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 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 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 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 it’s really rather simple once you look at it from all the right angles! Here’s 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 Free Microsoft Windows Memory Diagnostic Utility
Windows Memory Diagnostic is a free utility available for download from Microsoft designed to sniff out flaws in a machine's RAM modules.
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28.8.2008 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 Microsoft announces 512MB Xbox 360 Memory Unit
t's about time Microsoft announced that 512MB Memory Unit, which will land at $49 and at the outset come preloaded with Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (huzzah!).
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5.3.2007 Vista Home Basic on 512MB? Hey, it works!
Everyone knows Windows Vista is a resource hog. Everyone says it doesn’t 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 How Much Memory Does Vista Need?
With Windows Vista coming soon to a retail channel near you, one of the important questions to ask is, "How much memory does it really need?" There are the official minimum requirements of 512 MB, but we all know that minimum requirements don't translate to a great experience.
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23.1.2007 Vista “Out of Memory” errors
You just can’t seem to throw enough memory at Vista. There have been a number of issues that Vista users have reported relating to copying and moving data, especially large numbers of files.
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17.10.2007 Mythbusting Windows Vista - Memory Management
Windows Vista is well on it's way and everyday more and more information is released. A lot of this information is misunderstood, regurgitated and out of the ashes many a myth has risen on Vista. I'd like to welcome a special guest author, Ned Gnitchel, who will be presenting a number of articles over the next little while debunking some of these myths. Ned works for a large software company and is a specialist in OS Internals, Directory Services and Collaboration.
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13.3.2006 Resolve Windows Vista Out of Memory Errors
Windows Vista "out of memory" errors are intimately connected with the way the operating system manages virtual address space.
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29.8.2007 Windows Vista Memory Tweak Guide
With every release of a new operating system come new demands and Windows Vista is by large no exception to this rule.
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23.10.2007 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 Minimem - Optimizing Windows Memory Usage
Running too many applications can cause computer performance to slow down or even crashed.
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24.8.2009 Release Unused Memory with VC RamCleaner
One of the main factors that causes computer performance slowness could be due to memory leak whereby memory is not being released properly after it was used.
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13.10.2009 Kernel Memory Space Analyzer Version 8.1 and guide
Microsoft Support Professionals Toolkit for Windows. The Kernel Memory Space Analyzer is a tool to help expert debugging engineers analyze Windows crash dump files.
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31.8.2006 Samsung develops new graphics memory speed limit
Samsung is getting ready to produce extremely fast memory chips to be used on future graphics cards.
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25.2.2007 Xbox Gets Bigger Live Games, Memory Card
Microsoft plans to allow Xbox Live Arcade games to use more space, announcing it had increased the official size limit from 50 to 150 megabytes. In addition, the company also announced a larger memory card with a capacity of 512MB.
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5.3.2007 Intel moves closer to flash memory replacement
Intel has been tinkering with a concept of a phase change memory device chip for nearly 30 years.
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18.4.2007 eBoostr - Boost Windows XP with Flash Memory
MDO Ltd. announces the release of eBoostr, a complete replacement for Microsoft ReadyBoost technology for Windows XP. Upgrade the performance of your PC without upgrading its components. Get ReadyBoost-like technology in Windows XP.
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14.11.2007 Vista SP1 Installed System Memory RAM
One of the aspects that Service Pack 1 changes for Windows Vista is the way that the operating system reports the amount of installed system memory.
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13.6.2008 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 Memory Prices Set to Hit the Bottom in the 2H '07
After tumbling for more than four consecutive months, prices on dynamic random access memory (DRAM) may sustain rapid decrease in the coming months, causing memory chip makers to continue losing money.
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26.4.2007 Windows 7 RTM chkdsk memory issue isn’t a showstopper
Windows 7 RTM contains what appears to be a memory leak bug that occurs when the chkdsk /R command is initiated on a non-system volume.
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8.8.2009 Adapt the Windows 7 Hibernation File to the Memory Contents Loaded
Microsoft informed that in certain scenarios, Windows 7 computers going into hibernation could present a stop error to the end user.
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8.9.2009Microsoft 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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28.10.2005Microsoft 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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22.09.2006Intel and Nvidia Skirmish Over Enthusiast Memory
This week, memory module manufacturer Corsair announced a new set of high-performance DDR3 modules that fit Intel's Extreme Memory specification.
These modules have additional overclocking profiles built into the SPD (serial presence detect) ROM on the memory module, which allows simple and
reliable overclocking of memory. Intel Extreme Memory is intended for the upcoming release of high-end desktop motherboards using Intel's X38
chipset.
