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Housecleaning your Hard Disk

Chances are, no matter how large your hard disk would be, you will always run out of space. With new files and demands that the Internet supplied, you are bound to use up that space regardless of how large your gigabyte storage would be. So what is a person to do? Well for one, you can always clean up, delete unused files or burn them to a CD or DVD for later reference. But the question is which files would you still want?

Normally, documents and spreadsheets would be retained as they eat up lesser space on computers. Downloaded software, audio and video files would normally be the best space savers when it comes to deleting or backing them up for later use. For some, there will be files that they want to remain on their computer. But get real. It would be crazy to want all those files always there. Just leave out what you want.

For songs, it could be your favorite tunes. Videos can be a couple but not the ones where full length movies are bound to reach 4 gigabytes per file. Software would be best burned to a disk since one time installation would not no

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Written by PC Freak on August 25th, 2008 with no comments.
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Identifying Security Vulnerabilities for Your Desktop Infrastructure

Whether you are planning to deploy Windows Vista or already did, it is important that you keep security high on your list and make sure that all of your desktops are secured.  So, how do you know if your desktops have Windows Firewall settings turned off?  What if some desktops do not have Anti-Virus or Anti-Spyware software installed?

To quickly get an answer, please check out the new Security Center assessment feature that we have added to the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 released in June.  It auto-generates a security assessment report on your existing desktops as part of the "Windows Vista hardware assessment" migration report.
Video: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1: Windows Vista and PC Security
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Written by ShaDow on August 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update

Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update is a package of software updates that address common application compatibility issues in Windows Vista. When you try to install and run certain earlier games or applications in Windows Vista, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

  • The game, the application, or the firmware may not be installed correctly.
  • The game, the application, or the firmware may cause system instability.
  • The primary functions of the game, the application, or the firmware may not work correctly.
This update improves application compatibility in Windows Vista by using the following methods:
  • The update puts a hard block on the application. A hard block prevents an application that is incompatible with Windows Vista from running on the operating system.
  • The update puts a soft block on the application. A soft block provides notification when an application that is incompatible with Windows Vista starts to run.
  • The update improves the application’s functionality in Windows Vista.
Applications that will experience improved support after you install this update
This update improves support in Windows Vista for the following applications:
•    IBM Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore 3.00
•    Rosetta Stone 2.1.3
•    MS Encarta Standard 2007
•    Family Feud Online
•    Crystal Player Professional 1.97
•    Photoshop 7.0.1
•    Total Commander 6.55
•    Sony
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Written by ShaDow on August 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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Latest 4 Security Updates for Windows Vista

Below are the 4 Latest Security Updates released for Windows Vista.Details about the updats and download links are given below:

Vulnerability in IPsec Policy Processing Could Allow Information Disclosure (953733) – Important
Download link: 32-bit | 64-bit

Vulnerabilities in Event System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950974) – Important
Download link: 32-bit | 64-bit

Security Update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail (951066) – Important
Download link: 32-bit | 64-bit


Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (953838) – Critical
Download link: 32-bit | 64-bit

Written by ShaDow on August 13th, 2008 with no comments.
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Download .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for XP SP3 and Vista SP1

Microsoft has made Service Pack 1 for .NET Framework 3.5 for Windows Server 2008 available for download. Designed to integrate seamlessly with Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is now live on the Microsoft Download Center. Weighing in at 2.8 MB, the service pack will offer a cumulative update to versions 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 of .NET Framework, not only delivering bug fixes but also introducing fresh features. On top of this, the cumulative release brings to the table servicing updates to the subcomponents of previous versions of .NET Framework.
"ClickOnce application publishers can decide to opt out of signing and hashing as appropriate for their scenarios, developers can programmatically install ClickOnce applications that display a customized branding, and ClickOnce error dialog boxes support links to application-specific support sites on the Web," the software giant added.

Download .NET Compact Framework Redistributable 3.5 (33.3 MB)
Download .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1 (2.7 MB)
Download .NET Framework 3.0 SP1 (2.4 MB)
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Written by ShaDow on August 12th, 2008 with no comments.
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Windows Vista Performance and Tuning

Windows Vista and SP1 focus on delivering greater performance and overall system responsiveness. By striking a balance between speed and responsiveness, Windows Vista and SP1 deliver a level of performance that has the greatest positive impact on the system’s usability.

This guide looks at the following areas of performance improvement:
• Making configuration changes that help a computer feel more responsive when you use it.
• Using hardware to boost the actual physical speed of a computer.
• Making configuration changes that help a computer to start faster.
• Making the computer more reliable may help increase performance.
• Monitoring performance occasionally so that you can stop problems before they get too big.

Improve Performance Quickly and Easily.
This guide focuses on performance improvements on a single computer, but also takes a look at some of the tools used in enterprise environments to help make performance tuning manageable on a much larger scale.

Download: Windows Vista Performance and Tuning

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Written by ShaDow on August 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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