Windows Vista

By pabear...@gmail.com (PA Bear [MS MVP]) crosspost to Vista General] It's your choice. SP2 isn't a critical security update and it's being selectively rolled-out to users worldwide over the next month or so. Windows Vista, but only for Service Pack 2 (SP2). This support for Windows

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By rebe...@discussions.microsoft.com (Rebecca) Hi, Mike. No, there is no indication that any service pack has been installed. The third line says, "Upgrade Windows Vista." In the past, if I remember correctly, it say SP1. Very strange. When I click on Windows Update, indication of a service pack update?

While Microsoft prepares to retire their Windows Live OneCare antivirus software in September 2009, today they've released "Microsoft Security Essentials Beta" that also provides  Virus & Spyware Protection for consumers. NOTE: This Microsoft Security Essentials Beta will...

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As usual, there are a number of bug fixes and enhancements in this release, which is available for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP in their 32-bit and 64-bit variants. According to the company, the primary advantage of the new drivers is a ...

ATi has just released Catalyst 9.6 drivers for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Linux platforms. In addition to game specific performance improvements and bug fixes, the new Catalyst drivers also offers support for new Linux distros and new MultiView features. Grab them if you ne...

 United States By Rob Pegoraro QIs it true that Microsoft's Service Pack 2 update for Windows Vista can free up disk space by deleting older patch files? AThis new update -- it should arrive as an automatic update soon, or you can download a complete installer from ...

By mniehaus As some of you have already discovered, ConfigMgr (RTM and SP1) is unable to capture an image of a Windows Vista SP2 or Windows Server 2008 SP2 operating system.  Fortunately, there are now two hotfixes available for this, one if you are running ConfigMgr RTM:

By donna 1.  An updated version of Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 3.  Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [June 2009] (KB905866) 4.  Cumulative Update for Media Center TVPack for Windows Vista (KB966315) 5.  Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista (KB96763...

By CC Hameed Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows VistaFAQ for Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2Release Notes for Windows Vista SP2Release Notes for Windows Server 2008 SP2Notable Changes in Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2Windows Server 2008 SP2 Deployment...

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By emil.protalinski@arstechnica.com (Emil Protalinski) Microsoft has posted Security Advisory 971778 to warn its users that it is investigating public reports of a new vulnerability in Microsoft DirectX (versions 7.0 through 9.0) that hackers are actively exploiting. The vulnerability could allow for remote code execution if a user running...

By Michael Pietroforte Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 available for public download: x86: x64: ISO: System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 Release Candidate System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate for x64 Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 VDI step-by-step guides Co...

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By Wstein Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is a prerequisite for installing SP2 in Windows Vista. If you use Windows Update or the Automatic Update feature in Windows Vista, you will not be offered the option to install SP2 until you first install SP1.

By donna Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone (KB948465) Note: Windows Server 2008 released with Service Pack 1 included. Windows Vista SP1 information and downloads can be found on the Windows Vista SP1 TechNet page.

By Jansen Ng Microsoft hopes to entice customers who are waiting for Windows 7 instead

By sscott721 LogonStudio is an application that allows you to easily change the Windows logon screen in Windows Vista.  There are thousands of logons available for download from WinCustomize.com, and creating your own logon is as easy as dragging and dropping an image into LogonStudio.

By Keith Combs Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 RC enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on remote computers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2 (and, for some roles and features, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003) from a remote comput...

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By freitasm With so many stories about the Windows 7 Release Candidate going around right now, it's easy to miss this one: Microsoft has released Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 for download on MSDN and Technet.

With so many stories about the Windows 7 Release Candidate going around right now, it's easy to miss this one: Microsoft has released Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 for download on MSDN and Technet.

By Softpedia News (Marius Oiaga) Microsoft plans to release a total of three security bulletins come next week, all focused exclusively on the Windows client and server operating systems. The Redmond company revealed that the latest Windows releases were impacted, including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows X...

By Sumeeth Evans You can download the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 RC from our Customer Preview Program site or install through Windows Update using our Windows Update Experience Kit. You can also check out the SP2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 RC notable changes here. An...

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By (Emil Protalinski) Microsoft has sent out an e-mail to testers announcing that the RC-Escrow build of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 is available for download. The company is letting testers grab it via Windows Update (available this Thursday in available languages of Vista and Se...

By michael1230 Every time I try to install Vista SP1 I get the error 800B0100 i try this 'Error message when you try to install Windows Vista Service internal error occurred while installing the service pack"' servicing\packages\Package_4_for_KB938979~31bf3856 ad364e35~x86~~6.0.1.2.cat

By BSchwarz • Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition • Windows Vista Business • Windows Vista Enterprise • Windows Vista Home Basic • Windows Vista Starter • Windows Vista Ultimate • Windows Server 2008 Datacenter • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise • Windows Server 2008 Standard

On Tuesday, July 8, Microsoft will release 4 security bulletins and patches to address them. All four are rated "Important". Two bulletins address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, one in Exchange Server and one in SQL Server. The first Windows issue affects just Windows Vista and Wi...

By termserv We have also released the MUI package for RDC6.1 on Windows XP SP2 from the Microsoft Download Center (KB 952230). Windows Server 2008 & Windows Vista feature support Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista SP1 Windows XP SP3 Windows XP SP2 (KB 952155)

By Kevin Purdy The Digital Inspiration blog has a timely step-by-step tutorial on creating a "slipstreamed" Vista installation DVD that has all the fixes and tweaks from Service Pack 1 included. The guide utilizes the previously mentioned vLite tool, and requires a Vista installation CD—but you cre...