Intel Extreme Memory is similar in concept to SLI Ready Memory (aka "Extended Performance Profiles, or EPP) developed
by Nvidia and, coincidentally, Corsair. However, the way the Intel Extreme profiles are burned into SPD differs from the way Nvidia has specified EPP.
The next generation of EPP, dubbed EPP 2.0, is in the works, but will also differ from Intel Extreme Memory. EPP 2.0 will add
DDR3 support for unannounced Nvidia chipsets.
When asked if this might increase buyer confusion, Corsair Vice President of
Marketing Jack Peterson noted that the company planned an educational campaign, using price breaks and bundling to steer users to the right memory and
motherboard combination. Peterson also suggested that the company was investigating a utility that would allow users to re-burn EPP profiles into
Intel Extreme Memory and vice versa, but no final decision has been made.
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20.09.2007Microsoft 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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02.08.2007Memory Usage of Chrome, Firefox 3.5, et al.
This experiment graphs the
memory usage of Chrome and Firefox 3.5 (along with Safari and Opera)
over a series of 150 Web page loads using an automated script. Firefox 3.5 shows the lowest memory usage in all categories, including average memory
usage, maximum memory usage, and final memory usage. Chrome uses over 1 GB of memory due to its process architecture. Safari 4 and Opera show memory
usage degradation over time, while Chrome and Firefox 3.5 are more reliable in freeing memory to the OS.
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21.06.2009Lexar to put Wi-Fi on a memory card
The memory chip manufacturer will use technology from Eye-Fi to add network connectivity for users of its own memory cards...
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11.01.2008Works 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 Hardwares Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 Earns Top CES Honor
Microsoft Corp. today announced that the
Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 was named a CES Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Awards honoree. Products entered in this
prestigious program are judged by a pre-eminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade press to honor
outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge consumer electronics products. The Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 will be on display at the 2008
International CES trade show to be held in Las Vegas, Jan. 7“10.
The Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 is the industrys first
rechargeable notebook mouse with 1 GB of Flash memory built into the transceiver. Designed to free up USB ports, the single transceiver is a
three-in-one supertool that lets users simultaneously work wirelessly, save important files with 1 GB of storage and recharge the mouse without
deficiency in performance, all through one USB port. And because the Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 works while recharging, users dont have to interrupt
their work to charge the mouse.
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14.11.2007Sparkle produces the first 80 nanometre Nvidia card
MANY businesses in Europe will
be closed from Monday till
probably January the 3rd 2007.
That hasn't stopped Sparkle
from announcing its Calibre
P768 card based on Geforce
7600 GT 80nm chip. I guess
Nvidia had to do it in 2006 as
it promised to its investors
it was supposed to shift from
90 nanometre to 80 a while
ago.
The new 80
nanometre parts will end up
clocked at 650MHz - 90MHz
faster than the previous 7600
GT clock. The chip behind it
is G73 but we don't know what
Nvidia calls the new 80
nanometre ones. The memory on
Sparkle card works at 1600MHz
and Nvidia hasn't changed the
chip memory support as it
still works with 128 bit
memory only. The card comes
with 256MB memory and has
twelve rendering pipelines. It
supports PCIe 16X interface.
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22.12.2006Microsoft 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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02.08.2007New Qimonda GDDR5 Memory Promises 3x Performance of GDDR3
In advance of its likely acceptance by JEDEC as an international standard for memory implementations, Qimonda said today it is now sampling the first
Graphics Double Data Rate 5 memory in 512 Mb modules...
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01.11.2007Inside the Improved Firefox 3 Memory Manager
Mozilla software engineer Stuart Parmenter explains the new and improved inner workings of the Firefox 3 memory manager and what was involved in the
quest of decreasing the browser's memory load. Not simply all about fixing memory leaks, it involved solving memory fragmentation issues as well,
as Windows and most other operating system allocates memory in blocks and may not "see" small enough fragments of memory as usable in practice.
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12.03.2008The Ultimate Intel Core i7 Memory Performance Guide
Today we are going to look at how various memory frequencies, timings, and configurations influence the memory bandwidth and the real-world
performance of Core i7 processors. This is particularly important to not only help you get the most out of your Core i7 CPU, but to potentially save
you a lot of money. After all, it is possible to configure a Core i7 processor with triple-channel memory operating at 1066, 1333 and 1600MHz, or
even faster. But what are the benefits of using more aggressively clocked memory? With the new Core i7 platform, DDR3 should finally get its chance
to shine. As noted before, the Core i7 features an on-die memory controller with support for triple-channel DDR3 memory.
