Windows Vista

By arukum To create a custom view of a Group Policy instance 0 1 2 3 The Group Policy service logs this event when it begins to process Group Policy scripts. The Group Policy service logs this event when Group Policy scripts processing fails to complete.

By SQL Protocols To get started, run (elevated, if on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008) sqlps.exe, which by default is located at the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\binn\sqlps.exe; or, if your architecture is x64, it is in the same path as above, under your Program Files (x86) direc...

By Keith Dsouza Microsoft has made it a bit trickier to uninstall IE8 in Windows Vista, as it installs IE8 as a update as against a actual program, and the option is not available in the Uninstall Programs option by default. To uninstall IE8 in Windows Vista, open control panel and navigate to the uninstall...

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By timothy tykev writes "A customer wanted to return the license for preinstalled Windows Vista Business that came with his Lenovo laptop. After some lengthy negotiations with representatives of Lenovo's technical support and management, he was offered financial compensation for returning t...

 Australia - We wait years for a new version of Windows, but how much more innovative is the new Vista over the previous XP, for the average user? ...

 NY - Microsoft says Windows Vista critics who claim its recent Mojave Experiment is a thinly veiled Vista marketing/damage control effort are wrong, ... Can Jerry Seinfeld Renew the 'Wow' for Microsoft? IT Jungle all 3 news articles

By Soulskill The Economist is running a story about how gaming is on the rise in corporate environments, and how games are also becoming a popular tool for advertising. From internally developed games to commercial offerings to simply creating a framework in which employees can interact, game-base...

By John Sheesley Arguably the most infamous product to ever come out of Redmond was Microsoft Bob. Bob was Microsoft's attempt to create an easier to use interface for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. It was the Edsel of software. Here's a parody of Bob called Bubba. Bubba takes a down-home twist on Bubba. Although ori...

By The How-To Geek Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Clear the Clipboard in Windows Vista>> Turn the Windows Firewall On or Off Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Turn Windows Vista Firewall On or Off>> Create a System Restore Point Create Icons to Start the Screensaver on Windows Vista>> Shut...

Koroush Ghazi: "Oh lord, not another Vista article!" Like me, I'm sure many of you might be thinking something along those lines whenever you see an article with the word 'Vista' in the title these days. We've had what can only be described as a plethora of articles on Windows Vista, almost a...

By The How-To Geek Of course you could simply use the regular Vista DVD, or even just mount your vLite ISO image instead, but this saves you from the extra step. Prepare Your USB Drive list disk Got any other tips for a speedy Windows installation? Let us know in the comments.

• In Windows Vista, if the game was minimised in the front-end, attempting to restore it would result in a non-functional black screen. Restoring the game now works, but may be complemented by a corrupted colour palette; minimizing and restoring it again usually fixes the problem. • Press...

By Ron Schenone So what happens if your copy of Windows XP comes up as a fake? This: Microsoft blog release. So what happens if your copy of Windows XP comes up as a fake? This: Just one question? Did anyone here call Microsoft and ask for a new WGA ? Microsoft blog release.

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For Windows XP Professional x64 XP or Windows Server 2003, whether a fix can be applied into it is judged from the name of the fix. But it’s not so obvious for Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. The information to judge it is including in a .txt file expending from the .msu files of this fix. Follo...

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 - Please try again on a computer with the following Compatible operating systems: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or a Mac with Tiger (OS 10.4) or Leopard (OS ...

By astebner Unfortunately, there is not a workaround that will allow you to install on a checked build or a pre-release build of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.  Instead, you will need to install a final release build of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, then re-run .NET Framework 3.5 or 3.5 SP1 s...

By robch A user wrote in to me via my blog the other day and asked: “Is there a way to control volume using WSR? I can't find any command that will do it. Can you point to a WSR Macro that might help me? Thanks for any help you can give.” Great question. Vista’s Windows Speech Recognition doesn’t have such a vo...

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By KevinRemde This past Tuesday I had the pleasure of presenting our TechNet Event in downtown Chicago.  WOW!  We had a great turnout, and a very fun discussion around Windows Vista, Windows PowerShell, and the latest improvements in Group Policy. “Huh?!”

 Canada - Technically speaking, Windows Vista now includes a similar feature in the form of the Notes gadget in the Windows Sidebar. This widget applet is a poor ...

By Brandon LeBlanc So what does that mean for us here on the Windows Vista Team Blog and for the Windows Experience Blog?  Windows Vista is still very much relevant today. There is still very much to say in regards to Windows Vista and lots more experiences to blog about surrounding Windows Vista and Windows Li...

 MA - 1) Despite the economy, aging hardware will force new PC purchases; 2) Microsoft's recent initiative to restore its public image will ease -- although far ...

Microsoft will pay comedian Jerry Seinfeld $10 million to advertise its Windows Vista operating system. In all, the campaign, which includes a series of ads featuring Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, will cost $300 million.

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Microsoft will pay comedian Jerry Seinfeld $10 million to advertise its Windows Vista operating system. In all, the campaign, which includes a series of ads featuring Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, will cost $300 million.

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By edit@zdnet.com.au (Michael Palamountain) As a tool for cleaning an untidy Windows registry, PC Tools Desktop Maestro seems to do a good job, and combines this ability with excellent privacy tools. However, users of Windows Vista may find Desktop Maestro being blocked by User Account Control.

