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"Other" Windows News?
by Arie Slob
Hello Windows users,
I've wanted to clear this up for a while, but column space has always been a limiting factor... until today that is.
I have been asked on several occasions why I don't feature more Windows 9x / Me / 2000 news, instead of the Windows XP news that seems so abundant here. Well, believe me, if there was any news, I would tell you! You have to realize however that Microsoft no longer supports Windows 95, so there won't be much news for that OS. Windows 98 / 98 SE will enter what Microsoft calls the "Extended phase" of its lifecycle on June 30, 2002. This means that licenses may no longer be available to consumers, and that support options will be limited. One year later (June 30, 2002), Windows 98 / 98 SE will enter Microsoft's "Non-Supported phase" - or it's End Of Life (EOL). This means that Windows 98 /98 SE news will be hard to come by.
To continue the picture, Windows Me is scheduled to enter the "Extended phase" of its lifecycle on June 30, 2003, but that OS seems to have been completely abandoned by Microsoft. As most know, it's buggy as hell, but no comprehensive service pack ever saw the light of day.
March 31, 2003 is the date scheduled for Windows 2000 to enter the "Extended phase" of its lifecycle. Many people are desperately waiting for Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows 2000. SP3 should be pretty close; the Microsoft Hotfix FTP site already lists some 150 hotfixes in the SP4 directory.
If you want an overview of all Microsoft operating systems and their lifecycles, visit the Windows Desktop Product Lifecycle Guidelines Web page.
You can find many tips & articles on our Web site for the "older" Windows operating systems: just follow the links you find in the right-hand border of this Newsletter under the heading "Web Site"
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Microsoft Security
Authentication Flaw in Windows Debugger can Lead to Elevated Privileges
Microsoft Corp. released a patch for Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000, to fix a flaw in the authentication mechanism for the debugging facility.
Affected Software Versions
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000
More...
Recent Support BBS Postings
Drag 'n' drop not working in XP Home - Windows XP
SMART Failure Predicted on Primary Master - Hardware
Getting TCP Port 1433 Scans? Info here - Security / Virus
Router problems - Networking
The Weakest Link...... - Have some fun!
Recommended Web sites
Each month we will feature a few Web sites here, ones which sent us the most visitors to our Web site in the previous month. We would encourage you to visit these popular Web sites yourself!
Here are some sites in the Top 15 for April 2002:
The Top 15 sites are listed on our Web site.
Web Site Updates
These pages were added/updated in the past 2 weeks. Information on previously updated/added pages is available on the What's New? page for 1 month.
InfiniSource.com
Added: Thinking Of Buying A New Television Set?
Added: Creative Ways to Find Cash
Added: MP3's From Your Computer To Your Car, Easily!
Windows-Help.NET
Added: Microsoft Security: Authentication Flaw in Windows Debugger can Lead to Elevated Privileges
Windows 2000
Added: Microsoft Security: Authentication Flaw in Windows Debugger can Lead to Elevated Privileges
Windows XP
Added: Keep RAS Connections Alive When Switching Users
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Highlights
Thinking Of Buying A New Television Set?
Better go digital... you may be surprised why you must!
Read Full Article
MP3's From Your Computer To Your Car, Easily!
Yes, 20GB of music straight from your computer to your car stereo, how??
Read Full Article
Windows XP Networking list
PC Magazine's TrayMin
Some programs are designed so they can be minimized to the tray, and many people prefer this because it takes up less space. But what if an application was not designed with this capability? PC Magazine's TrayMin utility can solve the problem. When TrayMin is loaded, right-clicking on the Minimize button will cause the application to be minimized to the tray, rather than to the task bar.
Download [701 KB]
Windows XP Tip: Keep RAS Connections Alive When Switching Users
You might have noticed that when you use the "Switch User" feature of Windows XP, you will loose your RAS (Dial-up and/or certain xDSL connections) connection. Follow the instructions in this tip to avoid loosing your connection.
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25 May 2002, Vol 5 No. 21
