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Small business Vista support deal extended
TECH.BLORGE.com – Sydney,Australia
The answer still doesn’t get particularly specific: Windows Vista Small Business Assurance is designed to help our small business customers make the …
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Microsoft finds published exploit of Vista privilege elevation hole
BetaNews – USA
He then demonstrated how Windows Vista implemented firewall techniques to prevent this from happening. Those prevention measures are largely successful, …
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Registry Hack Creates Default Folder Size In Vista
Lifehacker Australia – Sydney,NSW,Australia
The gHacks blog details a registry hack that can be made in Windows Vista systems that sets a default folder size for opening a new Explorer window. …
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Windows Server 2008 SP2, Vista SP2 on the Way
eWeek – New York, NY
This Microsoft Knowledge Base article will be updated with more information about Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 …
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Microsoft extends Windows Vista Small Business Assurance
eChannelLine – North York,Ontario,Canada
By Erin Bell It’s never been easier to switch to Windows Vista — or to stay with Windows XP. That was the message Microsoft sent to businesses this week by …
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Setting up Windows User Accounts to keep files private
What PC? – UK
Windows Vista also includes some clever tools to limit what children can do on a computer. In this feature, we’ll explain how to set up a secure but simple …
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Windows XP gets another reprieve
Computerworld – Framingham,MA,USA
Hardware makers that offer "downgrades" from Windows Vista Business or Vista Ultimate will now be able to get copies of XP Professional through the end of …
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Q and A
Digital Life – Sydney,NSW,Australia
I am on Windows XP but will be changing to Vista. I don’t have Excel. A. You could try Google’s own free spreadsheets in Google Docs …
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Spyware, lack of memory may cause computer freeze
Palm Beach Post – FL, United States
With Windows XP, you should have at least 1 gigabyte of memory. I recommend 2 gigabytes for Windows Vista. The lack of enough RAM usually reveals itself …
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What is a Netbook computer?
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
Netbooks run either Windows XP Home edition or Linux. They do not run XP Professional, Vista or OS X. Microsoft arbitrarily restricts Netbooks from running …
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Up Next: Windows Vista SP2
Back in February, Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 which is a collection of updates and performance improvements. Along side SP1 was the release of Windows Server 2008, which came with Service Pack 1 already integrated. …
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VistaGlazz shows even more transparency (Windows Vista)
By Muhammad Abdullah
The new Desktop Windows Manager in Windows Vista only allows visual styles created by Microsoft. Creative minds on sites like DeviantArt create cursors, icons, wallpapers and themes. After using VistaGlazz you can now use custom styles …
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Windows Vista SP2
By Milo
Right after the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft was quiet about Windows SP1 and industry news were speculating that Microsoft did not want to release a service pack because it would mean that the operating system is not as stable …
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Define Default Windows Vista Folder Settings
By Martin
The default folder settings are not working consistently in Windows Vista and it becomes quickly annoying to move and resize the folders to the right size all the time in the new Microsoft operating system. …
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Enable Video Wallpaper in Windows XP and non-Ultimate Vista (Like …
By viral
Windows DreamScene is a nice extra feature that plays high definition video content or movie as desktop background with animated wallpaper instead of static graphic. Unfortunately, Microsoft only offers the feature to Windows Vista …
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