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Problems connecting your HTC HD2 to WMDC

August 10th, 2010

Been trying to upgrade my HTC HD2 Phone (currently on Vodafone) to the latest ROM version. The first problem I encountered was that my phone just would not connect to Windows Mobile Device Centre. The phone took charge from the cable and I even tried two different cables.

Finally after a lot of searching on the internet about registry changes, Problems with Windows 7 64bit etc I found a post that solved the problem of connecting your HTC HD2 to active sync.

What worked: on phone, go to: Start -> Tools -> Active Sync -> Menu -> connections and deselect “when in cradle [x] all pcs … and then reselect it.

All started working fine! now just going to try a ROM update then going to load Android.

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Microsoft warns of Windows 7 graphics flaw

May 20th, 2010

A flaw with the graphics driver in Windows 7 could compromise the stability and security of Windows 7 PCs, Microsoft has warned.

The vulnerability lies in the Windows Canonical Display Driver (cdd.dll) for the 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

“If exploited, it would likely cause the affected system to stop responding and restart,” Jerry Bryant, group manager of response communications warns on the Microsoft Security Response Center blog.

Microsoft claims that the vulnerability only affects machines running the Aero graphics interface, and advises that customers “may choose to disable Windows Aero as a workaround to protect against potential threats” until the company releases a fix.

Microsoft also claims that the chances of the flaw being exploited in the wild are low, and have awarded the bug the lowest possible score on its Exploitability Index.

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Windows 7 RC shut downs start next month

February 2nd, 2010

Microsoft will soon put the screws to those still running last year’s free preview of Windows 7 by incessantly shutting down their PC.

Starting on February 15, Windows 7 Release Candidate will begin displaying a friendly notice every few hours to either get paying or get bent. Come March 1, the PC will begin a regiment of automatic, bi-hourly* shutdowns to drive home the message.

Escape from the harassment will only come after a clean install of a paid-for copy of Windows. The company has previously stated, however, that users can use an upgrade edition of Windows 7 to move from the RC to a release copy.

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Echo Computers January Sales

December 26th, 2009

The January sales have started at Echo Computers. You can grab yourself a bargin in the next two weeks weather you are looking for a refurbished laptop, upgrading your desktop computer or are after one of our new Raptor Gaming Computers then check out our prices below and give us a call.

 

 

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How Dixons is (mis)selling Windows 7

November 2nd, 2009

dixons_camera_shop_ukIf you’ve been into a Dixons Group shop lately (i.e. PC World or Currys Digital), you’ll have seen the place festooned with posters and displays declaring that the arrival of Windows 7 means it’s “time for a new PC”.

From a marketing point of view, it’s an obvious message for Dixons to be pushing. But in reality, as we all know, one of the great merits of Windows 7 is that most of us don’t need a new PC to run it. Windows 7 can run happily on an Atom-powered Samsung NC10 netbook. If there was ever an edition of Windows that didn’t mean “time for a new PC”, this is it.

With Microsoft getting so much right in Windows 7, it’s a disappointment to see it permitting (perhaps even supporting) such a misleading marketing slogan. And I think it’s a mistake. In the coming years Windows is going to be increasingly threatened from multiple directions.

Yet this slogan seems designed to deliver precisely that outcome. Dissatisfied customers won’t appreciate being told they must write off their old PC to escape their unsatisfactory OS. Many who can’t afford a new PC will stick with Vista and remain disgruntled with it. And those who know the truth – that any machine that runs Vista will run Windows 7 better – will resent Microsoft’s apparent collusion in an attempt to get them to waste money on an unnecessary new PC.

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Microsoft signs off on Windows 7

July 23rd, 2009

7Microsoft has signed off on Windows 7, closing a tightly controlled chapter in Microsoft product development.

On Wednesday, the company released the Windows 7 bits to manufacturing (RTM) at the same as code for the next update to its Windows Server 2008: Windows Server 2008 R2.

RTM means the code is considered finished from an engineering perspective and is ready to be pressed on CDs, installed on manufacturers’ PCs, and put on Microsoft’s servers for download.

Windows 7 is set for a consumer launch on October 22. Developers, partners, and Microsoft’s volume customers on the company’s various individual and organizational licenses and subscriptions will get Windows 7 ahead of that.

Meanwhile, Windows Server 2008 R2 will be generally available on of before October 22 date, the company said Wednesday afternoon.

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Windows 7 still clinging to floppy drives

July 21st, 2009

I can’t remember the last time I used a floppy disk. I can’t even remember the last time I had a PC with a floppy disk drive in it. Like Robbie Williams and MPs with a conscience, I’d largely forgotten they even existed.

Not Microsoft, though. The company may be ploughing on with its next-generation operating system, but it fondly remembers the days when Windows 95 came on no fewer than 13 floppy disks, and is still attempting to keep the flagging old storage technology alive in Windows 7.

This was the message I saw when I attempted to create a password reset disk in Windows 7 over the weekend:

Windows 7 floppy disk message

Microsoft’s not even covering the bases: it suggests floppy drives ahead of those new-fangled USB sticks, so determined is the company to keep the 3.5in clickers alive.

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Microsoft unveils Windows 7 free upgrades and discounts

June 26th, 2009

Microsoft is going into promotional overdrive with Windows 7, four months ahead of the operating system’s official launch date.

Set to kick in as they are announced today, two offers give you “free” upgrades along with limited-time discounts – if you sign up to get Windows ahead of the October 22 launch.

Microsoft’s free upgrades to Windows 7 from Windows Vista will squarely target students buying PCs for the new school year this autumn. The Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program will start today and stretch to 31 January 2010, just over two months after Windows 7 becomes available.

That means free upgrades to Windows 7 Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate from the corresponding version of Windows Vista when bought from qualifying OEMs and retailers.

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No Internet Explorer in Europe Editions Windows 7

June 12th, 2009

7Microsoft said Wednesday it’s going to ship versions of Windows 7 in Europe minus IE 8 to stay on the right side of European Union (EU) competition law. Those six versions will be available alongside six previously announced SKUs that will come with IE 8 and will be sold in the US.

It will address the ‘bundling’ claim while providing European consumers with access to the full range of Windows 7 benefits that will be available in the rest of the world,” he wrote. Heiner said OEMs can any install any browser they want to on their Windows 7 machines.

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Windows 7 Release Date before Christmas

May 12th, 2009

Microsoft has officially dropped the façade on Windows 7 in 2010 and conceded that its essentially completed operating system will ship this year.

Windows 7 will be released to manufacturing in about three months, pending feedback on the current release candidate, senior vice president of the Windows and Windows Live engineering group Steven Sinofsky said Monday.

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