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Detection and deployment guidance for the May 8, 2007 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:936981Last Review:December 3, 2007Revision:4.2On This PageSUMMARYAs part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools and deployment recommendations for security updates, Microsoft is delivering this detection and deployment guidance for all updates that are released during a Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) release cycle. This guidance contains recommendations that are based on the types of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

Before you perform a repair installation of Microsoft Windows XP, you must uninstall Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 from the Windows XP-based computer. If you perform a repair installation of Windows XP when Internet Explorer 7 is still installed, Internet Explorer will not work after the repair is completed. To resolve this issue, uninstall Internet Explorer 7 from the computer, and then install Internet Explorer 6. After Windows XP is repaired, you can reinstall Internet Explorer 7. INTRODUCTION loadTOCNode(1, \'summary\'); Before you perform ... Read more..

Detection and deployment guidance for the March 11, 2008 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950137Last Review:March 11, 2008Revision:1.3On This PageINTRODUCTIONAs part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools and deployment recommendations for security updates, Microsoft is delivering this detection and deployment guidance for all updates that are released during a Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) release cycle. This guidance contains recommendations that are based on the types of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. INTRODUCTION loadTOCNode(1, \'summary\'); This article contains recommendations that may help you protect a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows XP from viruses. This article also contains information to help you minimize the effect of antivirus software ... Read more..

Article ID: 959665 - Last Review: November 11, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Detection and deployment guidance for the November 11, 2008 security releaseView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allINTRODUCTIONAs part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools and deployment recommendations for security updates, Microsoft is delivering this detection and deployment guidance for all updates that are released during a Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) release cycle.This guidance contains recommendations that are based on the ... Read more..

Detection and deployment guidance for the May 13, 2008 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952726Last Review:May 13, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageINTRODUCTIONAs part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools and deployment recommendations for security updates, Microsoft is delivering this detection and deployment guidance for all updates that are released during a Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) release cycle. This guidance contains recommendations that are based on the kinds of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

When you copy user data into a new profile, the new profile becomes a near duplicate of the old profile, and contains the same preferences, appearance, and documents as the old profile. If your old profile is corrupted in some way, you can move the files and settings from the corrupt profile to a new profile. Note The method that is described in this article may not transfer the Outlook Express e-mail messages and address user data that are associated with ... Read more..

SUMMARY loadTOCNode(1, \\'summary\\'); The My Recent Documents folder on the Windows XP Start menu displays a list of files and documents that you most recently used. This article describes how to display, use, and clear the My Recent Documents folder. To Display the My Recent Documents Folder To display the My Recent Documents folder on the Start menu: 1. Right-click Start, and then click Properties. Or, if the Start menu is already displayed, right-click an empty area of the Start menu, ... Read more..

If you have your settings saved to a USB flash drive, you can use the flash drive to add computers to your network. Log on to the computer. Plug the USB flash drive into a USB port on the computer. For a computer running Windows Vista, in the AutoPlay dialog box, click Wireless Network Setup Wizard. – or – For a computer running Windows XP, in the USB flash ... Read more..

Description of the BitLocker Drive Preparation ToolView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930063Last Review:September 7, 2007Revision:10.0Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:322756 ... Read more..

Information about Network Monitor 3View products that this article applies to.Article ID:933741Last Review:March 17, 2008Revision:3.0INTRODUCTIONThis article contains information about Microsoft Network Monitor 3. Network Monitor 3 is a protocol analyzer. It enables you to capture, to view, and to analyze network data. You can use it to help troubleshoot problems with applications on the network. This article contains download and support information, installation notes, and general usage information about Network Monitor 3. Network Monitor 3.1 ... Read more..

Plug the computer into a hub, switch, or router and then turn it on. (If your home has Ethernet wiring and you have a jack in the room where the computer is, you can plug the computer into the Ethernet jack instead.) Log on to the computer as an administrator. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Click the Computer Name tab, and then click ... Read more..

SUMMARY loadTOCNode(1, \'summary\'); The Windows Firewall feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes significant enhancements to help protect your computer from attack by malicious users or by malicious software such as viruses. Windows Firewall replaces the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) feature that is included in earlier versions of Windows XP. By default, Windows Firewall is turned on for all network connections, including connections to the Internet. This step-by-step article describes how to turn on remote debugging when you are ... Read more..

Log on to the computer as an administrator. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Click the Computer Name tab, and then click Change. If the workgroup name is not WORKGROUP, change the name to WORKGROUP, and then click OK. Otherwise, click Cancel to close the Computer Name changes dialog box. Note If you have to change the workgroup name, you will be prompted to restart ... Read more..

This article describes the support guidelines for migrating roaming user profiles data to Windows Vista or to Windows Server 2008 in an Active Directory environment from the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 This article also describes two methods to migrate roaming user profiles data to Windows Vista or to Windows Server 2008. MORE INFORMATION Generally, user profiles that you create for users in Windows 2000, in Windows XP, or in Windows Server 2003 and user profiles that you create for ... Read more..

In iTunes 6.0.2 and later, an error message may appear when you open iTunes: "iTunes requires Windows 2000 or later. Please make sure compatibility mode is disabled in the Compatibility tab of the properties for iTunes.exe." Try these steps to turn Windows compatibility mode off: Quit iTunes. Windows XP and Windows 2000: On the Start menu, click My Computer (or double-click My Computer on the Desktop). Windows Vista: On the Start menu, ... Read more..

Learn what to do if you can't create an Apple Account for the iTunes Store or sign in to view information for an existing account. Symptom When you try to create a new Apple Account with iTunes or when you try to view existing account information, this alert appears: "Could not complete your iTunes Store request. The store may be busy. Check your Internet connection or try again later." Products affected iTunes for Windows Solution Make sure the computer's date is set correctly and that Windows accepts ... Read more..

INTRODUCTION loadTOCNode(1, \\'summary\\'); Windows allocates resources according to its settings and manages devices accordingly. You can use the System tool in Control Panel to change performance options that control how programs use memory, including paging file size, or environment variables that tell your computer where to find some types of information. This article describes how to set the performance options for your computer. Manual steps to set performance options in Windows XP loadTOCNode(2, ... Read more..

SUMMARY loadTOCNode(1, \'summary\'); This article describes how to copy user data from your Windows XP profile to a new profile. When you copy user data into a new profile, the new profile becomes a near duplicate of the old profile, and contains the same preferences, appearance, and documents as the old profile. If your old profile is corrupted in some way, you can move the files and settings from the corrupt profile to a new profile. Note The method that is described ... Read more..

Windows XP supports two disk file systems: the file allocation table (FAT) file system and the NTFS file system. This article explains how to convert a FAT partition into an NTFS partition and discusses the considerations that you must take into account. MORE INFORMATION loadTOCNode(1, \'moreinformation\'); Windows XP includes the Convert.exe utility for converting a FAT partition to an NTFS partition. Convert.exe is simple to use, but there are some limitations that you should consider before using the utility. You should consider ... Read more..