It's not really NEW news, but I only found out about it today! I found it pretty strange, but
that's Microsoft for you! QUOTE Microsoft redesigned the COA label as a running change from
Aug/2006 as a part of piracy prevention. The new COA label has a transparent Port-Hole (as
circled in red) which prevents a removed COA label from being reaffixed. The Port-Hole area of COA
is not affixed to the body of the computer and may lift slightly and get chafed during
transportation. As a result there is a possibility that some customers may raise inquiries becau...

Microsoft has released a new development platform (I think it is) called Microsoft SilverLight. It
is supposed to bring rich, interactive, streaming media into a cross-browser, cross-platform
environment. (Personally, I think they are ignoring Opera). The development team is working hard to
get this running on Firefox as well as Internet Explorer. They are adding support for "major,
leading browsers" quickly and efficiently when possible. Macintosh users (for Mac OS X) can also
download this application which is under 2MB in size. You can download SilverLight 1.0 Beta ...

I remember using Window Blinds 2 years ago, when I was struggling with WIndows® 2000
Professional. You see, the most 'apparent' (literally!) feature Windows XP offered was the
GUI that seemed a lot more comfortable to the eyes! But then I got my own copy of Windows® XP
Professional and got the looks without any additional software. But then even XP has go competition
: Vista! I was just thinking.. Hey! I agree the look n feel of XP is kewl, but something can be more
kewl! And so it starts! (Ah! The ol' Lionking tagline! /laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:m...

According to a recent posting in ZDNet Blogs as reported by By Christophe Guillemin of ZDNet
France, the members of French Parliament are about to make a complete switch-over to open source
based systems. Starting from June 2007 1,154 French parliamentary workstations will be running on
an open source OS, with OpenOffice, Firefox and an open-source e-mail client. A spokesperson for the
parliament's administration said a decision as to the choice of Linux distribution and e-mail
client hasn't yet been taken. The Parliament seems to be following suit on the...

Well, Ive Been Using For About 2-3 Months Now And I LOVE IT! Its Not Exactly Vista Buty It Makes Ur
Comp Look Like Vista ;] WindowsXLive.Net Its Awesome, It Fully Transforms And Guess What... NO
ADS! Try It ;] I Can Almost Guarantee You'll Love It...

This is just absolutely L-O-L comedy right here. This is the classic ignorance and computing. Ok, to
sum up this loser, he thinks that Linux runs on Windows and so does Mac OS X and OS/2 failed because
of Microsoft. Here's one of my favorite paragraphs in one of the earlier posts of this guy:
QUOTE Linux may seem like a good alternative to Office, but all that is happening in linux is that
the windows interface is cleverly hidden away. It still needs the drivers and software services in
order to run, and in most cases - that happens WITHOUT a valid windows licenc...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/ Got the free software yet? How about some free
training for them as well? https://www.microsoftelearning.com/visualstudio2005/ ...

QUOTE December 14, 2006 (Reuters) -- Research firm Gartner Inc. predicts that Windows Vista
will be the last big release of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system. The era of
monolithic deployments of software releases is nearing an end, and Microsoft will participate in the
trend toward more flexible updates, Gartner said in a list of forecasts for 2007. Gartner also
expects that the blogging trend will peak in the first half of 2007. Given the average life span of
a blog and the growth rate of blogs, the research firm predicts the peak number of blogger...

Running the Windows Scheduler from a command prompt can elevate a user's rights. 1. Type
command in the Run box. 2. Type at (timeafter1minhere) /interactive cmd.exe (For Example: The
SYSTEM CLOCK shows 8:42PM. I would type the time in the 24 hr format, like this: at 20:43
/interactive cmd.exe 3. When the system clock goes to the next minute, another command prompt will
appear. Don't Close/Close the first command prompt and open up the task manager. Go to the
processes tab, click on explorer.exe and end that process. The taskbar and desktop will disappear...

