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Google Maps Is Changing the Way We See the World
2007-07-07 04:22:00
In 1765, a 22-year-old British naval officer named James Rennell set out to map the entire Indian subcontinent. Traveling with a small party of soldiers, he used the advanced technologies of the day: a compass and a distance-measuring wheel called a perambulator. During the six-year journey, one soldier was killed by a tiger, five were mauled by a leopard, and Rennell was wounded in an attack by angry locals. He survived, and his detailed maps and atlas, published in the 1780s, defined British understanding of India for generations.Years later, a British geographer wrote that, to Rennell, "blanks on the map of the world were eyesores." More than two centuries later, within the decidedly safer confines of Building 45 on Google 's Mountain View, California, campus, John Hanke clicks the 3-foot image of Earth projected on his office wall and spins it around to India. Hanke, the director of Google Earth and Google Maps , zooms in for a closer look at Bangalore. At first, the city appeared i
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iPhone: Send the current Safari URL to someone by email
2007-07-07 01:33:00
Find a great webpage on your iPhone and want to share it with someone? There is a quick and easy way to do this.While viewing the page you want to send in Safari , tap in the address bar which will expand as though you are going to type in a new URL.Tap the Share button at the top left of the screen and a new email composition will open with the URL included in the body of the email and the page's title as the subject line. Just add the email address and maybe a note in the email and you're ready to send it.


RealPlayer 11: Enable Web Downloading to Grab Internet Videos
2007-06-29 01:30:00
The new RealPlayer makes it easy to download and play videos you view in your web browser, such as those from YouTube. However, if you didn't opt for the "Download this Video" button to appear in your browser during the installation of RealPlayer, you won't have this great option.No worries though, simply follow these steps to enable the functionality:1. Open RealPlayer.2. Click Tools and select Preferences.3. Select Download & Recording from the left pane.4. Check the Enable Web Downloading & Recording checkbox.5. Select how you want the Download this Video button to appear (or not). Options are On page load after a user specified number of seconds, Only on mouse-over, or Don't show (download is only accessible from right-click).6. Click OK.Now you can start downloading video!
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Windows Vista: Activation Cracks Comparison
2007-06-29 01:23:00
Not every hackers and crackers are bad guy. In fact, ethical crackers and hackers are great security experts and auditors! Without them, we won’t know that there is actually no bullet-proof security! So as Windows Vista , which is claimed as the most secured Microsoft Windows Operating system after Windows XP or Windows 2003!For a technical reference and Vista security study, let’s take a look on each of the Windows Vista activation cracks that have been found by (ethical) crackers as of today.In general, there are at least three well-known and widely adapted Vista activation cracks - Russian TimeStop program vs Vista KMS activation vs OEM Vista Activation vs Binbin & Aeno ACPI_SLIC crack.1) Russian TimeStop program, TimeStop.sys, crack the Windows Vista activation mechanism by stopping the countdown timer of activation. So, the evaluate copy of Windows Vista will always consider itself having 30 days or 43200 minutes left to die off! The TimeStop.sys crack works without having one


Windows Live Writer: Enable Reminders for Adding Categories and/or Tags
2007-06-29 01:20:00
You get so focused on the content of your blog posting, that you forget to add the categories and tags for it. I usually have to go back and add this afterwards, each time thinking that I'll do better with the next posting. Windows Live Writer can be set to remind you to add categories and/or tags before publishing.Here's how to enable this helpful functionality:1. Open Windows Live Writer.2. Click Tools and select Options.3. Select Preferences from the left pane.4. Under Publishing, check the Remind me to add categories before publishing and/or the Remind me to add tags before publishing checkboxes.5. Click OK.
