Microsoft Personal Folders Backup (PST)
The Personal Folders Backup download creates backup copies of your .PST files at regular intervals, in Outlook 2002 and later versions, making it easy to keep all of your Outlook folders safely backed up.
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8.5.2008 Windows Vista RTM Announcement - 11AM PST Tomorrow
According to Mary Jo Foley The day has finally come: Windows Vista is going gold.
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8.11.2006 Vista CompletePC Backup
After message from our user Roberts
we prepare this article. Windows Vista comes with a new backup utility named CompletePC Backup, which will allow you to create an image file of your partitions in case they need to be restored.
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26.2.2007 Windows Vista CompletePC Backup to VHD
Windows Vista includes a new feature called CompletePC Backup. The interesting thing is the backup file format which is VHD, the same format used by Virtual PC and Virtual Server. It will be interesting to find out whats behind this!
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6.7.2006 Microsoft Releases Backup Software To Testers
Microsoft is rolling out the first release candidate for System Center Data Protection Manager 2007, the vendor's flagship backup and recovery offering.
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4.10.2007 Microsoft Cuts Backup From Home Server Update
Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) has quietly removed a key backup feature from an upcoming update for Windows Home Server, much to the frustration of channel partners who've been touting this particular feature of the product to customers.
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16.5.2008 Windows Live OneCare Beta v2.0 Online Backup Today!
I was looking in my inbox tonight and I came across what I thought was just another Windows Live OneCare message.
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22.9.2007 Macrium Reflect FREE Edition - How To Create Full Windows Backup
An award winning disk imaging solution for free. With Macrium Reflect FREE Edition you can create a disk image without rebooting.
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17.6.2008 How to Backup and Restore to Preserve OEM Offline Pre-Activation When Reinstall Windows XP
Most users of new computers with Windows XP pre-installed will notice that no activation is required after they unwrap and start up the new laptop or notebook PC, even though they need to go through the initial set up process, and a product key is found on the Certificate of Authenticity attached to the PC (COA Key). Large PC manufacturers known as Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) have the ability to pre-activate Windows XP operating system installed on new PCs via SLP (System Locked Preinstallation).
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3.9.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Do you understand MS EULA?
Get a hotfix - without having to call MS..
In this new age of the internet... You now can obtain a hotfix without having to interact with a single soul ( no phone calls etc.. ) Easy and convenient.
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26.7.2007 Better living without MS Office
Ten years ago to this very week, Apple called a truce in its market share war with Microsoft. After all, the Mac then had a 5 percent market share or so and the company and its OS plans were in disarray.
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11.8.2007 Who uses MS Live Search?
". . . its mostly people that are searching for files on their own hard drive who accidentally click the search the net button."
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3.4.2008 MS Geneva Beta 2
At over half a year since the introduction of the first Beta for Microsoft's open platform for claims-based user access, the Redmond company has produced the next development milestone. Microsoft Code Name "Geneva" Beta 2 is now available for download.
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12.5.2009 MS: Windows More Reliable Than Linux
Microsoft made a statement on Thursday that is sure to rile its detractors: the Windows Server operating system is being chosen in greater numbers by corporations over UNIX and Linux for its reliability.
To support the claim, Microsoft said companies such as Altera, Rayovac, and CompUSA cited that fact in their decisions to choose the Windows platform.
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24.3.2006 MS beta's Screenshots colection
Now are available Screenshots of: Windows Vista Build 5308, Windows Vista Build 5342, Windows Vista Build 5365, Windows Vista Build 5381, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007 !!!
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15.5.2006 Demystifying the MS Stance on BitTorrents
Whats the deal with the BitTorrent sites springing up to mirror the Beta 2 release of Windows Vista? As youre probably aware from reading this blog, we ran into some issues delivering the download of Windows Vista Beta 2 to everyone who wanted to test out the release.
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3.7.2006 MS investigates Word zero-day
Microsoft has issued a Security Advisory that warns of exploits for a previously unknown (zero day) hole in various versions of Microsoft Word.
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6.12.2006 MS KILL BILL AIO
Are you tired of dealing with the antics of Bill Gates and company from the small
town of Redmond? Are you willing to do something about it?
