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Just to make sure the devs see this (I don't know if any of you guys follow C8): http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/3729-Please-throw-an-exception-Please/ To put it short, the login experience for C8 stinks:* hopefully this is something that won't be an issue for the new C9 (as in, a non-Live ID login method still exists), but if you decide to go exclusively to Live ID for login, this ought to be addressed. More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft’s biggest lemon - Windows Home Server ZDNet - 32 minutes ago I’m really surprised that Windows Vista gets as much bad press as it does when Microsoft has an operating system that’s worse. Much worse. ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Hi, my name is Andy Zeigler, and I’m a Program Manager on the Internet Explorer Foundations team. I’d like to tell you about a new IE8 feature called Loosely-Coupled IE, or LCIE for short. Essentially, LCIE is a collection of internal architecture changes to Internet Explorer that improve the reliability, performance, and scalability of the browser. It also paves the way for future improvements in other areas, including security and usability. To do this, we’ve isolated the browser frame and its tabs and changed them to use asynchronous communication between components. In this post, I’ll walk you through the changes we’ve done in IE8 Beta 1. You may have noticed that computers come pre-loaded with all sorts of software. While a lot of this software is useful and works well, some of it, including IE add-ons, can crash and interfere with your browsing experience. Internet Explorer 3rd-party add-ons are COM-based, which enables developers to write high-performance add-ons with powerful features. This also means that IE and running add-ons share the same process and memory address space, so when an add-on crashes, it causes the whole browser to crash. According to an analysis we did of our Windows Error Reporting data, over 70% of all IE hangs and crashes are caused by 3rd-party add-ons. We work closely with software vendors of the most frequently installed IE add-ons to help improve the quality of their add-ons. However, due to the large number available add-ons, it is difficult to provide outreach to every developer. The IE Process Model Part of what we’ve done with LCIE is to split the frame from the tabs, and allow them to function more autonomously. As a refresher, here’s a somewhat simplified view of the IE7 process model: http://ieblog.members.winisp.net/images/IE.Process.Model3.png In the IE7 model, each browser window (UI Frame) usually has its own process. There are a couple of exceptions. For example, if you press ctrl-n to open a new window, IE creates a new UI frame in the same process. The tabs, toolbar extensions, browser helper objects, and ActiveX controls all reside in the same process as the browser window. The problem with this model is that a single access violation, stack overflow, or any other type of failure will cause your entire browser, and all its tabs, to crash. Below is a diagram of how we’ve changed the process model in IE8: http://ieblog.members.winisp.net/images/IE8.Process.Model2.png There are a number of notable changes here: Tabs are isolated from the frame, and are located in separate processes This gives IE the opportunity to isolate many failures to the tab process, thereby reducing the amount of damage done to the rest of your browsing session. The frame and the broker object are located in the same process This is a win for startup performance. The broker object is responsible for examining a URL, and determining if it should be loaded under protected mode or not, and launching IE at the appropriate integrity level. We no longer have to wait for the protected mode broker object’s process to startup before loading the rest of the browser. Low and Medium integrity tabs can reside in the same UI frame The Windows Integrity Mechanism operates on a per-process basis. Now that we can place tabs into their own processes, we can turn protected mode on or off on a per-tab basis. This is a big usability improvement. You no longer need separate browser windows to view sites in and out of protected mode. See LCIE in Action Although these are all internal architecture changes, you can see their effect in a few different ways. For example, on a computer running Windows Vista, open Internet Explorer, browse to some websites, and then open an HTML page from your computer’s hard disk. Notice that the page will open in a tab in the same window, alongside the tabs that are already there. Previously, we would have shown a dialog that said, “Internet Explorer needs to display this webpage in a new window”. That dialog box is history! We also have a new feature called Automatic Crash Recovery that uses tab isolation to recover from crashes in a really new and exciting way. I’ll be blogging about that shortly. Thanks, Andy Zeigler Program Manager Edit: first image updated http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8141891 More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

I was wondering, - is it possible to mechanically, partially reverse engineer a grammar for a language That is not to say I expect it to be perfect in any way (depending on the language complexity and the input set). But it would be very interesting with some level of grammar inference to boost prototyping parser generation. It's an interesting problem in many ways: recognizing patterns, weighing them, isolating them in definitions. At a lower level, some sort of state machine that captures possible combinations based on some input set (assuming what is not said, is not sayable - to some extent). More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Hey folks, I'm interviewing some folks from our interoperability team on the newly announced protocols and licensing. * A lot of developers don't understand what's available and how they could use it (IP rights, etc) to build their own applications. I want to help clarify what we announced and what is still hazy in your mind. Can you all suggest questions (technical, licensing, etc) that I should ask these folks? Interview is tentatively scheduled for this*Friday Cheers, -Dan More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

