Windows Vista, like Windows XP SP2 or XP SP3, has also limit the number of concurrent simultaneous half-open TCP connections or sync packets that the system can establish at any one time. To make thing worse, the TCP/IP network protocol stack in Windows Vista has been rewritten so that Vista can auto adapt and optimize network settings according to network connection configuration. The changes to […]
Adobe AIR 1.0 Beta 3 version has been released from Adobe Lab. Adobe AIR allows developers to use their existing web development skills in HTML, AJAX Flash, Flex, etc to deploy the internet applications to the local desktop. With the release of this new version, Adobe AIR Beta 3, users will see a lot of cool stuffs and added important features. This new release supports […]
Windows XP stores the hardware configuration information of the computer at the time of activation, product activation state status, expiration info of the XP installation, and the current hardware specification in WPA.DBL file which located in %SystemRoot%\System32 folder. To secure the WPA.DBL file, Microsoft encrypts the file with RC4 algorithm. However, WPA.DBL file is not protected, and if user deletes it, user will have to […]
RealVNC has RealVNC Personal Edition and RealVNC Enterprise Edition that support Windows Vista, but unfortunately the software programs are not free and require a license and serial key. RealVNC Free Edition does not support Windows Vista, and users have to depends on various workaround to run VNC on Vista. Luckily there is free alternative for users who need to run VNC server on Windows Vista […]
Some of the popular frequently asked questions since the launch of Windows Vista are whether the computer, or the PC that you going to buy supports Windows Aero Glass Transparency effects? To know whether your notebook or desktop computer supports and able to enable and run Vista Aero effect, here’s a very simple trick to learn and know the support almost immediately without drilling into […]
In Windows Vista Explorer window, there are “Favorite Links” section in the navigation pane on the top left corner that display frequently used shortcut links. Users can add and remove the shortcuts and links in “Favorite Links” in their respective personal folder, which usually resides in “C:\Users\username\Links\” folder. However, the Links folder is not protected and set as read-only, and users can delete the Links […]
When browsing web pages on Internet using Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) or Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) web browser in Windows XP or Windows Vista, visitors may encounters some embedded ActiveX controls or web components that are deactivated or placed into non-interactive frame by default. When mouse over the object, a tooltip message Click to activate and use this control will appear. Or another warning message […]
Microsoft releases Windows XP SP3 RC test build only in English edition. And Windows Update hack to install XP SP3 RC1 won’t show the service pack as an installable option. If users try to install the downloaded standalone installer package in non-English language version of XP, the setup will halt and respond with the following error message.
Other than standalone installation setup package of Vista SP1 RC, Microsoft has also released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC Public Availability Program which makes available SP1 RC through Windows Update. The method is same with original registry hack leaked from Connect, Technet and MSDN. Although the registry key added is different, but the effect is same, indicate to Windows Update mechanism that you interested […]
Internet Explorer Automatic Component Activation (IE ACA) Update is an optional preview for IE that will disable the Click to activate behavior of the embedded ActiveX controls on web page implemented by KB912812 update that was originally released in April 2006. After adding the warning notice, users require to approve and activate ActiveX controls, such as embedded Flash video or media, Windows Media Player applet, […]
Microsoft has released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Release Candidate (RC) 1 standalone installer for free public download via Microsoft Download Center. The release signals beginning of the much wider general testing phase instead of previous test builds release which restricted to registered members of Microsoft Connect, Technet or MSDN, while general users have to resort to leaked versions download via web drive or […]
The first commercial question-answering web search engine for the World Wide Web, Ask.com, currently introduces a new feature which allows net users to erase data on their search queries in order to protect personal privacy of the users while they are surfing the net. The new feature is called AskEraser. It enables net users’ search activities to be deleted from Ask.com servers instantly
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