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December 2007 MSRC Security Bulletin Release

On 11 December 2007 Microsoft is planning to release seven new security bulletins. Below is a summary in order of severity. For more information on affected software, see the Affected Software section of the Advance Notification page, linked below. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 12-06-2007
Ultimate user guide to Windows vista

1. Use a Windows Application to customize and tweak your Windows Vista If you don't want to mess up with your computer. Try this, I recommend because it is easy to use. Winbubble Features: Windows Customizations Add/Edit OEM Logo and Information's Edit Owner Information Context Menu Customizations...

Posted to Vista Guides & Reviews (Forum) by techguy819 on 11-24-2007
Detect Changes to Windows Automatic Updates with WinPatrol 2007

On September 13, 2007, Scott Dunn of Windows Secrets reported "Windows Update (WU) started altering files on users' systems without displaying any dialog box to request permission. The only files that have been reportedly altered to date are nine small executables on XP and nine on Vista that...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 10-29-2007
XP Repair and Windows Update Issues

Further to Aubrey's post , Nate Clinton (Program Manager, Windows Update) explained the problem as " the latest version of Windows Update includes wups2.dll that was not originally present in Windows XP. Therefore, after the repair install of the OS, wups2.dll remains on the system but its registry...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 09-28-2007
Windows Search Technology Overview Whitepaper

Microsoft shared with us a whitepaper on Windows Search technology designed to provide on overview for business customers the value in search and to share more information on the Microsoft offering. Its also worth reading if you simply interested in search. If you haven't been looking how your organization...

Posted to Josh's Windows Weblog (Weblog) by Josh Phillips on 08-18-2007
August Microsoft Security Bulletins Posted

The August Microsoft Security Bulletins are now posted and available for download. MS07-042 - Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936227) MS07-043 - Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921503) MS07-044 - Vulnerability in Microsoft...

Posted to Josh's Windows Weblog (Weblog) by Josh Phillips on 08-14-2007
9 Security Updates Coming Next Tuesday

Patch Tuesday is next week and will have 9, yes 9, security bulletins. There will be six that affect Windows, One for Office, One for Office and Windows, and One for Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual Server. Six of these have been rated critical and three rated as important. Learn much more about these...

Posted to Josh's Windows Weblog (Weblog) by Josh Phillips on 08-09-2007
Take Ownership of Your Files and Folders

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 08-07-2007
Apple iPod Compatibility Update for Windows Vista

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 05-08-2007
Windows Media Player on Firefox

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 04-17-2007

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