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 Microsoft to Launch URGE This Week
Microsoft's next chapter in its battle against the iPod and ITunes begins this week, as the company releases Windows Media Player 11 to the public. Additionally, Microsoft will promote heavily a test version of the URGE music service, a project it co-developed with MTV.
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16.5.2006 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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3.5.2009 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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17.8.2008Microsoft to Launch URGE This
Week
Microsoft is promoting a new
ecosystem in the next chapter
of its battle against the
iconic iPod. The company this
week will unveil the next
version of Windows Media
Player, along with the URGE
music service and a
co-developed portable device...
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16.05.2006DRM-Free MP3s Coming to Yahoo, URGE
MusicNet, the company that
powers the song libraries of
Yahoo! Music Unlimited and
URGE, said Tuesday that it
will make available over 1
million tracks in MP3 format
without digital rights
management. The move follows
Apple offering DRM-free songs
in its own AAC format through
iTunes...
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25.07.2007Microsoft, MTV Put URGE
Service Live
As expected, Microsoft on
Wednesday released the first
beta build of Windows Media
Player 11, which includes the
company's new URGE
subscription music service it
co-developed with MTV
Networks. iRiver also began
shipping its Clix portable
music player to complete the
end-to-end offering...
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17.05.2006Microsoft Close to URGE Deal
in Europe
In May Microsoft launches its
belated entry into the world
of digital music sales in the
US by teaming up with MTV to
launch URGE - a service that
integrates digital music sales
directly into Windows
Media Player 11 .
URGE partners
Microsoft's technology with
MTV's brand profile in the
music industry in order to
present a challenge to the
dominance of iTunes in the
digital music download market.
Now, according
to industry sources, Microsoft
is closing in on a partnership
that will see the launch of a
digital music download service
in the UK - but with a
difference. I have been
informed that Microsoft is in
final discussions not only
with content providers such
MTV but also with a number of
major British
telecommunications
companies.
Whereas Microsoft's
partnership with MTV is mainly
designed to deliver brand and
marketing value, a partnership
with a telco could potentially
secure the Microsoft a
valuable additional channel of
delivery.
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27.06.2006MTV Kills URGE, Joins Real on Rhapsody
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21.08.2007Microsoft 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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14.11.2005YouTube 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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20.12.2006Lupper Worm Targets Linux
So far it's benign, but
security vendors urge
inoculation...
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09.11.2005Office 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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30.05.2008More Details on URGE's Launch
this Week!
With Microsoft to release the
first beta for Windows Media
Player 11, due tomorrow (or
today, depending on the time
zone), its URGE service,
co-developed with MTV, is also
due to be officially released
at the same time.
Thanks to MTV's
collaboration, URGE has great
chances to be able to compete
efficiently with Apple and
it's blockbuster iTunes. Its
imminent launch prices should
be as following:
-Monthly subscriptions
without any download limit
might be priced at 9,95
USD
-Same monthly
subscriptions as above, along
with the rights to copy the
tracks on compatible devices
will cost 14,95 USD
-Single songs will cost 99
cents, just like its
competitor
There's no obvious
difference between single
songs buying and
subscriptions, except that
subscriptions are unlimited
and that if the subscription
ends, the song will no longer
be usable. The service will be
launched along with a media
device which will play the
same role to URGE as the iPod
is to iTunes.
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17.05.2006Analysts Urge Caution on
Windows Vista
Plan ahead and don't be quick
to upgrade large
installations, Gartner
suggests...
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16.11.2005Democrats Urge Tech Focus
Congress should fund math
education, fuel options
research, and tech business,
leader says...
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16.11.2005Visiting a Tech Center to Get
Service Pack 2 Installed
Joli Ballew resists the
do-it-yourself urge and takes
a challenging laptop to a tech
center to get SP2. It's an
option for you or your
less-techie friends...
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04.01.2006Senators urge FTC to turn up the heat on Google + DoubleClick
Citing the possibility that DoubleClick's and Google's massive databases of personal behavior tracking and identifying information could be merged
along with their businesses, two Senate leaders are asking the FTC to proceed cautiously...
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21.11.2007Those who can't hack (much), write
Since there have been computer intrusions, it seems, there have been crackers (that is, black-hat "hackers") wanting to write books detailing
What They Did. But often, the better the hack, the less the urge to write a book about it...
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14.10.2008Safely 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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05.09.2007Sony 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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22.03.2008Experience Music
Take a look at how Windows
Vista helps you better enjoy
digital music on your PC, with
new features like Windows
Media Player 11, MTV Networks
music service URGE, and
Windows Media Center
integration with Xbox 360...
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05.01.2006Blogs, Tech Help Organize
French Riots
French authorities said
Tuesday that they are
investigating two teenage boys
who used their Web logs to
urge others to join the unrest
that is plaguing the European
country. A 16 year-old from
France and an 18-year-old
national of Ghana have been
placed under "judicial
investigation."..
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