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As we all know Microsoft released first service pack for Windows Vista this March and tried to fix all broken things in Vista including bugs, performance issues, security issues, etc. When Windows Vista was under testing, I found several bugs and reported them to Microsoft but to my disappointment, almost...
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The cartoon below from Userfriendly.org has been making the rounds. Click image to see full size As happens when migrating data or upgrading the operating system, the required permissions for accessing the files might be different or ownership lost. Vista4Beginners created an illustrated tutorial explaining...
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Nick White announced at the Windows Vista Team Blog that the final compatibility update is available for Windows Vista users of the Apple iPod. The update is available at the Microsoft Download Center now and will be available via Windows Update on Tuesday 22 May 2007. "The release is for users worldwide...
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Great news for us Firefox users. (Yes, in addition to IE7, I use Firefox. I would be hard pressed to survive without the BBCode Add-on for formatting help posts on forums.) Microsoft released a plug-in that makes Windows Media Player (WMP) work once again on Firefox. Download: Windows Media Player Firefox...
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Via ITsVISTA's links for April 12, 2007 , a helpful Vista Speech Recognition tutorial from ExtremeTech has been added to Connected to Vista Bookmarks in Features and Tutorials . "If you have Windows Vista, even the Home Basic version, you already have one of the more powerful speech recognition systems...
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Charles M. Sparks, AKA, Black Viper , a favorite of many for his information on Microsoft OS Services, has returned after a two year hiatus. Although Black Viper has just begun updating his web site with the default values for the services, the intend is to provided registry files and PDF versions soon...
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If you read the MSRC Blog post update about the Animated Cursor vulnerability, then you would have also read the following: " If you are using Windows Vista, the Internet Explorer 7 protected mode provides additional protections against web-based attacks." In a very timely manner, Sharath Udupa, a developer...
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Vista Compatible Firewalls I am excited about the addition of Vista Compatible Firewalls to Windows Vista Bookmarks . This collection provides Vista users with a complete list of Microsoft and third-party firewalls. I came by the information via Donna's article, " Third-Party Firewall Software for Vista...
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I have been doing more bookmark "remodeling", including many new additions. As much as I would like the authors to know I have created links to their work as well as provide appropriate "hat tips", I was making so many changes that I will apologize up front if I missed anyone. It is not intentional....
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In addition to adding the two Microsoft updates described below, the Vista Software, Drivers and Hardware bookmark page has been revamped a bit. Via Sidebar Geek, The Wow : " Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center Driver for Windows Vista (64-bit) Hardware Brief Description: The Microsoft Windows Mobile...