SP1 Won't Stop IT Execs From Closing Door on Vista
Microsoft Corp. says it has sold 42 million volume licenses of Windows since it released Windows Vista to enterprise customers last November. But the company claims to have no statistics on how many of the corporate users who are eligible to move to Vista have actually done so.
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11.9.2007 Microsoft tries to stop more ‘Vista-capable’ e-mails from going public
Microsoft is trying to put the kibosh on more of its internal (and embarassing) e-mail messages around its Vista marketing plans going public.
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10.3.2008 Vista Aims to Stop Hackers Social Engineering Ploys
Microsoft maintains that by addressing the social aspect of IT attacks, the portion that can dupe even the smartest users into launching malware-laden attachments or clicking unknown URLs, Vista will improve PC security significantly.
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17.1.2007 Stop the Windows Vista Features and Services Harvesting User Data for Microsoft
There is a constant flow of communication between Windows Vista and Microsoft. A collection of features and services across Microsoft's latest desktop operating system exchange data with locations on the Internet, including those belonging to the Redmond company.
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19.8.2007 Windows Vista Stop Time Crack + Genuine file NEW CRACK
zapp2 report this next Windows Vista Stop Time Crack and Vista Genuine file NEW CRACK in
our forum. This is first Vista WGA crack.
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12.2.2007 Warner To YouTube: Stop The Music!
As the battle between YouTube and publishers such as Warner Music Group heats up, increasing numbers of video content publishers are finding that their videos have been stripped of their background music--or they've been removed entirely from the site.
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24.3.2009 Could a Patent Lawsuit Stop the Xbox 360?
An injunction that could disrupt the distribution of the Xbox 360 game console is possible because of a patent suit that Lucent Technologies has filed against Microsoft, according to attorneys who practice intellectual property (IP) law.
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15.4.2006 Microsoft Seeks to Stop Search Spam
Microsoft Research has embarked on a new project to automatically seek out search engine spam before it can be used to defraud advertisers on MSN, Yahoo and Google. Called Strider Search Defender, the tool combines two other projects from MSR: Strider Honey Monkey and URL Tracer.
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14.7.2006 Intel orders rival to stop making CPUs
Giant CPU maker Intel is pressuring smaller rival Via Technologies to exit the CPU market, industry sources in Taiwan claim.
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24.11.2006 Microsoft Urges Users Stop Using Safari In Windows Platform
Microsoft's security team is advising users to stop using Apple's Safari browser pending investigation into a quirk that allows miscreants to litter their desktop with hundreds of executable files.
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2.6.2008 Fix Windows 7 Hibernation Error STOP 0×000000A0 INTERNAL_POWER_ERROR
There is still time for official Windows 7 release but bugs and system crash are already started appearing.
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9.9.2009 Prevent 1.0 - Stop Unauthorized Copy, Delete, Move & Change of Settings
I am sure everyone has faced the situation where either their friends, colleagues, family member of kids renaming, deleting important files or changing settings like wallpaper, screen resolution etc. this is typical with younger sibling.
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17.9.2009 Microsoft Suggests XP SP3 RC2 the Final Pit Stop – RTM Next
Release Candidate 2 could very well be the final beta stage of the Windows XP Service Pack 3.
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14.3.2008 Microsoft Suggests XP SP3 RC2 the Final Pit Stop – RTM Next
Release Candidate 2 could very well be the final beta stage of the Windows XP Service Pack 3. At least this is what Microsoft is indicating.
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16.3.2008 How to Clear & Stop Displaying Windows Media Player 12 Frequent List in Windows 7
Windows 7 Start Menu is almost similar to Windows Vista however Windows 7 Taskbar aka superbar is way different from Vista & XP Taskbar. In Windows 7 Taskbar you have access to jump list and recently opened document list of Office word and for Windows Media Player you will get frequently played video list.
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20.7.2009 Windows 7 Just a Pit Stop to Windows 8?
With Windows Vista barely one year out the door and onto the shelves, and with Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service pack 3 and Windows Server 2008 still in the oven, Microsoft is also focusing on building Windows 7.
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23.1.2008 How to Install Vista Language Packs MUI on all versions of Vista + video tutorial
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium, and Vista Business versions of the Microsoft licensing restrictions can only preserve a language!
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23.9.2008 The Vista Built-in Super Administrator Account Has Survived in Vista SP1
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.
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15.2.2008 Vista SP1 Is Out, XP SP3 Old News, the Pink Edition of Vista Is In
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.
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27.3.2008 Tell Hasta la Vista to XP - Time to Upgrade to Vista SP1
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.
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30.6.2008 Instant Change Vista Product ID with Vista ProductID Changer
In past we have reviewed number of application to recover product key like Product Key Finder, WinGuggle, Windows product Key Finder.
