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.
With an upcoming patch Tuesday i thought it would be a good time to point out @msftsecresponse the twitter account of the “…official security response team at Microsoft”
Rob
I have mentioned our help article about this error in the past which you may see when trying to update Microsoft Office, well now there is a Microsoft Fixit available.
Read more about it at the KB article (2258121)
I don’t usually do non work stuff on here but couldn’t resist these shots of youngest (9 months) wearing his Geek Beta t-shirt I bought for him in the company store on my last visit to Redmond…
Why doesn't Adobe Flash work in Internet Explorer?
“The Adobe Flash add-on might not work in Windows Internet Explorer if you're using the 64-bit edition of Internet Explorer or have disabled the add-on. ActiveX Filtering in Internet Explorer 9 can also prevent the add-on from working. Here are some things to try: Use the 32-bit edition of Internet Explorer. If you have installed either Internet Explorer 8 or Internet Explorer 9, both a 32-bit and a 64-bit edition of the browser are available on your computer. To see which edition of Internet Explorer you're using Open Internet Explorer, and then do one of the following: In Internet Explorer 8, click the Help menu, and then click About Internet Explorer. In Internet Explorer 9, click the Tools button , and then click About Internet Explorer. If you're using the 64-bit edition of Internet Explorer, 64-bit Edition will appear to the right of the version number. If you're using the 32-bit edition, nothing will appear to the right of the version number. To use the 32-bit edition of Internet Explorer Click the Start button , click All Programs, and then click Internet Explorer. Don't click either Internet Explorer (64-bit) or Internet Explorer (No Add-ons). Tip To ensure that you use only the 32-bit edition in the future, you can pin it to your taskbar. For more information, see Pin a program to the taskbar. Enable the add-on in the Manage Add-on dialog box. For more information, see How to manage add-ons in Internet Explorer 9. In Internet Explorer 9, turn off ActiveX Filtering. For more information, see How to use Tracking Protection and ActiveX Filtering.”
“The Adobe Flash add-on might not work in Windows Internet Explorer if you're using the 64-bit edition of Internet Explorer or have disabled the add-on. ActiveX Filtering in Internet Explorer 9 can also prevent the add-on from working.
Here are some things to try:
Use the 32-bit edition of Internet Explorer. If you have installed either Internet Explorer 8 or Internet Explorer 9, both a 32-bit and a 64-bit edition of the browser are available on your computer.
Open Internet Explorer, and then do one of the following:
In Internet Explorer 8, click the Help menu, and then click About Internet Explorer.
In Internet Explorer 9, click the Tools button , and then click About Internet Explorer.
If you're using the 64-bit edition of Internet Explorer, 64-bit Edition will appear to the right of the version number. If you're using the 32-bit edition, nothing will appear to the right of the version number.
Click the Start button , click All Programs, and then click Internet Explorer.
Don't click either Internet Explorer (64-bit) or Internet Explorer (No Add-ons).
To ensure that you use only the 32-bit edition in the future, you can pin it to your taskbar. For more information, see Pin a program to the taskbar.
Enable the add-on in the Manage Add-on dialog box. For more information, see How to manage add-ons in Internet Explorer 9.
In Internet Explorer 9, turn off ActiveX Filtering. For more information, see How to use Tracking Protection and ActiveX Filtering.”
There is nothing worse that coming back from holiday to find your Hotmail inbox full of email.But you can use the features built into Hotmail to help delete email quickly.
1. Use the inbuilt Sweep feature that allows you to simply delete all email from a certain sender
2. Use the inbuilt filters to see messages just from specific important contacts
3. Try the Conversation view to see emails in a more logical way
Read More detail of how at - Sweep away post-holiday clutter with Hotmail
Automatically detect and fix common maintenance problems such as broken desktop shortcuts, unused icons, disk volume errors, and incorrect system time display..
with this Microsoft Fixit that fixed issue such as…
This looks like a very interesting webcast with Forrester Research
Business Insights Webcast: Forrester Research: The Total Economic Impact of Internet Explorer 9 (Level 100)
Starts: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:00 AM (so 5 PM UK time) Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration:60 Minutes
“Hear Forrester Research's Bob Cormier present findings from his total economic impact (TEI) study of Microsoft Internet Explorer 9. Forrester interviewed six Microsoft Technology Adoption Program (TAP) customers to discuss each organization's experience upgrading from Internet Explorer 8 to Internet Explorer 9. Then, Forrester created a TEI case study, in which it describes the costs and benefits of using a composite organization. Forrester concluded that the composite organization would achieve a risk-adjusted net savings of $3.3 million over three years as a result of upgrading to Internet Explorer 9. In this webcast, Cormier outlines the costs, benefits, and flexibility options of the composite organization. Find out how your company can save costs by upgrading to Internet Explorer 9. Presenters: Bob Cormier, Vice President, Principle Consultant, Forrester Consulting, Hye Jun, Senior Marketing Manager, Microsoft Corporation, Anurag Pandit, Product Manager, Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft Corporation, and Tiffany Ashton, Digital Marketing Manager, Bridge Partners, LLC”
“Hear Forrester Research's Bob Cormier present findings from his total economic impact (TEI) study of Microsoft Internet Explorer 9. Forrester interviewed six Microsoft Technology Adoption Program (TAP) customers to discuss each organization's experience upgrading from Internet Explorer 8 to Internet Explorer 9. Then, Forrester created a TEI case study, in which it describes the costs and benefits of using a composite organization. Forrester concluded that the composite organization would achieve a risk-adjusted net savings of $3.3 million over three years as a result of upgrading to Internet Explorer 9. In this webcast, Cormier outlines the costs, benefits, and flexibility options of the composite organization. Find out how your company can save costs by upgrading to Internet Explorer 9.
Presenters: Bob Cormier, Vice President, Principle Consultant, Forrester Consulting, Hye Jun, Senior Marketing Manager, Microsoft Corporation, Anurag Pandit, Product Manager, Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft Corporation, and Tiffany Ashton, Digital Marketing Manager, Bridge Partners, LLC”
Register for the Webcast
thanks to Ianxx for the tip
This weeks images in the bing dynamic Windows 7 theme feature red rock crabs on the Galapagos Islands and Oakland Bay Bridge in California
Red rock crabs (Grapsus grapsus), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Aerial view of Yerba Buena and Treasure islands, Oakland Bay Bridge, and San Francisco, California
Get new pictures on your desktop everyday with the Bing dynamic theme for Windows 7
One quick note when you download this theme you will see a message like
make sure you select the Download Attachments option.
“Notifications in Internet Explorer 9 allow for more fluid and faster browsing. Instead of dialog boxes popping up unexpectedly and getting in your way, all notification messages are consolidated in the Notification Bar, located at the bottom of the browser frame. Notifications won't interrupt your browsing by forcing you to act on them before you can continue. You can ignore them if you choose and act on them whenever you like. What's more, you'll find that the messages, error notifications, and warnings you see in the Notification Bar are more informative, easier to understand, and most importantly easier to act on.”
Read our IE9 notification bar FAQ – it covers the most asked questions about this feature such as
Read our IE9 notification bar FAQ
Using the is Microsoft Fixit: Your CD or DVD drive can't read or write media
“Automatically diagnose and repair problems with your CD or DVD drive when trying to read or burn media”
It fixes problems such as
“A class specific or device specific driver is missing or corrupt A CD or DVD drive cannot be found or is not connected The CD or DVD drive is experiencing a problem that prevents it from working properly The CD or DVD drive is not accessible via an assigned drive letter”
Read other troubleshooting problems for CD and DVD drives
Why doesn't my CD or DVD drive work?
Troubleshoot problems with DVDs and movies in Windows Media Center
Burning a CD (Video tutorial)
Open the Windows Media Player DVD troubleshooter