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15.2.2007 MS: Using Vista Loophole Is Cheating
Microsoft is denying a recent report that suggests it deliberately included a technical loophole in Windows Vista that lets users install the OS without paying for the full priced version.
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7.4.2008 MS: Video on Messenger launched
Microsoft Corp has launched a new online service in 20 countries which will allow users to watch video clips at the same time as a network of friends and chat via Windows Live Messenger.
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12.5.2008 MS: New Windows Vista Wallpapers
New Windows Vista wallpapers are available for download from Microsoft. The fresh Vistas are not a repeat of the excellent collection that shipped included by default in the RTM version of the latest Windows client, nor are they additional Extras for the Windows Vista Ultimate SKU.
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19.6.2008 Judge Criticizes MS Settlement Progress
At a court hearing to discuss Microsoft's progress in meeting the sanctions imposed in a 2002 antitrust settlement, a U.S. District Judge reprimanded the company over its recent music software flap. Microsoft was also scolded for not moving fast enough in opening its Windows internals to third parties.
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Gates: MS 'Must Act' on Web Services
Microsoft is not about to take the Web 2.0 revolution sitting down, says Bill Gates. In an internal e-mail sent out October 30 and obtained by BetaNews on Wednesday, Gates writes that Microsoft must change to take advantage of the evolution of computing from a software-based to a Web-based model.
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MS Warns of Exploit for Windows Flaw
Microsoft on Tuesday acknowledged the existence of exploit code that could crash vulnerable Windows computers through a flaw in image file handling. The company had provided a patch for the problem as part of its November Patch Tuesday security update.
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30.11.2005 Ecma Approves MS Office Committee
International technology standards organization Ecma International voted Thursday to approve the creation of a technical committee to begin looking into standardization of Microsoft Office's Open XML document format. The effort has been backed by Apple, Intel and Toshiba.
The vote to create the committee would have been unanimous, however OpenDocument supporter IBM voted against the proposal while HP abstained. Critics outside of Ecma questioned the organization's move to standardize what they consider to be a proprietary format.
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11.12.2005 MS: Want Windows Live Messenger? Pay.
The only thing hotter than the Xbox 360 this holiday season may be invites to join the Windows Live Messenger beta test. Thankfully, Microsoft has a recommendation for those who can't wait for access to the latest bits: pay for an invitation on eBay.
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22.12.2005 MS Opens Live Messenger Beta to More
Microsoft began sending out additional invitations for its Windows Live Messenger client on Thursday, BetaNews has learned. The company had previously closed the test to a few thousand users, who have received only a limited number of additional invites over the past several weeks for friends and family.
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6.1.2006 MS Source Code Seller Gets Two Years
A Connecticut man convicted of selling stolen portions of Microsoft's source code for its Windows operating system was sentenced to two years in prison by a federal Judge on Friday. William Genovese Jr., 29, pleaded guilty in August to the crime after being charged in February 2004.
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28.1.2006Outlook 2007/2003/2002 Add-in: Personal Folders Backup
Backing up your Microsoft Outlook information is quicker and easier with the Personal Folders Backup feature. Personal Folders Backup creates backup
copies of your .PST files at regular intervals, in Outlook 2002 and later versions, making it easy to keep all of your Outlook folders safely backed
up.
With Personal Folders Backup, you can choose which of your .PST files you wish to back up, and how often you wish to back
them up.
Each .PST file contains all of your Outlook folders, including the Inbox, Calendar, and Contacts. You can have a single
.PST file (usually called "Internet Folders" or "Personal Folders" in your Folder List), but you might also have an additional .PST file that you
use for archiving ("Archiving Folders"). Personal Folders Backup lets you back up any or all of these .PST files.
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08.05.2008Windows 7: Windows Backup Overview
Windows Backup Windows Backup allows you to make copies of data files and also create a system image which includes your system settings, programs
and files. In Windows 7, you can choose your custom location for the data backup and whether or not to include the system image during backup.
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18.01.2009Microsoft plans to open up Outlook PST data format
Microsoft said today that it plans to open up the PST data format commonly used within Outlook. In a MSDN blog posting, Paul Lorimer, Group Manager
of Microsoft Office Interoperability, confirmed Microsoft want to improve platform-independent access to email, calendar, contacts, and other data
generated by Microsoft Outlook. The PST format is used to store data ranging from email to calendar and contacts and allows for users to export and
import that data within Microsoft Outlook. According to Lorimer: "In order to facilitate interoperability and enable customers and vendors to access
the data in .pst files on a variety of platforms, we will be releasing documentation for the .pst file format.
