Will AMD Barcelona kill off high-margin AMD CPUs?
AMD was riding high a year ago dominating sales in the dual-processor Server market and virtually owned the multi-processor (4+) Server market.
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8.9.2007 How to Enable or Disable Windows Task Manager
ask Manager is a versatile task management and system utility in Windows operating system. With Task Manager, user can view detailed information about computer performance (CPU usage, physical memory, kernel memory, handle, thread, commit charge, etc.), running applications, processes, network activity and statistics, logged-on users, and system services.
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18.6.2008 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 releases XP mode RC for Windows 7
Microsoft has released updated bits of Windows XP Mode for Windows 7.
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4.8.2009 Windows XP Mode RTM via MSDN and TechNet
Having released Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC to manufacturing at the start of this month, Microsoft is currently offering the two Windows 7 features for download.
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8.10.2009 Bypass and Disable Genuine Windows Validation Check
Microsoft has made it harder for illegitimate, or for whatever reason, your copy of Microsoft Windows couldn't be validated, users to retrieve updates via Microsoft Updates or Windows Update, and download programs from Microsoft Download Center.
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19.5.2006 Disable Windows Vista Evaluation Watermark from Desktop
If an user install Windows Vista in trial or demo or evaluation mode, by skipping and not keying in any Windows product registration key when asked during installation of Windows Vista.
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24.11.2006 How To Remove and Disable Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool
Windows 7 and Windows Vista comes with a memory diagnostic utility named as Windows Memory Diagnostic. Windows Memory Diagnostic is an utility that capable of scan, check and diagnose computer’s memory subsystem including physical RAM modules or sticks.
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5.10.2009 Windows 7 M1 Reduced Functionality Mode Just as Vista RTM
Windows 7 Milestone 1 features Reduced Functionality Mode, jut like Windows Vista RTM. With the advent of Service Pack 1 for its latest Windows client, Microsoft scraped the anti-piracy mitigation from the operating system, going back to the behavior of Windows XP when dealing with pirated, unactivated or expired copies of the platform.
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16.6.2008 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 How many Intel CPUs will fail the XP Mode test in Windows 7?
Some of the most popular PCs on the market today, equipped with fast and powerful dual- and quad-core CPUs, won’t be able to use the vaunted Windows XP Mode in Windows 7.
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4.5.2009 Windows 7’s XP Mode will only work on select Sony Laptops
Windows 7’s XP Mode will not work on all Sony laptops that have hardware virtualization capability, despite being equipped with fully capable Intel Core 2 Duos.
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11.8.2009 Sleeping mode
Enable/Disable/Swap the Task Manager in Windows Vista
Task Manager is a system utility that ships by default with Windows Vista. The tool is not new to Microsoft's latest operating system, having survived from older versions of Windows.
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11.10.2007 WinodwsUpdateSilencer - Disable Windows Update Restart Alert Message
Windows Automatic Updates is definitely helpful feature to keep Windows up to date with latest updates and thereby keeping it secure from viruses, worms and hacker.
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9.9.2009 Installing and Configuring Away Mode for Windows Media Center Edition 2005
Away mode is a new feature included in Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 that allows the computer to appear off to the user while it continues to perform tasks that do not require user input.
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9.4.2006 Windows 7 RC New Features in the Spotlight: XP Mode and Virtual PC
Windows 7 Release Candidate, although virtually at an apparent standstill in evolution since the release of interim Builds 7048 and 7057, does manage to take it up a notch with the secret features Microsoft confirmed to have tucked away since the public Beta Build 7000 in January 2009.
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10.5.2009 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 Disable and Turn Off Windows Vista Search Indexer and Indexing Service
Windows Vista has greatly enhanced its search algorithm where the search process is now not only faster, but users can also easily search for almost all kind of files, documents, pictures, videos, emails and contacts in Outlook 2007, and even commands or application programs’ executables.
