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Microsoft releases new XP SP3 test version
February 10th, 2008Microsoft said Friday that it has issued a second near-final "release candidate" version of Windows XP Service Pack 3. The move follows the company having finished the first service pack for Windows Vista.
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Vista SP1 makes appearance on BitTorrent
February 8th, 2008Paying customers may not get their hands on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) for weeks, but pirates can download the brand-new code today, according to searches at several BitTorrent trackers. The RTM, or release to manufacturing, versions of both operating systems can easily be found on BitTorrent tracker sites such as Pirate Bay, which has made them available since Tuesday.
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Windows Server 2008 Is Microsofts Leanest, Meanest Yet
February 6th, 2008Networking enhancements, a reduced attack surface and virtualization capabilities earn Windows Server 2008 eWEEK Labs’ Analyst’s Choice award. "Faster" and "slimmer" are two adjectives to which few software product upgrades can lay legitimate claim—particularly if the software upgrade in question is a Windows operating system.
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Microsoft replaces Vista kernel in SP1
February 6th, 2008One of the “big” features discussed in early speculation of Windows Vista SP1 was the kernel upgrade, which was supposed to bring the operating system into line with the Longhorn kernel used in Windows Server 2008. And yet with Vista SP1 going RTM, there hasn’t been so much as a peep from Microsoft about the mooted kernel update. Has it happened?
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Vista SP1 will contain undocumented fixes
February 6th, 2008For some people, counting the number of security flaws that one OS has compared to another is important because it offers a metric upon which to determine which OS is the most secure. However, many claim that Microsoft stacks the deck in its favor by not disclosing a full list of vulnerabilities that have been patched by omitting to include those discovered and patched in-house.
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Windows Vista SP1 Set For Launch
February 6th, 2008Microsoft said Monday that it has released the first major update for its Windows Vista operating system to manufacturing, meaning the software will be ready for general distribution in the coming weeks. Windows Vista Service Pack 1, as the update is called, features a number of enhancements designed to make the OS more stable, secure, and efficient.
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Vista SP1 - Download it for the kill switch Removal
February 4th, 2008The release of Vista SP1 is imminent. It might be next week, or it might be the week after, but it’s now close. And Microsoft’s SP1 marketing machine is also revving up to tempt you to download and install this latest update. But will people be enthusiastic about downloading and installing a major OS update onto their Vista systems? If so, what feature or features will encourage them to take the plunge?
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Lock down your Windows Vista logon tight
February 4th, 2008Recently in the Windows Vista Report, I showed you how to work around having to manually log on to a Windows Vista system in your home: Bypass the Windows Vista’s logon procedure. While this tip was intended for situations in which you’re the only one who ever uses your Windows Vista system in your home, many readers disagreed with the idea of leaving a system unprotected.
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Windows 7 = Vista Release 2
February 4th, 2008ll the kerfuffle over Windows 7 - leaked memos, shaky handheld video clips of leaked builds, equally shaky tentative release schedules - is amusing. I don’t have any inside information to offer, only a perspective drawn from 17 years of watching the Windows development process in action.
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Software Tool Strips Windows Vista To Bare Bones
January 29th, 2008A free software tool that promises to strip down the Windows Vista operating system — which even some Microsoft officials have called "bloated" — to a minimalist state is attracting big interest on the Internet. vLite, created by developer Dino Nuhagic, automatically removes a number of non-essential Windows Vista components in order to pare the OS’s heavy footprint by half or more.
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