Windows XP SP3 Build 5508 RC2 (25 March Release)

Microsot has just released SP3 Build 5508 RC2 on March 25, 2008. Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system.



Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) provides new proactive security technologies for Windows XP to better defend against viruses, worms, and hackers along with increased manageability and an improved experience for users.

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 fixes a range of bugs in Windows XP. It doesn’t matter what XP updates you have previously applied to your system, SP3 will update any unpatched, partially patched or completely updated system (it includes all previously released patches and updates). XP SP3 fixes the security holes so you won’t get attacked.

Microsoft periodically combines updates, fixes, and other improvements into a single package - Service Pack. Microsoft develops updates, fixes, and other improvements that address issues reported by the company’s customers and partners. To make it easier for customers to get these updates and enhancements, Microsoft periodically combines them into a single package, and makes that package available for all Windows customers.

These packages are called service packs”, Microsoft revealed in the introduction of the Overview of Windows XP Service Pack 3. With the Release Candidates of Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 heading to increased testing pools the past week, and with Microsoft cooking the first public build of the first refresh for its latest Windows client, the official overview for XP SP3 is the only crumb from the service pack fiesta over at the Redmond company. The Release Candidate of XP SP3 in a pre-final stage has already shipped to MSDN and TechNet subscribers.

As of March 25, 2008, Windows XP users are able to grab their very own XP SP3 RC2 Refresh Build 5508. The latest development milestone of the third and final service pack for XP is available for download exclusively via Windows Update, the update infrastructure Microsoft has built for its operating systems. Unlike the previous XP SP3 Release Candidate 2, Build 5508 does not come as a standalone package.
"The purpose of RC2 Refresh is to validate improvements to the Windows Update experience with Service Pack 3. Therefore, this beta release will be available only on Windows Update, in English, German and Japanese. Beyond fixes for common Windows Update issues and the inclusion of support for HD Audio, there are no substantial differences between this beta release (build 5508) and XP SP3 RC2 (build 3311)", revealed the Release Manager for Windows Serviceability.

Build 5508 is offered as an update to Windows XP SP2. This release does not support build to build upgrades, and this is why Microsoft is advising all XP SP3 testers to uninstall the RC2 Build 3311 version before applying Build 5508. At the same time Microsoft warned end users that despite the public availability of XP SP3 RC2 Refresh, the release is still a beta build and should only be deployed in testing environments.

XP SP3 RC2 Refresh includes all previously released updates for the operating system, similar to earlier service packs. It also includes previously released updates to the latest versions of some system components, as well as functionality that make it easier for enterprises to co-manage both Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista PCs within same corporate environment", added the Release Manager for Windows Serviceability.

What Microsoft is essentially offering with the download for Build 5508 is a script designed to tweak the registry of Windows XP SP2 systems in order to help them identify XP SP3 RC2 Refresh over the Windows Update servers. Without the registry tweak XP SP2 machines will not detect RC2 Refresh.

"The application to enable download of XP SP3 RC2 Refresh is the same application as was used to distribute XP SP3 RC2. This is an application that can be found at the Microsoft Download Center. Running this application on a machine with Windows XP Service Pack 2 will enable Windows Update to offer XP SP3 RC2 Refresh to that machine", concluded the Release Manager for Windows Serviceability.

You can download this new release of SP3 directly at Here.

Great Solution for Online Store

Let say this. You have a store and wanna get it online. You want to sell your goods and service your customer by web. First, you must order a domain name for it and a web server for hosting your web database, images and other files. Beside that, you will need a shopping tools software or ecommerce software that not only able to display your goods or services you sell, but it must have capability for managing and servicing your customer 7x24 hours a week. Shopping tools software like that is named shopping cart software.

There are many ecommerce software were produced by software developers. Some of them are good, some are bad. You have to choose the shopping cart software that going to be suitable for your online store. It must easy to used, not expensive, full of support and fit your needs.

I know one of this kind of ecommerce software that met criteria of the best shopping cart softwares we need. Its Ashop Commerce! Its a leading US provider of hosted shopping cart software that giving a great solutions for who wanna sell online.

Ashop Commerce is easy to used, you don't have to be a webmaster or web programmer to install,run or take full control of it. You can setup it fastly for your online store.

One of the important thing, this software is full secured, with 128 bit SSL security technology, so your customers more likely to trust your online store.

Actually there are more features I don't mention here of this ecommerce software. Learn better, you can visit AShop Commerce's site for review all the features and check out the right pricing plan of smart packages your online store's needs and sign up that. Even more, you can take a test drive the demo of your online store there.

