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 | Microsoft messed up Update Rollup 1, that caused compatability problems with several vendor applications such as Citrix, Sophos, and some parts of Microsoft Office. Programs were unable to access floppy disks, or even crashed more often, or simply didn't work. Microsoft earlier remarked that only a handful of applications failed … |
| | Massachusetts has a new state policy that requires state agencies to use an "Open Document" format in their business applications. Not surprisingly, propriety software giant Microsoft has filed complaints with the state concerning the policy. Back in 2003, the Massachusetts Office of Administration and Finance directed the state agencies to … |
| | Things don’t get easier, do they? Windows ‘prophet’ Paul Thurrot suggests that there are going to be no less than seven different versions of Windows Vista! Vista will be offered in ‘Home’ and ‘Business’ varieties, with three ‘Home’ versions and four ‘Business’ versions: [b][i]Windows Vista Home[/i][/b] [b]Starter Edition.[/b] This will … |
| | Apple Computer, announced on Wednesday a new cell phone that serves as an iTunes player. The phone, available only through Cingular Wireless holds about 100 songs that are downloaded from a Windows PC or Macintosh, and the songs are managed just like an iPod. According to the FAQ, the phone … |
| | FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Association committed acts of browser discrimination by only allowing people with Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer 6.0 to file electronic claims in response to Hurricane Katrina. This means that if I was an affected citizen of the US, and had my Mac laptop with me …  |
| | WinFS is Microsoft's new Relational File System, and the company released a Beta 1 edition of the software to members of the Microsoft Developer Network. Originally planned for a Windows Vista release, the software runs on Windows XP. A forthcomming Beta 2 release should work on the beta releases of … |
| | McAfee, Inc., a leader in intrusion prevention, announced that its security services group, Foundstone Professional Services, will release a whitepaper on Microsoft ASP.NET Forms Authentication and "cookie replay" attacks. The whitepaper will be located at [url]http://www.foundstone.com/index.htm?subnav=resources/navigation.htm&subcontent=/resources/whitepapers.htm[/url]. In response, Microsoft authored an MSDN article: [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;900111[/url]. What is a "cookie replay" attack? … |
| | The case between Google and Microsoft over executive Kal-Fu Lee began this week in court. According to reports, the case already has both sides trowing mud at each other. Some of you may recall that Kal-Fu Lee, a former executive of Microsoft, recently left the company and joined Google in … |
| | What is a Wiki? I have seen the word before when installing eGroupware, a web-based emailing and calendar program that could give Microsoft Exchange a real run for the money. But I haven't had the chance to really think about what a Wiki was until I used Wikipedia, and looked …  |
| | Last week, Intel announced a new chip design that promises less power use per unit time, along with embedded security and management functions. The goal is to provide a 3.5 times performance-per-watt improvement over today's single-core Xeon based server CPU. Intel's CEO Paul Otellini said that this new design goal … |
| | Nigel Page, strategist for Microsoft Australia, has clarified the hardware needs for effectively running the upcoming Windows Vista. Speaking at Microsoft’s [url=http://apcstart.com/teched/pivot/entry.php?id=6]TechEd[/url] conference, he indicated the following in response to questions asked. Vista, we are told, is much more graphics focused. There is a fundamental shift from bitmap images to … |
| | A little discussed feature of the upcoming Windows Vista is called 'Freeze Dry', and it's sure to be a blessing for all of us who leave our PCs running rather than shutting everything down when we move away from the keyboard. Have you ever come back only to find that … |
 | For all of you windows users that have been debating whether or not to change to Linux; now is the time to act, to see what it is all about. The people at Linspire are giving Linspire 5.0 away for free (digital download only) until September 6th. Simply go to … |
| | In between Service Packs a lot of 'Hotfix' updates are developed and made available. A number of them get made available via Windows Update as Critical updates because they relate to security issues, but most don't. Instead, the 'Hotfixes' which relate to specific problems get mentioned or linked in Knowledgebase … |
 | We’ve been doing blog entries lately regarding the addition of VoIP services to instant messenger clients –- a market that has been reaching unprecedented growth as telephone customers switch from traditional landlines to new internet powered phones. [url=http://www.skype.com]Skype[/url], AOL, and Yahoo are among the leading competitors in the market. Google … |
 | My friend Darren from Google just informed me a couple of minutes ago that Google Notifier is out in beta ... for the mac! You can check it out at: [url]http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-helper/index?promo=gdl-en[/url] Now comes the time when I thank Darren for considering the fact that I'm a mac girl and messaging … |