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MOG: Use Orbit Downloader to Download Music
2007-06-29 01:05:00
MOG is a music social network where you can find news and reviews and listen to streaming audio. By using the Grab++ from the Orbit Download er, you can also download music from MOG and save it to your computer or personal media player (Zune, iPod, Zen, etc.).1. Download and install the Orbit Downloader. You can get it here.2. Run the Orbit Downloader.3. Click Tools and select Grab++.4. Open your web browser and got to MOG.5. From the menu at the top, select Listen.6. From the menu at the left of the page, select a Genre or search for a specific Artist to start looking for music.7. The songs are placed in individual MOG players. When you have found a song you want to download, click play on the specified player.8. Go to the Grab++ window and watch the files that show up. You will be secting the larger files that appear before the mp3 file. Check the checkbox for each file you wish to download. When done, click the Download button.9. Wait for the download to complete. The files will be s
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OS X - Triple booting XP, Vista, and OSX86
2007-06-28 23:34:00
This tips will explain how to boot your OSX86 install using the Vista bootloader. This tips assumes you have installed XP and Vista prior to OS X.First things first; no i did not figure this out on my own rather have decided to compile the posts i've found and info into a nice and easy recipe. I had originally tried to use WinGRUB to do my booting but had quite a few problems with it so i decided to try this route and got it working!Here's a list of my setup and install notes:Operating Systems installed:-Windows XP Prof (located on my main hd, first partition, c:)-Windows Vista BE (located on my main hd, second partition, d:)-OSX86 10.4.8 JaS w/SSE2/SSE3 AMD_Intel build (located on my second hd, first and only partition; harddrive was marked as active prior to install and formatted as FAT32 and then erased w/disk utility for mac os x)Files you will need:-chain0 (get over here: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Chain0 )Also, basic knowledge of BCDEDIT in Vista will help.Step
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Blackberry: Remove, Move, and Hide Icons
2007-06-28 23:19:00
The first thing most blackberry(bb) owners want to know is how to remove some of the useless icons on the main screen. Hiding these icons is very simple. Here is how to proceed.After I unlocked my blackberry and signed up for a new service, I noticed that I had a ton of duplicated icons. Most blackberry systems have too much installed anyway. Using these techniques, you'll be able to remove icons from the main screen thus increasing your efficiency.Hide an Icon:1. Go to the main screen of your blackberry2. Go to the icon you want to hide3. Press ALT and then press down on your scroll wheel4. Select Hide ApplicationUnhide an Icon:If you ever need to see your hidden icons again, you can alt+scroll wheel on the main screen and select Show All. This will display all the icons including the hidden ones. Hidden icons will have an X over then. alt+scroll wheel over an X-out icon and uncheck Hide Application.Repeat the process and uncheck the Show All to rehide the other icons you have set to
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PS3 - Upgrade Harddrive Notes and Tips
2007-06-23 01:15:00
So, is 60GB not enough for you? It wasn't for me. Here are some good tips and tricks that will help if you decide to upgrade your playstation3's harddrive.With the Playstation3 being touted as a music/media hub; 60GB of storage can run out pretty fast if you have a rather extensive mp3/music library and add videos on top of that.Here are some tips on how to upgrade the internal harddrive (20GB or 60GB PS3s).PS3 Factory Harddrive Specs:-Sata 150-5400RPM-20GB or 60GB capacityBasically you will want to get a 2.5" laptop harddrive that falls in these specs; 5400rpm speed, sata150 interface.P-ATA drives will not work!Be sure to do a system backup if possible. Remember that a system backup will copy your photos/music/videos as part of the backup. I would recommend deleting all media you've added and have elsewhere off of the PS3 harddrive prior to a backup. This will also let you make a backup to a memory stick or sd card. Also, some game saves can only be saved to memory sticks/usb drive
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PS3 - How to use Bluetooth Remote as Controller in Games
2007-06-18 08:57:00
This recipe explains how to easily use your bluetooth remote control in games. Sometimes its just fun to try.To use your Sony bluetooth remote control in PS3 games, do the following:1. Start the PS3 using your remote (this way no PS3 controller takes the Controller 1 slot)2. Start the game w/the remote.3. Once the game loads and starts, hit the PS button and go to Reassign Controller.4. Change the controller from 7 to 1. Now your Remote Control can be used in games! Games that use the Analog stick for movement, obviously won't control since the remote has no analog buttons.
