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Microsoft's antivirus detects 4 million infections in first week
techspot.com - 10/16/2009
Microsoft's antivirus detects 4 million infections in first week
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Microsoft has released some first-week usage statistics of its new antivirus application, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). Redmond made the program available to users in 19 countries on September 29, and it accumulated 1.5 million downloads in the first seven days -- though, it's unknown how ...
techspot.com - 10/20/2009
Windows 7 Arrives This Week: What You Need To Know
— techspot.com — The much anticipated release of Windows 7 is finally upon us. This Thursday, October 22, Microsoft's latest... operating system arrives on the scene looking to win over skeptics disappointed with the much-hyped but often criticized Windows Vista. Whereas ... (more) Windows 7 Arrives This Week: What You Need To Know

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The 50 Best (and Worst) Moments in Windows History
maximumpc.com - 10/20/2009
The 50 Best (and Worst) Moments in Windows History
— maximumpc.com — In just a few days, Microsoft at long last will officially release Windows 7 to an eager... public ready to put the Vista saga behind them. It's a been a long wait, particularly for those who opted to stick with XP until something better came ... (more) The 50 Best (and Worst) Moments in Windows History

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Top Windows 7 Features That Vista Should Have Had
hothardware.com - 10/22/2009
Top Windows 7 Features That Vista Should Have Had
— hothardware.com — This week may be as big a week in the company's history as Microsoft has ever had.... We know, that's a pretty bold statement, but there's a lot of evidence to back that up. Microsoft has been drowning in negative press and negative vibes for most of ... (more) Top Windows 7 Features That Vista Should Have Had

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Disabling Avira Antivir's Pop-up Advertisements
TechSpot Reviews — ... Enable it and click show. Add "avnotify.exe" and click OK. Windows Vista & Windows 7 Go to the Avira program folder. Right click avnotify.exe and select Properties. Tick Read & Execute in the Deny column, and click OK. [image] The above methods should leave you with a nag-free Avira install, at least until an update comes along and wipes out how the ad is currently being called out. You could avoid this mess altogether of course, and install Microsoft's newly released Security Essentials , which is free and won't bug you with any nag screens -- or better yet, run ...

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