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Microsoft ‘Stealth Update’ Proving Problematic

The stealth Update that Microsoft released back in August isn’t quite as harmless as the company claims. Ever since the Redmond company’s recent download of new support files for Windows Update, users of XP’s repair function have been unable to install the latest 80 patches from Microsoft.

Associate more file extensions with WinRAR

By default, WinRAR will only associate files with extenions RAR, R00, R01 till R29, how about the rest? WinRAR switches to new name scheme for quite some time, which use part1.rar, part2.rar etc. as extensions. However, you can find lots of files, still compressed using the old name, extensions from R00 to R99(then S00 to [...]

Install Vista SP1 when system partition size is limited

Installing SP1 requires lots of space,  and might hinder many from adopting the latest update.  Per Microsoft’s claim, installing the service pack will require a large amount of free disk space (7 GB for x86 and 12 GB for x64). From my own experience, at least 6GB is required to install SP1 on x86. However, [...]

Media Center Users Get Free ITV and Slingbox Functionality

Microsoft adds free Internet content and remote access to recorded TV shows, music and other Media Center features. If you already have a Media Center PC, it’s your lucky day, as Microsoft adds two features to the platform: Internet TV and Media Center’s own version of SlingBox called WebGuide.

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