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26.10.2009WinHEC 2008 Live Keynote
Steven Sinofsky and Jon DeVaan are just about to kick start WinHEC 2008 with their keynotes.
Both are expected to introduce Windows 7 and
show you what it can do, from advancements in core components and architecture to improvements in user interface, device support, graphics, media, and
more.
Tune in for further Windows 7 goodness and some focus on the hardware side for Windows 7.
09:18 PST: Just announced 11%
minimum better battery life for laptops on DVD playbck with Windows 7. That's around 20 mins extra on any laptop. Some configurations will gain up
to 1hr.
09:23 PST: Microsoft understand users are purchasing laptops over desktops and want to do a better job with shutdown times, battery
life, performance and low CPU consumption. Microsoft has been testing various laptops and knows they can make the battery life better with Windows
7.
09:25 PST: Demo of 2 Vista machines on shutdown, one with an un-responsive service on shutdown that severely slows the shutdown
process.
09:26 PST: MS have listened to feedback on the hardware logo program. Made it a lot simpler, aligns well with what MS wants to
achieve with OEMs and system integration. Microsoft wants to simplify the software logo too with a similar system.
09:28 PST: Windows
update data shows that 64 bit adoption is over 20% now in the US. Urging everyone to get the right 64bit support especially for drivers.
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05.11.2008Last-minute reminder: Windows Vista performance webcast Wednesday morning (PST)
Anyone interested in a webcast on Windows Vista performance? Mark Russinovich is hosting a roundtable discussion webcast tomorrow morning, part
of the Springboard series, at 9 a.m. Pacific time with a panel of IT pro experts: customers, partners, MVPs, etc. It should be a good
discussion, focusing on common causes of Windows Vista performance problems and how to improve overall system performance. There will be live
Q&A toward the end of the session, so start thinking of questions.
For more information, visit
https://ms.istreamplanet.com/springboard/.
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24.09.2008Backup More Than 1GB per Second Using SQL2008 Backup Compression
Backup Compression in SQL2008 performs very well and it is easy to use. You could either use With Compression along with the Backup command or
simply enable default backup compression through sp_configure by setting backup compression default value to 1. It is very convenient for backups of
large databases in our customer lab environment.
A few things you could do to make the backup compression perform better. The
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Superdome and
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03.03.2008Mix 08 Live Keynote Web Stream
Microsoft has dropped us a line to let you folks know that whether you missed your plane to Vegas or are stuck in a casino gambling your
$$$ away you can still catch the live keynote with Microsoft's Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie.
All the fun will begin
at 9:30am PST (5:30pm GMT). Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie will be joined by Scott Guthrie, Corporate Vice President, .NET Developer
Division, and Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager of the Internet Explorer Team, to demonstrate the latest technologies built for Microsoft's Web
platform.
If you are interested in hearing Steve Ballmer run around the stage answering questions about IE8 then check out his keynote at
1pm PST (7pm GMT). Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer will be joined by industry luminary and venture capitalist, Guy Kawasaki at Microsoft's
MIX08 conference in Las Vegas for a wide-ranging discussion and open-mic Q&A session.
All the links are included below.
Webcast:
Ray Ozzie Keynote, March 5 at 9:30 a.m. PST
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05.03.2008Windows Vista Makes Backup and
Recovery Simple
Columnist Mitch Tulloch
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15.08.2006Whats new with backup and Restore on Vista SP1
Christine Fok: Vista SP1 Backup & Restore contains many updates that improve reliability. Great effort has been put into improving the overall quality
of File Backup, Complete PC Backup and System Restore.
Many of those important changes may not be visible to users, but if you
run Backup and Restore tools, you can see some functionality improvements that many users had asked for:
Backing-up EFS
files
File Backup now backs up EFS (Encrypting File System) encrypted files. For those concerned with security, the encryption on
those files are kept throughout the process. So dont worry, you wont compromise your documents security by using our Vista SP1 backup tool.
