(Computerworld) — Microsoft Corp. has had to create a new build of Windows XP Professional for computer makers because the six-year-old operating system’s continued popularity has nearly exhausted the supply of product activation keys.

The new build, dubbed SP2c, includes no fixes or feature changes, but was created simply to address the shrinking pool of product keys. XP Pro SP2c, which has been released to manufacturing, will be made available to resellers and system builders next month, said Microsoft.

“Due to the longevity of Windows XP Professional, it has become necessary to produce more product keys for system builders in order to support the continued availability of Windows XP Professional through the scheduled system builder channel end-of-life date,” wrote the Microsoft system builder team on its blog yesterday.

Previously, Microsoft has set Windows XP’s EOL for retailers and resellers as Jan. 31, 2008, and for small-scale systems builders a year after that.

“SP2c will be released into the System Builder channel in September to provide system builders with a new, extended range of product keys,” the system builder team said. The updated build applies only to Windows XP Professional; XP Home, for instance, is not affected.

The move shouldn’t come as a surprise; even Microsoft has predicted continuing strong sales of Windows XP. Last month, the company’s chief financial officer said that he tweaked the fiscal year 2008 forecast to account for XP’s longevity. Rather than count on an 85/15 split in sales between Vista and XP, said Chris Liddell, Microsoft now expects a 78/22 split, an increase of nearly 50% in anticipated XP sales.

Other signs of the not-dead-yet operating system’s vigor have included retreats by manufacturers like Dell Inc. from earlier Vista-only policies. In April, for example, Dell again began offering Windows XP as an option to consumers. It had already done the same thing for small business customers.

Skeptical Much?

It might sound like a get rich scheme, but it really isn’t (unless you’re super devoted into it). I’ve been a member of CashCrate for a long time (since August 2006, which makes it officially one year). And now, I’ve realized that I have made about $223. Ok, ok, i know it doesn’t sound like much, but I haven’t really been “dedicated” to this. Let me explain.

I started really small, maybe only $5 dollars a month. But slowly (and surely), I started to accumulate many referrals. This ever so slightly boosted my income by a few bucks. But now it has been a year, and I have 9 Active referrals, 53 First Level referrals, and 52 Second Level referrals. This is something I’ve never thought of accomplishing!

Only recently, I’ve make a lot of money (especially for a teen who doesn’t work :D), which was a one time amount of $130. I was extremely happy and was ecstatic. This was probably the point I started raking in the referrals. All you have to do is show someone that it actually works! You try to persuade people into joining, but they’re always skeptical. They’re always thinking “what if this is a scam, what if this doesn’t work for me?” Well, what they have to lose? All you’re doing is completing small surveys and joining sites with your spam email accounts. Maybe the maximum time you’re going to spend per offer is around 2 minutes. The offers average around $.40. Lets say you take 1 hour a day. Simple eh? So 60 / 2 = 30. So 30 offers a hour. 30 x .4 = 12 dollars. Not bad! So every day for one month…. 30 x 12 = 360 dollars. Wow, one hour a day for a month yields 360 dollars? Nice!

Lets apply the referrals part of the equation.

Hold up, don’t stop there. Now you have 360 dollars, you can tell others, “hey, this thing works, and you should try it!”. Now slide in your referral link (By the way, you make 20% of what they earn). So they do the same thing, one hour a day for a month, and they get around 360 a month. Guess what, in addition to your 360 dollars a month, you get an extra $72. So your monthly total would be $432. So more referrals, is equal to more money. Now, your referral will get another referral and lets say they also make the same $360 a month. You get 10% of that Second level/degree of referral. Monthly total would come out to be $468.

In conclusion.

Wow, not bad for investing a little of your time a day. Some people report of making thousands a month since they have over hundreds of first level “active” referrals. If they can do it, why can’t you?

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August 10, 2007 (IDG News Service) –

A judge in Washington state has denied Microsoft Corp.’s request to dismiss all claims in a suit alleging that the “Windows Vista Capable” stickers the company put on PCs violated consumer protection laws and were an example of deceptive business practices, allowing the case to move ahead toward a jury trial.

In the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, Judge Marsha J. Pechman dismissed one of four claims by plaintiff Dianne L. Kelley in a lawsuit against Microsoft over the stickers, which Microsoft — in conjunction with PC makers — affixed to PCs that were sold before Windows Vista itself was available to give consumers an idea about which machines could run the operating system.

The suit also calls into question the fairness of Microsoft’s “Express Upgrade” coupon program that allowed users to upgrade to Vista from XP machines for little or no cost after buying a “Windows Vista Capable” computer.

According to court papers, Pechman is allowing two of the plaintiff’s claims to move into the trial phase of the case. One alleges that Microsoft violated the Consumer Protection Act by engaging in unfair or deceptive business practices by affixing the labels to PCs without telling consumers that they might have to spend more money for a machine to run a premium edition of the operating system. Another alleges that Microsoft unjustly received payment for Windows XP licenses and upgrades from Vista Basic to Vista Premium because of their practices.

Pechman dismissed one claim, which called Microsoft’s placement of “Windows Vista Capable” stickers on PCs that could not run all versions of Windows Vista a “breach of contract.” Another claim — that a “Windows Vista Capable” sticker represents a written warranty under federal law — has been taken under advisement by the judge, which means she will decide later how to proceed on that claim, Microsoft said.

The case is scheduled to go to trial on Oct. 8.

Microsoft’s hardware partners began shipping PCs with the “Windows Vista Capable” logo in April 2006 as a way for people to know that if they purchased a new Windows XP PC before the new operating system was available, their machines would be ready to run Vista. However, the designation was potentially confusing, because a PC with the label was guaranteed to run only the least expensive, most basic version of Vista, Windows Home Basic.

A month later, Microsoft launched a Web site to explain the hardware requirements for different versions of Vista, as well as a new PC designation called “Windows Vista Premium Ready,” which the company used to label PCs that could run other editions — such as Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate — with more features than Vista Basic. Microsoft also provided coupons for people who purchased these PCs to upgrade to the appropriate version of Vista either for free or for little cost once the operating system was available.

Kelley filed her suit against Microsoft in March as a class-action case, but whether the suit applies to an entire class of people with similar complaints has not yet been determined.

Kelley, a resident of Camano Island, Wash., purchased a PC with a “Windows Vista Capable” sticker affixed to it last November. In her complaint, she said that Microsoft was “deceptive” in its failure to indicate that the PC lacked the “Premium Ready” designation. Kelley also claimed that the upgrade she received for her PC only allowed her to upgrade to Vista Home Basic, which offered “few … advantages over the existing XP operating system.” Therefore, consumers were duped into thinking they would receive coupons for a “dramatically new” operating system when they could not, according to her complaint.

Microsoft spokesman Guy Esnouf said the company is pleased that one of the claims in Kelley’s complaint has been dismissed and looks forward to proving its case in court.

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The Most Commanly Used Keyboard Shortcuts :Many of them are dont known these are there in all windows OS computers. click on START and then on HELP AND SUPPORT icon . In that window in the search tab search keyboard shortcut word.

Click a heading, or press TAB to highlight a heading, and then press ENTER

• General Keyboard Shortcuts

1. CTRL+C :——-> Copy.
2. CTRL+X :———>Cut.
3. CTRL+V :———->Paste.
4. CTRL+Z :———>Undo.
5. DELETE :———>Delete.
6. SHIFT+DELETE:——->Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
7. CTRL while dragging an item:——–>Copy selected item.
8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item:——–>Create shortcut to selected item.
9. F2:———->Rename selected item.
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW:——->Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW:———>Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW:——–>Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.
13. CTRL+UP ARROW:———>Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys:———>Highlight a block of text.
15. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys:——->Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
16. CTRL+A:———->Select all.
17. F3:———>Search for a file or folder.
18. ALT+ENTER:——->View properties for the selected item.
19. ALT+F4:——–>Close the active item, or quit the active program.
20. ALT+Enter:———>Displays the properties of the selected object.
21. ALT+SPACEBAR:———>Opens the shortcut menu for the active window.
22. CTRL+F4:———>Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
23. ALT+TAB:——->Switch between open items.
24. ALT+ESC:——–>Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
25. F6:——>Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
26. F4:——–>Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
27. SHIFT+F10:——->Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
28. ALT+SPACEBAR:——->Display the System menu for the active window.
29. CTRL+ESC:——->Display the Start menu.
30. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name Display the corresponding menu.
    Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu:———>Carry out the corresponding command.
31. F10:——–>Activate the menu bar in the active program.
32. RIGHT ARROW:—–>Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
33. LEFT ARROW:———>Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
34. F5:—>Refresh the active window.
35. BACKSPACE:——->View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
36. ESC:——–>Cancel the current task.
37. SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive:———>Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
38. DELETE:——–>delete the selected item and it dilete charecters from right side.
39. BACK KEY:——->delete the selected item and it dilete charecters from left side.
40. SHIFT + HOME + left & right ARROW KEYS:——>for select lines
41. ALT + TAB: —–>for open the minimised pages in start bar

• Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts

1. CTRL+TAB:—–>Move forward through tabs.
2. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB:——>Move backward through tabs.
3. TAB:——–>Move forward through options.
4. SHIFT+TAB:——–>Move backward through options.
5. ALT+Underlined letter:———>Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option.
6. ENTER:———->Carry out the command for the active option or button.
7. SPACEBAR:———–>Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box.
8. Arrow keys:——–>Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons.
9. F1:——–>Display Help.
10. F4:———>Display the items in the active list.
11. BACKSPACE:———>Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box.

Natural keyboard shortcuts:

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts with a Microsoft Natural Keyboard or any other compatible keyboard that includes the Windows logo key (microsoft company symbol) and the Application key (the right side of logo key).These two keys are there in between alt and ctrl keys.

1. Windows logo key :——>Display or hide the Start menu.
2. Windows logo key +BREAK:——->Display the System Properties dialog box.
3. Windows logo key +D:——–>Show the desktop.
4. Windows logo key +M:—–>Minimize all windows.
5. Windows logo key +Shift+M:—–>Restores minimized windows.
6. Windows logo key +E:———->Open My Computer.
7. Windows logo key +F:——–>Search for a file or folder.
8. CTRL+Windows logo key +F:—->Search for computers.
9. Windows logo key +F1:———>Display Windows Help.
10. Windows logo key + L:——->Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain.
11. Windows logo key +R:———>Open the Run dialog box.
12. Application key :——–>Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
13. Windows logo key +U:——->Open Utility Manager.

Accessibility keyboard shortcuts:

1. Right SHIFT for eight seconds:———–>Switch FilterKeys on and off.
2. Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN:——>Switch High Contrast on and off.
3. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK:——>Switch MouseKeys on and off.
4. SHIFT five times:——–>Switch StickyKeys on and off.
5. NUM LOCK for five seconds:——–>Switch ToggleKeys on and off.
6. Windows logo key +U:———–>Open Utility Manager.

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts:

1. END:——->Display the bottom of the active window.
2. HOME:—–>Display the top of the active window.
3. NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*):——–>Display all subfolders under the selected folder.
4. NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+):——–>Display the contents of the selected folder.
5. NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-):——–>Collapse the selected folder.
6. LEFT ARROW:——–>Collapse current selection if it’s expanded, or select parent folder.
7. RIGHT ARROW:——–>Display current selection if it’s collapsed, or select first subfolder.

Notes:

• You must associate a password with your user account to secure it from unauthorized access. If you do not have a password associated with your user account, pressing the +L will not prevent other users from accessing your account information.
• Some keyboard shortcuts may not work if StickyKeys is turned on in Accessibility Options.
• If you are connected to Windows through Microsoft Terminal Services Client, some shortcuts have changed. For more information, see the online documentation for Terminal Services Client.

To turn on StickyKeys:

StickyKeys is designed for people who have difficulty holding down two or more keys simultaneously. When a shortcut requires a key combination, such as CTRL+P, StickyKeys will enable you to press a modifier key (CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT), or the Windows logo key (), and have it remain active until another key is pressed.

1. Open (Accessibility Options. )
2. On the Keyboard tab, under StickyKeys, select the Use StickyKeys check box.
   To turn off StickyKeys, clear the Use StickyKeys check box.

