Windows Live Publisher Portal launches
Windows Live Books is Microsoft?s forthcoming online search service for books. The service will give information seekers a distinctive, powerful set of tools for finding answers to their questions through the discovery of trusted book content?and provide publishers with a new way to connect with potential customers.
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18.5.2006 No Surprise in XP Outperforming Vista, the Same Is Valid for Windows 2000, 95 and 3.11
With the advent of Windows Vista in 2007, the latest Windows client, and the product that could have done with a tad more refinement according to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, a barrage of criticism started orbiting the operating system.
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3.4.2008 Windows Vista vs. Windows 9x/Me, NT Server, 2000 and XP
If at just a couple of weeks short of the first anniversary since Windows Vista hit the shelves you are still looking for reasons to upgrade to the latest Windows client, then Biplab Paul, Partner Technical Consultant with Microsoft India, has an impressive, and exhaustive list of features that are bound to tilt the balance in Vista's favor.
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14.1.2008 Exploit Puts Windows 2000, XP at Risk
Microsoft warned on Thursday that exploit code had been published that would allow attackers to take advantage of vulnerabilities in both Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Windows 2000. The flaw has been given a "moderate risk" by the French Security Incident Response Team.
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21.11.2005 Microsoft Turns Up The Heat On Windows 2000 Users
With the recent release of Microsoft's newest potential cash cows, Windows Vista and Office 2007, the company is expecting a wave of upgrades from users seeking the latest functionality.
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19.12.2006 Brute Force Keygens for Windows XP and 2000
I thought Vista had a brute force but found out they made ones for Windows XP too such as these files.. Thanks to our users btalex1990 and an2o1s12ds19dk for this info and downloads links.
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27.7.2007 Chinese Windows 2000 attack crashes PCs
Security researchers have spotted malicious code that triggers a critical vulnerability in the Chinese version of Windows 2000, and warned non-Chinese users to expect attacks.
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16.4.2008 MS: Another Patch for cursor patch
Stop 0x0000007F error when you try to print from computers that are running Windows XP or Windows 2000 and that have GDI security update 925902 installed
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20.4.2007 Windows Vista Patch for DNS client
Microsoft just released a Windows Vista Patch.
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28.2.2007 MS Patch Tuesday: Vista dinged again
The carefully crafted image of Windows Vista as the most secure operating system of all time is beginning to take a beating.
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11.4.2007 Windows Vista Iso BillGates to MSDN patch 2
Second Little path for BillGates ISO of Windows Vista RTM to transform this release into legit MSDN release.
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18.11.2006 Patch Vista and XP to Ignore SP1 and SP3
With Microsoft having released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Released Candidate via Connect, MSDN and TechNet, and a public build on the horizon any day now, you have to stare the truth in the face and start preparing for the deployment of the service pack.
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10.12.2007 MS preps critical Vista patch for Tuesday
Microsoft plans to issue two security patches next Tuesday, one of which earns the dreaded rating of critical, in this year's first edition of its regular Patch Tuesday update cycle.
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4.1.2008 Just 1 Patch Cooking for Vista SP1 and XP SP3
December 2008 was a sufficiently tough month for Microsoft, when it came down to plugging security holes in its products, but January 2009 will more than make up for it.
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11.1.2009 Windows Vista Iso BillGates To Legit MSDN PATCH
Little path for BillGates ISO of Windows Vista RTM to transform this release into legit MSDN release.
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13.11.2006 Vista RTM Evaluation Copy Desktop Watermark Patch
Hi there people, here's a little guide on how to get rid of that stupid "evaluation copy" watermark in the bottom right corner of your Windows Vista RTM. Some may not see it yet, but believe me it will show up after a few reboots.
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14.11.2006 OEM Logo and Information for Windows Vista - Auto Patch
Thanks to Steve Jobs for this post in forum. You have successfully activate Windows Vista instantly in OEM style by using hardware-level BIOS ACPI-SLIC mod, or one of the two software based OEM BIOS emulator such as softmod SLIC BIOS bootloader and Paradox OEM BIOS Emulation Toolkit.
