Have you heard of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK)? Microsoft describes this as follows:
Overview
The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is designed to help corporate IT professionals customize and deploy the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 family of operation systems. By using Windows AIK, you can perform unattended Windows installations, capture Windows […]
APCMag report router crashing problems with Windows XP SP3. In an excerpt:
Broadband modem/router maker Billion says XP SP3 has been causing its BiPAC 5200-series routers to go into a constant crash and reboot cycle.
The company has produced firmware upgrades that solve the problem.
Although Windows XP SP3 has been available for manual download from […]
I needed to delete specific cached pages and cookies information in Windows Vista. I was able to do it through the following steps:
1. Type “explorer” in the run startup
2. Click explorer from the search results
3. Click “Organize” from the drop-down menu
4. Click “Folder and Search Options”
5. Click “View” tab
6. Select “Show hidden files and folders” […]
Microsoft VP Mike Nash has written a white paper about risks related to skipping Windows Vista and waiting for Windows 7.
The major points are as follows:
1. Implications for security, support, and regulatory compliance and reduce flexibility in the face of changing business requirements.
2. By not deploying Windows Vista, it means missing out on the proven […]
Below is a video for Windows Vista Movie Maker.
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This article questions whether Microsoft is making the same mistakes with Windows 7.
from the article: Apple didn’t invent touchscreen technology. In fact, Microsoft was working on the concept long before Apple publicly demonstrated its efforts. However, touchscreen technology has become almost synonymous with Apple and the iPhone, Gartenberg said, and he wonders why Microsoft is […]
This is a video on Windows Vista styler.
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This shows the rant of an Aussie on Windows 7 and Vista.
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Another multi-touch Windows 7 video.
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This is a keynote demo on Windows 7 multi-touch screen capability.
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Did Windows Vista say 1 second remaining? Or was it 10minutes? How about never? I have a lot of free disk space in my hardisk and could not understand this message of Windows Vista and how come it stopped downloading from there.
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I have recently been pissed off with so many applications loading at startup of Windows Vista. I wasn’t careful during the weekend and was installing every toolbar and running a lot of downloaded applications. As a result, so many applications load at startup and takes too long closing them up. To add up, the applications […]
Angry Listener Attacks Steve Ballmer During Presentation (Techticles)
Has Windows Vista’s UAC feature failed Microsoft? (ZDNet)
Windows Vista Not Popular In Big Corporations, Symantec Says (InformationWeek)
Developers slow to build on Windows Vista (TechRepublic)
More than 200,000 demand Microsoft save XP (InfoWorld)
More Windows Vista Woes (HalfLifeSource)
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The official end-date of Windows XP is June 30, 2008 and from that date onwards, users are expected to buy Windows Vista for their new desktop or laptop.
Fortunately, for ULPCs, Microsoft has extended the end-date of XP to June 30, 2010. Sales of ULPCs are soaring rapidly and majority these low powered computers would not […]
Microsoft Vista Blog reported on an article Microsoft is releasing on enterprises titled: 5 Misunderstood Features in Windows Vista
But after they released the document, it went missing and the site says the link to the document is down. Maybe they need to revise it a little to make it more appealing. The contents of the […]
We have reported about Virtual PC 2007 for Windows Vista more than a year ago. Many Windows Vista users and developers use virtualization to run and test applications in different OS versions.
Recently, Microsoft released Virtual PC 2007 Service Pack 1 and hopefully this fixes some crashing problems I experienced in the last year or so.
You […]
Below are keyboard shortcuts for use with Microsoft keyboards:
Open or close the Start menu: Windows logo key
Display the System Properties dialog box: Windows logo key +PAUSE
Display the desktop: Windows logo key +D
Minimize all windows: Windows logo key +M
Restore minimized windows to the desktop: Windows logo key +SHIFT+M
Open Computer: Windows logo key +E
Search for a file […]
Below are keyboard shortcuts for use in dialog boxes.
Move forward through tabs: CTRL+TAB
Move back through tabs: CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move forward through options: TAB
Move back through options: SHIFT+TAB
Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter: ALT+underlined letter
Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands: ENTER
Select or clear the check box if the active option […]
Below are general keyboard shortcuts - Part V
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop: F6
Display the Address bar list in Windows Explorer: F4
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item: SHIFT+F10
Open the Start menu: CTRL+ESC
Display the corresponding menu: ALT+underlined letter
Perform the menu command (or other underlined command): ALT+underlined letter
Activate the menu […]
Below are general keyboard shortcuts - Part IV
Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously): CTRL+F4
Switch between open items: ALT+TAB
Use the arrow keys to switch between open items: CTRL+ALT+TAB
Change the size of icons on the desktop: CTRL+Mouse scroll wheel
Cycle through programs on the “View definition” by using Windows […]
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