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Adobe Acrobat 7.0 / 8.0 Standard or Prof - Making pdfs searchable / OCRing
2007-06-18 08:53:00
This is a quickie recipe on how convert those non-searchable (image only) pdfs into searchable pdfs. Note, if the pdfs contain images the OCRing of the pdf may not be 100% accurate. This recipe requires you to have Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional; the reader will not have these advanced editing options.In Acrobat 7.0/8.0, open up the PDF file you want to convert.Once the non-searchable pdf is open, go to Document > Recognize Text Using OCR > StartYou can tell if a pdf is searchable or not by doing a search of the PDF in Acrobat. I usually will do a search for the word "the" since it prob is in the document.If you get no results and do see the word, its a non-searchable pdf.An alternative to doing this is Printing the PDF to the AdobePDF printer. This will also make the document searchable (ie you can print in Word to the AdobePDF printer and it will create a searchable pdf of that document).
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Make XP look like Windows Vista / Longhorn
2007-06-13 07:19:00
Change your boring old Windows XP theme to look like Vista using MSStyles (no shell-packs!) for free! Plus you don't need to download any software to do it either (so your computer won't get messed up!). You can do it all by yourself and when you are done it is surely going to look like Windows Vista .Changing the XP themeFirst make sure that you have patched up your uxtheme.dll file. This recipe also tells you how to change your themes.Now you are ready to do some downloading.There are many msstyles themes out there that look super cool and look like vista/longhorn. You can also get shell packs and windows blinds themes but some people claim that this can mess up your computer badly.The theme that I found works best is VistaXP by -kol! (but it was so popular that MS got it removed). These themes will make your computer look like Windows Vista for sure. So... go ahead and download it.Then unzip or copy it to C:WINDOWSResourcesThemes All right now you can change your computers theme
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Windows 2000/XP/Vista: Fix a Window or Application that Opens Offscreen
2007-06-13 07:16:00
Every once in a while, you will run into a situation where a window or application opens somewhere beyond the scope of your monitor. It magically was placed somewhere to the far, far right and you can't get to it to bring it back. I've experienced this with Winamp and IE has done this to me a couple of times. There's a simple solution to get your application or window back on your screen, here's how:The key to this is to change the screen resolution to a lower value, thereby making windows move everything to fit the new resolution. Once this is done, simply return the resolution to its previous setting.To change your screen resolution:1. Right-click your desktop.2. For Window s.htm">Windows 2000/XP, Select Properties. When the Display Properties window appears, select the Settings tab. For Windows Vista , select Personalize and from the Personalize window, click Display Settings.3. Use the slider under Screen resolution to change the resolution.4. Click Apply.5. When prompted as to whether you wa
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Get Latitude and Longitude values from Google Maps
2007-06-13 07:06:00
Google Maps do no display latitude and longitude values, but there is an easy trick to get these numbers. This technique will provide the latitude and longitude coordinates of the center of the map displayed by Google Maps.Looking up an address in Google Maps will center the map on that address if it was found. Because this trick provides the latitude and longitude of the center of the map, moving the map around manually after that will change the center position and this technique will not work accurately.When the location you want is in the center of the map, copy and paste this code into the location bar of your browser and press enter:javascript:void(prompt('',gApplication.getMap().getCenter()));A little dialog box will pop up displaying the coordinates which can be copied and pasted for use elsewhere. This code can be bookmarked and then used in the future by selecting the bookmark.
