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Stories about: Windows Preinstallation Environment

Windows Preinstall Environment Now Supports the IEEE 802.1X Protocol By default the Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment, also referred to as Windows PE, does not come with support for the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.1X authentication protocol. This is valid for both the 2.1 and 3.0 versions of Windows PE. Or was valid, since the Redmond compan... 15 January 2010 05:34 GMT Windows 7 RTM Black Screen of Death after Forced Shutdown Actions Microsoft has informed users of an issue that prevents Windows 7 from starting after the computer the OS is installed on has been forced shut down. According to the Redmond company, this issue affects the 32-bit flavors of all Windows 7 editions. In order to replicate the scenario, end users need only to force the ma... 7 October 2009 12:01 GMT