Restoring Complete PC to a new motherboard
With SP1, you can use Complete PC Restore to a new motherboard that uses
previously absent disk controller. That means, if the new hardware requires an inbox driver that was previously disabled when the Complete PC backup
was taken, the required critical driver will be enabled in the last stage of the restore to ensure the machine will be bootable.
OTS credentials for scheduling Backup
In Vista (pre-SP1), only someone logged in as administrator could configure backup.
Now, its possible for standard users to configure a backup. When scheduling a backup, standard users will be asked to supply administrator
credentials. That is what we call over-the-shoulder (OTS) credentials. That is because well, if the user doesnt know the credentials, the
administrator usually type it over the users shoulder :-)
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10.03.2008Verizon Wireless Offers EV-DO as Backup
Verizon Wireless said
Wednesday it has begun
offering a service which
allows businesses to use its
high-speed data network as a
backup to standard Internet
connections or when more
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11.04.2007Preview of 160 GB ClickFree backup drive
At the Digital Experience show last night, Storage Appliance Corp. previewed a new 160 GB ClickFree Automated Backup device, not set for official
announcement until July 3...
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27.06.2008Symantec enters crowded online data backup market
Symantec has acquired online backup company SwapDrive for an estimated $123m (£63m), say reports. SwapDrive offers a secure online service
to consumers and small businesses that want to upload and store information which can be retrieved at any time from any device.
Many
companies already offer online backup services, including EMC (which acquired online backup provider Mozy last year), HP, IBM and Microsoft, as well
as dedicated online backup providers such as Iron Mountain.
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12.06.2008Virtual Roundtable discussing Vista configuration, and optimizing performance
On September 24, at 9am PST, Mark Russinovich and a panel of experts will be hosting a virtual roundtable to discuss common isues in configuring Vista
clients, performance issues, and other ways to optimize Vista performance. He will be asking questions as well during this roundtable. You can use the
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28.08.2008Fastback backup service to move beyond Windows, says IBM
IBM will also offer its FastBack enterprise-class backup service not for just Windows for other operating environments over time, according to a
company product manager in an interview with BetaNews...
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05.08.2008Reminder: Catch Microsoft at CES 2009 Live!
For those of you sitting at your computers right now, just so happen to be reading this article and are interested in watching Microsoft's Keynote at
the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, do we have some news for you!
You can catch Ballmer and his crazy antics as he gives us Microsoft's
keynote Live over the intertubes!
The stream is available in the usual three flavors...
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08.01.2009Fifteen backup programs to safeguard your data
There's no way around it: Malware happens, drive failure happens, natural disaster happens. If your data isn't backed up, it's gone -- or it will
require an extremely expensive, not-certain-to-succeed recovery operation.
If all you have on your system are scribblings and
unimportant downloads, you might not care. But you probably have something of value: scanned pictures of ancestors, wedding videos, a presentation you
worked all week on, the song that's going to make you famous.
It pays to back up, and it has never been easier to do so. No
matter what method you're most comfortable with, be it traditional file-based backup, image backup, or continuous data protection, one of the
following 15 tools will do the trick.
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25.09.2007MIX08 Kicks In!
It's that time again! Another conference is coming, and several keynotes by Microsoft too. After a disappointing CES, Microsoft is expected to strike
hard at MIX08, especially with the conference by Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager for the Internet Explorer team, where he is expected to give us an
in-depth look at the next version of Microsoft's web browser, which is due into beta very soon.
The keynote begins at 9:30AM
PST, and as usual, live streams are available for everyone to follow.
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05.03.2008Windows Home Server Technical Brief for Home Computer Backup and Restore
Windows® Home Server will automatically backup your home computers to the home server and allow you to easily restore the entire computer or an
individual file or folder to a previous point in time. The Windows Home Server Backup solution backs up only the data that has not already been backed
up. Even if you have several copies of the same data on different computers, the data is backed up only once on your home server and your home server
keeps track of what data was stored on each home computer on each day. This makes it efficient in the time it takes for backups to complete and the
amount of space that is used on your home server.
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21.11.2007HP floats a file backup service in the cloud
One thing you start to notice about companies doing business "in the cloud" is that it's becoming harder to tell whether they were software
or hardware companies to begin with. This morning, Hewlett-Packard publicly launched a subscription-based backup service where the "cloud"
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08.04.2008MIX09 Day 2: Watch it Live
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