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Cool Tool Of The Week – AutoRuns
MSConfig on steriods! It’s a must-have.
This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP.
New Nvidia Drivers for Vista
ForceWare Release 163.69 WHQL
# WHQL Certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
# Improved compatibility and performance for NVIDIA SLI™ technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL applications.
# Improved compatibility for The Way It’s Meant To Be Played™ game titles: BioShock, Crysis, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Hellgate: London, and World in Conflict.
# Added HD video post-processing for H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2 HD content on the GeForce 8500 and 8600 series GPUs.
# Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
Download’em
Vista users should also check out these MS/Nvidia Hotfixes.
Firefox 2.0.0.7 Officially Released
This version patches a security vulnerability (“code execution via QuickTime Media-link files“).
Hit up the Firefox homepage to download it.
More Office 2003 Family SP3 downloads
MS has released Service Pack 3 for Office 2003 and its parts (Word, Outlook, etc.)
Download the full file: Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Multilingual User Interface Pack or See Bink’s Site for all the links.
Mozilla's New Focus on Thunderbird and Internet Communications
Mozilla is creating a new company:
The goals for the new company are:
* Take care of Thunderbird users
* Move Thunderbird forward to provide better, deeper email solutions
* Create a better user experience for a range of Internet communications — how does / should email work with IM, RSS, VoIP, SMS, site-specific email, etc?
* Spark the types of community involvement and innovation that we’ve seen around web “browsing” and Firefox.
Acronis True Image 11 Home Released!
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Firefox 2.0.0.7 Hits Mirrors
This HAS NOT been announced as official yet. Release notes not available as of this writing.
Windows 32-bit English (U.S.)
Other Downloads
iTunes 7.4.2
Another iTunes release…
Tunes 7.4.2 addresses an issue with creating ringtones using iTunes Plus song purchases and includes bug fixes to improve stability and performance.
Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals
Updated to version 4.3. I’ve gone over it in the past. This really doesn’t have anything for the regular computer user but if you are doing IT work and they force Vista on you, you’re gonna want to give these docs a look-see.
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