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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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Windows 7: The Anti Vista?
January 28th, 2008Even with Windows Vista’s one-year anniversary launch just a week away, all that anyone in the tech-enthusiast community seems to want to talk about is Windows 7 (Except for those who are already sick of hearing about 7, as one Windows user characterized himself in a conversation I had yesterday.) There are Windows 7 screen shots, Windows 7 videos, Windows 7-Windows Live-integration to-do lists.
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Windows 7 in 2009? Be careful what you wish for
January 28th, 2008Take it as a sign that Windows Vista failed to capture the imagination of Windows users, or take it as a sign that sensationalism sells. Either way, the rumor mill is heating up with claims that the successor to Windows Vista—currently dubbed Windows 7—could be released as early as next year, as opposed to sometime in 2010, as currently expected.
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A Closer Look: Beta Vista Service Pack 1
January 28th, 2008With dissatisfaction over the Vista operating system persistent, can Microsoft right the OS’s wrongs with its upcoming Vista service pack? Microsoft made the latest beta of Vista SP1 available to the public earlier this month, and after informally testing it for a couple of days, I find my PC is working more reliably–and some tasks especially file copying, take less time.
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Microsoft: Vista More Secure Than XP and Open Source
January 28th, 2008Windows Vista was hit by significantly fewer publicly disclosed security flaws in its first year than Windows XP and open source rivals in their first years, according to a report from Microsoft. The report, written by Jeff Jones, a security strategy director in Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing group, is part of Microsoft’s effort to show that its work on redesigning the security architecture and adding new security features to Vista have paid off.
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