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GT: Would you kindly give our readers a sense for Star Trek: Legacy's pacing?

 

Gary Conti: Pacing can vary greatly between the different missions. Some missions will have the player rolling like a wave of destruction through an enemy infested system, while some will have the player scrambling to defend helpless refugees from a Borg onslaught. Certain missions will focus more on cunning and guile than brute force. True to Star Trek, the player will have to use their brain to assess their tactical situation and choose a style of play appropriately.

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GT: Between the depth of Legacy's gameplay and the time periods it stretches across, Legacy looks to be a lengthy endeavor. How long do you think it will take the average player to complete their first play-through? Additionally, what do you feel will have players wanting to run through the game a second time and generally lend replay value to Star Trek: Legacy?

 

Gary Conti: We look to provide around 15 hours of gameplay in the single player campaign. Part of the beauty of our mission design is that most missions can be completed in different ways - do you want to divide your fleet and lure the enemy out? Or do you want to drive your task force like a spear into the heart of the enemy formation? Both may work out for you. Or it could end in disaster!

 

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neowin.net - 22.10.2006

Microsoft Announces Extended Support for XP Home/ MCE

Today, Microsoft is announcing the addition of an Extended Support phase for the Windows® XP Home Edition and Windows XP Media Center Edition operating systems, providing consumers with an additional phase of support.

With the addition of Extended Support, the support life cycle for Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Media Center Edition will include a total of five years of Mainstream Support (until April 2009) and five years of Extended Support, matching the support policy provided for Windows XP Professional.

The Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy standardizes Microsoft® product support policies for business and developer products as well as for consumer, hardware, multimedia and Microsoft Dynamics™ products.

News source: MS Presspass

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neowin.net - 24.01.2007

Refreshed 4/8GB Zunes Coming?

From Long Zheng's blog:
"Several hours ago Microsoft released the Zune Spring 2008 Update with a new Zune software package (version 2.5). Embedded in the resource files is an interesting image of a new red "Scorpius" (4/8GB) Zune. Instead of the model available today with a silver backing and red touchpad, this had a black backing and black touchpad.
For any skeptics out there, the two images have notably different positioned logos which confirms these are not the same images colored differently."

News Source and Images: istartedsomething..
jcxp.net - 09.05.2008

Battlefield 2 1.41 FULL Patch Released

EA has just released the promised 1.41 patch for the still very popular Battlefield 2 multiplayer slugfest. The patch fixes one single "intermittent sever side crash bug" on the server side, and there is no client side changelog. But EA has only released a full 536 monster update here, there is no incremental patch folks. More than likely the "intermittent server side crash" is the only bug they fixed in this patch for both servers and clients, and were to lazy to make a smaller incremental patch available. Then again, maybe not. Who knows.

536 megs in this day and age isn't really that much now is it? So who am I kidding, all the BF2 players, myself included will download the patch and happily install it, so yeah. GG EA.

There is a separate patch for clients and servers, but I won't link the server patch, since it is listed on most of the links I will list anyway. All you need to is go to the server page to get that version of the patch. Also since there is no smaller patch, all links are to the full 536 meg monster of a patch:

Download: 3D Gamers | 3D Downloads | File front | Filep lanet | Fileshack | Gamershel l | Internode Network
Download: Patch Scrolls | Strategy Informer | W orthplaying


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neowin.net - 16.11.2006

ESS/ESET Antivirus beta 2 available

ESET has released a new beta version of ESET Smart Security beta 2 and introduced a stand-alone antivirus ESET NOD32 Antivirus (beta 2).



Both products can be downloaded from ESET's web site:



Eset Smart Security Beta 2:

32-bit version: http://download1.eset.com/special/es...s_nt32_ENU.msi

64-bit version: http://download1.eset.com/special/es...s_nt64_ENU.msi



ESET NOD32 Antivirus Beta 2:

32-bit version: http://download1.eset.com/special/es...a_nt32_ENU.msi

64-bit version: http://download1.eset.com/special/es...a_nt64_ENU.msi



The installers are designed to install over older versions. In the event of problems with installation, uninstall the current version you might be using and restart the computer prior to installing the new beta version.



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winbeta.org - 24.08.2007

How To Warm Boot Windows XP/Vista

Unless you have to, it is many times advantageous to œwarm boot�, or rather warm reboot, Windows. In a warm reboot, Windows restarts, but the computer doesnt, skipping the whole pre-Windows boot screen/BIOS/startup sequence. You an easily specify a warm boot in both Windows XP and Windows Vista. Just hold down SHIFT on your keyboard before clicking œRestart� in Vista, or before clicking OK in the restart dialog in XP. Enjoy the extra 20 seconds!



Technically, the use of the term œwarm boot� is a bit misused here, but the small amount of time saved by not re-running the BIOS can be worth it.



News Source: InsideMicros oft..
winbeta.org - 17.08.2007

Demand for Nvidia G80 chips weak as market expects G84/86

Nvidia's launch of its DirectX 10-compliant GeForce 8800 GPU (codenamed G80) earlier this month seems to have failed to significantly stir up demand for high-end graphics cards, although the new chips took a lead in 3D computing processing, according to sources at Taiwan-based graphics card makers.

Since the G80 is preliminarily targeting the high-end sector, the sources pointed out that Nvidia's forthcoming G84 and G86 GPUs for the entry-level and mid-range segments are likely to play a key role in the GPU market, with the two new GPUs expected to debut in the first quarter of 2007. Although details of the G84 and G86 are still not available, Nvidia has completed the roadmap for the two chips, with local graphics card makers likely to receive product samples in January or February of next year, the sources stated.

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News source: DigiTimes

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neowin.net - 20.11.2006

1/3 of Workers Write Down Passwords

A new study released Tuesday indicates that corporate employees are compromising security through poor password practices. Over one-third either electronically record or write down their passwords, the study found...
betanews.com - 18.10.2006

XP/Vista IGMP Buffer Overflow Explained

With all the hoopla about the remotely exploitable, kernel-level buffer overflow discussed in today's security bulletin MS08-0001, what is the actual bug that triggers this? The bulletin doesn't give all that much information. This movie (Flash required) goes through the process of examining the 'pre-patch' version of tcpip.sys and comparing it against the 'post-patch' version of tcpip.sys. This comparison yields the actual code that causes the overflow: A mistake in the calculation of the required size in a dynamic allocation.



News Source: Slashdot..
winbeta.org - 09.01.2008

Microsoft delivers Expression, WPF/E Betas

The Microsoft Expression team has made available two new beta builds that folks interested in Microsoft's evolving design-tool products and strategy might want to check out.



There's a new build (Beta 2) of Expression Blend (the product formerly code-named "Sparkle") and a first full-fledged beta build of Expression Design (formerly code-named "Acrylic") available for download.



The February CTP of WPF/E (Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere ? Microsoft's Flash competitor) is now also available for download.



Download: Expression Design Beta 1

Download: Expression Blend Beta 2

Download: WPF/E February CTP

View: Microsoft Expression Homepage

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jcxp.net - 02.02.2007

Windows Live / MSN Messenger to force security upgrade

Anand, a Security PM for Windows Live Messenger, posted (yesterday night) on the Inside Windows Live Messenger blog that rolling out in the next few weeks, if you haven't already upgraded your Messenger to at least 8.1 (the current version released version), you will soon be forced to do so.



According to Anand:

We will soon configure the service such that any user on Windows XP or later system has to use Windows Live Messenger 8.1. When a user using an older version of Messenger tries to login, the client will help the user with a mandatory upgrade to Messenger 8.1.

Some of you might feel this inconvenient, but in order to protect you and protect the health of the network we have chosen to take this step

And like it or not, the "health of the network" is a pretty valid reason for taking this extra step. It all boils down to Security Bulletin MS07-054, "Vulnerability in MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger Could Allow Remote Code Execution (942099)". This vulnerability, which has been fixed in 8.1 and the beta version 8.5 "could allow remote code execution when a user accepts a webcam or video chat invitation from an attacker. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of the affected system."



Whatever users out there who are still using Windows 98 or 2000 are vulnerable as well, and for those systems a newer version of MSN Messenger 7 was released today. Available now, the MSN Messenger 7 upgrade will be forced as well, once the Windows Live Messenger upgrades have completed



News Source: LiveSide..
winbeta.org - 13.09.2007

Major OEMs to enable DEP/NX in Vista PC BIOSs by default

Activewin reports that Michael Howard mentions on his blog that recently MS had all the major OEMs on campus to discuss SDL (Security Development Lifecycle). MS asked the OEMs to enable DEP/NX in the BIOS by default on all their shipping PCs in time for Windows Vista.

