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Vista Elegance Theme - Free Download
2008-05-14 20:21:00
I think the name of this theme says it all. This elegant Vista theme is just wonderful in its colors and simplicity. I think this theme really compliments the Aero features better then almost any other theme. It’s really nice to finally get a classy theme that will also work at the office. I hope ...
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Life is Beautiful Virus Hoax
2008-05-14 19:21:00
A new virus is circulating!!!!This information came from Microsoft, and Norton.Please, transmit it to anybody that you know that has access to theInternet.You may receive an e-mail about an offensive Powerpoint Presentation, entitled "Life is beautiful...
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Restore failed for Server ?SERVERSQLEXPRESS?. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express
2008-05-14 11:21:00
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express ------------------------------Rest ore failed for Server 'SERVERSQLEXPRESS'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.Smo)For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=M icrosoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.304 2.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Mana gement.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.FailedOpera tionExceptionText&EvtID=Restore +Serv er&LinkId=20476--------------------- ---------ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:System.Data.SqlClient.SqlErro r: The backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing 'DEVELOP' database. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.Smo)For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=M icrosoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.304 2.00&LinkId=20476------------------- -----------BUTTONS:OK-------------------- ----------I had the above message when I tried to restore a backup.The solution is simple.In the options pane, just select overwrite the existing database thats it.please do not put this on your own s...
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Put Windows Live on your Windows Mobile phone
2008-05-14 11:02:00
Windows Live for Windows Mobile is now available to download for your Windows Mobile phone. Windows Live for Windows Mobile lets Windows Mobile users sync their email from Windows Live Hotmail as well as their Windows Live Contacts. To download, just head on over to this URL on your Windows Mobile phone: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/mo bile/wl/download-en-us.mspx Just download the .cab file for the version of Windows Mobile you are running (Standard or Professional). Windows Live for Windows Mobile works on phones running both Windows Mobile and Windows Mobile 6 (and 6.1). Let me explain how I use Windows Live for Windows Mobile today on my BlackJack II. Because Windows Live for Windows Mobile syncs up my Windows Live Contacts - I encourage many of my contacts to edit their profiles and make sure their email addresses and phone numbers are correct. When their Windows Live Contact is synced to my phone - their name appears under my Contacts on my Windows Mobile phone ...
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Installing PC Auxiliary Fans
2008-05-14 10:49:00
One thing you will notice about computers is that without proper ventilation, they will surely heat up. Once they do, chips, modules and everything in the internal part of the central processing unit is likely to become reason for your computer to slow down. If you allow it to remain that way, in the long ...
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GeForce Release 175 (32-bit and 64-bit)
2008-05-14 06:49:00
Version 175.16 of the Vista 32-bit WHQL GeForce driver.Release Date : 13th May,2008Size : 36 MBDownload and Read More @ NvidiaVersion 175.16 of the Vista 64-bit WHQL GeForce driver. Release Date : 13th May,2008 Size : 36 MB Download and Read More @ Nvidia
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Windows Vista OEM Activation Crack by Patching SLIC into Motherboard BIOS
2008-05-13 16:10:00
A new way to crack or bypass Windows Vista activation is by installing OEM version of Vista on your PC. However, Windows Vista OEM activation needs a new table named SLIC in ACPI module of computer BIOS, and new values in RSTD table, as part of SLP 2.0 (System-Locked Preinstallation). If your motherboard or BIOS ACPI module does not contains the SLIC table, you will need to modify or patch the BIOS to add in the table , plus set a correct OEM ID and OEM Table ID that match the corresponding OEM digital certificate. After modification, you can install Windows Vista with OEM product key and has Windows Vista activated instantly without the need to activate online, as if your Vista system is OEM version that comes preinstalled in branded computer such as HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer and etc.Almost all motherboard BIOS can be modified to add in the necessary value needed in SLP2.0. The following guide is based on popular Award BIOS, which is commonly used in DIY or self-build PC or system bui...
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Block XP SP3 - Stop the madness
2008-05-13 15:50:00
If you have not heard about it already, many people are having big problems with Windows XP SP3. I just want to remind everyone that we have had a tool out since January that will delay the automatic install of SP3 for 12 months.You have 4 options for ...
