iPod Nano May Have Some Big problems
What some analysts have billed as the "top MP3 player this fall" may have just hit a potentially damaging roadblock - its own frailty.
Complaints have begun to circle on both Web logs and Apple's own support forums surrounding an issue with the polycarbonate plastic that covers the front of the iPod Nano. Some users claim the player scratches extremely easily, enough that it makes the screen difficult to read.
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iPod, iTunes Have Problems with Vista
If you have an iPod, and plan to install Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, Apple has one word of advice for you: don't.
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4.2.2007 Windows Vista Activation Problems
Windows Vista has had everything but an easy ride since it hit the shelves in January 2007. The operating system was plagued by a luxuriant variety of problems from hardware and software incompatibilities to lack of support and poor performance and reliability.
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23.11.2007 Microsoft Sued for Xbox 360 Problems
Microsoft has been sued by a Chicago man who bought the company's new Xbox 360 game console over alleged overheating and lockup issues. The suit, which asks for class-action status, accuses Microsoft of rushing to market a flawed system to ensure it beat competitors Sony and Nintendo to the punch.
According to Reuters, the suit seeks damages and litigation related expenses, as well as a replacement or recall of Xbox 360 consoles
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6.12.2005 Quick Fixes for Five Nasty Vista Problems
Cool, it Works! One of the most common gripes we've seen in message boards all around the Internet involve users not being able to install AMD's Cool & Quiet drivers on Windows Vista, and therefore not getting the power saving effect.
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19.3.2007 Quick Fixes for Five Nasty Vista Problems
Cool, it Works! One of the most common gripes we've seen in message boards all around the Internet involve users not being able to install AMD's Cool & Quiet drivers on Windows Vista, and therefore not getting the power saving effect. AMD's driver Web pages only contain C&Q drivers for Windows XP.
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23.3.2007 Windows Vista Interface Causes Problems For Consumers
Windows Vista Interface Causes Problems For Consumers, Support Firm Says. Navigating Windows Vista's Aero user interface is a big problem for many consumers learning Microsoft's 6-month-old operating system, a technical support company said Thursday. Thanks to pacpis for this news.
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13.7.2007 Microsoft execs saw problems with early Vista
Even some of Microsoft Corp.'s top officials struggled to make Windows Vista work smoothly when it was released, according to internal e-mails released Wednesday.
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28.2.2008 Vista SP1 Has Driver Compatibility Problems? Do Tell!
Ever since February 4, 2008, the day Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 were released to manufacturing, Microsoft made a move indicating that it was not entirely comfortable to release Vista SP1.
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4.3.2008 Five Vista perception problems Windows 7 must overcome
Wide Angle Zoom You can just feel Apple getting ready with a new slate of "I'm a Mac" ads featuring Windows 7. They'll have to roll off Microsoft like Teflon.
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29.5.2009 Windows Vista: Betas show potential and problems
Windows Vista shows a lot of promise. With beta 2 of Microsoft's much anticipated operating system nearly ready to be released to the public, users will soon have the ability to judge for themselves how Microsoft's next generation operating system is coming along.
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19.5.2006 Nvidia’s High-End Chipset Under Fire for Problems
Nvidia Corp., a leading designer of graphics processor and core-logic sets, is about to face criticism from enthusiasts for the problems that occur with the company’s latest premium-class chipset.
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16.12.2006 Microsoft Responds To Vista's Network and Audio Problems
With the discovery last week of the connection between Vista's poor networking performance and audio activities, word quickly spread around the Net. No doubt this got Microsoft's attention, and they have responded to the issue. Thanks to pacpis for this news.
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27.8.2007 XP SP3 Download Still Live Despite Widespread Problems
Downloads of Windows XP SP3 are still live and they’re going to remain this way, despite widespread problems.
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12.5.2008 Resolve Vista SP2 Sound Problems Automatically
Microsoft is making it easy for users running Windows Vista Service Pack 2, but also SP1, to resolve sound problems affecting the operating system after the deployment of a service pack.
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15.6.2009 Tech problems hit Xbox Live video service
True on-demand TV has been a long promised dream of many, and that dream appeared to move closer this week when Microsoft launched its Video Marketplace service.
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26.11.2006 Microsoft Confirms That Its Secret Alterations of Windows Generate Problems
Microsoft has been modifying files in the Windows Vista and Windows XP operating systems without the knowledge or consent of the users that have acquired the products in good faith.
