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DQSD 4.1 64-bit Beta Releases to Web!
Published 6 August 8 7:59 AM | Charlie Russel
Old timers here will know that I simply love Dave's Quick Search Deskbar (DQSD). And that there was a semi-custom solution to running it in 64-bit that I used. Well, with a lot of hard work and persistence, we now have 64-bit support built into the...
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USB in Hyper-V Child?
Published 16 July 8 5:24 PM | Charlie Russel
It's still early days yet, but I think I've found a simple and very satisfactory solution to the problem of no USB support in Hyper-V. FabulaTech's USB Over Network product is simple to install - you install the Server side of it on whatever...
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MS Non-Support
Published 1 May 8 1:33 PM | Charlie Russel
One of my favourite fellow MVPs, Barb Bowman , posted a rant today about the latest Microsoft product to ship with no support for 64-bit users. In this case, a "professional" photographic tools application, Pro Photo Tools v1 . For shame, Microsoft...
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Finally - Adobe to support 64-bit in next version of PhotoShop
Published 3 April 8 10:52 AM | Charlie Russel
Adobe has finally announced that PhotoShop CS4 will have a 64-bit version. Gee, took them long enough. The C-Net article on this is here . Charlie.
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iRotate Utility
Published 8 January 8 12:5 PM | Charlie Russel
I've got a dual monitor setup, running off an ATI 1650 video card. Not exactly hot stuff, but adequate for most of my (non-gaming) needs. But the ATI software is the PITS. It keeps losing track of which monitor is which, turning off the older SGI...
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Windows Home Server - x64 Support Announced
Published 7 January 8 1:2 PM | Charlie Russel
The Windows Home Server Team Blog announced that Microsoft will soon be releasing (H1, 2008) a free, automatic, upgrade to Windows Home Server called "PowerPack 1" (PP1 for short.) PP1 has lots of new features I think are important, including...
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Two Factor Authentication
Published 27 July 7 7:18 PM | Charlie Russel
I spent last night installing the latest version of AuthAnvil and RWW-Guard on our network. Between the two, we now have a far more secure environment that enforces Two Factor Authentication (TFA) for access to critical accounts and resources. Normal...
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Acronis True Image Enterprise
Published 2 July 7 6:16 AM | Charlie Russel
As some of you know, I've been fighting to live with Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Virtual Server - without much success, I might add. I strongly suspect it's related to networking, but whatever the cause, it's been a disaster here. After losing...
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Kensington Mouse in XP x64
Published 31 January 7 11:14 PM | Charlie Russel
From a post on the microsoft public 64bit newsgroup today, we have a suggestion for how to get all four buttons of your Kensington Expert Mouse to work in XP Professional x64 Edition. I don't use a Kensington, but I thought it was both useful for others...
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Finally - ISA Client for Vista and XP x64 releases
Published 12 December 6 7:58 PM | Charlie Russel
Finally, Microsoft has released an ISA Firewall Client that officially supports XP x64 and Vista. The download is a single download for both 64-bit and 32-bit, and is the same for all supported versions of Windows, up to and including Vista RTM. So go...
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TechNet Radio Interview
Published 8 November 6 5:43 PM | Charlie Russel
Technet Radio Interview - My thoughts on the Windows Vista and the beta process My thoughts on the Windows Vista and the beta process
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Serious Servers for x64
Published 24 October 6 6:24 PM | Charlie Russel
OK, folks, if you love 64-bit, and want to work on a really dynamite new server suite from Microsoft, here's your chance. Microsoft is making the beta for their new Centro product available to those who are interested. For all the details, including the...
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Windows Virtual PC 2007 Beta Supports x64 Hosts
Published 11 October 6 7:21 PM | Charlie Russel
Time to sign up for the beta of Virtual PC 2007, which is now showing you the Microsoft Connect site . Scroll down to the Programs section, and you'll find Virtual PC 2007 Beta. Click Apply, and you're automatically accepted into the beta. Word...
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PowerShell RC2 Available for Download
Published 27 September 6 5:30 PM | Charlie Russel
The latest pre-release build of the powerful new Microsoft shell and scripting language is now available for download here: · Language Neutral · Localized · MUI If you haven't started working with PowerShell, you should. This...
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ISA Firewall Client for x64
Published 5 September 6 9:14 PM | Charlie Russel
Finally, the ISA Firewall Client for x64 has been released! Download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=45855498-66ba-43d3-a8f1-37837d380389&displaylang=en We've been waiting a long time for a released version. Charlie...
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WinRAR 3.60 Released (now, 3.61)
Published 24 August 6 6:46 AM | Charlie Russel
There is a new version of WinRAR , the alternative archiver to WinZIP. But unlike WinZIP, it directly integrates into the x64 Windows Explorer shell, allowing right-mouse clicks. In fact, the WinRAR folks have supported x64 since almost the very beginning...
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x64 Vista Beta 2 and SBS
Published 8 June 6 6:16 AM | Charlie Russel
You can’t join an x64 Vista computer to your SBS Premium network using connectcomputer, and you can’t even do it manually if you’re running the default ISA configuration. The solution is: Open the ISA Management GUI Scroll down to Configuration...
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New AMD CPU Drivers available
Published 19 May 6 4:20 PM | Charlie Russel
There are new AMD CPU drivers available on the AMD site. Especially a good idea for dual core CPUs, but worth the upgrade for any 64 bit CPU. AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor Driver 1.3.1 AMD Athlon 64/FX Processor Driver 1.3.1 Mobile AMD Athlon 64...
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Vista Hardware Requirements
Published 18 May 6 7:2 PM | Charlie Russel
Microsoft has opened a new website that has specifics of what will be required for Vista - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx . As the web site makes clear, the minimum requirements for Vista are substantial, but not unreasonable...
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Current AntiVirus (AV)
Published 5 March 6 6:58 AM | Charlie Russel
This is the current state of Anti-Virus on x64 so far as I'm aware. If you know of others, by all means tell me. Free Avast! - http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html Not Free Nod32 - http://www.nod32.com/home/home.htm AVG Professional - http:...
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