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Games for Windows Live outdated and in need of a copy editor
It takes a while to reinstall a copy of Bioshock 2 , mainly because there are so many ways the Games for Windows Live part of the reinstall can go wrong. For instance, the above message repeatedly showing up when you try to start the game, even after going to the link to... »
See the Starcraft story so far
I understand there's a little RTS called Starcraft II coming out next week. »
Dell Water Cooler Chat: Windows 7 Deployment Q&A
I'll be taking part in a live Water Cooler chat session with Dell's End User Computing Solutions Architect, Phil Dakas. This follows a series of Dell Windows 7 deployment web casts that I previously participated in as well »
Microsoft Security Essentials vNext Now in Beta
Microsoft sends word that it is now offering a public beta version of the next Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) product. »
Microsoft Security Advisory (2286198): Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution - 7/16/2010
Revision Note: V1.0 (July 16, 2010) Advisory published. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is investigating reports of limited, targeted attacks exploiting a vulnerability in Windows Shell, a component of Microsoft Windows. »
MS10-042: Vulnerability in Help and Support Center
Today we released MS10-042 to address CVE-2010-1885, a Critical severity security issue in the Help and Support Center. »
MS10-045: Microsoft Office Outlook Remote Code Execution vulnerability
Today we released the fix for CVE-2010-0266, an Important severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office Outlook. »
MS10-042 - Critical: Vulnerability in Help and Support Center Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2229593)
Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Windows Help and Support Center feature that is delivered with supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. »
Windows 7 64-Bit Momentum
Microsoft posts some interesting information about the uptick in 64-bit versions of Windows 7 . As of June 2010, we see that 46 percent of all PCs worldwide running Windows 7 are running a 64-bit edition of Windows 7 . That is, nearly half of all PCs running Windows 7 are running 64-bit »
KINNOT: Microsoft Kills KIN
Barely a month after launching its KIN pseudo smart phone, Microsoft has decided to kill it. Here's the official word: We have made the decision to focus exclusively on Windows Phone 7 and we will not ship KIN in Europe this fall as planned »