I don't know if this is a fact or just a rumor but it's quite interesting. I was in a web
design class today when I overheard about the restrictions and cons about Vista. I know it
didn't come out yet so that's why I am not sure if this is correct. One of the guys said
that Microsoft is making Vista more strict than the previous versions. He said that if one was to
practice copyright infridgement for music or videos and whatnot then the information would then be
sent to microsoft and to the authorities and let them do what they have to do. The other guy s...

windows Live Beta Microsoft corporation introduced a new product windows Live Beta is a Web
portal with a "Sidebar" navigation system it is is a new set of Internet software and services you
can search the web, news,images,RSS feeds,search your location, connect with people, you can create
your own directory and homepage ; Windows Live Messenger; Windows Live Messenger will be the next-
generation MSN Messenger. and more.... click below link to go to windows Live Beta (Live)
www.live.com...

Microsoft Live Mesenger 8 BETA and Yahoo Messenger 8 with Voice BETA are now allowing users to
add contacts from each others' service. That means a user of MSN messenger or Windows Live
Messenger 8 BETA as it's called now can add, view status, send an instant message, include
emoticons and send nudges/buzzes to contacts who are using Yahoo Messenger. As of now, you
can't send or share files, view common backgrounds, winks and other more complex actions between
the two services. The same also applies to users of Yahoo Messenger with Voice 8 - they can ad...

Microsoft is comming up with a new image format called the Windows Media Photo (WMP). WMP will be
an addition to the resident picture formats like JPG, PNG, BMP etc. Its said to be compressed as in
smaller size for pictures. The website gives a .doc on the advanced specs. for the file format so if
anyone of you techies need to have a look >> HERE is the site. I guess this new file format has
a little time to catch up with the present, maybe after vista comes out, this file format would be
widely used. Regards Dhanesh. ...

Microsoft has released into limited BETA testing the upcoming replacement to the current free email
/ news client - Outlook Express 6. It's called Windows Live™ Mail Desktop Beta and is designed
to provide a seamless experience between offline email management and the new Live™ family of
services. Even though the upcoming Windows Vista has an existing email client built into the OS
called (what else?) Windows Mail , this client is designed to bring a user's email / contacts
from Hotmail or MSN / IE7 news feeds and even WebSearch all in to one UI. Here'...

Finally .. its going to be release on the 20th of June , thats like today for me. But the site ment
to provide this download isnt updated yet my M$... Link : Windows Live Messenger 8 Download OR
ALTERNATE Site Either of which are not functional as i post. Just have to wait and see i guess
/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> News Confirmed
by the Official WLM Blog. Regards Dhanesh. ...

Microsoft unveils Windows Vista 2 There has been news that the 2nd beta version of Vista has
been released.It is also said that they will be releasing it soon. The hardware specs has also been
released. QUOTE Hardware requirements for a Vista Capable PC are a modern processor with a
speed of at least 800 MHz, 512MB of system memory, and a graphics processor that is DirectX 9
capable. A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC has a good deal more requirements. It must have at least
a 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 1GB of system memory, 128MB of graphics m...

The "Aero" look for Windows Vista will be available only for users with genuine copies of the
windows os..users need to go through the genuine copy test online to acquire the aero look. "Aero"
includes translucent windows, animated flipping between open programs, and icons that show
thumbnails of opened files. This was stated in "Windows Vista Guide" a document that was briefly
posted in its website and then pulled by Microsoft for whatever reason. Windows Genuine Advantage
(WGA)- Microsoft's anti-piracy program checks for genuine Windows running in the user&#...

A new Beta version of Windows Live Messenger Build 0562 Now Available! In this release, WLM has a
new User Inface design. but personly, I think the new UI design is ugly.. /sad.gif' border='0'
style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /> The contact list was redesigned as well (no more
hover behavior) Status icons are returned in this new release. And it has a New Voice platform News
source: Microsoft http://connect.microsoft.com/ ...

I found this while checking out Business 2.0's 101 dumb moments in business list and decided I
should post here and share! It appears Microsoft is a bad secret keeper. No really! Today, they
seemed to have prematurely posted lots of good information about the operating system. QUOTE
"Microsoft recently posted a web page designed to test the Windows Vista help system that included
incomplete information about the Windows Vista product line up," a Microsoft spokesman said in a
statement. Apparently Microsoft is making six primary editions and two special on...

