Windows 7 DHCP Network Hint
The next iterations of the Windows client and server operating systems will deliver the evolution of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
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24.12.2008 The Problem with Creative and Windows Vista
Don't get me wrong, they make great hardware, but Creative is not known for their efficiency in writing drivers for their hardware. Their Beta 1 drivers are relatively buggy compared to other Beta 1 drivers on the market for Graphics Cards, Network Cards etc, but with a big enough target market and enough technical staff I see no reason why they can't keep up.
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2.7.2006 Microsoft: Bots a Big Problem for Windows
Malicious bots are becoming quite common, with six out of every ten computers scanned by the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool found to be infected, Microsoft said Monday. Altogether, the application has removed malicious bots from about 3.5 million PCs.
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13.6.2006 Windows 7: Problem Steps Recorder overview
Over the next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows 7 including Touch, Windows 7 networking and media enhancements. Stay tuned for the ultimate Windows 7 focus from Neowin.net. Here is an overview of Problem Steps Recorder.
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11.1.2009 Workaround for HTC Hero Sync Problem in Windows 7
HTC latest masterpieces, HTC Hero, packs with the most coveted features in the modern mobile world, including powered by Google’s famous Android operating system.
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23.8.2009 Vista's Biggest Problem Remains Windows XP, Survey Says
Windows Vista biggest worry shouldn't be rival operating systems from Apple Inc. or Red Hat Inc., but competition from Microsoft's own Windows XP.
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15.11.2007 Do you have problem with concentration?
The Problem with Bundling
On Friday I spoke with two product executives from a major OEM about some forthcoming new PCs and notebooks. During the conversation, I asked about their Windows Media Center strategy. The OEM no longer has one, and Vista integration is the reason.
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10.12.2007 The Problem With Netbooks
The market for netbooks is an artificial construct, a subset of notebooks that isn't a sustainably distinct category.
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5.3.2009 Microsoft Works on Comcast E-Mail Problem
Microsoft said Friday that some people who use its Hotmail and MSN e-mail services are not receiving e-mail sent from Comcast accounts and other Internet service providers.
Brooke Richardson, a group product manager with Microsoft's MSN online division, said the problem appears to be due to an increase in e-mail volumes, which it is attributed in part to the Sober Internet worm.
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5.12.2005 Want To Upgrade Vista Without Visiting The Store? No Problem
Microsoft testers are getting an early look at new functionality designed to allow users to upgrade to more powerful and, presumably, more expensive versions of Vista.
Microsoft is testing a new Windows upgrade mechanism, known as Windows Anytime Upgrade. A first iteration of the technology is integrated into the February CTP (Community Technology Preview) releases of Vista that went to testers starting the week of Feb. 20.
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7.3.2006 How can Microsoft overcome Vistas lingering image problem?
Mike Nash, Corporate Vice President of Windows Product Management, has a tough problem on his hands.
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2.5.2008 Vistas big problem: 92 percent of developers ignoring it
And to think Microsoft used to be popular with the developer crowd...
Not anymore. A recent report from Evans Data shows fewer than one in 10 software developers writing applications for Windows Vista this year. Eight percent.
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17.6.2008 Windows 7 Migration Tool to Move From Windows XP to Windows 7
In past we had covered guide on upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7. Unfortunately there is no direct upgrade path from Windows Xp to Windows 7 and you have to use Windows Easy Transfer utility if you want to move your user and program files from XP to Windows 7.
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22.11.2009 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 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 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9 – 1 Billion and Counting
Is Windows dead? Or, at least, is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's proprietary operating system?
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15.9.2008 Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9
This week in Microsoft, we covered 128-bit support possibly coming to Windows 8 and Windows 9, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bill Gates, Office 2010 Starter, Microsoft MVP status, Windows Live Hotmail, the EU, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
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10.10.2009 Windows Vista Build 5231 and Windows Media Player 11 Leaks!
