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Comment xp upgrade is not a clean install (Score 1) 545

by RHSC on Monday April 13, 2009 @12:15PM (#27557859) Attached to: 83% of Businesses Won't Bother With Windows 7

An xp upgrade to Windows 7 is not a true clean install.
In fact, it keeps all your files.
Programs that are self-contained (ie no registry items or old or proprietary libraries) will probably still work.
You're making a bigger deal over this than it really is

Comment Have you heard of my new band (Score 0, Offtopic) 147

by RHSC on Wednesday April 08, 2009 @07:32PM (#27511627) Attached to: Researcher's Death Hampers TCP Flaw Fix

Death Hampers!

Microsoft Secret Prototype Phone Stolen 249

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday February 20, 2009 @03:11PM from the microsoft-to-develop-more-secure-pockets dept.

bossanovalithium writes to tell us that details are emerging about the theft of a top secret prototype mobile device stolen from an executive's pocket. Time to start watching eBay. "There are fears that leaks regarding the features and early bugs in the software could mar the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 which the company hopes will give it the edge over the iPhone and the new Google Android operating system. The new product includes support for touch-screen technology similar to that found on the Apple iPhone. Among the features offered in the new service unveiled by Microsoft's chief executive, Steve Ballmer, on Tuesday, is a version of Windows Marketplace for Mobiles, which is set to compete with the popular Apple's App Store and provide easy ways to download music and products to mobiles. "

Comment Re:Boobs on a Cone (Score 1) 333

by RHSC on Wednesday December 31, 2008 @02:18PM (#26282587) Attached to: Banned Words List Carries Its First Emoticon

Samuel L Jackson was in that, right?

Comment Re:Don't worry (Score 1) 371

by RHSC on Wednesday December 17, 2008 @12:57AM (#26141967) Attached to: Jobs Not Giving This Year's Macworld Keynote

and why they cryogenically froze walt disney

Windows 7 To Be 256-Core Aware 441

Posted by kdawson on Sunday November 02, 2008 @09:09AM from the so-they-say-now dept.

unassimilatible writes "As new features of Windows 7 continue to trickle out, ZDNet is now reporting that it will scale to 256 processors. While one has to wonder, like with Vista, how many of the teased features will actually make it into the final OS, I think we can all agree, 256 cores is enough for anybody." This Mark Russinovich interview has some technical details (Silverlight required).

Comment Re:The Microsoft of Gaming (Score 5, Funny) 549

by RHSC on Thursday October 30, 2008 @10:39PM (#25578861) Attached to: EA Forum Ban Will Now Mean EA Game Ban

I don't think Microsoft has ever banned anyone from using Windows for swearing on MSDN

Belgian ISP Scores Victory In Landmark P2P Case 76

Posted by timothy on Sunday October 26, 2008 @12:12AM from the you-can't-make-us-do-that dept.

secmartin writes "Belgian ISP Scarlet scored an important victory in the first major European test of copyright law. The interim decision forcing them to block transfers of copyrighted materials via P2P has been reversed, because the judge agreed with Scarlet that the measures the Belgian RIAA proposed to implement proved to be ineffective. A final decision is expected next year."

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