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I found an useful utility in case of problems running Microsoft Windows Updates.  The Fix WU V1.0  is a simple utility to re-register a total of 114 .dll,  ocx and .ax files which are required for the proper functioning of Windows Updates.

Freecommander is a useful Windows explorer portable alternative, this freeware tool is a easy and small file manager ( 2,4 MB) with lots of advanced and helpful features.

DevManView 1.0 is a portable software program made by Nirsoft.

I read about some interesting news coming from VMware World. The new VMware Player Release Candidate has many enhancements, but for sure the best of these new features implemented is the ability to create virtual machines. ''Til the previous releases VMware player was able only to run virtual machines, now you have the ability to create virtual machines.

I read an interesting article on PC Authority " Fake Antivirus: 5 software titles you should definitely NOT install ", there is a good description about the dangerous attacks by rogue security products.

According to the IANA assignment , TechPosters published a nice poster in PDF file that shows common ports using a graphical design to give also information about ports used for Chat, Gaming, Malicious, Peer to Peer , etc. applications.

An interesting news coming from Microsoft that will not release a third service pack for Windows Server 2003.

In this post I'd like to give you some information where to locate old software. You wonder, why do I need to look for an old programs ? 

There are several discussions about phishing and socially engineered malware attacks, I found an article that help to understand how browsers are ready to detect these attacks.

In the article " Dumb Windows 7 upgrade chart sparks spat " by Gregg Keizer published on Computerworld, there are many comment about a  chart Microsoft provided to a Wall Street Journal columnist.