Java works on Vista
Vista hopefuls who have been told that Java will not work on their machines after they install the new super soaraway operating system have been mis-informed, according to Sun.
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10.10.2006 Microsoft Update now works with IE7
When
Internet Explorer 7 Beta released to testers it left testers with a broken Windows Update that wouldn't load properly, disabling the ability to update Windows with critical patches that have been released since the end of July. This seems to of been fixed and on my PC it even redirects to Microsoft Update before my chosen homepage is loaded.
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Microsoft Works on Comcast E-Mail Problem
Microsoft said Friday that some people who use its Hotmail and MSN e-mail services are not receiving e-mail sent from Comcast accounts and other Internet service providers.
Brooke Richardson, a group product manager with Microsoft's MSN online division, said the problem appears to be due to an increase in e-mail volumes, which it is attributed in part to the Sober Internet worm.
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5.12.2005 Vista Home Basic on 512MB? Hey, it works!
Everyone knows Windows Vista is a resource hog. Everyone says it doesnt even get out of first gear without a gigabyte of RAM, and it takes 2 GB before it stops stuttering and stammering with each mouse click.
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12.5.2007 Remove Windows Vista Validation update (KB929391)
channi011 write this Solution to Windows Vista Validation update (KB929391) - READ CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.
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2.1.2006 Safely Remove Hardware fix for Windows Vista
When you click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area on a Windows Vista based computer, and then you click Safely remove Device_name, the device may not be removed as expected.
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5.9.2007 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 Remove or Restore New Briefcase At Right Click Menu of Windows 7 and Vista
Briefcase is an ancient feature in Windows operating system, existed since Windows 95. Briefcase works as a special folder that supports two-way file synchronization with another folder on local disk or external USB/FireWire drive and network drive.
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13.6.2009 Microsoft AntiSpy program will remove Sony's DRM Rootkit
From antimalware blog:
I've been getting a lot of questions in the last week about Microsoft's position on the Sony DRM and rootkit discussions, so I thought I'd share a little info on what we're doing here. We are concerned about any malware and its impact on our customers' machines. Rootkits have a clearly negative impact on not only the security, but also the reliability and performance of their systems.
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14.11.2005 Internet Explorer 8 In The Works
It seems Microsoft is putting IE8 development into gear. Participants of the Windows Server "Longhorn" beta program on Microsoft Connect have just received an email notifying them that a new survey for Internet Explorer 8 has been published on the program site.
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29.1.2007 Uninstall or Remove Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391) and Workarounds
Windows Vista Validation Update (
KB929391) has just been
released and deployed to Vista computer that are what called by Microsoft as “
frankenbuild” system that use the workaround of mixing files from RC and RTM build to activate the Windows Vista.
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20.12.2006 Windows XP SP4 in the works!
Even though Windows XP Service Pack 3 has a long way to go before being released to the public, word is out that Microsoft has Service Pack 4 in the works. SP3, set to be released in mid-2007, will be a massive update for XP, and many people have said it may be the last for the OS because of Vista.
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14.6.2006 Who wants to know how Windows Live Messenger actually works?
Oh its really rather simple once you look at it from all the right angles! Heres a nice little visual representation of the Messenger Relay system of which sends and receives all your messages
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28.12.2006 Windows Genuine Advantage works
IT may have cost Microsoft millions of sales, but Redmond claims that Windows Genuine Advantage has forced punters to buy legitimate copies of its software.
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26.11.2007 Office 12 for Mobile Devices in the Works
The countdown toward the release of Office 12 Beta 1 is on. Code is expected to begin shipping to technical beta testers any day now. But which versions of Office will Microsoft make available in the first round? That's less clear. microsoft -
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More on ad based MS Works online
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it may offer a free, advertising-supported version of its basic word processing and spreadsheet software, in an apparent bid to fend off a nascent challenge from Google Inc. in the business software market.
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22.9.2006 Disable and Remove Half-Open TCP Connections Limit (to Unlimited) in Windows 7 and Vista SP2 with EnableConnectionRateLimitin Registry Key
Officially, the incomplete half-open outbound TCP connection attempts allowed at any one time is now unlimited by default in Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP2 (Service Pack 2), and Windows 7. Actually, the ability to limit or restrict number of half-open outgoing TCP connections system can create or establish is built into Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7, however its disabled by default.
