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Please be advised that extensive maintenance took place tonight. If you had an account whereas you had never posted before, and it was over 30 days old, you have been deleted as a zero poster! You can always create a new account. Members with at least one post will never be deleted. Many soft...

Windows 8 faces a number of hurdles in the enterprise, but the biggest reason it won't replace the current corporate champion, Windows 7, is simple: IT shops don't think it's worth the upgrade hassle. Link Removed

Since the new changes have been implemented the post reply box is now gone from the thread. So now in order to reply to a post, you click on reply which takes you to a new screen where you can reply, as if it's the advanced reply box but does not have the original post to look at. Where the...

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Hi everyone, I have been using INSTALLWATCH from Epsilon squared to summarisize installation changes right from Win 98 days. It interfaced beautifully/seamlessly with XP , and also WIN 7 x64 till last week. From last week onwards I have been stuck at a certain key...

Daylight saving time implementation varies from country to country. Some countries may not observe daylight saving time, whereas other countries may change the start dates and end dates for daylight saving time every year. This article describes how to... More...

Fixes a synchronization conflict that occurs when you use the "keep all changes" setting in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008. More...

This is an article over at Neowin.net and is worth a look... Reference: Windows 8 RTM build 8518 screenshots appear - Neowin

Seems there may still yet be some things going on with the UI prior to RTM. One can only hope. SOURCE: How Microsoft can salvage Windows 8 before it's too late | ZDNet An interesting read on what might be wrong with Windows 8 and might be done to address it. Nice, brief synopsis.

Our meeting has concluded! Here is the final video If you hold a membership on Windows7Forums.com or Windows8Forums.com, you are welcome to join our team meeting to discuss the next changes to our website and what you would like to see on the website. This meeting will be podcast and recorded...

Describes the changes to the default dynamic port range for TCP/IP in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008. Also describes commands that you can use to modify or show the dynamic port range for TCP/IP ports. More...

Windows 7 Forums and Windows 8 Forums have been upgraded to vBulletin 4.2 Beta. Many changes have been included to user profiles and internally. We are working to notate most of the changes and keep you apprised of the situation. Enjoy, as we continue to provide you with the best possible forum...

My computer is running windows 7 ultimate. From the last few days I have noticed that my computer does not save changes before shutdown or restart. Take for example you have placed the recycle bin folder on top-left corner of the desktop which was earlier placed on the bottom-right corner. Then...

Over the course of many years, our website started from early beginnings. Once known as Windows Vista Forums (winvistaforums.com), the website spent almost three years counting down to the release of Microsoft Windows Vista. Several years later, that site acquired Windows7Forums.com, and over...

The latest Link Removeddetails some upcoming changes to the customization of the Win 8 Metro Screen. Worth reading. MS is listening to users comments.

Describes the changes on the notification area in Windows 7. More...

Revision Note: V2.1 (February 22, 2011): Summary revised to notify users of a change in the deployment logic for updates described in this advisory. This change is intended to minimize the user interaction required to install the updates on systems configured for automatic updating...

Microsoft has revealed the list of 35 teams that are working on Windows 8. We compare it to the list of 25 teams that worked on Windows 7 to see how things have changed. More...

The update that this article describes changes the time zone data to accommodate daylight saving time (DST) changes in several countries. This update also includes other DST-related changes, time zone-related changes, and settings-related changes. Some... More...