>A quick guide on creating desktop icons for Windows 7 and Windows 8.
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Windows
Update For IE Flash Player For Windows 8
If you’re using Windows 8 or 8.1 there is a security update available via Windows Update.
Microsoft Security Advisory (2755801) – Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer
Update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 8 (KB2889543)
Update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 8 x64 (KB2889543)
Update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 8.1 (KB2889543)
Update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2889543)
Windows 8.1 Pricing
Pricing and Packaging for Windows 8.1 at The Microsoft Blog
As far as I can tell, no change from Windows 8.
Packaging isn’t so gawd awful ugly.
Windows 8.1 RTM And SSDs
If you are running Windows 8.1 RTM on an SSD I need your help.
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Guide To Windows 8.1 System Image Backup
Guide To Windows 8.1 System Image Backup
This article covers:
1 – Introduction
– What is a System Image
– The Great Windows System Image Program Hunt of 2013
2 – Launching System Image Backup From Command Line
3 – Create A Shortcut To System Image Backup
4 – Creating A System Image
5 – Running System Image Backup From Command Line
6 – Scheduling A System Image Backup
7 – Create a Recovery Drive
8 – How To Restore a Windows System Image
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Time To Run Windows Update
Updates available for XP, 2K3, Vista, 2K8, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, Office 2K3-2K13, etc.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2013
How many updates you have will vary by what you have installed. I had 24 updates on Windows 7 and 25 on Windows 8.
Windows 8.1 RTM Released On TechNet and MSDN
The news has spread at warp speed today!
Download Windows 8.1 RTM, Visual Studio 2013 RC and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM Today
For those wondering, the SHA1 hash is exactly the same as WZT version that was released last week.
Props to those guys!
My Thoughts On Windows 8.1 RTM
*Note – This is an opinion piece, not a review. And a short one at that.
I put a poll up last week to see what the regulars who stop by here think. Here are the results (as of this writing):
What is your opinion of Win 8.1 RTM?
No Windows 8 for me. (42%)
Waiting for Oct. 18th. (30%)
Meh. (11%)
It sucks. (9%)
It Rocks. (8%)
(Yes, I am aware this is an unscientific poll.)
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nLite Is Back!
After no updates for almost 5 years nLite is active again.
For those who don’t know nLite is a program that allowed you to easily create custom installation images for XP (and 2000).
The return of the developer is good news. Congrats and Welcome Back!
I know I will be using it to finalize my XP images just before XP support ends.
nLite Home Page
Time To Run Windows Update
An update has been re-released for XP and Vista Users:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-057 – Critical Vulnerability in Windows Media Format Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2847883)
“The rereleased updates address an application compatibility issue in which WMV encoded video could fail to properly render during playback. Customers should install the rereleased updates.”
There is also an update available for Office 2010 that I’ve not seen appear via Windows Update.
You can wait for it to appear or download and install it manually:
See this page for downloads and info – Description of the Office 2010 update: August 27, 2013
“Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Office 2010. This update fixes some issues that occur when you install Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Office 2010. Additionally, this update contains stability and performance improvements.“