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8.6.2009 Remove and Uninstall Microsoft Office Activation Assistant - Fix Office Must Be Installed Error
On most OEM computers running Microsoft Windows operating system, regardless of its a desktop, notebook or laptop PC, now comes with pre-loaded trial version of Microsoft Office 2007, primarily Home and Student Edition, which is a time-limited product for evaluation if use without proper activation.
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17.8.2008 States rush to remove data on residents from websites
States across the USA are furiously removing sensitive data from official websites.
The task highlights challenges facing states with sites full of personal information on residents, from Social Security numbers to bank account numbers.
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24.4.2006 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 computers memory subsystem including physical RAM modules or sticks.
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5.10.2009 Remove Unnecessary Startup Entries To Boot Windows Faster
Sometimes it's very frustrating when your computer is booting up Windows very slowly especially when someone calls you up to check something on your computer, and you need to call back because your computer takes ages to boot.
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5.5.2007 How-To: Remove the Windows BSOD icon in Leopard, make OS X a little less smug
It's pretty clear that Apple left no stone unturned in Leopard, making changes and fixes throughout the new operating system.
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31.10.2007 How To Reset, Remove, Clear or Reveal CMOS BIOS Security Password
There are times that we need to reset the computers BIOS security password. Yesterday I was at the local government technical school facility and the person who is in charge of the computer told me that they are not able to reinstall Windows because they are not able to get in the BIOS to set the boot order as it is password protected. The lecturers do not know the password as it is not set by them, but by some unknown student.
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6.7.2008 WinUpdateList - View, Uninstall or Remove Windows Updates & Hot Fixes
In past we have covered Windows Update Remover tool to uninstall and remove windows update and hot fixes from windows xp.
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29.9.2009 Disable and Remove OGA Office Not Genuine Notifications Uninstall KB949810
After installing Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) Notifications (KB949810) from Windows Update, OGA Validation will perform genuine test on installed Microsoft Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007 and Office 2010 software. If Office product is validated as not genuine, This copy of Microsoft Office is not genuine notification message will be displayed on notification area (system tray), at splash screen during Office program (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) startup, and at Offices toolbar or ribbon with extra Get Genuine Office tab or element.
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18.10.2009 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 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part VIII: Add or Remove Programs
In part eight of the our tweaking series well go through a few Control Panel optimizations for Windows XP power users that may not interest most people using their operating system for basic tasks.
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26.12.2008 Download Hard Drive Powerwash to Remove Unused Clutter Files in Windows System
Previously we mentioned about BitFinder that can scan for duplicated files to conserve your hard disk space, but if you are looking for some freeware that can do more than that, then this tiny utility may fit your need.
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29.9.2009 Watermark Removal Script - Remove Watermark From Windows 7 RC Build 7100
Windows 7 RC WatermarkLike Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 Watermark, Windows 7 RC Build 7100 also has watermark which many users dont like to have on their desktop.
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16.5.2009 Windows Update Remover - Uninstall and Remove Windows XP Updates
Many users tend to set their Windows XP Automatic Updates on so that the OS will routinely check the Windows Updates Web site for new high-priority Windows security patches, critical updates, hot fixes, service packs, etc to protect the computer from the latest security threats.
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3.5.2009Microsoft: No PC-to-PC Sync in
Vista
In the seemingly never-ending
list of features to be
stripped from Windows Vista,
yet another has fallen by the
wayside. Microsoft made a
decision to remove PC-to-PC
synchronization from Windows
Vista, Microsoft Watch
reported...
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08.06.2006Microsoft to Detect, Remove
Sony DRM
Following up on earlier
indecision, Microsoft said
over the weekend that it has
decided to detect and remove
the rootkit found in Sony's
digital rights management,
which sparked huge controversy
after being discovered on a
number of CDs. Signatures will
be added to Windows
AntiSpyware...
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14.11.2005Microsoft Loads Apps into
Works Suite
Microsoft on Thursday
announced a new release of its
Works Suite, which doesn't
include any new core features,
but instead bundles a number
of consumer-oriented software
titles. Microsoft Works is
intended to offer a low-cost
alternative to Office, while
focusing more on home
environments...
