Microsoft Delays Service Pack Downloads
Microsoft has discontinued downloading of Vista SP1 via Automatic Update and delayed the release of XP SP3 through Automatic Update to as well. Want the reason? Well, today they uncovered a compatibility issue between Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) and both Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). The same compatibility issue was found in XP SP3 before the general distribution, but it wasn’t in Vista SP1. Microsoft released Vista SP1 to manufacturing on February 4.
Due to the newly encountered incompatibility issues with the Service Packs, Microsoft is forced to halt the release. Their release was planned before the end of August, but this is not the case anymore and Microsoft fails to announce the exact date.
Office 2007 SP1 Coming Out Next Week
by Haris on December 8, 2007
in Microsoft, Softwares, Tips and Tricks
Recently, Microsoft rolled out the first release candidate version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to some beta testers, and is now planning to roll out Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista next week.
And with all these, guess what? Microsoft is also going to release the first service pack for Office 2007. Amazing, isn’t it? Microsoft didn’t left out its remaining flagship product. Initially, it was slated for an early 2008 release with Vista SP1, but now it will be available to public for download on December 11 through Microsoft Download Center!
Download Yahoo Messenger 9 For Vista
Yup, it’s out! The preview version of Yahoo Messenger 9 is now available for download for Vista users. XP users got the beta release couple of months ago, but Vista users still had to wait because Yahoo still had some work left for the Vista version.
Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta Leaked
by Haris on December 2, 2007
in Freewares, Softwares, Tips and Tricks, Windows
The news about Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (WLM 9.0), also known as MSN Messenger 9.0, has been around since many days now and I was very eager to give it a try. I even signed up for Microsoft Connect, hoping to get an invitation. But, didn’t got any! LOL! They only gave out invitations to their old members, which included some 5000 beta testers.But guess what? I just found a way to try it out, thanks to Tech Today. And my readers too grab it and try the next version of the world’s most popular instant messenger :)
2 Methods to Backup your Registry
by Haris on August 9, 2007
in Freewares, Tips and Tricks, Windows
Registry Editor is an advanced tool used for viewing and changing settings in your system registry. It contains all the information, settings of your computer. Even your user account username and password is saved in the resgistry (if configured to store in the registry).
As Registry Editor allows you to add/modify registry, it is advisable that you only use it if GUI does not provide the option you are looking for. If you make some incorrect changes, your system may crash and break :P . So it’s always good to make a backup of your registries before making any changes in it.
Method 1
This method is mostly used when you are making changes to some specific area in the registry, but it can also be used to make full backups.
How to delete an undeleteable files
by Haris on August 5, 2007
in Freewares, Tips and Tricks, Windows
At times, you must have come across such situations where a file doesn’t get deleted, no matter what you do. So, the following instructions will help you get out of such situations.
Here in this tutorial, I’ll use test.avi, which doesn’t get deleted. Now open Command Prompt and leave it open there. Close all the other programs (if any opened). Open Task Manager and end the process Explorer.exe. DON’T close the Task Manager, leave it open and now go back to Command Prompt. Change the directory to where test.avi is saved (I hope you know Command Prompt, anyway, use the CD command).
Some Notepad Tricks
by Haris on May 9, 2007
in Tips and Tricks, Windows
Yesterday, while reading Tricks4Fun.com I came to know about a few Notepad ticks :)
You can try out the following tricks:
Use it as a log book:
You can use notepad as a log book. To do this, you need to open Notepad, type .LOG in the first line, save the file and close it. The next time you open the file, the current date and time will be displayed there. Every time you open this file the file will have a time stamp along with text on it. Well you can use this to make daily notes or use it as a dairy. :)
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Put Windows Live Messenger On Your Desktop
by Haris on May 5, 2007
in Freewares, Softwares, Tips and Tricks, Windows
Did you ever got messages on Windows Live Messenger when you are busy and do not want to chat? Then you would definitely have to open up the chat window and read the sender’s message, in fact, wasting a lot of time. Right?
But don’t worry, I have found a very neat plugin by which you can easily see all your incoming chat messages on you desktop without the need of opening each window to read. Of course you can reply to the important messages instantly or reply to them later. :)
Hide Your Files In A JPEG
by Haris on May 1, 2007
in Tips and Tricks, Windows
Well, did you know you could hide your files in a JPEG file? For this, you will only need to download WinRAR. You just need to have a little knowledge about Command Prompt and have WinRAR installed.
Ok, lets begin…
- Gather all the files that you wish to hide in a folder anywhere in your PC (make it in C:hidden – RECOMMENDED).
- Now, add those files in a RAR archive (e.g. secret.rar). This file should also be in the same directory (C:hidden).
- Now, look for a simple JPEG picture file (e.g. logo.jpg). Copy/Paste that file also in C:hidden.
- Now, open Command Prompt (Go to Run and type ‘cmd‘). Make your working directory C:hidden.
