Windows Desktop


Virtual Machine Manager Completely Revamped for Beta 2

New beta called 'quantum leap' by VMM product managers.

Vista, Office Sales Give Microsoft a Strong Q3

Microsoft released solid earnings figures for the third quarter that included debuts of the retail version of Windows Vista and 2007 Office System.

Pre-Release Vista Versions To Expire in May

If you're still using a pre-release version of Windows Vista, you have a little more than a month to upgrade to a commercial version before you start risking data loss.

'Longhorn' Server Public Beta Arrives

The next generation Windows Server took the biggest step yet on its long and winding road toward commercial availability when Microsoft announced the release of "Longhorn" Beta 3 Wednesday night.

Office 2007 and Those Pesky Plug-ins

Is one of your Office 2007 applications having trouble? The problem probably lies in an incompatible plug-in.

Actions Speak Louder

Keep abreast of what's happening using a function that logs and optionally displays script actions.

U.K. Calls for Int'l Privacy Standards

Plus: McAfee's road to safe surfing, and Novell, OpenBSD buffers overflow aplenty.

Microsoft Preps DNS Mega-Patch

Don't look now, but Microsoft Corp. is prepping still another mega-patch, this time for the Windows DNS vulnerability it first disclosed last week.

Dell Once Again Offers Windows XP

Back by popular demand: Windows XP. PC maker Dell Inc. said on its Web site Thursday it will once again let home PC buyers choose between Microsoft Corp.'s older operating system and Windows Vista when they purchase certain new machines.

Gates Visits China, Urges Tech Investment

Greater investment in technology to improve health care and education would help ease global economic inequality, said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.

Microsoft Settles Iowa Lawsuit

Microsoft Corp. agreed Wednesday to pay Iowans up to $180 million to settle a class-action lawsuit.

Password Abuse Runs Rampant

One in five help desk calls related to passwords, says one study. Plus: Flaws in EMC NetWorker, GnuPG messaging.

Net Some Groups

Use the Net group command to give you network Who's Who.

Balancing Virtual PC 2007 Resource Utilization

Use this tweak to prevent a single VPC from hogging system resources.

Another RDP Hack

If you're gonna try my RDP hack in Vista, here are a few things to keep in mind.

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