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.
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
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We hadn’t seen any updates to the bing dynamic theme since November but it appears it is going again with 2 new pictures just released
Beach in the Dominican Republic
Bear Hat Mountain in Glacier National Park
Download bing dynamic rss themepack
OK so I have had my HTC Mozart WP7 for a few days now and am really enjoying finding out and using the new OS, and this article from Pocket Lint is a great place to start for tricks and tips for Windows Phone 7.
72 Windows Phone 7 tips and tricks
I particularly like and have found useful
10. What are the dots? - Whenever you see three dots at the bottom of the screen, that's a menu for more options. In photo playback for example, it will give you the options to delete the image or perform a quick upload.
32. Auto save your images to SkyDrive It's always a good to keep a backup of your pictures, and Windows Phone 7 comes with SkyDrive which lets you do just that. In steps the auto upload to SkyDrive option. If you got confused the first time it asked you when you went into the pictures area, don't panic, you can re-enable it via the Applications page hidden within Settings. Go to Settings, swipe to the left and then scroll down to Pictures & Camera. In there you'll find the option to set the Auto Upload feature on.
48. Finding more symbols on the keyboard. The keyboard is fairly comprehensive and simple to use, but it can't display all the symbols you might want at the same time. If that's the case press the "more" arrow to the left of the screen to reveal more keyboard options. Incredibly useful if you email address uses _ (took me ages to find this)
thanks to @stevecla1 for the tip
So earlier today I successfully moved from the Windows 7 beta to the Windows 7 RC with only a few minor problems that where fixed either in Action Center or running Windows Update.
I then stumbled upon this great video from Stephen Rose about what’s new in the Windows 7 RC, which is a great video if you want to discover what has changed.
If you prefer a little more detail and text try our What’s new in Windows 7 pages
This weeks images include a pipefish and Hochkonig (High King) mountain in Austria
Pipefish
Hochkonig Mountain in Austria
Download the bing dynamic theme
Previously we have had a great page for downloading the latest language Interface packs for Windows 7 and Windows Vista, well we now have one for 53 available languages for Windows XP as well for all those users still running it.
“You can download and install additional languages to view Windows XP menus, dialog boxes, and other user interface items in your preferred language. Additional languages will work only with a genuine copy of Windows. Language Interface Packs (LIPs), which provide a translated version of the most widely used dialog boxes, menu items, and help content, can be installed over any edition of Windows XP. You can download Language Interface Packs from the Microsoft Download Center by using the links below. To install one, you will need to have the required parent language installed on your PC. “
“You can download and install additional languages to view Windows XP menus, dialog boxes, and other user interface items in your preferred language. Additional languages will work only with a genuine copy of Windows.
Language Interface Packs (LIPs), which provide a translated version of the most widely used dialog boxes, menu items, and help content, can be installed over any edition of Windows XP. You can download Language Interface Packs from the Microsoft Download Center by using the links below. To install one, you will need to have the required parent language installed on your PC. “
Download languages for Windows XP
So now with the launch of Windows 7 I expect to see more LIPs coming for Windows 7, here is the first for Hindi:
Click here to download the Hindi Windows 7 LIP
Just pointing out the latest Windows 7 Help and how to topic on Achieving a perfect Windows Experience Index score in Windows 7.
If you are not sure what the Windows Experience Index is see What is the Windows Experience Index?
You can get to the fabled 7.9 but I am currently down at 3.4 mainly due to the lack of graphics capacity on my Lenovo laptop
Let me know what you get
Simply download the Media Feature Pack for N and KN versions of Windows 8
“The Media Feature Pack for N and KN versions of Windows 8 will install Media Player and related technologies on a computer running Windows 8 N or Windows 8 KN editions”
download the Media Feature Pack for N and KN versions of Windows 8
So if you are an IT professional and looking to deploy Windows 7 then this latest download will come in handy.
Download details: Windows 7 Deployment Plan: IT Pro Work Template
“The Windows 7 Deployment Plan can be used as a broad checklist or as the overall reference document for each part of the deployment process. For each segment of the process, the Deployment Plan presents the steps as identified in the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, a list of interim and final milestones, and pointers to some of the useful documentation pertinent to the tasks involved. The Deployment Plan also contains a sample checklist for each segment of the process that can be used as go/no-go approval points as the deployment plan is being developed.”