IE8 compatibility and reliability update for Windows 7 beta
Microsoft has released an update for Internext Explorer build 8.0.7000.0, fixing many bugs that were fixed with the release of IE8 RC1 for Vista and XP.
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25.2.2009 Network Monitor 3.1 Beta Released
The NM3.1 Beta is available on http://connect.Microsoft.com and simmering with new features for you to test. I'll bet you can't wait to sniff wireless management traffic; for sure an exciting new feature. Not sure how to create a filter? Now this is much easier with our new right click, add to filter feature.
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9.5.2007 Network Monitor 3.3 Beta released for testers
In order to download the beta, you must be a member of our connection. To join, select the HOME link in the top left corner and create an account or sign in. Then click on Apply Now under our connection from the CONNECTION DIRECTORY list to join.
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6.3.2009 Microsoft opens Network Monitor 3 beta 2 to public
After many years the Microsoft network sniffer, Network Monitor, is coming back.
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11.9.2006 Network Monitor 3.3 for Windows 7
Network Monitor 3.3 is a protocol analyzer. It allows you to capture network traffic, view and analyze it. Version 3.3 is an update and replaces Network Monitor 3.2. Network Monitor 3.x is a complete overhaul of the previous Network Monitor 2.x version.
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22.4.2009 Windows 7 Tasksbar Multi-Monitor Support
Microsoft is gearing up to detail the evolution of the Windows client graphical user interface, in just one month, at the Professional Developers Conference 2008, and then at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2008.
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30.9.2008 Understanding Windows 7 New Levels of Performance and Reliability
For an operating system that required unmatched hardware resources, Windows Vista failed to translate the horsepower available into sheer speed. The same is not the case for Windows 7, as the evolution from Vista brings new levels of performance and reliability.
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11.8.2009 First Windows 7 stability and reliability update arrives
Microsoft has released the first stability and reliability update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. It fixes a few issues some users have been experiencing.
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16.10.2009 Monitor Tester 2.0.2
Monitor Tester can guide you in setting and adjusting the parameters and controls of your monitor.
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1.10.2007 Usage Monitor 1.9.0.0
Usage Monitor lets you set watch limits on processes to know when your process is using too much. Watch limits can be placed on Memory Usage, GDI Objects, and USER Objects.
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23.2.2009 Microsoft releases the Windows Vista Performance and Reliability fix packages
These are the fixes that leaked last week, now the fix packs are publicly available (Validation Required).
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8.8.2007 Microsoft Network Monitor 3.1.512.0
Network Monitor is a protocol analyzer. It allows you to capture network traffic, view and analyze it. This version is a complete overhaul of the previous Network Monitor 2.x version. Thanks to pacpis for this download.
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13.7.2007 Process Monitor v1.2d
Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich and non-destructive filtering, comprehensive event properties such session IDs and user names, reliable process information, full thread stacks with integrated symbol support for each operation, simultaneous logging to a file, and much more. Its uniquely powerful features will make Process Monitor a core utility in your system troubleshooting and malware hunting toolkit.
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25.7.2007 Microsoft Process Monitor 1.24
Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity.
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28.9.2007 Another Vista Reliability & Performance Update
Vistas performance is one of those topics that wont be exhausted until Windows Seven hits RTM. It all comes down to trade-offs.
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12.12.2007 Process Monitor 2.0 for Vista and XP
At the start of September 2008, Microsoft Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich revealed that he was cooking a major update for Process Monitor, one of the components of the Sysinternals suite.
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1.10.2008 Network Monitor 3.0 Final Released to Connect
The releases just keep coming...
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24.11.2006 Vista Compatibility, Performance and Reliability Pack
Windows Vista Compatibility, Performance and Reliability Packs SP1 Preview - Microsoft offers fresh Vista updates to testers.
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31.7.2007 Compatibility, Reliability, and Stability of Vista Update
About 2 months ago Microsoft released a couple of hotfixes that improved the stability and reliability of Windows Vista, these were not made available on Automatic Updates.
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24.10.2007 Analyzing 3 months of Vista reliability data
A Windows Vista feature which I make use of regularly is the Reliability Monitor. While being far from an ideal metric for measuring reliability, it does offer users a simple way to tell if their system is behaving or misbehaving.