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1.11.2009 Vista SP1 RC1 Flies Past Vista RTM and Windows XP SP2
Despite the fact that Microsoft has expressed its official position regarding testing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 ahead of its finalization, there is simply too much of a hunger for the service pack.
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27.12.2007 Vista SP1 Won't Resolve the 4 GB RAM Limitation of 32-bit Windows Vista
32-bit Windows operating systems, and Windows Vista makes no exception whatsoever to this rule, are limited in terms of the amount of system memory that can be addressed to no more than 4 GB.
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4.1.2008 Vista Loader 2.1.3 - Windows Vista Activator 2008 Support SP1 with No Boot String
Vista Loader is one of the most successful Vista activation crack available to date, second only to physical modify (hardmod) the BIOS to include SLIC table to make BIOS Vista activation-compliant.
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15.5.2008 x64 Vista SP2 JPG Rendering Performance Inferior to x86 Vista SP2's
The JPG rendering process on 64-bit flavors of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is inferior to that on the 32-bit variants of the operating system.
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10.6.2009 Microsoft to Kill the Grace Timer and OEM BIOS Windows Vista Cracks with Vista SP1
With the advent of Windows Vista, cracks also became available being designed to bypass the activation process of the operating system.
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4.12.2007 New Vista OEM Activation Hack - Vista Boot by gkend
Thanks to Steve Jobs for this article on his blog and to our forum members to clecha, Nighthief and fitterphil120 for most of the findings. One again the “Chinese” come up with a new method to trick out the Vista Activation. We have seen Softmode and VistaLoader, however “ Vista Boot by gkend” does promise even more.
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21.5.2007 Windows Vista on Super Nintendo, As Real As Vista on PSP
We're puzzled and confused... How can a console that's at least ten times less powerful than the acclaimed PSP cope with Windows Vista's requirements?
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15.8.2007 Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1 - Office 2007 benchmarking
Enough with benchmarking the OS - let’s see if Office 2007 is any faster on Vista SP1.
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26.2.2008 Microsoft Says Vista SP1 Needs to Speak the Same Language as Vista RTM
Microsoft says that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 needs to speak the same language as the RTM version of the latest Windows client. Otherwise there's no game.
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2.4.2008Why you can't have Vista SP1 yet: Microsoft fixing driver problem
Despite being released to manufacturing last week, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not being made available to all customers because Microsoft is
trying to resolve an issue in which hardware devices may stop functioning after SP1 is installed...
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12.02.2008Windows Vista Shutdown Fix
The Vistaâ„¢ Operating system can experience delays during shutdown if running a managed service that was designed with a ServiceBase.OnShutdown
method that does not explicitly call the ServiceBase Stop() method on system shutdown. This update facilitates quicker system shutdown by explicitly
setting the service state to stopped after calling their OnShutdown, if the service has not already called the Stop() method.
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15.11.2007OEMs to Continue Shipping XP
If you already own an XP license and are still hesitant to switch to Vista, Microsoft's "downgrade rights" policy, which initially began to be
exercised in 2001, may be in your favor if you would still like to purchase a machine running Windows XP after the June 30, 2008 deadline when
Microsoft will stop offering the operating system. OEMs such as Dell have said that they still have no plans to stop offering XP as an option:
"Dell has the ability to exercise 'Windows Vista downgrade rights' on your behalf in the factory if your business is still reliant upon
Windows XP and you'd prefer to have Windows XP Professional preinstalled on your PCs," according to their new downgrade policy section for XP.
"Downgrade Rights means that anyone with a Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate operating system can downgrade to Windows XP
Professional provided they have the media for Windows XP Professional."
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27.04.2008Windows Vista Performance, Responsiveness, and Reliability Update Available (KB943899 v2)
This update improves performance, responsiveness, and reliability of Windows Vista in various scenarios. This update resolves the following issues on
a Windows Vista-based computer:
- You receive a "Stop 0x000000A0" error when you try to switch the computer to the hibernate state.
- You receive a "Stop 0x0000009f" error when you switch the computer to the hibernate state or to the standby state. Or, you receive this
Stop error when you resume the computer from the hibernate state or from the standby state. This problem occurs on a computer that has a wireless
network connection.
- The disk does not spin down after a specified time of inactivity.
Additionally, this update can help
improve performance when you perform operations that are related to large disk I/O. After you apply this update, you may notice up to a 15 percent
performance improvement in some copying operations and when moving some large files.
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12.02.2008FTC Asked to Stop Microsoft's AdCenter
A pair of consumer advocacy
groups yesterday petitioned
the US Federal Trade
Commission for "injunctive
relief" - in effect, for
an order to stop Microsoft
from developing technology for
its AdCenter online
advertising platform, that
they claim invades the privacy
of unsuspecting users...