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28.10.2005Vista, Acronis TrueImage 11 and GRUB Error 22
Jonathan Schlaffer: Those of you with Vista know that there can be boot problems after you have cloned your existing installation to a faster or
larger hard drive (it works best when its both). And, sometimes after cloning, there can be
activation issues as well
which I have encountered in the past.
Some say those issues are gone due to updates to the way WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage)
works in Vista but Microsoft should rename their DRM protection system to Windows Genuine Annoyance.
These problems did not exist
under XP but it appears that Vista places undue importance on the hard drive when deciding whether or not to deactivate itself. I am aware that SP1
changes the way WGA works slightly but that cannot change what has happened in the past.
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25.12.2007Vista SP1 to Remove 'Search-MS' as Default Protocol
In a Knowledgebase advisory to developers today, Microsoft is urging developers for Windows Vista who intend for their programs to run under Service
Pack 1 not to assume the default search protocol being used by the system is Microsoft's...
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13.09.2007Office 2003/XP Add-in: Remove Hidden Data v1.1
With this add-in you can permanently remove hidden and collaboration data, such as change tracking and comments, from Word 2003/XP, Excel 2003/XP, and
PowerPoint 2003/XP files.
When you distribute an Office document electronically, the document might contain information that you
do not want to share publicly, such as information youve designated as hidden or information that allows you to collaborate on writing and editing
the document with others.
The Remove Hidden Data add-in is a tool that you can use to remove personal or hidden data that might
not be immediately apparent when you view the document in your Microsoft Office application.
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30.05.2008Safely Remove Hardware fix for Windows Vista
When you click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area on a Windows Vista based computer, and then you click Safely remove
Device_name, the device may not be removed as expected. Additionally, you do not receive a message that verifies whether the device was safely
removed.
Note This problem occurs only when you left-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area and then click Safely
remove Device_name.
This problem occurs because of a timing issue in which allocated memory may be released while the system is removing
the selected device. When this behavior occurs, the system can no longer find the information about the selected device. Therefore, the device is not
removed.
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05.09.2007Microsoft to Remove Eolas Barrier in IE
Microsoft has begun advising customers on planned changes to IE now that it has licensed technology from Eolas, however it may have accidentally let
slip a release window for VIsta SP1 and XP SP3 to boot...
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09.11.2007YouTube answers Sen. Lieberman's request to remove terrorist videos
Terrorism may be unpopular, but speaking one's mind about the subject is free speech: That's the basis of a response this morning to one prominent
US senator's call for YouTube to remove terrorist-oriented videos...
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21.05.2008Norman Generic Malvare Fix 2006/12/20
NGenFix is a free utility that
may be used to detect and
remove specific malicious
software (malware). Note that
it should not be used as a
substitute for running normal
proactive antivirus
protection, but rather as a
reactive tool to handle
systems that are already
infected.
By
downloading and running the
program below it will clean an
infected system completely:
* kill running
processes that are infected
* remove infections from
disk (including ActiveX
components and browser helper
objects)
* restore
correct registry values
* remove references created by
malware in hosts file
*
remove windows firewall rules
for malicious programs
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20.12.2006Sony charges $50 to remove laptop bloatware; Retracts Later
Sony is
offering to remove
some of the trial software it crams onto the hard disks of new laptops, for a fee. Buyers of the configure-to-order versions of its Vaio TZ2000 and
Vaio TZ2500 laptops can opt to have Sony remove the some of its own applications, in addition to trial software and games.
The "Fresh
Start" option, billed as a software optimization, costs $49.99, and is only available to customers choosing to pay an additional $100 to
upgrade the operating system to Windows Vista Business from the Windows Vista Home Premium edition offered as standard.
Blogs erupted
with outrage at the planned charge, with Engadget opening a headline with "
Sony Hates You."
Responding to a tidal wave of outrage, Sony has reversed a plan to charge $50 to remove all the pre-installed applications — often
derided as "bloatware" or "craplets" — from its high-end TZ-series notebooks. "
There will be no charge for Fresh Start" said the company
spokesman.
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22.03.2008Only 104 Applications 'Vista Certified'
Microsoft on Wednesday
published a list of the
applications that have
received either "Certified
for Windows Vista" or
"Works with Windows
Vista" status. Of the 787
listed, 103 are Microsoft's
own products, indicating few
software developers have
completed the logo process...
