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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

Source : Windows Vista Blog

Written by ShaDow on August 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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Norton 2008 Fix for Windows Vista SP1 and XP3

When you install Windows XP Service Pack 3 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1, a tool that is called Fixccs.exe adds numerous registry keys in many locations (some of them within the Symantec registry keys) but is unable to remove them. Because of these registry keys, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

* Windows Device Manager is empty

* Missing Wireless network adaptors or other hardware devices

* Unable to connect using a wireless adapter

If you have already installed XP SP3 or Vista SP1 Symantec has developed a tool to remove the registry entries that were added during the Windows XP Service Pack 3 or Windows Vista SP 1 upgrade.

For Norton 2008 subscribers who have not yet installed the service packs, install Symantec's LiveUpdate solution first. This prevents the issues from occurring. Ensure that you run LiveUpdate and restart your computer before installing the Service Pack.

Source : Security Garden via {HACKS} Daily

Written by ShaDow on August 11th, 2008 with no comments.
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Fix Black Screen of Death for XP SP3 and Vista SP1 Upgrades

Microsoft has warned end users that performing Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 upgrades from copies of XP SP2 and Vista RTM, respectively, that have Onekey Recovery 5.0 installed will cause the operating systems to display a black screen following reboot. According to the Redmond company, the issue is generated by an incompatibility between the two service pack releases and Saming OneKey recovery software driver Safnt.sys.

This means that deploying SP1 on top of Vista RTM, or SP3 on top of XP SP2, with Onekey Recovery 5.0 also installed, will result in a black screen of death. Microsoft revealed that this scenario would happen whether the service pack upgrade is performed from Windows Update or through any other method. "This issue occurs when the computer contains Onekey recovery software that is earlier than version 5.1. If the computer uses the Onekey recovery software version 5.1 or later versions, this issue does not occur," the company revealed, explaining that "Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP2 are incompatible with Onekey Recovery 5.0."

Users affected by the problem can access updates from Microsoft that will help them deal with the incompatibility. There are releases available for both the 32-bit

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Written by ShaDow on August 10th, 2008 with no comments.
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Restore Window Title and Icon in Windows Explorer

In Windows Vista the window title and icon has been removed in all instances of Windows Explorer. The result is a blank space in the window that just does not look good where the window title normally is placed.

Using a cool free utility called AeroBar you can restore the window titlebar title and icon. To use the utility visit Outils and download AeroBar.exe.

Install is a snap. Just copy the utility to the Start Up folder of your start menu. If you want to also show the folder icons, just rename AeroBar.exe to AeroBarIco.exe.

To disable AeroBar just run the executable again.

Source : Tweakvista

Written by ShaDow on August 8th, 2008 with no comments.
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Previous Versions of files in Windows Vista

Esther at The Windows Experience Blog show off the Previous Versions. This feature is part of the Shadow Copy feature in Windows Vista.

Video: Windows Vista Demo: Previous Versions

Written by ShaDow on August 8th, 2008 with no comments.
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Demo: Live Icons in Windows Vista

Video: Windows Vista Demo: Live Icons

Here Esther is going to talk to you about Live Icons, which makes searching even faster by letting you see a preview of the files you're searching for. If you're a visual person you'll especially appreciate seeing icons instead of file names or folders, and not having to open each file individually, which saves a ton of time.

Source : Windows Vista Blog