Some discussion about the recently revealed information on the large number of crashes caused by Nvidia drivers. (more…)

• Windows Vista Team Blog : Announcing the Windows Search 4.0 Preview
  If you use the search feature in Vista, here’s a preview of the improvements you’ll be seeing soon.
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• Changes to the default NTFS Discretionary Access Control List (DACL) settings in Windows Vista
  In Windows Vista, the NTFS file system Discretionary Access Control Lists (DACLs) have been changed to enable data sharing and collaboration in data directories that are outside protected directories.
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If you use the search feature in Vista, here’s a preview of the improvements you’ll be seeing soon. (more…)

In Windows Vista, the NTFS file system Discretionary Access Control Lists (DACLs) have been changed to enable data sharing and collaboration in data directories that are outside protected directories. (more…)

On a computer that is running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate, you try to use Windows Media Center to tune to FM stations in Brazil. However, you receive only static noise.

NTFS is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista.

NTFS supersedes the FAT file system as the preferred file system for Microsoft’s “Windows”-branded operating systems. NTFS has several improvements over FAT and HPFS (High Performance File System) such as improved support for metadata and the use of advanced data structures to improve performance, reliability, and disk space utilization, plus additional extensions such as security access control lists (ACL) and file system journaling. The exact file system specification is a trade secret, although (since NTFS v3.00) it can be licensed commercially from Microsoft through their Intellectual Property Licensing program.

Discretionary Access Control List: A list of Access Control Entries. Each entry defines access permissions for an individual or group of users. If no entry corresponds to a user then access is denied.

Line Printer Remote: A printer protocol that uses TCP/IP to establish connections between printers and workstations on a network. The technology was developed originally for BSD UNIX and has since become the de facto cross-platform printing protocol.

Consider the following scenario:

• You are using a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP.
• You try to print to a Line Printer Remote (LPR) printer by using LPR port monitor software or TCP/IP port monitor software.

In this scenario, you experience slow printing performance.

You perform one of the following actions in Windows Vista:

• You hold down the NUM LOCK key for more than 5 seconds to turn on Toggle Keys.
• You hold down right-side SHIFT key for more than 5 seconds to turn on Filter Keys.

In either scenario, a dialog box appears, and you are prompted whether you want to enable Toggle Keys or Filter Keys. However, the dialog box does not have the focus as expected. Therefore, you cannot directly give an appropriate response to the prompt.