October 2003 - Posts

Wed, Oct 29 2003 7:25

Microsoft released the updated Autoplay Repair Wizard for Win XP and Win 2003 Server.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c680a7b6-e8fa-45c4-a171-1b389cfacdad&DisplayLang=en

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Wed, Oct 29 2003 7:17

Intel releases stress testing / reliability tool for free.

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1067420648

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Mon, Oct 27 2003 13:24

Want to know what is going on at Microsoft's PDC?

See Scott's Blog: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/default.aspx?date=2003-10-27

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Mon, Oct 20 2003 17:29

Need a WEP Key Generator?

Try this website: http://www.andrewscompanies.com/tools/wep.asp

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Mon, Oct 20 2003 16:27

I tried iTunes, and the verdic is?

I have never seen such a poorly written program in my life. I open up iTunes, click on Music store and WAM! Not enough memory try again. Well I have enough and iTunes does take 30megs in RAM when running. My laptop is a P-IV 2.8Ghz HT (HyperThreading), 512 DDR RAM. MusicMatch is buggy also (8.1x) but at least I can use it and yes that program eats 30-50 Megs or RAM while running. I Like Windows Media Player the best as it only uses (all tests with music files) 15-20 Megs of RAM.
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Thu, Oct 16 2003 19:17

Laptop going into a coma. I think I found the awnser.

I hope this fixes it. I had to hit the power to get the laptop in snooze, then wake it back up or worse a hard reset. INFO: The Monitor May Not Turn On After You Configure the Energy-Saving Settings on Some Portable Computers http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823348
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Wed, Oct 15 2003 20:22

The new security patches for this month. (5-6 of them)

Microsoft is now releaseing the patches on the second calendar day of the month. For this month, it is today. They have released 5 for PC's and Servers, and one For Exchange Servers. Please get them at Windows Update.
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Wed, Oct 15 2003 20:18

New patching schedule for Microsoft products. (Revamping the Security Bulletin Release Process)

Revamping the Security Bulletin Release Process
http://msmvps.com/secure/posts/288.aspx

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Wed, Oct 15 2003 10:12

Another place for spyware and Trojans to hide in. (NTFS ADS) [Win NT/2000/XP]

Windows NT/2000/XP preferred hard drive format is NTFS and is vulnerable to hiding in ADS. See link for story and explanation.

http://www.lavasoftnews.com/theeye/i11/a1.html

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Tue, Oct 14 2003 20:15

Make sure your Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger are up to date. The cut off for old clients is Oct. 16th.

http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx
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Sun, Oct 12 2003 19:21

My first weblog and blog post.

First I want to thank  Jerry Bryant and the MVP program for providing me with this Weblog. I am not sure what I will post here yet, but I am sure it will be mostly dealing with Microsoft Windows.

Nothing much at the time, just some old news, Media Center 2004 has shipped, what a great improvement and ease of use. Small Business Server 2003 has been RTM'ed and I am anxiously waiting for the media kit (Software Assurance) to be released, so I can install it at work.

Eric Vogel
Windows Shell / User MVP
Microsoft Windows XP Associate Expert
www.microsoft.com/windowszp/expertzone/
www.mvps.org/ecvogel/

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