Microsoft ChristmasTheme 2004 is an official Christmas desktop theme with new wallpaper, animated cursors, new icons, new sounds and a 3D screensaver.Download Microsoft ChristmasTheme 2004 1.0 ... more

Microsoft has released 5 new security-focused updates for NT-Based operating systems, including Windows 2000 and Windows XP. All updates are labeled as "Important", and should be applied as soon as possible.Users of Windows XP SP2 need to apply these updates



Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-041
Vulnerability in WordPad Could Allow Code Execution (KB885836) Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-042 Vulnerability in DHCP Could Allow Remote Code Execution and Denial of S ... more

The Microsoft Windows security updates for December 2004 include several important updates and a critical cumulative update for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1), a component of Windows. If you have any of the software listed on this page installed on your computer, you should visit the Windows Update Web site to install related updates.MoreInfo... ... more

Windows XP Media Center Edition Test Kit will install a collection of software utilities intended to assist Media Center PC OEMs and device driver developers in evaluating readiness for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.




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British users of Hotmail accounts now have a better chance to get that email address they always wanted. Microsoft is introducing the @hotmail.co.uk address to make it easier to think up a new name and not one of the 187 million hotmail.com addresses already spoken for.
Other countries to get their own Hotmail domains are Germany, France, Italy and Japan.



Microsoft is also announcing that new customers will get up to 250Mb of free storage space on a new account after 30 days. Previously the company had limited to the 250Mb limit to existing customers. Now, on signup, a new account gets 25Mb of storage and the ability to send 10Mb attachments.Once the account has been in exis ... more

Free Storage increase to 250MB FREE 250MB of storage capacity is coming to your MSN Hotmail e-mail account. We are increasing your online storage to 250MB—that’s over 100 times the storage you have now.
"That’s not all we are also increasing your attachment size from 1MB to 10MB!
This means that you can send and receive more messages without worrying about
available storage space. You’ll be able to see party photos, hear new songs and
watch video clips that your friends e-mail to you.
You may already have your increased storage—look for this upgrade to your account, between now and the end of November. Ema ... more

The Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server and Proxy Server security update for November 2004 addresses a newly discovered issue in Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 (ISA Server) and Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0. ISA Server is an enterprise-level firewall and Web cache server. Proxy Server 2.0 acts as an Internet gateway for computers on a network. If you have any of the software listed on this page installed on your computer, you should download and install the update.


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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 is the most cost-effective virtual machine solution designed for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to increase operational efficiency in software testing and development, server consolidation scenarios, and application re-hosting. Download ... more

Who should read this document: Customers who use Microsoft Windows


Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution

Maximum Severity Rating: Critical Recommendation: Customers should install the update immediately. Security Update Replacement: This update replaces the update that is included with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-025. That update is also a cumulative update. Caveats: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 834707 documents the currently known issues that customers may experience when they install this security update. The article also documents recommended solutions for these issues. This update may not include hotfixes that ha ... more

Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Beta participants received an email today regarding the end of the beta program and the immediate availability of a trial download on the Host Integration Server site.
The email in part reads: "The retail release of Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 is available. You can download an evaluation copy from http://www.microsoft.com/hiserver .



At this time, we are closing the HIS 2004 Beta Program (newsgroups, BetaPlace web site, bug reporting, downloads). If you have questions or concerns, please send mailto:hisbeta@microsoft.com. Thank you for participating in the HIS 2004 B ... more