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    Refresh XP -- A Guide to the Occasional Update

    Windows/Microsoft Update service is quite a nice feature. However, as a portal to beneficial updates rather than Security updates it is woefull. So what should I do Bill? I am glad you asked. Every once in a while I head to the Windows Update site, and filter on Windows XP articles. I look...
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    Vista Notebook

    A place for information and links on Vista RTM Microsoft Vista Home Site: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/ What are the system requirements for running Windows Vista? Bare minimum: DVD Drive 800 MHz PC 15 GBs of free hard disk space 512 MBs of RAM 64-MBs of vRAM - For AERO Glass...
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    Problems with XP Validation: Your copy is invalid

    With Internet Explorer 7 and a general tightening by Microsoft against piracy, more users are seeing warning and error messages that there is a problem with the validity of their copy of Windows XP. In nearly half the cases where these messages appear there is nothing dodgy about the XP...
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    Vista Secret Decoder Ring - Guides to Versions

    A very well done quick guide to the six versions of Vista: http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsVista/vista-which-version.html Another good guide and discussion: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=39 ____________________________ Users Helping Users
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    Windows Defender Update

    If you are using Windows Defender an update should appear from Windows Update. You very much want to use this update as it moves Defender from a technical Beta status to Final. Moreover, it fixes numerous issues, including the dreaded high CPU utilization from svchost that could occur in...
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    Vista Facts

    Facts related to the new Windows Vista operating system: Source the official windows VISTA magazine ____________________________ Users Helping Users
  7. bcastner

    Those Microsoft Scripting Guys Crack Me Up!

    I just cannot stop laughing... http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/comics/index.mspx ____________________________ Users Helping Users
  8. bcastner

    XP the Royale Noir theme

    Real Microsoft Theme, and kind of cool: http://digg.com/design/Hidden_XP_Theme ____________________________ Users Helping Users
  9. bcastner

    Vista RTM as early as 11/06

    Thats tomorrow as I write this: http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/94132/94132.html ____________________________ Users Helping Users
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    Freeware: Use Any USB Pen Drive as a Security Device

    I have been using this with my laptop and like it. Freeware. You need to insert the device to logon. (Don't lose the USB Pen drive or Flashcard!) http://www.bluemicrosolutions.com/download_form.htm ____________________________ Users Helping Users
  11. bcastner

    Vista Packaging

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  12. bcastner

    It's IE 7 Day throughout the World

    Today the Windows Update service beings rolling out IE 7. Some thoughts on what will happen: (Courtesy of MS-MVP Robear Dyer & MS-MVP Sandi Hardemeir*): http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=20892 * An Aussie mate of Linney. ____________________________ Users Helping Users
  13. bcastner

    Microsoft Robocopy GUI frontend

    Very cool utility to handle Robocopy. Can output Robocopy script files as well. http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/d/0/fd05def7-68a1-4f71-8546-25c359cc0842/UtilitySpotlight2006_11.exe ____________________________ Users Helping Users
  14. bcastner

    Just dying to hear the new Vista Sound scheme?

    http://blogs.technet.com/james/archive/2006/10/30/windows-vista-sounds2.aspx ____________________________ Users Helping Users
  15. bcastner

    Google for l337 H4x0rs

    Google offers some replacement home pages, including this one for hackers: http://www.google.com/search?hl=xx-hacker ____________________________ Users Helping Users
  16. bcastner

    VISTA Support search

    This is very cool: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.mspx ____________________________ Users Helping Users
  17. bcastner

    Microsoft Buys Firefox Browser

    http://www.msfirefox.com/ ____________________________ Users Helping Users
  18. bcastner

    Beware of Fake Codecs!

    Security forums are asking all forums to present the growing issue of fake codecs to the user community. This note by Calamity Jane discusses the issue: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17163035 Beware of Fake Codecs -- They are likely Trojans ____________________________ Users Helping...
  19. bcastner

    Firefox 2 is FINAL

    http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ ____________________________ Users Helping Users
  20. bcastner

    Windows Defender -- Final

    Microsoft has released Windows Defender in Final Form: Download: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx Release Notes: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/about/releasenotes.mspx Defender FAQ...

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