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Free Technical support from Microsoft for Windows Vista SP1
Mar 21st
- Having a problem with newly installed Windows Vista Service Pack One ?
- Thinking to vista range of forums to obtain support or searching in Google ?
Microsoft has opened a free technical support center for issue related to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 users.
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (All Languages)
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Microsoft would offer free Chat, Email and Telephone support (only for MSDN / Technet / MSPP / Large Volume users) free of charge till March 18, 2009.
Thanks to WinVistaClub
Rajnikant the Almighty
Mar 21st
After I posted few jokes about Ranjikant, I received few emails asking about this all mighty and while preparing my email replies, I happen to find 2 contrasting photographs of this ever green super hero.
We all know the almighty, king of industry always been seen in his movies, as an youth icon, where as this bellow 2 pictures (The real world picture of Human Rajnikant, and another, the almighty big bos, youth icon, super hero in this Film) would give the visitors a proper idea of the magic of editing and true power of his Make up team.
Our almighty in an Interview (press release of his films)

The Super hero taking a shot of his latest Film

Truly his make up team pulls out miracle on every single movie of his.
Windows Vista SP1 Hits Windows Auto Update
Mar 16th
Windows Vista SP1 (the x64 version) has made it to RTM in February, however the general users are in wait to find SP1 to come to Windows update. As reports published in Tech ARP (thanks to WinVistaClub) suggests that Windows Vista SP1 is all set to make its appearance in Windows update at mid April.

Users are need to install some prerequisite for Windows Vista SP1, KB937287, KB935509, and KB938371 addresses the issue, which are necessary to install before applying Windows Vista SP1.
Windows Service Pack Blocker
For many users in corporate sector some time Service pack may create problem with some custom made software and product incompatibility or some time downloading for a large volume of systems would create bandwidth issue just for such reason if any user doesn’t want Service Pack 1, for those Microsoft has release a Service pack blocker tool for Windows Vista SP1 to prevent Windows Vista service pack1 to get install via Windows update.
This tool is valid for 12 month after the release of Service pack one.
Prepare your self for Service Pack 1
Few prerequisites for Windows Vista SP1 from a end user point a view are,
- You must un-install any Beta version of Service Pac, if you have them installed.
- You may need to install as many as three prerequisite updates: KB937287, KB935509, and KB938371
- Ensure that you are connected to the Internet and PC/Notebook is running AC Power source
- Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Windows Update, and then click Check for Updates.
- If you have not installed the updates in step one then you would be asked to install KB937287, KB935509, and KB938371 which will require you to reboot.
- Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Windows Update, and then click Check for Updates.
- Select the SP1 update (KB936330). If there are other updates displayed, make sure that SP1 is the only update selected, and then click Install.
- After Setup downloads the update, accept the EULA and then click Install.
- Setup will begin the installation. When prompted, click Restart now. During this second installation phase, Setup will prevent you from logging on while the service pack is being installed. The installer will automatically restart the computer several times during this process.
The download Size via Windows update
Windows Vista SP1 x86 >> 65 MB
Windows Vista SP1 x64 >> 125 MB
You need 1170 MB disk space for x86 where as 1505 MB for x64 edition.
Download the Vista SP1 Standalone installation files
The Windows Vista Service Pack 1 x86 (32 bit)
The Windows Vista Service Pack 1 x64 (64 bit)
How to know which version of vista you are running ?
Few Known application incompatibility
Please find the details about few known application incompatibility after you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
Help, I dont see Service Pack 1 in Autoupdate / Windows update
Please read the facts which may prevent your PC not to receive the SP1
Microsoft research proves, theory of “Six degrees of separation” applicable to Internet also
Mar 15th
Those who may be wondering, “What is this Theory of Six degrees of separation ?”, please note, Six degrees of separation, is a famous theory which suggests, on average, every person on this world is connected to each other by just 6 steps. You may obtain a detailed explanation at Wiki, which says,
Six degrees of separation refers to the idea that, if a person is one step away from each person he or she knows and two steps away from each person who is known by one of the people he or she knows, then everyone is an average of six “steps” away from each person on Earth.