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28.9.2007 What do Xbox Live problems say about Microsoft’s back-end infrastructure?
Whether you think the recently proposed class action lawsuit over Xbox Live service holiday outages is crazy or justified, there are undeniable problems with Microsoft’s back-end Live infrastructure that Microsoft needs to address.
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7.1.2008 Common Errors and Problems when Activating Windows Vista with KMS Server
Windows Vista Business edition and Windows Vista Enterprise edition can be activated by using a corporate KMS (Key Management Service) server, without contact or communicate with Microsoft.
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14.12.2006 Early Vista SP1 64-bit installs causing new problems?
An iTWire journo by the name of Alex has found yet another Vista SP1 issue to bitch about, this time it's the x64 version and early reports are pointing to several problems.
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25.2.2008 How to Install Windows Vista
For people with access to the Vista betas through MSDN, there is an installation guide.
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How to install another OS on your PS3
Who'll get the last laugh now? They said the PS3 sucks, is late, is too expensive, isn't worth it, isn't a bargain. Well, look at it now! It's shaping up to be something worth its weight in news.
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13.11.2006 Install multiple versions of IE on your PC
Ever wanted to test your website in various versions of Internet Explorer?
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10.12.2006 How to Install and Enable DreamScene in Windows 7
Windows DreamScene, a feature which allows a video clip, movie show, slideshow or animated image and picture to be set as the desktop background in Windows Vista has been removed in Windows 7, in favor of Desktop Slideshow wallpaper auto rotator. Although Windows 7 no longer supports DreamScane, the DreamScene function can still be manually added and installed into Windows 7 with a little hack in order to turn on and enable the DreamScene support in Windows7.
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13.1.2009 Microsoft: How to install a browser on Windows 7 E
Microsoft have created a guidance page on the Windows 7 part of their website, detailing how users should go about installing a browser on Windows 7 E – the main version of Windows that will ship in the UK, that comes without a browser.
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15.7.2009 How to Install Chrome OS in Windows 7
Google unveiled Chrome OS in an event yesterday where they demonstrated the upcoming cloud-based OS for the first time in public. Source code of Chrome OS was also released which folks over at gdgt have compiled in a ready-to-install .vmdk file.
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20.11.2009 Microsoft patch fails to install for some users
Microsoft Corp. has reported a problem with one of its security patches released yesterday that requires some users to take additional steps to ensure it installs properly.
The problem affected patch number MS06-007, which fixes a TCP/IP vulnerability in several versions of Windows that could allow a denial-of-service attack. Microsoft called the patch important but not critical, and said users should install it as soon as possible. It was one of several patches released yesterday (see "Microsoft issues seven security patches").
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16.2.2006 Vista: Should I Install 64bit or 32bit Version?
Deciding which Vista version to install can be a difficult decision and can really limit what you can do with your system. Here are practical hints which should help a user decide which version to install. I decided to write this guide after installing 64-bit and 32-bit vista systems on several test boxes.
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12.1.2007 Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) 6.1
Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) is a hypertext application designed for giving users choice. While Windows XP offers many ways of customizing the setup process out of the box, its major drawback is the lack of being able to select which applications an end user may install.
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29.7.2007 Windows 7 testers - RC is a clean install
The latest post on Microsoft’s Engineering Windows 7 blog outlines what existing Windows 7 beta testers will have to do in order to be able upgrade to the release candidate.
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9.4.2009Microsoft Releases Critical
Outlook, Exchange Fix
Microsoft serves up two
more "Critical" bug fixes,
including one for a bug that
allows attackers to hack into
any Exchange server or Outlook
owner's PC just by sending a
malformed E-mail
message.
Micros
oft's security problems
didn't improve much Tuesday,
when it followed last week's
out-of-cycle fix of a major
bug with two more "Critical"
vulnerabilities, including one
that allows attackers to hack
into any Exchange server or
Outlook owner's PC just by
sending a malformed e-mail
message.
The most
dangerous of the two new
vulnerabilities is the one
spelled out in
MS06-003,
argued Mike Murray, director
of research at vulnerability
management vendor nCircle...
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11.01.2006Windows Fix Brings Problems
For Some
Computer users who install
security updates from
Microsoft as soon as they are
released may have been greeted
with a nasty surprise from a
patch released last week -
portions of Windows become
unusable, or even worse, they
could be locked out of their
systems altogether...
