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Re: Manage offline Windows updates with Windows Hotfix Downl
A new rival shows up. Well not rival more like someone of the same mind and a bit late to the scene.
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Re: Manage offline Windows updates with Windows Hotfix Downl
It has been around for a short time, looked at it once and autopatcher is simpler to use
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Re: Manage offline Windows updates with Windows Hotfix Downl
had a look, i like it. options are nice to have, ap, whd, wud, wsus, good ole fashioned script.
the program looks to be far more sophisticated than autopatcher, noticed it also ignores xp compatibility, bummer.
the program looks to be far more sophisticated than autopatcher, noticed it also ignores xp compatibility, bummer.
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List of Anti-Virus Software Working on Windows XP
List of Anti-Virus Software Working on Windows XP After April
Windows XP will be retired by Microsoft on April 8 and since so many users are still running it right now (about 28 percent of the desktop computers worldwide are powered by XP, according to Net Applications stats), Redmond has created quite a dispute among its users.
On one side, there are those still running Windows XP right now and claiming that their operating system should never die, so Microsoft should continue providing support for this particular OS version.
On the other side, there are Windows 7 and Windows 8 adopters who explain that Windows XP no longer has what it takes to cope with today’s requirements and it’s a very vulnerable operating system.
In the end, one thing is for sure: after April 8, every single vulnerability found in Windows XP would basically represent an open door for hackers, as Redmond would no longer provide updates and security patches for this operating system.
As a result, running up-to-date anti-virus protection is a must for those still on Windows XP, in an attempt to block as many incoming attacks as possible, especially when involving malware.
Many Windows XP computers are running Microsoft’s Security Essentials, the freeware anti-virus product that can be installed by any pre-Windows 8 user at no charge.
Microsoft, on the other hand, has thought this out very well, so in April, the company will officially remove the download links for Security Essentials on Windows XP.
In other words, Security Essentials will still be up for grabs, but not for Windows XP users, so the available versions will only work on Windows Vista and Windows 7. Windows XP machines still running MSE, on the other hand, will continue to receive virus definition updates until July 2015.
By that time, Microsoft expects all users to move from Windows XP which, to be honest, sounds really doable given the fact that the company is also planning to launch Windows 9 in about one year.
Even though Microsoft tries so hard to scare away users and move them from Windows XP to another platform, third-party security vendors will continue to provide support for this particular OS version, so their apps will still work on XP after April.
AV-TEST has created a list of security vendors that will continue to work on Windows XP after April, explaining that users who want to stick to this platform also need to move to alternative software, such as Mozilla Thunderbird instead of Outlook. Some apps that are part of Windows XP will also become vulnerable, so switching to software that continues to provide support for this OS is vital.
Here are the security vendors that will continue to provide support for Windows XP after retirement, so make sure you download one of their apps if you want to stay fully protected.
AVG - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Avast - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Avira - Support will end on April 8, 2015
Bitdefender - Support for home-user products available until January 2016; support for corporate products available until January 2017
Bullguard - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Check Point / ZoneAlarm - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Comodo - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
ESET - Support available until at least April 2016
Fortinet - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
F-Secure - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
G Data - Support available until at least April 2016
K7 Computing - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Kaspersky Lab - Support will continue at least until 2018 for consumer and at least until 2nd part of 2016 for business products
Kingsoft - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
McAfee - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Microsoft (Security Essentials) - Support will end on July 14, 2015
Microworld - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Norman - Support available until at least January 2016
Panda Security - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Qihoo 360 - Support available until at least January 2016
Quickheal - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Sophos - Support will continue at least until September 30, 2015
Symantec / Norton - Products support Windows XP, no end-of-life decision has been made yet
Tencent - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
ThreatTrack / Vipre - Support available until at least April 2015
Trend Micro - Support will end on January 30, 2017
Webroot - Support available until at least April 2019
http://news.softpedia.com/news/List-of- ... 7767.shtml
Windows XP will be retired by Microsoft on April 8 and since so many users are still running it right now (about 28 percent of the desktop computers worldwide are powered by XP, according to Net Applications stats), Redmond has created quite a dispute among its users.
On one side, there are those still running Windows XP right now and claiming that their operating system should never die, so Microsoft should continue providing support for this particular OS version.
On the other side, there are Windows 7 and Windows 8 adopters who explain that Windows XP no longer has what it takes to cope with today’s requirements and it’s a very vulnerable operating system.
In the end, one thing is for sure: after April 8, every single vulnerability found in Windows XP would basically represent an open door for hackers, as Redmond would no longer provide updates and security patches for this operating system.
As a result, running up-to-date anti-virus protection is a must for those still on Windows XP, in an attempt to block as many incoming attacks as possible, especially when involving malware.
