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Dell adds a Linux Dimension
News Dell began offering a new desktop PC on Tuesday with no operating system installed. The company's Dimension E510n PC comes with a blank hard drive and a copy of the FreeDOS operating system, which can be installed by customers.
[October 5, 2005, 9:40]
Dell to factory-install SuSE Linux
News Dell has long offered market-leading Red Hat Linux as an operating system that can be installed in the computer maker's factories. Dell is expected to announce a partnership on Wednesday to offer Novell's SuSE Linux factory-installed on new servers...
[October 27, 2004, 8:20]
The HP 'people's notebook' runs Linux
News Hewlett-Packard is selling a low-cost "people's notebook" running Linux, believed to be the first time that the US IT giant has sold a consumer computer with the open-source operating system installed.
[May 12, 2003, 8:40]
Dell bows to user pressure over 'bloatware'
News Dell has finally relented on the issue of "bloatware" — the often unwanted programs that come pre-installed on a new computer. When you configure a system on Dell.com, you [now] have the option of choosing "No software pre-installed" for things...
[June 22, 2007, 17:06]
LoveLetter worm variant spams spies
News If the computer has the chat program mIRC installed, the worm will add a script that allows it to spread through the chat system as well. On systems with Microsoft Outlook installed, the program will mail copies of itself to each entry in the...
[May 17, 2001, 9:02]
Mandriva Flash review
Reviews Nothing is installed on the host computer, and no trace of your activity is left when you log off. The OS and software that comprise the Mandriva Flash distribution only occupy half of the 2GB drive's capacity, leaving 1GB free for a mixture of...
[January 5, 2007, 13:53]
Best Laid Plans of a Man with a Mouse...
Blog The next step was to install a certain unnamed remote managing agent onto the system, the agent installed using the new computer name, the desired result. The application packages installed fine and the applications worked, mostly.
[August 21, 2008, 14:04]
Mac-clone company offers custom updates
News Psystar, a Florida-based company that last month began selling generic PCs with Apple's Mac OS X operating system pre-installed, has addressed one of the major shortcomings of the systems by offering bug fixes and software updates.
[May 28, 2008, 11:22]
Spoke too soon about XP SP3?
Blog Comment On completion my computer properties showed that I only had XP SP2 installed. So, firstly since installing SP3 RC1, I was apparently unable to install any further security patches and, secondly after removing SP3 RC1, I was apparently unable to...
[February 21, 2008, 23:52]
Ya need XP Service Pack 3? Yeah buddy. I got ya servicepack3 right here!
Blog Please remember that this is a virgin system that has had NO other application software installed, no virus scanners, graphics editing packages, no compilers etc.etc. One system had a slip-streamed SP2 volume licensed image installed on it.
[June 16, 2008, 6:34]
An Unexpected Aquarium Experience
Blog I installed it on my home computer running Windows XP Pro. I installed the Win7 iso straight from its file on the Win XP Pro system into a new VM running under Sun's Virtual Box. One point here that bears noting: I've gotten so used to Linux that...
[January 11, 2009, 19:04]
Phoenix extends Bios to enhance network security
News The Phoenix Bios, which comes installed in around 100 million PCs every year, is activated as soon as a computer is switched on and before the operating system kicks in. The Bios's job is to ensure that all the computer's hardware components...
[April 28, 2004, 17:20]
Vista to XP - Two weeks later
Blog Comment Incidentally, I have sp3 installed which, from my experience on a 2 year old laptop, also helps the computer to run nicely. The computer also runs very well with Ubuntu and/or SuSe 10.3 installed in a multi-boot situation but, unfortunately, my...
[January 3, 2008, 0:15]
Letter of Protest to ASUS
Blog In conclusion I told them that unless they either offer Linux as an option again, or offer the option of buying a computer with no pre-installed operating system (and thus without the Microsoft PENALTY), I would not consider buying another ASUS...
[July 23, 2009, 10:26]
Unbundle IE in Europe? Why stop there?
Blog At the moment, pretty much every computer that a consumer buys from a brand-name vendor comes mandatorily pre-installed with one of Microsoft's operating systems. You've probably caught up with the news that Microsoft is going to offer a version of...
[June 15, 2009, 9:24]
Recover corrupt W2K boot code
News The Recovery Console will list all Windows 2000 operating systems installed on your computer. If you haven't yet installed this Service Pack, I recommend that you do so. Why not use an installed Recovery Console?
[January 29, 2003, 8:10]
Microsoft server bugs open the door to hackers
News The Exchange bug could allow hackers to view or alter the server's system registry, which lists crucial information such as the exact operating system version and which applications are installed. Telnet is installed by default in Windows 2000...
[February 11, 2002, 13:48]
FBI uses hacking technology for surveillance
News In details unveiled by an affidavit in the case, the FBI installed a key-logging system on Scarfo's computer during a search of his office. There may be no way to stop this from being installed on a computer.
[November 22, 2001, 10:50]
Help & HowTo: Reeezak
News Note: At least one antivirus vendor reports that Windows System files are not deleted if the user has Visual Basic 6.0 installed. Users who have not upgraded to Outlook 2002 or who have not installed the Outlook 98 Security Patch or the Outlook...
[December 20, 2001, 10:43]
Customize Start Menu
Downloads Customize Start Menu can work in the following modes: Groups: The software displays the whole list of applications installed into the Start menu of your computer and allows manual sorting of these applications into groups.
[April 4, 2006, 8:00]
