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Windows Vista: Installing, Configuring, and Maintaining Software

Overview Most modern software and game programs have automated setup processes, making it easy to install and run the programs. Resolving problems if automated setup fails or if a program does not run as expected is not so easy, however, which is why one needs a strong understanding of how software installation works and the techniques one can use to diagnose and resolve any problems one encounter.

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Publisher	O'Reilly Media	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2007
Format	Book chapters
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Windows Vista

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Publisher:
Novell

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Publisher:
Citrix Systems

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Publisher:
IBM

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Publisher:
Citrix Systems

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Publisher:
Citrix Systems

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Channel:
IT Pro

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Channel:
Malware
Tags:
spoolcll,
myspooler,
mysql

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Channel:
Security Strategy

Trojan sinks its teeth into BlackBerry

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Channel:
PDAs
Tags:
rim,
blackberry,
malware,
trojan

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Publisher:
ZDNet UK

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Publisher:
ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

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Publisher:
IBM

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Publisher:
IBM

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