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Windows XP Embedded Standard 2009 CTP#1 & CTP#2
Blog them that Windows XP Embedded was finally going to get IE7 in component form, the MS marketing nimrods got into the mix and decided to change the name of the product AND take the previously promised but canceled FP2008 and turn it into Windows XP...
[August 14, 2008, 1:58]
Explorer View File Viewer
Downloads Preview, play, print, copy paste, all from Windows Explorer. Explorer View is an add-on feature to Microsoft Windows Explorer that allows the full instant preview of 100's of different types of files from within Explorer.
[October 20, 2008, 7:32]
DOS To The Rescue
News To verify the version, issue the VER command while in a Windows 2000 DOS session, and if you see the output Microsoft Windows 2000 (Version 5.00.2195), this indicates that it's a new version of DOS. However, several versions of Windows still...
[December 31, 2002, 10:08]
Microsoft's Millennium Meltdown?
News If you want to really see some buggy code, then take a test drive of Windows Millennium, which is mondo buggy," said one developer, who is participating in the private, invitation only beta test. Microsoft's Windows Millennium Edition (aka...
[March 13, 2000, 15:31]
Recover Corrupt W2K Boot Code
News When Windows Setup is finished copying the necessary files, you'll see a menu allowing you to set up Windows 2000, repair a Windows 2000 installation, or quit (Figure B). In some cases, you may see the bootstrap menu and be able to select an...
[January 29, 2003, 8:10]
Microsoft Server Share Jumps In 2001
News In some ways, analysts expected Microsoft to see a big jump in server operating system licence shipments, simply because so few companies switched to Windows 2000 immediately following its release. Conversely, analysts do not see the release of...
[September 24, 2002, 7:44]
Windows Vista Business review
Reviews To see which edition(s) of Windows Vista your current computer can handle, visit the CNET Vista Readiness Advisor to find specific hardware recommendations so you don't buy the wrong edition. Windows Vista is not the Mac OS X 10.4 killer some hoped...
[January 25, 2007, 14:22]
Windows XP Needs Passport To Travel
News Some analysts and legal experts see nothing as innately anticompetitive about Passport's inclusion in Windows XP. See also: ZDNet UK's Windows XP News Section. Windows XP may be Microsoft's passport to trouble.
[June 22, 2001, 9:26]
Kraken, A Really Ugly Beast, Is New WHS Flagship
Blog Comment As I reported earlier my install of Windows Home Server RC1 did not find and install the driver for the NIC. After that I went ahead and registered the install with the Gorilla and went to Windows Update and updated everything I could including...
[June 21, 2007, 1:41]
Pretty Park Is Back
News Should you be unfortunate enough to execute the PRETTY PARK.EXE file, you may see the Windows screensaver pipes, or you may see nothing. Check under the [Windows] heading, and see if FILES32.VXD is listed in the "run=" command.
[March 20, 2000, 9:52]
'Hype Will Happen' - Gates
News In another part of his speech, Gates said that Microsoft has made significant progress in getting its Windows CE operating system designed into new automobiles. We're not about, 'can we do the next version of Windows for 5 percent less?
[July 29, 2003, 8:40]
Microsoft: Don't Sell PCs Without Operating Systems
News There will be a concern if we see an increase in businesses selling PCs without Windows and piracy goes into the sky," said Alexander, who also rejected the suggestion that Microsoft was attempting to use its powerful position in the market to...
[April 5, 2006, 11:45]
RealNetworks Cries Foul Over Microsoft Antitrust Case
Talkback In order to remove Internet Explorer from Windows XP without the Windows File Protection kicking in and restoring the files I am trying to delete, I booted into Windows 98 by selecting Windows 98 from the boot menu.
[April 5, 2005, 12:19]
EC Expands Microsoft Probe
News See the Windows News Section for the latest Windows headlines. In fresh accusations against Microsoft, the Commission said that practices used by the company to extend its domination of the PC market into the low-end server market are illegal, as...
[August 30, 2001, 14:14]
Intel Releases New Programming Tools
News The compilers are used for writing programs in the C++ and Fortran languages, running on Windows or Linux operating systems, and using Pentium, Xeon or Itanium 2 processors, Intel said. The C++ compilers for Linux and Windows cost $399 (£257).
[December 5, 2002, 11:37]
Trouble Ahead For Linux?
News Let's see, I count more than a half a dozen significantly different current versions of Windows: three W2Ks, three NTs, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows CE. Closed source can work when one company--a Microsoft with Windows or a DEC with VMS...
[March 28, 2000, 9:24]
Photos: Mobile Mania At 3GSM
News With stereo Bluetooth, 2MP camera, Wi-Fi and Windows Mobile 6's handy integration of Hotmail and Live Messenger, he may have a point — though we'd prefer to see support for HSDPA rather than EDGE. Windows Mobile fans will know iMate as one of HTC's...
[February 16, 2007, 13:46]
Windows XP To Get Bluetooth Support
News The company also plans to make a Bluetooth update available via Windows XP's Automatic Update feature. The Redmond, Washington-based company on Thursday released to manufacturers an update that would add Bluetooth support to Windows XP.
[September 27, 2002, 7:23]
Novell Chief: We Helped Microsoft Be More Open
News We really see a pressure in the market to cut down complexity and costs which will drive Windows-to-Linux migrations, so we do see that as continuing and being a help. I met with a large financial-services company that said: "We love Linux; we love...
[March 19, 2008, 14:21]
MSN.com Shuts Out Non-Microsoft Browsers
News See the Windows XP Resource Centre for the latest news on Microsoft's new operating system. Microsoft today launched its newest operating system, Windows XP. The page then provides several links for users to download versions of Internet Explorer...
[October 25, 2001, 17:27]
