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Customize the List of Recently Used Files

whitepaper If one closes a file and then move it to another location, such as by using Windows Explorer, the link to that file in the program in which the user created it no longer works. One must use the Open dialog box to browse to the file to open it.

Tags: business management

[11 Apr 2008]

Microsoft details Vista search tweaks

News The search changes mean that, "in addition to the numerous ways a user could access a third-party search solution in Windows Vista, they can now get to their preferred search results from additional entry points in the Start Menu and Explorer...

Tags: desktop search, vista, microsoft

[13 Sep 2007]

Microsoft's Vista search plans get the nod

News While criticising Microsoft for its implementation of its existing antitrust accord, regulators appear satisfied with the software maker's plans for Windows Vista, including a new search box that is part of Internet Explorer 7.

Tags: vista, search, google, microsoft

[15 May 2006]

Microsoft unleashes IE 7 "preview"

News Microsoft took the wraps off Internet Explorer 7 on Tuesday, releasing the new "preview" version of its web browser to the general public for testing. Margaret Cobb, group product manager for Internet Explorer at Microsoft, said: "The big update is...

Tags: internet explorer 7, ie 7, internet explorer, microsoft

[01 Feb 2006]

Microsoft fixes smorgasbord of IE flaws

News Microsoft on Tuesday provided a fix for a "critical" security flaw in Windows that is being exploited in online attacks against Internet Explorer users. The update also plugs three other security holes in Internet Explorer.

Tags: ie flaw, patch, flaws, flaw

[14 Dec 2005]

Attack code for old Firefox bug hits the net

News In other browser news, Microsoft on Tuesday released a patch that fixes four vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The flaw lies in the way the browser handles mouse clicks in new windows and in how it displays a dialogue box for downloads...

Tags: mozilla, cyber attack flaw, firefox, flaw

[14 Dec 2005]

Pop-up phishing flaw hits browser security

Pop-up phishing flaw hits browser security

News According to Secunia, the latest versions of Camino, iCab, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer for Mac, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox and Safari are all vulnerable. Secunia said: "The problem is that JavaScript dialogue boxes do not display or include...

Tags: secunia, phishing, security

[23 Jun 2005]

Microsoft plans 'black box' for Windows

News If they want total information, they could configure systems so that they know not only that a user was running Internet Explorer, for example, but also that he or she was watching a video from ESPN.com at the time of the crash.

Tags: crash, black box, windows, microsoft

[26 Apr 2005]

Firefox flaw found

News David Emm, a senior technology consultant at antivirus company Kaspersky Labs, said it is unlikely that phishers will take advantage of this exploit in Firefox because Microsoft's Internet Explorer still dominates the browser market.

Tags: phishing, browser, firefox

[06 Jan 2005]

MSN takes desktop battle back to Google

News The MSN Toolbar Suite, which is free, includes an updated version of a toolbar plug-in for Internet Explorer and new toolbars for Windows Explorer, Outlook and the MSN Deskbar. The company has already added a web search box to the 7.0 version of...

Tags: google, yahoo, microsoft, desktop search

[14 Dec 2004]

Adverts? Don't even bother, say Firefox users

News Firefox users are significantly less likely to click on website adverts than Microsoft Internet Explorer users, a German advertising technology firm said last week. David Hallowell, a Mozilla contributor, said this trend could be because non...

Tags: browser, firefox, ie

[07 Dec 2004]

Flaws in XP SP2, Mozilla, Konquerer... you name it...

News The company released information on two common security issues with the tabbed browsing feature found in several flavours of the Mozilla Foundation's browsers, the Opera browser, the Konqueror browser for Linux and two third-party plug-ins that...

[21 Oct 2004]

Google squares up to Microsoft

News The software then scans the hard drive in the background to index the full text of Word, Outlook email, Excel files, text files, AOL chat logs, and saved web pages from Internet Explorer -- a process that typically takes between five and six hours.

[14 Oct 2004]

FileNET Panagon IDM Desktop Technical White Paper

whitepaper You can effortlessly access all documents stored in enterprise libraries from within a Microsoft Windows Explorer or Internet browser interface. IDM Desktop delivers “out-of-the-box” integration with Microsoft Windows environments and productivity...

Tags: desktop systems - pcs, microsoft windows, environments, workflow

[24 Feb 2004]

5 years ago...Microsoft hurt by 'cut-and-paste' video evidence

5 years ago...Microsoft hurt by 'cut-and-paste' video evidence

News The video demonstration was meant to prove that Windows' performance is inhibited when the Internet Explorer browser is removed from the operating system. But as senior Microsoft executive, James Allchin watched from the witness box, the video...

[04 Feb 2004]

Virus warning: Swen appears to be security update

Virus warning: Swen appears to be security update

News It uses a vulnerability in Internet Explorer to execute directly from an email message, according to F-Secure. If the user clicks "Yes" the worm shows a fake installation dialogue box, but also installs invisibly if the "No" button is pressed.

[19 Sep 2003]

Microsoft to bundle own anti-virus protection?

Microsoft to bundle own anti-virus protection?

News If you look at the recent Internet Explorer bug it was critical for Windows 2000 and XP but only moderate for Windows Server 2003. Because of the default installation out of the box it did not trust web sites out of its own intranet zone and so it...

[02 Jul 2003]

Spam email hides 'fake Microsoft update' Trojan

Spam email hides 'fake Microsoft update' Trojan

News The email contains a link to a site purporting to be a Windows update page and then exploits a recent vulnerability in Internet Explorer to infect the user with a Trojan. They included a buffer-overrun flaw that allows an attacker to run malicious...

[25 Jun 2003]

MSN 8 can sift through spam and block porn

MSN 8 can sift through spam and block porn

News AOL will receive a license to use Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser in its proprietary service for seven years. New additions to the service include a caching system that speeds Web page downloads and a revamped email box with a spam-filtering...

Tags: msn 8, parental control, filter, microsoft

[04 Jun 2003]

<strong>Windows</strong> XP Service Pack 1

Windows XP Service Pack 1

News So, if you prefer Netscape 7.0, AOL Instant Messenger, Eudora and MusicMatch, you can - in theory - choose the non-Microsoft option and hide (but not remove) XP's bundled Internet Explorer, Windows Messenger, Outlook Express and Windows Media...

[11 Sep 2002]

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