David Gerard writes "Microsoft tried to make Vista secure with User Access Control (UAC). They relaxed it a bit in Windows 7 because it was such a pain in the backside. Unfortunately, one way they did this (the third way so far found around UAC in Windows... ...full story at slashdot
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| 08 Sep 09 |
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Windows 7 Reintroduces Remote BSoD » slashdot David Gerard writes "Remember the good old days of the 1990s, when you could teardrop attack any Windows user who'd annoyed you and bluescreen them? Microsoft reintroduces this popular feature in Windows 7, courtesy the rewritten TCP/IP and SMB2 stacks.... |
| 23 Oct 09 |
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Steve Ballmer's Windows 7 dance party » the register (uk) Hopping on the grave of Windows Vista October 22 has arrived, which means Microsoft can stop defending Windows Vista and start pretending it never happened. Eyes have now turned to Windows 7, while Windows Vista joins Microsoft Bob and Windows Me in the... |
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Windows 7 borrows from OS X, avoids Vista » the register (uk) No pain, no gain PDC When it comes to Windows 7, Microsoft hasn't just learned from the mistakes of Windows Vista. It has picked-up a thing or two from Apple's OS X, judging by first impressions.… |
| 02 Feb 09 |
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XP dies,Vista celebrates, Windoww 7 is available for testing » digg Windows move forward. January is a very important month for Microsoft Windows products (Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7). Why you ask? Because: ... |
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The First Windows 7 Zero-Day Exploit » slashdot xploraiswakco writes with the first Microsoft-confirmed Windows 7 zero-day vulnerability, with a demonstration exploit publicly available. The problem is in SMBv2 and SMBv1 and affects Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but not Vista, XP, or Windows... |
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