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Microsoft wants to help you speed up Vista: Microsoft wants to help you speed up VistaHave to disagree with the missing tip.I've never had to re-install Windows. I ran Windows 2000 until January 2007 without a single re-install. My Vista system has been running fine without a re-install. My work XP system is on its original install.If you...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Branding, Intel SpeedStep, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, brand name, Microsoft Windows Vista, registry; Discussion threads 2008-01-30
About the Windows Server 2008 stack: About the Windows Server 2008 stackNeed to corre t your article linkthe link is half the articlebut good points about MS centric users who haven't looked outside their little worldRE: About the Windows Server 2008 stackI believe the Windows registry predates MS getting any influence from the VMS world. (In...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., IPv6, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, VMS, Windows Server 2008 stack, Microsoft Windows Server, registry, Unix, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-01-30
Microsoft hoses user data - again!: Update final I hope I mistakenly overstated the breadth of Microsoft's changes with SP3. I've struck out the incorrect data below. See also my mea culpa here. Update title to: Microsoft hoses user data - again! For most users the Office SP3 means that they won't...; Tags: Registry, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-01-03
Microsoft provides workaround for IE 6-Patch standoff: Microsoft provides workaround for IE 6-Patch standoffSwitch Browsers, or Switch to Linux?>Average bear would probably switch browsersAgreed, but this shouldn't be the first indication that MS products aren't designed with you in mind -- they're designed to lock you into more MS products.Get away from all of it; get into...; Tags: Web browsers, K-Meleon, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE 6-Patch standoff, Microsoft provides workaround, IE 6-Patch, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Provides, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, standoff, registry; Discussion threads 2007-12-19
Money 2002 Utility: Builds RequiredInfoState Registry Key (Checksku.exe) (exe): Money 2002 Utility: Builds RequiredInfoState Registry Key (Checksku.exe) builds the RequiredInfoState registry key. In Money 2002, run the Checksku.exe file to build the RequiredInfoState registry key. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Registry, Microsoft Corp.; Software downloads 2007-09-18

The fact that Uniblue's RegistryBooster does its job is bad news about Windows: The fact that Uniblue's RegistryBooster does its job is bad news about WindowsSysinternals *DO* installThey just run the install when the app is run, then clean up on exit. If the app crashes or you turn off the computer, next boot you'll see the drivers for things like RegMon, FileMon...; Tags: Operating systems, HKLM, job, registry, UniBlue, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2007-08-10
Firewall redux: Could a public, open software behavior registry squelch useless dialogs?: Firewall redux: Could a public, open software behavior registry squelch useless dialogs?MS is the only one who can make this workI think that the chances of AV/Personal Firewall vendors collaborating to make this happen is next to none. However, MS could solve the issue by requiring all applications that...; Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Firewalls, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., registry, malware, network, firewall; Discussion threads 2007-08-02
How to turn off RPC management of DNS on a large scale: In an advisory issued earlier today, Microsoft issued several workarounds/mitigations for the Windows DNS server service zero-day attacks, including a recommendation that network admins completely disable remote management of RPC capability for DNS Servers.The recommendation included instructions on registry key edits but if youre in charge of a large-scale Windows...; Tags: Zero-day attacks, Uncategorized, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers; Blog posts 2007-04-13
REG file to protect against zero-day RPC flaw in Microsoft DNS: According to David Maynor of Erratasec, a zero-day exploit against Microsoft DNS server is being seen in the wild. This affects the most up-to-date Windows Server 2000, 2003, and 2003 R2 for all service packs. George Ou discusses the details of the exploit and recommended firewalling strategy in this blog...; Tags: Registry, DNS, Blog, Microsoft Corp., Flaw, George Ou, Domain Names, RPC, Blogging, Networking, Servers, Internet, Hardware; Download resources 2007-04-13
How to Change the Resolution of a Slide That You Export as a Picture in PowerPoint: This paper contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that back up the registry before one modifies it. Make sure that one knows how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. This step-by-step paper describes how to change the resolution dots-per-inch the dpi settings of exported...; Tags: Registry, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp.; White papers 2007-01-29