Many Windows XP computers are running Microsoft’s Security Essentials, the freeware anti-virus product that can be installed by any pre-Windows 8 user at no charge.
Microsoft, on the other hand, has thought this out very well, so in April, the company will officially remove the download links for Security Essentials on Windows XP.
In other words, Security Essentials will still be up for grabs, but not for Windows XP users, so the available versions will only work on Windows Vista and Windows 7. Windows XP machines still running MSE, on the other hand, will continue to receive virus definition updates until July 2015.
By that time, Microsoft expects all users to move from Windows XP which, to be honest, sounds really doable given the fact that the company is also planning to launch Windows 9 in about one year.
Even though Microsoft tries so hard to scare away users and move them from Windows XP to another platform, third-party security vendors will continue to provide support for this particular OS version, so their apps will still work on XP after April.
AV-TEST has created a list of security vendors that will continue to work on Windows XP after April, explaining that users who want to stick to this platform also need to move to alternative software, such as Mozilla Thunderbird instead of Outlook. Some apps that are part of Windows XP will also become vulnerable, so switching to software that continues to provide support for this OS is vital.
Here are the security vendors that will continue to provide support for Windows XP after retirement, so make sure you download one of their apps if you want to stay fully protected.
AVG - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Avast - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Avira - Support will end on April 8, 2015
Bitdefender - Support for home-user products available until January 2016; support for corporate products available until January 2017
Bullguard - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Check Point / ZoneAlarm - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Comodo - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
ESET - Support available until at least April 2016
Fortinet - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
F-Secure - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
G Data - Support available until at least April 2016
K7 Computing - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Kaspersky Lab - Support will continue at least until 2018 for consumer and at least until 2nd part of 2016 for business products
Kingsoft - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
McAfee - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Microsoft (Security Essentials) - Support will end on July 14, 2015
Microworld - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Norman - Support available until at least January 2016
Panda Security - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Qihoo 360 - Support available until at least January 2016
Quickheal - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
Sophos - Support will continue at least until September 30, 2015
Symantec / Norton - Products support Windows XP, no end-of-life decision has been made yet
Tencent - No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years
ThreatTrack / Vipre - Support available until at least April 2015
Trend Micro - Support will end on January 30, 2017
Webroot - Support available until at least April 2019
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Adobe:Flash Player 13.0.0.168 Beta Released with New Feature
Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.168 Beta Released with New Features
Adobe has just released a brand new beta version of Flash Player that comes with several new features, thus allowing users to try them out before they hit the market as part of the stable channel.
Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.168 Beta isn’t supposed to be installed by casual users, but rather by those a bit more experienced who can diagnose bugs and offer information to the parent company in order to fix issues and provide a much more reliable application.
According to the official release notes submitted to us this morning, the new beta version of Flash Player comes with what’s being called a stage3D anti-aliasing for texture rendering. While its name might be sound like rocket science for many, Adobe has a pretty simple explanation for this.
“Anti-Aliasing is a useful for improving perceived image quality. Hardware based Multisampling Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) is now available on all desktop platforms. To enable MSAA, set the level from 0 to 4 using the new Context3D.setRenderToTexture() method.”
At the same time, the new beta build also comes with full screen video warning at the top of the screen, a change that’s based on the feedback received from developers, as the parent company said.
“We've received a lot of feedback from developers because the dialog obscures content, and we wanted to make a change that both satisfies security concerns and customer viewing enjoyment. To reduce the impact of the dialog on the on-screen content, we've moved the dialog to the top of the screen,” Adobe noted.
As you know, most of these features implemented in beta builds are at some point integrated into the stable version as well, so if you can’t wait to see what’s coming in the next major release of Flash Player, this is the right moment to give it a try.
On the other hand, Adobe is also rolling out security updates for Flash Player once a month, usually on Patch Tuesday, the day when Microsoft releases fixes for its most important products, including Windows, Internet Explorer, and Office. This means that a new update for the stable build might only come next month, so it could take a while until this version of Flash Player finally gets updated.
Overall, there’s no doubt that this beta build is a very quick way to try out the latest features that Adobe has been working on for its client runtime, so download Flash Player 13.0.0.168 Beta to see what’s new.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Adobe-Fl ... 2926.shtml
Adobe has just released a brand new beta version of Flash Player that comes with several new features, thus allowing users to try them out before they hit the market as part of the stable channel.
Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.168 Beta isn’t supposed to be installed by casual users, but rather by those a bit more experienced who can diagnose bugs and offer information to the parent company in order to fix issues and provide a much more reliable application.
According to the official release notes submitted to us this morning, the new beta version of Flash Player comes with what’s being called a stage3D anti-aliasing for texture rendering. While its name might be sound like rocket science for many, Adobe has a pretty simple explanation for this.
