The big picture: The Windows ecosystem has offered an unparalleled level of backward compatibility for decades. However, Microsoft is now working to remove as many legacy technologies as possible in ...

Back in December, I wrote about Microsoft’s decision to drop support for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) from the next version of Office. I had, and still have, many concerns about the switch. The ...

<br><br>If that's not clear, here's a screenshot of what I mean. I happen to be viewing that in Excel 2007 but they're using E2k3. This grouping/"outline" is an Excel thing.<br><br>This was generated ...

If you're running Windows and are having troubles with apps, scripts or macros this week, it could be because of Microsoft's August security updates. Microsoft says apps that use Visual Basic 6 (VB6), ...

Official support for Office 2004 for Mac is not going away this month as expected, Microsoft has announced. Instead, the company plans to extend support until 2012 in order to relieve those who are ...

Do you want to automatically download and save attachments when you receive new emails on Microsoft Outlook to a certain folder? Well, if you ever wondered how, this post will show you how to download ...

As a Windows system administrator, you constantly perform many routine tasks in an effort to manage, maintain, and support your Windows environment. Occasionally the need will arise to create a script ...

Microsoft is planning to phase out VBScript in future Windows releases after 30 years of use, making it an on-demand feature until it is removed. VBScript (also known as Visual Basic Script or ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. In July 1995, a proof-of-concept macro virus, fittingly ...