Recover Deleted Files or Folders in Windows Vista Microsoft Ships Deleted Files with the Free Copies of Windows XP SP2 Vista vs. Freeware Security Apps Opera Web Browser Goes Freeware Virtual PC 2004 SP1 is freeware! Top 10 Windows Freeware tools for 2005 Offline Files in Vista Retrieve CD Key/Product Key From Windows Registry with Product Key Finder Ways to Search for Files and Documents in Windows Vista Moving the Offline Files Cache in Windows Vista Windows Vista and Exported Event Log Files How can I extract the files from a Windows Vista Microsoft Update Standalone Package (MSU) Microsoft files new antitrust documents with EU Microsoft files patent for possible taskbar replacement Computer Maker Files Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft Bypass WGA checks while installing .msi filesMicrosoft has released a new Internet Explorer 7. The new version is IE 7 RC1. Also called Release Candidate 1.
microsoft - comments - 27.10.2006
Microsoft released a pair of tools on Monday that help protect computers from Office 2003 files containing malicious software code. Microsoft tools keep bad Office files at bay
microsoft - comments - 23.5.2007
Security company Trend Micro today released an advisory concerning TROJ_AGENT.ADNA, a new Trojan horse which attempts to remove a file usually placed inside
Program Files, a folder created by Windows which usually stores the content needed by the installed applications. Windows Infection Deleting The Program Files Content
windows - comments - 26.11.2007
Microsoft is ramping up its fight against counterfeit software, this time targeting people alleged to have sold pirated versions of its programs on online marketplaces. Microsoft files 52 suits over pirated software
microsoft - comments - 14.12.2007
Microsoft has some good news for movie fans. If you want to watch .mov files in Windows 7, you don't need to install Apple's QuickTime. Bye, bye annoying system tray icon! Adios, Apple update! Windows 7 RC to natively support to .Mov files
windows - comments - 26.2.2009
Curious as to what else was under Microsoft’s elaborate lock, key, and duct-tape protection scheme mentioned earlier, I had my friend Chris Holmes run a scan of his 7 system, as I’m still babying my laptop’s SSD drive. Windows 7 to let users create a Desktop Slideshow from files, feeds
windows - comments - 10.11.2008
While Windows 7 is still a taboo subject as far as Microsoft is concerned, with the company offering just crumbs from the feast that is Windows Vista's successor, details do manage to slip through, and the Redmond company has nobody to blame for it but itself. Leaked Windows 7 Details: Theme Files, Gallery, Packs and Wallpaper Slideshow
windows - comments - 6.8.2008
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. Download Hard Drive Powerwash to Remove Unused Clutter Files in Windows System
download - comments - 29.9.2009
CD/DVD are optical storage media easily gets corrupted or damaged. CD & DVD discs have low durability and single scratch on CD/DVD will permanently damage your data. Recover Files from Damaged or Corrupted CD,DVD,HD DVD,Blu-Ray Disks
download - comments - 4.9.2009
Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) is a Help program that has been included with Microsoft Windows versions starting with the Microsoft Windows 3.1 operating system. Open .hlp Help Files on Windows 7 with Windows Help Program
download - comments - 15.10.2009
Since 2nd of July, RapidShare has removed its download limits and captchas for free user. This means that we can continue downloading files from rapidshare without waiting for an hour when we’ve just downloaded a file. Rapidshare Search Engines to Search, Find and Download Files from RapidShare
common - comments - 15.7.2008
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium, and Vista Business versions of the Microsoft licensing restrictions can only preserve a language! How to Install Vista Language Packs MUI on all versions of Vista + video tutorial
download - comments - 23.9.2008
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is designed to evolve the RTM version of the latest Windows client from Microsoft, made available in November 2006 to business customers, and in January 2007 to the general consumers. The Vista Built-in Super Administrator Account Has Survived in Vista SP1
windows - comments - 15.2.2008
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is now nothing more than water under the bridge, now that the service pack was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, shipping to general users on March 18. Vista SP1 Is Out, XP SP3 Old News, the Pink Edition of Vista Is In
windows - comments - 27.3.2008
Like it or not, this is the right time not only to upgrade to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 but also to tell hasta la vista to Windows XP. Tell Hasta la Vista to XP - Time to Upgrade to Vista SP1
windows - comments - 30.6.2008Microsoft fixes bug in Windows Live file-sharing service
Microsoft confirmed it has fixed a bug in its online file storage and sharing service Windows Live FolderShare after users reported problems that the
service was deleting files without user authorization.