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19.9.2007 Disable Aero Snap Auto Maximize and Arrange Window in Windows 7
Windows 7 includes a new feature called Aero Snap that intends to improve open windows management on the desktop. Aero Snap allows user to drag a window to the top of the screen to maximize the window automatically, or to the left or right side of the screen to resize the window to fill and take up half of the screen estate on the moved side automatically.
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19.5.2009 Windows 7 RTM Changes Disable DirectX Client-side Rendering over RDP 7
Changes implemented post-RC and ahead of the release to manufacturing deadline of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have stripped away the DirectX client-side rendering over RDP 7 from the operating systems, Microsoft has informed.
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22.6.2009 How To Disable Use the Web service to find the correct program Displayed in Windows Vista
When opening a file with unknown extension, normally you will see an additional window popping up that give you options of whether to use the web service to find the correct program or select a program from a list of installed programs.
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20.3.2009 Firefox improved on Vista, but still no protected mode
Since our last article on Firefox’s problems with Vista, considerable progress has been made to improve the browser for Microsoft’s newest operating system. We caught up with Mike Schroepfer, VP of Engineering at the Mozilla Foundation, to bring us up to date.
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4.7.2007 Microsoft Releases XP Mode to Manufacturers
October 1, 2009, Microsoft has released it’s final version of XP Mode. XP Mode is a virtualization application that can be used on Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate.
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1.10.2009 Disable and Remove URGE Online Store in Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11)
Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11) for Windows XP is the latest Windows Media Player (WMP) for Windows Vista, and available as free standalone program downloadable from Micrsoft for genuine Windows XP SP2 users. WMP 11 features Windows Vista-like feel and touch user interface, plus several other improvements and enhancements.
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20.11.2006 Twelve unnecessary Vista features to disable
Excess code has a way of slowing down an operating system; here are 12 Vista features that you can turn off right now.
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5.9.2008 AMD - Same Troubles, New Approach
The year that is about to end has brought nothing but trouble to the chip manufacturer. AMD faced an alarming drop in the market share, combined with an enormous financial loss that pushed the company
on the edge of the precipice.
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28.12.2007 Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 7
To help our customers become more secure and up-to-date, Microsoft will distribute Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 soon after the final version of the browser is released (planned for fourth quarter 2006).
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27.7.2006 Microsoft: Disable or Remove the Pilot of WGA Notifications
Microsoft is providing end users with the instructions necessary to disable or remove altogether the WGA Notifications anti-piracy mechanism from Windows XP.
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1.9.2008 How to Disable/Turn off Bing Home Page Image
Microsoft new search engine Bing.com is steadily becoming popular and more and more users have started using bing to search.
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3.8.2009Sony laptops disable Windows 7's XP Mode
It's not looking good for Sony Vaio owners who were looking to get their hands on a hot, fresh release of Windows 7 - Sony has disabled hardware
virtualization in their laptop range, thus rendering Windows XP Mode in Windows 7, and many other Virtual Machine Based products, such as VMware and
Virtualbox pretty much useless. Sony claims that they are disabled for "security" reasons - which doesn't really seem to make any sense; Sony
has also said that they will re-enable hardware virtualization on "select" laptops from the Vaio range.
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11.08.2009Microsoft releases XP mode RC for Windows 7
Microsoft has released updated bits of Windows XP Mode for Windows 7. XP Mode is a method to provide better compatibility in Windows 7, and to pull
it off with as little trouble as possible. It's also dubbed XPM, or formerly Virtual XP. XPM is built on the next generation Microsoft Virtual PC
7 product line, which requires processor-based virtualization support (Intel and AMD) to be present and enabled on the underlying PC, much like
Hyper-V, Microsoft's server-side virtualization platform. XP Mode will bring a Virtual PC-based environment, as well as a fully licensed version
of Windows XP SP3, free for all owners of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate editions. XPM will provide 100% compatibility with Windows
XP.