Windows Vista Build 5231 has leaked to the web. The new build is said to include Windows Media Player 11 included. View the screenshots below! This is a Main branch build that was released on September 12th, 2005 at 8:20PM.
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3: Official Release Dates
A French website, PC Inpact, has posted the official Microsoft product change request forms for Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
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6.2.2008 Download Free Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 Straight from Microsoft
Via the Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image. That's right! Microsoft is offering access to free downloads of Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2.
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6.3.2008 Windows Vista SP1 outperforms Windows XP SP2 in file copy
"Its interesting that people seem to think that Vista under performs in every area of the system which is quite an incorrect perception.
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27.5.2008 Windows Fiji Has RTMd as Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Fiji has been released to manufacturing.
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18.7.2008 Windows 7 Beta Doesn't Play Nice with Windows Azure Cloud OS Tools
The promise for Windows 7 is that it will deliver an evolution when it will come down to stretching into the Cloud compared to its precursor, Windows Vista.
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16.1.2009 Internet Explorer 8 MUI packs for Windows XP, Windows Server 03
As detailed in our previous blog post, the following Internet Explorer MUI packs shipped today.
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17.5.2009 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta adds Windows 7 support
Microsoft announced the release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta, along with news that it will feature Windows 7 support.
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20.7.2009 Check for RAM Error or Defect in Windows 7 and Vista with Windows Memory Diagnostic
Memory or RAM is one of the most important electronic hardware component on a computer systems, not only in term of speed or clock frequency and size, but also the reliability of hardware ecosystem of the RAM sticks or memory modules and its subsystem.
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1.10.2009 The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 Threat Mitigation Guide
Well, Microsoft still puts effort in old Windows versions...
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31.3.2006DHCP Network Hint in Windows 7
With the increase in popularity of laptops, it is very common for users to frequently reconnect to a previously visited network. In order to improve
user experience in roaming scenarios, where the user connects back to a previously visited network where the user had a valid DHCP lease, DHCP network
hint has been implemented in Windows 7 OS. DHCP network hint helps in identifying the correct DHCP configuration for a previously visited network and
then using the configuration opportunistically. Network hint used in order to uniquely identify different network is SSID (Service Set Identifier) of
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22.12.2008Using Group Policy Filtering to Create a NAP DHCP Enforcement Policy (Part 2)
In the first part of this series on how to configure a DHCP NAP enforcement policy we went through some of the basics of how NAP works, and then
installed the DHCP and NPS services on the NAP policy server. In this, part two of the series, well look at how to use the NAP policy wizard to
automatically create the Network, Health and Connection policies that will be used to control access to the network.
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27.08.2008Infoblox offers management for Microsoft DNS, DHCP servers
IP address management vendor
Infoblox Monday introduced an appliance that the company says
will help IT managers tackling DNS and DHCP on Microsoft Windows servers reduce manual labor, support compliance efforts and improve operational
efficiencies around managing IP space.
Infoblox IPAM WinConnect is an appliance designed to help customers managing IP addresses
using Microsoft management DNS and DHCP servers. The product sits in the data center and communicates with the Windows DNS and DHCP servers via the
network, providing IT managers with a common view into both environments as well as automation and administrative features. The product would augment
a customer's existing Windows IP address management tools, according to industry watchers, who say many customers depend on out-of-date and
insufficient tools to manage IT addresses.
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15.10.2007Exploit Code Surfaces for Two
MS Flaws
Security companies warned of
two new exploits released for
vulnerabilities that were
patched by Microsoft earlier
this month. The code exploits
issues in Windows DHCP and the
"mailslot"
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26.07.2006Windows 7: Problem Steps Recorder overview
So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following: Windows 7 beta quick reviewWindows 7: Easy Connect Windows 7: Action Center
Overview Windows 7: User Account Control (UAC) Overview Windows 7: Calibate Your Display Windows 7: Federated Search Windows 7: Device Stage Windows
7: Internet Explorer 8 OverviewOver the next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows 7 including Touch, Windows 7 networking and
media enhancements. Stay tuned for the ultimate Windows 7 focus from Neowin.net. Here is an overview of Problem Steps Recorder. Microsoft recently
published a demonstration of Problem Steps Recorder (PSR) in action.
