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Today we released Security Advisory 2896666 regarding an issue that affects customers using Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office 2003 through 2010, and all supported versions of Microsoft Lync. We are aware of targeted attacks, largely in the Middle East and South...

Does anybody think that the life of Windows 7 will be extended like XP was? I had blood work yesterday and the hospital is just now switching from XP to Windows 7. Given the cool reception and now hardware problems with Windows 8.1 does anybody see major pressure from businesses about changing...

I would like to know if there is a way to stop being offered specific Windows updates that do not apply to my personal usage. I use the process where I am notifies if there are updates available and I chose which I desire. For example: Bing Bar 7.2 (KB2673774) Download size: 10.3 MB Update...

Today we released Security Advisory 2887505 regarding an issue that affects Internet Explorer. There are only reports of a limited number of targeted attacks specifically directed at Internet Explorer 8 and 9, although the issue could potentially affect all supported versions. This issue could...

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I've tried one version of Window 8 after another and just simply: DO NOT LIKE IT!!! How much longer (in general) do you think Windows 7 has before it becomes obsolete? Thanks, LWL

Hello I used Filehippo's update checker and it kept flagging recuva as needing updating. However, the version it wanted to install was the vesion I had installed. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling, but when I read the details of each, I had what it wanted to install. Is this called false...

I am running a small network for myself and our, erm, "family." We have like 6 or 7 computers all connected through a central router (hardwired or using wifi), with all but one running on Win7 (the oddball is stuck with XP). while I have some basic file sharing going on, I have found that it is...

Hi, I have an annoying problem. Windows Update seems to be stuck in and endless cycle of applying the same 5 important updates over and over again. Probably been happening for about 3 months now, and despite going through the install process and following all the instructions to the letter...

What is going on at Microsoft? They own Skype but no Skype App in Windows 8 messaging? They invest $300,000,000 in Barnes and Noble (Nook), announce a Nook app for Windows 8 but all I find is a Kindle and Kobo App. Are they intentionally shooting themselves in the foot? Gotta wonder, what's...

New Dell Laptop 8 GB with Windows 7 64 bit, SP1 and all updates installed. Started Live Mail 2011 and created an e-mail account. Can successfully send E-mails, but cannot receive any. During Send/Receive process, there are no error messages. In account setup, used the same email addresses...

Who thinks devolopers of todays game rely on patching and after release expansions way too much. Games are being rushed to met certain release dates and they are filled with bugs they are not taking the time to debug there games and do in-depth beta testing they think put it out we can patch it...

The question has come to me in the past: A distant relic of a time gone by. But today, it is a featured story on both Link Removed and Link Removed. This is an age old question for computer users by now, and especially technicians.Mr. Link Removed from PCWorld writes: Most consumer computers...

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 -- Update Implementation The website is currently running on nightly closed beta builds of vBulletin 4.1.7. Like the ice caps melting from the polar regions of our planet, major changes are taking place at all times, especially behind the scenes at Windows 7 Forums...

Describes how to fix the incompatibility problem between AVG Safe Search and Internet Explorer 8. Link Removed

Internet Explorer continues to lose market share overall, but Internet Explorer 9 is on the rise--especially for Windows 7 users. More...

You'll have to look real hard to find IE9 in NetApplications April browser user share data. IE9 doesn't even make NetApp's browser-version breakdown chart for all operating systems, although its usage share was 2.41 percent. By comparison, Firefox 4.0, which launched 7 days later, snatched 5.43...

# inbrief Odds are good that Windows 8 is coming in 2012 , which means lots of interesting information is starting to leak out regarding what we can expect. The latest: Rumor has it Windows 8 will finally have a built-in PDF reader , called Modern Reader. Microsoft has had good (antitrust)...

Fledgling browsers from Microsoft and Mozilla -- Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) and Firefox 4 -- are starting to take hold among internet audiences. More...

# forwhatitsworth There are plenty of rumors circulating about Windows, from Windows 8 being distributed via special invites, Internet Explorer 9 rollout being pushed back to June, and Microsoft researching NFC technology for future Windows Phone 7 phones. More*» Source: Yahoo! News