The reason for this ask is pretty simple, for ASLR to be effective, DEP/NX must be enabled by default too.

Michael mentions that all the major OEMs (you know who they are) have agreed to not disable DEP/NX in their BIOSs by default.

View: Full Article @ Michael Howards Web Log

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neowin.net - 06.12.2006

AMD Broadens Energy Efficient Processor Lineup

When introduced in mid-2006, Advanced Micro Devices' lineup of dual-core energy efficient processors with 65W thermal design power (TDP) consisted of just five models (3800+, 4000+, 4200+, 4400+ and 4600+) and the dated roadmap indicated that the only update to the family until Q2 2007 would be the 4800+ processor. At this point AMD's lineup of Athlon 64 X2 chips with 65W TDP includes nine processor models (3600+, 3800+, 4000+, 4200+, 4400+, 4600+, 4800+, 5000+ and 5200+) with different specs and made using 90nm or 65nm fabrication process. AMD's energy-efficient chips are priced from $102 to $232.

In addition, AMD ships six processor models for applications that require power consumption as low as 35W, two processors that fit into 45W thermal envelope, two chips for previous-generation socket 754 platform with 51W and 59W TDP as well as tens of chip models with typical thermal power of 62W. Unfortunately, the company does not indicate thermal design power of its processors within the model number, making the information harder to find for end-users and system integrators seeking low-power chips.

News source: Xbit Laboratories

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neowin.net - 06.03.2007

Apple corners 1/26 of the English language

In the buildup to Apple's presumed iPod announcement tomorrow morning, we at CNET got to wondering: exactly how strong a hold does Apple have on this whole iBrand?



Seems that the proof is in the googling.




Type the plain ol' English letter "i" into Google and hit return. Among the top 10 results, you'll get a Wikipedia entry on "the ninth letter of the Latin alphabet" and a link to the IMDB page for the movie I, Robot. But the No. 1 result links to the iTunes page on the Apple site with the link text, "Apple - iPod + iTunes." (Not to mention that searching on "apple" returns only two results of 40 regarding the actual fruit.)



Is this branding at its most successful? Or proof that industry has taken over all that is noncommercial in the world? What do you think?



News Source: Crave..
winbeta.org - 05.09.2007

MSN Premium 9.5 Released

Much to our surprise, MSN released version 9.5 of MSN Explorer/MSN Internet Access to subscribers as an update on Friday. The release appears to fix a number of issues surrounding upgrades to Windows Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Live Messenger. The release also introduces Digital Image Suite as a new piece of software to the suite MSN Premium was originally advertised as a benefit.

View: MSN Premium
News Source: LiveSide

At launch Microsoft said, "If purchased separately, the services combined in MSN Premium would cost more than $350 a year and require customers to independently manage and update them." With an MSN subscription, Microsoft also bundles a premium version of Encarta and MSN Money online, Microsoft Office Outlook Connector and PictureIt! Express 9. Now PictureIt! Express 9 has finally been upgraded to the Standard Edition of Digital Image Suite. MSN has updated the core, MSN Explorer, as well as Outlook Connector, but the original suite of software has remained the same until now. Unfortunately, with the update of 9.5, there is no update for Outlook Connector compatibility with Outlook 2007, but Vista has been reported to work fine with MSN Premium.

Some additional updated features include:
- New Microsoft? Phishing Filter service helps block known phishing or fraudulent Web sites and allows you to report new sites or provide feedback to the Microsoft? Phishing Filter Web site about potential Phishing Web sites.
- Search now enables users of Windows? Desktop Search to search your PC for images, music files, and documents fast. The new Search bar allows you to search the web Web or your PC right from the dashboard. Includes a list of recent searches on a quick pick list!