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04.08.2009'Windows XP Mode' revealed for Windows 7
Remember that major announcement that was planned for Windows 7 a while back? Well, it's finally here, revealed on Paul Thurrott's Windows
SuperSite. So, what is it? It's a feature of Windows 7 called 'Windows XP Mode'. So, what exactly is this new mode? As you can probably
tell from the name, it's a method to provide better compatibility in Windows 7, and to pull it off with as little trouble as possible. It's
also dubbed XPM, or formerly Virtual XP.
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25.04.2009Windows XP Mode final release coming October 22
Microsoft's Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 Professional or higher has RTM'd (Release to Manufacturing) today and will be available for download
from Microsoft Download Center on October 22. OEM manufactures will be able to offer Windows XP Mode on their PC's, based on their shipping
schedules to consumers. The design purpose for Windows XP Mode is to help put businesses minds at ease when upgrading to Windows 7 to ensure their
applications are backwards compatible. Windows XP Mode will allow any program to run smoothly in Windows 7 Professional or higher just as it does in
Windows XP.
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02.10.2009Microsoft: Please Don't
Disable UAC
At Windows Vista lab in
Redmond before the release of
Beta 2, Microsoft developers
showed off the new OS to a
room full of MVPs and
enthusiasts. But even the
company's most loyal fan base
turned ugly when User Account
Control took the stage. Now,
Microsoft is begging users not
to disable the controversial
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28.06.2006Coming Soon “ Final Release of Windows XP Mode
Brandon LeBlanc: Thanks to everyones feedback, were happy to announce that Windows XP Mode has RTMd today. We expect to make the final release of
Windows XP Mode available via the Microsoft Download Center on October 22nd. OEMs will be able to offer Windows XP Mode on their PCs based on their
manufacturing schedules...
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01.10.2009Microsoft: Malware can disable UAC in Windows 7 "by design"
A month has barely passed since the public beta debut of Windows 7 and we have our first horror story. UAC (user account control) was the major gripe
with Windows Vista which annoyed most tech savvy users and confused ordinary consumers. Microsoft has changed the behavior in Windows 7, lowering the
requirement for user interaction when changing system settings. The apparent downside to this is, according to reports, the way Microsoft has changed
the behavior makes it extremely easy for malware authors to write code to disable UAC without user intervention.
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30.01.2009Helping Small Businesses With Windows 7 Professional and Windows XP Mode
Q&A: Scott Woodgate discusses how Windows XP Mode helps customers maximize productivity and manage their technology infrastructure, while migrating to
Windows 7. Woodgate also shares how Windows Virtual PC works with Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V)...
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29.04.2009Why Windows 'Safe Mode' Isn't So Safe
Windows has, for many years, come with a special mode you can load at boot called Safe Mode. The idea is that non-essential services and software
don't load in safe mode and so it can be useful in diagnosing system problems.
You might assume that it can be useful in fixing
malware infections and you'd be right, but not in all cases. As McAfee's Avert Labs points out in a blog entry,
it's possible for
malware to set itself up to load even in Safe Mode.
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18.03.2009Microsoft discusses Windows 7's 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. Microsoft revealed that one new feature in Windows 7 we are going to see before it RTM's
is "Windows XP mode". All those rumors of a new UI or an early (official) RC release were finally put to rest (As if Microsoft would pull something
like that).
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30.04.2009"AMD Overdrive" videos on YouTube
Watch this "how-to" video of Sami Maekinen using the AMD OverDrive utility. He walks through the steps of overclocking the upcoming Spider
Platform, based on AMD Phenom quad-core processors, ATI Radeon HD3800 Series and the AMD 7-Series chipset. This video shows a before/after demo of the
novice mode of AMD OverDrive. A young child is able to overclock the AMD Spider Platform for better game-play.
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18.11.2007XP Mode vs. Med-V
Stephen L Rose: With the release of the XP Mode Release Candidate, there has been a lot of talk and confusion around when XP Mode is a ideal solution
and when you should look at Med-V as a solution . I thought I would take a few minutes to clear up any confusion.