A recent research by Microsoft conducted over world wide net gives a boon to this idea. Jure Leskovec and Eric Horvitz, at Microsoft Research in Redmond Washington, have crunched through masses of data, logging a month’s worth of global ‘instant messaging’ conversations using Microsoft Messenger.

In total they tallied up a whopping 255 billion messages sent in the course of 30 billion conversations among 240 million people during June 2006.
Eric Horvitz has mentioned on his official company report that,
even on world wide net, on a planetary-scale the oft-cited report that people are separated by “six degrees of separation” and find that the average path length among Messenger users is 6.6
Trend Micro web site falls victim of Web hack
Mar 15th
Malicious software writers are searching new means to attack end user and infect end user PC / Notebook with Trojans / malware and such Malicious software. One of the common and effective way which they have adopted since early 2004 is to compromise any social networking site running phpBB / SMF or such bulletine board software and mass attack on the users.

The way is very simple, 1st infect a trusted web site, and then user it spread the Malicious code in to the end user system.
As per Security Giant Mcafee recent wave of attacks, which has started just a week ago, already have infected over 200,000 web sites which includes various social networking site running phpBB and ASP. Even this wave of attack manages to infect and compromise a leading web portal of one of the major Security firm, Trend Micro.

A Trend Micro spokesman confirmed to InfoWorld that the company’s site had been hacked Thursday, saying that the attack took place earlier in the week. “A portion of our site — some pages were attacked,” said Mike Sweeny, a Trend Micro spokesman. “We took the pages down overnight Tuesday night — and took corrective action.”
Unfair practice of one of the major Indian bank, State Bank of India
Mar 8th
The word “cheque drop box” is now an haunting factor for all Indian bank customers. Earlier it used to be just private banks, but now the government banks are joining in too.
What is this problem ??
When you walk into your branch to make an account payee Cheque deposition, the bank branch may ask you to drop the cheque on a drop box by just attaching the deposition slip with it. There will be no proof of deposition given.
When you ask your Branch Manager for proof, he may insist that, as per new rules, all banks have stopped providing proof of deposition and its now mandatory for all customer to deposit the cheque on the drop box.
What happens if there is no proof ??
Yes, a valid question. What may get wrong if you don’t get any proof as its A/C Payee cheque, as theoretically only your account can encash it.
How ever thats only theoretical, Now some hard facts,
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Suppose if you deposit a cheque which is from a bank branch of same city, as per RBI (Reserve Bank of India) guide line, your bank is bond to encash the cheque within 3 days and credit the amount under your account. As there is no proof of deposition you will not have any power to ask the bank why the cheque is not yet been encashed !!
- The bank will no longer take any responsibility after they lose a cheque, as you will never be able to prove that you really deposited a cheque !!
What to do then ??
Please note, there is no such rule which says one must have to drop the cheque in the drop box without deposition proof.
Infact, as per RBI guide line, it is mandatory for all banks operating in India to provide proof (acknowledgment) of cheque receipt. Drop box is completely a voluntary decision of a customer, banks have no right to direct a customer to drop the cheque on the drop box without proof of deposition.
RBI Guide Lines
Cheque Drop Box Facility and the facility for acknowledgment of cheques
My problem and my fight with SBI
ChotoCheeta.com – stats – February 2008
Mar 7th
Slowly ChotoCheeta.com is receiving better visit count and February, so far is the best month in terms of hits. However the fun part for many would be the fact that FireFox beat the hell out of IE !!
AWStats result for ChotoCheeta.com Feb 2008

Browser Stats for ChotoCheeta.com Feb 2008

As one may see, with 64% hold FireFox is the leading browser in ChotoCheeta.com, but that doesn’t a lot of Linux visitor, as the stats for OS is still the same, where Windows is leading with 90%+ share !!
OS Stats ChotoCheeta.com Feb 2008

Few Fatcs
Google is still the leading referral for ChotoCheeta.com followed by other Search engines and other incoming links, where as once again the forums which I visit doesn’t even represent 2% or referrals !!
Many start up post images are hosted with DoorerSathi.com, which is done at start to save the bandwidth when ChotoCheeta.com used to have a low bandwidth hosting, and February it took 4.8 GB Bandwidth from DoorerSathi.com














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