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22.02.2007Corel Extends 'Vista Ready' to Software
On the same day that Microsoft
formally unveiled its two-tier
logo program for hardware
manufacturers and partners,
differentiating (at least to
some extent) "Works with
Vista" from "Certified
for Vista," Corel
announced it would be applying
a similar two-tier approach to
its main software brands...
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13.10.2006Microsoft Mulls Web Based
Works Suite
Microsoft is considering
giving away its basic
Microsoft Works word
processing and spreadsheet
software, aimed at preventing
a possible challenge in the
space from Google. But can it
do so without hurting sales of
Microsoft Office?..
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22.09.2006TechSpot: Windows 7 Dual Boot Guide, Remove Partition How to
Windows 7 has proved to be quite the drastic improvement over Vista, enough that it even has XP stragglers crawling out of the woodwork to check it
out. Your chance to test drive the release candidate is now running thin, in fact, if you haven't tried the new OS until now you are better off
postponing your plans for a week and installing the real thing. The final version of Windows 7 has already been sent to partners and is scheduled to
debut publicly later this week on October 22.
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19.10.2009Microsoft to Drop PDF Support
in Office
Amid threats of a lawsuit from
Adobe, Microsoft acknowledged
Friday that it would remove
support for saving files in
PDF from Office 2007, as well
as dropping its own rival
format XPS from the
productivity suite and Windows
Vista...
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03.06.2006Microsoft to test ad-supported version of Works
Microsoft Corp. said on
Wednesday it will offer a
free, advertising-supported
version of its basic
productivity software,
Microsoft Works, as part of a
test program with computers
manufacturers.
The world's largest
software maker has been
pondering the future of
Microsoft Works, its basic
spreadsheet and word
processing software, in the
face of rising competition
from Google Inc.'s suite of
business software services.
Unlike
Google Docs and Spreadsheets,
which are delivered through an
Internet browser, Microsoft
plans to pre-install Works on
computers and display
advertisements stored in
cache. The software normally
retails for $39.99.
When a user
connects to the Internet while
using Works, that cache of ads
will refresh, said Melissa
Stern, a Microsoft senior
product manager in the Office
group...
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02.08.2007Only 104 Applications "Certified for Windows Vista"
Microsoft on Wednesday posted
a page listing 787
applications that have been
tested on Windows Vista, thus
far only 104 applications have
received certification, most
of them being Microsoft's own
applications along with
companies like Ahead,
Cyberlink and Trend Micro to
name a few.
The web
site splits the certification
into two areas, Certified and
"Works with Windows
Vista"
The
"Certified for Windows
Vista" logo is a
compatibility designation for
applications and devices that
have passed a rigorous testing
program on computers that are
running Windows Vista. The
technical requirements for
this designation target four
core areas: reliability,
security, compatibility with
Windows Vista and future
operating systems, and
installation and removal.
The "Works with
Windows Vista" logo is a
compatibility designation that
is designed to encourage
Windows Vista compatibility
for the current generation of
Windows-based applications. To
receive this designation,
software companies test their
applications to make sure that
the applications meet the
program's
guidelines.
Betane
ws
reports
that "McAfee and other major
vendors has yet to make the
list, which Microsoft says
will be updated each week. The
small number of applications
could be why Microsoft is
offering to pay up to
$1,000 to a third party
certification company for
software developers to test
their programs."
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22.02.2007Works 9.0 to come in both free and paid flavors
Heres a nice find by the folks
over at
Clubic.com: The Web-order
form for Works 9.0.
Microsoft is
still planning to offer a paid
version of the next version of
its consumer/home-office
productivity suite. It will
cost $39.95 at retail about
$10 per copy less than Works
8.0.
Theres
still no link or mention of
the free, ad-funded version of
the next version of Microsoft
Works, which Satya Nadella,
the head of Microsofts search
and ad platform unit, said
that Microsoft had released as
of late last week.
I wonder if the ad-funded
version of Works 9 will debut
as a service, instead of
software. Such an offering
would make Works 9 more of a
real competitor to Google Docs
& Spreadsheets, in my opinion,
than would a fat-client
offering.
Microsoft still isnt
providing any more specifics.
Stay tuned.
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01.08.2007Microsoft to Offer Free Version of Works
Microsoft said Wednesday that
it will test out a version of
its Microsoft Works
productivity suite with
computer manufacturers that
would be free and
ad-supported...
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