Windows Archive

Windows XP a Goner? First Aid for your Windows PC

Submitted by Tudy 2005-01-13 Windows 33 Comments

Blue screen, registry error, blank screen... ack! Somebody tell me: how I can retrieve my data? How do I get my system running again? THG shows you which tools to use, and how to use them to get everything running again - without data loss or the dreaded reinstall.

Windows XP Starter Edition Review

Eugenia Loli 2005-01-12 Windows 74 Comments

In mid-2004, reports surfaced that Microsoft would soon ship an entry-level version of Windows XP, dubbed Windows XP Starter Edition, to customers in emerging markets such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia and India. Those markets, Microsoft said, needed locale-specific PCs that were easy to use, support, and sell. Read the review here.

Expect security leap after Longhorn, says HP exec

Submitted by Tudy 2005-01-12 Windows 35 Comments

While the computing industry has been working to tighten up the security of its products amid increasing threats from viruses and hackers, a truly trustworthy infrastructure is still a few years off, Hewlett-Packard's security head said in an interview this week.

Hackers Tune In to Windows Media Player

Submitted by Sid 2005-01-11 Windows 19 Comments

Hackers are using the newest DRM technology in Microsoft's Windows Media Player to install spyware, adware, dialers and computer viruses on unsuspecting PC users. Security researchers have detected the appearance of two new Trojans, Trj/WmvDownloader.A and Trj/WmvDownloader.B, in video files circulating on P2P (peer-to-peer) networks.

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested

Eugenia Loli 2005-01-08 Windows 58 Comments

Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is now available (despite MS shelving its Itanium version): ZDNet has put Build 1289 through its paces.

Trials of Longhorn

Submitted by danjr 2005-01-08 Windows 47 Comments

News.com has a review of the struggles of Longhorn. Among other delays and setbacks noted, word from Microsoft that the WinFS file system wouldn't be released in Windows Server until 2009.

Demo of Avalon 3D #

Submitted by Tudy 2005-01-07 Windows 48 Comments

Daniel is a software design engineer on the Avalon team and he's responsible for the 3D features of Avalon. Here he gives us a demo of Avalon 3D. Originally designed to only run on the next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, Avalon is now supported on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. In fact, the demo here is done on XP.

WindowsXP x64 development info

Guest post by Brandon Sneed 2005-01-06 Windows 8 Comments

Since installing x64 and VS.NET 2005 Dec04 CTP, I've ported a few apps to 64bit. Its usually pretty easy. The hardest part I had was caused by a UNICODE define.

Microsoft Nixes Windows XP for Itanium

Submitted by Tudy 2005-01-06 Windows 21 Comments

Microsoft Corp. has pulled the plug on a version of Windows XP for Intel Corp.'s Itanium 2 processor. The move marks the end for Itanium 2 in Windows-based workstations and comes after major hardware vendors abandoned the 64-bit chip for use in workstations.

NT’s Retirement Opens Windows for Linux

Submitted by danjr 2004-12-30 Windows 55 Comments

When general support for Windows NT 4.0 ends Friday, it may open up opportunities for Linux, and other operating systems. In other news, new critial flaws in Windows have yet to be patched.

Windows XP Service Pack 2: The Inside Story

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-27 Windows 51 Comments

In early December, Paul Thurrot sat down with Todd, Ryan Burkhardt, and Jon Murchinson to discuss XP SP2 and the virtual team that made it happen. Here is their story.

Domains and Objects in Windows Server 2003

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-26 Windows 13 Comments

Jesse Smith reviews two of the new features of Windows Server 2003 Active Directory 1.1: raising domain functional levels and using saved queries to simplify administrative tasks.

Longhorn will Let Users Tune Windows for Different Servers

David Adams 2004-12-18 Windows 26 Comments

Bob Muglia, senior vice president of Microsoft's Windows Server division, told Computerworld during an interview this month that role-based configuration tools "were always the most important feature set that I thought was going into" the server version of Longhorn, which is due in 2007

Windows Server “R2” Beta

David Adams 2004-12-12 Windows 3 Comments

From Microsoft Watch: Microsoft quietly delivered a first private beta release of Windows Server "R2" to the first of about 1,000 testers on Wednesday, company officials confirmed Friday. Meanwhile, Microsoft is soliciting a wider pool of beta testers for a second R2 beta, which it is planning to deliver in the second quarter of 2005...

New file system has long road to Windows

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-10 Windows 42 Comments

Microsoft's long-awaited new Windows file system is still a work in progress. Although Microsoft hopes to ship a test version of WinFS in late 2006, it could be several more years before the revamped storage mechanism finds its way into Windows Server.

Microsoft to patch New Windows flaws

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-09 Windows 32 Comments

Microsoft plans to release patches for five Windows flaws next week, it announced today.

Microsoft Goes to Pieces

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-09 Windows 59 Comments

With the release of Longhorn in 2007, Microsoft said it will offer "role-based" versions of Windows in which only the code needed to perform a given function will be included in a particular build of the operating system. Could Longhorn's new, component-based approach be the start of something big?

Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 SP1

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-08 Windows 24 Comments

Service Pack 1 builds upon the impressive track record of the award winning Windows Server 2003 operating system by introducing numerous refinements in addition to supplying cumulative system updates. Deploying Service Pack 1 will help enterprises across all industries and segments enhance security, increase reliability and simplify administration through guided attack surface reduction.

Microsoft nears release of 64-bit Windows

Submitted by Tudy 2004-12-07 Windows 18 Comments

Microsoft said Tuesday that it has released a near-final test version of updates to its Windows and Windows Server operating systems. Also, Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 has RDP over SSL already included.

Windows Server 2003 SP1 Release Candidate, Other

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-07 Windows 11 Comments

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Release Candidate has been released in both 32bit and 64bit systems. Some release notes here.