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Opera 9.2: Use Speed Dial
2007-06-13 07:03:00
Opera gives you an easy way to access nine of your favorite web sites. By using Speed Dial, you can not only click and go, but also see an updated thumbnail of the site, based on an interval that you set.1. Open Opera.2. Click New tab.3. The Speed Dial page will be displayed with 9 placeholders to populate with your favorite sites.4. Click one of the placeholders to add a site. A window will popup listing frequently opened pages plus any currently open pages. If yoursite is not listed, enter the address in the textbox. Click OK. 5. Right-click on the newly added site's placeholder. MouseoverReload every and select Custom.6. Check the Enable checkbox. Use the minutes and/orseconds textboxes to set the reload interval.7. Click OK.8. Repeat steps 4 thru 7 to fill the rest of the Speed Dial placeholders.


Outlook 2007: Add Images to your Contacts
2007-06-13 07:00:00
At first, adding an image to each of your contacts seems to be just a way of dressing it up. It actually can be quite useful in helping you find the contact you are looking for. By adding a photo of the person or the logo from their company, you can have an easier time locating the desired contact. If you use photos, it can be a major help when you remember what they look like but can't remember their name!1. Go to your Contacts .2. Click View, mouseover Current View, and select Business Cards. You have to use the Business Card view for the pictures to be displayed.3. Open a contact that you wish to add a picture.4. Click on the Add Contact Picture icon to the right of the Name and Company fields.5. Browse to the location of the picture you are to add.6. Select the image.7. Click Save & Close.8. Repeat steps 3 thru 7 until finished.
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Fixes and Tweaks for Windows XP
2007-06-13 06:53:00
Computing should be fun as well as productive, and whenever possible it should be both. With a little easy tweaking, you can repair or tailor your computer to suit your needs and come away with a sense of satisfaction from the endeavor itself.Many of the customizations described in this section require at least some degree of modification to your standard settings. Before you read even one more sentence, make absolutely certain that you know How To Back Up and Restore Your Registry. We suggest a complete backup before implementing any of these tweaks.We would like to thank all the contributors who have made this section possible, however two contributors deserve special mention. Scotterpops, who created this section and started collecting all these neat tweaks, and Steve Yandl, who developed most of the programs you'll find in this section, all of which are designed to aid you in shaping a more enjoyable, reliable and efficient computing environment -- and they are all freeware.FixesT
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Internet Security Choices
2007-06-13 06:41:00
This article provides an overview and summary of what you can do to protect your security and privacy when connected to the Internet . The Internet is a hostile network like the wild-west without a sheriff. In the last two years it has gotten worse, not better.What steps can an end user take for protection? Layers of security are your best bet. Each step can be relatively simple and not too technical but taken together can provide significant security and privacy. There are many more options available now than there were just two years ago.You do not need to take all of these steps all at once. Most people reading this article already have a computer, software and an Internet service provider. So the initial layers of defense may not apply to you right now. But a over a period of time as you face some of these choices you should keep these other options in mind.Your Internet service provider (ISP) should be your first line of defense. If you have a choice, choose an ISP that offers anti
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How Virtual Private Networks Work
2007-06-12 07:28:00
The world has changed a lot in the last couple of decades. Instead of simply dealing with local or regional concerns, many businesses now have to think about global markets and logistics. Many companies have facilities spread out across the country or around the world, and there is one thing that all of them need: A way to maintain fast, secure and reliable communications wherever their offices are.Until fairly recently, this has meant the use of leased lines to maintain a wide area network (WAN). Leased lines, ranging from ISDN (integrated services digital network, 128 Kbps) to OC3 (Optical Carrier-3, 155 Mbps) fiber, provided a company with a way to expand its private network beyond its immediate geographic area. A WAN had obvious advantages over a public network like the Internet when it came to reliability, performance and security. But maintaining a WAN, particularly when using leased lines, can become quite expensive and often rises in cost as the distance between the offices inc
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Skype: Disable Promotions, Tips, and Help Messages from Displaying
2007-06-12 07:25:00
By default, Help, Skype tips and Promotions are displayed at the bottom of the Contacts and Call Phones tabs on the Skype interface. If you're like me, you'd prefer to not have these messages showing up. To disable these messages, follow these steps:1. Click Tools and select Options.2. On the left side, select Notifications.3. Under Notifications, select Alerts & Messages.4. Uncheck the Promotions and Help and Skype tips checkboxes.5. Click Save.
