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  2. about URI scheme - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_URI_scheme

    Displayed when the browser cannot connect to the target URL, this page contains an Easter Egg: Pressing the Space Bar key starts the _Dino_ minigame, which involves making a dinosaur jump over obstacles. Microsoft Edge doesn't feature this page, having replaced it with about:surf (see below.) [12] about:dns: Displays the DNS records about:flags

  3. List of features removed in Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows Vista does not display a progress indicator during hibernation. Microsoft states that this is by design. Windows Vista does display a progress indicator after resuming from hibernation, but it is an indeterminate progress bar instead of a determinate progress bar used in previous versions of Windows.

  4. Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    Windows Vista. Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was the direct successor to Windows XP, released five years earlier, which was then the longest time span between successive releases of Microsoft Windows.

  5. File Explorer - Wikipedia

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    A new addition to Windows Explorer in Vista and Server 2008 is the details pane, which displays metadata and information relating to the currently selected file or folder. The details pane will also display a thumbnail of the file or an icon of the filetype if the file does not contain visual information.

  6. Wikipedia : Naming conventions (technical restrictions)

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    Restrictions on page titles are listed at Wikipedia:Page name § Technical restrictions and limitations. The most commonly encountered problems are that: titles cannot begin with a lowercase letter; titles cannot contain certain restricted characters. There are two basic ways of handling a situation where the desired title of a page is ...

  7. Wikipedia:FAQ/Problems - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia:FAQ/Problems. The purpose of this page is to help users of Wikipedia solve problems they may encounter when browsing or editing. Note: If you're trying to get help for a specific technical problem that isn't answered by the FAQs, try asking at Wikipedia:Troubleshooting or at the Village pump.

  8. Security and safety features new to Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    Windows Vista binaries include intrinsic support for detection of stack-overflow. When a stack overflow in Windows Vista binaries is detected, the process is killed so that it cannot be used to carry on the exploit. Also Windows Vista binaries place buffers higher in memory and non buffers, like pointers and supplied parameters, in lower memory ...

  9. Comparison of Windows Vista and Windows XP - Wikipedia

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    Windows Vista. Windows XP and Windows Vista differ considerably in regards to their security architecture, networking technologies, management and administration, shell and user interface, and mobile computing. Windows XP has suffered criticism for security problems and issues with performance. Vista has received criticism for issues with ...