Microsoft
Windows 7 reaches the 100 million mark
Ten days after Windows 7’s October 22 launch, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said: Certainly we’ve seen initial sales be fantastic. The first ten days were…
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Windows
Administration
Cloned machines and duplicate SIDs
It’s been over 4 years since I wrote about the duplicate SID issue in SID error on cloned Virtual Server / VPC / VMWare OSes.…
Microsoft
Prevx Apologizes: So-Called Windows ‘Black Screen’ not caused by Windows Update
Interestingly, after reporting last Friday ‘Black Screen woes could affect millions on Windows 7, Vista and XP’, and causing a furor amongst IT pros, users…
Exchange 2007
Windows 2008 R2 Support Coming for Exchange 2007
Exchange 2007 will be supported on Windows Server 2008 R2, Kevin Allison, GM Exchange Customer Experience, posted on the Exchange team blog today. With the…
Windows
Windows Search: Rebuilding the Index on Windows 7
When you use Outlook 2007 and later in Cached Exchange Mode, the Instant Search feature uses the content indexes created by Windows Search (formerly known…
Active Directory
Export and Import Content Filter Words or Phrases
In Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007, you can add custom words or phrases as good or bad words to modify the Spam Confidence Level (SCL)…
Microsoft
The ‘Catastrophic’ Windows 7 bug and security vulnerability that never was
Perhaps I should’ve used a different headline for this post. Something like “InfoWorld’s conspiracy to derail the Windows 7 product launch”. But that would be…
News
Ready, Set, 7: Windows 7 Released To Manufacturing
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 were released to manufacturing (RTMed) today. These will become generally available on October 22nd. IT Pros and developers…
Security
Windows 7 and Direct Access: The Anywhere Experience
Over the past few weeks, Windows 7 Release Candidate has been widely downloaded, used, praised (including by some very vocal critics), and loved. It’s easy…
Windows
Windows 7’s Windows XP Mode: Removing Application Compatiblity From The Equation
Earlier yesterday, Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera revealed a secret new feature in Windows 7— Windows XP Mode (XPM). XPM allows you to run Windows…