Sunday, April 15, 2007

Pulling Back XP to Push Vista?

Microsoft has asked PC manufacturers to discontinue selling PCs loaded with Windows XP, starting January 2008, according to reports. This looks like a major step by the software giant to try and make Windows Vista the default operating system, despite the latter facing huge compatibility and performance issues.

More here:-
http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Pulling_Back_XP_to_Push_Vista/551-80490-580.html

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Client Services for NetWare has disabled the Welcome screen and Fast User Switching

The Problem:-

After installing XP and it does not give me the option to select from either one of these two options. When I try, I receive the error: "Client Services for NetWare has disabled the Welcome screen and Fast User Switching. To restore these features you must uninstall Client Services for NetWare. How do I do this?

Resolution:-

There are two ways by which you can reolve the problem.

First Method:-

1]Open control panal.
2.]Open 'NETWORK CONNECTIONS'
3.]Right click on LAN and select 'Properties'
4.]Then where it says 'connection uses the following' click on'Client Services for Netware'
5.]Then press uninstall

Second Method:-

Start>Run>Regedit>OK.

Now navigate to the following key:-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

and delete GinaDLL key.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

i’m Making A Difference

What is i’m
i’m is a new initiative from Windows Live™ Messenger. Every time you start a conversation using i’m, Microsoft shares a portion of the program's advertising revenue with some of the world's most effective organizations dedicated to social causes. We've set no cap on the amount we'll donate to each organization. The sky's the limit.
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