| | "[i] In only two days, the company has already completely reshaped the IT community’s perspective of the company. ‘Tis amazing.[/i]" writes DaniWeb 'newsie' Danny. Does that mean we should flock to use the new products? Perhaps not. I've been trialling the Version 2 (beta) of Google Desktop for a couple … |
| | Attention Microsoft Users -- As of late Tuesday afternoon Chicago time, major news networks are reporting being affected by a new bug called Zotob. It affects Microsoft systems, as described in a Microsoft Bulliton MS05-039, a document that was released earlier this month. CERT sources say that they have seen … |
| | For many people, the trend in desk décor recently has been to reclaim the desk space. Flat panel monitors and small form factor cases or the placement of the system unit down off the desk top has given us room to spread all the paper computers were intended to eliminate. …  |
| | Only [url=http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry267.html]a couple of weeks[/url] have passed since Microsoft announced that its 'Windows Genuine Advantage' program had been put in place and was in effect. Already, Microsoft has bowed to the pressure of 'hackers' and admitted it is shirt of adequacy. According to a statement made to the [url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/microsoft-back-to-drawing-board-on-piracy/2005/08/08/1123353252441.html?oneclick=true]Fairfax Corporation[/url], … |
| | According to hardware.silicon.com, Microsoft revealed Longhorn Server (Windows Server 2007?) to 5000 people this week. Microsoft confirmed the release that these people will receive a beta for the next-generation OS. The Longhorn Server is not available for public download. There is no date schedule for when a beta may or … |
| | There’s a lot happening in the offices of Microsoft, the world’s most popular, and universally loved software company. [url=http://www.microsoft.com]Microsoft[/url] said Thursday on its TechNet website, that it will be releasing six new security bulletins that affect its Microsoft Windows operating system – one of which is rated critical. The software … |
| | Has the next major upheaval in PC hardware reared it’s head? Every once in a long while, a new type of component arrives which dramatically changes how we consider our computers. The development of components such as video capture cards and TV tuners have added functionality, but that functionality is … |
| | The [url=http://www.mozilla.org]Mozilla foundation[/url], the makers of the [url=http://www.getfirefox.com]Firefox software[/url] that has been downloaded on over 77 million computers, announced that they’re launching a corporate subsidiary of the foundation. Mozilla’s new revenue-generating taxable subsidiary, which the organization will call the Mozilla Corporation, will be responsible for development and distribution of Firefox, … |
| | Several days back I had a look at some of the forward looking aspects of the upcoming [url= http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry270.html]Windows Vista[/url] and made mention of Digital Rights Management. The protection of encoded media content is a consideration which will increasingly have implications for hardware as well as for software, and it … |
| | Ladies and Gentlemen, stop the presses! Well, in today's world, I should change that... Stop uploading the websites! This is BIG News. Ever since Apple came out with the Macintosh (1984), they have only shipped with one-button mice. Even mice prepared for the Apple IIe / IIc / IIgs had … |
| | The next generation of game consoles are shaping up to become a battleground between competing technologies of high capacity high definition DVD standards. The support of Sony for [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc]Blu-Ray technology[/url] in its upcoming Playstation 3 has been widely discussed. Bill Gates has now officially announced that the soon to be … |
| | Redmond, Washington based [url=http://ww.vista.com]Vista, Inc[/url] – a custom software developer and e-commerce solutions provider, said in a recent news article it is considering all options against Windows creator Microsoft Incorporated. [url=http://www.microsoft.com]Microsoft[/url], which is also based in Redmond, said it does not feel it has violated any copyrights. “The name Vista … |
| | John C. Dvorak has a vision and I suspect it may be myopic. Over at Ziff-Davis’s PCMag, the renowned John C. Dvorak has witnessed Windows Vista’s arrival as an almighty dull thud, and sees recent events as a potential portent of the demise of the mighty Microsoft. [url]http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1840480,00.asp[/url] Windows Vista … |
| | Microsoft's much talked about Windows Genuine Advantage scheme is now in place and active. Windows users who download updates from Microsoft now need to undergo verification checks in order to get the downloads. The only exception are Windows security updates, which will still be distributed regardless. The verification checks will …  |
| | Redmond, Washington based software giant Microsoft Corporation unveiled to the public yesterday the name of its highly anticipated next generation operating system, Microsoft Vista. Formerly known as codename “Longhorn, |
