From the monthly archives:
Microsoft, in its attempt to battle the rootkit problem in the 64 bit version of windows, is requiring all drivers to be digitally signed. This single move will destroy the availability of any free device drivers. Individual developers are unlikely to obtain the $500 certificate needed to sign a driver. It does make things more […]
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Sometimes Windows gets so cloged up you just have to call it quits and reformat the entire hard drive. Starting from scratch is nice since you know all of the baddy spyware, trojans, and rootkits are not going to lurk in the background and come back to haunt you a few days later. The biggest […]
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Quietly, Microsoft changed the way its search feature within windows works. In windows 95, 98, ME, NT and 2000 you could search for text within any file on the system. Without notice XP, and 2003 now only search ‘registered’ file types. There are only a handful of these types. Microsoft does not make it clear […]
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Many times when I start working at a new customer I find a few copies of XP that have a pirated serial number, or the same number used over and over. Right from the start I make sure the customer purchases the proper licensing from Microsoft – It only takes one call from an angry […]
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