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10.12.2008Intel Nehalem to play nice with enthusiast memory
Intel's switch to an integrated memory controller with the upcoming Nehalem core will offer enthusiasts to finally take advantage of fast memory
devices “ which are constrained by the front side bus (FSB ) today. The memory controller bandwidth is catching up with performance memory, which
means that we should see dramatically improved memory performance once the new CPU arrives.
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15.05.2008Microsoft Works to become a free, ad-funded product
Microsofts next version of its
small-business/home
productivity suite, due
imminently, will be free and
ad-funded.
Microsoft Works 9.0 which
will be the new products name,
if Microsoft opts to stick
with its current nomenclature
might also debut at some point
as Microsoft-hosted low-end
productivity service, as many
have been speculating. A
hosted version of Works would
give Microsoft a head-to-head
competitor with Google Docs &
Spreadsheets and other
consumer- and small-business
focused services, analysts
have said.
For
the time being, however, the
new version of Works will be
ad-funded, according to Satya
Nadella, the newly minted
Corporate Vice President of
Microsofts Search &
Advertising Platform Group.
Nadella told me during an
interview on July 27 that
Microsoft recently released
the new ad-funded version of
Microsoft Works.
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30.07.2007FlashMate hybrid hard drive works without Windows
New FlashMate hybrid hard drive technology has been introduced that allows data to be read, even when the computer is switched off.
This enables notebook users to access content on the hard disk drive, without having to power on the computer, in order for example to listen to
MP3 files, view digital pictures, access email, etc.
The technology has been developed by SST (Silicon Storage Technology), a
flash memory technology business, and Insyde Software, a provider of UEFI-based firmware, BIOS, and engineering services.
FlashMate combines hardware, firmware and software in a system application subsystem that manages a notebook computer's hard drive. It is based
on SST's expertise in NAND flash controllers and memory subsystem design with Insyde Software's expertise in PC BIOS, system software and power
management.
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11.10.2007IBM quietly takes a stake in Spansion's racetrack memory
After quietly taking an equity stake in two-year-old startup flash memory manufacturer Spansion, IBM now plans to augment its own still emerging,
futuristic "racetrack" memory with flash memory dubbed MirrorBit...
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30.04.2008IBM Announces Memory Chip Advancement
A new semiconductor alloy
jointly developed by IBM and
its partners will spur the
development of faster and
smaller memory chips. The
companies say the advancements
would lead to smaller chips
than currently possible with
flash memory...
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12.12.2006Dell, Intel, and Microsoft to push 'ReadyBoost,' Hybrid Drives
Companies including Dell,
Microsoft, and Intel announced
on Wednesday the formation of
a new group to promote the
adoption of nonvolatile
memory, or NAND flash, in PC
storage applications.
The Non-Volatile Memory
Host Controller Interface
(NVMHCI) Working Group, as
it's being called, will be
chaired by Intel and will
provide a standard software
programming interface for
nonvolatile memory subsystems.
The group says the
interface will be used by
operating system drivers to
access NAND flash memory
storage in the applications
such as hard drive caching and
solid-state drives. Today, PCs
already use this technology;
"ReadyBoost" is what
Microsoft calls its Vista disk
caching technology that makes
computers running the OS more
responsive by using flash
memory on a USB 2.0 drive, SD
card, or other forms of flash
memory. ..
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31.05.2007Microsoft denies Sony's Vista hardware claims
Microsoft has denied Sony's
claim that the current release
of Vista supports neither
Intel's Turbo Memory
technology nor hybrid hard
drives.
The spat
between the companies arose
after Sony revealed to
ZDNet.co.uk that it would not
include Turbo Memory an
embedded flash memory module
formerly known by its code
name Robson in this summer's
Vaio notebooks because Vista
will not allow the benefits of
Turbo Memory to be utilised
until Service Pack 1 (SP1) of
the operating system is
released later this year.
Turbo Memory is an
optional component of Intel's
Centrino Pro/Duo platform
(previously known as Santa
Rosa), which makes use of
Vista features such as
ReadyBoost and ReadyDrive.
These features use
non-volatile "third-stage"
memory alongside a computer's
RAM and traditional hard drive
to boost performance and
start-up time. Most
manufacturers are ready to
release Centrino Pro notebooks
that include Turbo Memory,
although HP has turned it down
due to worries over cost
efficiency and the limitations
it places on users who want to
use external flash memory to
boost performance...
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