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<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft's Blue Hat talks start Thursday CNET News.com, CA - 16 minutes ago CVE-2008-1436 states that "Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008 does not properly assign activities to the NetworkService ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Everybody Hates Vista Motley Fool - Apr 28, 2008 Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), for example, plans to take advantage of a loophole in the Windows Vista licensing agreement that would allow it to sell XP to customers ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Steve Gordon and Chris Parker from the Windows Live team talk about the newly released Facebook application that brings Windows Live Messenger to Facebook. What this means is that you'll be able to see the intersection of your friends from Facebook and your Windows Live Messenger contacts. Steve and Chris give a demo of Messenger on Facebook and you'll also see them whiteboard how the application was built using Facebook's Development Platform. Install Windows Live Messenger for Facebook - Download Low res version - Download MP4 version Listen to the podcast(MP3) Listen to the podcast(WMA) Download the Video Watch the Video More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Everybody Hates Vista Motley Fool - Apr 28, 2008 Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), for example, plans to take advantage of a loophole in the Windows Vista licensing agreement that would allow it to sell XP to customers ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145318/microsoft_helps_law_enforcement_get_around_encryption.html How does Microsoft expect people to trust its encryption if they actively help people build anti-encryption tools? What happens if the tool falls into the wrong hands? What happens if I have something I don't want the govt. to see? More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

I've got a stored procedure in SQL Server 2005 which allows for nulls to be passed in for some of the parameters.* The logic is written to allow for this, and I certainly want it that want. I am new to using LINQ to SQL, and so I am trying to figure out how to pass a null in for some of the parameters to the strongly typed datacontext class that is created when I drag the SP onto the O/R designer in VS 2008.* For example, what do I use to pass in a null for a SQL Int value, to the method that corresponds to my stored procedure in my strongly typed datacontext class? More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

So basically Vista now is getting about the same reception as XP did when it came out, right?* I'm looking to solidly prove that, and in turn prove that most people who love XP, but hate Vista are sheep, or at the very least are following the regular cycle of things and should get over it.* :P Does anyone have any good articles that bash XP, expecially on the basis of performance, relyability, system requirements, and changes made that people didn't like? More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

I'm using HttpWebRequest and HttpWebResponse to query a remote server. I plan to load the returned xml into an XMLDocument, but the HttpWebRequest.GetResponse() method fails with a 403 "Forbidden" error. I am able to get a response when I put my domain username and password as plain text into the request's Credentials member, but of course I'd like to avoid having that information in the application. I thought that code along these lines (found at http://claytonj.wordpress.com/2006/09/04/run-code-under-the-iis-authenticated-user-context/) would solve my problem: using System.Security.Principal; if (User.GetType() == typeof(WindowsPrincipal)) { WindowsIdentity id = (WindowsIdentity) User.Identity; WindowsImpersonationContext impersonate = id.Impersonate(); //perform tasks under the impersonated user //*** ***// //revert back to local ASPNET account impersonate.Undo(); } else { //user isn’t authenticated } But, I still get the 403 error. I think the impersonation is failing because the WindowsIdentity.ImpersonationLevel property is always "Impersonation." I think this needs to be "Delegation" to reach the remote server (I'm behind a firewall and corporate proxy), but the property is read-only so I can't set it. My Question: What do I need to configure in order to get the ImpersonationLevel property to be of the TokenImpersonationLevel.Delegation type? Let me know if this requires clarification. More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

I have a project where we are generating worddocument using WORD-ML. *At this point client also wants to havedocument generated in PDF. For this I need to convert my WORD-ML intoFO-XML. Do anyone know how I can do this. I can not write FO-XML fromscratch at this point. I just need a tool or some process which canconvert my WORD-ML to FO-XML. Thanks. More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

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My system is a P4 1.7GHZ, 800MB Ram, Windows XP.* I have two 7200RPM HDDs and just purchased a 320GB external HDD (USB2).* When copying files between internals drives or the external, the overall system performance plummets noticeably.* Device Manager reports the primary/secondary channels using Ultra DMA Mode 5.* Both internal drives are on the same primary channel (device 0 and device 1).* Perhaps this may slow down transfer speeds but wouldnt explain crappy system performance. Is there anything i can do with my "current" system to improve operating system performance during file copying amongst my HDDs. Thank you. More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Slashdot parent company experiences overnight outage Slashdot has been owned by the publicly traded SourceForge (LNUX) since 2000, when the company--then known as VA Software--acquired Slashdot operator Andover.net. SourceForge representatives were not immediately available for comment regarding the outages. More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Just wondering what the average is for a developer. I have about 7-8 years experience. I have one day left of a 3 month notice period before changing jobs.* Cant help feeling 3 months*is pretty pointless especially as they have struggled to find work for me the last month or so.... If I had a company I dont think I would have more than 2 months or so as once people hand their resignation in they just dont have the same motivation et More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Incompatibility sidelines service packs as Microsoft tries to find ... TechRepublic, KY - 2 minutes ago Last week, Forrester Research noted that Vista has been pretty much universally dissed by corporate America. Some 89.5% of corporate Windows users ran ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

