This download provides the DirectX end-user multi-languaged redistributable that developers can include with their product. The redistributable license agreement covers the terms under which developers may use the Redistributable.

With Windows Media® Components for QuickTime, by Flip4Mac?, you can play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) directly in QuickTime Player and view Windows Media content on the Internet using a Web browser. Microsoft

Windows Live Messenger build 8.0.0566 has finally been released to managed beta testers as well as friends & family testers.

Install this update to resolve HTTP authentication issues in Windows-based systems that do not appear until Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is installed. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

This update includes minor changes to how Internet Explorer handles some web pages that use Microsoft ActiveX controls. Certain webpages will require users to manually activate Active X controls by clicking on it or using the TAB key and ENTER key. This update contains all previously released security updates. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Complete source code for a screensaver that uses the Windows RSS Platform to display images from picture feeds. This sample requires Internet Explorer 7.

IntelliType Pro & IntelliPoint software enables you to customize the unique features of Microsoft® keyboard and mouse. You can reassign keys to open a program, file, or Web page, or to perform commands and application-specific functions.

It's taking forever for Microsoft to finish it, and many users are still cringing from past OS upgrades (like Windows ME). We present some of the big changes in Windows Vista that make it a true generation leap over Windows.

My Microsoft Office 2007 FAQ is now available with information about the product editions, individual applications, features, and pricing!

Paul Thurrott Windows SuperSite

Microsoft says that today's release of the Windows Vista February CTP is "feature-complete". Two new features are Sidebar and Welcome Center. This build of Vista is responsive and highly usable, though still far from bullet-proof.

Windows Defender (Beta 2) is a free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software.

Because choices are good? Or because there would be more money to be milked? Perhaps the victims of having 8 different flavors of Windows Vista are the software vendors, who would have to explain the differences between each edition to their customers.

This update consists of previously released recommended updates for Windows 2000 SP4 clusters, rolled into one convenient package. Installing this item provides you the same results as installing the individual updates. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Microsoft has finalized the members of its next-generation desktop line-up. As expected, standalone Tablet and Media Center Editions are no more. After months of maintaining that it had not yet finalized its Windows Vista line up, Microsoft seems finally to have decided upon a half dozen core Vista versions. Microsoft-Watch

This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in February 2006.

This ISO-9660 CD image file contains all security and critical updates for Windows released on Windows Update on February 14th, 2006. This does not contain security updates for other Microsoft products.

Download the February security updates for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.

Windows Defender (Beta 2) is a free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software.

Microsoft's own security and maintenance suite is now in public beta and we test it to see how it stacks up against its competitors.

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Halo fans will have to upgrade their computer if they want to follow Master Chief's adventures on the PC. Microsoft has announced that the PC version of Halo 2 will only work on the new version of Windows called Vista. The decision could make it expensive for many to play the game if they have to buy the new version of Windows and extra hardware for their PC. Q: Will Halo 2 for Windows Vista be compatible with other Windows operating systems? A: Halo 2 for Windows Vista will ship exclusively for the Windows Vista platform More
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