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IT Dojo video: Remove all remnants of the Windows Vista SP1 installation files

IT Dojo video: Remove all remnants of the Windows Vista SP1 installation filesjust open the start menu, type vsp1cln and hit Enterjust open the start menu, type vsp1cln and hit Enter.You don't need to open a cmd prompt with run as administrator, because vsp1cln.exe already will throw an UAC pop-up,...

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Windows Vista SP1 installation file, IT Dojo, installation file, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, video, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

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Students find Win 7 upgrade a tough assignment

Well DUH!Students, retired folks, IT pros, dabblers, 'nix heads, etc. would ALL find trying to UPGRADE from a 32 bit to a 64 bit OS hard. Three words - "can't be done."There, was that hard? Why is this even news?This is newsbecause some people like to keep spreading...

Tags: Operating systems, clean install, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Migration Wizard

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holes

So basically all of them......affecting Vista or 7 require user intervention just like all other modern operating systems these days?OK.RE: Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holesAll of the bulletins specifically say that Win7 is not affected.Two require no user interaction whatsoever.The first two listed require user interaction only in that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), INTERNET, Patches, UAC, user interaction, OS X., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, patch management

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Snow Leopard and Windows 7: Two flavors of the same GUI?

Snow Leopard and Windows 7: Two flavors of the same GUI?That opening line.....heheh hoho hardee harhar. A wonderful laff to start the day...You seem to be all over the map on Windows 7A couple of days ago, you aid that XP mode was a FAIL, and I agree. Now, you're...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT, same GUI, Microsoft Windows XP, GUI

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows Server 2008)

Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows Server 2008)Only 5 languages? Get the SP2 for ALL LANGUAGES from eMuleed2k://|file|mu_windows_vista_sp2_x86_cd_x15-39755.iso|499329024|EF3439826F02B84E26AE34405C5A8969|h=333KDXF2LVWXW2I3VDKW57MB7VDLFUCP|/SHA1: 91FB7F33B838D0378647F49E35850622BABED4BF RE: Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows Server 2008)I thought Windows7 was the next service pack for Vista ;-)RE: Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP2, Microsoft Windows, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

Office 2007 Service Pack 2 available for download

Office 2007 Service Pack 2 available for downloadUpgrade Went SmoothlyI just completed the upgrade to Office 2007 SP2 and all went well. According to Firefox v3.5b4 the download was approx. 290MB and with a 15 Mbs download speed it happened rather quickly. Once downloaded it took about 15 to 20...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Office 2007 SP2, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2007 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

How hard will it be to move to the Windows 7 Release Candidate?

How hard will it be to move to the Windows 7 Release Candidate?There is no reason to shun beta-to-beta upgradesBecause let's face facts: you are OVERWRITING all of the files that Windows uses, by and large, on your hard drive.... so there should be no 'weird' things popping up, unless...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, release candidate, Windows 7 Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

First look: Windows 7 build 7068

First look: Windows 7 build 7068Fixed problemI was running build 7000 in my desktop and a big problem kept coming up. My system for some reason would continue freezing up . The only way to get my computer back running was to hold the power button and restart my computer....

Tags: Operating systems, Mapped Drives, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 build 7068, Windows 7 Build, First Look, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-03-31

Microsoft accidentally confirms Windows 7 RC coming in May

Microsoft accidentally confirms Windows 7 RC coming in MayMicrosoft accidentally confirms Windows 7 RC coming in MayAccidently or not its still a good thing. Microsoft Windows 7 has been very stable and a very worthwhile install. Keeping the date a secret isn't a big deal. Just say...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 RC, accidentally, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

Windows bit-rot - fact or fiction?

Windows bit-rot - fact or fiction?A fix which does not involve "nuking the system" is best.If the problem is coming from residue in the registry, 5 minutes with a registry cleaner will suffice. Try the registry cleaner in CCleaner as a first step. That should be sufficient. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, fiction, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, hard drive

Discussion threads 2009-01-12

Windows 7 Beta 1 - Unleashed!

Windows 7 Beta 1 - Unleashed!Difference between editionsAny idea as to what are the differences between Home Premium and Ultimate builds? Same as Vista?Jealous..?Jealous? Naw I do not think so because I bet every single regular ZDNet reader have already had Win7 downloaded via BitTorrent.All the press on ZDNet might...

Tags: Operating systems, Blogging, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 beta 1, Microsoft Windows, WINDOWS 7 BETA

Discussion threads 2009-01-08

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009

We were disappointed with Kaspersky Internet Security 2009. While there are significant improvements to the anti-malicious-software engine in Kaspersky Internet Security 2009--it is faster--we only saw evidence of that during the file scan test. In our application and boot tests, the numbers were actually worse than last year. This highlights...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Kaspersky, KIS 2009, Kaspersky Internet security 2009, Kaspersky Internet Security, Microsoft Windows

Product reviews 2008-11-14

The New Adventures of Christine's Old PC

Windows XP virtualized within Vista SP1 using VMWare Player. Some of you may be aware that I have another identity besides professional technologist and tech/computer industry blogger -- I'm also passionate about restaurants, cooking, and eating (albeit with a healthier focus these...

Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, VMware Inc., Computer, Christine Nunn, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Enterprise Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Microsoft plugs IE, Office in big patch haul

Microsoft plugs IE, Office in big patch haulFor the past week, everytime I shutdown XPI get a message saying 'an update is ready for installation'. I can't tell if XP is stuck in 'update forever' mode or if I'm slowly digesting these updates one day at a time.Is anyone else...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows VistaKubuntu on main desktop ...... Windows XP SP2 in the VMware sandbox, same for Vista if someone sends me a copy gratis. I've been burned too many times with malware to even think of going back to Windows as my main...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Love Windows Vista, Love Windows, Stop Worrying, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009

Despite winning our Editors' Choice award two years in a row, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 did not impress us enough to extend that run another year. Granted, there are significant improvements to the anti-malicious-software engine in KAV 2009; it is faster, although we only saw evidence of that during the file...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, KAV 2009, Kaspersky

Product reviews 2008-08-01

Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for Windows

Last Thursday, Microsoft released the final version of Hyper-V, the much anticipated built-in hypervisor for Windows Server 2008. Back in February, we had a look at a late beta release, and we were quite impressed with the performance of the system and how easy it was to manage virtual machines....

Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Server, Server, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Paravirtualization Method, Microsoft VMM 2008, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Software, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Minimizing XP SP3 woes

Minimizing XP SP3 woesWhat did you expect......it to be as easy as apt-get ? ;]:)RE: Minimizing XP SP3 woesThats a lot of work to install a service packThemes are a problem.If your theme has replaced the logon screen the one with the animated vertical bars you have to remove...

Tags: Firewalls, Microsoft Windows XP, XP SP3, Minimizing XP SP3 woe, Minimizing XP SP3, firewall

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

Microsoft releases Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center

Following last week's delay, Microsoft finally releases Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center. As to the issues last week relating to Microsoft Dynamics RMS, here's what a Microsoft spokesperson had to say: Following last week’s discovery of a compatibility issue between both...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Operating Systems, Software, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-05-06

XP SP3 performance gains - Nothing to write home about

Those who believed that Windows XP Service Pack 3 would provide the aging OS with a performance boost may well be disappointed. My benchmark tests show that the application of XP SP3 makes negligible difference to system performance. The Test Systems For this round...

Tags: Hard Drive, Result, Performance, Western Digital Corp., RAM, Performance Management, Microsoft Windows XP, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-04-25