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12.01.2009VMware bugs highlight virtualization security risks
A set of newly discovered flaws in components of VMware's virtual machine software has called attention to some of the security risks associated with
the practice of running virtual computers on a single system.
VMware has updated its products to fix the security bugs, disclosed
Wednesday, but users who have not updated their software could face serious security risks thanks to a trio of flaws in the DHCP server that ships
with VMware.
The DHCP software is used to assign IP addresses to the different virtual machines running within VMware, but IBM
researchers discovered that it can be exploited to gain control of the computer. That could be very bad news for someone running a lot of applications
on the same VMware box, said Tom Cross, a researcher with IBM's Internet Security Systems group. "By exploiting this vulnerability, you get complete
control of any of the machines that are running on that virtual environment," he said. ..
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21.09.2007Microsoft Suspends Desktop Search Availability Through WSUS
After having explained away a problem with Windows Server Update Services yesterday as a problem with administrators not understanding the
"applicability rules" for patches to updated software, a Microsoft product manager today acknowledged there was indeed a problem with how WSUS
pushed a patch for Windows Desktop Search onto enterprise networks, calling it a "publishing process error."..
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26.10.2007CheckPoint issues fix for ZoneAlarm problem after DNS patch
BetaNews has confirmed through testing that CheckPoint's latest build of ZoneAlarm, issued yesterday in response to a problem arising from a
Microsoft patch to a major DNS security problem, fixes a major problem with Internet access...
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11.07.2008Live Messenger URL Blocking: Problem now resolved
As some of you might have faced problem with Windows Live Messenger blocking some of the URLs, now the problem has been fixed and this is what
Messenger Team had to say :
"Greetings Messenger fans –
As some of you noticed, we had a problem from Friday night to
Saturday morning where our Messenger service was incorrectly blocking some legitimate IP addresses. We sincerely apologize for any difficulties this
caused our users. And we want to thank those of you that reported this problem to us so that we could quickly fix it. Because of your help, the
incorrect block was only in place for a few hours.
As you can imagine, we are very serious about our efforts to block virus, malware and
other harmful URLs from being passed on to our users. And we're continually working to improve this process so that we can keep our users safe
without having a negative impact on your Messenger service.
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12.05.2008Windows 7: BitLocker To Go & Biometric improvements overview
So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following: Windows 7 beta quick reviewWindows 7: Easy ConnectWindows 7: Problem Steps
Recorder Windows 7: Action Center Overview Windows 7: User Account Control (UAC) Overview Windows 7: Calibate Your Display Windows 7: Federated Search
Windows 7: Device Stage Windows 7: Internet Explorer 8 OverviewOver the next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows 7 including
Touch, Windows 7 networking and media enhancements. Stay tuned for the ultimate Windows 7 focus from Neowin.net. Here is an overview of Problem Steps
Recorder. Microsoft has introduced BitLocker To Go with Windows 7.
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12.01.2009Microsoft Downplays New WMF
Problem
One week after issuing an
emergency patch for a
vulnerability in Windows Meta
File image processing that
opened the door for arbitrary
code execution, a new problem
has been discovered in the
format. But Microsoft has
downplayed the concerns,
saying the bug only causes
"performance issues."..
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10.01.2006Windows Home Server CES 2008 Update
Windows Home Server has come a long way in a very short time. We caught up with Joel Sider at CES 2008 to check out some of the new OEM systems
available on the market as well as some cool home automation add-ins that allow you to remotely control electrical devices (for example your house
lights) via WHS.
WHS now boasts over 30 available add-ins enabling everything from DHCP to the automatic syncing of your photo
collection to flickr. For more info visit the
Windows Home Server web site.