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20.3.2007 Patch Tuesday - Fixes for Windows XP/Vista & Server
Windows XP users are urged to fire up Windows Update and install these if you don't already allow for "Automatic Updates".
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11.6.2008 Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Patch Security Release ISO Image Available
A DVD5 ISO image file containing all the security bulletins made available on November 10th, 2009 for all supported Windows platforms, is now up for grabs via the Microsoft Download Center.
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13.11.2009 Microsoft patch can cause IE trouble
Microsoft's security update from Aug. 8 to Internet Explorer is causing browser trouble for some systems.
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16.8.2006 Unlimited ReArm Patch
Automatic patch for Vista RTM. Current 3 people have reported that this has worked for them.
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26.11.2006 BitTorrent Acceleration Patch 4.7.3
BitTorrent Acceleration Patch description - An innovative plug-in for BitTorrent that boosts your download speed
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13.4.2008 Windows 7 Plus Patch V6
Windows 7 All versions PlusPatch V6 By Orbit30 [keznews forum]
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6.1.2009 Battlefield 2 Patch 1.03 Released
After much delay, the 1.03 patch for Battlefield 2 has finally been released. Include is Wake Island 2007 map, new server browser features, a nickname prefix feature, a BFHQ compare function, improved mod support, HUD & map enhancements, a dozen gameplay tweaks, a large number of bug fixes, and more.
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Windows Home Server patch is out
Hewlett Packard now has its hands on the Windows Home Server (WHS) update for which it decided to delay its MediaSmart Home Server.
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20.9.2007 IE Patch Beats Coal In Your Stocking
If not for a terrible virus infection, I would have blogged about the Internet Explorer Zero Day exploit days ago.
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19.12.2008 Microsoft Patch Tuesday heads-up
Microsoft plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday with patches for a range of serious security vulnerabilities affecting millions of Windows users.
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5.2.2009 Microsoft: Patch now or face attacks
Microsoft today shipped four bulletins with patches for at least 8 documented security vulnerabilities affecting Windows users and warned that “consistent exploit code could be easily crafted” to launch attacks via the Internet Explorer browser.
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10.2.2009 6 patches for July patch Tuesday
Microsoft on Tuesday will issue six security bulletins for patch Tuesday reports PC Magazine.
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11.7.2009 Patch Tuesday for September 2009
Microsoft's Security Bulletin for September contains five critical bulletins for release on Tuesday to block Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities in Windows operating systems.
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5.9.2009Microsoft Patch Problems
Some Windows 2000 users could
be unprotected even with
recent patch.
Windows users continue to experience problems with Microsoft's latest round of security patches. This time a problem with a critical patch relating to Microsoft's DirectShow streaming media software is leaving some Windows 2000 users unprotected, even after they've installed a patch...
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22.10.2005MS Publisher, Windows Flaws
Patched
While today's Patch Tuesday
featured a patch for every
level of importance -- one
"critical," one
"important," and one
"moderate -- experts are
saying the bigger story is
what was not fixed...
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13.09.2006Seven Patches Coming From Microsoft
Microsoft expects to release seven security patches with four "Critical" and three "Important" bulletins as part of its upcoming Patch Tuesday
release.
The critical patches affect Windows Server Service Packs for 2000 and 2003 versions as well as Internet Explorer,
versions 5 through 7 and Outlook Express for Windows 2000, 2003 and Windows XP.
The common thread of the four "critical"
patches is their remote code execution (RCE) implications, a risk consideration that has been pretty consistent over the last few patch release
announcements. Microsoft suggests using Baseline Security Analyzer to flesh out any potential bugs or problems.
Meanwhile, the
three "important" issues are more varied in nature, with two bulletins affecting almost all Windows OS and server versions, including multiple
service pack releases of Windows 2000 and 2003, XP and Vista. A third patch is related to Windows SharePoint Services.
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05.10.2007One critical patch for Vista en route
Maybe they are busy prepping for CES, but Microsoft only plans to issue two patches for the first Patch Tuesday of the new year...
