Microsoft Download Notifications<br />December 16, 2005<br /><br /><br />Microsoft Download Notifications is a free weekly mailing that provides you with the latest drivers, trial software, service packs, and other downloads from the Microsoft Download Center. <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329638> The following downloads were published this week in your preferred categories. (The publication date is shown in parenthesis following the description.) Register now <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329639> if you are not already receiving Download Notifications. For support with downloads, visit the Help and Support site. <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=2028325><br /><br /><br />Download the Microsoft Money 2006 Deluxe Trial (US Only) <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329603><br />Keep track of all your accounts, manage your bills, and organize your finances for tax time.<br /><br /> <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br />Get the Latest DirectX End-User Runtime <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329605><br />Download the December 2005 release and update your current version of DirectX, the core Windows technology that drives high-speed multimedia and games on your PC.<br /><br /> <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Windows<br /><br /><br />Microsoft Update <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329607><br />Visit Microsoft Update for the latest security improvements, software updates, and device drivers for Microsoft Windows and its components, such as Internet Explorer. To have important security updates delivered to your computer automatically, visit the Protect Your PC Web site <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329641>.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830) <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329608><br />This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software and helps to remove any infections it finds. (December 13, 2005)<br /><br /> <br /><br />All recently published Windows downloads <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329609><br /><br /><br /> <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Office and Home Programs<br /><br /><br />Microsoft Office Update <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329610><br />Scan your computer for available updates designed to help improve the stability and security of your Office programs.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Office XP Tool: Web Components <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329611><br />Microsoft Office Web Components are a collection of Component Object Model (COM) controls for publishing spreadsheets, charts, and databases to the Web, and for viewing the published components on the Web. (December 9, 2005)<br /><br /> <br /><br />Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329612><br />Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access is a browser-based instant messaging (IM) and presence client for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 SP1. (December 12, 2005)<br /><br /> <br /><br />MSN Messenger 7.5 for Windows <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329613><br />MSN Messenger is an instant messaging program that lets you send instant messages to your friends, and much more. Chat online, in real time, with friends, family, and colleagues. (December 12, 2005)<br /><br /> <br /><br />Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2a (SP2a) <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329614><br />Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2a (SP2a) provides the latest updates to Microsoft Office Project Server 2003. (December 13, 2005)<br /><br /> <br /><br />All recently published Office and home downloads <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329615><br /><br /><br /> <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Development Resources<br /><br /><br />Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 1 <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329616><br />Download Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0. SP1 provides the latest updates to Visual FoxPro 9.0 combining various enhancements and stability improvements into one integrated package. (December 8, 2005)<br /><br /> <br /><br />Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SDK 1.7 <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329617><br />The Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Software Development Kit facilitates building ink-enabled applications for Tablet PC. (December 9, 2005)<br /><br /> <br /><br />DirectX SDK (December 2005) <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329618><br />Download the complete DirectX SDK, which contains the DirectX Runtime and all DirectX software required to create DirectX-compliant applications in C/C++, and C#. (December 12, 2005)<br /><br /> <br /><br />DirectX End-User Runtime (December 2005) Web Installer <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329619><br />Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtime will update your current version of DirectX, the core Windows technology that drives high-speed multimedia and games on the PC. (December 13, 2005)<br /><br /> <br /><br />All recently published development resource downloads <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329620><br /><br /><br /> <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Games and DirectX<br /><br /><br />DirectX SDK (December 2005) <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329621><br />Download the complete DirectX SDK, which contains the DirectX Runtime and all DirectX software required to create DirectX-compliant applications in C/C++, and C#. (December 12, 2005)<br /><br /> <br /><br />DirectX End-User Runtime (December 2005) Web Installer <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329622><br />Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtime will update your current version of DirectX, the core Windows technology that drives high-speed multimedia and games on the PC. (December 13, 2005)<br /><br /> <br /><br />Original Xbox Game Support December 2005 Update <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329623><br />Original Xbox game support enables your Xbox 360T video game console to play an array of games from your original Xbox video game console. (December 13, 2005)<br /><br /> <br /><br />All recently published games downloads <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329624><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />All recently published DirectX downloads <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329625><br /><br /><br /> <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Drivers and Mobile Devices<br />No new downloads were published this week.<br /><br /><br />All recently published driver downloads <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329626><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />All recently published mobile device downloads <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329627><br /><br /><br /> <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Personalize Your Notifications<br />Personalize your Microsoft Download Notifications by modifying your category preferences <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329642>.<br /><br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Related Links<br /><br /><br /> · Most popular downloads <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329635><br /><br /> · Most recent downloads <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329636><br /><br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />New for IT Pros & Devs<br />Stay up to date on the newest live webcasts and in-person events offered by Microsoft with Event and Webcast Notifications <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4329643>.<br /><br /><br />Microsoft Event and Webcast Notifications<br /><br /><br />======================================================================<br />If you would prefer to receive the HTML version of this newsletter, reply to this message, type "HTML" in the Subject line, and send.<br /><br />To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message, type "Unsubscribe" in the Subject line, and send. 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