Windows 7 has long evolved past its precursor, Windows Vista. One key aspect of this evolution is the operating system's ability to stretch Windows Explorer well beyond the limitations of a local machine, or even a local network. Enhancements such as HomeGroup and Libraries do make it easier to find content via ... |
24 March 2009
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Windows Explorer is one of the areas of Windows generating disappointment for users in the evolution from Windows XP to Windows Vista. Although in Vista, Windows Explorer was indeed kicked up a notch in terms of design, functionality and capabilities, the fact is that hardcore users were left missing the amputated Wi... |
12 September 2008
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Windows crashes and blue screen have become without a doubt the stuff of popular culture, with Microsoft's operating system being derided, criticized and mocked for its luxuriant variety of issues, independent of the actual version of the platform. Raymond Chen, a developer on the Windows Shell team at Microsoft... |
21 May 2008
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The third and final service pack for Windows XP is not even out the door, and security company Symantec has already warned of a security vulnerability impacting XP SP3. With the advent of Windows Vista, Microsoft has started beating the drum of the increased security of its latest Windows client in comparison to XP S... |
7 April 2008
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Kaspersky has taken a bite out of the core of Windows Vista and Windows XP. Following the release and implementation of faulty signature updates, several versions of the security solutions from the Russian antivirus maker have taken a swing at the heart of Microsoft's Windows client and have managed to take out ... |
21 December 2007
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The new Windows Explorer in Windows Vista is not all that it was cranked up to be. Well, at least not when it comes down to the built in compression mechanism. This is nothing new in Vista. In fact, the default compression capabilities of Windows XP have survived in Microsoft's latest operating system from XP. H... |
7 August 2007
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There are more ways than one to kill Windows Explorer in both Windows Vista and Windows XP. The fact of the matter is that, in some scenarios, stopping Explorer.exe is a viable alternative to restarting the entire operating system. Some changes associated with registry modifications and even programs you install requ... |
24 July 2007
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