It's hard to remember back when MB capacities ruled the roost! ------------------------------------------------ It's amazing how illogical a business built on binary logic can be. ...

Microsoft is specifically listing the Windows XP updates as being for XP Service Pack 2. I don't know if this is because they might already be included in SP3 (or if SP3 doesn't have these vulnerabili ...

I am delighted to see that this system has a usable keyboard. I used a Toshiba Libretto 50 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libretto_(notebook)) back in the mid-90's. Its keyboard was so tiny that the on ...

Adobe's gotten an earful from potential Photoshop Express users like you - and they're in the process of rewriting the terms of service. Good job! Read more about it at http://www.maximumpc.com/articl ...

You make a good point. To avoid "giving" your pix to Adobe, make sure you don't mark your folders as shared. If you're wanting to protect your online content while you share it, you're better off ...

Take a look at this TechNet forum thread (in particular the entries from Spudman) for additional install issues and solutions: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3029126&SiteID=1 ...

This website: http://www.michaelaulia.com/blogs/2008/03/safari-31-goes-final.html has some good commentary on Safari 3.1's features and how it compares to Firefox and IE. This website: http://ww ...

Try disabling the card in Device Manager, rerunning the Vista SP1 install via Windows Update (or download the full SP1 installer and install it that way), and then enable the card after Vista SP1 is i ...

According to Microsoft KB948343 (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=948343), the source for most of the material in this article, the drivers for the Creative Audigy sound card are not compatible with ...

The way Search works now is a bit different, but it isn't gone. Enter your search term into the Search window over the start button. If you see a "no items match your search", click Search Everywhere ...

Unfortunately, I'm not surprised to see Creative on this list. They took quite a while to get drivers out for Audigy on Vista, and they're putting most of their efforts into X-Fi these days. Keep nagg ...

Thanks to everyone who's commented on this story. You've all made excellent contributions to the general knowledge level on threats and exploits. Keep 'em coming! ------------------------------------ ...

Good points, mike from Canada. The FireWire networking support in XP was mainly for a quick-and-dirty two-station network (a sort of supercharged version of the old parallel-port Direct Cable Connecti ...

I often keep a spare FireWire or USB cable dangling for a quick ad hoc connection to a peripheral. Now, my office is a private office and I keep it locked, but in a cubicle environment, leaving a Fire ...

Most PC users in a home or office situation are going to be concerned if a tech called in on a software-related task whips out a screwdriver to open the system. However, most of these users probably w ...

I'm glad Emulate IE7 worked. Until MS starts rewriting its own web services for standards-based browsing, that feature's going to be critical. And, thanks for giving IE8 the 'Acid' test. It's alread ...

In the release notes for IE8 Beta 1, Microsoft says that you must use the Emulate IE7 button to get certain MS services, such as Hotmail, to work. Have you tried clicking the Emulate IE7 button, loggi ...

If you're using a Zboard keyboard, be sure to take a look at the forum thread provided by dtanderson. It looks as if we need to run the problem app count up to 13. Keep us updated! ------------------ ...

Windows Mail is the standard email client in Vista. Although it looks similar to Outlook Express, it has several improvements, including better spam filtering, phishing protection, and - most importan ...

It sounds as if Creative's drivers might not be following Vista best practices. Microsoft is citing driver problems in their decision to hold up downloads of the final SP1 package until mid-March and ...

I'll give nLite a spin at integrating SP3 into Windows XP SP2 when it's available as a final product. Thanks for asking. --------------------------------------- It's amazing how illogical a busi ...

Check out both pages of the thread at http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?p=3050763 This *may* solve the problem. Please keep us posted! ...

32-bit versions of Windows XP need this fix because of 32-bit limitations. XP x64 is a 64-bit OS and doesn't need fixing. ----------------------------------- It's amazing how illogical a busines ...

Bravo, Will - you've concisely diagnosed the problem and pointed out a great solution that's already been proven. The biggest barrier is Microsoft's old "not invented here = not doing it" mentality. T ...

It's a myth that changes to the MBR require booting from infected media. That was the method used by "classic" MBR infections such as Stoned, Michelangelo, Junkie and Tequila in the MS-DOS era, but as ...