| | I came across this article at Appleinsider.com. [url]http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1143[/url] Lawsuits like that really make me unhappy. Honestly people! Every music store in the world organizes music by genre, artist, title, etc! And have done it for DECADES! How greedy and self-absorbed can people get? Suits like that make me ask myself … |
| | three lines of code to check MS Excel is installed on PC |
 | Below is code i wrote as a wrapper for the microsoft office interops. It provides ways to establish the instance of the application and cleanup any remaining office processes after use. [I]Note the class I use is alot bigger but i have added the basics as a starting point.[/I] This … |
| | This is ASP script to enable lookup country, region, city, latitude, longitude, ZIPcode, Timezone and netspeedomain and netspeed from IP address by using IP2Location database. Free sample database available at [URL]http://www.ip2location.com[/URL]. The script supports several database types such as Microsoft Access, MS SQL and mySQL. Internet geolocation has been widely … |
| | A small script which converts Microsoft Office Documents (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) to Posscript. You can build your own PDF Converter with this script. More Python/Pywin32 examples can be found at [url]http://www.win32com.de[/url] and Python based PDF Converter (for server and client usage) can be found at [url]http://www.goermezer.de[/url] . |
| | I have created the WCF service which will convert the Office document into XPS file. I did using Microsoft Interop assembly Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll I am using silverlight application to show the XPS file. When i run the silverlight application with WCF is in same solution it is working fine. I …  |
| | I am trying to figure out how to set up a form in Access to automatically fill in 2 fields (Region # and Store Name) based on the Store number which is entered in another field. So whenever a user types in a store number, the store name and region … |
| | My browser is being redirected to random sites when I click on search engine results. I can type the URL manually and get what I am looking for (if the entire URL is shown). I have tried to find and remove it but it keeps coming back and depending on …  |
| | [B]I have a combo box to select different types of data in the database, the listview will be filled with data according to its category based on the combo box. The problem is, when i click on that first index of the combo box, it fills the listview with the … |
| | Various sites including Microsoft, TrendMicro and other type of sites that might be helpful seem unavailable while most normal sites are easily accessible. Here is my hijackthis log: [CODE]Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 6:42:45 PM, on 8/11/2009 Platform: Windows 2003 SP2 (WinNT 5.02.3790) MSIE: Internet Explorer … |
| | Hello, Im new to the forums. And I seem to have a big issue with my Windows XP Professional version. My computer has gotten pretty bad to the point where the only program I can have open is my firefox. Everything else I try to open has the; "E:\WINDOWS\system32\msjekjje E:\WINDOWS\system32\AUTOEXEC.NT. … |
| | I was thinking of upgrading my little bro's computer as its out of date a short specification is: [B]Dell Dimension 4600[/B] Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz 512MB DIMM DDR NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Maxtor 6Y160M0 160GB Microsoft Windows XP Professional I've installed RAM before on my PC and put in … |
| | Hi, I am extremly new to C# and whilst I have a basic understanding some of the more complex answers require ample explaining. What i am trying to do is use data stored in an microsoft access database and also write to it from the c# program, i do not … |
| | Microsoft Windows XP Service pack 2 Booted my desktop this morning and after all was loaded, my desktop icons do not load and everytime I click on any .exe, .jpeg, .mp3, ect. . .I receive the following error message: Windows cannot open this file: File: **** To open this file, … |
| | Hello! Please help me... I cannot run AVG (8.0) antivirus which worked perfectly until some days ago. Now I click on the AVG icon in the start menu and nothing happens, no tray icon appears and the antivirus appears to be non working. I paste here my HijackThis log: Logfile … |
| | Hello, I want to let access fill in a checkbox automatically based on the value of another field in the same table. I have a student course registration system in access, and I have a table of Marks that have a mark field, diploma field and the student_id, that I … |
| | Hi Team, In our Project We are using V6 and Microsoft office 12.0 object library to access the Ms Word into the Vb Application , every thing is working fine English , we have a requirement to Support the Chinese language also . kindly advice what are the step need … |
| | I am afraid I have that exact same virus I've seen discussed here, system32\SKYNETlog.dat (Trojan.Agent) on my computer! I looked at hijack this and combofix, and I'm wondering if someone can help me with this crazy bug ! The symptoms: basically every time i click on my google search results, …  |
| | Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:48:59 PM, on 8/25/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\QuickBooks Online Backup\AgentSrv.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mna\mcnasvc.exe c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mcproxy\mcproxy.exe …  |
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