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05.01.2008Critical Windows patch may
wreak PC havoc
A Microsoft patch
meant to fix critical security
flaws in Windows 2000, Windows
XP and Windows Server 2003 is
causing trouble for some
users, the company said
Friday.
Th
e patch was released Tuesday
to fix four Windows flaws,
including one that experts
predict will be exploited by a
worm in the coming days. The
flaw, tagged "critical" by
Microsoft, lies in a Windows
component for transaction
processing called the
Microsoft Distributed
Transaction Coordinator, or
MSDTC.
Installing
the patch can cause serious
problems, Microsoft said in an
advisory posted to its Web
site Friday. The patch could
lock users out of their PC,
prevent the Windows Firewall
from starting, block certain
applications from running or
installing, and empty the
network connections folder,
among other things, the
software maker said. ..
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16.10.2005Patch to a patch of a Microsoft patch needs patching
In the latest incident of a now-chronic problem that has been bugging Microsoft all year, a recent security patch now causes IE6 to crash in Windows
XP...again...
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19.12.2007Microsoft's worst run project: Windows 2000
Microsofts Iain McDonald,
director of project management
for Windows Server, says the
worst run project at the
software giant was Windows
2000.
That tidbit
comes from an
interview
Mary Jo Foley just posted.
To folks that arent
familiar with the intricacies
of Microsoft this revelation
is a bit of a stunner. Was
Windows 2000 really a worse
run project than Vista, which
had a do-over in the middle of
the project? Windows ME? That
couldnt have been so hot. When
you ponder all of Microsofts
worst hits“and the projects
behind them“Windows 2000
doesnt instantly register. In
fact, Ed Bott gave Windows
2000 a 9 on a 10 scale in his
rating of Windows versions...
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04.07.2007Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2 and "Sedna" Betas Now Available
This download contains the
BETA release for Microsoft
Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2 and the
"Sedna" add-ons. This
release has two parts:
The Sedna Beta download
contains six components:
VistaDialogs4COM, Upsizing
Wizard, Data Explorer,
NET4COM, MY for VFP and VS
2005 Extension for VFP.
The VFP 9.0 SP2 Beta
download contains a patch that
can be applied to VFP 9.0 or
VFP 9.0 SP1. In addition to
fixes to the core product,
this patch contains
significant enhancements to
the Reporting features.
System Requirements
- Supported Operating
Systems: Windows 2000 Service
Pack 3; Windows 2000 Service
Pack 4; Windows Vista; Windows
XP Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0
- Microsoft .NET Framework
2.0
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15.06.2007Microsoft Plans Six Security Updates, Two For Windows Vista
Gearing up for next
week's Patch Tuesday release,
Microsoft announced on
Thursday that it's preparing
six security updates -- four
of them for critical bugs.
One
security update actually can
patch multiple vulnerabilities
so it's unclear at this point
how many flaws next week's
releases will fix. Microsoft,
though, did announce in its
Security Bulletin Advance
Notification that each of the
four critical updates will
affect Windows software, while
only one affects Internet
Explorer. Another one will
address issues in Outlook
Express, as well as Windows
Mail.
One critical
vulnerability affects Windows
Mail in Windows Vista and
Windows Vista x64 edition.
There another patch for
Windows Vista that's rated
"moderate"...
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08.06.2007Microsoft to issue 6 bulletins for July patch Tuesday
Microsoft on Tuesday will issue six security bulletins for patch Tuesday reports PC Magazine. Among these bulletins will be a DirectShow
vulnerability issued in May, and possibly a zero-day vulnerability that was discovered this week. As stated in an advanced warning in a Microsoft
blog, three of these bulletins affect Windows. The other 3 affect a vulnerability in Publisher 2007, one in ISA (Internet Security and Acceleration)
Server 2006, and one in several current versions of Virtual PC and Virtual server. An update will also be out for Malicious Software Removal Tool and
the Windows Mail junk filter.
Read full story.....