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03.11.2006Stop The Spread Of Vista SP1 Misinformation
Microsoft wants you to be
informed about the current
state of the Windows Vista SP1
beta,
"There will be a Windows
Vista service pack and our
current expectation is that a
beta will be made available
sometime this year. Service
packs are part of the
traditional software lifecycle
- they're something we do for
all Microsoft products as part
of our commitment to
continuous improvement, and
providing early test builds is
a standard practice that helps
us incorporate customer
feedback and improve the
overall quality of the
product."
"Service packs are just one
example of the work we do to
constantly improve the Windows
experience. We also deliver
improvements to Windows via
Windows Update, which is an
excellent channel for
providing our customers with
the most significant updates
as they happen. And, since
Windows Vista launched, we
have continued working with
partners to improve overall
device coverage and
application compatibility.
There are now more than 2.1
million supported devices and
more than 2,000 logoed
applications for Windows
Vista. We think customers will
have a great experience using
Windows Vista today."
"Spread
the word to stop
misinformation."
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20.07.2007Is Microsoft 'capable' of stopping Vista Capable lawsuit?
Microsoft would dearly love the Vista Capable lawsuit to just go away, but once the wheels of justice start grinding, can any amount of grease stop
the squeaky wheel?
Microsofts Vista Capable class action lawsuit is in the news again, this time because Microsoft wants an
appeals court to reverse the decision to have granted the case official ˜class action status.
The whole situation bubbled up
because a number of consumers felt duped by the Vista Capable sticker that implied a computer with such a label would be able to run Vista, presumably
at least the ˜Home Premium version of Vista with the fancy Aero graphics, instead of the Vista Home Basic version which had no such capability.
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11.03.2008ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.1 Adds Vista Support
Check Point Software today
released ZoneAlarm Internet
Security Suite 7.1, a
Vista-compatible version of
its flagship security suite.
Vista-compatible versions of
ZoneAlarm Antivirus and the
popular free ZoneAlarm
Firewall are also available.
Past versions of
ZoneAlarm's products have
relied on Microsoft's TDI
(Transport Device Interface)
to track network behavior.
Windows Vista retains support
for TDI, but introduces the
new Windows Filtering Platform
(WFP). While porting to Vista
using TDI would have been
easier, Check Point chose to
support WFP for this
Vista-compatible version. When
installed on Windows 2000 and
XP, however, version 7.1 will
still use TDI.
Check
Point is the first major
security vendor to make use of
the Vista-specific Windows
Filtering Platform. Company
representatives explained that
Microsoft will stop fixing
problems with TDI in the
future, so by utilizing WFP,
users can be prepared for
Vista threats...
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14.06.2007XP's death sentence may be commuted
Continuing his tour of Europe, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company may reconsider its decision to stop selling the XP operating system in
June, though he denied Vista was playing a role in that decision...
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24.04.2008Japanese group wants Google to stop Street View
Google received another request on Friday to stop its Street View service, this time from a group of Japanese lawyers and professors who say the
service violates their right to privacy. Talking to Reuters, Yasuhiko Tajima, a professor of constitutional law at Sophia University in Tokyo, said,
"We strongly suspect that what Google has been doing deeply violates a basic right that humans have. It is necessary to warn society that an IT giant
is openly violating privacy rights, which are important rights that the citizens have, through this service." Tajima heads the Campaign Against
Surveillance Society, a Japanese civilian group that wants Google to stop providing its Japanese Street View service and to delete all saved images.
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19.12.2008Vista Service Pack 1 Breaks Programs
Those of you that did not get a chance to update early to Service Pack 1 will be happy to know that you were saved the trouble of having programs stop
working for you.
"Windows Vista Service Pack 1 contains many security, reliability, and feature updates for Windows Vista," the
company said. "A program may experience a loss of functionality after you install Windows Vista SP1.
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23.02.2008Ten New Years Resolutions for the PC Industry
Happy New Years folks and that means it's time for New Years resolutions. We have some suggested resolutions for the PC Industry that will
help them...and us!
#1 To the PC Makers: Stop pre-loading shareware. Nothing is more annoying than getting a new PC loaded with "trial
versions" of programs. Just stop it.
#2 To Microsoft: Get Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista out there ASAP and make sure IE 7 doesn't
hang anymore for no apparent reason.
#3 To Apple: Get that 3G iPhone out the door sooner rather than later. GPS on it would be nice too.
#4 To the RIAA: Just stop it. I mean, seriously, just stop.
#5 To Jack Thompson: Get a new hobby. Better yet, get a life. In a
world in which one can't escape "The Girls Next Door" on TV are video games really a threat?
#6 To Google: Please make a Project
Management extension to Google Calendar!
#7 To the BluRay and HD-DVD consortiums, please find a way to work together. You're just
slowing down adoption (massively).
#8 To Amazon: Just because you think it might be patentable doesn't mean you should try to patent
it.
#9 To Bloggers: This year is the US Presidential Election. Just remember, just because someone doesn't agree with your political
opinion doesn't mean they're a bunch of sub-human monsters who eat babies.
#10 To Internet Users: Just remember that there is
another person on the other side of that screen. Just because they aren't there to punch you in the nose doesn't mean you should surrender any
semblance of civility on-line.
Have a Happy New Year!
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02.01.2008MS to McAfee: Stop Lying to the Public
A statement from Ben Fathi,
Microsoft's corporate vice
president for security
technology, gives some subtle
but clear indications that, if
McAfee wants to take its
claims against Windows Vista
security features off the
streets and into a more formal
setting, Microsoft might be
willing to make a battle of
it...
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20.10.2006Device driver updates causing Vista to deactivate
After weeks of gruelling troubleshooting, Ive finally had it confirmed by Microsoft Australia and USA -- something as small as swapping the video card
or updating a device driver can trigger a total Vista deactivation.
Put simply, your copy of Windows will stop working with very little
notice (three days) and your PC will go into "reduced functionality" mode, where you cant do anything but use the web browser for half an
hour. Youll then need to reapply to Microsoft to get a new activation code.
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24.10.2007Microsoft tries to stop Vista piracy monster
Microsoft has issued an update
to Windows Vista that's
intended to stop a piracy
monster.
The
software maker said Thursday
that the update is aimed at
thwarting a technique that was
letting some people use
pirated versions of the
operating system without going
through the software's
built-in product activation.
Microsoft has dubbed the
approach "frankenbuild"
because it works by combining
test versions of Vista with
the final code to create a
hybrid version.
"Windows Vista will use the
new Windows Update client to
require only the
'frankenbuild' systems to go
through a genuine validation
check," Microsoft said on its
Windows
Genuine Advantage program
blog. "These systems will
fail that check because we
have blocked the (product)
keys for systems not
authorized to use them."
Although Vista was
only released to businesses
last month--and won't hit
retail shelves until late
January--it has been making
the rounds on the Internet,
and there have been several
reported hacks to bypass its
built-in security
mechanisms.
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15.12.2006Vista 'Trick' Theorist Defends Loophole Claims
The Windows expert who originally speculated that Microsoft deliberately included a 'trick' in Windows Vista that lets users install the OS from the
upgrade version on Wednesday defended his position.
Earlier this month, the Windows Secrets newsletter reiterated claims it made
last year that Microsoft is aware that users can clean install the fully functional, but cheaper upgrade edition of Vista on any machine, but doesn't
want to actually stop them.
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17.04.2008RealPlayer flaw: Stop using Internet Explorer
Security experts are warning RealPlayer users to stop using Internet Explorer until a patch is released for a flaw researchers discovered which could
allow code execution. Researcher Elazar Broad has posted to the Full Disclosure mailing list a so-called heap overflow vulnerability that makes it
possible for an attacker to modify heap blocks after they are freed and overwrite certain registers.
This could allow code execution on a
compromised machine. The vulnerability affects all versions of RealPlayer running under Internet Explorer. Exploit code for this flaw has not yet been
made public.
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13.03.2008Windows 7: User Account Control (UAC) overview
In part one of our overview of Windows 7, we looked into Federated Search. In part two, we look into the much criticized feature of Windows Vista -
The User Account Control One of the highly criticized features in Windows Vista is the User Account Control(UAC) which prompts up a dialog box
seeking users' permission to continue or stop whenever a system-level change is made. The problem with Vista is that even the default user account
which is created during the install, who is a protected administrator (unlike in XP where the user is an Administrator), could not bypass the UAC
until its tweaked.
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07.01.2009Vista SP1 causing random app crashes for some users
On the Microsoft TechNet forums, a handful of users began reporting (in early April) that after installing Vista SP1 various applications would stop
launching and instead gave the error "Not a valid Win32 application." Users found that Excel would often spit this message out and if they tried
running it under administrative rights, the error would change to "Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service."
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23.04.2008RIAA to stop suing users, cuts them off instead
RIAA has reached an agreement to stop suing individuals who continue to share music illegally, but will cut your internet connection off instead. The
decision was reached with ISP's to send a warning letter to individuals who have been suspected or caught by the RIAA, who will set up P2P
listening posts to catch individuals and submit their information to their ISP. After 2 or 3 warnings, your ISP will slow your internet connection,
and if a user continues to share music illegally, they will be shut off for good. RIAA has sued more than 35,000 people since they began operations
in 2003, which was very costly to the music industry and time consuming.
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