TCP/IP Registry Values for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn": The TCP/IP protocol suite implementation in Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn" obtains some of its configuration data from the registry. This information is written to the registry by the Setup program. Some of this information is also supplied by the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Client service, if it...; Tags: Registry, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Server, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Tcp/Ip, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Networking, Software; White papers 2007-01-01
When Microsoft gives bad advice, who pays?: Writing great technical documentation is a difficult job. That’s why it usually takes a small army of copy editors and technical editors and development editors and proofreaders to turn a manuscript into a book. The same quest for clarity is why articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base are so highly...; Tags: registry; Blog posts 2006-04-27
Windows patch trips up on HP tool, firewall: Windows patch trips up on HP tool, firewallOh no, editing the Registry!"Microsoft recommends that affected users who use the HP products manually change their Windows Registry..."Oooh, that's not good. Even with Microsoft's specific instructions, it's been historically known that editing the Registry is like navigating a mine field. You have...; Tags: Patches, firewall, tool, Hewlett-Packard Co., registry, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2006-04-17
Improve Windows management with this guide for mastering Services, the Registry, and WMI: This sample chapter, taken from Microsoft Windows Internals, Fourth Edition: Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 discusses three mechanisms in Microsoft Windows that assist with system management and configuration. Examine the overall structure of Windows, the core system mechanisms on which the structure is...; Tags: Registry, Microsoft Corp., WMI, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Book chapters 2005-10-12
Windows Firewall flaw may hide open ports: Windows Firewall flaw may hide open portsGotta love it[i]" Microsoft said the firewall issue is not a security vulnerability, but said the flaw could be used by an attacker.."[/i] Anyone else see the contradiction in this statement? If it weren't a vulnerability an attacker could do nothing. End of story..Listening...; Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, Operating systems, Regedit, registry, firewall, Microsoft Windows, flaw, Microsoft Windows Firewall, Microsoft Corp., attacker; Discussion threads 2005-09-01
Putting Vista in the fast lane: Putting Vista in the fast laneOn paper they all look really goodExactly. I will believe it when I see it. I have always assumed it was the registry with the old adage "as it grows, so it slows".I do fear the M$ can only do SO much for...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Putting Vista, Microsoft Corp., registry, fast lane, lane; Discussion threads 2005-08-08
Bridal Registry Increases Efficiency by 15 to 20 Percent With Small Business Solution: While the Wedding List Company can't help with the bride's dress fittings or the groom's hair, it can make compiling a stylish and individual gift registry simple and enjoyable. With a head office and two showrooms in Sydney and a showroom in Perth, couples can compile their registries in-store or...; Tags: Registry, Small Business, Microsoft Corp., Showroom, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003; Case studies

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Microsoft splits its Platforms & Services unit in two: Microsoft announced on July 23 that it is cleaving its Platforms & Services Division in half and the head of the formerly combined unit is leaving the company. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-07-23
MindTouch Deki: Kilen Woods release: Today, MindTouch Deki releases Kilen Woodds, its latest and biggest release. In conversation with co-founder Aaron Fulkerson I learned that Deki is rapidly transforming itself from being a smart wiki into what Fulkerson calls the 'connecting tissue' between applications. Others might call it mashup environment, still others a means of...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Mashup, Aaron Fulkerson, Management Option, Wiki, Collaboration, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Databases, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Free the XBOX 360!!!: It's good that Microsoft has begun to allow home users to create XBOX 360 games that they can sell through XBOX Live. Microsoft, however, could do so much more with their TV-attached creation if only they were willing to let third parties take it beyond traditional TV-oriented services. by...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., TV, Microsoft Xbox, Game Console, Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-07-23