I am Microsoftie 4 ever (18+ years) working in Windows Services and Content team in the UK, my blog is mainly focused on the Windows family of products and trying to provide help pointers and resources for customers on our products.
Do you think your PC has a virus? the download the Microsoft Safety Scanner The Microsoft Safety Scanner is a free downloadable security tool that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It works with your existing antivirus software. Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner expires 10 days after being downloaded. To rerun a scan with the latest anti-malware definitions, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again. The Microsoft Safety Scanner is not a replacement for using an antivirus software program that provides ongoing protection. For real-time protection that helps to guard your home or small business PCs against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software, download Microsoft Security Essentials.
Do you think your PC has a virus? the download the Microsoft Safety Scanner
The Microsoft Safety Scanner is a free downloadable security tool that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It works with your existing antivirus software.
Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner expires 10 days after being downloaded. To rerun a scan with the latest anti-malware definitions, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.
The Microsoft Safety Scanner is not a replacement for using an antivirus software program that provides ongoing protection.
For real-time protection that helps to guard your home or small business PCs against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software, download Microsoft Security Essentials.
Read more about Understanding security and safe computing
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With Kinect Messenger you can video chat with friends and family through your XBOX Kinect.
This weeks images in the bing dynamic Windows 7 theme feature a theatre in Kansas City (Midland Theatre) and a tree lines lane in Northern Ireland
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Tree lined lane in Northern Ireland.
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Why don't some website features work in Internet Explorer 9?
“Some website features might not work correctly if you're using the Beta version of Windows Internet Explorer 9 or old versions of add-ons. For example, links to videos and games might not work or a webpage might not open at all. If a website isn't working correctly, try one or both of the following: If you're using Internet Explorer 9 Beta, download the most recent version of the browser from the Internet Explorer 9 download page. For more information about the version of Internet Explorer that you're using, see Find out which version of Internet Explorer you're using. Download the most recent versions of your installed add-ons. For example, if you're trying to watch a video or play an online game, you might need to update Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe Flash, or Java. You might need to go to an add-on manufacturer's website to download an update. For more information about add-ons, see How to manage add-ons in Internet Explorer 9.
“Some website features might not work correctly if you're using the Beta version of Windows Internet Explorer 9 or old versions of add-ons. For example, links to videos and games might not work or a webpage might not open at all.
If a website isn't working correctly, try one or both of the following:
If you're using Internet Explorer 9 Beta, download the most recent version of the browser from the Internet Explorer 9 download page. For more information about the version of Internet Explorer that you're using, see Find out which version of Internet Explorer you're using.
Download the most recent versions of your installed add-ons. For example, if you're trying to watch a video or play an online game, you might need to update Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe Flash, or Java. You might need to go to an add-on manufacturer's website to download an update. For more information about add-ons, see How to manage add-ons in Internet Explorer 9.
Why do some webpages look incorrect in Internet Explorer 9?
“Some websites might not display correctly in Windows Internet Explorer 9. For example, portions of a webpage might be missing, information in a table might be in the wrong locations, or colors and text might be incorrect. Some webpages might not display at all.”
If so you can try looking at
This weeks images in the bing dynamic Windows 7 theme feature a Crown jellyfish and some Witch Hazel.
If you see this error message 0x800B0100 when you try to use the Windows Update or Microsoft Update Web sites to install updates then you can fix it with a Microsoft Fixit 50652
read more on the official Kb article (KB 956702)
You can get the latest news and Microsoft Fixit via twitter @fixit4me
thanks to @energizedtech for the spot
Well they are this weeks images on the bing dynamic Windows 7 theme
Butterfly fish – learn more about the butterfly fish and see more images on bing image search
Flamingos – learn more about Flamingos and see more images on bing image search
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3 great new Windows 7 themes are now available including Kung Fu Panda 2 the movie, close up pictures of nature in Small World and Waterdrops by photographer J.P. Peter.
Kung Fu Panda 2 theme
“Prepare for the return of awesomeness! Download this free Windows 7 theme featuring images of your favorite characters from Kung Fu Panda 2, a 3D movie by DreamWorks Animation in cinemas across the world this summer” download Kung Fu Panda 2 theme for Windows 7
“Prepare for the return of awesomeness! Download this free Windows 7 theme featuring images of your favorite characters from Kung Fu Panda 2, a 3D movie by DreamWorks Animation in cinemas across the world this summer”
download Kung Fu Panda 2 theme for Windows 7
Small World Theme
“Take a closer look, then get even closer in this free Windows 7 theme that examines nature's delicate side.” download Small World theme for Windows 7
“Take a closer look, then get even closer in this free Windows 7 theme that examines nature's delicate side.”
download Small World theme for Windows 7
Waterdrops theme by J.P. Peter
“Discover the world inside a water drop with this free Windows 7 theme featuring astonishingly artistic images by photographer J.P. Peter.” download Waterdrops theme for Windows 7 Find more pictures from J P Peter
“Discover the world inside a water drop with this free Windows 7 theme featuring astonishingly artistic images by photographer J.P. Peter.”
download Waterdrops theme for Windows 7
Find more pictures from J P Peter
This post is inspired by a comment in an old blog post about IE9 beta where a poster had said that in IE8 they had disabled the search from address bar feature and after installing IE9 they couldn’t work out how to turn it back on. So this is an easy simple way to do that within IE9.
So hopefully that helps.
Like the previous post this is a quick posting based on a question posed in a comment on a previous blog posting. Which was basically a complaint about not being able to pin open the favorites list in IE9 compared to previous versions of Internet Explorer. Well there is a super quick way to achieve this
Update 13/04/2011 - in response to Allen in the feedback to permanently have the favorites section open when you start IE9 try
Ctrl + Shift + I (I being I for Indigo and not L for Lima)
Hopefully when you close IE9 and reopen it the favorites section should be there.