This is a big surprise since Microsoft has been so aggressive in segregating services from content between Windows Live and MSN, respectively. However, if version 10.0 comes along, we might see Windows Live Premium/Explorer instead. Microsoft obviously doesn't want to jump ship for fear that MSN Dial-up/Premium customers might switch to AOL . We probably won't see Microsoft discontinue MSN Explorer until Windows Live Mail Desktop and other services launch in final versions, since MSN will need to transition customers to the new software. They've already set up a way to easily transition Dial-up customers with seperate software, MSN Connection Center.

Most customers have most likely received the update as it was scheduled for the third week of November, according to a Technical Support Representative from MSN. There is an auto-update feature in MSN Explorer, although the software can also be updated manually through Add/Remove Programs. The auto-update will only install MSN Explorer 9.5, other features like Digital Image Suite will have to be updated manually with a 245 MB download. Hopefully updated CDs will be going out soon, they can be ordered at cdorder.msn.com...
jcxp.net - 21.11.2006

Windows Vista Beta 2 / Longhorn Server Update

Microsoft have started releasing updates during the Windows Vista/Longhorn beta, this one is of particular interest due to the fact that many people -including myself, have a hyper-threaded system with Windows Vista Beta 2 installed on it (not my primary system, in case you were wondering).

Update for Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Codename Longhorn Server Beta 2 (KB919946)

Install this update to fix an issue where in the presence of Internet Protocol security (IPsec) or Windows Firewall, a race condition can be hit on multi-processor (or hyper-threaded) systems causing memory corruption, leading to a system crash.

It is unknown if this affects the recently released build 5456, fiile date is 27th so it probably does.

Download: Update Patch (KB919946) -622 KB-
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jcxp.net - 28.06.2006

Connect an A/V receiver to your Media Center PC

Software Test Engineer Nishant Murarka takes you one step closer to having an amazing home theater setup in your living room with your Media Center PC...
WindowsXP/expertzone - 04.01.2006

XP SP3 Released to MSDN/TechNet Subscriber Downloads

While the planned release schedule for XP SP3 stated MSDN/TechNet subscribers would be receiving the update on May 2, a few days after the public release, Microsoft appears to have listened to the numerous complaints on its TechNet forums and has posted the bits to both the MSDN and TechNet Subscriber Downloads.



Or, another possible reason for the early release could be that there wasn't that much demand for Vista SP1 after all?



News Source: In-House | XP SP3 TechNet Forums..
winbeta.org - 23.04.2008

DS/Wii Connectivity on the Horizon?

James Honeywell, DS Product Manager, shed some light on the future of DS/Wii connectivity:

"You will definitely see Wii and DS interoperability as soon as we have it finished,' said Honeywell. 'We haven't made any announcements over specific software for connectivity, but there are definitely a number of exciting things in creation which we want to bring to market as soon as possible. We're hopeful that will be next year."

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"For example, the connectivity between Xbox 360 and PC is very much based in streaming video and other media. The link-up between Wii and DS will be much more about offering new forms of gameplay, fun and interaction. It will offer yet another new set of experiences for the whole family."

This comes after Nintendo introduced connectivity into Pokemon Battle Revolution. Is it possible we could see connectivity in future Mario and Metroid titles? Only time will tell.

News source: 1UP

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neowin.net - 23.12.2006

Volume License Key Changes, End to VLK Piracy?

"Corporate Edition" versions of Windows have been the blessing of both IT workers and casual pirates since the days of Windows 95, when the operating system first started asking for a license key on installation.

Large firms and OEMs who did not want to go through the hassle of typing in a CD key for every install received Volume License Keys (VLKs) that could be used on as many installs as necessary. Microsoft relied on the honor system to ensure that companies did not abuse this privilege, but it looks as if with Vista this system may be ending:

"We are making changes to the process to Vista and a new approach to VLK licensing," Mike Sievert, corporate vice president of Windows client marketing for Microsoft told CRN during a recent interview. "We're training our enterprise customers and we'll do some key management for customers that's more automated and makes reporting easier."

Click on read more to get more info from this article!

News Source: ArsTechnica< /a>


The exact details of the "new approach" to VLKs haven't been made clear, but Ward Ralston, a senior technology product manager at Microsoft, has confirmed that the company is "introducing the notion of a key management server" for Windows Vista Server.

