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Microsoft updates Windows Vista search to version 4.0
2008-06-06 06:35:00 The built-in search feature of Windows Vista is no match for the Spotlight search feature of Mac OSX which is unobtrusive when indexing, fast to find your files right off the bat and just smarter. Microsoft is playing catch-up with its search feature and with the latest update may just be getting there. Windows Search 4.0 is available for almost every modern 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows including Vista with SP1, Windows XP SP2, Windows 2003, Windows Home Server and Windows Server 2008. The update is not available via Windows Update and must be downloaded manually from Microsoft. The search isn?t necessarily any smarter and in that respect is no match for Spotlight but there are a couple new features worth noting. According to ZDnet, Windows Search 4.0 improves indexing speed and support for indexing encrypted files has been added. It also supports indexing files on networked computers and drives.It seems in order for this to work on Vista, SP1 must be installed. I have u...
Microsoft Updates for May
2008-05-14 16:52:00 Four new security bulletins have been published (from MS08-026 to MS08-029) as part of the usual launch of Microsoft updates. We recommend you to update your systems as soon as possible, as according to Microsoft’s classification three of the bulletins are rated as “critical”, while the last one is rated as “moderate”.You can find more information about the security bulletins by clicking the following links: MS08-026: An update for Microsoft Word which solves two vulnerabilities that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Word file.MS08-027: An update for Microsoft Publisher which solves a vulnerability that could be exploited in order to execute arbitrary code if a user opens a malicious Publisher file.MS08-028: An update to solve a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Jet Database Engine.MS08-029: A security update in order to match two vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Malware Engine, which could allow a...
By: PandaLabs Blog
Microsoft Updates Robot Dev Kit
2008-04-14 12:00:00 Microsoft Updates Robot Dev Kit The software titan wants to make sure it doesn’t miss what so far has been a slow moving market. You don’t have to watch “I, Robot” or “Star Wars” for the 14th time to get the point that one day robots will likely play important parts in our lives. After all, robots have ...
By: Indonesia First
Microsoft Updates for April
2008-04-09 12:34:00 Five critical and three important updates have been released (from MS08-018 to MS08-025). It's time to start updating your system if you haven't done it yet. Critical updates affect these components: Microsoft Project, GDI, VBScript and JScript scripting engines, updated ActiveX Kill Bits and Internet Explorer. On the other hand, DNS Client, Windows Kernel and MIcrosoft Visio are patched with important updates.Most of them allow remote code execution, so don't forget to update your system asap. You can find more information about the security bulletins by clicking the following link: MS08-April
By: PandaLabs Blog
Microsoft updates Windows desktop search
2008-03-28 00:12:00 Microsoft updates Windows desktop searchThe software maker issues a public preview version of Windows Search 4.0, which aims to fix bugs and speed things up. The new search works on both XP and Vista machines. http-://www.news.com/8301-13860_...-
Microsoft Updates for March
2008-03-13 10:36:00 As usual, every second Tuesday Microsoft published security updates for its products. On 11th March, Microsoft published four updates (from MS08-014 to MS08-017), all of them rated as critical and affecting Microsoft Office suite.We recommend you to update your systems as soon as possible, as all this flaws could allow remote code execution to be run.You can find more information about the security bulletins by clicking the following links:MS08-014: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution.MS08-015: Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution.MS08-016: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution.MS08-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution.
By: PandaLabs Blog
Microsoft Updates Employees On Yahoo! Proposal!
2008-02-23 15:51:00 An e-mail sent by Kevin Johnson, president of the Microsoft Platforms & Services Division to provide employees of the Platforms & Services Division with an update on the proposal to combine with Yahoo, clearly indicates, how seriously is Microsoft surging ahead with the merger. (...)
Microsoft Updates Popfly
2008-02-18 12:53:00 An updated version of Popfly has been released with feature addition as: Data sources, a.k.a. yellow blocks. For everyone who has ever wanted to bring their own data into the mashup creator, we present the data source editor: comma separated values are converted into yellow data source blocks for use in the mashup designer. Improved search interface. Search for projects and users through the search bar located at the top of most pages. We’ve improved searching in Popfly Explorer as well. Build a better block. For the block creators out there, you now have the ability to upload images or any other supporting files to your block. Comments on profile pages. Reach out to other community members through profile page messages. Better ways to invite friends. We’ve improved the intelligence of the contact list import feature – find your friends who already have Popfly accounts, and invite others to play around with Popfly. New blocks. MovingSlideshow (smooth panni...
Microsoft Updates for February
2008-02-13 09:48:00 This month Microsoft has released 11 security bulletins (from MS08-03 to MS08-013). Six of them are rated as critical and five are Important. We recommend you to update your systems ASAP, as most of the vulnerabilities allow remote code execution.Last Thursday's Security Bulletin Advance Notification included details on twelve issues however only eleven have been published. What has happened?These bulletins updates the following software: LSASS, DirectShow, Internet Explorer, Macrovision Driver, JScript, VBscript, Office Suite, Media File Formats, Message Queuing Service.
By: PandaLabs Blog
Microsoft Updates Vista SP1 Test Build
2008-01-25 04:25:00 Microsoft Updates Vista SP1 Test BuildMicrosoft said on Thursday that it has released another updated test version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. The company said that the new version, dubbed "Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2" has been released...
Microsoft updates Internet Explorer 7
2008-01-19 00:49:00 Microsoft Corp. is having an update to Internet Explorer 7, it is about time. I am waiting for IE8. MS will send out IE7 to XP users in February. Microsoft has warned all corporate administrators that it will push a new version of Internet Explorer 7 to them next month. This time Microsoft is posting guidelines on how not to get the automatic update if you want to keep older versions of IE6 browser on company machines.The IE7 upgrade scheduled to roll out via WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) on Feb. 12 This one like all the rest is a hold on an pants and pray of what you might get. Good Luck.Cheers
Microsoft January 2008 Security Bulletins
2008-01-08 20:35:00 As part of Microsoft's routine, monthly security update cycle, today they released two new security bulletins that affects Windows system.Note: There may be latency issues due to replication, if the page does not display keep refreshing. Critical MS...
Microsoft updates Live Search for Mobile
2007-12-27 10:33:00 Microsoft updates Live Search for MobileMicrosoft Corporation has released a new version of its Windows Live Search for Mobile service. The update includes single click directions for all businesses and street addresses in the United States; ad...
Microsoft updates Live Search Mobile
2007-12-27 00:00:00 With all of the holiday preparations going on last week, I completely missed the updates Microsoft made to their Live Search Mobile service. According to the Microsoft Virtual Earth / Live Maps blog, the following features and changes are available at http://m.live.com: 1-click directions for all businesses and street addresses in ...
Microsoft Updates (December 2007)
2007-12-10 15:56:00 We're close to second Tuesday of December, and as always Microsoft releases its vulnerability patches. This month there are 7 patches and the full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for this month can be found here .
By: PandaLabs Blog
Microsoft updates Xbox 360 backwards compatibility
2007-11-29 02:26:00 Continuing its support for backwards compatibility on the Xbox 360, Microsoft has announced a further 84 Xbox titles will now play on the console, bringing the complete list of original Xbox games which are playable on the Xbox 360 to 465.New titles a...
Microsoft Updates Backup Software
2007-10-19 03:40:00 Microsoft Corporation announced on Wednesday at the Storage Networking World Conference that it has begun shipping its System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 software. This backup software is a part of Microsoft’s System Center family of products, and provides disk recovery and the ability to archive to tape in Microsoft environments. The new version of the ...
Microsoft Updates IE 7
2007-10-11 04:04:00 Microsoft has released an update for IE 7. The big news - it no longer requires Windows Validation. This means you can install it even if MS detects your copy of windows is not genuine. I downloaded it to see if there were any other differences. You c...
