windows critical updates. All updates are downloaded directly from microsoft.com to your computer with a single mouse click.
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18.8.2006 Windows Updates Downloader 2.24 Build 875
Windows Updates Downloader is a small utility that allows you to download all of the current Windows critical updates.
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19.1.2007 Microsoft Killed AutoPatcher – No More Third Party Windows Updates
The AutoPatcher project is dead, courtesy of Microsoft. Antonis Kaladis, AutoPatcher Project Manager broke the news on August 29, revealing that Microsoft killed the initiative designed to supply offline Windows updates.
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29.8.2007 Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Updates
Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 was released to manufacturing on July 21, 2008, and the gold bits are heading straight for the end users' machines.
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13.8.2008Carbonite updates Neowin about their Disclosure Policy
Neowin reported earlier today that, an annoyed Carbonite customer who wanted to write reviews in Amazon.com regarding his experiences with Carbonite,
found out that the high level employees of carbonite gave positive product reviews disguised as normal users. The Carbonite group later replied back
to me via Twitter: It looks like they have updated their disclosure policy now. Carbonite's CEO Dave has stated that the company did not have
specific policies in place regarding employee engagement in reviews earlier but now these policies are put into place to reflect their commitment to
disclosure and transparency online.
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29.01.2009Measuring up Windows 7s new "super" taskbar
Long Zheng: For some users, one hurdle of the new "superbar" is its enormous size, or so it appears. To set the record straight, I conducted a
little side-by-side experiment with two quick-launch items and two active applications on both Vista and Windows 7. Together with a measuring tape in
one hand and a magnifying glass in the other, I counted. Soon enough, I grew impatient and resorted to Photoshop instead. Here's how they measured
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04.01.2009Windows 7's Calculator bundles real-life uses
Calculator is one of the programs that Microsoft has 'upgraded' to a much nicer interface (than what is available now) in Windows 7. The new
Windows 7 Calculator now has 4 different modes :
- Standard Mode
- Statistics Mode
- Programmer Mode
- Scientific
Mode
This default calculator goes above and beyond the brick on your desk by including unit conversions, date calculations, and a
neat new set of "templates" that let you do things like figure out gas mileage, hourly wages, mortgage payments, leases, and more. Check out some of
the calculator goodness in the Windows 7 Preview
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09.11.2008Group Policy Settings Reference Windows Server 2008
This spreadsheet lists the policy settings for computer and user configurations included in the Administrative template files (.admx/.adml) delivered
with Windows Server 2008. The policy settings included in this spreadsheet cover Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Professional, and Windows 2000. You can configure these policy settings when you edit Group Policy objects (GPOs).
In addition,
this spreadsheet includes the following categories of security policy settings:
- Account Policies (Password Policy, Account
Lockout Policy, and Kerberos Policy)
- Local Policies (Audit Policy, User Rights Assignment, and Security Options)
- Event Log
- Restricted Groups
- System Services
- Registry
- File System policy settings.
Note: This
does not include security settings that exist outside of the Security Settings extension (scecli.dll), such as Wireless Network extension, Public Key
Policies, or Software Restriction Policies.
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06.02.2008Overview of the Windows Server 2008 Firewall with Advanced Security Part 3a
In this, the third article in the series, we will take a look at how to use Group Policy to enforce domain isolation through the use of IPsec. The
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security console is integrated with Windows Server 2008 Group Policy, thus allowing you to use the Group Policy
Management console and the Group Policy Editor to create Firewall policy for machines in the entire domain, in an OU, or on a site.
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08.07.2008Windows 7 beta receiving test updates on Feb. 24th
As various Windows blogs are reporting, Microsoft is issuing some test updates for the official Windows 7 Beta (that's build 7000) this month, on
the 24th. The purpose of these updates is to ensure that Windows 7 is fully capable of being issued online updates, and to help the Windows 7 check
for any problems or bugs. The updates themselves will not automatically be install, but yet the user will be notified of these and will be offered if
they wish to download them. The updates serve no purpose except for testing, and this will be clearly labeled that they are for testing purposes only.
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20.02.2009China Backs Off 'Real Names' Policy
China has decided to back away
from its proposed policy of
requiring bloggers to register
for blogs with their real
name, instead opting for a
less strict policy that would
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22.05.2007Give the Microsoft Group Policy team your feedback
A message from the Group Policy team, inviting you to provide your feedback on how you use GP in Windows Vista:
The
Microsoft Group Policy team would like to hear from you! Please take a few minutes and complete the survey on how you use Group Policy to help
Microsoft enhance the manageability Group Policy provides to your organization. The survey can be
found here and is completely anonymous. The
survey will remain open through Friday, September 28, 2007. Thank you in advance for your time and input!
The Microsoft
Group Policy Team
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12.09.2007Windows 7 RC to receive test updates on May 12th
Those involved with Windows 7 will remember a while back the beta received test updates, to check if how well the update system worked within
Microsoft's new operating system. Well, a similar thing is happening, this time in the Windows 7 RC variety. This has come straight from the
company itself, via the Windows Team blog, as well as being reported on TechNet. Keeping it the same as the previous updates, they will deliver no
fixes or anything of the sort, and there should be around about 10 of them.
