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Since August I cannot install Windows 7 updates. Everything seem to go OK until "restart Computer" The installation gets to 16% then hangs and "Reverting back" message appears. I now have 11 updates but don't know what to do. Is this something I can fix ? Thanks

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 11, 2012): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user clicks...

Hosts: Jonathan Ness, Security Development Manager, MSRC Pete Voss, Sr. Response Communications Manager, Trustworthy Computing Website: TechNet/Security Chat Topic: December 2011 Out-Of-Band Security Bulletin Release Date...

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I have used Secunia without incident for years and it alerts me to any programs that are a threat, end of life, or need patching. I think it woud solve many of the problems I have read on this page. Peter

Hi, I couldn't get OCSP revocation check to work on Windows 7. I installed my self-signed Root and Intermediate certificates (generated using openssl 0.9.8) on my Windows 7 machine. I then go to Internet Explorer and type in the https://....com:4440. The port sends back a leaf certificate...

Greetings, I was wondering, if someone could try to explain me, what's the biggest difference between Windows Vista and Windows 7 gadgets / sidebar applications. You see, there're some gadgets out there, which were originally designed for Windows Vista and still work for Windows 7, but others...

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (December 14, 2010): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Internet Connection Signup Wizard of Microsoft Windows. This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of...

OK. Nothing exciting here! Some people have issues with Segoe UI as the system default font. So. Link Removed due to 404 Error At a friends request I made an Aero Arial.msstyles. No bells. No whistles. What you'll get is the bog standard Windows 7 Aero theme, but with all the system Segoe UI...

Microsoft patching up Windows shortcut vulnerability today Later today, at 10 AM PDT (5 PM UTC), Microsoft is set to release an out of band update that will address the Windows Shell bug that enables malicious code to be executed when a user clicks the displayed icon of a specially crafted...

Hi all, I have an ancient copy of Foxpro for Windows 2.6 from the early 1990s that I've moved from PC to PC over the years. I don't reinstall from original disks; I just copy the program's directory into \program files\ and it's worked fine on systems up to and including XP3. I did need to...

Oracle Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Syndicated from the United States Security Readiness Team (US-CERT). Link Removed - Invalid URL

Link Removed - Invalid URL Microsoft has released an update to the backward compatibility feature in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 that increases the compatibility of programs in specific scenarios. We all know that the backward compatibility feature can set the dynamic context of...

I would like to know how an open source operating system that has a community of total unknowns, pactching, work arounding, and supplementing constantly is a good thing. to make it work you do this you do that you utter this incantation . ..what. . . to save $89? I'm good with the household...

Where can I get Windows 7 best themes? How do I patch uxtheme in Windows 7? I have Windows 7 HomePremium

hello Dear Community ;) i've got a problem with running one of the most epic games of all times: SW KotOR here i upload some screens: 1. this is what happens when i use "Scan Hardware" option in SW KotOR config: Link Removed due to 404 Error 2. this window appears when i choose "Details": Link...

Suddenly can't connect Windows 7 machines to server 2003 R2 standard ... Hi ... OK - Weird one. I've been running W7 since first beta and using the same server as long (Windows 2k3 R2 upto date patching). I have 3 W7 machines and two XP machines. About two weekes ago my server rebooted...

This will sound stupid, but I am having a problem getting into COD4. Now I'm not a noob to COD...been playing it since the very first game the very first year, but I can't seem to get into COD4. I bought a key from you Blizzard (Blizzard, legit you know) and downloaded the full version. I...

Good evening, I am looking to upgrade a computer with two physical hard disk drives (one each for OS and data files) to Win 7. I would like do a clean install of Win 7, get it all patched up and with the requisite software, and then make an image on the data file hdd. I believe that...

Microsoft’s plan to “sandboxâ€Â￾ Office documents in the next version of its application suite is an admission that the company cannot keep hackers from exploiting file format bugs, a security analyst said on July 23. “What’s been happening is that Office has lots of...