Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

Internet Explorer 8 takes the Web experience beyond the page and introduces a new way to seamlessly experience the power of the Web whether you are a Web developer writing to standards, or an end user discovering a new online service. This beta release is available to everyone, but is primarily for Web developers and designers to test the new tools, layout engine, and programming enhancements.

Download : Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 for Windows XP x32
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Windows Vista still has a chance to become a mass product

What we know about Windows Vista later, 21 months after its official release? With home users do not delight in it, business users will not hurry to move to Vista, and, according to Gartner Inc., This is proof that the 23 – year old ruler of Windows tolerate collapse under its own weight. Meanwhile, detained predecessor Vista – Windows XP has become a favorite for so many ardent users worldwide, it is difficult to describe words.

But all the criticism on Windows Vista, and nostalgia for Windows XP nothing to dry statistics: Windows XP operating system itself slowly gaining popularity users. She has done perhaps more slowly than Vista so far. For example, in September 2003, after 23 months after the release of XP, she worked only at 6.6% of corporate PCs in the U.S. and Canada (according to the AssetMetrix Inc.). For comparison: Forrester Research reported that at the end of June – 19 months after the official release of Vista operating system in November 2006, under the administration of the new OS employed approximately 8.8% of corporate PCs worldwide.

Can I still activate licensed copy of Windows XP?

According to the representative of the corporation Microsoft, users will be able in the foreseeable future to activate your copy of the operating system licensing Windows XP. And the fact that the corporation still sells OS XP “has nothing to do with the ability still to activate copies of licensing Windows XP…” Certainly, the current rules displacement copies of Windows from one computer to another will continue to apply.

You can do so only with the retail version of OS Windows. A copy of XP, which came with your computer, will remain with him. You have to remove a copy of HR from the old computer. Attempting to automatic activation of old copies of XP with a new computer will fail. When this happens, call toll-free phone number to be listed on the screen, and explain your situation representative of Microsoft. It will help you to activate your copy of Windows XP operating system in manual mode.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools (SQL Server 2008 Express) is a free, easy-to-use version of SQL Server Express that includes graphical management tools. SQL Server 2008 Express provides powerful and reliable data management tools and rich features, data protection, and fast performance. It is ideal for small server applications and local data stores.

SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools has all of the features in SQL Server 2008 Express, plus you can easily manage and administer SQL Server 2008 Express with a easy-to-use graphical management tool – SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Basic.

Free to download, free to deploy, and free to redistribute as an embedded part of an application, SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools is the fast and easy way to develop and manage data-driven applications.

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Running Microsoft software products for virtualisation planned this year

Microsoft Corporation said yesterday that the launch of its software products for virtualisation is scheduled for September 8, 2008 in the town Bellevue, Washington State. More information about themselves virtualization software products can be found here. Events in this city, will attract Administration Microsoft. On the keynote address made by Bob Muglia, senior vice president of server business tool and Microsoft, as well as Kevin Turner – the executive director of Microsoft.

Microsoft has a complete line of products for virtualisation, at various stages of readiness. It has already launched its product in the production of Hyper-V virtualization, which is part of the new Windows Server 2008.

The decision Corporation System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 was released to the public as a beta test version in April, was expected to become RTM of the product in the second half of 2008. Given this plan, it is highly likely that Microsoft Announces readiness (RTM status) solutions Virtual Machine Manager 2008 at the event in Bellevue. Virtual Machine Manager 2008 is specifically designed to help IT administrators to manage Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Virtual Server and systems that use virtualization solutions from VMware.

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Microsoft Snuffs Out Third-Party ActiveX Controls

Microsoft Corporation yesterday released an update to ActiveX controls from third-party developers Hewlett-Packard and Washington state developer. This update is intended to disable ActiveX controls third-party developers. The Corporation is the third time in the last four months trying to hinder the spread of “outsiders” ActiveX. One of the researchers linked the security issue with the new Microsoft, declared last week, which is specially designed to help other sellers to find and correct errors in their own software.

Microsoft has left the controls ActiveX, which were developed by two companies: Hewlett-Packard Co., And Tacoma, Wash.-based Aurigma Inc., In his update of “kill bit update”, according to security bulletin published yesterday. This update is distributed via automatic update “Windows Update”, as well as it can be loaded manually from the site of the corporation Microsoft.

Both companies have recognized the vulnerability of the elements in their management of ActiveX, and, in fact, correct money management. Software Hewlett-Packard, which Microsoft has destroyed yesterday, it was the old elements of the management of ActiveX, designed to support the implementation of the client. The program called “HP Instant Support”, and was designed to help users update the key drivers and other software Hewlett-Packard.

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What awaits Windows Server in the future?

More recently, Microsoft Corp has released server software SQL Server 2008 – the last part of its new platform. Now you can boldly look forward a bit to see what it expected in the near future server platforms from Microsoft. This fall, two new items expected: Windows Essential Business Server (Centro) and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (Cougar). Microsoft said that both server product will be available by 12 November 2008. And Centro, Cougar and will be based on Windows Server 2008 platform. Because SQL Server 2008 finally received the status of RTM, in Centro, Cougar and will include the latest version of the database Microsoft, although previously assumed that would be included version of SQL Server 2005.

The next update of the server software will be Windows Server 2008 Release 2 (R2) – a slight upgrade Windows Server. Windows Server team has plans to produce new releases Windows Server approximately every 2 years, alternating between the major and minor updating. Windows Server 2008 Release 2 (R2) is expected in 2009 or 2010.

Microsoft is preparing 12 patches on Tuesday

While some employees of Microsoft Corporation are present at the conference Black Hat, which takes place in Las Vegas in this Thursday, meeting with customers and developers as well as announcement new software, others do not forget that next Tuesday – the second Tuesday in August. And it means that Microsoft has made notification of the release of security bulletin, which happens in Tuesday, August 12 about 10 hours PST. Plans to release seven security updates that are marked “critical”, as well as five updates marked as “important”. After installing the updates may need to reboot the PC.

Images in the format .png not displayed on web pages in Internet Explorer

When browsing web pages using Internet Explorer can not display images in the format. Png, instead of the standard images or red or a blank space, but images of other formats that are displayed normally. If you saw the host such symptoms, then use the solution proposed below.

The problem may arise in the case when installing, modifying association graphic files and alters the properties of class and MIME file for PNG. To solve the problem, do the following:

1. Download the file pngfix.zip
2. Unzip the file in an arbitrary folder (such as the drive C:)
3. Run recovery PNG files related associations used OS
1. To use the Windows Vista file pngfix_vista.reg
2. For Windows XP, use the file pngfix_xp.reg

Note: reg-files that include location system on the disk C:, if you have a system is installed on another disk, you need to edit files, replacing them in ways relevant to your configuration.