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19.10.2005iPod, iTunes Have Problems with Vista
If you have an iPod, and plan
to install Microsoft's
Windows Vista operating
system, Apple has one word of
advice for you: don't. Issues
with iTunes 7.0.2 and the
next-generation operating
system are creating havoc for
some users...
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03.02.2007AIM Worm Threatens with
Rootkit
A Web security firm that
specializes in IM and P2P
security said on Friday that a
new worm spreading through the
AOL Instant Messenger network
might cause more problems than
the average IM worm. Sdbot-ADD
attempts to install a rootkit
that would allow an attacker
to monitor a computer...
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01.11.2005Microsoft release Windows 7 application compatibility update
Following on from the Internet Explorer 8 update that Microsoft released for Windows 7 Beta a day ago, another update has been released targeting
application compatibility. Judging by these two updates released, Microsoft is progressing nicely, and the most recent update targets mainly games
that did not run before hand, or had to be opened via compatibility-mode. Interestingly, Microsoft didn't state which applications were targeted
in this update, but it is of no doubt that users will find out soon enough. If you're currently having problems with gaming, or have had problems
with it, in the Windows 7 Beta, install these updates and post in the comments to show which games now work, or still don't.
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27.02.2009Problems Installing Windows
Defender?
Microsoft has offered up a fix
for users who are encountering
"Error 1609" when
trying to install Windows
Defender Beta 2, attributing
the problem to the lack of a
local group named
"Users." This group
often has a different name in
international versions of
Windows, the company says...
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17.02.2006Vista tips and tricks: changing boot options on the fly
There are a number of boot options that can be used in Vista and Windows Server 2008 that can be a pain to modify (or not possible if you are in a
bugcheck loop), that can be done on the fly at boot time. These options are invaluable for diagnosing some problems you may experience on the system,
and modifying them in the OS may involve figuring out the bcdedit syntax, the right BCD store to modify, or rebuilding and burning a new install DVD
(if the problem is happening during install from media).
Some example boot switches you might want to use are...
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23.04.2008Patch for critical Windows vulnerability coming
Microsoft will issue a patch on Tuesday for a critical vulnerability that could allow a hacker to gain control of a computer remotely, the company
said in
an alert on Thursday.
Microsoft also
plans to host a Webcast at 11 a.m. PST as part of Patch Tuesday, which comes the second Tuesday of every month. There will be just one security
update.
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09.01.2009Apple comes clean on MobileMe problems, marketing
In an e-mail to customers, Apple admitted it had problems with its MobileMe launch last week, and is prepared to compensate them for lost time.
Marketing of the service is also set to change...
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16.07.2008Vista SP1 serves up its own sets of problems
Every technology site is full of information regarding Vista SP1, even our own. But, not everyone is happy with the way it performs, for some,
entirely new problems have cropped up after installation.
While Vista SP1 will not fix existing compatibility problems
with older applications and hardware, it can improve the reliability of most systems but may introduce new complications.
The
Daytona Beach Journal Blog
reports in its test that one laptop was upgraded to Vista SP1 without problems but the test desktop reported that Vista was no longer valid after the
installation and wanted a new license key.
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19.12.2007Microsoft Killing Vista Betas Tomorrow
Those using beta versions of
Windows Vista have just one
day left to upgrade before
Microsoft cripples their
operating system.
Unless Vista
Ultimate Beta 2, Release
Candidate 1 (RC1) and RC2 are
upgraded to a legal copy by
Friday, machines running those
editions will automatically
reboot every two hours. This
crippled state will continue
until 28 August, at which
point the operating system
will refuse to boot.
In pop-up
messages, Microsoft has told
users to: "Back up important
data from Windows now. The
Windows license will expire in
X days. Back up your files,
and then install any edition
of Windows Vista."
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rest of this article.
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01.06.2007Early Vista SP1 64-bit installs causing new problems?
An iTWire journo by the name of Alex
has found yet another Vista
SP1 issue to bitch about, this time it's the x64 version and early reports are pointing to several problems. Anything from the "Windows
Performance Rating" vanishing, to the poor souls Treo not being recognized through "Windows Mobile Center" after SP1 installation. There could be
many explanations for this happening: Either the guys laptop is so sucky that Vista did him a favor by simply hiding crap results, and his phone may
no longer sync to Mobile center because he has so few friends and contacts it just isn't worth it.
Vista may of done the guy a
favour.
