by Arie Slob

Dear Windows-Help.NET Subscriber, Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), the successor to Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE (Second Edition), is reportedly moving forward at a steady pace in its development. Although there have been some brief delays with Beta 3 of this OS, Microsoft is expected to ship any day now. Microsoft wants to deliver this beta to attendees of its eXtreme technology preview event, to be held in theaters across the United States on April 8. Although Microsoft has not confirmed a shipping date, it is now rumored to ship on June 6, a delay of one week from the original target date. One of Millennium's core components - Internet Explorer 5.5 - will ship on Windows Me's original ship date, May 26th. I hope to do a review of a beta version of Windows Me in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, Microsoft is also preparing a Service Pack (SP1) for Internet Explorer 5.01. According to a note send to testers: "Our goal is to bundle and deliver external customer QFEs, fixes escalated via support channels, as well as public security fixes that were released after IE 5.01 gold. The bundling of such fixes in this Service Pack release ensures that our users maintain a fast, reliable and robust experience with the lowest ownership cost." It's not yet known when the Service Pack will be available. Irok worm spreading globally Several Anti-Virus vendors are warning computer users about a new e-mail worm that is currently spreading rapidly in several locations around the world. The Irok.Trojan.Worm spreads via e-mail as an electronic chain letter, much like the infamous W97M/Melissa virus did exactly one year ago. The Irok worm spreads via Microsoft Outlook e-mail and is very widespread right now. The Irok worm is only a threat to Microsoft Windows users and only spreads further via the Microsoft Outlook e-mail application and Internet Relay Chat (IRC). More... ePilot is a free desktop portal that directs consumers anywhere and everywhere that they need to go on the Internet. With timesaving features like meta-search capability, free email, real-time news and stock quotes, customizable menus and much more, there's nothing ePilot can't do! ePilot has attracted users from all corners of cyberspace due to its convenience, speed and simplicity. Start Here!

Networking Computers

InfiniSource's Sandra Underhill continues her series on Networking Computers.

Part III: Networking your home computers together brings forth a new host of opportunities and considerations...

Part IV: How to get your network up and going in Windows, simply and quickly.

Custom StartUp

Custom StartUp helps you to manage which programs will be started when windows starts, without need to edit registry or WIN.INI file manually. Moreover, Custom StartUp allows you to backup configurations and restore them later. This option is useful when you want to test several start-up configurations.

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TradeTrakker

TradeTrakker is an easy-to-use, yet powerful financial portfolio management application for Windows. Whether you are new to investing or an experienced trader, TradeTrakker will help you monitor and analyze your stock and mutual fund positions, providing powerful insight into how well your investments are performing.

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