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If you are a Windows XP user running Kaspersky anti-virus and you can’t connect to the internet from your computer, you are not alone. The latest update to the AV software is preventing many users from being able to connect to the internet, causing users to swarm to the Kaspersky forum to grumble.
If you have been experiencing Microsoft Vista problems – such as the infamous “nvlddmkm has stopped working” issue – you may need the Vista 940105 patch. While there’s been an outpouring of more than the usual amount of angst regarding Windows Vista problems lately, due to the incompatability of some Vista drivers, this isn’t a Vista vs XP issue, and in fact some problems with Vista are not Vista’s fault. In this particular case, applying the Vista 940105 patch should fix your problems. So instead of jumping on the “Vista sucks” bandwagon, try downloading the Vista 940105 patch.
Early adopters who have rushed out to grab their copy of Windows Vista have found that it has broken iTunes. As a result, Apple has suggested that people hold off upgrading to Vista “for a few weeks”, at which time a new version of iTunes is expected to be released. They are also offering an iTunes Repair Tool for Vista, for those who have already made the switch.
Microsoft has issued alerts and updates this week for both Windows Media Player and Outlook Express, explaining that both are open to serious attack, which could render a user’s computer under the control from someone out on the Internet. The Outlook Express update affects Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6, and the Windows Media Player issue affects both Windows Media Format Series Runtime, and Windows Media Player 6.4 (and even affects people running later versions of Windows Media Player such as Windows Media Player 11).
Microsoft this week announced the launch of their Windows Live Spaces service. According to Microsoft, the Windows Live Spaces service offers “social networking features designed to help users discover and connect with friends through their trusted contacts and allows customers to personalize their Windows Live Spaces with gadgets.” In other words, a direct run-up against MySpace. But they do have the Windows Live Gadgets – can MySpace gadgets be far behind?
The recently discovered Windows Metafile (WMF stands for “Windows Meta File”) vulnerability gave rise to not just one 0-day exploit, but several exploits. Also known as a “zero-day exploit”, a 0day exploit is an exploit which is already available on the same day, or even before, the vulnerability itself is announced.
Twentieth Century Fox and MovieLink have announced that MovieLink will be adding 20th Century Fox movies to their inventory, effective immediately.
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