Microsoft sent an e-mail to users Friday alerting them that it has fixed a
bug that may have "accidentally moved" user files from their original folders into the FolderShare Trash folder, and that users should not delete
files in Trash until they ensure they were meant to be deleted. It also advised users how to retrieve deleted files from the Trash folder.
A copy of the information sent to users has been posted on the FolderShare Web
site.
winbeta.org - 11.12.2007Microsoft Calls Reports of Missing Outlook Files 'Not Accurate'
In a Microsoft blog post
today, a product manager tells
OneCare users their Outlook
e-mail files aren't really
gone: "not that the files
are deleted, just that they
can't find them."..
betanews.com - 17.03.2007Panda Labs warns of talking virus
Computer users should be wary
of a new virus that deletes
important files and then
hijacks the sound card to say
"Your system files have been
deleted. Sorry."
It's a new Trojan
detected by Panda
Labs, the company behind
the fourth largest security
software suite Panda Software.
Users who catch the
BotVoice.A
Trojan will hear the
phrase, "You have been
infected. I repeat, you have
been infected and your system
files have been deleted.
Sorry. Have a nice day and
bye bye," on a continuous
loop while the virus attempts
to wipe the hard drive clean...
winbeta.org - 06.07.2007DeluTube offers users a way to view deleted YouTube videos
DeluTube, as its name implies,
can serve up some video clips
even after YouTube has purged
them. That includes clips that
contain copyrighted music and
many clips that aren't work
safe. Delutube allows visitors
to enter the video ID (pulled
from the end of the YouTube
URL) of a deleted clip, then
attempts to retrieve the clip
from YouTube's system. Clips
are apparently not deleted
from YouTube's database at
the moment they are taken down
(or they at least persist in
YouTube's cache before being
cleared), allowing DeluTube a
chance of retrieving them. The
site also allows for the easy
downloading of the clips.
DeluTube isn't the
only service that can do such
a thing, of course, but it's
possibly the most ironic; the
site makes money serving
Google ads. The creation of
these services shows how much
demand exists for this sort of
material, and what a hard time
content owners have
controlling it. The line of
legality is very fuzzy since
the clips all come from
YouTube's servers, whether
they infringe on copyright
laws or are simply
inappropriate. Lawsuits are
undoubtedly coming, but will
they target YouTube for not
completely removing the videos
or will they target DeluTube
and other sites like it?
neowin.net - 15.03.2007McAfee Gaffe Deletes Excel,
Other Apps
An error within the virus
definition file for McAfee's
antivirus software marked
several Microsoft Office
components, some Adobe product
applications, and several
other programs as viruses.
Depending on the settings,
these files would be either
quarantined or deleted...
betanews.com - 13.03.2006New Norton Vista tool trades UAC for online feedback
The latest freeware tool from Norton Labs offers to do Vista users a favor by turning off many of those annoying User Access Control prompts. If
you're wondering what Symantec wants in return...so were we...
betanews.com - 11.10.2008FileBox eXtender - Now Freeware
After a great deal of
development work we have sadly
concluded that it is not
practical to adapt FileBox
eXtender to work under Window
Vista - the architecture is
simply too different.
With FileBox eXtender you
can create a menu of files,
folders or drives that you can
access from a tray icon or
from whatever window is open.
It will add more buttons to
the top of your windows that
you can use to roll-up the
window, make it stay on top of
other windows or quickly
choose save location. You can
create sub menus in the list
if you want to. This provides
one click access to any
application or folder you want
to open. FileBox eXtender has
more features which you can
read about at the site.
neowin.net - 06.10.2006Norton Update Causes Crashes in China
An errant update for Norton
Antivirus has caused the
computers of at least 1,000
users in a China city to
crash, several Chinese news
sources reported on Monday.
