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- Reboot
- To reload the operating system, which restarts the computer. See boot.
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- Moo0 SystemCloser 1.08 (Windows)
- Moo0 SystemCloser is a simple tool that enables you to easily suspend / hibernate your XP / Server 2003 system. It currently supports suspend, hibernate, logoff, reboot and shutdown. It is useful especially for people with keyboards without any sleep button.
- Software downloads 2009-10-21
- Forget Linux. Microsoft trains retailers on how to pitch Win 7 PCs vs. Macs
- Better than setting up shop next to an Apple Store. [i]That[/i] idea makes BOB look brilliant.RE: Forget Linux. Microsoft trains retailers on how to pitch Win 7 PCs vs. i think microsoft should work to convince xp users to upgrade to windows 7 as that will let the numeroususers of...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- Critical IE 7 fix is now available
- Critical IE 7 fix is now availableThanks!Installed!!!Reboot Required In Vista...And it doesn't cause a loss of unsaved work:http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9784/suspendedrebootgk8.jpgNote the "Cancel" button which, when pressed, aborts the reboot. Contrary to the FUD others like to spread.And it doesn't cause a loss of unsaved work:What's a reboot?It's what you do when......you update...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-17
- Shutdown Scheduler 1.02 (Windows)
- PC Auto Shutdown is a small software that helps you automatically shutdown, power off, reboot or log off any computer at scheduled time. It gives you different ways to schedule the event e.g. daily, weekly and only once.
- Software downloads 2008-12-11
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Prevent auto Windows shutdown, reboot
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Prevent auto Windows shutdown, rebootWhy didn't Microsoft think of this?I have a CAD workstation which I often leave locked overnight when I am in the middle of something large and complex. It is dismaying to come in to work in the morning and EVERYTHIGN is gone...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-14
- How important is boot performance?
- According to the Engineering Windows 7 blog, Windows 7 has a team dedicated to focusing on startup performance. But how important is startup performance? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patches
- Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patchesThen there will be...a reboot to the reboot to the reboot to the reboot to the....Well, you get the drill.The people who brought you Zune, Xbox (love those thermals?), SPOT and WinMobile (looking for a WinMobile "Killer"?) now bring you endless reboots of (ta-da:...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
- Ksplice automates hot patching Linux kernel with no reboot needed
- Ksplice automates hot patching Linux kernel with no reboot needed...That's totally cool! Another reason to use Linux, no need to be bothered with a reboot now! ]:)Close tags!!!!!Please close the anchor tags -- having the whole post be one giant link is a bit overdoing it.Link to Ksplice pagehttp://web.mit.edu/ksplice/...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-23
- Microsoft justifies Vista's forcing of unwanted reboots
- Microsoft justifies Vista's forcing of unwanted rebootsReboot, caused by updateI was annoyed by Windows update rebooting without ever seeing an option to delay, or postpone. Update just closed all applications, not saving anythin and rebooted.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- Microsoft security update derails IE
- Microsoft's Patch Tuesday fiesta last week apparently doesn't get along all that well with IE 6 and IE 7 on XP or Vista. Microsoft gave IE a security makeover last week, but there were complications. According to Computerworld, Microsoft is investigating the issue, which surfaced on...
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- Tech Shakedown #5: Microsoft justifies Vista's forcing of unwanted reboots
- Tech Shakedown #5: Microsoft justifies Vista's forcing of unwanted rebootsOr, how about...a clear explanation that the policy works differently for administrative users than for standard users. Especially since Vista's UI recommends the setup of accounts as standard user accounts. dbThis guy has the right ideaPart of the automatic...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- Tech Shakedown #5: Microsoft justifies Vista's forcing of unwanted reboots
- Two weeks ago, I posted a ZDNet Technology Shakedown video showing how, after downloading and installing some updates, Windows Vista initiated a forced reboot of itself without allowing me the option to postpone that reboot. The options were there. But they were inaccessible. I was critical of...
- Blog posts 2007-08-15
- Tech Shakedown #4: Should Vista be able to force an unwanted reboot when it wants to?
- Like many departments within many companies, today was a day when our department go together and did some online slide slidesharing. We use Microsoft's NetMeeting but I don't use Internet Explorer and my one attempt at at getting the slides on my screen (there's a way to view...
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- Time to CTRL-ATL-DEL the Motorola Q?
- I just went to make a phone call with the Motorola Q smartphone that Im testing and, when I activated the sleeping display (by the way, theres no single button that does this without doing something else too.... something else you may not want to do), heres what I saw:...
- Blog posts 2006-10-06
- Bummer: Motorola Q requires "reboots" a little too often
- This is another in what is now a series of installments about my experiences with Motorolas new Q smartphone. The Q is based on the latest greatest smartphone operating system to come out of Microsoft (Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphones). The only thing that seems to bring down my...
- Blog posts 2006-09-14
- Bummer: Motorola Q requires "reboots" a little too often
- This is another in what is now a series of installments about my experiences with Motorola's new Q smartphone. The Q is based on the latest greatest smartphone operating system to come out of Microsoft (Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphones). The only thing that seems to bring...
- Blog posts 2006-09-14
- Take control of the Windows Update reboot nag screen
- Over the last month or so I've had dozens of emails about the Windows Update reboot nag screen. Basically, people think as do I that it's a pain in the rear and want to know if there's a way to get rid of it, or at the very least,...
- Blog posts 2006-08-09
- NEC and Microsoft partner to eliminate Windows server reboots
- Via email, I've received a somewhat fortuitously timed press release that discusses the lengths to which Microsoft and NEC have partnered to create a solution known as Active Upgrade -- a fault tolerant solution that allows Windows server administrators to avoid reboots after upgrades or patches are installed. According...
- Blog posts 2006-04-13
- Back to the virtual driver future (aka: What's with all the reboots?)
- Back to the virtual driver future (aka: What's with all the reboots?)RarelyWith SuSE and other Linux Distros, rarely does installing a driver or, for that matter, a kernel patch, require a system reboot.Ok. I think that does it. :)FYI DavidLinux doesn't ever need a reboot, unless something goes wrong....
- Discussion threads 2006-04-11
- Security pros warn of critical flaws in Kerberos
- Security pros warn of critical flaws in KerberosWHAT???????????MS is not vulnerable to this-shame on ms for doing that.meaning"I would not expect this to lead to a worm," Hartman said. "Most sites will patch it because patching is easy to do. Whereas, if you do have a compromise, it is a...
- Discussion threads 2004-09-01
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