There has been much talk lately about Microsoft?s next generation operating system, Windows Vista. At all began last Thursday, 21st July (2005). More and more material and information slowly began to be uncovered.

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"Sssh The Microsoft ?Virtual Earth? team has silently released ?Virtual Earth?, the counter part to Google?s Map feature. There isn?t any official word or press release relating to the release of ?Virtual Earth?. Below is a screenshot of the Virtual Earth website."

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Indigo and Avalon are the codenames for two strategic developer technologies that Microsoft plans to ship in 2006 as part of the Windows "Longhorn" operating system. In addition, Microsoft is making these technologies available on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. The Indigo and Avalon Beta1 "RC" enables developers to continue experimenting with early builds of these technologies, get acquainted with the development experience, and provide Microsoft with feedback.

With MSN Messenger you can chat online via text, voice or even video conversation - in real time - with your friends, family or colleagues. It's faster than e-mail, a great choice for conversations and the perfect alternative when you can't be there in person.

Stay on top of news, weather, and e-mail with the next step in the evolution in screen savers. With the MSN Screen Saver (Beta), you can display your photos, click news headlines, check the local weather, display your friends? photos and blogs from their MSN Spaces, and set up your own RSS news feeds.

From Activewin.com: Following up on our screenshots of the next version of Hotmail, we're happy to bring you a shot of IE 7 in Windows XP, in all its tabbed glory.

Strider Ghostbuster, a prototype tool developed by Microsoft Corp.'s Cybersecurity and Systems Management Research Group, provides a straightforward way to detect Windows rootkits by comparing scan results between a clean system and one that may potentially be compromised.

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This update resolves an issue with Windows-based systems which may cause them to deplete their paged pool if the Volume Shadow Copy Service is placed under heavy load.

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Thought it was gooseberry season in the MSN Messenger universe? Think again, a new MSN Messenger BETA has been released to selected BETA-testers, including KebecoiS and sk8michael who were so kind to provide us with the first-ever screenshots of MSN Messenger 7.5.0160. The bug/feature/leak-hunting season has opened, y'all!

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Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) is a security technology that helps protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Known spyware on your PC can be detected and removed.

Traditionally, phishing scams have used e-mail to direct potential victims to phony Web pages to steal their identities. Now, there's a new twist on phishing.

This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail.

This month's security updates affect Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.

This update contains multiple fixes for the eHome Infrared Receiver reference hardware. This update also adds support for the Microsoft Media Center Keyboard. The only way to enable support for this keyboard is through this update either preinstalled on a system or downloaded by the customer on Windows Update.

With the Beta 1 release of Longhorn now just weeks away, it is time to start talking about two little-known features that will particularly appeal to modders and power gamers. These are good signs that Microsoft is getting serious about these audiences; they demonstrate the broad positive impact of actually having game developers on Microsoft's staff.

Saturday morning, we got word of screenshots having surfaced for a new Windows "Longhorn" build (5203).

The vulnerability in the Javaprxy.dll COM object may cause Microsoft Internet Explorer to stop working. This vulnerability may also allow an attacker to run arbitrary code and to gain control of the computer. The Javaprxy.dll COM object has the following class identifier (CLSID):

A memory leak in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 causes a gradual decrease in available system memory. This loss in available memory causes degradation in system performance. When this behavior occurs, the user must restart the computer. This problem is caused by a memory leak in the tcserver.exe service.

Microsoft has developed the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer . Version 2.0 of MBSA includes a graphical and command line interface that can perform local or remote scans of Windows systems. MBSA runs on Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP systems and will scan for common security misconfigurations in the following products: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0, and 6.0, SQL Server 7.0 and 2000, Internet Explorer (IE) 5.01 and later, and Office 2000, 2002 and 2003. MBSA also scans for missing security updates, update rollups and service packs published to Microsoft Update.

With MSN Messenger you can chat online via text, voice or even video conversation - in real time - with your friends, family or colleagues. It's faster than e-mail, a great choice for conversations and the perfect alternative when you can't be there in person.