Microsoft’s operating system has always been a mix of pragmatic engineering, bold experiments, and occasional overreach — and some of its most interesting contributions were simply ahead of their time. A recent roundup of five Windows features — Briefcase, MSN Gaming Zone, Windows CardSpace...
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Did you know that .Net 3.5 was already included with Preview and just needs enabling. Although this is due to change for later editions it's still worth noting for now...
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Installing the .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Does anyone know how to Turn off Windows Cardspace? I would like to remove it from my PC if possible I have no use for it on the specific Windows 7 PCs it is on, but I've found references to it being integrated into Windows NT functionality, so I don't want to mess anything up.
Windows 7 Pro...
Copied 32-bit version of cardfile.exe to my W7 PC and voila, it runs like a champ. Problem is I can't associate my Cardfile data files with the executable using the "Open With" function. Here are the details:
1. Copied 32-bit executable into a directory named "Cardfile" within "Program...