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Adobe Flash 10 Beta Released

RichieUK — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:00:18 GMT

[quote]Adobe has released the beta version of its next generation of Flash Player, boasting better performance and native 3D support.

Among the most notable changes to Flash Player 10 is the speed boost, the result of new hardware acceleration tools that allow the graphics card to take on some of the rendering responsibility rather than leaving it all to the CPU.[/quote]
[url]http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/197502/flash-10-beta-arrives-in-a-hurry.html[/url]

Download [b]Adobe Flash 10 beta[/b]:
[url]http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Astro[/url]

Outlook 2007-Unknown warning message

DeeBeeS — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:38:39 GMT

I am using Outlook 2007 for my emails and over the last couple of days I have been receiving the following message when clicking onto a link in an email. It is headed Microsoft Office Outlook - General Failure. The URL was (name of URL) The system cannot find the file specified. Then there is the OK button. At the bottom there is the quote "Was the information helpful"

The funny thing is that at the same time this is displayed I am taken to the site I selected, so this notice seems immaterial. Has anyone else experienced this and got rid of it, if so please tell me how to do it.

IE7 v. Firefox

scott02919 — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:17:49 GMT

Which is better and why?

.avi movie help

scott02919 — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:20:03 GMT

I downloaded a movie from http://www.diflix.com/ and tried to watch it in Windows Media Player 11. It is an .avi file and loaded fine but all that displayed was the current vizualization (bars/waves), no picture. I checked the box to play avi files. Any idea? Should I d/l quicktime (which I don't like)?

Error when trying to install WinXP Service Pack 3

Sparhawk — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:05:17 GMT

Today I went to Microsoft Update and was shown that SP 3 was available for my system. After following the prompts and downloading, the installation quit approx. 3/4 of the way through. I got a pop up error stating "Access Denied" and that the install had failed. It gave an option to undo, which I did, and my system seems to be running normally. I've been unable to find any info on this error. Here is the error log from Event Viewer:
[i]
Event Type:Error
Event Source:NtServicePack
Event Category:None
Event ID:4373
Date:5/6/2008
Time:3:38:42 PM
User:HARVEY\Bill and Kathy
Computer:HARVEY
Description:
Windows XP Service Pack 3 installation failed.
Access is denied.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
[/i]
Help and Support offers no help...says sorry, no info available on this error (or words to that effect)
Google hasn't helped me either.
My system is all up to date via previous Windows Updates,. I'm running Norton A/V 2008. Should I have disabled this during SP3 install? Anyone have any ideas as to what happened and what I need to do?

Siteadvisor alternative

Anwar — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:18:28 GMT

I like Siteadvisor quite a lot but, I think it's time for me to try something else... but I don't know any other alternative. I definitely don't want Trend Micro's TrendProtect because it doesn't have site analysis page.
I want something that doesn't slow down your internet browing speed, something that doesn't need to be in Windows startup (like Siteadvisor). Please tell me another alternative. Thanks a lot folks!

New delay for Windows XP SP3

RichieUK — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:15:57 GMT

[quote][b]Microsoft blames 'compatibility issue'[/b]
The full release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has been delayed, with Microsoft blaming a "compatibility issue" between the software and a retail-chain-management application.[/quote]
[url]http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=12888[/url]

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 Released

RichieUK — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:08:38 GMT

[b]What's New in Thunderbird 2.0.0.14[/b]:
[url]http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/2.0.0.14/releasenotes/[/url]

[b]Download a Thunderbird version that speaks your language![/b]:
[url]http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/all.html[/url]

Spellchecker in Outlook Express has gone Haywire!

fairlite — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:16:30 GMT

I don't know what to think of it, but the spellchecker in Outlook Express is on the fritz. If I try checking the word 'feasable' (properly spelt feasible) it gives me the options 'faisable' & 'faisables' which according to my Microsoft Word spellchecker, don't exist! I can try a hundred different words and I get the same kind of results. I'm stumped... Thanks for taking a look.

Chris

Windows Explorer not Responding

Legit12 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:50:55 GMT

Hello when ever I go to browse through files or access control panel or anything else I get a glitch saying "Windows Explorer not responding." I don't know why this happened but I can't go on Internet Explorer ( I'm lucky I installed Firefox too) and access my control panel, I have Norton 360 and it hasn't picked up any viruses. System restore won't work either it says that there is a corrupt file. Finally I am running windows Vista home basic on a Dell Inspiron 531S with 1 GB of ram and a 180 GB of hardrive with 9.99Gb of backup any help is appreciated.

IE7Pro

vinceione — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:27:09 GMT

I am considering using IE7Pro for the tweaks it can make to IE7.

Anyone with any opinions on this software?

Thanks

Freeware application to burn bootable disc

silver fox — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:00:44 GMT

I need an application to make a bootable disc containing XP slipstreamed with SP3. I do have nero v7 essentials but it does not appear to have the utility to make a bootable CD .

Can anybody advise.

Many Thanks

CCleaner v2.07.575 released

quietman7 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:54:39 GMT

Download link for all builds.
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds

What's New
[28th April 2008]
- Firefox 3.0 support added.
- Fixed bug where figures were missing for KB/MB sizes.
- Fixed bug where some IE cookies were being missed.
- Improved scan time accuracy.
- Internal memory management improvements.
- Registry settings moved to HKCU\Software\Piriform\CCleaner.
- Fixed bug where CC could get locked in System Tray.
- Renamed MSN Messenger to Windows Live Messenger.
- Added MS Office Picture Manager to applications.
- Fixed uninstaller tool bug on 64-bit OS.
- Minor GUI improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.

Drag n' Drop for Opera

Anwar — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:09:11 GMT

I love Opera web browser... it's fast, extremely nice and easy to use but there is one thing I missed from Maxthon, I missed the Drag n' Drop quite a lot. Is there a way I can install drag n' drop in Opera?
What I mean by Drag n' Drop is that I drag a link and then I drop it anywhere I want in the page and the dropped link makes a new tab and opens a page.

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0 Released

RichieUK — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:43:33 GMT

Basic antivirus and antispyware protection for Windows available to download for free.
Limited features, no support, for private and non-commercial use only.

[b]Download AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0[/b]:
[url]http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe[/url]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/29wood/avg8.png[/IMG]