Archive for the 'Windows Vista' Category
Speed Up Windows Vista
Thursday, February 28th, 2008The flash and polish of Windows Vista seduced you, but so far the glamorous interface is just sucking the life out of your PC. Fear not, this guide has everything you need to turn Vista into the beautiful *and* speedy OS you were dreaming of.
A Second Shot: Windows Vista SP1
Thursday, February 28th, 2008It’s hard to say the last year has been anything but rough for Microsoft’s Windows division. Although we found Windows Vista favorable upon its launch last year after watching it go through an usually drawn-out development process, such a sentiment hasn’t been shared by Windows users as a whole.
Recover Files with Shadow Copies on Any Version of Windows Vista
Thursday, February 28th, 2008This article was written by our very own whs, one of the most helpful forum members. The "Previous Versions" feature in Windows Vista is a major step forward for users, since it provides some built-in protection against losing important files.
Windows XP SP3: The improvements are under the hood
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), just out from Microsoft as Release Candidate 2 (RC2), may not necessarily be worth the download now, but when it’s finally released, it’ll be worth the effort. It won’t make any noticeable cosmetic changes to your operating system, but underneath the hood are several security improvements worth having. In [...]
WGA exploit finder coming, changes made to WGA in Vista SP1
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), Microsoft’s antipiracy feature in Windows, has undergone many changes and has caused many headaches over the years. Once again, the software giant has announced that it will be tweaking WGA. With the release of Service Pack 1, the company will disable the two most common exploits to the product activation technology, [...]
Illegal copies of Vista targeted in an update next week
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008In preparation for the public release of Service Pack 1 in mid-March, Microsoft wants to kill off all of those pesky illegal copies of Vista out there. Next week, the company will send out an update to Vista users that identifies illegal copies installed by two cracks commonly used to activate pirated copies, reports Computerworld. [...]
Microsoft Pulls Buggy Windows Vista SP1 Files
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Microsoft has removed from its software update service a file that’s a prerequisite to installing the first major update to the Windows Vista operating system. The move follows reports from users that the file causes their computers to crash or enter an endless cycle of boots and reboots.
Microsoft posts new Windows XP SP3 build for public download
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Two weeks after it last handed a new build of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) to several thousand invitation-only testers, Microsoft Corp. today posted that version for public downloading.
SP1 won’t outsmart Vista copiers
Friday, February 15th, 2008Microsoft had announced that Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, the successor to Windows XP, would give it better protection against unlicensed use, and would disable the activation crack circulating on the internet.
How to Enable Vista hidden administrator
Thursday, February 14th, 2008You probably know about the "hidden" administrator account in Windows XP. It’s the only account on XP systems on which no other accounts have been created. Until you add a new account, you zip right to the desktop when you boot the OS, with no stop at the Welcome screen.