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25.3.2008 New Performance and Reliability Updates for Vista SP1
A reliability and performance update is available for download for Windows Vista Service Pack 1. This specific release targets all Windows Vista editions, provided that they have the first service pack integrated.
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25.6.2008 Vista Compatibility and Reliability Update Available, Adjacent to SP1
Even though SP1 for Windows Vista was released to manufacturing in February 2008, and the gold bits of the service pack began being available to the general public in March, Microsoft is still issuing updates for the RTM version of its latest Windows client.
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22.5.2008 Vista SP1 Evolves with New Reliability and Performance Boost
Microsoft is indeed starting to deliver an increasing volume of details related to the upcoming Windows 7 client and Windows 7 Server releases, but the end of 2009/ the debut of 2010 is still not even on the horizon, and neither are the next iterations of the Windows platforms.
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19.8.2008 Microsoft Is Cooking New Vista Reliability Packages Another Taste of SP1 in Advance
Microsoft is currently cooking no less than five new update packages for Windows Vista. While being in full throttle with the development of the first service pack for the operating system, the Redmond company is looking to address a number of issues impacting the platform ahead of time.
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25.9.2007 Boost Vista's Performance, Responsiveness, and Reliability ahead of Vista SP1
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RTM is without a doubt in sight. But the fact that the service pack's availability is contouring on the immediate horizon, and is now but a month away, provides little comfort for the users of Windows Vista RTM.
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14.2.2008 Spy The Spy - Monitor Folders For File Changes And Additions
I was always puzzled that Microsoft did not integrate a software into Windows that would monitor specific folders for file changes and list the changes in a table to provide the user with means to analyze those changes.
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14.10.2008 Activate Windows 7 Pre-Beta 6801 with Vista Beta or RC Product Key without Crack
Already download and install Windows 7 Pre-Beta build 6801? You probably have to leave the product key field blank during installation in order to complete the setup of Windows 7.
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1.11.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 2 Leaks, Public Beta Expected in November
After Microsoft announced yesterday that Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 will be sent to testers this week, more exciting news comes from the Office 2010 section.
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21.10.2009 Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2
Visual Studio 2008 is the next generation development tool for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office system, and the Web. The Beta 2 release includes most of the products found in the Visual Studio product line. MSDN Subscribers can also download these files from
MSDN Subscriber Downloads. Thanks to pacpis for this news.
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27.7.2007Compatibility, Reliability, and Stability of Vista Update
About 2 months ago Microsoft released a couple of hotfixes that improved the stability and reliability of Windows Vista, these were not made available
on Automatic Updates. That aside, Microsoft has released an update to the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista fix that
further improves the reliability of your system.
The original fix improved annoyances such as file copy calculation & speed from within
windows to other (local or network) drives.
This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista. This
update includes the following improvements ->
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24.10.2007Beta Patches Hint at Vista SP1 Features
Microsoft has released to
Windows Server 2008 beta
testers two new hot-fix packs
for Windows Vista, which
improve performance and
reliability, along with the
operating system's
compatibility with drivers and
hardware. The 12MB worth of
fixes are expected to make
their way into Vista Service
Pack 1 later this year...
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30.07.2007A new way to monitor your Windows systems' performance
Windows Sentinel is a joint project with the exo.performance.network, founded by InfoWorld Contributing Editor Randall C. Kennedy, that enables
InfoWorld readers to monitor system, process, and network performance while contributing to a global repository of information that will yield an
unprecedented, real-time image of Windows-based system performance and behavior.
Register below to download the Windows Sentinel
software agent, which enables you to monitor the performance of up to three Windows desktop or server systems (including Vista systems) and set alerts
for when your thresholds are exceeded. You can display this performance information on a personalized Web page, a desktop widget, or a widget that
works on iPhone, iPod Touch, and Symbian devices.
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15.04.2008Reliability Vs. Security
James Whittaker: At the International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 07, Trollhattan Sweden) one would think that the security
versus reliability debate would be very one-sided. After all, reliability is the attendees mainstay and if there is one group of folks on the planet
who would see security as a subset or subsidiary concern, it might be the industry and academic experts that attend this prestigious IEEE
conference.
