On Tuesday at The Wall Street Journal’s D: All Things Digital conference in Carlsbad, California Microsoft announced plans to add a multi-touch interface to their next client operating system, known as Windows 7.

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Are you running Windows XP with Norton Internet Security and want to upgrade to XP SP3 then read the following before upgrading

Within hours of the release of Windows XP SP3 to the Microsoft Windows Update service, users started reporting problems that included empty Device Managers and broken network connections that cut them off from the Internet or wireless networks. Users quickly identified the cause as large numbers of bogus $%& registry keys

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I was reading Trika Harms zum Spreckel blog recently and she has placed a useful link on her site for those studying for the Windows Vista Configuration exam 70-620,

The link is a one hour cram session with Zach Niemann, there is also an accompanying PowerPoint presentation. For further information please visit her blog

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It is now over a year since Windows Vista was released and several months since SP1 became available, but a number of businesses appear to be reluctant to adopt the new operating system and have decided to stick with XP until the launch of Windows 7 due in 2010

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Recent reports have shown yet another problem with one of the Microsoft Service Packs. Windows XP SP3 is sending some users computers into endless reboots after installation – that sounds familiar you cry! – yes, a similar problem that occurred with Windows Vista SP1 back in February, but is the cause the same?

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Microsoft on May 6 made available a new 32 bit version of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe) for Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) as a standalone download accompanying the service pack’s release.

Microsoft has failed to reveal if it has changed IE7 for XP SP3 in any way, although it is likely that changes have been made to adapt the browser to the new service pack and nothing more

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After a weeks delay, Microsoft yesterday (Tuesday 6 May) finally made available Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) for web download and has resumed the automatic updates to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1).

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Although Microsoft has delayed the distribution of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) through the Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center, it has released the full installation CD ISO image for Windows XP with SP3 on both the MSDN and TechNet subscription Web Sites.

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