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10.05.2009Give the Group Policy team your feedback
Heres your chance to make a difference in the way Group Policies are setup in future versions of Windows, the Group Policy team has setup a survey
that targets IT admins specifically that use Group Policy on Windows Vista in the work environment.
A message from the Group Policy team,
inviting you to provide your feedback on how you use GP in Windows Vista:
The Microsoft Group Policy team would like to hear from you!
Please take a few minutes and complete the survey on how you use Group Policy to help Microsoft enhance the manageability Group Policy provides to
your organization. The survey can be found here and is completely anonymous. The survey will remain open through Friday, September 28, 2007. Thank you in advance for
your time and input!
The Microsoft Group Policy Team
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12.09.2007Microsoft: Removal of Group Policy Tool from Vista SP1 'Not Significant'
As part of a request to help modify its apparent stance on the upcoming
removal of Group Policy
Management Console from Microsoft's Windows Vista Service Pack 1, a company spokesperson told BetaNews, "The removal of the GPMC tool with
Service Pack 1 is not significant to the majority of Windows Vista users."
This despite the continued presence of remnants of
the GPMC campaign, which touted its inclusion in Vista as a boon. "The Group Policy Management Console, or GPMC, was available as a download for
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003,"
reads one
TechNet page.
"A scriptable Microsoft Management Console, GPMC offered a single administrative tool for managing Group
Policy. GPMC is now built right into Windows Vista. This means that whenever you're ready to create or edit
, you'll have easy
access to the best tool for the job."..
winbeta.org - 05.09.2007
Group Policy related changes in Windows Server 2008 - Part 4: Group Policy Preferences
Jakob H. Heidelberg: In part 1 of this article series "Starter GPOs" were discussed. In part 2 we dealt with Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
version 2 and its new search, filtering and comment options. Part 3 introduced you to Group Policy Preferences and part 4 will take a closer look at
Group Policy Preferences, including Actions, Item level Targeting, Export/Import, Common options, Shortcuts and more.
Please
note that some of the information in this article series is based on information from the Beta versions of Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3, RC0 and RC1).
So, some features and dialog boxes may change a bit before the final release. Group Policy Preferences is part of the Release Candidate 1 (RC1) beta
release of Windows Server 2008.
winbeta.org - 20.02.2008
Microsoft: Removal of Group Policy Tool from Vista 'Not Significant'
As part of a request to help modify its apparent stance on the upcoming removal of Group Policy Management Console from Microsoft's Windows Vista
Service Pack 1, a company spokesperson told BetaNews, "The removal of the GPMC tool with Service Pack 1 is not significant to the majority of
Windows Vista users."..
betanews.com - 05.09.2007
Using Group Policy Filtering to Create a NAP DHCP Enforcement Policy (Part 2)
In the first part of this series on how to configure a DHCP NAP enforcement policy we went through some of the basics of how NAP works, and then
installed the DHCP and NPS services on the NAP policy server. In this, part two of the series, well look at how to use the NAP policy wizard to
automatically create the Network, Health and Connection policies that will be used to control access to the network.
winbeta.org - 27.08.2008
Windows Vista SP1 Will Uninstall Group Policy Management
Probably in response to a few users' bewilderment over the seemingly unrestricted accessibility of what had actually been one of Windows Vista's
most requested new security tools, Group Policy Management Console, Microsoft announced today that the act of installing Vista Service Pack 1 will
simply delete the tool altogether...
betanews.com - 29.08.2007
Microsoft's Valentine: Patch
Tuesday
It was no love and all
business for Microsoft on
Tuesday, as the company
released seven updates for its
products. These included fixes
for two critical flaws in
Internet Explorer and Windows
Media Player, and five
important updates addressing
issues in Windows and
Microsoft Office...
betanews.com - 15.02.2006
New Admin Tool to Leverage Group Policy for Managing WM6 Devices
Up to now, most analysts have confronted the topic of the viability of the Windows platform on mobile devices from the user's perspective:
What applications can she run? Will her documents be portable? Can her contacts and e-mail be synchronized effectively? Beginning in the second
quarter of next year, there will be one more connection to be drawn: Windows Mobile devices will become manageable through Windows Server-based
networks using group policy tools...
betanews.com - 24.10.2007
16 updates on tap for April Patch Tuesday
An advance notification regarding Microsoft's Patch Tuesday promises eight security updates to Windows, Office, and IE vulnerabilities and eight more
non-security related updates for Windows Update and Windows Server Update Services...
betanews.com - 05.04.2008
Sixteen updates on tap for April Patch Tuesday
An advance notification regarding Microsoft's Patch Tuesday promises eight security updates to Windows, Office, and IE vulnerabilities and eight more
non-security related updates for Windows Update and Windows Server Update Services...
betanews.com - 07.04.2008
Seven Updates Coming for Patch
Tuesday
Microsoft will release a total
of seven updates as part of
its monthly Patch Tuesday
program, the company announced
Thursday. One targets a flaw
in Windows Media Player, four
for Microsoft Windows, one for
both Microsoft Windows and
Office, and one for Microsoft
Office only...
betanews.com - 11.02.2006