The $300 million advertising campaign will star Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, according to The Wall Street Journal. Based on the theme "Windows Not Walls," the series aims to shed a more favorable light on Windows Vista. A Beleaguered Vista

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By rrasblog Firewalls are disabled on all machines. This is a lab environment that I have setup from scratch. There are no filters in place. I have installed all operating systems from media using the default out of the box configuration. Microsoft Customer Service and Support

By danwoodman All of this and I didn't even talk about tagging files.  File metadata or "tags" allows you to further classify all of your files.  You can tag files with a project name, content, etc.  In the following picture, I have tagged a file with "Vista Demo."  I can quickly locate all the files relating t...

By Chris What do you think? Will Linux ever become as “mainstream” as what Windows is, and OS X is quickly becoming? Or is it going to remain something that hard-core Geeks use? Let’s hear your ideas and thoughts. What’s the Best OS for Data Storage and Stability?How to Switch Operating Systems: Lin...

Microsoft has launched a new blog page for discussions with customers and partners about the next Windows operating system. "We strongly believe that success for Windows 7 includes an open and honest, and two-way, discussion," said Windows 7 development engineers Jon DeVaan and Steve...

Microsoft has launched a new blog page for discussions with customers and partners about the next Windows operating system. "We strongly believe that success for Windows 7 includes an open and honest, and two-way, discussion," said Windows 7 development engineers Jon DeVaan and Steve...

By danwoodman 4.  Filing cabinet -- closed files only Clicking this button will bring up the ReadyBoost dialog, which lets you determine how much space you want to dedicate on the device to ReadyBoost.  (You can use the device to store files as well as function as a ReadyBoost device.)

By danwoodman This keeps you from running to your actual backup files.  Windows even stores previous versions of your folders, which you can access at any time.  Right clicking on a file or folder gives you access to " restore previous versions" (as shown below).

The four allies note that Linux is better equipped to work with lower-cost PC hardware than Windows Vista and the latest version of Microsoft Office. Worsening economic conditions are also fueling demand for more economical software alternatives, they said.

The four allies note that Linux is better equipped to work with lower-cost PC hardware than Windows Vista and the latest version of Microsoft Office. Worsening economic conditions are also fueling demand for more economical software alternatives, they said.

Deserved or not, the Windows Vista operating system gets a bad rap. But Microsoft's recent effort to repair Vista's reputation did not win any rave reviews, either. Microsoft executives have been telling reporters in recent weeks how much Vista has improved. The company says that with 140...

By danwoodman There you have it -- yet another great reason to upgrade to Windows Vista.  Think about it the next time you're looking through Windows Explorer for a document -- to paraphrase those signs you see on the side of the Interstate advertising suburban subdivisions... "If you had Vista you'd be wor...

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By markrussinovich Windows support for physical memory is dictated by hardware limitations, licensing, operating system data structures, and driver compatibility. The Memory Limits for Windows Releases page in MSDN documents the limits for different Windows versions, and within a version, by SKU.

By dstrome If you want to install Power Pack 1 right away (and why wouldn't you?), head over to the Microsoft Download Center and grab yourself a copy. Follow the instructions to install it. If you want to wait (but you don't want to, do you?), PP1 will be installed on your server via Windows Update in Augu...

 - For a few months now I’ve been hearing stories from people who claim to be getting a much better Windows experience by ditching Windows Vista and adopting ...

By nickmac · Windows Server 2008 Standard · Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 · Windows Vista Business x86 with Service Pack 1 · Windows Vista Ultimate x86 with Service Pack 1 · Windows Vista Business x64 with Service Pack 1 · Windows Vista Ultimate x64 with Service Pack 1

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By Ed Bott Last week it was all Bill Gates, all the time. This week, the Windows+Microsoft folder of my RSS reader is stuffed with tearful goodbyes to Windows XP this past week, coupled with craptastic punditry about the future of Windows, has made it difficult to find actual insights.

June 30 was the "end of sales" deadline for the venerable version of the Windows operating system, which Microsoft is trying to replace with Windows Vista. But in a letter to customers, Bill Veghte, a senior vice president at Microsoft, emphasized three options for customers who "need" W...

By MichaelPlatts Overview of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 performance improvements For simplicity I am going to compare Windows XP and Windows Vista. Please remember that Windows Server 2008 contains the updated networking stack that was introduced in Windows Vista so the comparison is still...

By Doug Aamoth “Today, with the exception of Internet Explorer, Microsoft is pushing the same so-called middleware down from Windows Live to the operating system. The ties are ever so strong, but the products and services aren’t part of Windows by default. But I don’t doubt that Microsoft executives wo...

Sunday, February 24, 2008 Windows Vista SP1 Update Information KB937287 -- "configuring updates stage 3 of 3. 0% complete" A few people have run into a problem after installing KB937287, of the pre-requisite updates for SP1. The solution for this issue is available in KB949358. If you have...

By James Senior I've been asked recently how to import an Outlook PST file into Windows Mail and I thought it would be worth sharing how to do this.  I headed over to the Windows Mail forums (part of the Windows Vista community) to see if there were any solutions already documented.  There were.

Microsoft has been hard at work trying to bundle a set of special goodies to reward people who shelled out the cash for Vista Ultimate, such as Dreamscene, a bundle of animated wallpapers that uses Vista's advanced compositing display engine. Well, the hackers have been hard at work disse...

By Ryan Up til now only Vista Ultimate users had the pleasure of using DreamScene, but as expected the hackers got their hands on it and figured out a way to make it work on any version of Windows Vista. The hacked version requires that you use patched DreamScene files, and you also have to run a batch s...