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Fake Longhorn on your Windows XP with Desktop Sidebar

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-27 Windows 49 Comments

The aim of Desktop Sidebar is provide you with instant access to some of your most important daily information, however some may run it just to fake the Longhorn's sidebar. Whichever your intent is, this seems to be like a nifty utility with enhancements for Windows users.

Ten More Ways To Make Windows XP Run Even Better

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-27 Windows 15 Comments

In the original "Ten Ways To Make Windows XP Run Better" Langa covered many fundamental tweaks and adjustments that can help you to move XP out of its bland and sometimes limiting default settings and into a configuration that better fits your own personal needs, preferences, and work style. Fred Langa now examines free add-ons and utilities that further refine and improve your operating system.

Preview: Inside the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Beta

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-25 Windows 52 Comments

Microsoft will release Service Pack 2 for Windows XP (both Home and Professional) in the first half of 2004. PCMag's look at the beta version, released to testers in December, revealed a number of interesting security enhancements in Web browsing, e-mail, and networking.

Hillel Cooperman and Tjeerd Hoek Talk Longhorn

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-23 Windows 14 Comments

Hillel Cooperman and Tjeerd ("cheered") Hoek are two of the key figures in the Windows User Experience team at Microsoft, and they've worked on some the company's more advanced user interface projects over the past several years. This interview is the first in a series highlighting the personalities behind the technology.

Cutting Windows down to size

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-20 Windows 60 Comments

A Melbourne-based software outfit has come up with a tool for getting rid of the bloat on Windows systems and literally cutting one's system down to size. LitePC has developed software which it markets as XPLite and 2000lite, which users can use to remove practically any component of Windows.

Light On Longhorn: Avalon, WinFS, Indigo

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-18 Windows 22 Comments

MSDN posted three articles describing the new features found on Longhorn and the next VisualStudio.

Microsoft Boosts 32-Bit Performance on 64-bit Systems

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-14 Windows 10 Comments

Intel and Microsoft on Tuesday released software designed to improve the performance of Windows applications designed for 32-bit processors when they are running on Intel's 64-bit Itanium 2 processors. Download it here.

Tablet PC XP 2004, codename “Lonestar” Beta Coming March

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-13 Windows 2 Comments

According to Tablet PC Talk Microsoft has announced at CES that they will release a beta copy of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2004 (Lonestar) upgrade in March 2004.

Windows 98 Gets Support Reprieve

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-12 Windows 23 Comments

Although support for the older operating systems was due to end shortly, Microsoft has announced that it will be extended Microsoft has extended support for Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows ME. The software giant has extended support for the operating systems until 30 June, 2006. During that time paid over-the-phone support will be available, and "critical" security issues will be reviewed and "appropriate steps" taken.

Microsoft Expands Opteron Windows Test

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-11 Windows 18 Comments

Microsoft is offering an open beta version of its Windows Server 2003 for systems using the Advanced Micro Devices 64-bit Opteron processor. The beta version of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems has been available to a small group of testers in a "technical beta" since October. With this release, the software is available to anyone interested in trying it out through a customer preview program, says John Borozan, a Microsoft product manager.

Windows XP SP2 Allows Concurrent Sessions

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-11 Windows 51 Comments

XP Pro SP2 seems to support conncurrent use of XP via remote desktop and via console. (previously only a single session was possible on XP). If you run XP sp2 beta 1, you can enable it now, the setting taken from win2k3 enables it for WinXP Pro-SP2.

Windows XP Handheld Due Later This Year

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-10 Windows 41 Comments

Devices will be size of a handheld, have a hard drive, Wi-Fi and VGA display, vendor claims. A new type of mobile device that is barely larger than a standard handheld but runs Windows XP on an i86 processor was unveiled this week at the CES. Vendors said the device, which they are dubbing the ultra-personal computer (UPC), will be available in the second half of this year. Development of the device is being encouraged by Transmeta, which has a line of i86-compatible processors that is small enough and has sufficient heat dissipation to be put into devices without cooling fans.

Windows 98 Support Shifts to CD

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-09 Windows 13 Comments

When Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows 98 support next Friday, it will offer a free CD designed to help users "make the most" of the aging operating system, without any further assistance from the software giant.

Windows Server 2003 for 64-Bit Extended Systems

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-08 Windows 19 Comments

Windows Server 2003 for 64-Bit Extended Systems provides high performance for both 32-bit and 64-bit applications on the same system. The underlying architecture is based on 64-bit extensions to the industry-standard x86 instruction set, allowing today's 32-bit applications to run natively on 64-bit extended processors such as AMD Opteron. At the same time, new 64-bit applications are executed in 64-bit mode, which processes more data per clock cycle, allows greater access to memory, and speeds numeric calculations. Read the newly published information here.

Porting Windows CE .NET to the Xbox

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-08 Windows 11 Comments

Members of the "xbox-windows project" recently announced that Windows CE .NET is now booting on the Xbox. "Currently, we have a partial BSP for CE .NET 4.20, and working PCI, USB, Display, and Mouse drivers. Most of the "important" parts of the BSP are done, however some features are still lacking or bug ridden. We also have a simple, preliminary bootloader based on xbeboot from the xbox-linux project. With these in place, CE loads and runs properly, but is not yet very useful." WindowsForDevices contacted the project's originator, who prefers to be known by the pseudonym "Artifex", to gain insight into the project's origins, goals, and plans for the future. The result is this interview.

Whatever happened to the Windows Media Center?

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-07 Windows 18 Comments

On the eve of the giant annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft is set to deep-six its short-lived Windows XP Media Center Edition, according to industry reports received by The Register.

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Beta first look

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-05 Windows 64 Comments

Microsoft has taken the wraps off of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. It addresses security concerns, fixes previous security issues, and implements new security features. In case you are slow on the uptake, Windows XP Service Pack 2 is all about security, says ArsTechnica.

Your Next OS: Windows 2006?

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-02 Windows 100 Comments

Preview sports new file system, gee-whiz graphics, and some security fixes. The next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, is still in the early stages of its journey to the retail corral, but PCWorld's hands-on look at a preview reveals features we'd love to have now--while raising some intriguing questions.

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Info

Submitted by newsgeek 2004-01-02 Windows 4 Comments

This post focus around new security features in Windows XP Service Pack 2. With screenshots.

First Look At Windows XP Service Pack 2

Eugenia Loli 2003-12-31 Windows 49 Comments

Security Pipeline obtained access to the first widespread beta of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) during the holidays. Microsoft has said that this beta represents a subset of what will be released when this software is finalized sometime during the first half of 2004. CRN tested the new software on a couple of test machines, and found it to be very reliable during a couple of days use.