Back in 2006 we created an IE 7 blocking tool. It set a special registry key that would tell Automatic Update to totally skip IE 7 when it was released. Now the same can be accomplished with Internet Explorer 8. Yes, I do realize that it is still in beta, and has not even been […]
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I have been looking through Microsoft’s website for more information about Windows 7, and 2008 R2. I thought you might appreciate some of my findings: Remote Administrator tools for Windows 7 Windows 7 (Beta) Automated Installation Kit Windows 7 Walkthrough: Deployment Image Servicing and Management Windows 7 Walkthrough: Problem Steps Recorder Windows 7 Walkthrough: User […]
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One of the issues when deploying Microsoft Outlook is that there is always some form or wizard that needs to be completed before a user can start accessing their email. Even in Outlook 2010, there are still setup pages the user has to fill out. This can get especially annoying if you have users that […]
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Quick note – Windows 2008 R2 (The server edition of Windows 7) is available for download Microsoft has opened the beta program to anyone with a web browser. To download the ISO file, simply visit this website: Download Windows 2008 R2
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Microsoft has expanded the pool of testers for the Windows 7 beta. Anyone can now download the beta of the new version of Windows by visiting this website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx The minimum requirements for the beta are: *1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor *1 GB of system memory *16 GB of available disk space *Support for […]
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Finally, Microsoft has decided to allow MSDN subscribers test the new version of Windows – Windows 7. The latest build number is 7000. I downloaded it last night and decided to take it for a spin. The first thing I noticed (different from the last beta) is the new bootup screen has this cool star […]
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I hope everyone had a great Christmas, and New Year. I sure did – The power was out at my house and the office between both holidays. Almost a week without power. I am now very familiar with electricians, transfer switches, and generators. Still it did not get us down – we still enjoyed the […]
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This tip is only for Vista….so I apologize in advance to those of you still using XP. In Vista you can easily clear your browsing history by going into the options of Internet Explorer. I have helped a few organizations that use this information after a spyware incident to determine where the problem came from. […]
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Microsoft is reporting that a serious zero day flaw has been discovered in almost every version of Internet Explorer. The vulnerability exists as an invalid pointer reference in the data binding function of Internet Explorer. When data binding is enabled (which is the default state), it is possible under certain conditions for an object to […]
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We started out this week thinking that we would update FPEnabler.exe. We released this free program about a year ago, but we had to pull it from our website because it was breaking every few months with new patches released by Microsoft. FPEnabler simplified the process of adding a file and printer sharing exception to […]
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