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Forum Discussion: A user has problems with multiple USB ports and devices – Tom Coyote.

This blog entry was gleaned from Tom Coyote, a Featured Community Web site.

None of this user’s USB ports are working and he’s at his wit’s end. Posters suggest checking Device Manager, uninstalling and reinstalling devices, checking the BIOS and CMOS settings, and more. As this post goes live, he's still working on the problem.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

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Announcement: Microsoft announces the date of Windows Vista - Active Win.

This blog entry was gleaned from ActiveWin.com, a Featured Community Web site.

Microsoft has officially announced to ActiveWin the release date of Windows Vista. Windows Vista will be made officially available to consumers in January 2007, while making Windows Vista available to businesses only in November 2006.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Performance Tip: Will your PC keep pace with Vista?– Active Win.

This blog entry was gleaned from ActiveWin.com, a Featured Community Web site.

The "Windows Performance Rating," which can be seen in the latest test version of Vista, evaluates components such as the processor, the memory, the hard drive and graphics cards to come up with an overall score.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Tutorial: Playing and creating lossless audio – Jake Ludington’s Digital Lifestyle.

This blog entry was gleaned from Jake Ludington’s Digital Lifestyle, a Featured Community Web site.

Lossless audio stores audio details in a more efficient way, reducing the space required to store the audio information contained in the file, without changing the quality of the audio.

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Hot Tip: Put Internet Explorer’s History folder on your Desktop – WUGNET.