File Checksum Integrity Verifier is a free command line program by Microsoft that can be used to create and verify md5 checksums of files in a specific folder. The program can for instance be used to check if files in a specific directory have been modified which is often the case if malicious software has [...]

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Microsoft has released the final version of their security software Microsoft Security Essentials on the same day that they have released their latest operating system Windows 7. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free antivirus software for the Windows operating system that can be downloaded and installed on PCs that pass a genuine advantage check. Neowin [...]

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It can happen that a installation in Windows fails. Reasons for it failing can be numerous from mundane reasons like running out of hard disk space to more serious ones that include Registry corruption or crashes. One problem that can arise from a failed software installation are installation leftovers that can not only impact disk [...]

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Windows Defender is a Microsoft security software product that is included in the Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating system. It is also available as an option download for the Windows XP system. The program is a anti-spyware program that can scan a computer system for malicious software and delete or quarantine the findings. Windows [...]

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Microsoft’s Visual Round Trip Analyzer helps web developers and testers visualize the performance of a website by providing in depth statistics about it. The software program relies on Microsoft’s Network Monitor which has to be installed to capture the traffic. A good practice would be to install the Microsoft Network Monitor first and Microsoft Visual [...]

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Microsoft published a beta of their newest product Microsoft Phone Data Manager which is tool to synchronize and backup data from a supported mobile phone. The contacts data can be synchronized with Windows Live Contacts while the media, the music, videos and pictures, can be saved in a local folder. Microsoft Phone Data Manager is [...]

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Mark Russinovich and his Sysinternals applications have an excellent reputation among IT professionals. The newest application Microsoft Desktops will surely add to that. It was developed by Mark and Bryce Cogswell and provides the user with up to four virtual desktops to organize the applications. The interesting aspect about Microsoft Desktops is that it is [...]

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The advancements in digital storage technologies have made it possible to place digital storage into all kinds of devices. Digital Cameras, Mobile Phones and even video game systems are shipping with hard drives or flash drives and it’s virtually impossible to keep an overview of all the data stored on the devices. Then there is [...]

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Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2008 is a free edition of Microsoft Office Accounting that is currently designed for small businesses in the United States and the United Kingdom. While there is no restriction on who may download the free Microsoft software it will be difficulty to use the software in different markets because it has [...]

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