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How to create Orkut Application
2008-05-13 15:25:00
Orkut Application Tutorial:-Congratulation developers finally Orkut launch Orkut Apps for Indians. Now you can create your own Application on Orkut.Before creating Orkut apps you need to understand in which platform it works.Orkut Application works on ...
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Windows 7 Features, Screenshots, Demo (Video)
2008-05-13 09:57:00
I`m not sure if this is real because what the video shows seems very cool.If you know for sure its real let me know...Also let me know what do you think about the video...?Update : Well its confirmed that the video is a FAKE.....!Via [Windows 7 Blog]
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Memory Upgrades Can Help But?
2008-05-13 09:13:00
One thing that we will all notice that once our computer slows down, our immediate conclusion would be to upgrade our memory. When we say upgrading, we are referring to placing additional memory chips with higher or same capacity or trading our old chips in lieu of higher ram memory modules. This is normally the ...
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Capturing screenshots from Worldwide Telescope
2008-05-13 08:50:00
A couple of hours ago Microsoft Research released the first public beta of Worldwide Telescope since it’s debut last month. The software is a seamless combination of various state-of-the-art Microsoft technologies including Live Lab’s Photosynth and Seadragon with of course the magical high-resolution pictures from numerous imaging satellites including the Hubble. Those who’ve played with ...
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Browse the Sky with WorldWide Telescope from Microsoft Research
2008-05-13 07:43:00
Want to try out for yourself what made Robert Scoble cry? Tonight, Microsoft Research has made available the Spring Beta of World Wide Telescope . Download: WorldWide Telescope Spring Release WorldWide Telescope is an application designed to turn your PC into a "virtual telescope" by stitching together terabytes (soon to be petabytes) of high-resolution images of the universe. Massive amounts of data are generated by the various scientific and research facilities and WorldWide Telescope brings the catalog of that data together for anyone to access using the power of the Internet. This new application is particularly exciting for me being someone really heavy into astronomy.  You can also use WorldWide Telescope and connect an ASCOM-capable Telescope to your PC to watch the night sky.   WorldWide Telescope lets me connect to Communities, access Collections of celestial objects such as the Solar System or Constellations, or take Guides Tours. Using my mouse, I can navigate ...
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Windows Vista edition logos
2008-05-13 07:41:00
Windows Vista Starter LogoWindows Vista Home Basic LogoWindows Vista Home Premium LogoWindows Vista Business LogoWindows Vista Enterprise LogoWindows Vista Ultimate Logo
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Put Certified for Windows Vista on your desktop
2008-05-13 02:35:00
Last week I posted an update on Certified from Windows Vista products in which at the end of the post I mentioned I had something else planned in regards to Certified for Windows Vista . Here at Microsoft in Redmond, the Windows Vista Logo Team made a poster that was put up around campus showcasing the Certified for Windows Vista logo. I thought the poster was really neat so I asked Deryl if he wouldn't mind if we released it as desktop wallpaper here for you to add Certified for Windows Vista to your desktop. Below are links to download the Certified for Windows Vista wallpaper for your desktop (depending of course on your screen resolution) courtesy of Windows Live SkyDrive: Enjoy the wallpaper! For those not really interested in this wallpaper - you might check out another wallpaper of mine I released last month. I also hope to create some more wallpapers for you here in the coming months.
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Why Should You Overclock?
2008-05-12 13:00:00
Overclocking in most computers is deemed as something to cheat the process and motherboard you have to optimize and get added performance for your computer. But the fact remains; is it wise overclock you computer? If you are in your right mind, you would easily depict that it would be foolish to try and cheat your ...
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Antivirus2008 (Antivirus 2008) Removal Instructions
2008-05-11 23:12:00
Antivirus 2008 , also known as Antivirus2008, is one of the latest counterfeit antispyware that devastates the wolrd wide web. Antivirus 2008 is a variant of XP Antivirus or WinAntivirusPro. Antivirus 2008 usually come up after you installed a video codec that come with Trojan, malware and virus. Antivirus 2008 normally generates fake and misleading ...
