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MVP Global Summit.. It's a great experience..

2007-03-15T15:25:00.000-07:00

The MVP Global summit (held in Seattle Microsoft campus) is awesome and it's a great experience.

I had a chance to meet all the people from the world and infact this is the first MVP summit in which Bill Gates has addressed, and also 1800+ MVPs were participated.

I had also a chance to meet all my Indian MVPs. My sincere thanks to every one, who helped me a lot. I will share some of my sweetest moments at the earliest..

Mouse & Keyboard drivers for Windows Vista

2007-02-17T21:41:00.000-08:00

Downloading the compatible mouse & Keyboard drivers is simple now.. Simply go to the following Microsoft web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/Download.mspx

Most of the downloads are available, including the fingerprint reader drivers.

DreamScene is available thru Windows Vista Updates..

2007-02-15T07:15:00.000-08:00

Atlast the long waiting DreamScene feature is available now!! Microsoft released it through Windows Updates. This is specific to Windows Vista Ultimate users.

This piece of software allows the Vista Ultimate users to setup a Video as the Desktop Background. These files play at 30fps. Even HD content is supported by DreamScene.

Also an important note to the Ultimate users:

Whenever a new Windows Ultimate Extra is ready for distribution by Microsoft, you will see the Ultimate Extra control panel inform you that there are new extras to download. Simply download and install the Extras and begin enjoying these exclusive software and services that give your Windows Vista experience an extra lift!

Windows Vista Labs - A Great Experience

2007-02-12T10:03:00.000-08:00

It was a great experience and I appreciate the support extended by everyone in Beijing. My special thanks go to Eddy, Nick, Maggie, and fellow MVPs (Jasper, Mark, and Rahul.)

Also, the new year gift that was given by the Chinese MVPs is good and memorable. My sincere thanks to every one.

Last but not the least, my thanks to Abhishek Kant, my MVP lead for providing me an opportunity to attend the training labs.

The Forbidden City.. an amazing gift to China from the Ming dynasty

2007-02-10T23:59:00.000-08:00

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace during the mid-Ming and the Qing Dynasties. The Forbidden City is located in the middle of Beijing, China. It is now known as the Palace Museum. Its extensive grounds cover 720,000 square meters (appx 124 acres). The Forbidden City has 800 buildings with 8,886 rooms.

The Forbidden City is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 as the "Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties."

The Palace Museum in the Forbidden City should not be confused with the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan island. Both museums derive from the same institution, but they were split after the Chinese Civil War.

Been to Badaling Section of GWC..

2007-02-10T23:54:00.000-08:00

Badaling is 70 kilometers far from northwest of the Beijing City. Badaling is a rare ancient military defense project. The elevation of it is about 1,000 meters. The wall of Badaling has a total length of 3, 741 meters with an average height of 8 meters The highest part is 15 meters. The total area for a tour is 19, 000 square meters. The top of the wall can permit five horses to be ridden abreast.

This section of the Great Wall was made by huge bar stones. Some of the stones have a height of two meters with a weight of hundreds kilograms. The top floor of the Great Wall is paved with square bricks which made the floor very orderly and smooth. On the highest place, signal fire platforms were set to send warning signals in the ancient China.

Near Badaling, there is a large-scaled Great-Wall-of-China Museum as well as the Great Wall National Theater from which you can get a full and complete view of the Great Wall.

The Lama Temple in Beijing - It's a great temple

2007-02-07T20:12:00.000-08:00

Yes... The Lama temple in Beijing is great, which has all the Buddhas.. The Past, Present and Future Buddha.

The 26" buddha that was made with Sandal wood is an attraction and marvelous. Really one should visit this temple without fail.

Windows Vista Labs - Trip to Beijing, China

2007-02-06T16:05:00.000-08:00

I will be starting to China today to attend the Windows Vista Labs in Beijing (Yes.. the 2008 Olympic city). This is my first visit to China and hope I will enjoy my trip a lot. Also, I am in a plan to visit "Great wall of China", which is one of the seven wonders in the World. Infact, this is the first wonder I will be visiting..

Will post the updates soon.. :)

One more ViewLet on Windows Vista

2007-01-27T04:40:00.000-08:00

Enabling/Disabling User Account Control:

http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/Disabling_the_UAC.exe

I will be posting some more ViewLets in the coming weeks.. I will be travelling to China to attend the Vista Labs. May be in mid of Feb, you may see few more posts.

Some more new ViewLets on Windows Vista

2007-01-20T13:33:00.000-08:00

Setting up Password for the Guest User:

http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/setting_up_password_to_guest_user.exe

Parental Control:

http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/viewing_parental_control_logs.exe
http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/blocking_websites_using_parental_con.exe

Creating an User Account with Password Restriction (User Needs to enter a new password when he login for the first time in Vista):

http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/creating_a_password_restricted_user_.exe

New ViewLets on Windows Vista

2007-01-13T14:32:00.000-08:00

Creating a New System Restore point:

ht tp://ragshyd.googlepages.com/creating_system_restore_poing.exe

Deleting an User account:

http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/deleting_an_user_account.exe

IE (Icon) Missing:

http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/IE_missing.exe
http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/IE_missing2.exe

Restricting User Login Hours:

http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/Restrict_user_login_hours.exe

ViewLets on Windows Vista

2007-01-06T04:23:00.000-08:00

I am creating some ViewLets on Windows Vista for the novice and tyro users. Following are some:

Blocking Downloads in Vista - http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/Blocking_Downloads.exe

Changing the Desktop Background -
Procedure 1: http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/changing_desktop_bg1.exe
Procedure 2: http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/changing_desktop_bg3.exe
Procedure 3: http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/Changing_Windows_Desktop_Background2.exe

Creating an user account - http://ragshyd.googlepages.com/creating_an_user.exe

Even though it is easy to perform, their might be some users who appreciate my effort. Isn't it? :))

No Compatibility for Zune in Windows Vista..

2006-11-15T18:32:00.000-08:00

Microsoft already launched Zune in the US - A 30 GB digital music player that is available in black, white and brown colors. However, Zuine is not compatible with the new Vista operating system.

A patch or an update will be released soon enabling the player to be compatible in Vista very soon.
As Microsoft is set to launch Vista for business customers later this month, hope that the "Zune" compatible update or patch will be available before the release :)

Check this web site for more info on Zune - http://www.zunescene.com/

New Security Bulletins from Microsoft..

2006-11-14T18:46:00.000-08:00

Following new security bulletins have been released:

MS06-065: Vulnerability in Windows Object Packager Could Allow Remote Execution (924496)
MS06-064: Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP IPv6 Could Allow Denial of Service (922819)
MS06-063: Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution (923414)

KB Article on IE 7.0

2006-11-13T18:46:00.000-08:00

My first knowledgebase article on IE 7.0 has been published yesterday. Check it out:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555778/en-us

Enjoy your holidays with Zune - The first digital music player from Microsoft..

2006-09-29T06:33:00.000-07:00

Microsoft is planning to launch the first digital music player "Zune" on November 14 with a price tag equivalent to Apple iPod.

Users have to buy Microsoft credit cards instead of actual money or using their credit cards. The alternative is to pay a $14.99 monthly subscription to the Zune service, to download tonnes of songs. As mentioned in my earlier blogs, the downloaded songs can be sent to any other Zune user.

It is also likely to relase Zune accessories like AV cables and adaptors, cradles, dock, bags and "special" headphones.

Windows WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX vulnerability..

2006-09-29T00:36:00.000-07:00

Microsoft Security Bulletin have notified of vulnerability in Windows WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX control which contains an integer overflow vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Systems affected: Windows / Internet Explorer

Microsoft has not released any patch to mitigate the vulnerability. However, as a precautionary measure it is recommended not to open any unsolicited URLs, including those received in email, instant messages, web forums, or internet relay chat (IRC) channels and also do not Open Attachments in the mail from unknown Mail addresses.

Zero day attack - Now its the turn of powerpoint

2006-09-27T19:39:00.000-07:00

Not only Word and Excel, even now powerpoint has got the Zero-day attack. Microsoft warned of "limited zero-day attacks" that exploit a new flaw in PowerPoint. This attach will be carried out, if a user open a malicious PowerPoint file attached to an e-mail or otherwise provided to them by an attacker. Once user opens the file, the hole allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable computer. The flaw affects PowerPoint in Office 2000, Office XP and Office 2003 on Windows and Apple Computer's Mac OS X.

Microsoft has released a "critical" security fix for Windows on Tuesday. This update repairs a flaw in a Windows component called "vgx.dll.", which is to render vector images that gives more clarity pictures.

16GB CF Cards.. goodnews for those who want to take more pics :)

2006-09-27T00:20:00.000-07:00

SANDISK, the expert in tiny card maker has come up with two new CompactFlash memory cards, which can store 12GB and 16GB. It works at a speed of up to 20MB/s data transfer. This will be really useful for those, who like to have high resolution pictures with RAW (exif) data.

1GB microSD is available now..

2006-09-25T19:50:00.000-07:00

Kingmax Digital has released the first 1 Gig MicroSD card in the market. It is an ultra-small, removable flash memory card format, which is designed based on SanDisk's TransFlash card format. Because of the single level cell memory, the card will have much faster Read-Write speeds.

New version of ADOBE to hit the market sooon..

2006-09-20T23:54:00.000-07:00

ADOBE announced that it will be releasing the next version of its Acrobat document management software in November. Acrobat version 8.00 will have a new feature, using which the users can connect to a virtual meeting room for real-time Web conferencing with live audio and video.

Eventhough this is a new feature in Adobe document management software, ADOBE has released a virtual meeting room conferencing software long back with the name "Connect 1", which is now integrated with with new version. Apart from it, the major development is the new version will enable better exporting of PDF documents to other popular document formats.

New Zero day virus..

2006-09-19T22:42:00.000-07:00

An unpatched security bug in Internet Explorer has been identified, which will inject malicious software from rigged Web sites. Also, it was mentioned that some adult Web sites are among the first to exploit the IE vulnerability amd Microsoft plans to fix the flaw as part of its monthly patching cycle on Oct. 10, the software giant said in a security advisory.

The number of attacks may rise quickly. Hence, it is recommended to keep the security software updated and also take caution when browsing the Web.

The vulnerability lies in a Windows component called "vgx.dll." This component is meant to support Vector Markup Language documents in the operating system. VML is used for high-quality vector graphics on the Web.

The digital music entertainment revolution is just beginning...

2006-09-14T20:00:00.000-07:00

Yes.. with Microsoft's Zune media player - a 30GB digital media player, a music service, built-in FM tuner and a three inch screen.

It supports MP3, AAC, and WMA formats, and comes with a Wi-Fi connection that will let you send songs directly to other Zune users.

It also allows to play slideshows as you listen to music, plays WMV, MPEG-4, and H.264 videos.

New Security Bulletins

2006-09-12T20:32:00.000-07:00

Following are the new security bulletins released recently:

MS06-054: Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (910729)
MS06-053: Vulnerability in Indexing Service Could Allow Cross-Site Scripting (920685)
MS06-052: Vulnerability in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (919007)

Norton AntiVirus 2007 and Norton Internet Security 2007 are gonna be available for the users soon..

2006-09-10T09:27:00.000-07:00

Symantec is going to release the next version of AntiVirus, and NIS soon. Norton AntiVirus 2007 protects against viruses,as usual and also this time it is going to detect the spyware and related risks.

Norton Internet Security 2007 is a suite which consists antivirus and anti-spyware protection and also a firewall.

Symantec is including a phishing shield also this time and also increasing the boot time, scan speed, and user interface launch speed.