According to authorities, the
problem was caused by an
update on May 18 that
accidentally flagged and
deleted two essential Windows
XP files...
betanews.com - 22.05.2007Microsoft Inadvertently Ships Deleted Files
Microsofts use of virtual machines to distribute evaluation versions of software saves the end user much of the pain of having to configure test
systems. However, it also introduces a new quality control issue by exposing the full dimension of data that was on the system when the virtual
machines disk image was created, and last month, that issue caught Microsoft off guard.
The company began making disk images, or
Virtual Hard Drives (VHDs), with evaluation versions available on a limited basis in 2005 and more generally accessible through Microsoft TechNet in
November 2006, and had provided a way for partners to build their own prepackaged software stacks, using the Virtual PC technology it acquired from
the now-defunct Connectix in 2003.
SD Times in December learned that at least one of the machine images available for download at
TechNet did not have its free space wiped, and files thought deleted proved recoverable from an evaluation copy of the Internet Explorer Application
Compatibility VPC Image.
winbeta.org - 22.01.2008SyncToy v2.0 Beta Available
SyncToy 2.0 Beta for Windows is available as a free download from the Microsoft Download Center. The easy to use, customizable application helps you
copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers.
There are files from all kinds of sources that we want to
store and manage. Files are created by our digital cameras, e-mail, cell phones, portable media players, camcorders, PDAs, and laptops. Increasingly,
computer users are using different folders, drives, and even different computers (such as a laptop and a desktop) to store, manage, retrieve and view
files. Yet managing hundreds or thousands of files is still largely a manual operation. In some cases it is necessary to regularly get copies of files
from another location to add to primary location; in other cases there is a need to keep two storage locations exactly in sync. Some users manage
files manually, dragging and dropping from one place to another and keeping track of whether the locations are synchronized in their heads. Other
users may use two or more applications to provide this functionality.
winbeta.org - 25.10.2007NeoDownloader Lite 2.1c (freeware)
NeoDownloader Lite will allow
you to download and view
thousands of pictures from web
sites. With NeoDownloader Lite
browsing the Web for pictures
is made simple and easy - you
drag the URL of a page, drop
it on the Drop Basket and this
smart utility explores it and
downloads all images to your
hard drive. You can
immediately see everything you
download and delete unwanted
pictures. You can also set the
program to explore the entire
web site and retrieve only
those images that you want.
NeoDownloader provides a
number of features to make
image retrieval simple and
easy, they include image
filtering, image preview, a
built-in image viewer and the
option to set selected picture
as Windows wallpaper.
neowin.net - 23.11.2006Windows 7 tip: Recycle Bin on your Windows 7 Taskbar
I'm not exactly sure when it became cool to abandon the use of your operating system's desktop, but a growing number of people these days
prefer the "clean" look. Recent releases of Microsoft Windows seem to encourage this. By default, Windows Vista and 7 strip the desktop of all icons
but the Recycle Bin. Try as you may, ignoring this lone icon is impossible. Sure, you can hide it in just a few seconds, but at the cost of losing
quick access to deleted files. You could also drag the Recycle Bin icon to the taskbar, but then it will appear pinned under Windows Explorer --
requiring an extra click to open and offering half the functionality.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 15.09.2009Browse Shadow Copies with ShadowExplorer
Sarah Perez: ShadowExplorer is a cool utility that lets you browse the shadow copies created by all versions of the Vista OS in a point-and-click GUI
fashion. With ShadowExplorer, you can see the available point-in-time copies, browse through the copies that have been created, and retrieve older
versions of files and folders as needed. It should be noted that ShadowExplorer is in no way a replacement for backups, but it can definitely help you
find an restore older copies of file from time to time. The utility is available as a free download from here. (via ghacks)
winbeta.org - 12.03.2008Microsoft Makes Virtual PC
Freeware
Microsoft has released an
update to Virtual PC 2004
Service Pack 1, and is now
making the virtualization
software available free of
charge to all users. The
company also promised to
freely release Virtual PC 2007
next year, bringing support
for Windows Vista...
betanews.com - 13.07.2006Vista file copying showdown: RTM vs SP1
Long Zheng: Copying files is the Achilles heel of Windows Vista, ścalculating time remaining¦ť the blue screen of death equivalent. If anyone tells
you Windows Vista isnt slow at copying files, then they obviously havent downloaded any DVDrips and tried to move it onto another computer. It was
anticipated Windows Vista Service Pack 1 would fix this problem amongst other things.