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List of Errors faced while installing Windows XP SP 3
2008-05-11 08:01:00
Here is a complete list of all the critical errors faced while installing Windows XP SP3.Click on the errors to know the Reason for error and the solution:The XP SP3 RTM Infinite Reboot Loop8007F0F4 ? STATUS_PREREQUISITE_FAILED"Access is denied" or "Service Pack installation did not complete"You do not have enough free disk space on %SystemDrive% to archive the uninstall filesYou do not have enough free disk space on %SystemDrive% to install Service Pack 3Intel processor-based Apple computers can also run "Out of Disk Space"Setup has detected that another update is in progress"Service Pack 3 installation did not complete" and "An internal error occurred"Windows Update Failed InstallationsVia [Softpedia News]
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Error Windows XP SP3 : Windows Update Failed Installations
2008-05-11 07:57:00
Microsoft continuously advices end users to turn to Windows Update as the preferred way to upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 3. The WU infrastructure is designed to serve specific Windows operating systems with the exact updates tailored to them, rather than with generic downloads. But this is not a guarantee that the introduction of XP SP3 will go smooth always. Case in point: failed installations that generate the following error code in the logs: 0x80246007."This issue may occur if one of the following conditions is true: the Windows ? SoftwareDistribution - Download folder was deleted after the Windows XP SP3 download operation was completed. System files were changed after Windows XP SP3 was downloaded but before the service pack was installed"Fix available at Knowledge base article 949386
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Error Windows XP SP3 : ?Service Pack 3 installation did not complete? and ?
2008-05-11 07:54:00
"Service Pack 3 installation did not complete" is just a part of the error message produced by unsuccessful installations of Windows XP. Clicking OK will inform the end user that "an internal error occurred." This issue is also connected with a faulty registry. "The errors can occur because of files that are not trusted or because of corrupted registry keys. You can verify the cause by searching for related entries in the Svcpack.log file"Fix available at Knowledge Base article 949384
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Error Windows XP SP3 : Setup has detected that another update is in progres
2008-05-11 07:52:00
The "Setup has detected that another update is in progress. Please complete that installation or removal and try again" error message will be generated if Service Pack 3 for XP is installed concomitantly with Automatic Update s running the Update.exe file. "The Update.exe file runs the Windows XP SP3 installation. The Update.exe file does not let multiple instances of itself to run at the same time on the same computer. Most of the security updates and service packs that are released by Microsoft run the Update.exe file"Fix available at Knowledge base article 949381
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Error Windows XP SP3 : Intel processor-based Apple computers can also run ?
2008-05-11 07:49:00
It's not only PCs that are affected by insufficient disk space problems, but also Apple Mac machines. According to Microsoft, Mac Pro, Mac Mini, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and iMac computers with Intel processors running XP SP2 may spit of the "Out of Disk Space" error message when the user will attempt to install Service Pack 3. "This problem occurs because a critical registry key (BootDir) is missing. This registry key is not created when Windows XP SP2 is installed by using Boot Camp on the Apple computers," the Redmond company informed via KB950716. "Apple has released an update to Boot Camp [version 2.1]. This update addresses issues and improves compatibility with Windows XP and with Windows Vista when these products are running on an Apple computer that uses Boot Camp.Fix available at Knowledge base article 950716
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Windows XP SP 3 : You do not have enough free disk space on %SystemDrive% t
2008-05-11 07:46:00
KB949385 is closely connected with KB949375, in the sense that they both can be fixed in the same manner, namely by freeing up the needed disk space. "Service Pack 3 Setup Error - You do not have enough free disk space on %SystemDrive% to install Service Pack 3," is designed to alert the end user that XP will not deploy due to the lack of space on the installation drive.Fix available at Knowledge Base 949385
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Error Windows XP SP3 : You do not have enough free disk space on %SystemDri
2008-05-11 07:42:00
This is without a doubt the most easily solvable problem relates to the installation of XP SP3 RTM. The error message "Service Pack 3 Setup Error - You do not have enough free disk space on %SystemDrive% to archive the uninstall files," is of course related to a scenario where there is insufficient disk space available for the archiving of the uninstall files. XP SP3 will not go ahead with the deployment because without the uninstall files end users will not be able to remove the service pack.Fix available at Knowledge base article 949375
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Error Windows XP SP3: ?Access is denied? or ?Service Pack installation did
2008-05-11 07:38:00
