If you ever encounter an error code (eg “error code 0×80240029 - cannot update” which btw is the most common one), when updating Defender, here is a solution which will help you. This usually happens if the distribution database is broken and needs to be re-created.
Here are the solutions to address the issue : Read More»
In Vista,Windows Updates is set to download only the files which need to be updated ! eg if xyz.dll needs to be updated, then only this particular file will get downloaded from the Microsoft servers.
But if you wish to, then here are two ways I know of where you can download and save Windows Updates for Vista. However the discussion is applicable for all versions of Windows. You only need to use the applicable Update List. Read More»
The Windows Update feature notifies you of the latest updates and bug fixes for the Windows XP operating system directly from the Microsoft Web site. To launch the Windows Update, you click the Start menu, point at the All Programs button, and then click Windows Update in the Programs menu.
As soon as you click select Windows Update on this menu, Windows gets you online and connects you to the Windows Update Web page on the Microsoft Web site. Read More»
For anyone who is considering upgrading an existing PC to Windows Vista, there are a couple of free downloads available from Microsoft that you may find useful.
The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor will help you to determine if your Windows XP-based PC can run Windows Vista. Read More»
With the release of Windows Vista comes a surprising change to the way the upgrade version works.
Unlike previous version of Windows, you can no longer wipe out your existing Windows installation and install a fresh install of Vista with the upgrade DVD. Instead, your upgrade version on top of the previous version of Windows you have.
This change will help cut down on the number of people buying the wrong version of Windows Vista but creates a huge annoyance for any power user that wants to start fresh with a new Windows operating system. Read More»
Here’s the updated version of the popular shutdown shortcut for Windows XP. Just right-click onto an empty area of the desktop then select New then Shortcut from the menu that appears. Click the Browse button and navigate your way to: C:\Windows\System32\Shutdown.exe.
Click Next, give the shortcut a name and click Finish. Now right-click the new shortcut, select Properties and in the Target box, add the command line ‘switch’ -l (to log off), -s (to shut down) or -r (to reboot). A basic shutdown shortcut command line should look like this: Read More»
If you’ve installed any Microsoft updates recently you may recall seeing something called Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) in amongst the bits and pieces you are urged to install. WGA is meant to validate your copy of Windows, but at the same time WGA also installs something called the Windows Genuine Advantage Notification tool.
This is a little utility that looks for pirated copies of Microsoft software, but here’s the worrying bit. Every time you boot up your PC it calls home to Microsoft, (or once a day if your PC is left running). Read More»
Microsoft Update was first released a few years ago for Windows XP and Server 2003 as a great way to update all of your Microsoft software installed on your PC. Not only would it update Windows, but it would also update Microsoft Office. Are you a Microsoft Outlook user? If so, Microsoft Update would even download updated junk mail signatures when they are released.
In Windows Vista the new Windows Update application is no longer web-based. Microsoft has built-in the old Microsoft Update functionality into the new interface but you need to turn it on before you can use it. Follow these steps to turn on updates for other Microsoft applications: Read More»
Hands down, this has got to be one of the best pieces of third-party software ever released. Avid computers users such as I often have to go through the pain of updating each individual program to make sure that they are up-to-date. However, many of these programs do not have any update reminders. A possible loophole or vulnerability in old versions of a program can mean trouble for your computer in the future.
To ease the pain of updating all your software, Filehippo has come out with an Update Checker Read More»
Microsoft on Tuesday plans to push out a fix to repair problems caused by last week’s emergency cursor flaw patch. The fix will be delivered as a “high priority” update alongside Microsoft’s regular security updates, Christopher Budd, a Microsoft security staffer wrote on a corporate blog on Friday.
Microsoft has identified three additional applications that conflict with last week’s “critical” MS07-017 security update. Originally the company listed only the Realtek HD Audio Control Panel as software that would not function and cause error messages to appear. CD-Tag, ElsterFormular and TUGZip have been added to that list. “While the impact of these issues is clearly not widespread, it is affecting some of our customers,” Budd wrote. Read More»