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07.12.2007Samsung tries a big LCD with a baby monitor attached
Samsung unveiled its SyncMaster 2263DX monitor, a dual-screen display, with one 22-inch LCD display and an additional 7-inch connected monitor on a
swiveling, positionable arm to create a multi-screen work environment in a single package...
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07.01.2008Office 2007 Beta 2 Refresh
Released
Microsoft on Thursday will
release a Technical Refresh
build of Office 2007 Beta 2,
which originally debuted to
the public in late May. The
update brings to the table a
number of performance and
reliability improvements in
all Office applications...
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14.09.2006Windows Server reliability crashes in 2007
The downtime experienced by Windows Server 2003 increased 25 percent to nine hours per server per year, while the reliability of mainstream
server-based Linux distributions improved significantly, according to a Yankee Group survey.
The research firm's survey also
noted a significant rise in enterprise interest in Ubuntu, previously known primarily as a desktop operating system.
The
2007-2008 Global Server Operating System Reliability Survey presents a substantially different picture compared to the results of the last such survey
in 2006, in which Windows administrators reported less downtime than their counterparts who used Linux -- a result that stirred up controversy at the
time.
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17.04.2008Microsoft Response Point Status Monitor for Windows Small Business Server
The Response Point Status Monitor is a service that runs on a Windows Small Business Server (SBS). It enables monitoring of Response Point system
events via the SBS interface. This utility is intended for users of Windows Small Business Server 2003.
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21.01.2008Samsung monitors go 3D, multi-display and over IP
In addition to its standard bevy of monitor upgrades, this time with LED backlighting, Samsung rolled out a trio of new monitor products with
interesting capabilities...
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09.01.2009Microsoft posts two major Vista fix packs for download
Remember those Windows Vista
reliability and performance
fix packs beta versions of
which temporarily escaped to
the masses last week? On
August 7, Microsoft posted the
final versions of the two
Vista fix packs for
download.
The Vista performance fix
pack, KB 938979, (both 32- and
64-bit versions) is
downloadable
here.
The reliability fix pack, KB
938194, (32- and 64-bit
flavors), can be downloaded
here.
The two fix
packs include a number of the
updates that Microsoft is
expected to deliver in the
first full-fledged Windows
Vista Service Pack (SP) 1
release, a public beta of
which is expected real soon
now. SP1 is expected to
include a number of security,
performance and reliability
fixes that Microsoft has been
delivering since it shipped
Vista, all in one single
package.
Microsoft is promising to
make the two new Vista fix
packs available via Windows
Update at a later date. The
full statement, provided by a
Microsoft spokeswoman:
The two
updates will be available on
Microsofts download center
today, and will be available
through Windows Update at a
later date.
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08.08.2007Secure your Windows and Office 2007 installations
Paul Cooke, Director Windows Client group, today announced at the Windows Blog the beta release of project codename Sundance. The project is released
by the Microsoft's Solution Accelerator team and is aimed at configuring and deploying security settings for both Windows and Office 2007. With
more than 700 security setting recommendations, the guidance and tools included should help fine-tune the security posture of Windows and Office 2007
deployments. The solution accelerator helps users to: Accelerate and secure deployments Provide higher reliability Comprehensive solution Manage risk
Image Courtesy: Windows Blog You can apply for the beta program via Microsoft Connect. Browse through the Connection Directory to apply for the beta
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16.12.2008Comcast to offer bandwidth consumption monitor
Comcast will reportedly be offering a Web-based bandwidth monitor beginning January 5 to accompany the usage limits made official last October...
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05.12.2008Fujistu Siemens launches zero watt monitor
IT infrastructure provider Fujitsu Siemens Computers has launched what it claims to be the world's first zero watt monitor. This new technology
could save firms around £6 per monitor per year, according to estimates.
The technology works by triggering the power supply to
disconnect from the mains when the monitor powers down, said the firm. Power is restored to the display by a small electrical pulse when the PC next
sends output to the monitor.