For those who are struggling with basic HTTP POST requests from within Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 I've posted my experience here. More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Office for the Mac CNet News.com Blog - 40 minutes ago Microsoft also postponed its initial shipment deadlines for Windows Vista and Office 2007, which arrived in stores on January 30 ... Read more. More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

GE announced "Roll-to-Roll" Manufactured OLED http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080311005806&newsLang=en The goal of the collaboration was to demonstrate a cost-effective system for the mass production .... portable TV screens the size of posters.... devices. Sony now offers 27" OLED TV for $2,499, which is 3mm thin panel with 1,000,000:1 ( yes....you read it right 1 million to 1) Contrast Ratio. http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&productId=8198552921665327724&langId=-1 Think of gaming on a BIG screen, watching movies in a dark room.....all that good stuff. I cannot wait for bigger TVs at a cheaper price by the end of the year (holds my breath). More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Windows Home Server Bug Won't Be Fixed Until June InformationWeek, NY - 35 minutes ago The glitch can occur if the files are transferred using a number of specific Microsoft programs, including Vista Photo Gallery, Office OneNote 2007, ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Windows Home Server Bug Won't Be Fixed Until June InformationWeek, NY - 3 minutes ago The glitch can occur if the files are transferred using a number of specific Microsoft programs, including Vista Photo Gallery, Office OneNote 2007, ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Bryan von Axelson talks with industry experts Kimberly Tripp and Paul S. Randal about what’s new in SQL 2008.* Part two focuses on Management, Troubleshooting and Throttling.* We also have our monthly Security Bulletin. Eric Ostrowski - Your Show Host and TechNet Radio Producer Bryan Von Axelson – IT Pro Evangelist Kimberly L. Tripp - Kimberly L. Tripp is a SQL Server MVP and a Microsoft Regional Director and has worked with computers since 1985. Her career with database technologies began with IBM in 1988 and with Microsoft SQL Server in 1990. Since 1995, Kimberly has worked as a Speaker, Writer, Trainer and Consultant for her own company SYSolutions, Inc. (aka SQLskills.com). Kimberly is a writer/editor for SQL Server Magazine; was a founding writer for T-SQL Solutions magazine; was a technical contributor for the SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit; and co-authored the MSPress title SQL Server 2000 High Availability Kimberly has presented lectures and seminars at Microsoft TechEd and other SQL Server-related events since 1996 and is consistently top-rated both on quality of technical content and presentation style. Paul S. Randal - Paul S. Randal is the Managing Director of SQLskills.com, which he runs with his wife Kimberly L. Tripp.* Paul started in the industry in 1994 working for DEC on the VMS file system and its check/repair tools (the equivalent of chkdsk for NTFS. In 1999 he moved to Microsoft to work on SQL Server, specifically on DBCC. For SQL Server 2000, he concentrated on index fragmentation - well, removing it!* In 2007, after 8.5 years on the SQL Server team, Paul left Microsoft to join Kimberly running SQLskills.com and pursuing his new-found passion for presenting and consulting. Paul regularly presents at conferences and user groups around the world on high-availability, disaster recovery, database maintenance, and Storage Engine internals. Listen to the podcast(MP3) Listen to the podcast(WMA) More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Lawsuit May Have Driven Vista Virtualization ADT Magazine - 1 hour ago By Kurt Mackie Recently surfaced court papers suggest that Microsoft's change of heart earlier this year to open up Windows Vista virtualization licensing ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

The first public beta of Internet Explorer 8 is aimed at Web developers, but there are some interesting end user features too! More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Well, I've seen some weird chain IM's in my time, but this is the weirdest one I've ever seen. Nia says: WHEN U ALREADY START READING THIS DONT STOP OR ELSE SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN...MY NAME IS TEDDY ...I AM 7 YEARS OLD WITH BLOND n Aka HHAIR AND SCARY EYES. IHAVE NO NOSE OR EARS. I AM DEAD. IF YOU DONT SEND THIS TO 15PPL B4 U GO TO BED I WILL APPEAR 2NIGHT WITH A KNIFE AND KILL U THIS IS NO JOKE SOMETHING GOOD WILL HAPPEN TO U AT 10:22 SOMEONE WILL CALL YOU OR TALK TO YOU ONLINE .Will says: wow, that is violent Doncha just love all caps :@ It was nice knowing you all.. More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