Notes:

• To open Accessibility Options, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Accessibility Options.
• If the Use shortcut check box in the Settings for StickyKeys dialog box is selected, you can turn StickyKeys on or off by pressing the SHIFT key five times.
• For more information on changing StickyKeys options, click Related Topics.

On-Screen Keyboard overview:

On-Screen Keyboard is a utility that displays a virtual keyboard on the screen and allows users with mobility impairments to type data using a pointing device or joystick. On-Screen Keyboard is intended to provide a minimum level of functionality for users with mobility impairments.
On-Screen Keyboard has three typing modes you can use to type data:

• In clicking mode, you click the on-screen keys to type text.
• In scanning mode, On-Screen Keyboard continually scans the keyboard and highlights areas where you can type keyboard characters by pressing a hot key or using a switch-input device.
• In hovering mode, you use a mouse or joystick to point to a key for a predefined period of time, and the selected character is typed automatically.

In On-Screen Keyboard you can also:

View an enhanced keyboard that includes the numeric keypad, or a standard keyboard that does not include the numeric keypad.

Notes:

To open On-Screen Keyboard, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to Accessibility, and then click On-Screen Keyboard.

source: Microsoft Win-XP os

For both laptop and desktop users:( windows vista )

• Press the CTRL key while clicking links (or use the middle mouse button).
• Click any tab with the middle mouse button to close it.
• Press ALT+ENTER from the address bar or search box to open the result in a new tab.
• Keyboard shortcuts Open links in a new tab in the background CTRL+click
• Open links in a new tab in the foreground CTRL+SHIFT+click
• Open a new tab in the foreground CTRL+T
• Open a new tab from the Address bar ALT+ENTER
• Open a new tab from the search box ALT+ENTER
• Open Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) CTRL+Q
• Switch between tabs CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
• Switch to a specific tab number CTRL+n (n can be 1-8)
• Switch to the last tab CTRL+9
• Close current tab CTRL+W
• Close all tabs ALT+F4
• Close other tabs CTRL+ALT+F4
• Mouse shortcuts Open a link in a background tab Click the middle mouse button on a link
• Open a new tab Double-click the empty space to the right of the last tab
• Close a tab Click the middle mouse button on the tab

Dear friends, Unfortunately i deleted my blog in 25 may, 2007 . The deleted blog contains more than 200 posts and page rank 3. i take 4 months to write 200 posts in this blog .Just in a second i deleted that blog by seeing TV channel news.

How i delete this blog is, in the publishing tab i go to change my blog name(title),After write another title i go to click on save settings button. in this time i see news in TV and i click the Delete this blog button.it ask delete confirm also, but i put the settings in mouse properties as shown below imege.so the mouse point go to the delete conferm dialogbox.i click suddenly O K. My 4 months time is waste in a second.

suddenly i write mail to support@blogger.com . After five days i get the mail from blogger team as shown below. I get the blog with onother domain name with loss of my page rank.

one of the main reason to delete my blog is, before to delete my blog the delete button exist in just below the save settings button.so i Unfortunately lose my blog.

In my mail i suggest blogger peoples to move the delete button to some where.The good blogger people move that button to right side as shown below picture.

Know also the deleted blog exist in a search engine, but it shows only one page for all links. the blog is http://badayee.blogspot.com/. know i write that blog in http://infiya.blogspot.com/ domain name.

friends tell the google and blogger peoples to your suggestions and what you face problems in blogging and other source. the google and google persons are very nice peoples and accept your suggestions very cooly.

Know in blogger post editing table , if we write in the table the post is automaticly saved as a draft.i dont know who give this suggestion to blogger team.I loss most of my posts and time by sudden power cut, but know there is no chace. Thanks to google and all peoples..

Below is the mail from blogger team:

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from Blogger< support@blogger.com >
to “chidananda .M.R” < googlychidu@gmail.com
date Jun 1, 2007 4:16 AM
subject Re: [#151220935] Please Give me Unfortunately i deleted my blog
mailed-by trakken.google.com

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Google employees inside the google office.The employees are very free , have funny in work and sinciar work.

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* About Google platform * About Google company

* About Google peoples * About Google technology

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