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14.08.2008VirusScan Beta Stops Buffer
Overflows
McAfee released a beta version
of VirusScan 10.5 earlier this
week, becoming the first
company to offer intrusion
protection with
application-specific
"Buffer Overflow
Protection." The software
would monitor specific
processes for possible exploit
activities, and alert the user
if an attack is underway...
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26.01.2006Windows Server Longhorn August
CTP Released
Microsoft released a few days
ago, on September 9, an update
to Windows Server Codename
"Longhorn" to MSDN and
TechNet subscribers.
"Marked as Build
5600, the August 2006 CTP is
an update to Windows Server
"Longhorn" Beta 2. You
won't find many additional
features over Beta 2, but
there are big gains in
performance and reliability as
we've been able to bake in
all the core OS improvements
that were happening
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13.09.2006Microsoft Makes Vista Fix Packs Public
In a move that will likely
only further confuse the
situation surrounding Windows
Vista Service Pack 1,
Microsoft has posted for
public download two updates
that were released to beta
testers last month. The
patches improve Vista
performance and reliability,
along with the operating
system's compatibility with
drivers and hardware...
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08.08.2007Microsoft Launching a Windows
Vista TFT Monitor
Widescreen 22in
display to make best use of
the operating system's
graphics.
Microsoft is
launching a computer monitor
that it claims will best show
the new functions and features
in its Vista operating
system.
The
software giant is working with
Samsung to build a
high-resolution, 22in
widescreen Vista Monitor,
which is due for release
around the same time as the
operating system.
Vista has been designed to
look best when using a
widescreen display, and
Microsoft wants to ensure that
as far as possible users take
advantage of this. By
producing a Microsoft-badged
monitor, it can promote
widescreen Vista use to those
who upgrade from Windows XP or
buy a new PC running the
operating system.
Samsung confirmed it
is working with Microsoft to
build the monitors. Ami
Randhawa, monitor product
manager at Samsung, said: ?The
demand is being driven by
Vista. It will be branded
Microsoft, but built by
Samsung.?
Microsoft was contacted, but
said: ?Microsoft does not
comment on rumour and
speculation.?
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27.06.2006Network Monitor 3 One Click Capture Tool - BETA Available
Wish you could get a network capture from a computer with no capture software installed? Wish you could have a network traffic "flight recorder" on
a USB key? Here's your answer!"
The motivation behind creating this tool was to provide an extremely simple way to get a trace
from an end user. And the name says it all, though maybe a small bit of false advertisement as it may take a bit more than just one click :). Once you
have it downloaded to your machine, you can launch the executable and it will lead you through some simple dialogs that install the tool and start a
trace. Once the trace is complete, which means it was manually stopped by the user or the default time of 2 hours have passed, a window will be opened
to the location for the capture, called OneClick.cap.
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Obtaining the Tool
At this
point we are beta testing the tool. So the only means of getting it is on the Network Monitor project on
http://connect.microsoft.com. When you join the project, you will see both the Auto-run and Extract Only packages in the
download section. Once we release the tool, we will make it available on the Microsoft Download site as this is more convenient, which is our goal for
this tool.
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08.11.2007Windows 7, how low can it go?
It is well known that Windows 7 is a huge step up from Vista as well as XP. It allows users with computers that could barely run Vista to run 7 much
faster and more efficiently. It is relatively safe to say, that Windows 7 will be the 1st version of Windows, that does not constantly remind you
that you need to upgrade your computer. Since the 1st beta was released a few months ago, I have done around 25-30 installs of Windows 7. On every
type of system, from a 3 Ghz quad core system, to a 1.3 Ghz single core laptop. On every single one of those installs Windows 7 greatly improved
performance and reliability.
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22.05.2009Want Windows 7 Beta 1? Here's what you have to do...
PDC attendees got the Windows 7 pre-beta build, and Microsoft told them that a public beta would be available in early 2009. But you don't want to
wait until then, right? You want Beta 1, right now. Well, I can't give you that, but I can tell you how you can get your hands on a physical copy
of the Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD. You'll need $100 and a desire to visit one of the upcoming episodes of the MSDN Developer Conference (MDC).
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