This program will require licensed customers to check in their keys and Client Access Licenses (CALs) every 30 days, via an automatic reporting process. The procedure for the Vista client will likely not require a key management server, but may also "phone home" periodically to report on the status of various VLK installs...
jcxp.net - 28.06.2006

100 Gb/s Internet2 completed

At its Fall 2007 member meeting, the Internet 2 consortium announced that its updated infrastructure is ready to go online and provide an initial capacity of 100 Gb/s to researchers and educators.



The blazingly fast network connection was demonstrated for the first time when the organization established a connection between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and Fermilab in Batavia, IL and was able to transfer a third of a terabyte within five minutes over a 10 GB/s connection.



Internet 2 is often confused with a next-generation Internet infrastructure for the public. However, the Internet 2 is limited to currently 207 connected universities that use the high-speed network as infrastructure to quickly exchange data and test new technologies that one day could find their way into the public Internet.



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winbeta.org - 10.10.2007

Get 'Very High' in Crysis with Windows XP

Oh happy day, Crysis at the locked (but for you, unlocked!) highest detail settings runs like a dream on my DirectX 9 Windows XP "take-a-hike-Windows-Vista-ain't-gonna-miss-ya-dee-ex-10" PC.



What's he talking about? XP vs. Vista. Have the latter and you can run Crysis full bore; have the former and you can only crank the visual throttle up to three-quarter, tops.



Unless of course you simply copy and paste a few lines of text in a handful of game directory CFG files, at which point the ostensibly DX10-only 'very high' special effects for water, shadows, shaders, textures and more can be yours, sweetened by Windows XP's superior performance.



View: Enable 'Very High' In Crysis with Windows XP

View Full Article: PC World..
winbeta.org - 30.10.2007

Windows Home Server Beta/CTP Preview

Paul Thurrott: Back in January, I posted a preview of Microsoft's Windows Home Server, a product that should send shivers of delight down the spine of any home computing enthusiast. Windows Home Server, or WHS, is the product we've been waiting for quite a long time, and then some: In addition to the expected digital media sharing features, WHS also offers a pervasive platform for full-home PC backups, hot-add expandable storage, and remote access. And best of all, it will be made available both as a standalone software package (which you can install on any PC or server) and as a bundle with specially-made home server hardware.

WHS is expected in late 2006, but since my initial preview, Microsoft has made a number of improvements to this product. First, the company released Beta 2 (see my screenshot galleries), the first beta version of WHS to ship to users outside of Microsoft. WHS Beta 2 offered a decent look at the features I'd described back in my preview, so I didn't provide an overview of that version. But since then, most recently, Microsoft has shipped another beta release. Dubbed the April 2007 CTP (Community Technology Preview), this WHS release offers dramatic improvements and a near-feature-complete look at this evolving product. The April CTP also comes on the heels of news that Microsoft has shipped a software development kit (SDK) that will allow enterprising third party developers to ship WHS software add-ons that will extend this product in exciting ways. Taken together, we now have a much better idea of how WHS is shaping up.

View: Full Review @ The SuperSite for Windows

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neowin.net - 19.04.2007

Samsung makes Blu-Ray/HD DVD hybrid official

Samsung this afternoon revealed final details of its already anticipated UP5000 Blu-Ray and HD DVD hybrid player.

Confirming early details, the BD-UP5000 will solve many of the issues with combo devices from other companies by playing the enhanced features of either movie disc, including picture-in-picture commentary. It should also stand as the best Blu-Ray player in the company's line, Samsung boasts. More recent decoding can play movies at 24 frames per second without triggering pulldown conversion, and output to HDTVs is sent through HDMI 1.3 for deeper colors when supported by an attached TV.

The UP5000 should go on sale in late fall at a price of $1,049 and will be accompanied in stores by the HT-BD2, an all-in-one home theater kit that includes both an 1,100-watt, 7.1-channel surround speaker setup and an integrated Blu-Ray player that goes without the advanced image decoder of the UP5000 or the stand-alone BD-P2400. The entertainment bundle should sell for $1,499.

News Source: Electronista ..
winbeta.org - 25.07.2007

IBM Ships Lotus Notes/Domino 7

New version of collaboration platform moves closer to a blend with IBM's Workplace...
pcworld.com - 08.09.2005

Microsoft Demonstrates Return of S/MIME E-mail for Outlook Web Access

In a blog post on Monday, the development team for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 showed screen shots of an enhancement to Outlook Web Access that enables encrypted e-mails to be sent and received through a Web browser. The demo marks the return of S/MIME support, which had been introduced to OWA before, but which had temporarily disappeared with the first release of ES 2007...
betanews.com - 23.08.2007

AMD: CPU/GPU 'Fusion' May Be More Gradual, Past 2009

During a Webcast Friday afternoon, AMD executive vice president Henri Richard told BetaNews that, although one of the goals of its "Fusion" project remains to merge GPU pipelining with CPU multicore architecture, the first few iterations may be limited to getting the two chips to share the same die and conserve power, for now...
betanews.com - 07.05.2007

Update: Re-Testing Vista w/2GB RAM, Office 2003

exo.blog: Many of our members have requested that we re-test Vista SP1 with 2GB of RAM instead of the 1GB we used in our original tests. So, without further delay, we present our revised results table:







Analysis: By providing Vista (SP1) with an additional 1GB of RAM (that's a total of 2GB for those of you keeping score) we managed to achieve a "whopping" 4% improvement in OfficeBench throughput.



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winbeta.org - 28.11.2007

Outlook 2007/2003/2002 Add-in: Personal Folders Backup

Backing up your Microsoft Outlook information is quicker and easier with the Personal Folders Backup feature. Personal Folders Backup creates backup copies of your .PST files at regular intervals, in Outlook 2002 and later versions, making it easy to keep all of your Outlook folders safely backed up.



With Personal Folders Backup, you can choose which of your .PST files you wish to back up, and how often you wish to back them up.



Each .PST file contains all of your Outlook folders, including the Inbox, Calendar, and Contacts. You can have a single .PST file (usually called "Internet Folders" or "Personal Folders" in your Folder List), but you might also have an additional .PST file that you use for archiving ("Archiving Folders"). Personal Folders Backup lets you back up any or all of these .PST files.



Download: Outlook 2007/2003/2002 Add-in: Personal Folders Backup..
winbeta.org - 08.05.2008

How To Create a Bootable DVD for Windows Vista (or any Windows for that matter)

If it's been a while since you've needed a boot disk for your Windows machine, you may just be struggling with how exactly to do it. It's not like the old Windows 98 boot floppy where I could just go into Windows Explorer and make one with a couple of quick clicks of the mouse. However, you need not worry, since the current process is surprisingly well documented by Microsoft.



What may seem, at first, to be a complex task is actually fairly simple. There are essentially seven steps to create a bootable DVD or bootable UFD (USB Flash Drive), all of which are command line based. While the seven steps are relatively straightforward, the Microsoft article outlining those steps has a slightly obscure title: "Walkthrough: Create a Custom Windows PE Image." Anyway, this Walkthrough, for all intents and purposes, is a step-by-step how-to for creating a bootable DVD disk.



View Full Article: TechNet Blogs..
winbeta.org - 11.12.2007

Dell XPS 700 / 710 Motherboard Exchange Program Begins

Over the past few months Dell has been gearing up to replace perhaps thousands of motherboards in XPS 700 and 710 systems for free; finally the program has been kicked off. All customers who opt to participate will receive an XPS 720 Hardware kit by mail along with the option of an on-site service installation. If you own an XPS 700 you also have the option to upgrade your CPU to a Quad Processor for a 25% discount. Act fast! All upgrade requests must be submitted no later than midnight CST, October 13, 2007.

News source: Dell XPS Motherboard Exchange Program

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neowin.net - 15.08.2007

MS: IE7 Flaw Really in Outlook Express

Microsoft responded Thursday to reports of the first exploit affecting Internet Explorer 7, which cropped up less than 24 hours after the browser's official launch. Christopher Budd from Microsoft's Security Response Center says the flaw lies not in IE7, but in an Outlook Express component...
betanews.com - 20.10.2006

Apple/Microsoft in talks for ActiveSync before iPhone launched

Exchange support in the iPhone has been rumored almost as long as the iPhone itself was rumored to exist. Much as the iPhone turned out to be real, so has ActiveSync on the iPhone. Microsoft released an interview with Terry Myerson, corporate vice president for Exchange, which includes a very interesting tidbit. Mr. Myserson says that Apple and Microsoft were in talks about licensing ActiveSync before the iPhone was announced. Furthermore, he was in daily contact with Apple VP Phil Schiller (when Schiller wasn't making up Apple rumors, of course) for two weeks while they set the details of the agreement between the two tech giants.