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Choosing internet browser
2007-06-12 07:23:00
After getting physically connected to the Internet through your ISP, you still need one more thing to surf the web: a browser . The browser is the program that retrieves web pages from the Internet and displays them on the screen for you. It can understand the language that web pages are written in, such as HTML, ASP, CGI, etc., and produces the correct output on your screen.Browsers to choose fromThe most common browsers are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer (short: MSIE). MSIE can be downloaded from Microsoft. You can download Netscape either by itself or as part of the Netscape Communicator package from Netscape. Firefox is a newer browser that offers tabbed windows and several unique features and improved security. Opera too offers features like pop-up blocking but it is ad-supported on the free version and if you want to browse without their ad you'll have to pay a small fee.There are other browsers such as Neoplanet, which actually is not a browser by itself, but


How to back up your data
2007-06-12 07:23:00
Backing up means to keep a copy of your important files in a separate location for retrieval in case of an emergency. Keeping a copy of it in another folder on the same hard drive though is not a good idea. It means to put it on a separate media. Preferably, you have two backups on two separate types of media in two places.The oldest and worst way to back up is to save your data to floppy. As I said before, floppies fail rather quickly and are not a reliable storage media. Bad idea. use them only for temporary storage or data transportation if there is no other way.Another older and very popular way was to use a tape drive. They could store several Gigabytes of data. The disadvantage of tape drives are that they are slow and that the tapes are somewhat sensitive to heat, magnetism etc. which does not make them the most reliable media either.Then a few years ago, the Zip drive from iomega came out. It became very popular overnight for several reasons. It is easy to use, just like a flop


How Digg Works
2007-06-12 07:15:00
The Internet hosts a wealth of information that no single person could possibly tackle in a lifetime. It would take an army to dig through the mounds of news reports and whittle the field to a manageable size, and then another army to pick and chose from that field the bits of information the average Web-savvy Joe might find interesting. And then another army to report back on whether the average Web-savvy Joe actually does find it interesting. Welcome to Digg .com, a user-driven news Web site that brings together hundreds of thousands of people to do the work of finding, submitting, reviewing and featuring news stories drawn from every corner of the Web.Digg is sort of like Slashdot without the editors, bringing a democratic approach to the news-submission Web site. At Digg, the site's users make all of the content-related decisions. For the most part, the approach seems to be working very well. Kevin Rose, once an on-air personality for TechTV, co-founded Digg in December 2004 (with
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How to Stop Spam
2007-06-12 07:01:00
The best technology that is currently available to stop spam is spam filtering software. The simplest filters use keywords such as "sex,", "xxx," "viagra," etc., in the subject line to attempt to identify and delete spam. These simple filters are easy to sidestep by spelling "sex" as "s-e-x."There are, of course, thousands of ways to spell "sex" if you are willing to add extra characters like that, and it is difficult for the simple filters to keep up. Also, simple filters are most likely to block "real" e-mail that you do want to receive. For example, if your friend sends you her favorite recipe for baked chicken breasts, the filter blocks the e-mail because of the word "breasts."More advanced filters, known as heuristic filters and Bayesian filters, try to take this simple approach quite a bit further to statistically identify spam based on word patterns or word frequency. But there are still ways to get around them (mainly by using short messages).Large ISPs tried blocking multiple


Wireless Network Security
2007-06-12 07:00:00
Wireless networking has experienced a huge increase in popularity over the last couple of years. The necessary hardware is widely available to consumers, it is very affordable, and relatively easy to install and configure. Gateway devices, common called "routers" or "firewalls" by consumers, that allow users to share a broadband connection with and protect multiple computers on a home network have been around for a while.The addition of wireless capabilities to these gateway devices gives the user the convenience of taking a computer anywhere in the house, and not have to worry about running wires through walls and crawl spaces and attics to connect computers in various parts of the house. Industrial-strength high-performance versions have been around even longer in company environments, allowing employees to roam between offices, cubes, and conference rooms with laptops without ever losing connectivity.It is a great technology that offers many benefits. As the saying goes, however, wi
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Google: Increase the Number of Results Displayed per Page
2007-07-10 04:10:00
While most of the time, you want to narrow your search down and view only a few results for a particular search query. However, sometimes it becomes necessary to view quite a few results, especially if the topic matter is new to you and you aren't sure how to narrow your search. By default, Google displays 10 results per page. With a broadband connection and have cookies enabled on your browser, why limit yourself to 10?1. Go to Google.2. Next to the right of the textbox, click Preferences.3. In the Number of Results section, click the dropdown and select the desired number of results that are to be displayed on each page. Choices are 10, 20, 30, 50, and 100.4. Click Save Preferences.