I just downloaded the IE6 virtual disk from Microsoft, and Virtual PC 2007. I've got XP Running now in a window, but it cannot see my machine by "localhost" or ip address. Anybody have this problem? More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Hey everyone, Christopher here. It’s been a while since I’ve blogged anything here (over a year in fact). While my role in IE7 was focused on security community outreach, for IE8 I’m focused on increasing security, and delivering great end-user features. The first of which we gave some love to is the Address bar. Domain Highlighting At a glance, the most visible change with IE8 is Domain Highlighting. Internet Explorer 8 will automatically highlight what it considers to be the owning domain of whatever site you’re currently viewing. This helps users identify the real site they’re on when a website attempts to deceive them. The screen shot below shows how IE8’s Domain Highlighting can help users spot these attacks: http://ieblog.members.winisp.net/images/Domain.Highlight.png With IE8, it should be clearer that you’re at a website owned by Example.com and not Microsoft.com. Domain Highlighting effectively calls out what Internet Explorer 8 recognizes as the owning domain for the purposes of making security decisions. This helps with things like sharing cookie information with subdomains, or whether it allows scripting calls. Domain Highlighting does not make any security guarantees in itself, but it gives the user more information to determine whether to trust the site based on their own experience. If you think you've found a site that incorrectly reports the owning domain, we want to know about it. Refer to the IE Beta Feedback post for channels to get this information to us. Domain Highlighting will ‘disappear’ if the user hovers over or clicks in the Address Bar. This lets you edit, copy or paste a URL without being distracted by the highlighting. Domain Highlighting cannot be turned off by users or websites. It works in concert with other information provided in the Address bar, like Safety Filter warnings or HTTPS certificate information. It appears on all versions of Windows that IE8 supports: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP. This screenshot below shows how Domain Highlighting looks when a user is at a site using an Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificate: http://ieblog.members.winisp.net/images/Domain.SSL.png When used with SSL (or EV SSL) sites, both the owning domain and the HTTPS protocol are highlighted. Besides domain highlighting, we’ve also added a few usability improvements to IE8’s address bar: Support For Pasting Multi-Line URLs IE8 will automatically strip out excess carriage returns and line feeds within a URL when pasted into the Address Bar. Many web e-mail applications automatically split long lines into multiple lines, which meant you couldn’t easily copy and paste them into the browser. Users can now highlight an entire URL, no matter how many lines it spans, and paste it directly into the Address Bar. Example: if you copy and paste the next 3 lines into the Address Bar of IE7, only the first line (an incomplete fragment of the entire URL) will appear. In IE8, the entire URL will appear: http://bl ogs.msdn. com/ie Improved Click Behavior Internet Explorer 8 has an improved model for inserting the selection carat, and selecting words, or entire URLs in the Address bar: Single-click within a URL to insert the caret. This allows the user to make an in-line edit easily. Double-click within a URL to select the word (words are delimited by common characters like slashes). Triple-click to select the entire URL. A subsequent click (a fourth click) will cycle back to the single-click behavior.Inline Autocomplete: cut for IE8 We’ve cut the inline autocomplete feature in the Address Bar in IE8. This option was disabled by default in IE7 and has been removed from the Address Bar in IE8. However the advanced option that controls the behavior will still exist, because other parts of Windows will still use this functionality if the user chooses to enable it – just not the Address Bar. One final change Finally, we’ve made one more subtle change in IE8 Beta 1. Prior to IE8, when you typed a string into the address bar, an option at the very bottom would always appear that says “Search for .” If you selected this option, IE would check to see if it was the name of a top-level Favorite, and if not, pass off the request to Windows File Explorer, then pass off the request to the network (and hopefully to the Internet). If all else failed, you might see a page provided by your auto-search provider (likely but not always the same as your default search provider), or in some cases, your ISP might offer up some choices instead. Back in, say, 1997 when the option was added, it seemed like ‘search’ was an appropriate term to use. Of course today, ‘search’ is a loaded and specific term, and it doesn’t really correctly describe what happens when you choose that option, so we renamed it. Now it’s “Go to .” The behavior of IE8 itself isn’t different, it still follows the same steps to try and take you where you’re going, but we thought it was worth changing the wording so nobody got confused. That’s a summary of what’s new & different for the Address Bar in IE8 Beta 1. I will be looking through the comments to this post for useful & constructive feedback about these changes. Thanks for trying Internet Explorer Beta 1! Christopher Vaughan Program Manager http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8138930 More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Office for the Mac CNet News.com Blog - 54 minutes ago Microsoft also postponed its initial shipment deadlines for Windows Vista and Office 2007, which arrived in stores on January 30 ... Read more. Windows 98 and XP make sweet music CNET News.com all 85 news articles More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Lawsuit May Have Driven Vista Virtualization Redmond Developer News, CA - 1 minute ago by Kurt Mackie Recently surfaced court papers suggest that Microsoft's change of heart earlier this year to open up Windows Vista virtualization licensing ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft admits big delay on Home Server bug fix Register, UK - 3 hours ago Apps on the tech multinational’s data corruption list include Windows Vista Photo Gallery, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> No fix until June for Windows Home Server flaw ZDNet UK, UK - 5 hours ago The problem, discovered in December last year, means when certain programs including Windows Vista Photo Gallery are used to edit or transfer files stored ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds