When installing .NET 3.0 or .NET 3.0 SP1 from the Download Center onto a Windows Embedded Point of Service 1.1 SP3 system setup fails with the following errors: SETUP.EXE Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 has encountered a problem during setup. Setup did not complete correctly MICROSOFT .NET FRAMEWORK 3.0 SETUP An error occurred during setup. .. more »

Back at the start of October, we reported that fellow Windows Home Server MVP Nigel “Cougar” Wilks had released an add-in for Windows Home Server that installed PHP so that you could then install Wordpress on your WHS. Well this week Cougar and Drashna have released a new updated version, now at version 1.04. For more information on the add-.. more »

Digital Rights Management, or DRM as it's better know, is an ugly technology that ends up doing far more to alienate legitimate consumers of media content than it does to stop the people who want to take content they didn't pay for. Case in point: here's an email I received from a Zune Thoughts reader last week... Can you believe that? We're not .. more »

Few enthusiasts will ever get the chance to drive the 300horsepower Genesis Coupe on a racetrack, but thanks to Forza Motorsport 3, millions of gamers worldwide will get to experience the thrill in the digital world... more »

For developers: Windows Phone Camp comes to Florida this December.. more »

There is a crisp bite in the air, a light drizzle coming down and fog covering the ground on this , and were starting to get scared. With Halloween upon us we suspect you have begun to gather your fellow vampires, witches, goblins, and if you dare zombies for this frightful occasion. We over here at Bing have gathered a few zombies together to .. more »

Today SNK PLAYMORE released a new online update patch for the awardwinning The King of Fighters XII that fully addresses previously known issues to help optimize online gameplay... more »

Another new feature that appeared in Windows 7 was Jump Lists They allow you to quickly access files and shortcuts to documents, webpages etc.. before you even open the program. If your not entirely sure of what they are, John did a great article on Jump lists that you can find I love using jump lists and they are really handy for me, .. more »

With the release of the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems, new capabilities and usage scenarios are emerging for system management. Economic, regulatory, green IT, and security issues continue to be the challenges organizations face. In this webcast, we provide a technical update and overview for Microsoft System Center .. more »

Louise Snow on the Ribbon: post on this blog, weve implemented the Ribbon and Backstage View in Office SharePoint Workspace 2010. You will see the Ribbon in all your newly created 2010 workspaces, as well as workspaces created with Groove 2007 that you want to continue using in SharePoint Workspace 2010. Workspaces created in versions of Groove .. more »

Windows 7 is exciting for many reasons; one that inspires me is the ability to bring branded experiences elegantly to the desktop*. Marketers can easily create a and offer it for download from their sites, and consumers can even share themes with each other. Additionally, Microsoft has worked with a number of brands to offer high quality theme .. more »

Do you manage a PC procurement system? Learn how Microsoft IT closely manages the PC configurations available to its employees. Specific computer procurement guidelines allow Microsoft employees to easily purchase supported PCs. In turn, providing a limited set of supported PC configurations enables the corporation to improve application .. more »

EMINEM speaks a little bit about his music, the hip hop genre and of course, DJ Hero and the Renegade Edition... more »

First prize game on Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Virtualization blog is over. During the past two weeks, everyone could join the raffle by tweeting and/or posting a news about this prize game on blogs/websites/forum etc. Prize for lucky winners is very valuable, 3 licenses (each license is worth $99) for the Handy Backup Professional,.. more »

is one of the more popular weather apps available for your Windows phone and is keeping pace with the new Windows Mobile 6.5 (Professional) Today Screen. The Elecont Weather Today Screen plug-in is now compatible with your Windows phone Titanium Today Screen. The plug-in will display current weather conditions and a 10-day forecast. From the Today .. more »

Just though you guys might find this interesting, I just came across this video which features the Windows 7 logo, made out of 7000 dominoes. 22 Microsoft employees at Microsofts Hyderabad Center in India, must have spent hours putting it together, but it only took 3 minutes to bring it down. Its quite impressive, complete with a fireworks finale ( .. more »

In case you missed the announcement on Friday, there will be a new product category added to the WSUS server Products and Classifications dialog under the existing System Center Virtual Machine Manager family called Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine...(read more).. more »

Today is the long-awaited launch date of Windows 7, and on the Sync team we couldn't be more excited, as it is the first Windows client OS to ship with Microsoft Sync Framework ("SyncFx" for short) running out-of-the-box. This special version of SyncFx is powering a new feature called Windows Sync, which allows Windows users to manage their sync .. more »

Providers for Entity Framework 3.5 will work unmodified against Entity Framework 4.0. Also, most of the features and improvements introduced in Entity Framework 4.0 will just work against an Entity Framework 3.5 provider. However, there are several features that require provider changes to be enabled. Below is a list of these features along with .. more »

Yesterday afternoon I witnessed a great interview between Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, and Joshua Topolsky, editor-in-chief of gadget blog Engadget. The event of course celebrated the , but Windows Mobile (6.5 and 7), Zune HD, and Microsofts cloud computing initiatives were all hot topics, and each were discussed at some length. While Josh .. more »