“Anti-Aliasing is a useful for improving perceived image quality. Hardware based Multisampling Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) is now available on all desktop platforms. To enable MSAA, set the level from 0 to 4 using the new Context3D.setRenderToTexture() method.”
At the same time, the new beta build also comes with full screen video warning at the top of the screen, a change that’s based on the feedback received from developers, as the parent company said.
“We've received a lot of feedback from developers because the dialog obscures content, and we wanted to make a change that both satisfies security concerns and customer viewing enjoyment. To reduce the impact of the dialog on the on-screen content, we've moved the dialog to the top of the screen,” Adobe noted.
As you know, most of these features implemented in beta builds are at some point integrated into the stable version as well, so if you can’t wait to see what’s coming in the next major release of Flash Player, this is the right moment to give it a try.
On the other hand, Adobe is also rolling out security updates for Flash Player once a month, usually on Patch Tuesday, the day when Microsoft releases fixes for its most important products, including Windows, Internet Explorer, and Office. This means that a new update for the stable build might only come next month, so it could take a while until this version of Flash Player finally gets updated.
Overall, there’s no doubt that this beta build is a very quick way to try out the latest features that Adobe has been working on for its client runtime, so download Flash Player 13.0.0.168 Beta to see what’s new.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Adobe-Fl ... 2926.shtml
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Re: Adobe:Flash Player 13.0.0.168 Beta Released with New Fea
This is nice... I might give it a whirl. I play a few flash games that are rather intensive on graphics.
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Windows 8.1 Update 1 Leaked Again
Windows 8.1 Update 1 Leaked Again, Now Available for Download from Microsoft
Microsoft has once again brought back online Windows 8.1 Update 1 download links, so users who want to give the new version a try before the official launch in April could get it right away.
As Neowin reports, the new pack of improvements comes with six different updates that must be installed in the correct order in order to successfully deploy Windows 8.1 Update 1.
Today’s leaked download links bring versions for all supported platforms, including x64 and x86, but also ARM for Windows RT 8.1 devices such as Microsoft’s very own Surface RT and Surface RT.
As you know, Windows 8.1 Update 1 comes with a long list of improvements, including options to pin Metro apps to the taskbar, power options and a search box right on the Start screen and several new options across the Modern UI that allow users to quickly switch to the desktop-based Control Panel.
At the same time, Metro apps are now launched in their own windows and come with a title bar to close or minimize them with a mouse.
All updates are being shipped by Microsoft in the form of MSU installers that do not require more than a double-click to start the installation process, so minimum user interaction is needed. What’s more, some of the MSUs listed for download below might already be available on your computer, as Microsoft delivered them via Windows Update in the past Patch Tuesday rollouts.
At this point, it’s too early to say whether this is the RTM version of Windows 8.1 Update 1 or Microsoft is just performing another test to determine whether it’s ready to launch the product, but it’s most likely an improved version with a newer build string than the one leaked earlier this month.
Windows 8.1 is projected to be unveiled in early April for MSDN subscribers and on April 8 for all consumers. The product will be shipped to users via Windows Update and will be available free of charge for anyone already running Windows 8.1 on a x86, x64, or ARM device.
You need to install the available updates in the following order (several reboots might be required):
KB2919442
KB2939087
KB2919355
KB2932046
KB2938439
KB2937592
Download links for Windows 8.1 Update 1 x86: links available on webpage
Download links for Windows 8.1 Update 1 x64: links available on webpage
Download links for Windows 8.1 Update 1 ARM: links available on webpage
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows- ... 3231.shtml
Microsoft has once again brought back online Windows 8.1 Update 1 download links, so users who want to give the new version a try before the official launch in April could get it right away.
As Neowin reports, the new pack of improvements comes with six different updates that must be installed in the correct order in order to successfully deploy Windows 8.1 Update 1.
Today’s leaked download links bring versions for all supported platforms, including x64 and x86, but also ARM for Windows RT 8.1 devices such as Microsoft’s very own Surface RT and Surface RT.
As you know, Windows 8.1 Update 1 comes with a long list of improvements, including options to pin Metro apps to the taskbar, power options and a search box right on the Start screen and several new options across the Modern UI that allow users to quickly switch to the desktop-based Control Panel.
At the same time, Metro apps are now launched in their own windows and come with a title bar to close or minimize them with a mouse.
All updates are being shipped by Microsoft in the form of MSU installers that do not require more than a double-click to start the installation process, so minimum user interaction is needed. What’s more, some of the MSUs listed for download below might already be available on your computer, as Microsoft delivered them via Windows Update in the past Patch Tuesday rollouts.
