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Microsoft releases five critical security bulletins for July

More of the samePlease read the thread started titled "Are we beta testers for MS". I am really sick of Microsoft using me as a guinea pig while Bill Gates is considered by some as a great humanitarian. Since he first bought DOS, and called it MS-DOS, for peanuts and...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., windows, security, updates, beta testers, ms takes advantage, Microsoft Windows, Jack-M, Linux

Discussion threads 2006-07-19

Are we beta testers for Microsoft?

Are we beta testers for Microsoft?Over the years (since Win 3.0) I've had to patch, make security and other updates in order for my MS products to be usable. The email list below I got this morning is #1)shocking, #2) very time consuming and my time is worth money) and...

Tags: vulnerability, security, Security Update, This IS, beta testers, ms takes advantage, windows, updates, Jack-M, elevation, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, security vulnerability

Discussion threads 2006-07-14

Additional Resources

MS Word document takes much time to open

MS word documents takes too much time to open when I opens any file, it takes about 60 to 80 seconds to load the file. Please suggest me the rectification for the same problem.I have seen this before when a zillion documents reside in the C:Documents and SettingsUserNameApplication DataMicrosoftOfficeRecent folder...

Tags: much time, Microsoft Word, sanjayplayer@..., software, MS Word document, Microsoft Corp.

Q&A 2006-04-13

No endorsement for 3rd party IE patches this time?

I think it boils down to thisIE isn't seen as a critical application. With that in mind, why rush the patch? Yet, MS claims that 90% of all browers are IE. If that were true, then why wait? I think the answer is that two fold:A)...

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, windows, ie, george ou, ie security flaw, ms fails again, jmgarvin, off-topic, Microsoft Corp., patch management

Discussion threads 2006-04-01

DBConvert for MS Access & MS FoxPro (zip)

DBConvert for MS Access & MS FoxPro is an easy-to-use database migration tool that helps you convert from: MS Access to MS FoxPro; MS Access to MS Access; MS Access to MS FoxPro Dump; MS FoxPro to MS Access; MS FoxPro to MS FoxPro; MS FoxPro to MS FoxPro Dump.DBConvert...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2007-12-11

MS Upgrade

Seems MS Upgrade done it again. The Malicious Removal Software was installed and now it takes forever to boot up. I've searched all over to try and find an un-install without any luck. Does anyone have a clue.WindowsGo Back to Unix

Tags: Microsoft Windows, info@..., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-16

Connecting your Workforce to MS Outlook on a Smartphone

Are you running Microsoft Exchange and want to learn how you can increase productivity and gain a clear competitive advantage? This webinar takes a look at the GoodLink wireless messaging system on the Treo 600 smartphone and how it can empower your executives to be well-connected, more productive, and...

Tags: Good Technology Inc., Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Smartphone, Workforce, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Microsoft Office, Handhelds, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Webcasts

comparison between ms-access n database

what is similerty and difference between ms-access and aql server, db2,abd oracleMS-Access is a simple RDBMS database, part of the Office suite, whereas the others are large systems capable of supporting complex database systems.MS Access is a single user, desktop database that supports a basic subset of standard SQL...

Tags: database, piyar_jatoi@..., career, Microsoft Access, MS-Access

Q&A 2006-08-01

Word Report Builder (zip)

Word Report Builder is an easy and convenient tool for the creation and customization of reports. It takes advantage of the formatting and presentation capabilities of Microsoft Word. The program allows the rapid construction of reports as forms, columnar reports, and master detail reports. To link to your database, dialog...

Tags: Word Report Builder, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2007-11-15

Windows Genuine Advantage

I wish that MS would take WGA out of critical update category. How many times do they have to check my machine?Loop Around Genuine Advantagejavascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all')Thursday, July 28, 2005Microsoft "Genuine Advantage" cracked in 24h: window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all'AV sez, "This week, Microsoft started requiring users to verifiy their serial number before using Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-06-01

Microsoft: Zombies most prevalent Windows threat

Malicious Software Removal tool phones home?Presumably the tool must "phone home" to MS for them to get these statistics. I thought it just removed the bad stuff so how many other people didn't know about the reporting side of the tool?"phone home" to MS X-(From at least XP...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., security, phone home, petercs, Microsoft Windows, spyware

Discussion threads 2006-06-12

Does the OpenDocument religion make sense?

why mess with MSOfficeWhy even mess with MS Office's formats when we now have something better. Yes, it takes a few more processing cycles to use a better, more consistent, less error-prone file format. Cutting corners may have made Microsoft a great deal of money in the past 20...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), bblackmoor@..., Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format

Discussion threads 2007-04-23

MS Outlook 2003 - very slow attaching files to new messages from desktop

Hi,When creating a new message using Outlook 2003, I can add an attachment from the My Documents folder instantly by clicking on the paperclip icon or INSERT --> FILE, but if I try to attach a file from the Desktop in the same manner Outlook takes 3 - 4 min...

Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, JMOTA@..., Microsoft Outlook, desktop, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-24

Vista's new boot system

Do you know that Vista introduced us with a brand new boot management and bootsector? But this new boot system does not work on every computer. Also some computers i have tested Vista on, about 2 out of 5 computers i tested, says that there is a Disk Error. This...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Fixboot, windows, vista, Hellclanner Strife, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2006-06-16

server 2003 logon takes longer than NT 4

I am setting up our first MS Small Business Server 2003 server. Until now we only had a single nt 4 server. I am noticing that user logon from an xp pro client takes considerably longer with 2003 than it did with nt. Is this normal? ...

Tags: Domain names, Workstations, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, James.Thompson@..., server, DNS

Discussion threads 2007-09-04

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 Deployment Overview: Applying Microsoft Business Desktop Deployment 2007 Tools to Server Deployment (Level 300)

The attendee of this webcast will learn how Windows Server 2008 deployment takes advantage of many of the core concepts and tools provided in Business Desktop Deployment 2007 and extend them to Windows Server 2008. The new accelerator offers comprehensive role-based guidance for all phases of deployment, aligned to IT...

Tags: Deployment, Desktop, Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Webcasts 2007-06-05

Writely + Google = Death to MS Office?

Six months ago, when I asked if online collaborative word processors would ever threaten MS Office, I got booed off the blog stage. Now that Google has bought Writely, Techdirt seems to think I might not have been a complete idiot: "For the longest time, Google has...

Tags: Google Inc., Writely, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Word-processor, Word Processors, Software, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-03-09

linking ms excel 2003 to ms access 2003

Hi!!I have office 2003, and i have develop a database from ms access 2003.What i want is to link ms excel and ms access so as when am updating either of them both will be updatedThe aim is to have ability to produce charts from ms excel and to produce...

Tags: Microsoft Office, sezua2000@..., Microsoft Excel 2003

Discussion threads 2007-10-10

DVRMSToolbox (zip)

DVRMSToolbox is a set of tools to perform actions on DVR-MS files. Create scheduled tasks that process your recorded TV while you sleep, or if you are a more visual person a there is also a GUI that will run the applications. A set of "Profiles", or configured set of...

Tags: Commercial, MPEG, DVRMSToolbox, DVR-MS, Digital Video, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2005-10-06

Help Explorer Viewer (zip)

Help Explorer Viewer is a full-featured help viewer for both Windows and Linux. One of its main advantages is 100% support of the WinHelp (.hlp), MS HTML Help 1.x (.chm) and MS Help 2.0 (.HxS) help file formats that are widely used in Windows, which lets you use the same...

Tags: HelpExplorer Software, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software

Software downloads 2007-05-17