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This Advisory Services scenario is designed to assist the customer with the deployment of an Operating System (Windows 7) and addressing Activation questions. This support offering is primarily focused on KMS/MAK activation options. Link Removed

Hello. Today we released Security Advisory 2588513, addressing an information-disclosure issue in SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) 3.0 and TLS (Transport Layer Security) 1.0 to provide guidance for customers. This is an industry-wide issue with limited impact that affects the Internet ecosystem as a...

Hey Guys , i Just Wanted To Know If Any Of You Know Step By Step How To Dual Boot Windows Vista With Windows 7 Already Installed , i Tried To Do This One Time , But Ended With No Boot Manager Due To Not Understanding Well The Steps . Please , Any Help Will Be Appreciated , Thanks In Advance ...

Hello all. Before we look at next week’s bulletin release, we’d like to recommend – for those of you who missed it in the run-up to this year’s Black Hat conference – the Link Removed due to 404 Error. Every year around this time, we look back at the progress our...

HELLO.Im green as ....and i got a few problems:my new google chrome is not so fast as it use to be.my cpu is going crazy when i use media players wmp or winamp it dosent matter,i think my laptop is using too much power in general. so when i want to hear music(the laptop is my only music source)i...

Provides detection and deployment guidance for Microsoft Security Updates. More...

Hello all -- This week we released a Link Removedthat showcases some of the data we amassed in the wake of the big Rustock botnet takedown in the spring of 2010. The new SIR also delves into the diplomacy, secrecy and intellectual property law that all played important roles in the successful...

Windows 8 Forums will have a lot to offer. And such offerings start with new members such as you. As a one stop shop for operating system related guidance discussion, Windows 8 Forums will carry on the tradition of our sister site Windows7Forums.com. With so much information becoming available...

Learn real world tips for configuring SharePoint claims based security from Altaf Gilani and Mark Massad. In this episode, we discuss how to implement claims based security in SharePoint, including lessons learned and general guidance. Altaf and Mark also give some valuable instrumentation and...

I need to install a font thats missing from W7, so I go to Google and get Microsofts answer. Go to Control Panel, click on appearance and open the Font section, then click on "File" and choose "Install a Font". However, as is typical to 40% of their instructions, its not there. There is no "...

Hi, I just bought a second hand Dell Latitude E6510 laptop on which I need to do a clean install of Windows 7. I have been able to do this, but it's been years and I forget. I used Partition Wizard 6.0 the last few times, but need some guidance now. So, I have: - A used machine I want to wipe...

Hi , been a while and i'm back with a crappy bsod...i have already debugged (following some steps i found on the web) so i attach the output of !-analyze-v and lm NT commandsThank you in advance for your help and your time....Link RemovedLink Removed

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how the Windows 7's Problem Steps Recorder works and how it can help you troubleshoot. Link Removed

My friends on the patterns & practices team are working on a cool new project that we want to share with you. The Link Removed provides guidance for building enterprise SOA-based composite service applications with design and implementation patterns for service discovery, composition, and...

Hi all -- We're pleased to announce the release of the new Link Removed due to 404 Error. Fully revised and updated from the first edition, which was released in 2009, this edition focuses on best practices for prioritizing and testing security updates before deployment within your...

I get the BSOD if i let my Dell Inspiron 1420 idle for 5 mins or more. In order to reboot, i have to use the power button. Here are my minidump files for the last few days. I read some threads in this forum, and have no idea how to update BIOS or anything like that, so some step by step...

I'm a brand-new windows 7 user; formerly was an XP user. When I want to find one of my files, after entering it in search, it will come up, but doesn't tell me where it is located; i.e. XP would show you that a file was in external drive or on the C-drive, etc. How do I find out where my file...

Hello all - Today, as part of our usual monthly bulletin cadence, we are providing our Link Removed due to 404 Error for February's security bulletins. This month, we'll release 12 bulletins, three of them rated Critical and nine rated Important, addressing issues in Microsoft Windows...

Hi guys I've recently assembled a new PC and installed W7 on it, only to then find that some of my cherished software won't run on W7 whereas it did on my old pc running XP (which has now been dismantled and cannibalised). So I've decided to make my new machine a dual boot. Having looked at...

Whether you're a professional tech support specialist or simply the go-to tech guru for your family and friends, you know how frustrating it can be to try to fix people's PCs. Link Removed