Microsoft Updates Its iPod Competitor
2007-10-03 16:05:00 By JEFF LEEDS Published: October 3, 2007 REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 2 ? Microsoft has revamped its slow-selling Zune digital music players and created a MySpace -style social-networking site in its drive to compete with Apple ?s market-leading iPod player....(read more)
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Microsoft Updates Windows Without User Permission, Apologizes
2007-09-14 16:02:00 Microsoft (MSFT) has been quietly updating Windows even when users have turned off automatic updates and without notifying users, according to reports and posts on Microsoft discussion boards.Even though the updates ended up being benign and vital to the function of Windows Updates, such a breach of trust could end up harming Microsoft's reputation.Over the last few weeks, without user approval, Windows Update has updated nine small executable files in both Windows XP and Windows Vista. "I did not download this and my Windows Update is still not set to automatic," a poster named Engle wrote on a Microsoft discussion board. "This has got me really puzzled." Both eWeek Labs and Windows Secrets report that they have confirmed cases of Windows Update downloading and installing an update without permission.The updates in question actually updated Windows Update's own software. If Windows Update doesn't update itself, it stops functioning properly and is not able to recognize when new ...
By: Technology rules
Microsoft updates Revealed
2007-08-17 00:09:00 Microsoft Corp. has released what security experts are calling one of it most significant security fixes this year. On Tuesday morning, the software maker pushed out nine sets of patches, called updates in Microsoft parlance, fixing a total of 14 bugs in its software. Six of these updates are rated critical by Microsoft, meaning that attackers could exploit the flaws with no user action required. The other three updates are rated important. It shutdown and reboote my computer. It is the largest set of updates released by Microsoft since February. "People should definitely cancel their dinner plans and make sure they take this one seriously because both the breadth and impact of these are important," said Don Leatham, director of solutions and strategy with PatchLink Corp. "This is an intense month." Leatham is particularly concerned with the MS07-046 update, which fixes a critical flaw in the graphics rendering system used by Windows. The flaw lies in the Windows g...
Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities government news
2007-08-16 00:00:00 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Windows Media Player, Office, and Office for Mac could allow an attacker to gain control of your computer. Read MoreTags:
Problems With April Microsoft Updates
2007-04-13 00:17:00 Apparently there are some issues with the latest updates from Microsoft. We have not seen this in our environment but, some others are reporting this to SANS. From SANS: We received a couple emails today talking about the latest Microsoft Updates and the svchost service taking up 99% of CPU Utilization after applying them. Is this isolated to ...
Microsoft updates Vista for games and warez
2007-03-22 14:57:00 Microsoft has has released a Vista update targeted at hardcore gamers and the warez lot. Labeled, handily, as the ‘March 2007 Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update’, the fix is “a package of software updates that address common application compatibility issues in Windows Vista,” according to the firm. It fixes problems whereby games and applications may not install ...
By: The p2p Blog
Microsoft Updates DRM Technology
2007-02-16 01:14:04 content types, and flexible rights, Microsoft PlayReady enables operators to provide a range of new services tailored toward growing consumer interest in mobile digital media. Leading mobile operators worldwide, including Telefónica, O2, Verizon Wireless, Bouygues ...
By: PhoneArea
Microsoft Updates IE7 Anti-Phishing Filter
2007-02-11 04:37:01 Back in December, Microsoft issued a fix for the IE7 anti-phishing filter but it did not totally fix the problem. There have been several complaints that this filter really slows down the IE7 browser, so much so that users have been disabling anti-phishing. This, of course, defeats the purpose of having it available in the first place. So, Microsoft has issued another upgrade for the Anti-Phishing filter on IE7 (they actually did this a few weeks ago – I am just slow ). So, if you are one of the users that have been less-than satisfied with the IE7 anti-phishing filter performance, hop over to Microsoft’s web site and you can download the latest update. Hopefully, this one will do the trick. An anti-phishing filter is really a good idea but I am still going to stick with Firefox . Tags: ie7, anti-phishing filter, microsoft, firefox
Microsoft Updates Intro to IPv6 Document
2007-01-28 15:55:03 Back in 2003 Microsoft published a document entitled “Introduction to IPv6“… They have now updated the document again… and it popped up on my radar. I decided to check it out and I’m reasonable impressed.. If you have the time, it’s definitely worth the read.
By: ComputerDefense
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