Tag: Windows XP

BREAKING NEWS: Critical Out-of-Band Security Update Today

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 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-jan.mspxThis is an important one folks.“Who or what software does this impact"?”You can see the full list HERE under the “Affected Software” section.  But in a nutshell it’s every OS from Windows 2000 and later on running Windows Internet Explorer 6 and later.  Yes, it includes Internet Explorer 8.“What’s the exploit?”A maliciously crafted website could … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Critical Out-of-Band Security Update Today

Breaking News: You want PowerShell 2 on XP? Server 2003? You got it!

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I fired up my tweetdeck just a minute ago and saw this tweet from Jeffrey Snover (the architect of PowerShell): “What does it mean?It means that the new version of PowerShell (version 2.0) is now RTW (Released to Web).  And not only PowerShell 2.0, but also WinRM 2.0 and BITS 4.0.  It’s called the “Windows … Continue reading Breaking News: You want PowerShell 2 on XP? Server 2003? You got it!

Kevin’s “the NEW efficiency” Windows 7 Launch Event Resources

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E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Feedback e-mail to my boss: Brian Moore – BriMoore@microsoft.com   Future Live, In-Person Event Information:TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremdeMSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.com NEW - IT Managers Community Hub - http://technet.microsoft.com/itmanagement NEW - IT Manager Community Forum - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/itmanager   THRIVE: Me >> My Skills >> My Organization … Continue reading Kevin’s “the NEW efficiency” Windows 7 Launch Event Resources

NEW Bigger Discount on TechNet Plus Subscriptions!

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IMPORTANT UPDATE: This promotion and promotion code have expired.Please CLICK HERE for the most current promotion. Whenever I present a live TechNet Event, I ask my audience to raise their hands if they are a TechNet subscriber.  Usually about 1/3 of the audience raises their hand.  Considering that this is typically a Microsoft-friendly audience, I'm … Continue reading NEW Bigger Discount on TechNet Plus Subscriptions!

Talking About Windows

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Just thought I’d share a cool/useful web resource.  It’s a “video blog” (pronounced “vblog”, I presume) called “Talking About Windows”.  http://www.talkingaboutwindows.comEver wonder about the details around the deep inner-workings of some of your favorite features in Windows?  Want to hear about it from the guys and gals who actually created it?  “Heck yeah!”Check it out.  … Continue reading Talking About Windows

Breaking News: Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Release Candidate Available

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Today Microsoft reached another milestone in the release cycle for the next version of Internet Explorer - “IE8”.  I’ve been running Beta 2 very happily for quite awhile, and recently gained access to an internal release of Release Candidate 1.  Today we’ve made that release available for anyone who wants to try it out.  “Where … Continue reading Breaking News: Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Release Candidate Available

Questions (and Answers) from our TechNet Event in Omaha! (Part 2 of 4)

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  To Hibernate, or NOT to Hibernate…Question 2: “I like using Hibernate.  But after I installed [an antivirus program that shall not be pointed to here], hibernate stopped working.  I don’t even have an option in the menu anymore.”There are a couple things that may have messed with hibernate.  Apparently there was an issue with … Continue reading Questions (and Answers) from our TechNet Event in Omaha! (Part 2 of 4)

Questions (and Answers) from our TechNet Event in Omaha! (Part 1 of 4)

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Hello Omaha!  Thanks for being such gracious hosts, as always!  I love coming to town.  Sorry none of you took me up on the Karaoke Challenge out at Mic’s.  Maybe next time!  (Hey.. how about this next week? I’ll be at the Omaha HDC, and likely going out to Mic’s on Thursday again.)I have a … Continue reading Questions (and Answers) from our TechNet Event in Omaha! (Part 1 of 4)