http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/os/ en-us Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:44:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006341/posts Microsoft Corp. chief executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday offered a glimmer of hope to fans of the company's XP operating system, saying customer demand may see the company reconsider a decision to stop selling XP in June. But Ballmer was adamant that "most people who buy PCs today buy them with Vista." "That's the statistical truth," he told reporters at a press conference at Louvain-La-Neuve university. "If customer feedback varies, we can always wake up smarter," he said. Fans of the six-year-old operating system set to be pulled off store shelves by June 30 have papered the Internet with blog... www.physorg.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006341/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:44:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1883567/posts I was looking for the latest releases for Ubuntu, and I found they have re-done their website, forums, and available software pages, too. As well, the available software page now boasts no less than 13 application software providers...from Alacos and IBM, to ruffdogs and Real...all guaranteed to "just work". BTW, Opera for Linux is now part of the standard Ubuntu distro package, and available for download. self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1883567/posts#comment Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:20:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1865938/posts SEATTLE (AP) — Chris Pirillo leaned away from his webcam and pointed to his printer/scanner/fax machine, which stopped scanning and faxing after he installed Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista operating system. "I can't live in Vista if the software that I use in my life for productivity does not work," said Pirillo, in the third minute of a 52-minute video he posted on YouTube.> Nearly six months after it launched, gripes over what doesn't work with Vista continue, eclipsing positive buzz over the program's improved desktop search, graphics and security. With Vista now shipping on most new computers, it's all... Excite news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1865938/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:42:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1829322/posts I need help on installing a Windows XP upgrade to a Windows ME machine. The computer is a Micron Systems IBM-compatible machine with 640.0 mb RAM and a 667 MHz CPU clock. I'm getting the following error after the Windows XP setup restarts the computer: A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps: Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly-installed hard drives or hard drive controllers.... My bad self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1829322/posts#comment Sun, 6 May 2007 22:13:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1691514/posts Microsoft on Monday briefly posted pricing for Windows Vista on its Canadian Web site, giving an eye into what the company will charge for the new operating system. The posting indicates that the Home Basic edition of Windows Vista will be priced the same as Windows XP Home, at $233 ($259 Canadian). The Home Premium version, which includes support for Media Center and tablet PC abilities will sell for 13 percent higher rate, a price that translates to about $269 in American dollars. Microsoft quickly removed the price information, but blogger Ed Bott, who spotted the price list earlier Monday,... Cnet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1691514/posts#comment Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:01:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1678572/posts He'd wanted to be the next Dhanraj Pillai, but the vista that destiny opened up for A Mahesh led to greener pastures in the world of technology. The 24-year-old from small town Tamil Nadu has created a software that will add considerable muscle to Vista, Microsoft's brand new operating system due for launch next year. In all probability, Vista will incorporate Mahesh's creation, which is an image browser, image editor, web browser, system tools and disk manager rolled into one. In fact, Microsoft has already validated and awarded the product BETA2 iBRO.NET a patent protection certificate. This means anyone may... Hindustan Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1678572/posts#comment Sun, 6 Aug 2006 05:39:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1634528/posts On Thursday, the company kicked off a campaign aimed at helping customers prepare for the new operating system, which is set for a mainstream launch in January. As expected, Microsoft gave details of two programs. The "Vista-capable" program allows machines that meet a minimum set of requirements to tout themselves as able to run the new Windows. Computer makers who meet higher requirements will be able to tout their machines as "Premium Ready," indicating the PCs are able to take advantage of higher-end features, such as Vista's Aero graphics. "There's really no reason to wait until the launch of Windows... ZDnet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1634528/posts#comment Thu, 18 May 2006 19:27:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1624487/posts SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Benjamin Daines was browsing the Web when he clicked on a series of links that promised pictures of an unreleased update to his computer's operating system. Instead, a window opened on the screen and strange commands ran as if the machine was under the control of someone -- or something -- else. Daines was the victim of a computer virus. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1624487/posts#comment Mon, 1 May 2006 10:46:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1619791/posts Despite all the hoopla about the introduction of Windows Vista, the truth of the matter is that the new OS isn't due for at least another seven to nine months — and it will probably be even longer before most of us start adopting it. Meanwhile, we've still got to deal with Win XP. In order to make the waiting easier, we've decided to assemble the greatest tips in the history of Windows XP. Here you'll find the tips that give you the most bang for your buck; that are most useful in terms of security, functionality, and PC performance;... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1619791/posts#comment Sun, 23 Apr 2006 03:45:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1589886/posts Windows Vista won't have a backdoor that could be used by police forces to get into encrypted files, Microsoft has stressed. In February, a BBC News story suggested that the British government was in discussions with Microsoft over backdoor access to the operating system. A backdoor is a method of bypassing normal authentication to gain access to a computer without to the PC user knowing. But Microsoft has now quelled the suggestion that law enforcement might get such access. "Microsoft has not and will not put 'backdoors' into Windows," a company representative said in a statement sent via e-mail. The... Cnet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1589886/posts#comment Sat, 4 Mar 2006 14:22:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1572677/posts VMware is getting ready to follow up on its VMware Player with a free server product for Linux and Windows. On Monday, EMC subsidiary VMware will release a beta of VMware Server that it calls an "entry-level virtualization product" to partition x86 and x86-64 servers into multiple virtual machines. Unlike the VMware Player, which has limited features compared to the desktop-oriented VMware Workstation, VMware Server will be a full-featured product that is capable of creating virtual machines and includes monitoring features and support for Intel's Virtualization Technology (VT) and virtual SMP -- which allows the virtual machine to present multiple... NewsForge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1572677/posts#comment Mon, 6 Feb 2006 14:16:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1553550/posts What is Google Pack besides free Windows software, with some promotional offers, that you could get from many places on the Web? A software distribution mechanism hooked into Google's infrastructure. Smart move. Google does software provisioning for the masses…for starters–OpenOffice may come soon to the Pack. Larry Page introduces the software and then Robin Williams comes on stage to entertain the crowd. From the Web site: Google Pack also takes the hassle out of downloading, installing, and updating software. You can download and install the entire Google Pack in just a few clicks. And the included Google Updater helps you... ZdNet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1553550/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jan 2006 09:05:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1546257/posts So you 've got yourself some new hardware and you're ready to roll huh? Or maybe years of surfing the net and adding odd software have finally taken their toll and you need to reinstall to get some stability and performance back? This guide covers how to install or reinstall Windows, with complete step by step advice covering pre-installation, BIOS, partitioning, formatting, installing and post-installation chores.*********************************Getting ready to install or reinstall WindowsThese instructions are applicable for all VIA chipset motherboards. All the screenshots are taken from an install of Windows XP but if you were installing an older version or... viaarena.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1546257/posts#comment Fri, 23 Dec 2005 21:58:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515894/posts 4 November: FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE has been released. Please check the release errata before installation for any late-breaking news and/or issues with 6.0. The Release Information page has more information about FreeBSD releases. The FreeBSD Project http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515894/posts#comment Fri, 4 Nov 2005 23:30:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1435229/posts 'DVD Jon' Cracks Google Video Viewer a Day After Release Contributed by Ryan    Thursday, 30 June 2005 The Norwegian programmer - famous for cracking the copy protection on DVDs - modified Google's Video Viewer and made the code available only a day after the search giant released the product to the public. On Monday, Google announced the availability of their Video Viewer software as a component of their new Web-based video search service.  The video search allows users to enter keywords and find results from a database of videos from numerous sources.  Consumers must use Google's Video Viewer... GeekInformed.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1435229/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jul 2005 13:12:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1427205/posts NEW DELHI: Breaching the much touted "impenetrable" Window Genuine Advantage (WGA) of Microsoft, an Indian researcher has shown the global software leader how fragile its claims were. With a potential to hurt Microsoft's business across the world, Debasis Mohanty has broke open WGA through an "easy-to-exploit" weakness in the software for generating illegal copies of Window XP programme. Microsoft confirmed the claims of the Bangalore-based rsearcher Debasis Mohanty but sought to downplay it saying "it represents very little threat." A company spokesperson said they did expect counterfeiters to try a number of different methods to circumvent safeguards provided by WGA.... PTI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1427205/posts#comment Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:48:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1403586/posts Here you go, some interesting things on Windows XP that may be of use to you. Windows XP Hidden Applications To run any of these applications, click Start --> Run and type the executable name, for example: charmap 1. Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters) 2. Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe 3. Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard) 4. Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool) 5. DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards) 6. Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters) 7. IExpress Wizard =... Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1403586/posts#comment Sun, 15 May 2005 16:16:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1337241/posts In an effort to boost sales of Windows, Microsoft has its sights set on its nearest competitor. But it's not Linux. And sorry, Apple Computer fans, it's not the Mac. The biggest rival to Windows sales is Windows itself--or rather pirated copies of the OS. And Microsoft is starting to put its foot down.n its most serious bid yet to reap revenue from those who've been getting Windows without payment to Microsoft, the company plans to require computer ownersto verify that their copy of Windows is properly licensed before allowing them to download software from Microsoft's site. By mid-year, the... CNet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1337241/posts#comment Sun, 6 Feb 2005 17:32:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1335703/posts Microsoft to release bumper Windows patch February 04 2005 by Karen Said February's release to fix 'critical' flaws... "A bumper crop of Microsoft patches will be released next week, including nine fixes for Windows flaws. At least one of the updates for the Windows operating system is rated "critical", its highest rating, Microsoft said on Thursday in a posting to its TechNet site. The forewarning is part of the company's programme to give regular computer users notice of monthly security bulletins before the patches themselves are released. There will be 13 updates in total, Microsoft said. That includes a critical... Silicon.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1335703/posts#comment Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:52:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1335343/posts Microsoft on Thursday gave early warning that next week's monthly dose of security bulletins and patches will be among its biggest ever. According to the Advance Notification service, which pre-announces upcoming patches but limits the information disclosed, next Tuesday's roundup will include 13 security bulletins, at least three of which will be marked "Critical," the Redmond, Wash.-based developer's most dire warning. Nine of the bulletins affect Microsoft Windows. That's a much-higher-than-normal number, and three times what the company published in January. Other patches will be published to fix bugs in SharePoint Services, Microsoft Office, the .Net Framework, Visual Studio, Windows... TechWeb http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1335343/posts#comment Thu, 3 Feb 2005 21:53:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1218004/posts SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE LINES, TEXAS - The Cast of the Rather-Gate scandal are connected in a stunningly simple way. The Travis County [, Texas] Democratic Party, Dan Rather, Robin Rather, Ben Barnes, James C. Moore, Bill Burkett, and others used the machinery of Autin4Kerry.org, OnlineJournal.com, GreaterDemocracy.org, and CBS 60 Minutes to publicize allegations supported by fraudulent documents. Some cable news pundants hope that Dan Rather was conned by a devious but well meaning Bush-hater. Others theorize that CBS was duped by Karl Rove who may have planted the fake documents in a way that Dan Rather could find them and... Various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1218004/posts#comment Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:28:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1137999/posts A study challenging the origins of Linux states that the open-source software frequently is taken or adapted from material owned by other companies and individuals. It also directly questions Linus Torvalds (news - web sites)' claim to be the inventor of Linux. The information is contained in a book by Kenneth Brown, president the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution. Portions of the book will be released later this week. Brown conducted a comprehensive study on the source of open-source code, tracing the free-software movement over three decades, including interviews with some two-dozen principal developers of Linux, according to Gregory Fossedal, a... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1137999/posts#comment Tue, 18 May 2004 20:25:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/988826/posts SEATTLE, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Computer security experts issued a joint report on Wednesday saying that the ubiquitous reach of Microsoft Corp.'s software on desktops worldwide has made computer networks a national security risk susceptible to "massive, cascading failures." The report, unveiled at the Computer & Communications Industry Association's meeting of industry leaders and government officials in Washington, D.C., saying that Microsoft is now the number one target for malicious computer virus writers. The report's authors told CCIA -- which is funded by Microsoft rivals -- that the software's complexity has made it particularly vulnerable to attacks. So far this... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/988826/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2003 00:13:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/986441/posts TOKYO -- The threat to Microsoft from the free Linux operating system could intensify with the help of a powerful Asian triumvirate: Japan and South Korea are prodding China to join an effort that promotes alternatives to Windows. Japan has earmarked $8.6 million for the project and will hold a meeting in November for the three governments to strengthen research in Linux, including versions that better handle Asian languages. Like some European countries, Japan, South Korea and China have long been wary of leaving too many government computers and networks dependent on Windows. Many experts see Windows as too prone... News Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/986441/posts#comment Sun, 21 Sep 2003 03:59:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/971396/posts Perens: IT pros must lobby for open-source By Jan Stafford, SearchEnterpriseLinux.com Site Editor 26 Aug 2003, SearchEnterpriseLinux.com IT pros, do you want open-source software (OSS) developer Bruce Perens to lose his house and car? If not, then speak up! Perens believes that IT managers have the clout to make their vendors help protect open-source software and its developers. As an open-source pioneer, Perens wrote the opening salvo in the OSS movement: "The Open Source Definition." He has created and worked on many open-source advocacy teams, including Open Source Initiative, the Linux Standard Base, Software in the Public Interest Inc., and... Search Enterprise Linux http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/971396/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:22:19 GMT