Date: 07/05/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: microsoft

i bitched a few weeks ago about Microsoft making Vista a public beta, and lo and behold customers are coming in complaining about it crashing/running slow, and "Why doesn't program XYZ run now?".

Get a customer in today running Internet Explorer 7 beta and complaining that a site used to work and render properly in IE6 but now it doesn't, but he wants to keep IE7 because "it's the latest version"

I knew this would happen.

If you are going to install a Beta, at least accept the responsibility that comes with TROUBLESHOOTING IT ON YOUR OWN!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/946118.html

Date: 07/05/06 (Security)    Keywords: microsoft

Flaws in open-source productivity suite could let in intruders. But don't worry, company says--we fix faster than Microsoft.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6090768.html

Date: 07/06/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: microsoft

I have a computer with Windows XP on and a couple of speakers. A few months ago the sound stopped working completely. I tried all the steps in Microsoft's troubleshooter, but to on avail.

Any idea how to fix this?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/946365.html

Date: 07/06/06 (Security)    Keywords: security, microsoft

Microsoft plans to issue patches to deal with at least two high-risk flaws as part of its regular monthly security updates.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6091389.html

Date: 07/07/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: microsoft, google

Google has passed Microsoft in popularity since beginning of 2005. What is even more surprising is their rate of growth and slow decline of Microsoft. These days Google is everywhere. It started with search engines but now it provides email, social networking, home pages, payment system and what not? It is not surprising that Google has [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-ahead-of-microsoft-in-popularity-java-way-ahead-of-paris-hilton/

Date: 07/07/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: microsoft

Pardon me...

I'm currently using a (now) 7 month old desktop computer, relatively top of the line and such. Twice this past week though, there are times when the computer seems to have a bad error, because my monitor goes black, and it reboots.

Were it not for my mozilla session saver, I would have lost a ton of stuff. The computer mentions some kind of bad error, and asks if I want to transmit that data back to Microsoft, but I don't understand what's going on.

Questions:

1. Is there some way I can retrieve the log of that error message so I can post it here for you to decipher? How do I do that?

2. What could be the cause of the restarts? I'm tempted to say it's a bad case of dustbunnies, so I can convince my parentals to let me buy compressed air to clean the CPU tower and its insides... but I haven't really a clue.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you folks can help me.

Sincerely,
Victor B.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/650972.html

Date: 07/11/06 (Security)    Keywords: microsoft

"Critical" flaw could let worm spread, Microsoft says, as it sends out seven updates to tackle 18 problems in Windows and Office.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6092878.html

Date: 07/13/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: microsoft

Previously I described how to remove the Windows Genuine Advantage Notification Tool. It is a simple tool to get rid of the home calling of Windows Genuine Advantage notification tool. Obviously it also disables the regular “This copy of Microsoft Windows XP is not genuine” type warnings if it feels your copy of windows is [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-disable-windows-genuine-advantage-warning/

Date: 07/13/06 (Web Technology)    Keywords: web, spam, microsoft

Researchers at Microsoft have developed a tool to scrub search engines of major spam Web sites that pollute results.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6093976.html

Date: 07/13/06 (Security)    Keywords: microsoft

Alert of new, yet-to-be-patched Office flaw being exploited in attacks comes on heels of Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday."

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6094059.html

Date: 07/14/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: crm, microsoft

Microsoft announced launching of “CRM Live” service along with the next version of Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The announcement is pretty interesting. “The coolest work we’re doing is that we’re building a single code base that will support on-premises deployments, partner hosted deployments, and the Microsoft Live service. “ Oh yeah! Tell that to people who haven’t been [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-to-launch-live-crm-service-fud/

Date: 07/15/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: microsoft

I accidently uninstalled MS Paint and Microsoft Word Pad. I can't seem to be able to find a way to install these programs back. How do I do this?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/655172.html

Date: 07/18/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, microsoft

Microsoft Corp. filed 26 lawsuits that allege computer dealers sold illegal Microsoft software. The lawsuits, filed in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and South Carolina, allege that the computer resellers pirated software or installed unlicensed software on computers they sold, Microsoft said. Microsoft gathered evidence for these cases through the use of a program [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-sues-windows-resellers-alleging-piracy/

Date: 07/18/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: microsoft

Naveed has discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint, which potentially can be exploited to compromise any user’s system. The vulnerability has been confirmed on Windows XP SP2 with a fully patched PowerPoint 2003. Other versions may also be affected. The vulnerability is caused due to the application using data taken directly from a PowerPoint presentation file [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-powerpoint-suffers-from-memory-corruption-security-vulnerability/

Date: 07/18/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: spyware, microsoft

As you know two class action lawsuits have been filed in US against Microsoft which alleges Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Tool is a spyware. Is WGA really a spyware? Let’s take a look from different angles. “WGA was indistinguishable from other seedy spyware firms in the Caribbean that steal data off your PC without proper permissions,” [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/is-microsoft-windows-genuine-advantage-spyware/

Date: 07/18/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: spyware, microsoft

Another lawsuit has been filed, in U.S. District Court in Seattle, against Microsoft over Windows Genuine Advantage, alleging that the anti-piracy tool is spyware. It was filed on behalf of two Washington state businesses and three Seattle-area residents. It seeks class-action status like the earlier lawsuit. The latest complaint questions the tool’s accuracy in determining whether [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-windows-genuine-advantage-alleged-spyware-in-another-class-action-lawsuit/

Date: 07/18/06 (Microsoft Windows)    Keywords: microsoft

Wonder if anyone else is having the same problem.
For the last month I'm getting the above update on Microsoft Update but it refuses to load. The MS URL for info is

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913670

it refers to a previous update 912475 which it's trying to remove but 912475 appears not to be on my machine.

Is there any way to get rid of repeated attempts to load 913670?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/ms_windows/67101.html

Date: 07/18/06 (Application Development)    Keywords: software, microsoft

Nuance Communications' new software improves the accuracy of speech recognition as Microsoft eyes the market.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9593_22-6095443.html

Date: 07/19/06 (Open Source)    Keywords: microsoft

The deal I praised Microsoft for the other day is not a two-way street.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=716

Date: 07/20/06 (Web Technology)    Keywords: yahoo, microsoft, google

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo accused of hypocrisy for touting the free flow of information and then cooperating with China.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6096249.html