Ad-Aware 2007: Enable Automatic Definitions File Update for Auto Scans
2007-07-10 03:28:00
When it comes to removing spyware from your computer, it can be imparitive to have the latest definitions files in order to remove the nasty files from you machine. Auto scans in Ad-Aware , by default, do not check for the latest definitions file prior to scanning your system.To enable the automatic retrieval of the definition file prior to performing th Auto Scan, follow these steps:1. Open Ad-Aware 2007.2. Click Settings.3. Select the Auto Scans tab.4. Select Update Definitions File before scanning so that the red X changes to a green checkmark.5. Click the Save button.Ad-Aware will now check for updates to the Detection Database and download the new definitions file prior to scanning.


Opera Mini 4: Enable Small Screen Rendering for Easier Viewing
2007-07-10 03:21:00
By default, the new Opera Mini uses a thumbnail representation of the entire web page you are viewing for initial navigation. On small screens, such as my RAZR, this view is pretty useless because it is so small that you are unable to make out any of the contents of the page. This means you don't know what to zoom in to view. You can enable the small screen rendering which is the same as earlier versions of Opera Mini while keeping the rest of the new features by following these steps:1. Open Opera Mini 4.2. Select Menu.3. Select Tools and then Settings.4. Check the Fit to width checkbox.5. Click Save.
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15 Great, Free Security Programs
2007-07-10 02:21:00
Turn your PC on, and you're immediately vulnerable to malicious attacks. But you can use these free applications to minimize the dangers and protect yourself.From the moment you switch on your PC, your system faces countless Internet-borne dangers, including spyware attacks, viruses, Trojan horses, home-page hijackers, and hackers trying to weasel their way into your system. And the Internet isn't the only source of trouble. Anyone with access to your PC can invade your privacy by prying into which Web sites you visit--and learning a great deal more as well.But fighting back is easy. We've found 15 great pieces of software--firewalls, spyware busters, antivirus software, rootkit killers, and general Internet security tools--designed to protect you against any dangers that come your way. They're free, they're powerful, and they're easy to use. So what are you waiting for? Start downloading.Preventing and Eliminating MalwareFrom firewalls to antivirus software to tools for combatti
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Microsoft Ends Support For Windows 98 and ME
2007-07-10 00:28:00
It looks as if Windows 98 and Windows ME have both reached the end of the tunnel as Microsoft announces it is to stop backing them as of this month.Microsoft, on its Web site announced:July 11, 2006 will bring a close to Extended Support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me as part of the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy. Microsoft will retire public and technical support, including security updates, by this date.Existing support documents and content, however, will continue to be available through the Microsoft Support Product Solution Center Web site. This Web site will continue to host a wealth of prior How-to, Troubleshooting, and Configuration content for anyone who may need self-service.On October 10, 2006, Microsoft will end all public assisted support for Windows XP Service Pack1 (SP1). After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide any incident support options or security updates for this retired service pack under the policies defined by the Microsoft Suppor
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