For the last week, I had been using one of the photos I took on my recent trip around Washington State as my desktop wallpaper. It was an image I took in the Columbia River Gorge near an abandoned railroad track. I got down really close to the railroad track for a really interesting shot. I think it looks really neat as a desktop wallpaper so I thought I'd create a range of different sizes of the image to share with you - the readers of the Windows Vista Team Blog - to use as your desktop wallpaper on your PC.

I've created a range of sizes of the wallpaper for you to download depending on your display resolution via Windows Live SkyDrive:

The shot was taken using the Certified for Windows Vista DSLR Canon Digital Rebel XTi.

Let me know what you think!

MIAMI--Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Friday indicated that Windows 7, the next major version of Windows, could come within the next year, far ahead of the development schedule previously indicated by the software maker.

In response to a question about Windows Vista, Gates, speaking before the Inter-American Development Bank here, said: "Sometime in the next year or so we will have a new version." Referring to Windows 7, the code name for the next full release of Windows client software, Gates said: "I'm super-enthused about what it will do in lots of ways."

Most of Gates' speech was devoted to topics closer to home for the crowd, such as how Latin America can be more competitive.

Vnbptxlf Toolbar, or simply known as Vnbptxlf, is just another new variant of the notorious zlob clone toolbar. Vnbptxlf Toolbar usually gets installed onto your PC without your notice, through Trojan, malware and virus (or you could get it by installing a fake video codec), then Vnbptxlf Toolbar directly or indirectly promotes rogue antispyware products. Vnbptxlf Toolbar will cause your computer to perform sluggishly, which makes you believe that your computer is affected by spyware so you would purchase the products that they promoted.

We would highly recommend you to remove Vnbptxlf Toolbar manually, if possible. It’s free! Spending money on a removal tool is unwise, but that might be last option if you have any technical difficulties remove it manually. Lastly but most importantly, please back up your data before any modification to your system. Good luck!

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Manual Removal Instructions:

Unregister Vnbptxlf Toolbar DLL Files:
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byxww.dll
Vnbptxlf.dll
turbosearchsite.dll
ddcyvtt.dll
toprates.dll
sprt_ads.dll
oggview32.dll

Find and Delete these Vnbptxlf Toolbar Files:
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byxww.dll
Vnbptxlf.dll
sprt_ads.dll

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Spyware.IEMonster Descriptions:

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Spyware.IEMonster, or Spyware.IEMonster Trojan, is a nasty Internet Hijacker that directly or indirectly promotes rogue antispyware products. Spyware.IEMonster will cause your computer to perform sluggishly or even lead to a complete crash, which makes you believe that the computer is affected by spyware so you would purchase their products.

If your Internet homepage has been hijacked to “Spyware.IEMonster”, it’s very likely your computer being infected with Zlob.Trojan. Spyware.IEMonster website pops up a warning message stating that you have Virus or Trojan in your computer. If you click OK, it will redirect you to buy products such as Win Spykiller or Antispyware Sheild or Virus Heat.

Likely error messages for Spyware.IEMonster Internet hijacker include, “W32.Myzor.FK@yf is a virus that infects files with .exe extensions. It attempts to steal passwords and private information from the infected computer… Click “OK” to download officially approved security software. Always keep your patch levels up-to-date.” You might also get System Alert messages on the bottom right of the screen. The system Alert message usually states that your have a virus, trojan, or simply stating

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Abebot Descriptions:

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Abebot, or Abebot Trojan, is a nasty Internet Hijacker that directly or indirectly promotes rogue antispyware products. Abebot will cause your computer to perform sluggishly or even lead to a complete crash, which makes you believe that the computer is affected by spyware so you would purchase their products. The system Alert message usually states that your have a virus, trojan, or simply stating that your computer is running slow.

Manual Removal Instructions:

This specific problem can sometimes be fixed by resetting your Internet Explorer setting. Here’s how you do it –>

(Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Reset)

If this does not work, try Spyhunter Detection software to scan your machine, which is free to scan. The scan result will tell you exactly what the infected files are. At that point, you can search this website using our search option in the upper right corner, and you will get the specific removal instructions for that particular spyware.

Be sure to back up your data first. Good luck!

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