As announced this week, the first beta
build of SP1 (6001.16659) has been released on Microsoft Connect. The initial reaction from most tester has been largely positive noting improvements
in file operations such as moving, copying and deleting files. However I havent seen anyone post any benchmarks or evidence to prove it is indeed
faster.
winbeta.org - 28.09.2007Hotmail used to launch extortion scam
A Hotmail user logged into
their account this week to
find that scammers had deleted
all their e-mails except for
one, which was from a hacker
demanding cash in exchange for
restoring the lost
information, according to
Websense. Websense said this
scam is a variant of
ransomware, which is a
malicious program that
encrypts documents on the
victim's computer and asks
for a payment in order to
decrypt the files. Had this
been the owner or an employee
of a small business, the
company's intellectual
property (IP) would have been
at risk.
Joel
Camissar, country manager at
Websense ANZ, said that the
Hotmail account of the victim
is thought to have been hacked
after they used a
spyware-infected computer in a
Spanish Internet cafe. The
hackers had deleted everything
from their inbox, outbox and
removed all their contacts.
neowin.net - 14.12.2006Hard drive destruction 'crucial'
The only way to stop fraudsters stealing information from old computer hard drives is by destroying them completely, a study has found.
Which? Computing magazine recovered 22,000 "deleted" files from eight computers purchased on eBay...
winbeta.org - 08.01.2009Eraser 5.82
Eraser is an advanced security
tool (for Windows), which
allows you to completely
remove sensitive data from
your hard drive by overwriting
it several times with
carefully selected patterns.
Works with Windows 95,
98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Windows
2003 Server and DOS.Eraser is
Free software and its source
code is released under GNU
General Public License. The
patterns used for overwriting
are based on Peter Gutmann's
paper "Secure Deletion of
Data from Magnetic and
Solid-State Memory" and they
are selected to effectively
remove magnetic remnants from
the hard drive. Other methods
include the one defined in the
National Industrial Security
Program Operating Manual of
the US Department of Defence
and overwriting with
pseudorandom data. You can
also define your own
overwriting methods.
Eraser Features:
* Erases Files
and Folders.
* Erases
Files/Folders that were only
previously 'deleted'.
* Erases all hard drives using
'Darik's Boot and Nuke'
method.
* Erases
Encrypted Files and Drives.
* Erases FreeSpace on 95,
98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and
DOS.
* Erases contents
of the Recycle Bin.
*
Erases Network Files, Floppy
Disks, CD-RW, DVD-RAM,
DVD-RW.
* Supports FAT32
and NTFS Files Systems
* Erases Compressed Files and
Drives and more...
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 26.12.2006Microsoft changes Windows files on user PCs without permission, researchers say
Microsoft Corp. has started updating files on computers running Windows XP and Vista, even when users have explicitly disabled the operating systems'
automatic update feature, researchers said today.
Scott Dunn, an editor at the "Windows Secrets" newsletter, said that nine files in XP and Vista -- but not the same files in each operating system -- have
been changed by Windows Update, the Microsoft update mechanism, without displaying the usual notification or permission dialog box. The files, said
Dunn, are related to the XP and Vista versions of Windows Update (WU) itself.
"We started hearing from readers that Windows was
modifying files in the middle of the night, even when Windows Update was turned off," Dunn said today. Some machines' event logs pinpointed Aug. 24
as the date when the invisible updates began, but on one of Dunn's personal machines, the log showed the changes taking place this week.
winbeta.org - 13.09.2007Vista Encryption Concerns
British Police
British officials are
concerned about encryption in
Microsoft's forthcoming
Windows Vista release, saying
the technology could prevent
law enforcement from reading
suspects' computer files.
They claim certain new
features within Vista, while
intended to do good, may
actually set back terrorism
investigations...
betanews.com - 16.02.2006