The third and final service pack for Windows XP will also fail to deploy if the installation process comes across registry keys that it cannot modify. In such cases, the error messaged presented to the end user reveal that there has been a Service Pack 3 setup error and that "Access is denied" or that "Service Pack installation did not complete." "You may receive these error messages if permissions for one or more registry keys are restricted in a way that prevents the update of those registry keys," Microsoft informed. "Some programs change the system access control lists (SACL) in the Registry so that administrator accounts cannot alter them. The service pack installer runs under the user (admin) account and not under the SYSTEM account. Failure to update a registry key causes the Setup program to fail."Fix available at Knowledge base article 949377
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Error while installing Windows XP SP 3: 8007F0F4 ? STATUS_PREREQUISITE_FAIL
2008-05-11 07:36:00
There are no less than six errors for failed Windows XP SP3 installations which produce the with the "8007F0F4 ? STATUS_PREREQUISITE_FAILED" log. The six errors have just as many causes, starting with the installation process failing to continue on computers running on battery power. In this case, Microsoft explained that in order to prevent and "update failure because of battery power exhaustion during the installation process," it generated the following error: "this Service Pack requires the machine to be on AC Power before setup starts.""Service Pack 3 Setup has been canceled because Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP is not compatible with this version of Windows. Before you can continue, you must: 1) Uninstall Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit 2) (Optional) Install Windows SteadyState, the newer version of Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit. For more detailed information, go to the Shared Access page on the Microsoft Web site," is the second of the 8007F0F4 ? STAT...
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The XP SP3 RTM Infinite Reboot Loop
2008-05-11 07:04:00
Jesper Johansson was among the first to signal this problem after installing XP SP3 on an AMD-based computer, an operation which lead to: "incessant reboots. The computer booted, apologized for not being able to boot properly, asked if I wanted to boot into safe mode, defaulted to normal boot, rebooted, and so on and so on. At this point, I want to clarify that the endless rebooting is not at all related to SP3 per se. The problem is that with some configurations, SP3 causes the computer to crash during boot, and Windows XP, by default, is set up to automatically reboot when it crashes."This is by no means an isolated case. In fact, end users have been crowding to the support forum for Windows XP SP3 signaling the very same problem, as well as variations from this issue. In response, Microsoft published Knowledge Base article 888372 detailing the issue. Essentially users are presented by a "Stop 0x0000007E" error message, having performed and upgrade to XP SP3 from SP2 on what Micro...
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Windows Live Messenger blocks www.youtube.com (Update) Everything back to n
2008-05-10 12:56:00
Not too long ago, users on the Neowin.net forums started complaining about not being able to send YouTube links to their contacts on Windows Live Messenger. I was skeptic at first, but it didn’t take me very long to confirm that is indeed the case. As you can see, any messages that contain in text or ...
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Remove Windows XP SP3 TCP/IP Connections Limit
2008-05-10 07:03:00
Microsoft always introduced new twists to TCP/IP in order to babysit users and "reduce the threat" of worms spreading fast without control. In one such attempt, the devs seem to have limited the number of possible TCP connection attempts per second to 10. This argumentative feature can possibly affect server and P2P programs that need to open many outbound connections at the same time.Thats when the Windows XP SP3 TCP/IP Patcher can come handy.This program is translated by Hwrms Tech Blog, it is originally a component of BitSpirit, a torrent download client. This crack is designed only for all versions of WIndows XP SP3. By increasing the number of TCP/IP connections allowed at one time, your internet speeds up, especially when you are downloading stuff or playing online games. I recommend you to set the limitation to 500 to 600. Before applying the crack, remember to unplug internet connections and restart computer to make sure the TCP/IP file is not in use.Download : Windows XP SP...
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How to Resize a Partition in Vista
2008-05-10 06:30:00
Windows Vista does not require any third party tool to resize partition,it has a built in tool which helps to resize partition in Windows Vista. * Click on Start Button. * Right click on Computer and select Manage. * If you happen to get an User Account Control[UAC] dialog now - just click Continue. * On the left pane, expand the Storage category and click on Disk Management. * Now, you?ll find all the partitions of your computer listed out. Right click on the partition you?d like to modify(Lets say d:). * Select the option Extend Volume or Shrink Volume (Extend - to increase the size or Shrink to reduce the size) of the selected partition.
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