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18.01.2008Group: Net Censorship Becoming a Problem
Amnesty International issued a
warning Wednesday saying
Internet freedoms were slowly
being curtailed, likening the
problem to a 'virus'
spreading throughout the
world...
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08.06.2007Duke Resolves iPhone, Wi-Fi Outage Problems
One week after discovering a
glitch between Apple iPhones
and its Cisco-based campus
wireless network, Duke
University on July 20 finally
got to the bottom of the
problem that caused periodic
outages of the Wi-Fi network.
Initial reports of
the problem placed the blame
for the outages squarely on
Apple's iPhones, which
flooded the Cisco WAPs
(Wireless Access Points) with
thousands of address requests
per second. However, in a
statement released this
afternoon, Cisco Systems
admitted that the problem was
caused by a Cisco glitch.
"Cisco has provided a fix
that has been applied to
Duke's network and the
problem has not occurred
since," the statement read.
Cisco did not describe what
the source of the problem was.
Late on June 20, Duke released
a statement elaborating on the
problem and how it was
resolved...
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21.07.2007FBI Dealing With its Lost Laptop Problem
Although the FBI still seems
to suffer from a problem of
losing laptops, a new report
indicates that the agency is
getting better in keeping
track of its equipment...
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14.02.2007Comcast: Wiretaps Cost $1,000 a Pop
Government authorities serving Comcast, the largest cable operator and second largest ISP in the United States, with wiretap requests under federal
wiretap statutes are required to pay $1,000 per request, with a service fee of $750 each month after, says a recently leaked copy of the
Comcast Cable Law Enforcement Handbook (PDF).
The document, which is presumably given to law enforcement personnel involved in investigations, notes several other interesting policies
regarding Comcasts compliance: in one example, FBI agents are required to hand-deliver
National Security
Letters to Comcasts headquarters, located in Philadelphia.
The handbook also describes strict rules for positively
identifying wiretap targets before a wiretap can be installed, and includes specific instructions and examples on verifying a suspects IP address and
other information. Law enforcement authorities can generally do this within 180 days the date in question, as DHCP logs “ Comcast subscribers are not
given static IPs, and instead are frequently assigned dynamic IPs via DHCP “ expire and are purged within six months.
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23.10.2007Microsoft Fixes Critical
Windows Graphics Problem
Vulnerability involves
processing of Windows Metafile
images...
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09.11.2005Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 betas go live
This morning, the first beta build of Windows 7 for online release went live for the first 2.5 million sign-ups. That might not be a problem, given
the progress folks are having trying to be first in line...
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09.01.2009TechEd 2007: Virtualization to Become Ninth Server Core Role
At a morning session
introducing many to the
window-less Server Core
installation option in the
forthcoming Windows Server
2008, Microsoft product
manager Andrew Mason made it
official: Windows
Virtualization Services
(code-named "Viridian") will
become the ninth role
available for the trim server
option, joining Internet
Information Services 7
announced last Monday and
other common, unattended role
such as DNS server, DHCP
server, and Active Directory
Application Mode (now called
AD LDS).
This
addition may be both welcome
and extremely important for
enterprises working to create
homogeneity of services where
heterogenous (OS-specific)
applications are deployed. Now
SUSE Linux and other systems
can be hosted by servers that
don't need to waste space
managing Windows printer and
display drivers, such as
DirectX and Direct3D, when
they're not ever going to be
used there anyway.
Monday's announcement
referred to IIS7 as the
seventh Server Core role. Yes,
we're keeping count, and no,
you're not asleep. There is
indeed an eighth role, and
based on the graph we saw this
morning, Windows Media
Services is that #8 role. This
will enable an unattended
server to stream media, even
though it's not necessary for
that server to display or play
that media locally...
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08.06.2007Amazon investigating problem after S3 suffers 8-hour outage
Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) was down for more than eight hours over the weekend, affecting many prominent sites, and the company is still
investigating the cause of the problem...
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