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11.07.2009Angry Shareholders Sue GTA
Publisher
Game publisher Take Two is
facing two more lawsuits, this
time from separate shareholder
groups seeking reparations for
losses incurred over the
discovery of pornographic
material in Grand Theft Auto:
San Andreas. The suits were
announced this week...
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16.02.2006Windows Vista x64 Must Use
Signed Drivers
With little fanfare, Microsoft
just announced that the x64
version of Windows Vista will
require all kernel-mode code
to be digitally signed. This
is very different than the
current WHQL program, where
the user ultimately decides
how they want to handle
unsigned drivers.
Vista driver
developers must obtain a
Publisher Identity Certificate
(PIC) from Microsoft.
Microsoft says they won't
charge for it, but they
require that you have a Class
3 Commercial Software
Publisher Certificate from
Verisign. This costs $500
per year, and as the name
implies, is only available to
commercial entities."
jcxp.net - 22.01.2006
Microsoft confirms critical SQL Server vulnerability
Microsoft late Monday issued a pre-patch advisory confirming a remote code execution vulnerability affecting its SQL Server line.
The vulnerability, publicly disclosed with exploit
code more than two weeks ago, affects Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, Microsoft
SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000), Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE), and Windows Internal Database (WYukon).
From the advisory...
winbeta.org - 23.12.2008
Potter Publisher Sues File Sharing Sites
Harry Potter publisher
Scholastic has gone to court
in an attempt to plug the
increasing amount of online
leaks ahead of Friday's
release of Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows ...
betanews.com - 19.07.2007
Microsoft Fixes Another August
Patch
Microsoft released a new
version of its patch intended
to fix a problem in Windows
Server service, saying the
original patch could cause
programs to fail if they
request more than one gigabyte
of contiguous memory...
betanews.com - 19.08.2006
Patch Tuesday: And Then There Were Four
Microsoft dropped one patch from its Patch Tuesday lineup, instead only releasing four patches, one of which was critical...
betanews.com - 12.09.2007
Six Fixes on Tap for Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is taking the
guesswork out of Patch Tuesday
by detailing the type and
severity of patches in its new
Advance Notification
bulletins. The first of these
is being used for July's
Patch Tuesday...
betanews.com - 06.07.2007
SSDs run best on Windows 2000, Patriot claims
If Microsoft really wants to tweak solid-state drive performance in Windows 7, then perhaps
it only needs to look back. As ComputerWorld reports, Patriot Memory claims that the venerable Windows 2000 out
performs its modern successors when running on SSDs.
Patriot reportedly found Windows 2000 to be "5% to 8% faster"
than OSes like Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X, and Linux, although the report doesn't say exactly what tests those numbers apply to. Patriot
Engineering Manager Saeed Arash Far commented that Vista actually outperformed XP in the same benchmarks, but Windows 2000 trumped them both.
winbeta.org - 12.12.2008
Microsoft to release EMERGENCY patch for Windows today
Cheers Bink for the heads up that Microsoft has notified him that they will release an emergency
security patch later today.
Thursday October 23rd, 17:00 GMT (That is 19:00 for GMT+1).
All Microsoft has said so far is that
the vulnerability can be remotely exploited by malware.
Microsoft advises every Windows user / Administrator to update their machines,
every currently supported Windows version is affected, so: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Vista,
Windows Server 2008 & Windows Server 2008 Core Installation.
Bink goes on to say "I'm not sure if all editions are affected, but it
does look like it, so also Windows Embedded, Windows CE, Hyper-V Server? To my knowledge this is only the second time that Microsoft has released an
out of band security patch."
neowin.net - 23.10.2008
MS preps critical Vista patch for Tuesday
Microsoft plans to issue two security patches next Tuesday, one of which earns the dreaded rating of critical, in this year's first edition of its
regular Patch Tuesday update cycle.
The critical update covers a flaw that allows the remote execution of malicious software on vulnerable
clients, including Windows Vista systems. The patch is also a critical update for Windows XP. The second update, rated as "important", covers an
unspecified privilege elevation flaw.
neowin.net - 04.01.2008
