October 2006 - Part 1

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Date: 10th October 2006

Issue: October 2006 Windows XP Newsletter - Part 1


1) INTERNET EXPLORER 7 RELEASE DATE SET?

2) KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS.

3) I NEED A NAME!

4) MICROSOFT SECURITY UPDATES FOR OCTOBER 2006.

5) XP SP1 & 1A NO LONGER SUPPORTED.

6) WINDOWS MOBILE DEVICE CENTER RC3

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1) INTERNET EXPLORER 7 RELEASE DATE SET?

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Rumour has it that Microsoft will have the final version of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP available by the 18th October and for general release by Windows Update on the 1st
November 2006...

Remember that Microsoft will be distributing this update AUTOMATICALLY to all Windows XP users via Windows Update website and the Automatic Update service in Windows XP.

You will need to approve a EULA (End User Lic Agreement) before it installs/deploys... so it won't automatically just appear on your desktop!

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2) KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS.

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I have uploaded 2 articles on keyboard shortcuts for:

Internet Explorer

http://www.updatexp.com/internet-explorer-keyboard-shortcuts.html

Microsoft PowerPoint

http://www.updatexp.com/powerpoint-shortcuts.html

...each of the articles does have the shortcuts compiled in a PDF file that can be downloaded for you to keep!


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3) I NEED A NAME!

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Past and present Microsoft MVP's have their blogs over at http://msmvps.com

I have decided to join them with a blog dedicated to the topic of Windows Vista Digital Media...

BUT the blog could really do with a name! Any ideas?

http://msmvps.com/blogs/vistadigitalmedia

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4) MICROSOFT SECURITY UPDATES FOR OCTOBER 2006.

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Microsoft has released the latest security patches for October 2006, and what a busy day!

For the more information about this months updates:

http://www.updatexp.com/security-october-2006.html

If your computer is set to automatically download and install them then do nothing. If NOT then visit this page for more information on how to set this up:

http://www.updatexp.com/windows-automatic-updates.html

...or visit the Windows Update website here:

http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/


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5) XP SP1 & 1A NO LONGER SUPPORTED.

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From TODAY, October 10th 2006, Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows XP Service Pack 1 and 1a

You are strongly advised to upgrade to the free Windows XP Service Pack 2 which has far better security features...

More here:

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean19

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6) WINDOWS MOBILE DEVICE CENTER RC3

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If you have been "using" Windows Vista RC1 recently then you may want to checkout this latest add-on.

The Windows Mobile Device Center is a new application that replaces Active-Sync in Windows Vista...

More here:

http://www.instantvista.com/windows-mobile-device-center.html


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Until NEXT TIME....

Marc Liron - Bio
Microsoft Digital Media MVP
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