http://ms-os.com/ SYS-CON Media <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Partners To Microsoft: Stop Bashing Vista CRN, NY - Apr 28, 2008 By Kevin McLaughlin, ChannelWeb Some Microsoft channel partners say the software giant's recent blunt public statements about Windows Vista are putting them ... Yahoo's Yang in tough spot Tri-Valley Herald all 42 news articles More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Vista SP1 auto updates also halted CNET News.com, CA - 18 hours ago "We are temporarily holding any additional automatic distribution of Windows Vista SP1," Microsoft said in response to an inquiry from CNET News.com. ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft postpones automatic Service Pack updates Current IT news from heise online, UK - 33 minutes ago Microsoft has delayed the distribution of its recent Service Packs for Windows XP and Windows Vista by Windows Update. Service Pack 3 for Windows XP was to ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

I realize thread might get more heated than a Bush/Kerry thread, but I thought I'd ask anyway. I'm being asked by some friends who have an office for their business. It is only the three of them and they're seeking to replace some computers. Two have laptops, one has a desktop. The two have laptops because 'it's cool' and they cn take their work to a local coffeeshop (or home)* and do it. The problem is, their laptops are falling apart after a few years. I'm planning on recommending desktops for them, if only because they tend to last longer (they don't necessarily need the latest/greatest hardware or upgrades). My question is,* how long of a life can people expect (generally) from a laptop vs a desktop? I am ball-parking laptops as two-three years, depending on wear and tear, and desktops being six or seven. Does this sound right? Does anyone have any insights as to why my recommendation might be right or wrong? More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Partners To Microsoft: Stop Bashing Vista CRN, NY - Apr 28, 2008 By Kevin McLaughlin, ChannelWeb Some Microsoft channel partners say the software giant's recent blunt public statements about Windows Vista are putting them ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Researcher Finds New Flaw in QuickTime for Windows PC World - Apr 28, 2008 A security think tank says it has found a vulnerability in Apple's QuickTime multimedia player that can be exploited remotely to compromise Windows Vista ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Hello, I have a question about querying a hierarchy. Take This hypothetical table: EmpNo ** *Designation ** *ReportsTo 10 ** *Director ** * 20 ** *Senior Manager ** *10 30 ** *Typist ** *** ** * 20 40 ** *Programmer * ** ** 20 And This One: JobNo** *Description** *EmpID 10** ** * Make Tea** ** * 30 20* ** ** Do Everything** 40 30* ** ** Do Nothing** ** 20 How would I go about querying all the way down the hierarchy? For example I want to see all of the jobs outstanding in Employee 10's team, no matter to whom they are assigned. How would I do that? More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

i'm creating looped digital art videos on wmv format for using as dreamscene on vista. but i didn't find yet any clear solution for xp.* i would like to get your solutions. (except vlc player, bs player) sincerely, serdar camlica http://3dfiction.com More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Free COFEE opens Microsoft BitLocker ZDNet - 1 hour ago ... released a tool to law enforcement that helps get around the encryption provided by the company’s own BitLocker software, distributed in Windows Vista. ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

This, what's the weightage of this product in your project. Or, how you keep track of DBO (database objects- like; sp, tbl, view, func, ...) done by so many devs working on the same project and deploy the proper changes to prod server's database? Is there any flow you follow or you have any 3-P tools you depend on? More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Hi, For displaying culture*sensitive day-names*in my application I am using - String[] strWeekDays = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.AbbreviatedDayNames; The application works fine for all the culture except for Chinese(HongKong) where*the array returns Gregorian*day-names in english*i.e. Mon, Tue, Web........Sun. Same is the case with*method - CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.GetAbbreviatedMonthName(date) which returns**returns Gregorian*month-names in english*i.e. Jan, Feb, Mar........Dec. What is right way to get the information ? Thanks, Sudeep. More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds