An authority on Microsoft's Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) - which aims to get developers to design more secure code - posted an extensive entry on the brand-new SDL blog that outlined lessons learned from the ANI vulnerability. "SDL is not perfect, nor will it ever be perfect," Howard acknowledged. "We still ...

One animated cursor bug, many animated critics. Microsoft ’s failure to spot the animated cursor bug in Windows Vista could be a disconcerting sign that Vista’s security-oriented development process slipped up, researchers have suggested. "Apparently Microsoft still hasn't learned that counting vendor acknowledged vulnerabilities isn't a good way to establish the security ...

The researchers of the network Exo performance network announced in a current Blog that Vista SP1 (service luggage) is a performance brake. Who expects more speed as a user after the update, will be disappointed - so the result of the group of researchers after several tests in ...

This wouldn't be the first time a file masquerading as something else proceeds to delete all kinds of delicious media off your hard drive. A new worm is making the rounds, one that will delete all your MP3 files though it doesn't seem to target anything else. On average, the ...

A New Yorker is seeking support for a class action suit against the video card manufacturer because he says drivers for the company's high-end 8800 card have caused him problems. A new Web site seeking support for a class action suit against video card manufacturer Nvidia has appeared on the Internet. A ...

Your PC powers up correctly, it passes the POST, all drives are detected correctly, but Windows does not load automatically. Instead you see the following error message: Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Windows application.The Windows registry or SYSTEM.INI file refers ...

Your PC powers up correctly, it passes the POST, all drives are detected correctly, but Windows does not load automatically. Instead you see an error message "Cannot find WIN.COM, unable to continue loading Windows". Check to see if WIN.COM is still present on the hard drive. It should be located ...

When you run a setup program, UAC should automatically prompt you to run it as an administrator using the UAC prompt (which Microsoft calls the “consent” prompt). If you don’t see this, right-click the program, and then click Run As Administrator. Then, it will really run as an administrator. It ...

Control (UAC) enabled because it helps protect you from spyware and viruses. If you frequently make configuration changes to your computer and your sick of the UAC confirmation prompts (I feel your pain), you can disable UAC by following these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Control ...

Walter Mossberg highlights security software as a major contributing item to what he calls the “tangle of trial programs and ads” that help make the user’s initial experience with a new Vista PC “irritating” and “a big hassle.” Specifically he blames “the confusing welter ...

Vista's content protection requires that devices (hardware and software drivers) set so-called “tilt bits” if they detect anything unusual. For example if there are unusual voltage fluctuations, maybe some jitter on bus signals, a slightly funny return code from a function call, a device register that doesn't contain quite the ...

The Remote Desktop Connection feature in Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions enables easier remote access to any resource or application that your organization has made available to you. For example, if you are a salesperson who requires remote access to a financial application or a CRM application, Windows Vista ...