Hunting for Best Web Hosting Company

We all know, its so difficult to choose correctly the good web hosting company that meet all of our web hosting needs and budgets. I think iys important to know about exactly what services that we need, which level of customer care we need, how much we want to pay and how much space we need put our web files.

Todays there are many web hosting server company acclaim and support all we want to have. It'll make us more hard to find the best we need. All of them said that they are number one. Ha ha ha, Yup! No customer they'll got if they say that they are number 2. We knew we can visit many sites that act as reviewer for web hosting company, and they even provide a list of best web hosting that be updated regularly.

They usually named its chart as Top 10 Hosting List, Best Web Hosting List or any names like that. Sometimes, they may be so right about their list as Kaushal Sheth posted about this issue. He spent so much times for hunting the perfect web hosting company until finally he found some. Btw, he shared us the list of those web hosting, so we can try his suggestion.

How to Fix Dead Pixels on LCD Screen

LCD screens are the most likely component to contain noticeable flaws in the form of the dreaded dead pixels. There are 3.9 million sub-pixels (red, green and blue) on a standard 1280x1024 resolution LCD monitor, and each of these is a transistor. Occasionally these individual transistors responsible for carrying current to a pixel will either short out or remain open resulting in what is called a dead pixel. Dead pixels are rare and largely go unnoticed by the user.


A "lit" pixel is one that appears as one of several randomly placed white, red, blue or green pixel elements on a dark background, or you may have a "missing" pixel which shows up as a black dot on a light colored background. Apple prefers to call it "pixel anomaly".

Dead Pixel Locator is a neat utiltiy to check the LCD monitor or plasma display for dead pixels. It checks the LCD screen for dead pixels and displays the faulty pixels in a color different than the background color.

How we can fix dead pixels? Fixing dead pixels may involve a bit of luck. If you notice dead pixels, try rubbing the LCD screen area gently by pressing a finger gently through a rag around the pixel.

Remember that notebook manufacturer have their own policy on how many dead pixels warrants a return and replacement. Dell considers a screen defective only if it has six or more faulty pixels. The problem is, most people are not aware of this policy before they get their notebook and falsely assume that one dead pixel is good enough to ask for a replacement, but this is generally not the case.

You can get Dead Pixel Locator by download it at Here.

Make Your XP Logon Screen Look Like Vista

Have you ever wondered how to change the default Windows XP logon screen? Now I got the idea to figure out how to make it look like Windows Vista instead, so I'm writing that up for you.

First, you'll have to download and install the free LogonStudio application and make sure that it is set as the default logon handler, which is easy since it will prompt you when you first open it. (Note that this is the same application you can use to customize Windows Vista's logon screen.)

The three default welcome screens aren't very impressive, but there's a ton of great ones on the wincustomize site, including the Vista one you see here.


Next, download and open the Windows Vista Ultimate Logon screen for XP, and select it in LogonStudio as shown above. Once you hit the Apply button, you'll see your Vista-style logon screen for XP:


Note that this will not work if you are logging into a domain, or if you use the classic style logon with Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Hack Your Friend's Phone with Via Bluetooth

With Super Bluetooth Hack v1.07, you can hack other mobile phones. Once connected to a another phone via bluetooth you can call many functions, such as:

• Read his messages
• Read his contacts
• Change profile
• Play his ringtone even if phone is on silent
• Play his songs(in his phone)
• Restart the phone
• Switch off the phone
• Restore factory settings
• Change ringing volume
• And many more..

Wanna call from his phone? Yes, you can! It includes all call functions like hold etc.

Notes:

• When connecting devices use a code 0000
• At start of program on smartphones do not forget to turn on bluetooth before start of the application

Download this mobile hacks tools at Here.

Mayoko v1.11 - The Rapidshare Search Engine

If you have ever searched for, sent or received any files online, you've probably heard of RapidShare - the world's premium site for uploading files. Literally millions of files are uploaded to RapidShare every day; from photos and movies, to music albums, to software packages. But there is only one one problem... RapidShare doesn't allow you to..

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PCMAV 1.1 Final + Update Build 1 (Anti Virus & Trojan)

PCMAV is a quick solution for solving local viruses attack and it is the solution up till now and free for all to use. Now, the new update has released on this month with more capability for clean and remove some new viruses and Trojans.

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Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 (14 March Release)

This will be the LAST beta release before FireFox 3 "Gran Paradiso" officially launches. Extensions from FireFox 2 are not compatible at this point of time, this pre-beta release is strictly for testing purposes only, but still works great.

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Nokia Morph, The Future Concept of Nokia

Nokia Research Centre (NRC) and the University of Cambridge have developed a nanotechnology concept device, called the Morph, which was introduced today. The new device will be on display in The Museum of Modern Arts (MoMA) in New York, from February 24 to May 12, 2008.

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