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April 12, 2006 - The Old New Thing

News for dummies in French and English

April 12, 2006 Apr 12, 2006 04/12/06
Raymond Chen
In case you didn't get the joke, "News for dummies" is just my nickname for the news designed for non-native speakers. It tends to be spoken more slowly and use less advanced vocabulary. I use the term because I'm the dummy, you see. If I were smart, then I'd use the news for native speakers. (Sometimes I give it a shot and then my head ...

Why is the Microsoft Protection Service called "msmpsvc"?

April 12, 2006 Apr 12, 2006 04/12/06
Raymond Chen
(This is the first in a series of short posts on where Microsoft products got their names.) The original name for the malware protection service was "mpsvc" the "Microsoft Protection Service", but it was discovered later that that filename was already used by malware! As a result, the name of the service had to be changed by sticking an "ms...