At this point, it’s too early to say whether this is the RTM version of Windows 8.1 Update 1 or Microsoft is just performing another test to determine whether it’s ready to launch the product, but it’s most likely an improved version with a newer build string than the one leaked earlier this month.
Windows 8.1 is projected to be unveiled in early April for MSDN subscribers and on April 8 for all consumers. The product will be shipped to users via Windows Update and will be available free of charge for anyone already running Windows 8.1 on a x86, x64, or ARM device.
You need to install the available updates in the following order (several reboots might be required):
KB2919442
KB2939087
KB2919355
KB2932046
KB2938439
KB2937592
Download links for Windows 8.1 Update 1 x86: links available on webpage
Download links for Windows 8.1 Update 1 x64: links available on webpage
Download links for Windows 8.1 Update 1 ARM: links available on webpage
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows- ... 3231.shtml
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Re: Windows 8.1 Update 1 Leaked Again
Only able to download two of the six in either category: x86 or x64 - 404 error. 
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Re: Windows 8.1 Update 1 Leaked Again
Seems they have removed the files again --- typical
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Re: Windows 8.1 Update 1 Leaked Again
Microsoft Removes Leaked Windows 8.1 Update 1 Download Links
Windows 8.1 Update 1 yesterday got leaked for the second time from Microsoft, as the Redmond-based tech giant has published a new series of links that allowed users to download the upcoming pack of improvements for Windows 8.1.
Even though it wasn’t an official launch and Microsoft was most likely just testing the launch scheduled to take place in early April, many users rushed to download the released updates in an attempt to see what’s new in the first major update for Windows 8.1.
It turns out that this was indeed just a test performed by the software giant, as all download links have now been removed, so you can no longer get Windows 8.1 Update 1 from Microsoft.
Of course, the released MSU installers are still up for grabs if you know where to look, but Microsoft took down all links, which means that it might still make some changes to the original installers until the update hits the market in official form.
All users are obviously strongly recommended to wait for the public launch in early April and only then install the update on production machines. The builds that got leaked yesterday could be a bit unstable and might include a number of bugs that would obviously affect the overall performance on your device.
As you know, the leaks came with builds for x86, x64, and ARM devices, so the exact same versions will be released in early April as well, which means that basically all devices capable of running Windows 8.1 right now will get the updates.
As you can easily figure out since the improvements are being delivered in MSU form, all patches will be shipped via Windows Update, so all computers running Windows 8.1 right now could get it automatically without any user input. Several reboots might also be required, as Windows 8.1 Update 1 will also require some other updates, including previous rollups launched by Microsoft on Patch Tuesday.
Although Microsoft is yet to publicly reveal the launch date of the new Windows 8.1 Update 1, people close to the matter said that MSDN subscribers would get it on April 1 or April 2, just in time for the BUILD developer conference, while everyone else is expected to receive the update on April 8, the same day when Microsoft releases next month’s Patch Tuesday updates and officially stops support for the ancient Windows XP operating system.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsof ... 3373.shtml
Windows 8.1 Update 1 yesterday got leaked for the second time from Microsoft, as the Redmond-based tech giant has published a new series of links that allowed users to download the upcoming pack of improvements for Windows 8.1.
Even though it wasn’t an official launch and Microsoft was most likely just testing the launch scheduled to take place in early April, many users rushed to download the released updates in an attempt to see what’s new in the first major update for Windows 8.1.
It turns out that this was indeed just a test performed by the software giant, as all download links have now been removed, so you can no longer get Windows 8.1 Update 1 from Microsoft.
Of course, the released MSU installers are still up for grabs if you know where to look, but Microsoft took down all links, which means that it might still make some changes to the original installers until the update hits the market in official form.
All users are obviously strongly recommended to wait for the public launch in early April and only then install the update on production machines. The builds that got leaked yesterday could be a bit unstable and might include a number of bugs that would obviously affect the overall performance on your device.
As you know, the leaks came with builds for x86, x64, and ARM devices, so the exact same versions will be released in early April as well, which means that basically all devices capable of running Windows 8.1 right now will get the updates.
As you can easily figure out since the improvements are being delivered in MSU form, all patches will be shipped via Windows Update, so all computers running Windows 8.1 right now could get it automatically without any user input. Several reboots might also be required, as Windows 8.1 Update 1 will also require some other updates, including previous rollups launched by Microsoft on Patch Tuesday.
Although Microsoft is yet to publicly reveal the launch date of the new Windows 8.1 Update 1, people close to the matter said that MSDN subscribers would get it on April 1 or April 2, just in time for the BUILD developer conference, while everyone else is expected to receive the update on April 8, the same day when Microsoft releases next month’s Patch Tuesday updates and officially stops support for the ancient Windows XP operating system.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsof ... 3373.shtml
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