Introducing Windows Live Solution Center
The Windows Live Team is at it again. Following the major release of the Windows Live Essentials 3 days ago, the team has released Windows Live Solution Center.
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19.12.2008 Windows 7 Solution Accelerator MAP Toolkit 4.0 Beta
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit is a solution accelerator designed to streamline the deployment of the latest technologies from the Redmond company.
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17.6.2009 Microsoft's SSL-based VPN Solution
The US IT security company Whale is to cooperate with Microsoft to expand Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server to include an SSL-based VPN solution for encrypted network connections.
This emerges from a press release by Whale. Besides an application-level firewall and an expanded Web-cache function Microsoft's ISA Server also offers a VPN solution, which so far has been exclusively IPSec-based.
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22.12.2005 Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator 3.1.2016.0
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator is an agentless tool that will find computers on a network and perform a detailed inventory of the computers using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), the Remote Registry Service, or the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
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30.6.2008 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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31.3.2006 Windows Vista comes with 19,500 drivers on DVD – more on Windows Update
Ever needed to find a driver for a product and wished Windows would either just have the driver in it, or that their Windows Update service could provide it? With Vista, it can – and new features and updates will be forthcoming too. It’s about time!
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20.11.2006 Windows XP Home No Longer Qualifies for Windows Vista Upgrades
Windows XP Home Edition no longer qualifies for Windows Vista Business Upgrade or Upgrade + SA through Volume Licensing.
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17.10.2007 Microsoft Offers a Complex Windows Vista vs. Windows XP Perspective
A new standard of security is an integer aspect of the evolution puzzle represented by the move from Windows XP to Windows Vista.
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3.11.2007 Windows XP SP3 to Drop Concomitantly with Windows Vista SP1?
Yes, it's time for every Windows user's favorite obsession: Windows XP Service Pack 3. The third and final service pack for Windows XP has been quite elusive for the past three years.
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25.11.2007 Windows Vista vs. Windows 9x/Me, NT Server, 2000 and XP
If at just a couple of weeks short of the first anniversary since Windows Vista hit the shelves you are still looking for reasons to upgrade to the latest Windows client, then Biplab Paul, Partner Technical Consultant with Microsoft India, has an impressive, and exhaustive list of features that are bound to tilt the balance in Vista's favor.
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14.1.2008 Free Windows Vista Business and Windows XP SP2 on Parade
Free Windows... Not a concept you would expect from Microsoft. With a business strategy focused on proprietary software, the Redmond company is by all means at the opposite technology spectrum from open source and free software.
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9.3.2008 Microsoft Presents the Lost Comparison: Windows Vista vs. Windows XP
With both Windows XP and Windows Vista being available concomitantly on the market, Microsoft is doing nothing more than inviting the consumers to compare the two operating systems.
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20.4.2008 Windows Server 2008 = Windows Vista SP1 Minus the Pain
Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, is essentially intimately connected with Windows Vista Service Pack 1, to the level in which the RTM version of Microsoft's latest server operating system features the
SP1 label
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6.5.2008 Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 - Latest Windows Platform from Microsoft
The latest Windows operating system is available for download as of June 16, 2008. And no, it's not a new release of Windows 7, nor the first taste of Windows 7 Server.
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16.6.2008Introducing Windows Live Solution Center
The Windows Live Team is at it again. Following the major release of the Windows Live Essentials release 3 days ago, the team has released Windows
Live Solution Center. The name is quite a cache though. Most would assume that the website would provide solutions for users using all of the Windows
Live products and services. However, the main focus of the new solution center at the moment is Windows Live Hotmail. The Windows Live team has stated
that more services will be covered in the new solution center at a later date, but that doesn't mean you absolutely cannot ask for help with other
Windows Live products and services.
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19.12.2008Secure 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
program.
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16.12.2008Windows Mobile Line of Business Solution Accelerator 2008
The Windows Mobile Line of Business Solution Accelerator is a sample line of business application that showcases the latest design principles and
technologies in the mobile space.
Delivering new innovations and development best practices to the Windows Mobile platform with
Visual Studio 2008, the .NET Compact Framework 3.5, SQL Server Compact 3.5, a working Supply Chain application, over 5,000 lines of commented code
plus over a hundred pages of helpful documentation.
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15.03.2008Doubleclick, a potential Google property, launches Web publisher 'solution'
The problem for the Web's major ad services is extracting value from the tons of "remnant inventory" and out-of-the way pages that constitute
the bulk of the Web. This morning, DoubleClick said it may have its own unique solution...
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06.03.2008Helmut Buhler's big day: An everyday programmer finds a critical Windows hole
Someone who isn't even a security researcher is being credited with the latest solution to an ongoing Windows API problem.
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11.03.2009Microsoft and Novell Deliver Joint Virtualization Solution Through Partners
Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. are announcing the availability of a joint virtualization solution optimized for customers running mixed-source
environments. The joint offering includes SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server from Novell® configured and tested as an optimized guest operating system
running on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, and is fully supported by both companies channel partners, including Dell Inc., which will test and validate
this offering at the Microsoft and Novell joint Interoperability Lab in Cambridge, Mass. The offering provides customers with the first complete,
fully supported and optimized virtualization solution to span Windows and Linux* environments.
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11.09.2008Mainframe Migration Alliance Passes 100-Member Milestone
As organizations migrate from
mainframes, Windows solution
ecosystem flourishes...
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29.05.2007XP Mode vs. Med-V
Stephen L Rose: With the release of the XP Mode Release Candidate, there has been a lot of talk and confusion around when XP Mode is a ideal solution
and when you should look at Med-V as a solution . I thought I would take a few minutes to clear up any confusion.
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09.08.2009Microsoft Endorses Product That Turns Off Vista UAC Nags
The latest version of a well-reviewed third-party security policy enhancement system for Windows Vista claims to solve what its manufacturer
characterizes as "not a secure solution" to a critical problem Windows historically had with administrator privileges on programs. But in the
announcement of the upgrade earlier this week, a key Microsoft product manager is quoted as having acknowledged Vista's own take on the solution was
not quite enough, effectively reversing his company's stand on User Account Control.
The product is BeyondTrust Privilege
Manager 3.5, and its key new feature is the ability to run Vista's UAC transparently without prompting the user for privilege elevation. In Monday's
press release, Microsoft director of client security product management Austin Wilson is quoted as not only endorsing the product, but appearing to
agree with BeyondTrust's key contention: that the UAC prompts were not only a nag but an insecure solution in itself.
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24.08.2007Survey - VARs Fear Dell Will Steal Customers
A Dell-commisioned survey has found that about 60 percent of solution providers are afraid that Dell would compete for resellers' customers, a key
hurdle the company must overcome as it tries to court the channel and grow its indirect sales.
In
an item posted on Dell's corporate blog, Direct2Dell,
Chris Bates, director of the company's Solution Provider Direct organization, said the company ordered the survey as it works behind-the-scenes to
create its first, end-to-end channel program.
"According to a Bain survey recently commissioned by Dell, it's not surprising
that about 60 percent of solution providers surveyed have concerns about Dell's direct hardware business competing with their sale or resale of
hardware to customers," Bates said. "Deal Registration will reduce this conflict and hopefully increase solution providers' trust in Dell." ..
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23.08.2007Parallels to show alpha version of Parallels Server at WWDC
Parallels, makers of the
widely successful Parallels
Desktop virtualization
solution for running versions
of the Windows operating
system on Intel-based Macs,
plans to demonstrate a
pre-release version of its
upcoming Parallels Server at
Apple's developers conference
this week.
Parallels
Server for Mac will represent
the first virtualization
solution that lets users run
Windows and Linux in virtual
servers on an Intel-powered
Apple Xserve while
simultaneously running Mac OS
X Server.
The Renton,
Wash.-based software developer
will be hosting demonstrations
of the alpha software at the
Apple Worldwide Developers
Conference in San Francisco,
Calif. this week...
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11.06.2007Virtual Machines–An
Alternative to Dual Booting
Columnist Charlie Russel
shares his new solution to
hardware and software
compatibility issues in
Windows XP Pro x64...
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03.05.2006Virtual Machines–An
Alternative to Dual Booting
Columnist Charlie Russel
shares his new solution to
hardware and software
compatibility issues in
Windows XP Pro x64...
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21.08.2006Microsoft Windows Mobile Virtual Roundtable: Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008
Windows Mobile partners discuss how the new management solution delivers the capabilities that mid-sized and enterprise organizations want, including
the ability to leverage existing IT knowledge and assets...
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05.06.2008Microsoft's Exchange 12,
Longhorn SBS, Centro Will Be
64-Bit Only
[b]Microsoft announces that
the next version of Exchange,
its upcoming Windows Server
"Longhorn" Small Business
Server and its Centro
infrastructure solution for
midsize businesses will only
be released as 64-bit.
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Microsoft
Corp. is pushing forward with
its plan to embrace 64-bit
computing across all its
products and has decided that
the next version of Microsoft
Exchange as well as the
upcoming Windows Server
"Longhorn" Small Business
Server and its Centro
infrastructure solution for
midsize businesses will only
be released as 64-bit and
optimized for x64 hardware.
Bob Muglia, senior
vice president of Microsoft
Server and Tools, announced
this at the IT Forum being
held in Barcelona, Spain...
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16.11.2005Microsoft's Vista 'Family Discount' Troubles
In the past, early adopters of
new Windows versions have had
some small hurdles to
overcome. Such hurdles may be
software incompatibility, or
lack of driver support. These
sorts of things are almost
expected with each new Windows
launch. But what would you do
if you bought Windows Vista
and your product key didn't
work. What if Microsoft had no
solution and was unwilling to
issue you a new key?
Many (if not all)
users who took advantage of
Microsoft's Vista Family
Discount have been issued
invalid installation keys and
cannot install Windows Vista
Home Premium. Microsoft
confirms that the keys are
indeed valid, but not for
Windows Vista. The CSR I spoke
with was unable to tell what
the key was for, but it did
appear to be a valid key, for
something.
Microsoft says, This is a
known issue and has been
escalated to the program
manager. When asked what could
be done I was told, I can take
your name and number and call
you back when there is a
solution. If that is not
acceptable, I can cancel your
order and issue you a refund.
I was also told, There is no
expected time period for a fix
at this time.
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01.02.2007Microsoft and BearingPoint Launch New Risk-Based Compliance Solution
Microsoft Corp. and BearingPoint Inc. (NYSE: BE), one of the worlds largest management and technology consulting firms, today announced the
BearingPoint Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance (EGRC) solution.
With Microsoft, BearingPoint has created a risk-based
compliance solution based on Microsoft technology that builds on the companies long-standing alliance and helps organizations identify areas of risk,
assess and remediate control deficiencies, and strengthen compliance without compromising profitability.
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05.08.2008iPhone 3GS gets jailbroken and unlocked
Purplera1n, unrelated to the Dev Team, has come out with a solution to jailbreak the iPhone 3GS for both Windows and Intel Mac computers. The
jailbreak allows users to download Cydia on their iPhone to install unofficial applications on their device. The jailbreaking solution provided by
purplera1n still does not allow Winterboard to be used as of yet. The method installs an application called Freeze onto the device; this installs and
unpacks Cydia. Users who install Cydia onto their device can then proceed to install UltraSn0w which was recently released to unlock the iPhone 3G,
now unlocks the iPhone 3GS.
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06.07.2009Microsoft and Turbolinux Extend Broad Collaboration Agreement
Microsoft Corp. and Turbolinux, a leading Linux client and server distributor in Japan and China, have announced a business agreement that expands on
their recent collaborations. The deal advances Linux-Microsoft Windows Server interoperability, furthers research and development collaboration, and
provides IP assurances for Turbolinux users.
A key customer component to the agreement is a collaborative śsingle sign-onť
solution. According to a recent study released by SupportSoft Inc., a provider of technology problem resolution software provider, password problems
including the need to reset them make up one out of every five calls received by corporate IT help desks. This collaboration features the development
of a single sign-on solution enabling customers to use one set of credentials to log onto Windows-based and Turbolinux devices. This solution is
intended to improve computing efficiencies and cut down on internal IT costs.
śThis agreement represents a business and technical
collaboration that will benefit customers,ť said David Kaefer, general manager for intellectual property licensing at Microsoft. śThrough this
collaboration Microsoft and Turbolinux are reinforcing our combined commitment to providing real solutions for our customers such as the single
sign-on solution. Turbolinux is now one of Microsofts preferred Linux partners, and we are looking forward to continue building bridges between open
source and commercial technologies.ť
This agreement focuses on four key areas...
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23.10.2007Integrated IT Designed for Midsized Businesses
Microsoft unveils the official name for Windows Essential Business Server, previously codenamed śCentro,ť and announces its key components and
features, as well as an initial set of industry partners planning to support the new solution...
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