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The day has finally arrived -- the kids have their own computer for school work, your spouse has a new laptop and you have a remodeled home office. As a result, you are ready to set up a home network. The problem is that you have no idea where to begin, let alone what is needed and how to make sure it...
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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...
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Mary Jo Foley has reported that her unnamed sources have indicated that Microsoft is expected to release the first Beta for SP1 (Service Pack 1) for Windows Vista the week of July 16, with the anticipated final version in November, 2007. With so many people holding off purchase of Windows Vista until...
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In Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore points after roughly 136 years ... yeah, let that sink... Normally Windows uses up to 15 percent of a drive’s available space to save restore points. In XP, the option to change this figure was configurable from the System Restore tab of the System Properties...
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I've posted here a number of times with some helpful tips, so I thought I'd ask the community for some help. I'm trying to win a copy of Office 2007 (or Vista Ultimate), and with your help I may be able to win. In order to win, I need people to vote for my articles that I submitted to a PocketPC blog...
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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...
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I delayed adding the three-part "Windows Calendar" tutorial preapred by Vista4Beginners because I had not decided on the bookmark category to place the links. Now that I have created the new Windows Mail page, it occurred to me that calendar would be a nice accompanyment. As a result, the new bookmark...
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In the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary , the information below is provided on the updates for May, 2007. Edit to add : The MSRC Blog post on these critical updates has now been published. With the critical updates, I didn't want to hold off this post for that release. The IEBlog published the reminder...
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After learning about Vista Made Easy: 50 Tips And Tricks at PC Magazine from Andre Da Costa , I realized I was also missing Andre's Windows Vista RTM FAQ and Quick Start Guide - March 2007 Edition in Connected to Vista Bookmarks. That omission has now been remedied with the addition of both references...
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Blogs and Community Forums Customizing Vista Features and Tutorials Internet Explorer 7 Microsoft Blogs and Websites Office 2007 and More Reviews and Collections Virtual PC 2007 Vista Compatible Antivirus Software Vista Compatible Firewalls Vista Security Features Vista Software, Drivers, and Hardware...