Archive for March, 2010

90 percent of Windows 7 flaws fixed by removing admin rights

After tabulating all the vulnerabilities published in Microsoft’s 2009 Security Bulletins, it turns out 90 percent of the vulnerabilities can be mitigated by configuring users to operate without administrator rights, according to a report by BeyondTrust . As for the published Windows 7 vulnerabilities through March 2010, 57 percent are no longer applicable after removing administrator rights.

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Why do applications break in Windows 7 & Vista?

What are the changes made in Windows 7 and Windows Vista, that caused many a applications designed for Windows XP to ‘break?’   The changes to Windows were made to improve security, reliability,… For more visit The Windows Club.

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Windows Live Hotmail – Keyboard shortcuts

Windows Live Hotmail has come cool keyboard shortcuts, some of which are really useful, making it easier to navigate Hotmail! Select multiple adjacent items : Click first item, and then SHIFT+click… For more visit The Windows Club.

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Some interesting posts at Windows Club Forums

You might want to check out these interesting posts at The Windows Club Forums … Immunet : Free cloud-based anti virus Download Bill Gates Themepack for Windows 7 7 Wonders of Windows 7… For more visit The Windows Club.

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etc: LG has released BIOS updates to fix Windows 7′s "Consider replacing your battery" warning message on P300, R405, and R500 notebooks.

LG has released BIOS updates to fix Windows 7′s “Consider replacing your battery” warning message on P300, R405, and R500 notebooks. Read More: Microsoft Support , Ars Technica Read the comments on this post

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Is Windows 7 Secure and does it matter anyway?

Recently there have been several stories about security scares, as reported on this site by Robert and our other Robert .

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etc: Microsoft has extended the download period for the 90-day trial version of Windows 7 Enterprise through year end.

Microsoft has extended the download period for the 90-day trial version of Windows 7 Enterprise through year end. Read More: The Windows Blog , Ars Technica Read the comments on this post

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WinBubble 2.0 For Windows7 with over 200 Tweaks

WinBubble is a tweaking utility which lets you  enhancing the Windows 7 or Vista Experience by modifying various elements. Version 2.0 comes with many tweaks

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Microsoft details Zune 4.5, still mute on 64GB Zune HD

Microsoft is planning to release the free Zune 4.5 firmware update sometime in the next few weeks. The company confirmed four new features the update will include: Smart DJ on Zune HD, Picks on Zune HD, music browsing and streaming from Zune Marketplace on your TV, and expanded video codec support. The Zune software currently has two music recommendation features: Picks and Smart DJ (added last fall).

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