By Vikingod Microsoft has admitted that service pack one (SP1) for its Ultimate edition of Windows Vista will not be made available to everyone in mid-March as originally planned, because of a delay with 31 of its language packs. Vista product manager Nick White said in a blog post yesterday that Micr...

By Brad Linder Release candidates of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 have been available for a couple of months. But if you've been holding off on updating your Vista system until SP1 gets the official Microsoft seal of approval, it looks like you may not have to wait much longer.

By Ian Dumych Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft, CommercialMicrosoft has released Release Candidate 1 of Windows XP to it's official site. Anyone can now download this eagerly awaited update to the world's most popular operating system.

By Corrine Concurrent with working on the beta Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Vista, Microsoft is preparing Service Pack 3 (SP3), Microsoft released an overview of SP 3 for the Windows XP operating system. The paper is available in PDF or XPS format from the link below the description:

By donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) After a disappointing showing by Windows Vista SP1, we were pleasantly surprised to discover that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (v.3244) delivers a measurable performance boost to this aging desktop OS. Testing with OfficeBench showed a ...

By Christina Warren Filed under: Audio, Video, Windows, Macintosh, Apple Apple has just released iTunes 7.5, available for both Windows and Mac users. QuickTime 7.2 was causing lots of problems with Windows Vista, which we hope the newest update will resolve.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Vista Hack Enables Service Pack 1 Download  NY - Oct 18, 2007 By Kevin McLaughlin, CMP Channel Microsoft plans to launch the first service pack for Windows Vista during the first quarter of 2008, but a registry hack ...

By dsebban Today we release the Beta of windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) to a private group of Beta testers via connect.microsoft.com. Brandon over on the Windows Experience blog has installed and regularly uses SP1 on all of his machines (as do I) and discusses the more notable elements of it. We'll re...

Windows Vista SP1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 will contain changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support f...

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Vista Patch Improves EVDO / HSDPA 3G Card Performance Microsoft has released a patch for Vista that improves EVDO Wireless Data Card performance when running under Vista. This patch is NOT available as part of the Vista sofware update, you will need to download the patch directly from Mic...

By bink@bink.nu Microsoft has confirmed that there will no way to directly slipstream the Service Pack. Nevertheless, the method outlined below will still work. Microsoft has confirmed that there will no way to directly slipstream the Service Pack. Nevertheless, the method outlined below will still wo...

By caesar@arstechnica.com (Ken Fisher) After months of online speculation and rumor, and complete silence from Microsoft, the company is finally talking publicly about when we can expect Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, and what it will contain. Read More...

By Brad Linder It looks like we might be one step closer to an official Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Microsoft seems to have released an updated beta of Vista SP1 to a select group of testers, and at least one of the less trustworthy beta testers appears to have allowed the file to find its way onto your usual...

By sumeethevans@bink.nu Although everyone and his brother predicted that Microsoft would make the mega-hotfix packs for Windows Vista available via Windows Update on this Patch Tuesday, that didn’t turn out to be the case. I’m expecting we’ll see those Vista fix packs on Windows Update real soon now. But they’re...

By Brad Linder Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft, Beta Word on the street is that Microsoft may be sending out pre-release beta versions of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. via All About Microsoft]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

The service pack comes labeled with a build string matching its recently released WDK brother and smells of Server 2008 kernel, which is A Good Thing™ -- 6001.16549(longhorn_sp1beta1.070628-1825). Queried Microsoft and beta participants are denying the program's existence, as expec...

By Mary Jo Foley I linked to an AeroXP post this morning listing hot fixes for Windows Vista provided in two new Knowledge Base postings. The AeroXP post is gone now. Poof! So if you wanted the list of what's in there, here it is. I grabbed it from NVNews.Net. I am posting the Vista fix pack feature list here in case i...

By sumeethevans@bink.nu This update resolves a number of individual issues which may be affecting some computers running Windows Vista. These issues have been reported by customers using the Error Reporting service, product support, or other means. Installing this update will improve the reliability and har...

By Brad Linder Vista reliability packs Microsoft beta testers have been playing with a few major updates for Windows Vista for a few days now. It's not quite a full service pack release, but the Vista Performance and Reliability Pack and the Vista ...

By Muhammad Abdullah This process includes taking ownership of three system files for an article on How to take Ownership check this. (more…) I will explain you how to patch your Windows Vista system for applying non-Microsoft Visual Styles. You must be login as Administrator Download the compressed file fro...

Hacking group warez has released a patch allowing gamers to run Halo 2 and Shadowrun, both released by Microsoft as Windows Vista-only titles, on the firm’s older Windows XP operating system.

By mvolo A Visual Studio patch that fixes the Visual Studio F5 debugging of IIS7 applications on Windows Vista Home Premium and above has been released!  For more information and download link, see my older post Fix problems with Visual Studio F5 debugging of ASP.NET applications on IIS7 Vista.

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By undisclosed@thoughtsmedia.com (Darius Wey) Nick White at the Windows Vista Team Blog has given us the heads-up on an upcoming Windows Mobile Device Center update that adds file synchronization support for Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition devices, as well as a collection of bug fixes that one can only hope offers Ed some resolutio...

By Corrine Please note, however, that the preview version is an pre-release and, thus, unsupported. If Windows DreamScene Preview is installed, go to Windows Update and "Check for updates". The Content Pack is listed as an Ultimate Extra. Windows Vista Bookmarks, Customizing Vista, has been updat...