Or Vista is indeed broke, and Microsoft need to sort it. Either way I am sick of all the ranting as of late, so much so that I will
be installing Windows Vista x64 SP1 just to annoy websites like iTWire,
InfoWorld and CNet (Staff bloggers) and all of
their readers to show them that any normal user can install Vista x64 SP1 and have everything work afterwards. Meanwhile a whambulance has been
dispatched to the above mentioned sites to pick up the whiney tossers.
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25.02.2008Troubleshoot Networking
Problems in Windows XP
Charlie Russel explains how to
troubleshoot problems on your
Windows XP network...
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04.01.2006Group: AOL 9.0 Uses Malware
Tactics
AOL is being accused of using
malware-like tactics to
install software unbeknownst
to users when they install AOL
9.0, the company's latest
version of its online service
software. The charge was made
by industry coalition
StopBadware.org...
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29.08.2006Microsoft: How to install a browser on Windows 7 E
Microsoft have created a guidance page on the Windows 7 part of their website, detailing how users should go about installing a browser on Windows 7 E
– the main version of Windows that will ship in the UK, that comes without a browser. Users will be required to install an internet browser
from external media, such as a USB pen drive or CD, as there will be no way of browsing the web without one otherwise. Due to the EU pushing on with
its anti-trust case against Microsoft, users buying Windows 7 E will have to find their own browser to use.
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15.07.2009Having Some Problems With WLM?
Have you been having some
problems with Windows Live
Messenger lately? Not to
worry, it's no biggie.
Some users
(including me) have been
having many connection
problems in WLM lately. You
may have noticed that alot of
your contacts are suddenly
missing or are in the wrong
groups, you may have been
getting signed out a lot.
And the most common
issue was users reporting that
little yellow "Due to
connection problems, your
settings may not be applied on
other computers" message at
the top of the window.
Well don't worry
about it, these are just a few
temporary problems with the
messenger servers and the
Windows Live Messenger team
are working hard on it to get
it fixed as soon as
possible.
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19.07.2006Microsoft Office Communicator
Web Access RC Released
"The Release
Candidate for Communicator Web
Access is now available for
download at Beta Place. This
is our final code drop before
Release to Manufacturing
(RTM).
Ple
ase note this version requires
a Re-Install - you will have
to un-install any previous
version of CWA. This version
also requires that you
un-install the .Net Framework
and install the 2.0 RTM
version (recently released).
You can download this from
ht
tp://www.microsoft.com/downloa
ds/details.aspx?FamilyId=0856E
ACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F
5&displaylang=en...
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11.11.2005Hackers Install Windows XP on
Intel Mac
While Windows XP won't
natively boot on Apple's new
Intel based Macs due to lack
of EFI support and Microsoft
has no plans to change that in
Vista, one hacker has found a
way around the limitation and
snagged a $13,854 prize in the
process. But the approach
requires heavy editing of an
XP install disc...
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16.03.2006Windows 7 upgrade chart available
Microsoft has made available the official Windows 7 Upgrade chart, via allthingsd which indicates which previous versions of Windows are available for
an in-place upgrade to Windows 7, and to which version they can upgrade. You can view the chart below: As you can see from just a glance at the
chart, it's relatively confusing. Windows 7 offers no direct upgrade path from XP, which was announced very early on in the Windows 7 development
life cycle. Very specific upgrade paths from other versions of Windows Vista exist also. You can perform a "Custom Install" which is pretty much a
clean install, but you have the option to install Windows 7 to another disk without overwriting data.
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10.08.2009Latest MS Update Causing Major Headaches
Broadband
Reports is running a story
regarding the latest MS update
to fix problems with animated
cursors.
"Users in
our Security forum note that
the latest critical Microsoft
Windows update (KB925902) is
causing all kinds of problems.
Most notably, it prevents some
users from loading anti-virus
software, but others say the
update prevented them from
booting entirely. "So far, we
have errors with AVG, Realtec,
F-Secure, a false positive of
a Trojan, a messed up Vaio,
USB problems and Accessories
and Utilities all vanishing
into thin air," says one
security forum regular."
I have personally
installed this on two Vista
machines and one of them
failed to boot after the patch
was installed. Unfortuntely
patches that are often pushed
out too quickly to fix
critical flaws cause adverse
issues on certain
configurations as we have
witnessed in the past. Watch
out for Microsoft rectifying
this with an update to the
patch. Until then do not
install the update if it's
causing issues to your machine
and report these directly to
Microsoft support.
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