Windows live! Microsoft as created the Windows Live series in an attempt to bring everything a
person would need on the Internet closer together and makes everything work faster together.
Integrating AJAX technology into practically every aspect of this new series, this makes everything
on the web related to Microsoft a quick and easy user friendly environment. Now i am currently a
beta tester for Windows Live Mail beta and Windows Live Messenger beta, and in my experience i think
Microsoft has definitely taken a huge step in the right direction. The following informa...

well microsoft has released another program for beta testing, windows one care live. Which basically
is an all in one pc health program. It gives you a clear indication of what status your computer is
in, also with integrated anti-virus/spyware and a firewall. It even has an inbuilt backup/restore
program so you can easily backup your computer or documents. It also includes an automatic tune up
which will do things to make you computer run faster and smoother. It does defragmentation, removing
of unnecessary files and makes sure that you have the latest updates from mi...

I am giving this thread such a vague name because I am planning to use it to tell people about
occasional odds and ends I find out about Windows, either Windows 2000, which I mainly use, or
Windows in general. Today's discovery, and the trigger for this thread: Anything running
through the Windows 2000 "Scheduled Tasks" by default creates a summary (but very useful) log. It
is a text file stored in %WinDir% , and can be accessed, aside from more conventional means, through
"Advanced|View Log" in the Scheduled Tasks pseudo-folder. Among other things, it is useful f...

Billu announces 2 Dual Mode Internet Phones exclusively designed for WML in the International
Consumer Electronics Show .. Here are the Details .. QUOTE Uniden's WIN 1200 Digital
Cordless Phone and the VOIP433 by Philips both serve as a traditional landline phone, but take
calling to the next level by also enabling customers to make and receive Internet calls via Windows
Live Call, a feature nestled in MSN Messenger's successor. Customers will have three calling
choices: free PC-to-PC incoming and outgoing calling, low-cost PC-to-phone outgoing calling, and ...

So your PC is full of spyware, viruses and its running as slow as you think it possibly could be,
well Microsoft brought out an online solution to all the problems, the Windows Security audit, by
using ActiveX (Internet explorer sadly) you can scan your pc and do some checks to see what
maintenance needs done, and the online system will run it for you. I tried it out, the virus scan
is faster than norton (my anitvirus) but it slows your PC down quite a bit but its only for about 10
minutes. Ofcourse because its remote, its got all the latest updates included so you don...

Everyone welcome the new MSN, which Microsoft has called Windows Live Messenger. This will be the
next-generation MSN Messenger. The name is new, but it will still be free to download Messenger and
use most of its features. And there will be some remarkable new ways to instantly share and connect
with friends. Which pretty much means the butterfly has been retired. This is going to be one step
Microsoft is taking in putting together Windows Live. Windows Live. So the things you care about -
your friends, the latest information, your e-mails, powerful search, your PC file...

that's right windows made yesterday 25 years old. its starts in 1981 the first version of
windows , but in 1985 , 55 programmers finnaly finished the first graphics version of windows.
ms-dos no longer was used /tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif'
/> ...

On the 28th of June, Microsoft released an Update Rollup which is expected to be the last major
revision before Windows 2000 moves from having Mainstream support to Extended Support. Microsoft
doesn't add features to products which is in the "Extended Support" period unless it is really
necessary so the Update Rollup is just alot of security patches bundled together, with some new ones
for low to medium security breaches for Windows 2000 before it moves into Extended Support. Lots of
people expected it to be a service pack, going to be known as SP5 but Microsoft anno...

Microsoft has revealed the projected release dates of Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7 in a
phone conversation with vnunet.com's French sister publication SVM, the publication claims.
"Beta 2 of Windows Vista, Microsoft's future operating system, is slated for release in the
first week of December 2005 at best," a posting dated 29 August said. "The final release has been
pushed back until September or October 2006." Beta 2 of IE 7 is set for September 2005 followed by
the release of the final version in December, the story continues. The product launch wil...