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09.08.2009Verdict: XP Mode gets an F
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: I've been using Windows 7's
XP Mode feature for a
few days and I'm now ready to give you my verdict ... and it gets an F.
Don’t get me wrong. The idea behind XP Mode is a
valid one, and the fact that Microsoft is finally ready to accept that users should be able to run older versions of Windows as part of the license
for the newer OS.
But … there are problems with XP Mode, and here I’ll point out six issues with XP Mode that lead to
me giving it a failing grade...
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05.05.2009IE8 - Standards Mode and IE7-Compatibility Mode
As you all know, the Internet Explorer team has been working hard to make IE8 the most standards compliant browser around. Unfortunately, not all web
sites confirm to these standards today. If you have concerns about your web site rendering correctly in IE8 standards mode, then there is some help
for you out there...
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28.08.2008Windows XP Mode RC Available
Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to install and run many of your Windows XP productivity applications directly from a Windows 7-based PC.
It utilizes virtualization technology such as
Windows Virtual PC to
provide a Virtual Windows XP environment for Windows 7.
Windows XP Mode provides a 32-bit Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
(SP3) environment pre-loaded on a virtual hard disk. Client virtualization software, like
Windows Virtual PC is a pre-requisite to use Windows XP Mode.
Note: Upgrade from Windows XP Mode Beta to
Windows XP Mode RC is not supported. Uninstall Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta (if applicable) before installing this RC release.
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04.08.2009Lenovo lets you disable your laptop with a text message
In the next couple months Lenovo will be rolling out a BIOS update for its Montevina laptop users which enables remote shutdown and subsequent
encryption via text message. The tech relies on the laptop having a WWAN connection and activates when a custom string, defined by the user and sent
from a single, paired phone, is received. In other words, you can choose whatever you want as the shutdown signal, from a cool "Kill" or
"Self-Destruct" to a long, patronizing multi-part message about the thieving youth of today. Constant Secure Remote Disable, as it's called,
isn't being touted as a first line of defense.
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25.11.2008AMD unveils 65nm AMD Turion processor
AMD is boasting its
next-generation 65nm AMD
Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile
processor as providing
increased transistor
performance, scalability and
power efficiency. Notebook PCs
based on the new AMD Turion 64
X2 dual-core mobile processor
will be available later this
quarter in designs from
several computer
manufacturers. To extend
battery life, AMD-based
platforms using the AMD M690
chipset incorporate innovative
memory technology known as
display cache, designed to
allow the CPU to operate in
low-power mode without
accessing system memory. This
coupled with the new 65nm
process design of the AMD
Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile
processor extends battery life
to five hours, the company
noted.
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03.05.2007AMD launches tuning tool for hardcore gamers
If you call yourself a hardcore gamer or enthusiast, chances are you've encountered one of those online guides with instructions on how to disable
Windows processes. Following those guides can sometimes free up memory and CPU cycles, but it can also cause headaches when you end up disabling
processes you actually need.
What does that have to do with AMD's new Fusion for Gaming utility? Well, the app revolves around a
similar concept, but it goes about it in a much smarter way...
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18.09.2008More Windows 7 XP Mode questions and more Microsoft answers
Mary Jo Foley: Over the past few days since word of
Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC went
public Microsoft has provided so far only the barest of details about its planned Virtual XP Mode functionality for Windows 7. Slowly but surely
the company has started releasing additional details.
I had a chance to ask Scott Woodgate, a Director in the Windows Business
Group, a few questions about the new Virtual XP virtualization service. Here’s a transcript of our email exchange...
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29.04.2009Lower profile XP Mode (N) for Windows 7 omits Media Player 9
In a move which could very rapidly multiply the number of total users of Windows XP N way beyond the paltry number of users, mostly in Europe, who
invested
in the product in 2005, Microsoft this morning quietly
released a
separate version of the release candidate for its
XP Mode virtualization system for Windows 7. This version creates a virtual envelope for Windows
XP N, the version Microsoft created without Media Player 9 pre-installed, to appease the European Commission.
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