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If you have automatic updating turned on (and we hope that you do), you might not even notice when important security updates are installed automatically on your PC. But if you've ever wanted to learn more about the process, now is your chance. The Windows
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Today Microsoft released four new security bulletins for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange Server, DNS (Windows), SQL, WYukon, and WMSDE. To get the updates, go to the Microsoft Update Web site . To get updates automatically from now on, turn on automatic
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On June 10 Microsoft released seven security bulletins for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Microsoft DirectX. To get the updates, go to the Microsoft Update Web site . To get updates automatically from now on, turn on automatic updating
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Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is here and if you use a computer that runs Windows Vista, all you have to do is turn on automatic updating to get it. In fact, you might have already gotten it. To turn on automatic updating: 1. Click the Start button in the
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The third volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report is now available. Download the report. Want to know more? Join Microsoft executives Bret Arsenault, General Manager of the National Security Team, and Vinny Gullotto, General Manager of Microsoft
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Securing Microsoft: A Long Road is a 3-part report by CNET News.com that looks deeply into the 10-year history of our Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) . It chronicles our progress and challenges as we evolved in securing our software and helping
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To conserve energy, daylight-saving time (DST) will end one week later this year. If you use Automatic Updates or visit Windows Update regularly, then your computer probably adjusted to the new daylight-saving time start date back in March and you don't
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Scott Charney, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Trustworthy Computing (TwC) , recently talked to the publication Computerworld about the general state of computer security and Microsoft's efforts in particular. Charney talks about Microsoft's relationship
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Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. This month Microsoft released nine security updates for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, Visual Basic, Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac,
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Need help with virus, spyware, or other security-related support? Microsoft offers no-charge phone support for virus and spyware problems, and for other security-related questions for consumers. Before you call, make sure to take these four steps to help
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On the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft releases security updates and information bulletins. The information bulletins describe the updates and indicate which operating systems or programs these updates apply to. You can also sign up to receive
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Do you like to read the entire life history of every feature in your security software and see every detail about how you might ever use it, in any possible situation? No? Then you'll appreciate knowing that you only have to take four basic steps to help
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In August of 2005, the United States Congress passed the Energy Policy Act, which makes daylight saving time (DST) start three weeks earlier and end one week later. The law goes into effect this year, which means we will all “spring forward” our clocks
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So you say that your New Year's resolution is to get rid of spyware and annoying pop-up windows? That's an easy one. Download Windows Defender, the antispyware software from Microsoft. You did that already, but now you're getting a confusing "Windows
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