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winbeta.org - 07.03.2008

Weird Windows Vista File/Folder Manipulation "Bug"

I think this could be considered as one of the weirder but non-critical "bugs" in both Vista RTM and Vista SP1. Thanks to Plax for the find:



1. Create a folder somewhere and put a file inside

2. Then open an Open file dialog from some application

3. Go in the folder with the file and cut the file then rename the folder and paste the file somewhere else

4. Then you'll find out that instead of the file a folder appeared



News Source: In-House..
winbeta.org - 12.02.2008

WPF/E Becomes 'Silverlight:' Microsoft Takes on Flash Directly

Today at the NAB convention in Las Vegas, Microsoft will be unveiling Silverlight, the platform and marketing campaign whose aim is to deploy an Internet graphics delivery system not just on Windows, but on Macs and Linux as well. It's the commercial culmination of WPF/E, and it will be targeting Adobe's Flash as an established platform...
betanews.com - 16.04.2007

Windows Server 2008 TCP/IP Protocols and Services

Windows Server® 2008 TCP/IP Protocols and Services, an update of the existing Windows Server 2003 TCP/IP Protocols and Services Technical Reference title for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, delivers in-depth technical information on IPv4 and related Internet layer, Transport Layer, and network infrastructure protocols and processes. This book also describes how these protocols and processes work for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista and how to modify default behaviors with registry values and Netsh.exe tool commands.



The companion CD-ROM contains an eBook version of the book, an eBook version of the TCP/IP Fundamentals for Microsoft Windows book, Network Monitor capture files, RFCs and Internet drafts, and a set of training slide decks for each chapter.



You can order this book from the following book sellers:



http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?is bn=9780735624474


http://www.amazon.com/gp/pro duct/073562447X/sr=1-1/qid=1156801743/ref=sr_1_1/104-6313703-3867159?ie=UTF8&s=books


http://www.quantumbooks.com/mspress.mvc?id=9780735624474 



News Source: Joe Davies's WebLog..
winbeta.org - 09.01.2008

Mozilla Patches QuickTime/Firefox Flaw

Mozilla has released a patch today for its popular Firefox webbrowser which ditches the ability to run arbitrary script from the Firefox command line, a quick fix for a year-old QuickTime bug that could be used to take over user systems. Security researcher Petko D. Petkov on Sept. 12 posted proof-of-concept code showing that the low-risk, year-old QuickTime bug could easily be turned into a high-risk attack on Firefox, Internet Explorer, Skype and other programs. Petkov-aka pdp-showed how QuickTime media formats can be used to get into Firefox, leading to full browser compromise and perhaps even to compromise of the underlying operating system.


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neowin.net - 20.09.2007

IE7/WMP11 Launch News

Thanks to windows tester and Jason He from the forums for the heads up!

According to a new Vista-related press release on Microsoft's site, Windows Media Player 11 will be released to the public on October 24th.

"Windows Media Player 11 will be available via free download beginning Oct. 24 and will enable users to take advantage of an elegant and intuitive user interface, a new level of online store integration, especially with MTV's URGE service, and improved navigation for larger music libraries."

An obscure post over on the MSDN blogs, states that Microsoft is targeting October 18th as the release date for Internet Explorer 7. Looks as though Microsoft is planning to release IE7 automatically on November 1st:

"The final release of Internet Explorer 7 is targeted for release October 18th …and will be delivered to customers via Automatic Updates starting November 1st, a few weeks after it's available for download. Are your Web sites, extensions, and applications ready? Microsoft recommends that Web sites and applications be reviewed and made ready for the release of Internet Explorer 7 this month."

View: Windows Media Player 11 News
View: Internet Explorer 7 Posting (MSDN)

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neowin.net - 13.10.2006

AMD/ATi Catalyst 8.3 display drivers released - Making a compelling case for Vista

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: AMD/ATi have released the Catalyst 8.3 display drivers pack - and this latest updates does more to encourage gamers onto Vista than Microsoft has managed so far.



Catalyst 8.3 is no small update to the drivers. There are a whole raft of new features added. Here are some of the highlights...



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winbeta.org - 06.03.2008

LG to Announce Blu-ray / HD DVD Hybrid Drive at CES

After having whetted the public's appetite for a hybrid high-definition console at this time last year, and then publicly withdrawing that plan, LG Electronics this morning announced it is jumping back into the high-def pool head first. The company is promising to provide "details" next week, at CES 2007 in Las Vegas, of a hybrid HD DVD / Blu-ray Disc player...
betanews.com - 04.01.2007

NY Post: Microsoft Eyeing 24/7 Real Media

With Google scooping up DoubleClick, and Yahoo's acquisition Monday of the remaining stake of Right Media, Microsoft is apparently eyeing 24/7 Real Media, the New York Post reported Tuesday...
betanews.com - 01.05.2007

AMD: With Vista, Time to Re-evaluate Price/Performance

In its multi-faceted campaign to wrest back the title of performance leader in consumers' minds, AMD is leveraging its fusion with ATI and ATI's cooperation with Microsoft to make a bold new case for itself: Now that the Windows Vista era is upon us, AMD's executives and managers believe the time has come to throw out the old XP-based benchmarks, and re-evaluate AMD's current line of processors using more updated metrics...
betanews.com - 03.02.2007

Wikipedia / Virtual Earth Mashup

Sarah Perez: Now this is a cool mashup and its built right into Virtual Earth! In Wikipedia, you may have noticed that some articles have coordinates in the upper-right hand side of the page that locate that place on a map. (See this example). Clicking on the coordinates from the Wikipedia entry will take you to you a map. But if you want to go the other way - from a map to Wikipedia - then you've got to check out what the Virtual Earth team has done. They've been indexing all these links in their Spatial Search and Explore indexes so you can surf the maps with Wikipedia displaying in the sidebar. If you want to try it out for yourself, turn on Live Map's Explore feature and then select the Wikipedia Tag, or just click this link to see it in action now.



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winbeta.org - 08.05.2008

Microsoft denies dual-boot Linux/Windows XO laptops are on its agenda

It looks like the head of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Chief Nicholas Negroponte is not only alienating Intel, but Microsoft, too.



A day after published reports quoting Negroponte as saying OLPC XO laptops would dual boot Linux and Windows, Microsoft is denying that the company is pursuing such a plan. According to a statement from a Microsoft spokesman:

“While we have investigated the possibility in the past, Microsoft is not developing dual-boot Windows XP support for One Laptop Per Child’s XO laptop. As we announced in December, Microsoft plans to publish formal design guidelines early this year that will assist flash-based device manufacturers in designing machines that enable a high-quality Windows experience. Our current goal remains to provide a high-quality Windows experience on the XO device.



“In addition, there will be limited field trials in January 2008 of Windows XP for One Laptop per Child’s XO laptop. Microsoft recommends contacting the company directly for any further updates.”

This wasn’t the first time that Negroponte took it upon himself to preannounce Microsoft’s OLPC plans...



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winbeta.org - 10.01.2008

Cross-browser Firefox/IE flaw worsens

The browser flaw which allows attackers to hijack a computer by using Internet Explorer to launch Firefox is affecting other applications as well. Security researchers Nate McFeters, Billy Rios and Raghav Dube have disclosed information and working exploit code for a similar vulnerability in Trillian. Like the Firefox attack, the Trillian exploit uses a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) function as the point of attack.

The URI allows the browser to launch a third-party application on the user's system in much the same way that a URL is used to access a web page. When the user visits a specially-crafted page, the application is launched and attack code is run to crash the application and execute code. The attack could be used to remotely install malware on a user's system.

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neowin.net - 17.07.2007

Virgin/Toshiba to Give Away Free HD DVD Players

One-hundred fifty lucky Star Trek fans will be walking away with a free Toshiba HD DVD player on Tuesday, November 20. There's only one catch ... this special giveaway is happening in New York City at the two different Virgin Megastores. But if you are lucky enough to live close by and are willing to stand in line to get a player, you could be walking away with an HD DVD player from Toshiba, valued at $299!



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winbeta.org - 01.11.2007

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