Dec 11

Microsoft released patches and updates Tuesday for the month of December. There are four security patches and three other updates. So far, there have been no major issues with installing the updates.

I recommend that you run Microsoft Updates or Windows Updates and install these updates soon.

For more information about the patches and updates, see the list below.

Security Patches

MS08-071: Vulnerabilities in GDI could allow remote code execution
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956802

MS08-073: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958215

MS08-075: Vulnerabilities in Windows Search could allow remote code Execution
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959349

MS08-076: Description of the security update for Windows Media Services 4.1, Windows Media Services 9 Series, and Windows Media Services 2008: December 9, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952068

Other Updates

December 2008 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955839

December 2008 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Update
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957388

Severe system performance problems occur on a Windows Vista-based computer after you install HP Digital Imaging Monitor 6.0
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960763

Sep 02

Use the Pin to Start menu Option in XP

There are several programs that I use every day and I don’t have time to go digging through the All Programs menu to start them. That’s why I use an option in XP called “Pin to Start menu” to keep my most-used programs at hand.

There are two ways to pin a program icon to the Start menu.

The first is to go through the Start menu to All Programs and find the program you want to pin. Once you find the program, right click on the program’s icon and select “Pin to Start menu” . Your program is now pinned to the Start menu.

The second way to pin a program is to simply drag the program icon to the Start menu.

That’s it! Your most-used programs will now stay on the start menu and will not be replaced.
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