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RSS XPAdvantages and Disadvantages of EFS and Effective Recovery of Encrypted Data
White Paper In Windows XP and above this had to be done manually. The creators of EFS have also ensured against the loss of the private key by the user, for example as a result of OS reinstallation, or when new user accounts were... [13 Nov 2009]
7 Steps to Migrate From Windows XP to Windows 7 Using WinINSTALL and Survey
White Paper According to Microsoft's Technet Website, "There is no Upgrade option available when installing Windows 7 on a computer running Windows XP. The task involves using Windows Easy Transfer to migrate files and settings from... [12 Nov 2009]
Usability Study of Windows Vista's Firewall
White Paper The firewall has lots of new features over its predecessor, XP's firewall. Windows Vista is shipped with a built-in personal firewall. But, previous studies showed that Vista's firewall have a set of usability problems. [12 Nov 2009]
Optimizing VMware View VDI Deployments With F5
White Paper Most employees need full desktops and there are usually multiple types of desktops required for different business units: XP for accounting, Mac for creative design, Vista for sales and people in the field, Linux for... [11 Nov 2009]
Revealed: Your favourite Windows operating system
News Wonder no longer - in a poll of more than 350 silicon.com readers who were asked to decide which was their favourite Microsoft desktop operating system, Windows XP came out the clear winner, grabbing more than half (52... [09 Nov 2009]
How File Fragmentation Occurs on Windows XP / Windows Server 2003
White Paper A while ago there was a little research project to find out exactly how fragmentation occurs on Windows XP. Well, it turns out that Windows XP/2003 fragments files whether or not all the free space is... [06 Nov 2009]
Ten Things You Should Know about Windows 7 vs. Windows XP
White Paper So you're an XP shop, and your organization skipped Vista but is considering taking the plunge to the latest revision of the Longhorn platform: Windows 7. Windows 7 is a big jump from Windows XP!... [03 Nov 2009]
Windows 7 Review Guide
White Paper This white paper introduces the key areas in which Windows 7 differs from Vista - areas you'll need to focus on if you're thinking of moving to Windows 7, either from Vista or from XP. Even the most ardent fans of... [03 Nov 2009]
Ten Things You Should Know about Windows 7
White Paper Warts and all, it looks like Windows 7 has a much better chance than Vista did of convincing organizations to upgrade from Windows XP. There's a lot to Windows 7 - as one might expect, in a 17GB operating system! [03 Nov 2009]
Achieving Federal Desktop Core Configuration Compliance (FDCC) with Lumension® Solutions
White Paper All federal agencies that utilize or plan an upgrade to either Windows XP or Vista must report compliance, with FDCC reporting requirements dictated by the standard FISMA reporting guidance. The Federal Desktop Core... [29 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Not perfect - but ready for prime time
Comment The biggest issue for many organisations with Vista was that existing apps just didn't run on it: using 'compatibility modes' didn't help, and the thought of having to replace an application that worked fine under XP... [28 Oct 2009]
Using Encrypting File System to Protect Microsoft Dynamics CRM Data on a V3c Client Running Windows XP Professional
White Paper This white paper describes how to use EFS with the Microsoft Dynamics® CRM clients for Outlook Compatibility Update on a computer running Microsoft Dynamics CRM laptop client for Microsoft Office Outlook. [28 Oct 2009]
Mind the details with Windows 7
Comment Sure there have been a few missing drivers here and there but in every case the resulting machine worked and almost always performed better than under Vista and XP. Gartner's Stephen Kleynhans has been happy with his... [23 Oct 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News The companies include engineering firm Atkins, airport operator BAA, business advisors Baker Tilly, Deutsche Bank and drinks maker innocent - all of which are upgrading from a mix of Windows XP and Vista. [22 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News Quocirca's Longbottom said: "Microsoft advise to do a clean install to go from Windows XP to Windows 7. But for some CIOs on older OSes, the cost impetus to adopt Windows 7 is already stacking up, thanks to the aging... [21 Oct 2009]
