Creative has released new Windows 2000 drivers for Vibra 128, Sound Blaster PCI 128 and Sound Blaster Ensoniq Audio.
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Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000 to private beta testers. I expect a public release in a few weeks.
HipHardware just slapped up a review of the Abit KA7 Motherboard. Here a blurb:
Microsoft Corp. today announced that ComputerJobs.com Inc. has quickly deployed the Microsoft
Windows 2000 platform to provide greatly enhanced server stability, faster installation, increased performance and simplified administration.
The premier employment Web site for IT professionals, ComputerJobs.com migrated its 40 production Web servers to Windows 2000 Server to meet the company´s need for unmatched system availability for its mission-critical, high-volume Web site. "Our competitive advantage hinges on the continual availability of our entire site," said Mike Gilfillan, CEO and founder of ComputerJobs.com. "Windows 2000 has helped us keep a high-volume Web site up at a very low cost, in a very stable and efficient environment."
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Windows 2000 platform to provide greatly enhanced server stability, faster installation, increased performance and simplified administration.The premier employment Web site for IT professionals, ComputerJobs.com migrated its 40 production Web servers to Windows 2000 Server to meet the company´s need for unmatched system availability for its mission-critical, high-volume Web site. "Our competitive advantage hinges on the continual availability of our entire site," said Mike Gilfillan, CEO and founder of ComputerJobs.com. "Windows 2000 has helped us keep a high-volume Web site up at a very low cost, in a very stable and efficient environment."
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MICROSOFT ON TUESDAY announced the acquisition of I/O Software´s Biometric API (BAPI) technology and SecureSuite authentication technology as a means of adding biometric user-recognition capabilities to future versions of Windows.
By bringing biometrics´ physical characteristic authentication technology to the PC realm, Windows users could log on to their desktop computers or conduct secure e-commerce transactions using fingerprint, iris pattern, or voice recognition features to confirm their identities, rather than passwords, said Shannon Boettcher, lead product manager for Microsoft Windows 2000 server.
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By bringing biometrics´ physical characteristic authentication technology to the PC realm, Windows users could log on to their desktop computers or conduct secure e-commerce transactions using fingerprint, iris pattern, or voice recognition features to confirm their identities, rather than passwords, said Shannon Boettcher, lead product manager for Microsoft Windows 2000 server.
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As an anti-piracy measure, Microsoft has quietly implemented a policy through which hardware manufacturers who license Windows directly from Microsoft no longer ship a full backup CD of the OS with their systems. Instead, buyers receive two options for disaster recovery: a "recovery CD" locked into that type of system, or a hard-drive-based approach when a "recovery image" of the OS is loaded on a separate partition. Both approaches appear to have some serious shortcomings, not the least of which is that PC buyers might not realize what they´re getting until it´s too late.
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Thanks to Uboofer for sending me this:
We are reviewing all of our scanners to determine the feasibility of providing support in the Windows 2000 environment.
While we do not have a total solution, for all scanners, at this time, we will offer support for the following scanners within the next forty-five (45) days:
OneTouch 8600
OneTouch 8100
OneTouch 7600 USB
Strobe Pro (USB Only)
Visioneer will make an upgrade CD, including upgraded application and driver, available to those who wish to operate these scanners in the Windows 2000 environment. Both the upgraded application and the new driver are required to operate with Windows 2000.
This CD will be available on or before May 29th 2000. A nominal shipping and handling charge, of $9.95, will be assessed for each CD.
Please monitor our website for information on obtaining this CD.
All new Visioneer products, shipped after July 1st 2000, will have the necessary software required for Windows 2000 support.
Other Visioneer scanners, not listed, are still under evaluation for Windows 2000 upgrades.
We are reviewing all of our scanners to determine the feasibility of providing support in the Windows 2000 environment.
While we do not have a total solution, for all scanners, at this time, we will offer support for the following scanners within the next forty-five (45) days:
OneTouch 8600
OneTouch 8100
OneTouch 7600 USB
Strobe Pro (USB Only)
Visioneer will make an upgrade CD, including upgraded application and driver, available to those who wish to operate these scanners in the Windows 2000 environment. Both the upgraded application and the new driver are required to operate with Windows 2000.
This CD will be available on or before May 29th 2000. A nominal shipping and handling charge, of $9.95, will be assessed for each CD.
Please monitor our website for information on obtaining this CD.
All new Visioneer products, shipped after July 1st 2000, will have the necessary software required for Windows 2000 support.
Other Visioneer scanners, not listed, are still under evaluation for Windows 2000 upgrades.
iXBT Labs has posted a review on the Intel Celeron 566 (Coppermine128).
Dan´s Data has posted a review on the IntelliMouse Optical.
Sporadic reports indicate that Microsoft´s recent upgrade to Microsoft Office 2000, Service Release 1 (SR-1), is causing problems for some users. MSNBC broke the story, and one of our readers brought the problem to our attention after the SR-1 release. The problem isn´t widespread, but it´s showing up as people install new versions of Office 2000 and related software, such as Microsoft Project 2000, on their computers.
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PowerQuest(R) Corp., a leader in hard drive and server management software, announces DriveCopy(TM) 3.0 with support for Windows 2000 Professional, Linux Ext2 file systems and Linux swap files. The new version also includes support for hard drives larger than the previous 8.4GB limit.
DriveCopy 3.0 allows users to easily upgrade their hard drives by copying an exact duplicate of their existing drive to a newly installed drive and setting the computer to boot from the new drive. The simple, three-step process migrates all data, operating systems, and partitions on the previous hard drive to the new one with minimal user intervention. It also allows the user to create extended partitions and hide or unhide specific partitions on the fly.
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DriveCopy 3.0 allows users to easily upgrade their hard drives by copying an exact duplicate of their existing drive to a newly installed drive and setting the computer to boot from the new drive. The simple, three-step process migrates all data, operating systems, and partitions on the previous hard drive to the new one with minimal user intervention. It also allows the user to create extended partitions and hide or unhide specific partitions on the fly.
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Saw over AnandTech that Matrox has re-posted the BETA video tools for Windows 2000.
Overclockers´ Workbench send words:
It has been brought to my attention that there is a rumour that ABIT is making a ver 2 of it´s popular ABIT BP6 mainboard to support the FC-PGA Dual Coppermines.Read more
Creative Labs has posted new drivers for Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT, 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2, 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 Ultra, Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT2 Value (32Mb), 3D Blaster GeForce/3D Blaster GeForce Pro and Video Blaster Web Cam I/II/III/GO under Windows 2000 and Sound Blaster Live! under Windows NT 4.0 Thanks Mikko.
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Dredd News has posted a Windows ME Review.
Under stress, Microsoft Exchange and other programs might stop working and generate Dr. Watson access violation error messages. The problem results from an incorrect buffer-length calculation in the EnumProtocols function in Windows Sockets (mswsock.dll) that corrupts the heap and causes unpredictable access violations.
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HP is now making Win2000 compatible releases of the Adaptec software available. Thanks Alexander.
Dan´s Data has posted a review on the Samsung SyncMaster 900P and 900SL 19 inch monitors. Here a snippet:
